The Grilled Veggie Sandwich is one of the best choices from the regular menu that I have found. For me this sandwich is very good when I have a modest appetite, but I want very good quality. The vegetables were grilled, with zucchini and portabella mushrooms being the most prominent of the several types of vegetables served. The pesto mayo was sweet, but had a good flavor and went well with the sandwich. The flat bread was very fresh and flavorful, and was probably more filling than other types of bread. Overall this was one of the best vegetarian sandwiches I have tried.

Potato Salad came with the sandwich, and there seems to be very little choice about getting any side dish besides this one. I have had several different experiences with the potato salad with different results. Sometimes the mustard flavor and texture are top notch, and I am happy that it is neither dry nor too runny. Other times my experience has been with a serving that seemed too small and with too little flavor. The only conclusion I can draw is that since the potato salad is made in house it is subject to some variability in the way it is prepared.

S B L T (Swiss cheese, bacon, lettuce, and tomato)

The S B L T was more than a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, but the "extras" made it less desirable to me. The bacon was crispy and cooked the way it should be, and the tomatoes were fresh (something that is apparently hard for many other restaurants serving a BLT to find). The Swiss cheese, though, made the flavor different than is typically found in a BLT sandwich. The biggest drawback for me, though, was that the flavor of the honey mustard did not seem to go well with this sandwich (as opposed to the pesto mayo which complemented the veggie sandwich perfectly).

Portabella mushroom sandwich

The Portabella Mushroom Sandwich had fresh mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, Swiss cheese, and the same pesto mayo that I enjoyed on the grilled veggie sandwich. The downfall of the portabella sandwich, though, was that I thought it had too much garlic. The flat bread made it very filling and otherwise it was a very good sandwich.

West coast turkey club

The West Coast Turkey Club came with spinach, tomato, bacon, avocado, alfalfa sprouts, & mayo on honey wheat. I will have to say that I liked this bread better than the flat bread served on most sandwiches, and overall I liked everything in the sandwich. When it came to the avocado, though, I really could not taste it, and when I opened the sandwich to examine it I only saw a thin layer of green stuck to the bread that I assumed was the avocado. This was a very good sandwich with a good taste, but I think it fell just short of getting five stars.

The veggie burger is one of the Monday specials

The Veggie Burger was actually a pattie that they will substitute at no extra charge instead of the Monday Special chorizo burger. The veggie burger also had different toppings than the chorizo burger, substituting a blue cheese dressing for the "chipotle ketchup" served on the regular burger. I am not sure of the wisdom of making this substitution because I liked the veggie pattie more than the blue cheese, and I know that in El Paso several restaurants have been very successful serving Southwestern style veggie burgers (the regular chorizo burger at Saturn Grill is Southwest style). There was nothing bad about the sandwich-- it was just disappointing (sort of like the first time I tried a California style hamburger with salad dressing after growing up on Oklahoma style hickory smoked sauce).

Vegan cous cous stew

I also need to report how excellent the Vegan Cous Cous Stew was (served as a Tuesday special), even though it is no longer listed on the menu as one of the specials. This was made with eggplant, tomato, potatoes, cashews, and cous cous, along with very fresh pita. Janet at Nunu's says that she cannot always get fresh eggplant, so this may be a reason for the change in Saturn Grill's menu (and the specials menu does say that it is "Seasonal"). The fact that Saturn Grill may have some special dishes that are not always available is probably as much of a reason to go, though, as it is a reason to stay away. I think that whatever they are offering on any particular day will also be pretty good.

Red velvet cupcake

Saturn Grill joins two other similar style restaurants (Cafe 7 and ND Foods) by also offering very good cupcakes. In fact the cupcakes at Saturn Grill, made by Sweete Memories, are among the best in the city. I thought the Red Velvet Cupcake, shown in the photo, was not as good as the Mocha Cupcake, but it is hard to go wrong with any of them.

Soft drinks and tea are self-serve, and they do have beer and wine. I think the choices here are a little bit more limited than at Cafe 7, but I do not find Cafe 7 to have better quality (just better choices). The exception may be with vegetarian items, for which Saturn Grill seems to be one of the best in the city.