Page 10 - August 2015 Castle Pines Connection Dining Guide

Make it Your OwnBy Adriana HakesAs locals know, The Village at Castle Pines is a quaint oasis nestled in the rolling hills of the Castle Pines community. There you can wander through a potpourri of shops and businesses, and the aromawafting from the patio at MiYO Café may very well draw you in to have a look at the menu – it did me.Standing by the motto “Make it Your Own,” hence spawning the catchy acronym and name “MiYO,” owners Donna and Gary Stern have created an eatery that is both inviting and delicious.It is a fast and casual, order-at-the-register type of establishment serving breakfast and lunch daily until 2 p.m.For those who just want to grab a snackor are pressed for time, MiYO has a few refrigerated coolers with quick bites suchas to-go juices, baked treats, nuts and fruit. However, diners will not find anything in that chiller that resembles a full meal. “We don’t like to make a lotof premade food because we want everything to be fresh,” said Donna. “Especially when the food ordered from the menu only takes an average of 10 minutes to prepare.”Along with serving fresh food, MiYO greets its patrons with smiling faces ready to serve you. Having worked in the service and wine/beverage industry for many years, both Donna and her husband Gary know that top-notch customer service goes a long way and they have made it a priority to make everyone who comes through the door feel welcome. “Our staff really makes the restaurant,” Donna remarked proudly. “We couldn’t be luckier to have the staff that we do.”It is said that variety is the spice of life ... The delicious breakfast and lunch items at MiYO are smartly presented on four high-tech screens that10 The Connection Food & Dining advertise@castlepinesconnection.comlist a plentiful variety of fare to satisfy just about any palate. Both Mexican and Greek influences can be seen, along with a mixture of more typical breakfast foods like pancakes and skillets and lunch classics like burgers, made-to-order salads and wraps. Typical crowd favorites, like the breakfast burrito, may be accompanied by an array of hot and cold beverages, including yummy smoothies or coffee and tea drinks.What impressed me the most, besides the vast selection, was the attention paid to meeting the needs of those with special diets. “We’re really focusing on gluten free and vegetarian food,” Stern noted, acknowledging that with the trend leaning more to people eating less gluten, more restaurants need to be accommodating. “Our chile is gluten free as well as a choice of hamburger buns, muffins and scones – some of which my husband bakes,” she said.MiYO owners Donna and Gary Stern