Green Does Not Mean Bland at Prasino
Local restaurant executes organic dining mission well, restaurant reviewer finds.
Prasino, the La Grange restaurant with an organic menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner, has a clear mission for fresh food served in a sustainable method. I set out on a recent weekday when reservations were not necessary, to test how such a mission tastes and feels, and how well it satisfies the palate. Located at 93 S. La Grange Road, it is one of the two Prasino restaurants, the other in St. Charles, IL, sits walking distance from the La Grange Road Metra station, offers valet parking and has outdoor umbrella-shaded tables. I stepped through Prasino's second set of double doors and into what reminded me of rural America—the colors and fixtures like green crops, hayfields, grain silos, earth and sun. Of course, this ambiance is due to …
