Cody B.
Yelp
Simply put, The Corner Beet is a strong four. It takes me a minimum of several months to formulate a review of this nature, but capturing "the beat on the beet" has been a years-long endeavor.
I will respectfully begin with the food, which is so much better than it has any right to be. The food, in terms of quality, might be hovering somewhere around perfect. It might. It is vegan-inclusive-ish, and you can feel that with the menu choices - they are limited in a smart way! Most cheeses can be not-cheeses, and likewise with the eggs. Yes! And it all is close to perfect with regard to recipe & preparation. I don't care about the coffee so read other reviews for that.
There are a few keystone items on this menu - listen, these are keystone items. The breakfast burrito, the uh, sandwiches, or paninis. There's the um, benedict, french, uhm, the french toast. There are various eggs. There are maybe sandwiches and paninis? They are, of course, all served with dijon, I think. Viewing the menu at the moment, I am two asterisks deep into figuring out what is or isn't served with dijon.
GFO+4 dieters should be aware that the french toast is served with mocha sauce.
The website pop-up prompted me to view the "Corner Beet Lite" menu, I assume because it detected I am viewing the website after brunch hours. Folks, I'd rather be viewing the Corona Beer Light menu, if you know what I mean..
What I mean is that the menu is inconsistent and very confusing! Even on location you kinda have to scan around until you find a printed menu on some surface (it is not displayed) and then calculate whether the offerings are available based on time and date. All said, you are effectively forced to ask. Many patrons may not love a verbal menu.
So, yeah, also, I think they do have cocktails? And maybe events? There are conspicuous liquor bottles on the walls. The events probably involve poetry! I'm not crazy for that, but I think it's neat and nice - open mics & the likes. There is a chalk-based event calendar in the Corner that seems to partially match a website style event calendar, but it's one of those thing where you really need to strike up a conversation with one of the young front-of-house to truly know for sure. There is both tarot tuesday and "wine wednesday" as listed online, but there are other days for sure too. I saw them on the chalkboard.
I hope this is getting across what I mean about the atmosphere. There is woke reading material for children available - not really trying to make a point here, that is just the best way to describe it. Like coloring books about President Barack Obama.
Very quickly, the prices aren't cheap. It's fine. It's gentrification food. It really is delicious, though. Just expect to spend at least 15ish on an entree and 7 on some type of mushroom coffee potion. The kitchen is too small to function as a brunch place, so there may be painful wait times.
To close this out, I must mention that local rag Westword has declared the block north of the Beet's corner a type of criminal hell. Westword said the block is horribly dangerous, and the handsome warriors of DPD are now allegedly patrolling the block eight hours a day in order to defeat crime. The ownership of the Beet declined comment on the several published articles about this important issue.
Supported by my experience of eating outdoors at the Corner Beet and walking up and down the same block many times, I would say that it is a perfectly normal and lovely area. I saw a young women yo-yoing (doing yo-yo the toy type tricks) the last time I was there. I have never witnessed crime. I have seen homeless people, which might be frightening to see for some patrons of the neighboring yoga studios and the nearby "apothecary".
4 stars. I'm not aware of any beets on the menu but I might be wrong.