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    4Roots Café

    4.2 (20 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Good for kids

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    Tofu bowl
    Nina A.

    I had a tofu bowl & it was pretty good. Nice spicy kick. $7 for a salad bowl is not expensive...let alone in a museum. People in this state love complaining!

    Packed out Saturday! (Order online for pickup recommended!)
    Tyler S.

    Cute little cafe inside the Orlando Science Center, and very convenient to those visiting the Art Museum or Shakespeare Center and craving a snack or reasonably healthy meal. We were visiting the Orlando Art Museum and needed some grub. Found this place immediately on Yelp and ordered our food on their website. Quick, easy, and tasty! As you can see if the photo, this place was swarming with unruly children, as expected on a Saturday for a science center. Nonetheless, we found a place sit and eat, and our food was only 5 minutes passed the original stated time--no complaints there. Food was decent, nothing spectacular but good for a museum cafe. Noise was 10/10 and the lack of parental advisory was a bit concerning but nothing the museum really could have done. The 4-Stars mainly comes in with the whole sustainability standards that are bolstered throughout the cafe area--live green wall, farm to table, etc.--but they still use single-use plastic ware with cellophane wrappers... doesn't match up in my opinion, but was the only thing that irked me in our experience.

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    Stacy V.

    As members of the Orlando Science Center, we have been to 4Roots Cafe many times. It's a major upgrade from the sandwich chain that was here prior! It's a wonderful cafe that has the same owners as 4Rivers BBQ but it's on the healthier side. They have rice/salad bowls, sandwiches, and flatbreads. They also have an assortment of snacks as well. I gravitate towards the create-your-own bowls because you can choose your base, protein and veggies. The Cuban pork is excellent! My son loves the Dinosaur chicken nuggets and it comes with chips and a drink. The space is cafeteria style, nicely decorated and clean. They have a large tv that shows segments that are community focused which I enjoy. They also have a few activities off to the side which are fun to do. I'd you are an OSC member, you get a 10% discount on 4Roots!

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    Katrina M.

    Actually got this delivered from UberEats ( restaurant is located in the science center). Got the American, which has great flavor, super light, with a nice kick from the comeback sauce. Description said it comes with brown rice and quinoa but my dish only had brown rice. My friend has the Mediterranean- kale was fresh and not even remotely bitter. Food wasn't overpriced even for being on UberEats and tastes fresh. Would definitely recommend!

    $8 Cuban sandwich
    John V.

    I would only recommend this place because it is good enough while you're at Orlando Science Center. The food is definitely mediocre and way overpriced, but it is better to eat here than leave to go somewhere else.

    Ariel W.

    The 4Roots Cafe is located on the ground floor of the Orlando Science Center. In September of this year the Orlando Science Center renovated their restaurant space that was formerly occupied by a Subway. The Science Center partnered with 4Roots, a non profit alliance founded by restauranteur John Waters. 4R is the charitable arm of the 4R Restaurant Group that includes 4Rivers Smokehouse. 4R revamped the museums restaurant into a place that serves food while at the same time operating as an exhibit that examines food and health issues. The restaurant reopened in October. According to their website the cafe has "A vision to inspire, educate, and empower others about critical food issues." The cafe's mission is not only to provide good, healthy, locally grown food that nourishes your body but they also want to provide education about health, farming practices, food waste, and food insecurity. The education portion of the cafe is achieved with a living wall, cooking demonstrations, videos, food activities, and children's activities. The science center hopes to make eating in their cafe interactive and fun. The restaurant is set up cafeteria style. It is grab and go counter service coupled with build a bowl. You tell them what you want, they give it to you, you pay, and you seat yourself in the large dining room. When designing the menu, 4Roots had to take in account that they were primarily feeding the children coming to the museum and their parents. The average cost of a menu item is $10. The menu includes build your own bowls, salads, wraps, focaccia, sandwiches, vegetarian options, a kids menu, and desserts. I ordered the balsamic chicken and mozzarella sandwich on baguette ($7.49). The bread was fresh and chewy and they heated it up so that the cheese was melted. It was delicious and reasonably priced. It looks the space is still being set up. On the way in they had an amazing diorama of the ocean and a Florida lighthouse scene made entirely out of sugar. Future exhibits will include hydroponics and a Florida food heroes section. Right now because of Covid you can only enter the restaurant through the museum entrance. Eventually you will be able to visit the 4Roots Cafe without paying the museum entrance fee. The 4Roots Cafe is a new experiment for the Science Center. It will be interesting to see how it develops.

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    Justin L.

    *** To Go Order***. I had the American bowl and Turkey bacon wrap. The bowl has a unique sauce" comeback" sauce. Decent in weight and fillings. The Turkey wrap I thought should include the comeback sauce on it. I'll check out this place in the future for more

    Regular bowl, lettuce, rice, potatoes, Baja chicken.  Undercooked rice, overcooked chicken and potatoes.

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    If you're looking for things to do around Park Avenue in Winter Park, Boca Kitchen is definitely a…read morespot to keep on your list! I stopped in on a Thursday specifically to try their Ladies' Night Out "Girl Dinner" special, and for $15, I thought it was such a cute little deal. It comes with a small Caesar salad, truffle fries, and a charcuterie-style sampling with cheese and meat served on baguette. It's the perfect amount if you want a few bites while catching up with your girlfriends without committing to a full dinner. They also offer $7 drink specials, including cocktails like a Cosmopolitan and Dirty Martini, which makes the whole experience pretty affordable for a night out on Park Avenue. The Ladies' Night Out special is offered on Thursdays from 4-10 PM, so if you're looking for a cute and inexpensive way to start your weekend a little early, I'd definitely recommend checking it out. Overall, Boca has a really great menu, but I especially love that they offer specials like this. Good food, cocktails, and Park Avenue with your girlfriends for a reasonable price? I'm here for it!

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