Raw Food Rocks!

So, I had read a positive review of this vegan raw food restaurant (Yea, I know it sounds so crunchy granola holier than thou, but...) called Grezzo (which means raw in Italian. You may need to know that word when you visit Italy, Sue!) in the Globe last year and I filed it away in my mind to check out sometime.  I recently saw the restaurant was located in Newburyport in addition to their North End location, so we happened to be in the Newburyport area this last gorgeous 70 degree Saturday and stopped in.
Grezzo's located on main thoroughfare in downtown Newburyport.  We were happy to see they had outside dining, but quickly realized the sidewalk is so small that passersby would be right in our plates as they strolled by, so we opted for a window seat in the romantically set dining room.  We were greeted by a good humored server who set us up right away with some water adorned with a cucumber slice which was wonderfully refreshing after our earlier 4 mile hike.  I will try that at home this summer.  Instead of wine or beer which they do serve we went with one of their unbelievably yummy smoothies:  I got the Chocolate malt (coconut water, chocolate ice cream, hemp protein, maca ) which was absolutely awesome--to die for!  And Dave got this unique tasting berry smoothie (Berry Reality - strawberry, blueberry, cashew, agave ) that was a bit tart and very interesting.  There were so many tempting and creative choices on the menu but I went with the Avocado Skins (Breaded with seasoned almond flour, topped with warm broccoli, cashew sour cream and "bacon") and Dave chose Grezzo sliders (house-made patties on vine-ripened tomato, pommes frites and pickles, creamy "bleu cheese" dressed hydroponic watercress).  I just loved my dish--all the flavors were so delicious together: the perfectly ripe avocado was seasoned in the yummiest flavors and the cashew sour cream was so good I really wanted to the lick the plate.  Oh!  The "bacon" was addictive.  We loved Dave's slider too--very tasty indeed.  We both were surprised at how satisfied we were--comfortably full, but not too full to not try some of Grezzo's homemade Clove ice cream (they have a whole slew of other unique favors in addition to Clove) which was wonderful. 
We both really enjoyed our meal--it was such a treat--a bit pricey, but it was all so creative and beautifully plated.  I can't wait to go again maybe with my adventurous friends.