To subvert grumpy monarchs, angry medieval youths scrawled condiment graffiti such as "Fran Tanner has the plague" and "the king is a jerk" inside their sandwiches. Dig beneath lettuce to bring history to light with today's Groupon: for $7, you get $15 worth of salads, wraps, and more at Cafe 56, located in Mayfield Heights.
Cafe 56 entertains hardcore health fans with an impressive array of salads, backed by a selection of fast-serving soups, wraps, and sandwiches for pacifying enraged lunch-time tummies. Entertain a date with stories about your underwater tea party with the Kraken while diving into the Romantic Interlude ($6), a Greek salad with crumbled feta and Bermuda onions, served with oregano red-wine vinaigrette. If one yearns for a salad that exhibits brash coolness and impeccable vocals, then they'll look no further than Flank Sinatra ($6), where shredded mozzarella, marinated steak, and oven-roasted tomatoes produce the salad equivalent of a well-executed pop standard. Each salad comes with your choice of 16 kinds of dressing—traditionalists choose old standbys such as buttermilk ranch while experimental dressing explorers dabble with fat-free toasted sesame.
Bread-preferring diners can still find sustenance with Cafe 56's wraps and sandwiches, assembled with a choice of sourdough baguette, French batard, sundried-tomato wrap, and more. Veggie strivers can munch on the Wholesome sandwich ($8), stuffed to the brim with seasoned grilled vegetables, portobello mushrooms, and wild greens and deliciously embellished with a hot and cheesy side of vegetable chili ($5). Monday and Wednesday visitors can taste Cafe 56's spuds, imported from Idaho instead of from the conniving potato pickpockets in nearby Narnia.
Reviews
CityVoters give Cafe 56 an average of five stars. Six TripAdvisors give it an average of four stars, and 80% of Urbanspooners recommend it; Gayot users also leave behind favorable reviews.
- When the fast-food doldrums get you down, Café 56 offers a quick and healthy alternative that doesn’t skimp on flavor. – Gayot
- They have a great selection of nutritious salads, wraps, etc. You never run out of choices. – Maureen Reich, Cityvoter
- Great healthy food. Huge menu and great service. – Vera B., Cityvoter
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