Hot Dish Review

It had been far too long since my last visit to Dynamic Dish, my favorite mostly-vegetarian restaurant. On Saturday, however, I found myself craving a super-healthy salad or creative sandwich and asked my neighbor LG to join me. With five minutes notice we were on our way to Edgewood.

Owner and chef David Sweeney makes everything with loving care, of the freshest local organic ingredients, literally farm to fork! The brief menu, with only five or six choices, is written on a blackboard behind the counter where guests place their orders.

The space is as fresh and vibrant as the food. I love it there on a sunny day….light pours in through the big windows in front.

Our server brought out a little bread and butter as LG and I caught up on recent drama and trauma.

A brunch dish of farm eggs with feta cheese and scallions served on a thick piece of wheat toast with roasted fingerling potatoes intrigued LG, but she wanted to add something green. Sweeney was happy to oblige with some sauteed Swiss chard in the eggs.

My salad, a variation of the first salad I ate at Dynamic, demonstrates Sweeney’s brilliance and remains one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. Saturday’s version was mixed Geogia lettuces (mostly butter lettuce), roasted Vidalia onion, julienned apple, walnuts, and chopped dates topped with a round of warm Bucheron Chevre. The cheese is barely melted around the edges of the rind, cool and crumbly in the center. Every element of this salad is exquisite! Lightly dressed greens provide the perfect bed for sweet, chewy, crunchy, and creamy toppings.

Also offered that day was a roasted tofu sandwich with arugula cashew pesto, avocado and peppers on garlic bread with a side of mango salad and a soup of fennel, chickpea, and cashew topped with quinoa and scallions. The side of the day was creamed spinach.

Vegetarians and carnivores alike adore this place. If you haven’t been….what are you waiting for?

427 Edgewood Avenue 404-688-4344