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The Red Avocado: Restaurant Reviews


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Delicious vegetarian...

The Red Avocado

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jan 28, 2008

Delicious vegetarian. Local produce. Can't get enough of this place.

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Granted, I've only gone...

The Red Avocado

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1 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Nov 13, 2007
0/1 found this review helpful

Granted, I've only gone once, and I'm not a vegetarian, but if I could give this place half a star, I would. The potatoes were hard and way overcooked, the beans were disgusting and mushy, and the rest was just tasteless. This is nothing against vegetarian food - I love vegetables when they're cooked well. I just couldn't believe they were charging money for this food, and a lot of money, to boot.

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Very disappointing

The Red Avocado

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1 of 5 stars
rickleed 13 contributions
Iowa City, Iowa
Sep 9, 2007
3/4 found this review helpful

I wanted to like this place. We have some friends who highly recommended this place. But you know, it just wasn't that good. The location just a few blocks from downtown is fine. It's right next to a little B&B. There are two parks each just a block away. Very idealic. The decor inside was fine. The service? Well, definitely lax but that's OK because the entire atmosphere is lax. That's one reason you go there right?

My problem w/it? The food. First, I wasn't starving the night I went there. 2nd I admit I can be a bit picky. There are just some flavors which I'm not really fond of. But still. After looking over the menu and not finding very many items that sounded enticing I decided to get the red pepper pasta. Yes, red pepper pasta. Can that even be done wrong? Well it turns out it can. My plate of pasta came. Where were the red peppers? Oh wait, i did find 3 flakes of red peppers on there. Bland, tasteless, not good, and they charged me $14 for it? Seriously, this was several years ago and I've never gone back. It was just that bad. :(

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Great place to eat

The Red Avocado

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5 of 5 stars
ilovehorsesChicago 49 contributions
Chicago
Jun 26, 2007

Great atmosphere and good food.

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Not All That and a bag of chips

The Red Avocado

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
iowa City
May 3, 2006
1/6 found this review helpful

As a vegetarian this place was just too over the top with spices. I can appreciate flavor, but vegetables are great without being drowned out by the spice. I found their over-reliance on garlic to be most offensive. Give it a shot, but avoid the pastas; killing my taste buds with seasoning doesn't stop me from noticing overdone rigatoni. Apps are great. Still, I need a little more subtlety and trust in the flavors of veggies.

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The Red Avocado Address

521 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240
Tel: 319-351-6088
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