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NYC Healthy Restaurants Review-Eva’s Restaurant

  

Eating healthy does not at any time mean having to sacrifice your social life- in this installment of the NYC Healthy Restaurant Reviewwe take a look at an easy one- health food restaurnts with a reveiw of Eva’s Restaurant. The great part about our reviews is that although a particular restaurant in New York is reviewed each week, you can still use the guidelines listed for any restaurant of that type as the rules for the particular type of cusine mentioned are more or less the same for restaurants across the country.  Thank you for supporting my blog and do be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a weekly review or the tons of great weight loss and health and fitness information posted weekly on this blog.

Overview:
Eva’s Resturant- 11 W 8th St, New York 10011 (Between 5th & 6th Avenues)
Food Type: Health Food
Price: Very reasonable not at all expensive.
Quality Rating: I give the food 3 and stars out of 5 and the décor and ambiance 1 star.
Diet Friendly Rating: 5 stars. If you are looking for a place to eat well, then this is it!
Health Rating: A high passing grade from the NYC Department of Health.

If you are really looking for a restaurant where you don’t have to worry about blowing your diet, then Eva’s is the place to go and it is the subject of this weeks healthy restaurant reviews.  Established in 1978, Evas is one of the first real healthfood restaurants in New York City, and to this day you can see everyone from top bodybuilders to fitness minded celebrities eating there. It has been one of my Manhattan haunts for the past fifteen years, providing low sodium and trans fat free foods that are bothtasty and convenient. As always before we even go into the offerings of the restaurant, we will take a look at its Department of Health Inspection record and Eva’s passes with flying colours with only 10 points on its inspection (industry standard is 14 points and anything over 28 points denotes a serious health violation.) You can check out their report here and always check the inspection reports of any restaurant that you frequent- you might be surprised at what you find!

Step into the lobby of most serious gyms in the area and you will see a stack of Eva’s takeout menus- as it is very much the default health food stop for those serious about getting in shape, as evidenced as well by the numerous bodybuilding and fitness stars gracing their walls.At Eva’s you have a choice of  everything from breakfast selections, Eggs, Bagels, & Muffins which are served all day long for the late risers and the omelets are baked, not fried. For dinner or lunch Eva’s has a selection of  High Energy Protein Plates which are high protein and low fat dishes ranging from Nature Burger, Lemon Chicken, Turkey Burger, or Baked Tofu(which I am not too crazy about), which are usually served witha choice of brown rice, pasta and come with vegetables included. Besides the tofu offerings the only items on the menu that I would stay away from would be the protein shakes (which I have always campaigned against since they are nothing but milk shakes with great publicists- you can read more here), other than that almost everything is great!

What do I get at Eva’s? My standard would be the Tenderloin Steak, a  lean sliced steak sandwich served on a whole wheat pita (I never eat the bread though) which comes with their famous Tahini that every Eva’s goer knows and loves. It doesn’t take that long for them to make it, and I can always count on having a low sodium easy meal whenever I am on the go in that neighbourhood- and since my base of operations is at the 19th Street Gym in the Flatiron district, I am usually not too far away. I am not big on supplements so their vitamin store located at the back of the restaurant doesn’t have much of an appeal for me, other than that it is a great place to check out!

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Not much to say here except for be wary of the protein shakes (read Kevin’s article about protein shakes here)

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