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Organic Vegetarian Cafe, Herbal Specialty Store

Chakra 4 Herb and Tea House is an Organic Vegetarian Café that is nearly all Vegan. The cuisine is created with ingredients obtained locally and features a variety of ethnic types as well as Vegan Raw Food.

There is an extensive tea menu. Herbal Elixirs are a specialty. The place is colorful and upbeat, with friendly knowledgeable staff. High-quality bulk herbs, spices, teas, and herbal formulas are available by the ounce or the pound.

The store also offers herbal tinctures and capsules, pure essential oils, flower essences, incense, clays, and a variety of Chinese patent formulas, and more.

Store hours are Monday - Saturday 10am - 9pm, Sunday 12pm - 5pm
Cafe hours are Monday - Saturday 11am - 9pm (tea and baked goods available Sunday as well)

Menu details

Starters
>Daily Soup bowl $7, cup $5
>Our artisan soup creations change daily, and are served with choice of bread
>Cup and a Half $11
>Bread Plate $7
>An assortment of fresh baked breads served with choice of 3 spreads (organic butter, vegan "butter", nut butter, cream cheese, sun-dried tomato cream cheese, fruit jam, basil pesto)
>Nutty Rawvocado Dip $10 (A luscious avocado dip made with sunflower seeds, pepitas, and walnuts, served with endive spears)
>Golden Hummus, $9 (Chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon, herbs and spices, served with chipotle lavash and veggies)
>Black Bean Sunflower Hummus, $9 (Black beans, sunflower butter, garlic, lime, cilantro and spices, served with chipotle lavash and veggies
>The Fellowship, $15 (Nutty Rawvacado dip, Golden Hummus, and Black Bean Sunflower hummus, with chipotle lavash and a big bowl of veggies)
>Chyvanprash, $3 (An Indian herbal jam, reputed to build digestive and immune health; eat alone or stir into hot water (delicious)

Salads include:
Gaia's Greens, side $5, entrée $9 (Flavorful organic greens with basil, parsley, oregano, mint, cucumber, red onion, carrots, cherry tomatoes)
>Gotta Salata, $15 (Carrots, peppers, onion, avocado, cucumber, tomato, basil, celery, feta, raw sunflower seeds and pepitas, tossed with our house vinaigrette, served on a bed of basil quinoa pilaf)
>Massage Salad, $11 (A delicious nutrient-packed salad of lacinato kale, massaged with a zesty citrus-garlic marinade, tossed with raw walnuts and dried cranberries)
>Apollo Pomodoro, $14 (Succulent locally grown heirloom tomatoes with fresh basil, parsley, lemon, garlic, raw sunflower seeds, feta, served over a bed of arugula)
>Cowgirl Salad, $11 (Mesclun greens tossed with pinto beans, red onion, jicama, tomatoes, jack cheese, cilantro, tossed with spicy tomato-chipotle dressing, served with black bean and corn roll)

Entrees include
>Plato de Tango Frijoles, $14 (Golden chickpea hummus is paired with black bean sunflower hummus, served with marinated vegetables and chipotle lavash
>Nutty Rawvocado Platter, $14 (Avocado dip made with sunflower seeds, pepitas, and walnuts, served with endive spears and marinated vegetables, with a side of chipotle salsa)
>Paesan Picnic Plate, $15 (The perfect meal for a day in the Italian countryside, with locally made bread, fresh seasonal fruit, Greek olives, rustic cheese, nuts, dried fruit, and herbed balsamic/olive oil for dipping)
Moroccan Nomad Stew, $11 (A rich and exotic stew of vegetables with chickpeas, raisins, greens, and Moroccan spices, served over our quinoa pilaf)
>Basil Pesto Foccacia, $10 (Open-faced foccacia baked with basil pesto, heirloom tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, sun-dried tomato, artichoke hearts, and feta cheese) Served with Gaia's Greens

Wraps (served with choice of quinoa pilaf or small Gaia's Greens salad)include:
>Mediterranean Wrapsody, $12 (Sautéed greens in sun dried tomato tortilla, with mixed greens, tomato, olives, feta, red onion, sun-dried tomato cream cheese)
>Nutty Rawvocado Wrap, $13 (Our luscious rawvacado dip, with mixed greens, sprouts, tomato slices, red onion, jack cheese, spicy chipotle salsa, wrapped in a spinach tortilla)
>Black Bean Sunflower Wrap, $12 (Black bean sunflower hummus, with mixed greens, jack cheese, red onion, heirloom tomato, sunflower seeds, chipotle salsa, wrapped in spinach tortilla)
>Golden Hummus Wrap, $12 (Golden chickpea hummus with mixed greens, feta, red onion, heirloom tomato, olive tapenade, wrapped in sun dried tomato tortilla)
>Apollo Pomodoro Wrap, $14 (Succulent locally grown heirloom tomatoes with fresh basil, parsley, lemon, garlic, raw sunflower seeds, feta, arugula, wrapped in a sundried tomato wrap, spread with sundried tomato cream cheese)
>Cowgirl Wrap, $12 (Mesclun greens tossed with pinto beans, red onion, jicama, tomatoes, jack cheese, cilantro, tossed with spicy tomato-chipotle dressing, wrapped in a spinach tortilla

Sides
>Chyvanprash an Indian herbal jam, reputed to build digestive and immune health; eat alone or stir into hot water (delicious) $3
>Seasonal Fruit $5
>Nuts $3
>Olives $5
>Quinoa pilaf $3
>Small Gaia's Greens $5
>Golden Hummus $5
>Black Bean Sunflower Hummus $5
>Nutty Rawvacado Dip $7
>Spirulina Energy Bar with Spirulina, Ginseng, Maca, coconut, almonds, sunflower butter, dried fruit – served chilled $4
>Hummus To Go

Sweet Things include:
>Locally produced dark chocolate Chakra Truffles $1.50
>Ginseng/Cherry + Damiana/Rose + Ginger/Lemongrass + Raspberry/Rose + Basil/Lime + Blueberry/Lavender + Cardamom/Mint
>Double Chocolate Chip Cookies $1.50
>Chocolate Chip Cookies $1.50
>Oatmeal Cherry Cookies $1.50
>Almond Clove Biscotti $1.50
>Orange Anise Biscotti $1.50
>Mondel Bread (dippable cookie with chocolate chips and raisins) 3 for $1.50, 6 pack for $3

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Added by Shane Frey on Jul 30 08 (updated Jul 26)

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Elliott - Oct 8 08

After visiting the latest vegetarian restaurant in the Valley of the Sun, I feel compelled to write about my dining experience. I went to Chakra 4 on a whim, previously holding out because I knew the prices were rather steep. But, finally, I gave in one night because my dining partner didn't want to go to the Vegetarian House because "it (i.e., the food) takes too long." And while we did enjoy the ambiance of the dimly lit room, as well as the taste of our food, we both felt that Chakra 4 is doing very little to advance the world of vegetarian cuisine. There is so much they could be doing with vegetarian ingredients, but instead they've limited their menu to pricey hummus, wraps, and salads. For example, I had the hummus platter consisting of a dollop of regular hummus (aka "golden") and a dollop of black bean hummus. This comes with some crackers (aka "bread") and some veggies. Again, while this tasted fine, my wallet took a nice hit to the the tune of $18 (including tax and tip). Now I don't know about you, but for $18 I think there could be a little more creativity poured into the menu. I'm not sure who conjured up this rather plain and boring menu, but that is what is a little disappointing about this venue. And while it's nice to have another vegetarian restaurant (albeit a cheese-laden one at that) in town, I can't help but feel I won't be going back here unless the menu undergoes some rather extensive revisions.

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