Urban Plates

I love love that they have so many gluten free options!! Luis was great and Nathan was super helpful. Definitely making this a regular spot for the fam ❤️

Last week, I met my girlfriends for lunch at Urban Plates, my first time at this restaurant. I was initially impressed with their idea of fresh and healthy eating as well as their food selection, including highlighting meals that are vegan and/or gluten-free. I was optimistic that my food allergies for gluten, garlic, and dairy would be accommodated. However, my excitement soon vanished when I tried to order. I was notified that everything is cooked with garlic; they were only able to offer steamed asparagus without garlic! The sad truth is, that those fresh and organic vegetables are smothered in garlic seasoning! Imagine promoting freshness and organic and then you cook those delights with some cheap seasoning instead of adding FRESH garlic for those who want it! It was such a disgusting a disappointing experience that only deserves one remark: CULINARY DISASTER!!! Not sure what Chef is responsible for these decisions! ADDITIONAL COMMENT AFTER RESTAURANT'S RESPONSE: I had arrived early and talked with the staff about my needs; the manager talked to the kitchen staff and confirmed that they are using seasoning in all the side dishes (except for asparagus that can the steamed). While waiting for my friends to arrive, I was observing and did see the shelf with all the many, many seasoning containers.... The carrot-beet dish was so full of seasoning that I could not even recognize the flavor of a carrot or a beet. AGAIN: you promote organic freshness which means I expect to be able to enjoy the FLAVORS of the vegetable instead of seasoning with strong garlic flavor.... It was a horrible experience and defeats the purpose of eating fresh vegetables. Incredibly disappointing!

Lali was super friendly and helpful, there are many gluten free options and the food is fresh and warm