CLOSED: CultureWorks

menu looked really appealing. extensive vegan options. food was sub-par however.

vegan pizza was mediocre. also paid $13 for a vegan quesadilla that turned out to be a folded flour tortilla with a little vegan cheese inside and some tortilla chips on the side.

service was chilly to say the least.

all in all, there are way better vegan options in ashland.

A few blocks from the main street but worth it, especially for the raw and vegan items. Kids menu available. Food is 98% organic and bio-regionally grown. They offer gluten-free, vegan, raw, tree-nut-free, nightshade-free and garlic-and-onion-free! Spacious restaurant with a stage for entertainment. Be prepared for slow food preparation. Menu has: milkshakes, including hempseed, chai and green; raw lasagna; sprouted wild rice salad; pizzas (can be made without cheese), wraps, burritos, chili, nachos, veggie burger (on spelt buns), tempeh Rueben $10, falafel burger, raw pizza, "superkraut" by Andy's Alchemy, gazpacho; salads, including kale salad with hempseed and/or gomasio; soups $6, including miso, coconut, lentil, corn chowder, veg stew; desserts, including raw chocolate mousse pie, raw banana ice cream with cacao nibs and goji berries $5.. Raw sampler plate has salsa, flax crackers, carrot-cashew pâté, black and green olives, sundried tomatoes, superkraut on a bed of lettuce with tomato, parsley, cucumber.
http://culture-works.net/cafe.html

When I originally saw this restaurant listed I was thrilled. The extensive list of vegan items available is above & beyond anything to be found locally. So, we checked the website as well as phoning in to see that the cafe was open 10am-10pm Sunday. We drove all the way from Shady Cove to be told that the staff was gone & they had no idea when they would be back. Total waste of a couple hours. What a joke.