My wife wasn't too whippy on the breakfast our hotel in Steamboat Springs offered, so we decided to look around for a breakfast place one morning. We found a funky little place along Steamboat's main drag of Lincoln Ave. with a big sign out front that said, "Breakfast" and "Lunch" - Seedz Organic Cafe. My wife is always big on organic anything, especially farm-to-fork restaurants. So, this was right up her alley. The following is our experience of visiting Seedz Organic Cafe.
Fawn Racoma was a Midwestern girl who went to San Diego to study art. She eventually became a personal chef and got her practitioner license in holistic health while in San Diego. She vacationed in Steamboat Springs and fell in love with the area (much the same way my wife and I did) and envisioned a day when she could make the permanent move to Steamboat. She did finally make it to Steamboat as the executive chef at the now-closed Sweetwater Grill.
Pictured at right - Fawn Racoma. Photo courtesy Steamboat Pilot.
Before Racoma moved to Steamboat, she had her eyes on a space along Lincoln Ave. that she thought would be a great little place for a restaurant. When that space became available in 2013, she left Sweetwater Grill after four years as the head chef to open Rootz Organic Cafe & Beverages. The food and juice smoothies at Rootz were all made with naturally grown ingredients, she practiced composting of the food refuse, plates and furniture used in the restaurant were all previously used or reclaimed from second hand stores. It became a favorite spot in Steamboat for healthy breakfasts and lunches.
It became such a favorite spot that Racoma realized that the small spot wasn't big enough to do both food and drinks. She found another spot along Lincoln Ave. - bigger than Rootz, but not by much - that had a full kitchen, more dining space and more parking. She rebranded Rootz as an organic drink place and moved the food portion of the restaurant over to her new place that she called Seedz. She added a few items to the menu including traditional breakfast items such as egg dishes, pancakes, and French toast while maintaining a vegan menu, as well as a children's menu. She continued to use organic ingredients, hormone and antibiotic-free meats, and locally grown foods when available. Seedz Organic Cafe opened on Memorial Day weekend of this year.
We pulled into the parking lot of Seedz around 9:30 a.m. one beautiful late summer morning. (see map) It was still a little cool outside and the front patio dining area was still in the shade. Had it been about 10 to 15 degrees warmer out, we probably would have eaten outside.
Inside, we found a small space with a small bar area in the back. True to the M.O. of Rootz, Seedz featured a number of mismatched tables and chairs in a spot that sat - maybe - 30 people.
We sat a table near the bar and were met by Danette, our server for the day. She gave us both a breakfast menu and we took a quick look to see what they offered. We found a handful of breakfast sandwiches that they call "boats", as well as "towers" that featured one or two poached organic eggs with various toppings including Hatch green chiles, turkey, chicken chorizo, and pulled ham. The Southern-style tower featured an herbed chicken breast, bacon and sweet onion jam served on an organic biscuit, topped with a peppercorn gravy. That actually sounded pretty damned good.
Seedz also featured French toast, pancakes, and a coconut chia waffle, as well as hash platters, scramble plates, and a handful of Seedz own specialty breakfasts with a number of vegetable choices where pulled ham, bacon, chorizo chicken or a chicken breast could be added. They also had a number of vegan items to choose from on the breakfast menu.
I got one of the scramble platters with shredded machaca beef. With the eggs and the shredded beef, it came with diced red peppers and goat cheese. Warm corn tortillas came on the side with some hash browns. I ended up getting some of their thick cut natural bacon, as well. The machaca beef was full of great Mexican flavors and was tender to the bite. It went extremely well with the scrambled eggs on the taco shells.
But the highlight of the meal was the bacon. It was simply some of the best bacon I had ever had. Slighty salty, slightly chewy, but it had a wonderful flavor that you can't find with most bacon found in grocery stores or butcher shops. That bacon on a BLT would have been killer.
My wife went the healthy route and she got the avocado smash on a slice of organic bread. Ripe sliced tomatoes came with the avocado smash and a fresh greens salad was served on the side. The bread was slightly toasted and had a crunchy outer crust. It wasn't too exciting to me, but my wife really seemed to like it.
Seeds Organic Cafe - a nice little place with healthy choices for food. But if you're looking for something hearty or sweet for breakfast, they had that, too. I enjoyed the shredded machaca beef scramble plate, but the bacon I got on the side was outstanding. My wife was happy with her avocado-smash with tomatoes on crispy organic bread. It was definitely better than the rubbery cheese omelets and the pseudo bacon they offered at the hotel. There's a number of breakfast and lunch places in Steamboat Springs, but it you're looking to do something more on the order of a healthy meal, look no further than Seedz Organic Cafe.
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