organic food on 23rd st

About 10 days ago, before I left for a week-long trip, I was in Manhattan for some business and came across a recently opened vegetarian restaurant called Terri. Up until recently and still a bit ongoing, the number of vegetarian and vegan restaurants in the city has been a number easily countable on both hands. However, with the opening of this restaurant (just a few blocks from the cafeteria-style Bonobo's), I began to feel that there is hope for a healthier lifestyle and diet, and that this is catching on more and more with the mainstream public.

Although Terri calls itself Organic Vegetarian, nearly all the menu items are vegan, but it is not so scary as a newcomer may think. It has the usual Manhattan lunch offerings, including sandwiches, wraps, smoothies, salads as well as ever-elusive vegan desserts. I was happy with the spinach salad I purchased, and even happier with their chocolate brownie, which was too full of choclatey goodness to finish in one sitting. On another day, I would love to return and sample some more menu items, and since it is near the 23rd St. F train stop it is convenient even for someone coming from Queens.