The Nosh
Published 7:00 am Monday, October 9, 2006
CHACO CANYON CAFÉ This raw juice bar takes things like beets and spinach—the icky vegetables you hated as a child and still have trouble eating—combines them with pears and other familiar fruits, and creates a single cup of goodness that is probably healthier than your last six meals. The aforementioned veggies and fruit feature prominently in Chaco’s “Swamp Monster” drink ($2.95/$3.95); if green and leafy isn’t your style, there are several other beverages starring that almighty crossover vegetable, the carrot. Located next to the Flying Apron Organic Bakery and beneath U District staple Cedars, Chaco certainly picked the right place to ply its wares. The cozy counter area connects to an equally snug little blue-walled nook—the perfect place to sip a raw, organic concoction and write a vegan manifesto on your laptop (the café is a Wi-Fi hotspot). Since Chaco serves a full array of coffee drinks and homey dishes like veggie lasagna and zucchini curry (ranging from $3 to $6), you don’t have to chug peach-apple-kale smoothies if you don’t want to—but the skinny guy at the counter says they’re good, so why not give ’em a try? NEAL SCHINDLER 4759 Brooklyn Ave. N.E., 206-5-CANYON. UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
