Wicked Cantina, 1603 N. Tamiami Trail

The word “power,” when used as a modifier, makes anything sound much more appealing. Don’t just wash your house; power wash it. Don’t go to the gym and lift; go to the gym and power lift. And don’t just order yourself a bowl of food; order yourself a power bowl. The denotation of “power bowl,” though somewhat varied, often means a complete meal of protein, whole grains, greens and assorted veggies will come stuffed into a large bowl to be eaten in one nutritious sitting.

The power bowl from Wicked Cantina comes with a base of rice and black beans, one of the most biochemically complete combinations of food ever. Lettuce, avocado and pico de gallo give the bowl the kind of fiber- and nutrient-rich attributes that lighten the feel of the meal at the end. But the “power” in this bowl comes mostly from the clean protein of the amply seasoned shredded chicken. Filling but not bloating, the bowl satisfies the denotations of the “power bowl” perfectly.

But the connotations are much more fun.

Just the act of ordering a power bowl out loud immediately makes you stand a little straighter, makes you glance down at your ‘ceps and think to yourself, “not bad, not bad at all,” makes you want to limber up right there in the restaurant, maybe pop off 10 quick burpies. Or it just makes you quietly and privately feel a little better about yourself before you head back to the desk-chair grind.

Wicked Cantina, 1603 N. Tamiami Trail

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