The Grateful Chef

I visited The Grateful Chef to grab something quick and healthy for lunch recently and was surprised by how unique and wonderful this place is.
It seems like more of a location to grab larger, pre-made lunch and dinner meals - there is a giant selection of really creative, delicious sounding meals that need to be taken home and baked off.
As for me and my needs, I was wanting something immediate and had a hard time between choosing the grab-n-go options...
so I got the two that I wanted most: A fresh veggie and hummus sandwich and a smashed chickpea salad.
The sandwich was very fresh, had unique flavors and texture, and was both light and balanced, and the smashed chickpea salad was also exciting with the flavor combinations and texture (red onion, dill pickles, turmeric, mustard).
I don't have any allergies and haven't adopted any sort of diet (gluten-free, vegan, etc.), but these options both fell under those categories and I completely loved them both. I am new to Des Moines, and even more new to what the south side has to offer, so this was such a wonderful surprise.
I will definitely be back and plan on telling more people about this place - especially friends and family that are looking for exciting vegan &/or gluten free options.

Finally made it to this local gem, and it lived up to the recommendations.
I'm vegan and the selection was great, plenty of options, both ready to eat and frozen. You can also pre order food, which I've heard is also really top notch food. Stop by and try this place out if you haven't already.

This place I the freaking best! Good for the body and great for the soul! There grab and go case is great for lunch or you can do the freezer food meals they create, food for the whole family at an amazing price .
Meat eaters, Paleo, gluten free, vegans or veggies this place is a great one stop shop for everything and absolutely darling decor.