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:
Cinnaholic 3349 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14618 and 4921 Freret St., New Orleans, LA 70115
Cinnaholic offers over 30 flavors of gourmet cinnamon rolls — and they are all vegan! Some include Almond, Blackberry, Butterscotch, Caramel, Cream Soda, Key Lime, Root Beer, & Pomegranate. Toppings range from Cookie Dough Chunks to Shredded Coconut and everything in between. They offer other sweet treats including cookies.
Flame On Vegan, 1244 Main St., Springfield, MA 01103
Flame on Vegan is a plant-based restaurant serving a variety of grilled foods. Oyster mushroom-based chicken meals include a Crispy Veken (Chicken) sandwich and a BBQ Pulled Poork Sandwich both served with coleslaw on a bun, Flame Tenders and fries, and a Chicken Po’ Boy Grinder. Other menu items include Flamin Hot Dogs and Flame on Beefless Burgers with fries and Birria Tacos served with sautéed oyster mushrooms, peppers, onions, and cheese.
Lady and the Shallot, 100 Campus Town Cir., Ste. #103, Ewing, NJ 08618
The motto at Lady and the Shallot is “Whole Foods Bold Flavors Kind Eating.” Brekkie lovers, their All-Day Breakfast menu celebrates with “award winning” roasted garlic, tofu Ricotta Toast, Avocado Toast, or roasted Sweet Beet hummus Toast featuring extra-virgin orange oil and greens. There’s also a Tofu scramble or Just Egg patty based Breakfast Sandwich on a Baguette or Wrap with caper aioli and more. Sweet Chipotle Maple Chicken Stack features Daring Chicken, Van’s waffles, greens, and potatoes. Two more “Award Winners” are Souped up Chili with crushed nachos, smashed avocado, and garlic aioli and Three Bean Chili with lemon caper aioli and onion. Their Small Plates host Sweet Pea Pate Crostini with garlic confit and greens, or Spicy Kimchi and Cucumber Salad with carrot, pickled ginger, toasted sesame, and “creamy” chili crisp. One of their Air-Frites items is Truffle Frites with truffle butter, greens, and garlic aioli. Whether you prefer your Cauliflower as a Taco or a Stuffed Sweet Potato, it comes turmeric-roasted with smashed avocado, pickled cabbage, cilantro, lime, “creamy” chimichurri, and chili crisp. Ready to Bowl? Choose your base of greens, black rice, or red quinoa. The next layer might be in-house marinated Jerk Tofu with cabbage, pineapple salsa, cilantro, lime, and “creamy” chimichurri. Or, if you’re feeling colorful, you might eat a Rainbow of smashed avocado, sweet roasted corn, cabbage, tomato, roasted chickpeas, and lemon aioli. You might Wrap up with Curried Smashed Bean with pickled cabbage, greens, and lemon caper aioli. There’s also Chocolate Pizza showcasing avocado chocolate mousse, fresh fruit, and powdered sugar.
Saigon Vegan Bistro, 1905 El Cajon Blvd. Ste. B, San Diego, CA 92104
SaigonVegan Bistro hopes to offer “… a unique culinary journey celebrating both sustainability and taste” where diners “…experience a blend of Saigon’s rich culinary traditions and modern, cruelty-free ingredients.” Appetizers include a Papaya Salad of cabbage, bell peppers, onions, tofu, peanuts, mint, and sweet and sour vinaigrette, as well as the popular Tofu-based rice paper Summer Rolls or “Shrimp” Spring Rolls–both with rice noodles, mint, basil, and homemade peanut sauce. A couple of their Banh Mi Vietnamese Sandwiches are the popular Saigon Garlic (Butter) Chicken Banh Mi Combo on a baguette with cucumbers, cilantro, and jalapeños or Saigon Bacon Banh Mi Combo with tofu slices on a baguette with pate, cucumber, jalapeño, cilantro, and house made sriracha aioli. All Banh Mi come with Hue Soup or Sweet Potato fries. A couple of their many Rice Bowls are Saigon Rice Bowl featuring marinated lemongrass beef slices, pickles, and sweet savory sauce or “crispy” Pepper Shrimp Bowl. Both come with broccoli, carrots, and white rice. Some Noodle Dishes are BBQ Beef Noodles bowl of Vermicelli, marinated lemongrass beef slices, pickled cabbage, mint, peanuts, chopped crispy rolls, and house made sweet savory sauce, or Pho flavored, Saigon Wok (rice) Noodles with tofu, vegan chicken or beef, basil, jalapeños, bean sprouts, and limes. Drinks include Pea Flower lemonade, Iced Passion fruit Tea, Cane Cola, Vietnamese or Vietnamese Jelly Coffee, and more.
Thanh Tinh Chay, 4591 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92115
According to their website, they serve over 200 dishes! Indeed, you’ll have to see their menu to learn just how vast and varied their offerings are! Their website also states that the food is made with “no preservatives,” with “NON-GMO ingredients” and “…without MSG…” Breakfast, served all day, might begin with French Toast Waffle or Mini Pancake accompanied by your choice of protein in pate such as vegan salmon, squid, shrimp, pork belly, and more for savory; or try a Fruity version. All come with Vietnamese vegan sausage and bacon. They offer various styles and combos of Dim Sum, Crispy Rolls, Spring Rolls, Mooshu Wrap, Dumplings of all sorts, peanut coconut Satays, Soups, Stews, Salads, and Chestnut, Bamboo, Kimchi, Fermented Bean Burritos with all manner of filling choices, Stir-Fry, Sushi Rolls, Burgers–Chinese and otherwise, Banh Mi Sandwiches, Noodles, Fried or Steamed Rice Dishes like Caramelized Fish Sauce, Orange Sauce with Cashew, filled Steamed Buns and Curry dishes to note a fraction. There are a myriad of vegan meat/sea food substitutes– some of the more unusual being vegan squid and abalone. Other ingredients often appearing in dishes are Wood Ear Mushrooms, Lotus, Bamboo and Jackfruit. Desserts may include Coconut or Caramel Flan, Cheesecake, Crème Brulee, Pandan, and Chocolate Pudding or Ice cream.
Vegan Junkie Burgers, Ft. Lauderdale FL; location varies
Vegan Junkie Burgers states that their “…food is made in house from scratch…with…locally-sourced ingredients that are 100% soy-free. No Lab Meats!” Though the menu changes seasonally, here are some possibilities from this food truck. Beginning with Burgers, to name a few, there’s P.B.Q. Plant Based Queen showcasing house Jerk patty, grilled onions, melted “provolone cheese,” plantain sticks, guava sauce, True Made Foods Barbecue sauce, garlic, and cilantro, Cuban Frita with house Choreezo patty, grilled onion, crushed plantain chips, pink sauce, and aioli and Bakon Cheeze featuring a house patty, melted “cheddar” cheeze, coconut bakon, and Chipotle Ranch. Ready for a melt down? They have Patti Melt, Toona Melt and Pepper Stk Cheeze. With a butternut based sauce and “locally sourced” pasta, Mac and Cheeze fans, can have it as a Side, or Plate, a Chili version or STK “Steak” Topped. A Salad option is Toona Caesar Salad of Sunflower Toona, kale, cucumber, roasted chickpeas, Seed Parm, and Caesar dressing. They offer lots of Sides and Add Ons including Tostone and Fire Roasted Smoky Lentil Chili Cheeze Fries. To sweeten the deal, Dessert is Signature VJ Date Caramel 3 Leches Cake.