Food

'Eat Well.
Not too much.
Mostly vegetables.'
-Michael Pollan

Our dishes are prepared from scratch
and made to order with local and organic ingredients

The Root Cafe thanks our local farmers and purveyors of local food:

• maurice small
• city fresh
• geauga family farms
• bay branch farms
• basil and beyond
• rittman orchards
• erie's edge farms
• old husher's farm
• breadsmith bakery
      

starters & salads 

soup of the day
new varieties everyday
$6.00

hummos
with our house made pita bread, carrots and celery
$8

organic side salad
romaine, kale or spinach with tomatoes and carrots
$4

spinach dinner salad
organic spinach, organic long grain brown rice, roasted artichoke hearts,
chopped tomatoes and fresh herbs
$10       add a local fried egg $2

sandwiches

Our sandwiches are served on whole wheat bread from Breadsmith Bakery

 $4.50
  1) sharp cheddar, basil pesto & tomato

  2) roasted garlic hummos and vegetables

  3) roasted veggies, irish sharp cheddar & hummos
                 
  4) beets, rosemary, goat cheese, spinach & caramelized onions

$5.95
  5) tempeh, chipotle aioli, pesto, tomato & spinach

  6) t L t: tempeh, romaine lettuce, tomato and chipotle aioli

clevo sandwich
a hot, open face sandwich with hummos, spinach, rosemary & mushrooms
$7   with cheese $9

Devo Sandwich
a hot, open face sandwich with organic romaine, fresh tomato, basil & caramelized onion
$6  with cheese $8
                                      'it's like a salad on a sandwich'

entrees

beans & rice
pinto beans and brown rice with your choice of vegetable and a ring of dressed kale
$6    with cheese $8

wet burrito
house beans & rice wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla with authentic enchilada sauce
$7      with cheese $9

creamy garlic wet burrito
house beans & rice and sharp cheddar cheese stuffed in a whole wheat tortilla with cream infused garlic enchilada sauce
$9

burrooto
house beans & rice with root vegetables and sharp cheddar cheese in a whole wheat tortilla with cream infused garlic enchilada sauce
$10

mediterranean brown rice stir fry
fresh vegetables & herbs, organic long grain brown rice, garlic & extra virgin olive oil
$10

sides
$1.50

roasted sweet potatoes
roasted red potatoes
cabbage salad with cashews
sweet & tangy beets with basil

stone oven pizzas

our pizza crust is made in house daily
with a blend of local whole wheat flour and organic white flour

the Root
cubed sweet potatoes, carrots & turnips that were roasted in orange allium oil with house red sauce
$9

Purple Haze
fresh kale, bell pepper, provolone, parmesan & roasted garlic oil
$9

Traditional House
house red sauce with provolone
$7

Fun Guy
porcini & portabello mushrooms with house red sauce & provolone
$9

the Freshy
fresh tomato, garlic, provolone, basil & olive oil
$8

Chef Special
roasted artichoke hearts, goat cheese, sundried tomatoes & roasted garlic oil
$10

Extra Toppings:
$1
caramelized onions, mushrooms, kale, marinated artichoke hearts, sundried tomato, root vegetables, greek olives or bell pepper
tempeh $2

calzones
$10

A) kale, broccoli, mushrooms & red sauce

B) roasted bell pepper, spinach, red sauce, provolone & goat cheese

C) beets, sweet potatoes, red sauce, gorgonzola & provolone

D) kale, garlic, caramelized onions, red sauce, goat cheese & provolone