Lemonade - Newport Beach, CA

This weekend was such a tease of summer! It was a perfect 80 degrees out, so a friend and I ventured to do some shopping at our favorite outdoor mall, Fashion Island in Newport Beach. Naturally, we got hungry, so we decided to get some lunch at one of our favorite spots, Lemonade. Lemonade is best described as "Seasonal Southern California Comfort Food in a fast-casual cafeteria setting."

You take a tray, go down the line and tell them exactly what you want. You're charged by the portion, and prices range depending on the section you choose from (marketplace, hot market veggies, land + sea, etc.). I think the prices are pretty fair, I got lunch for around $11.00, including a lemonade. I think the quality of the food is great and you can tell everything is extremely fresh. My sandwich, pictured below, was made to order.

This is what my friend opted to get: broccoli with ricotta cheese in a champagne vinaigrette, paired with white truffle mac 'n cheese. (I have tried both before and both are DELICIOUS.)

I chose my favorite roasted brussels sprouts with carmelized onions and a new grilled cheese I had never tried before. I usually get the mac 'n cheese, but I was not disappointed by this grilled cheese at all! Can you tell I really love cheese? :)