a sandwich at your house. She likes the fact that you can see the freshness of the ingredients displayed before you. It’s no easy task choosing between Fin or Feather, so have a sandwich with half and half. Mom Sherry’s twist on the usual egg salad is a hint of dill, the white albacore tuna salad is accented with mustard seed, fresh chives, and celery, and the hand-Âpulled white PHDW FKLFNHQ VDODG LV Ă DYRUHG ZLWK IUHVK WDUUDJRQ DQG FHOHU\ ² DOO light on the mayo. The infusion of these meticulously selected fresh herbs really reinvents these classics and makes them worth savoring. For a sure crowd-Âpleaser DW RQO\ D FXS JHW LW WR JR WR make sandwiches for the family at home or at the pool, or to enjoy on a picnic under the fragrant lilacs at nearby Meadowlark Botanical Gardens or under the stars while taking in the ballet on the lawn at Wolf Trap.
‘leafs’ by adding up to four veggies, one crunch, and one dressing. Arita has noticed that Vienna’s health-Âconscious eaters tend to select the Fresh Stack sandwich and Berry Leaf salad, great to share.
chocolate chip, white chocolate macadamia, oatmeal raisin, and sugar cookies. For other sweets, LQ DGGLWLRQ WR WZHOYH Ă DYRUV RI ice cream, including the popular Cookie Dough Luscious, they offer both raspberry and mango sorbet.
Their mother Sherry’s house- made non-Âfat specialty dressings include raspberry vinaigrette, spicy cilantro, honey-Âmustard, as well as balsamic sweetleaf Caesar, sesame, plum vinaigrette, fresh tarragon vinaigrette, and my favorite, creamy dill. These subtle, intelligent combinations RI Ă DYRU PDNH DOO WKH GLIIHUHQFH LQ the world when intermingled with all the other fresh ingredients at sweetleaf. And if you like it a little spicier, check out sweetleaf’s wall of hot sauces, allowing you to add just the right hit of capsaicin to your selection.
For discerning Java heads, ‘Leafs’ & Beans represent a variety of unique espresso blends made from high-Âend Illy coffee imported from Italy. Interesting organic teas from Colorado include Tropical Goji Green, Pomi-ÂBerry (pomegranate), Jasmine Green, and White Peony.
*RRG IRRG IRU NLGV DW includes quesadillas, grilled cheddar cheese, and a fruit bowl, Popular salads include the with a choice of seasonal fruit, refreshing Berry Leaf, with currently including strawberries, strawberries, cucumbers, dried blackberries, raspberries, cranberries, almonds, baby blueberries, mango, and kiwi. Or spinach, mixed ‘leafs,’ lightly try a frozen yogurt smoothie or tossed in strawberry balsamic milkshake made with ice cream vinaigrette. Adding a little avocado IRU $FFRUGLQJ WR $ULWD 2XU and feta kicks this salad up a smoothies have really taken off." FRXSOH QRWFKHV ([RWLF $VLDQ Strawberry-Âmango-Âbanana and Chicken is a balanced blend of raspberry-Âblueberry-Âstrawberry grilled chicken, mandarin oranges, are particular neighborhood bean sprouts, with crispy wontons, favorites. Arita is considering almonds, sesame seeds, cilantro, naming smoothies after frequent mixed ‘leafs,’ romaine, accented customers who invent clever with an intriguing house-Âmade combinations. On Smoothie plum dressing. One popular Sundays, add a fourth topping for addition to this salad is edamame, free to any smoothie. which you don't see just anywhere. In-Âhouse baked goods include Or you could always pick your own brownies and cookies, including
According to Arita, “We have an amazing garden at the McLean store. We just grow everything right there, slice it up, and put it on the line." Children in the store planted their own seeds, so they can come back and watch the JDUGHQ JURZ ² ZKDW D QLFH VHQVH RI community. And consistent with their environmental philosophy, sweetleaf offers glass and plastic recycling and oxo-Âbiodegradable packaging. Follow sweetleaf on twitter for cool combos and the latest sweet news. Arita posts a photo of the ingredients of the soup of the day in season on twitter or facebook under "What's in your soup today?" with a photo showing the actual ingredients. It’s no surprise with such friendly, welcoming smiles and kind- hearted, sincere attention to the clientele, that sweetleaf’s motto is “Live well, laugh often, love much.â€? :HOO , DVN \RX ² KRZ VZHHW LV that? Allison Chase Sutherland
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262 Maple Ave East Vienna, VA 703.281.0111
The Wall of Fire at sweetleaf. Photo Credit: Allison Sutherland
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