1. I like to try new places -- let's explore!
2. I've been eating vegetarian 90% of the time lately. What can we find that offers healthy eating choices? (So often I find myself suffering from a headache the day after a dinner out. I get nervous when it comes to making a restaurant choice.)
3. The kids need their palates stretched beyond burger and fries venues.
I plopped "vegetarian" into the search box on Yelp and came up with a winner: O Mango. It's an Indian restaurant, so there was no difficulty convincing Jamieson to give it a try. Erik took a bit more selling. Thankfully, we live in an era of on-line menus. Assured that naan was a bread he would love and given a the menu to ponder on the ride there, he was content to try the Naan Sticks as his main course. (From a parenting perspective, the great thing about this restaurant is is the "kid-friendly" labels on several of the menu's dishes. They are very welcoming to those who are new to Indian food, including young eaters.) Anna was similarly pleased to dive into the Naan Quesadillas. True to form, William was just happy to eat it all: naan, chicken, samosaas, etc. We successfully went from reluctance to food happiness. In fact Erik left announcing, "I'm adding that to my list of favorite restaurants!"
As for the adults, Jamieson thoroughly enjoyed the buffet. I had two scrumptious wraps: one hariyali and tofu, one mango-coconut aloo (potato). Their flavors and the tamarind chutney that came with the samosa were absolutely delicious. We all went home pleasantly stuffed. O Mango is not too far from us, just south of the Metra station on Route 59 in Aurora. We loved the food. We loved the trendy decorating. Erik is right; we will be adding this to our list of favorite restaurants.
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4/13 Update: No "morning-after we ate out headache." Who-hoo!
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