The other night the Hubz and I decided that we wanted to have a date night out on the town with drinks and a fun meal at a restaurant neither of us had been to, Daily Planet. We have walked past here a number of times and have always wanted to stop in so we decided to branch out and try something new. We inquired first to find out if there were going to be any vegan options for us and they had a few so we decided to try.
Maura’s Salad $9 with baby greens, roasted garlic, red grapes, toasted pecans, balsamic and grilled tofu
Summer Vegetable Crepe $16 with grilled tofu, baby arugula and balsamic
Dirty Martini
Overall the Hubz and I weren’t too impressed with things although the Hubz just kept telling me how much he loved the pancake. That’s right pancake! The “crepe” was this big fluffy pancake and it really changed the dish completely. The best part of the “crepe” dish was the massive amount of chanterelles that were on top of it the “crepe”; however it was otherwise expensive for what it was. As for the salad it was pretty blah. I really didn’t enjoy that the greens had become super wilted and it was small for the $10 it cost me. Neil had a beer which was great and I had a dirty martini which was pretty awful. We haven’t totally written the place off because we did enjoy the atmosphere but it is a one more chance type of place.
- Value: 1/5
- Food: 2/5
- Atmosphere: 3.5/5
- Vegan Friendly: 2/5
I think the pancake dish looks pretty tasty, although I’d like it with less greens on top. Chanterelles and grilled tofu sound like amazing toppings though.