Boise's best vegan

Slow night at Shangri-La.  

"Cheesy" kale chips

After our long tour of downtown Boise, Kathy and I didn't feel like cooking dinner.  Instead, we went to the local vegetarian/vegan joint, appropriately named Shangri La Tea House and Cafe.  The cafe is in a nondescript business park but it sits across from the Boise River.  Kathy tells me it sits on a flood "bench."  You are immediately encased in a zen zone, with Divine Lotus tea and calming sleep tincture.  The waitresses, having not eaten meat or dairy in months or years, are fresh faced and happy.  We started our repast with "cheesy" kale chips, pictured above.  Surprisingly good.  Then I had tuna melt, without the tuna.  Also, surprisingly good.  Then I topped it off with chocolate overload (Overlord) torte, likely all organic.  Also, surprisingly good.  Kathy had some kind of nutritious chocolate pudding, which was just a little too nutritious.  Meanwhile we eavesdropped on the waitstaff chatter and discovered that the waiter and waitress were two of a set of quadruplets. Then the music started up.  The guitarist was a white haired gentlemen who played some riffs on the backstage and told the three diners to not feel obligated to stand and applaud.

We left sated and with a tincture of organic linden leaf and passion flower to help with any insomnia. A delightful evening.