FIRST LOOK – Toastique
🍞 IS GOURMET TOAST REALLY A THING?
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🟰 THE BASICS
• WHAT: Toastique
• WHERE: 10 S. Lemon Ave. (941) 312-4099 (Downtown Sarasota)
• WHEN: DAILY, 7AM TO 5PM
• GET MORE INFO: Toastique Website | dineSarasota Info Page
When this place opened its doors, I expected a lot more buzz (aka people talking and articles written). That hasn’t happened. Why? Yes, it’s a small chain (28 stores, 4 in FL). Folks here generally love to gab about most new things, especially if they’re food-related. Maybe we’re just not a toast-loving community. Or maybe we ARE and just haven’t realized it yet…
🪟 10,000 FOOT VIEW
It’s a gourmet toast and juice bar. What’s gourmet toast anyway? It’s a little like an open-faced sandwich or, as the French call it, a tartine. These are super easy to eat and great for a quick, simple lunch or light dinner.
📝 At one point, Sarasota did have its very own tartine restaurant. Remember Lolita Tartine over in the Rosemary District? Still sad they’re closed.
Toastique touts their “Cold Pressed” juices as having more nutritional value than Centrifugal Juice. That is your (and my) juice lesson for the year!
🤷🏻♂️ WHAT’S THIS PLACE LIKE?
• It’s light, bright, and airy. Upscale fast casual. Order and pay at the counter. They’ll call your name when your toast is ready!
• A younger crowd with definitely more women than men.
• A great place for a quick meet-up over lunch. Conveniently located for the downtown crowd at the corner of Lemon and State. (First floor of The Mark)
• Friendly and helpful counter staff help you make the right toast & juice choices!
📄 WHAT TO ORDER?
They’ve got 9 toasts on the menu! (💰 They average $13.50. That’s not a bad price!) They also have 8 bowls and a half dozen cold-pressed juices.
We ordered the Avocado Smash (Avocado with watermelon radish, marinated tomatoes, chili oil, microgreens on multigrain toast) and the Smoked Salmon (Smoked pastrami salmon, herbed cream cheese spread, arugula, cucumber, pickled onion, capers, toasty seasoning, microgreens lemon twist on sourdough toast).
We also test-drove a Defender (orange, carrot, apple, turmeric, lemon) Cold Pressed Juice.
➡️ DOWNLOAD A PRINTABLE TOASTIQUE MENU HERE! 🖨️
📷 PICTURES ARE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
👀 RANDOM OBSERVATIONS
• Both toasts were a lot bigger than I expected. It will fill you up for lunch!
• You can taste all of the ingredients. Translation = no wasted toppings.
• The smoked pastrami salmon they use is packed with flavor!
• I was surprised by how much I liked the juice! It wasn’t overly sweet, either. Maybe I’m a juice person after all… 🧃
✅ BOTTOM LINE
Toastique was a pleasant surprise. When I think lunch (or dinner, for that matter), the first thing that pops into my head is definitely not toast. But that may be changing. It does have a small chain feel. But that fits here. It’s busy, but you never feel rushed. A long community table makes it an ideal place for a group lunch outing. It’s a good lunchtime value. You will definitely leave full, but not “ready for a nap” full.
📖 READ MORE…
The Basics of Cold-Pressed Juice
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📺 Gourmet Toast and Juice Bar at Toastique Sarasota
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