Eat to Live & Live to Eat at Basil Park in Sunny Isles

We've been hearing through the yogi grapevine that there's a place in Sunny Isles that will satisfy both hardcore vegans and meat eaters, alike.

We found this hard to believe. After weeks of hint dropping and nudging to the better half of Namaste Miami, we finally made the voyage to Basil Park last night in Sunny Isles.

Our compass is forever now pointed in their direction.

Raw Vegan options = true. Healthy vegetarian options = true. Options for those who crave the flesh and blood of living creatures = true.

True, true, true. When we say go here now, we mean GO HERE NOW THIS PLACE IS FRICKIN' AMAZE-FALAFEL BALLS!!!

Our haul included the sprouted falafel, tuna tiradito, mussels and local fish tacos. Our cups runneth over with Malbac & a white we can't remember the name of... full menu here.

T.H.R.I.V.E. - Healthy. Raw. Vegan. Delicious.

About six months ago one of my good friends went 100% vegan, which means when we hang out together I'm 100% vegan, too.

Last week we went to lunch at T.H.R.I.V.E. - a (90%) raw vegan restaurant tucked away off Alton Road in Miami Beach.

It wasn't my first time here. I raided the raw desert section of this restaurant about a year ago after a killer class at MLC.

Pictured left is the raw pizza I ordered, my friend ordered the raw tacos. Both were super delicious. It has a very local feel, all of the employees were really nice. (I think they may have all been related. It seemed like a family behind the counter.)

You can read more in depth reviews of T.H.R.I.V.E. at Miami New Times and on Yelp.com, UrbanSpoon.com & HappyCow.net. Also, make sure to "like" them on Facebook.