The Vegetarian Resource Group maintains an online Guide to Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurants in the USA and Canada. Here are some recent vegan restaurant additions. The entire guide can be found here: www.vrg.org/restaurant
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Here are some new additions to VRG’s guide:
Black Relish, 2923 N. 12th St., Tampa, FL 33605
Breakfast and lunch are served all day in this deli in a grocer. Some breakfast options are The Tina, a Croissant with vegan American cheese, Impossible Sausage, Just Egg, Bacon, Sriracha Mayo, and strawberry jam; Berry Good Breakfast Sandwich—Blueberry Bagel, Vegan Bacon, Cream Cheese, vegan American cheese, Strawberry jelly, and Just Egg; or Breakrito with Chorizo, Just Egg, Hash brown, vegan Cheese, House Salsa, Sour Cream, Sriracha Mayo, and tomato in a tortilla. Are you passionate about coffee? Black Radish has Passion Fruit Sparkling Espresso—Sparkling water, Double Espresso, and Passion Fruit purée and lots more innovative coffee and tea options. Some lunch and deli choices are Holy Stromboli with Tofurky Ham, Worthington pepperoni, vegan Provolone, lettuce, tomato, and Italian Mayo on toasted Cuban bread; Tampa Cuban—pressed Cuban Bread with Mayo, Mustard, vegan Provolone, Tofurky ham, Worthington Salami, Mojo Jackfruit, and pickles; or Club Pub—toasted Cuban bread with Ranch, vegan Provolone, Tofurky Turkey, All Vegetarian Bacon, lettuce, and tomato. Baked Goods by Curious Cat include Chocolate or Everything Croissant and Cinny Twist or Brownies.
Bougie Bites, 2360 Hampton Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Bougie Bites offers burgers, tacos and more. Some Burgers include The Banger–an Impossible patty with vegan cheese, chipotle pineapple sauce, crispy shallots, and pickled jalapenos and OUUWEE, an Impossible patty, vegan mozzarella, caramelized onions, and their Bougie Sauce. You may substitute a gluten-free or soy-free patty for any of the burgers instead. All burgers come with signature bougie fries. Crisp, deep fried, No Cap Eggrolls are filled with Impossible burger, cheddar cheese, onions, and peppers. They offer a couple varieties of Tacos including Birria Cartel Tacos filled with seasoned Harvest Shreds, vegan mozzarella, and birria sauce, as well as Impossible Chick’N Nuggets and Impossible Chick’N Tenders. Commendably, ingredient lists are available upon request.
Café Caye Mangé, 291 Main St., Yarmouth, NS B5A 1E3 Canada
Café Caye Mangé passionately invites you to try their plant-based cuisine with Caribbean vibes. They serve Dinner Specials like hearty Pepper Pot stew with vegan meat and root vegetables in a savory, spiced broth of fresh herbs and scotch bonnet peppers. For some St. Lucian soul food, vegan Ox Tail an’ Rice showcases slow-cooked plant-based oxtail drenched in a tomato, soy sauce, Caribbean spiced gravy. On their Daily Menu, there’s thyme and garlic seasoned Bouillon-Lucian Soup featuring fresh veggies like spinach, carrots, and potatoes as well as dumplings made from cassava flour and scallions and marinated, grilled Jerk Chick’n offering a fiery taste of Jamaica. Their pastries are made fresh daily. Crusted with crushed nuts and coconut, Passion Cheesecake offers a creamy passionfruit tang of tropical flavors. Mango Cheesecake features filled and frosted, layered Red Velvet sponge cake. Spiced Pone is crafted with sweet potatoes, coconut, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger. They also have Chocolate Sponge Cake and Coconut Caramel Slice. Their fresh brewed teas are crafted with fair-trade, organic herbs.
JMT Vegan Eats & Sweets, 5660 Indian River Rd. #110, Virginia Beach, VA 23464
JMT Vegan East & Sweets serves a variety of savories and sweets. The Philly Steak sandwich is made with either vegan chicken, spicy jerk steak, or seasoned steak and served with peppers, onions, and JMT cheese sauce. Other savory menu options include the Po’Boy sandwich made with dusted shrimp or crabcake with several veggies and JMT seafood sauce on a brioche bun; and pizza with a variety of protein options and veggies. Sweet items on the menu include cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, cheesecake, and pies (banana pudding, Dutch apple, pumpkin, and sweet potato).
La Vie Vegan, 524 South Main St., Ste. 01, St. Charles, MO 63301
Parisian décor complements the bistro’s French fare. You might begin with Pretzel Bouchée – Pretzel Bites with Cheddar Cheese Fondue. There are also Savory and Fruit Salads and Soupe De France – French Onion Soup with caramelized onions in vegetable stock, and Crouton Au Gratin. Two of their Croissant choices are Caprese Croissant with Mozzarella, tomatoes, basil, capers, Balsamic glaze, and Basil Pesto as well as Veggie Croissant which offers avocado, cucumber, roasted bell peppers, pickled Red Onion, and Sundried Tomato to which you may add your choice of Mozzarella, Smoked Gouda, Pepper Jack, or Cheddar Cheese and Chipotle Aioli, Basil Pesto, Mayo, and/or Cholula Hot Sauce. Some Savory Crêpes are BBQ Crêpe with Erbe Farms Mushroom Brisket, Barbecue Sauce and your choice of Mozzarella, Smoked Gouda, Pepper Jack, or Cheddar or Taco Crêpe with Chorizo, Sour Cream, Taco Sauce and Guacamole Salsa with similar cheese options. If it’s sweet Crêpes you crave, there’s Hazelnut Crêpe with Hazelnut Spread only or with strawberries, bananas, whipped cream, powdered sugar and chocolate drizzle. But wait, there’s S’more Crêpe with marshmallows, chocolate chips, graham cracker crumbs, whipped cream and powdered sugar. Did you think that was the end of your sweet choices? Not a chance! Enter Pâtisserie. Some Macaron flavors are Birthday, Hazelnut Pistachio, Pineapple, Passion Fruit, Almond Latte, and Red Velvet to name a few. Besides Plain, Chocolate or Almond Croissants, there’s Cheesecake, Maple Pecan Danish, and Lemon Drop Cake Donut. Raw Cakes include Coconut and Chocolate, Mango and Lime, Tiramisu, Passion Fruit and Raspberry, and so many more Pâtisserie choices. There’s also a wide selection of Teas and Specialty Coffee Drinks. All items are listed as vegan and there are many GF options.
Mission Burger Co., 3600 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78704
Props to Mission Burger Co. for their transparency; peruse their ingredients and helpful substitution suggestions at https://missionburgerco.com/ingredients/. Mission Burger Co. says Good Morning with choices like Pancakes, Breakfast Tacos, and various Breakfast Bagel and Sandwiches such as the Big Bad Breakfast Sando with JUST Egg scramble, House breakfast sausage, Thrilling Bacon, American cheese, hash browns, and chipotle aioli. As the restaurant’s name would imply, burger choices abound. Here are a few. For Mushroom Lovers, there’s the Bacon Mushroom Melt with American cheese. Smoked Brisket Burger boasts an Impossible patty with smoky provolone, house smoked brisket (made from mushrooms), BBQ sauce, and crisp fried onions. Fiesta Burger features Impossible patties topped with house made queso, Pico de Gallo, guacamole, and jalapeños. Two of the several Sandwich selections are The NYC style Reuben, made with in-house, corned and cured, BeHive seitan, melted Swiss, sauerkraut, and Mission sauce (version of a Thousand Island/Russian Sauce) on local marble rye, or a BeHive Seitan, Turkey Sandwich with smoked gouda, salad fixings, dressed with EVOO, red wine vinegar, and Italian herbs on toasted ciabatta. Made from mushroom root and more, Pesto Chicken Sandwich serves up a seed oil free patty, house-made basil-parsley pesto, tomatoes, basil, Peaceful Rebel Mozzarella, feta, and parmesan on toasted ciabatta. They also serve Philly Cheesesteak and more. If you have eyes for Fries, Mission Burger Co. has you covered with Brisket Cheese Fries featuring house smoked brisket (made from mushrooms), cheese sauce, BBQ sauce, chipotle aioli, crispy fried onions, and pickles, Cheesesteak Fries, Garlic Fries, Nacho Fries and let’s not forget Onion Rings. How about a Waffle Cone of Vanilla soft serve or Chocolate Chip Cookies to finish off your meal?