For years House of Yogurt and House of Java offered the Turlock area a variety of coffee drinks, frozen yogurt, and some tasty menu items for breakfast and lunch. If you have been away awhile, you may have yet to see the transformation that has taken place. The full location (both storefronts) has become The Green Grub. If you think that nutritious means that it has to taste as if you are eating leaves and dirt, think again.Green Grub offers a large variety of healthy and delicious food items, as well as smoothies, juices, and meal replacement drinks. Some of the drinks pack quite a protein punch. Lunch items include cold and toasted sandwiches, as well as salads. The price range is a little higher than your average fast food type place, but on par for about what you would expect to pay for a nice lunch. Of course, you get what you pay for in the way of quality, too, which makes it worth the price. It costs about $8 or $9 for a lunch meal that includes a full sandwich and choice of side. For those who may find that a half sandwich is enough, they do offer a half sandwich but the price difference is minimal. I would recommend going with the full sandwich and saving half for later.
The kale and quinoa salad is absolutely delicious! It hit the spot on a warmer than usual Saturday afternoon. The pesto chicken sandwich is among the toasted sandwiches. My friend had a chicken, artichoke and mushroom melt. Both sandwiches were made beautifully and tasted great. We also tried the ginger Limeade, an interesting blended beverage. It tasted really good until we hit closer to the bottom where it took on a foamy texture. I recommend it, but be warned that as you near the bottom of your beverage, it changes. I look forward to trying some of the other drinks and will likely try their protein-packed offerings sometime. They have a couple of drinks that include wheatgrass, but do not offer wheatgrass shots. I would have liked a wheatgrass shot that day as I try to have one at least once a week. Their juice offerings are minimal, so my quest to find an actual juice bar in the area continues. However, for lunch, The Green Grub is a good choice.
Have you been there? What are your favorite menu items?Are there any other places like this that you would recommend?I would love to try it. This is the first of its kind I have found in the area.
