Forage Kitchen

This is one of the best Fiesta Bowls you can get your hands on. If you are not familiar with Forage Kitchen, you need to be. It is a healthier place where you can get healthy bowls, wraps, salads, you name it. But every single time I eat something healthy, I have to balance it out with something sweet, or else what's the point.

The Lowdown

• City: Middleton, WI
• Address: 8430 Old Sauk Rd, Middleton, WI 53562
• Phone: (608) 820-1210
• Website: eatforage.com
• Also in Madison on State Street and in Hilldale

What I ordered

The Fiesta Bowl, which has organic black rice, southwest salsa, poblano cabbage slaw, mild cheddar, black bean dip, cilantro, and tortilla strips. I also added diced chicken, because you have to add your protein to your bowl. With the extra protein it was around $14 after tax. On the way out I grabbed an oatmeal cookie.

My thoughts on the food

I mix it all together, and check that out. It is packed with so many different ingredients. That flavor is amazing. Every single time I get a bite with a ton of black beans on it, it is so good. I will say this is the only place I have ever eaten black rice, and every time I am like, damn, that is good, I should make it at home. I never do.

I absolutely love the crunch of the tortilla strips in there. There is seriously so much flavor in this. It is one of my favorite bowls I have ever gotten at any sort of healthy-ish place. And there is cilantro in here, so if you are one of those people where cilantro tastes like soap, this bite did not taste like soap. It is a pretty big bowl too. I do not think there is any reason to go bigger than this.

Then the cookie. It was between this and a Funfetti sugar cookie, and the cashier told me the oatmeal was better. Very oaty, lightly sweet. Hot take, oatmeal cookies and oatmeal raisin cookies are completely underrated. People just love to hate on them, and for the most part they are always really good.

The verdict

Forage Kitchen's Fiesta Bowl absolutely slaps. It is delicious and one of my favorite healthier things to eat. Amazing ingredients, amazing flavor. Go check it out.