7314 Greenwood Ave. North
Seattle, WA
206.706.7703
www.carmelita.net
Many restaurants have their own gardens to deliver the freshest food possible to the table. But Camelita not only delivers fresh from its garden, but does so with original and unique combinations that surprise and delight. It's not every restaurant that has on its menu wild nettle spaetzle or almond-bamboo rice bon-bons or wild ramps on pizza. But Carmelita does so, and does it very well.
The wild nettle spaetzle (below) with sun-dried tomatoes, morels, sunchoke slivers and truffle oil was a flavorful pasta combination. The wild nettle pasta would have held up well all on its own, but was enhanced with the harmonious incorporation of the other ingredients.
Carmelita's menu is creative and original, but the focus on good-tasting food is not overshadowed by the chef's desire to showcase his own skills or unusual recipe combinations. Quite the opposite. Carmelita is a vegetarian restaurant not to be missed.