photo from Honeygrow

By lzthore

Honeygrow is a Mid-Atlantic restaurant chain that primarily specializes in stir-fries and salads. While not being an exclusively vegetarian or vegan restaurant, they have a few vegetarian and vegan menu options, such as their red coconut curry stir-fry. In addition to this, Honeygrow is known for their “create-your-own” options, and highly customizable selection, meaning that you really have a lot of freedom to create a meal that suits your dietary preferences. According to their website, Honeygrow is a play on the phrase “honest eating + growing local.” They source fresh local produce whenever possible. For those with peanut allergies, Honeygrow does not use peanuts in any of their recipes, nor do they carry peanuts/peanut products at any time.

My experience there was very positive. It was a small, local, welcoming location, with a super easy to use touch-screen ordering system. I bought the red coconut curry stir-fry, which contains a vegan curry sauce, rice noodles, roasted tofu, pineapples, jalapeños, carrots, scallions, and cilantro. This meal is also gluten-free, as their rice noodles and brown rice are all gluten-free bases for their stir-fry. The wait time was low, facilities were well maintained, and the food was excellent. You can definitely tell when certain ingredients are fresh, such as pineapples and jalapeños—and those were definitely fresh, packing a solid punch of flavor that I definitely would try again.

For more information, see: https://www.honeygrow.com/menu/

To see vegetarian and vegan restaurants in the U.S., see: https://www.vrg.org/restaurant/index.php

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