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4.1 (146 reviews)

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Kyle W.

This is their original Sano which has a bit more food options than the other locations scattered around the Eastside. I got their breakfast savory bowl which had nutty sausage, eggs, and greens in a green goddess dressing. There is a huge bed of quinoa below. Overall, quite healthy and satisfying, but there just wasn't much flavor overall. The green goddess dressing carried the bowl, but aside from that, not much flavor going on in the quinoa or egg. The sausage has interesting texture and blends in with the quinoa.

Esperanza D.

Sano is one of those spots that I could have lunch everyday! They have healthy choices: açaí bowls, toast (I got avocado toast and it was the perfect balance between savory and yummy) I'd say that bowls are spectacular!! Most of the customers get bowls. Also smoothies and juices are an excellent choice if you're in a hurry and need that "meal all in one". Heavenly cacao smoothie has peanut butter for it. Now, the ambience is great! Peaceful , with simple decorations (check their air plant) Great if you need a space to WFH.

Harvest Salad
Shelley O.

Harvest salad was very tasty and large enough for two. My granddaughters love the Açaí bowls

Buddha Salad
Lucianna W.

I love the salad bowls here! I've had Sano several times and they are always delicious and fresh. Only thing to note is they do get busy so plan extra time especially around lunch. Sometimes it can take 20-30 minutes with an online order too. Still worth it :)

Avocado Toast with Egg
Brian C.

Tried the Avocado Toast with egg and it was good not the best I have had but up there. The Harvest Salad was also well done. The avocado was mixed with something I was thinking it would be more avocado and egg and the mixture was different but it was still tasty. The picture online just looked different. You can tell they have some love going on because the salad was gorgeous looking.

Sabrina N.

i ordered the pitaya bowl which was actually really good, and refreshing for a hot day. the base stayed thick for a good amount of time and i was able to savor it. however, i had to wait a really long time to receive my order, ~25 minutes. area behind the cash register looked really messy, and everything was a bit chaotic.

Green machine. More black than green

Quite slow. Quality not as consistent. Green machine tastes very different than what we are used to - and we have been here bunch of times and getting same smoothie

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Maxine L.

This little cafe is in a convenient area with street parking around. The place itself is cute and clean. There's plenty of small seating inside, and a small outdoor area at the front. I ordered a banana nut butter bowl, I waited 5-10 minutes for it which wasn't too bad considering the amount of people there. The bowl itself was super yummy! I got it to-go and gobbled it up at home. The base banana was super creamy and refreshing. It came with fresh fruits, various seeds, and peanut butter. It didn't look like a lot, but I got so full I wasn't able to finish it! Definitely worth, and would 100% come back again to try their other menu items!

Lunch
Kathryn Y.

Excellent choice of Acai style bowls. I can't believe I haven't eaten here yet. Legitimately an excellent spot for healthy food. The Pitaya sano bowl was recommended by another customer and looked delicious. It was a treat to eat too. A smoothie on a bowl. Covered in granola, blueberries, bananas, pumpkin seeds, coconut and dried cranberries. Not sure how "healthy" it is but I feel good eating it. Service super friendly and relatively fast. The inside is clean and fairly small. It was also quite loud. People talking and enjoying themselves of course, but it is an echo chamber. Won't stop me from coming again. A side counter has seats that felt a bit quieter. Of course in the summer the outside seating is open too. Plenty of surrounding parking. Eat well and stay healthy. SYOY!

Chandra P.

Sano Cafe is a breakfast favorite of every office I cover in Mercer Island. The menu selection is vast, meal options are delicious, and the overall service is excellent. I will return, and highly recommend!

Fridge full of freshness
Stephanie Y.

The food was wonderful. Had a yogurt bowl and golden milk. Just what I wanted. Fresh ingredients. Delicious and nothing processed. I would go here once a week if I was local.

Pitaya Bowl
Christine S.

Sano Cafe is the best find of 2020! On my way back from the east side of Seattle I looked up a smoothie bowl place. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I was going to my new favorite spot. You walk in and it's like being in the most tranquil little shop. You instantly feel relaxed and then you try the smoothie bowl. It is fresh, cold, nutty, crunchy on top, flavorful and refreshing. Eventually I discovered their Avocado toast and it was on another level. My friend and I literally the other day was discussing how on earth they get these fresh avocados and keep them looking so bright and vibrant. This place is busy. And now that things are opening up I anticipate it to be even busier. They offer online ordering so take advantage of ordering ahead if you can.

Tropical Pitaya
Jacqueline P.

We dine out for experience, and our experience was very unwelcoming and unfriendly. It felt cold and uninviting which made our first visit unpleasant. We tried a breakfast bowl and tropical bowl. We chose to dine in and our tropical bowl was in plastic container, and other bowl was in an actual dish. The water dispenser is tiny and we could only get a tiny half glass of water with our meal. The food was fresh, but nothing special. I enjoy eating out to experience food I wouldn't make at home. I honestly felt like I could've made both better in our home. It lacked flavor and lacked presentation. I have mixed feelings after our visit to Sano. I think it's a popular healthy choice in Mercer Island, and that makes sense considering it's location. If I lived on Mercer Island I'd likely revisit only for a quick healthy option, but likely will not return.

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Smoothie was watery, and tasted like nothing. I think they forgot ingredients (the honey, ice?).

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Mercer island gem. The banana nut butter turns a bad day good. Fruit is always fresh and workers are sweet.

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