Medicine New-Shojin Eatstation

We had a wonderful lunch at Medicine New-Shojin Eatstation, in the Crocker Galleria near Union Square.

Shelly had the Clarity Foundation Set, which consisted of seasonal steamed vegetables served with a savory peanut sauce. It came with artisan tofu, miso soup, organic germinated brown rice and housemade pickles. She had a delicious lemonade with the meal.

Jason had the Tempera Foundation Set, which consisted of a basket of seasonal vegetables, tempura fried in healthy rice bran oil. It came with artisan tofu, clear cool soup with baby turnip and sour plum, and housemade pickles. The soup also came with the slimiest twig he has ever eaten in his life. (Hey, you only live once.) Jason also had a buckwheat tea, which was very nutty and unique.

We finished the meal with the most expensive dessert per unit volume we have ever had, a chocolate mousse with lime zest which cost about $7 for a small cup. It was very creamy and sweet.

The standard 17% tip is automatically figured into the bill. It was a pretty expensive meal for us, at around $50, but it was definitely the most unusual meal we had ever eaten.