{"id":11943,"date":"2018-03-02T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=11943"},"modified":"2018-02-20T11:54:50","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T16:54:50","slug":"vegan-restaurants-have-been-added-to-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-online-guide-to-veggie-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2018\/03\/02\/vegan-restaurants-have-been-added-to-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-online-guide-to-veggie-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Restaurants Have Been Added to The Vegetarian Resource Group\u2019s Online Guide to Veggie Restaurants in the USA and Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26168062_1801796146787056_2259638571385874457_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26168062_1801796146787056_2259638571385874457_n.jpg\" alt=\"26168062_1801796146787056_2259638571385874457_n\" width=\"320\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26168062_1801796146787056_2259638571385874457_n.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26168062_1801796146787056_2259638571385874457_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/26168062_1801796146787056_2259638571385874457_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Vegetarian Resource Group maintains an online Guide to Vegan\/Vegetarian Restaurants in the USA and Canada. Below are some recent additions. The entire guide can be found here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/restaurant\/index.php\">VRG Online Veggie Restaurant Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To support the updating of this online restaurant guide, please donate at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/donate\">Donate to The Vegetarian Resource Group<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some new additions to VRG\u2019s guide:<\/p>\n<p>Anthem Vegan<br \/>\n2611 El Cajon Blvd.<br \/>\nSan Diego, CA 92104<br \/>\nAnthem Vegan has been a beloved farmers market vendor since 2013, now they have a restaurant in trendy North Park. Chef Troy Oftedal has created a menu similar to their farmers market audience with burgers, wraps, tacos, salads, homemade jackfruit-based dishes, and award-winning chili. All of their food is nut free, uses non-GMO soy, and is gluten-free. Anthem Vegan has plans to expand into more upscale dinner options while offering beer and wine. An additional expansion of an attached deli and market will sell their house made aiolis as well as their favorite plant-based meats and cheeses. Despite the feverous crowds, a large parking lot and take out mobile app should allow Anthem Vegan to expand without an issue.   <\/p>\n<p>Bubbles Champagne Bar<br \/>\n6990 East Shea Blvd.<br \/>\nScottsdale, AZ 85254<br \/>\nBubbles Champagne Bar is a hidden gem tucked away in the Agua Caliente shopping center. In stark contrast to its strip mall surroundings, the restaurant offers an elegant selection of champagnes, wines, ciders, and tapas. All the drinks and dishes are vegan, with snacks including cashew cheddar toast, tomato salad, pastries, and desserts. The bar offers a nostalgic twist to the classic bar menu, with candied apples and champagne topped with house-made cotton candy in unique flavors like green tea and hibiscus.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff&#8217;s Vegan<br \/>\n3580 Preston Rd. #107<br \/>\nFrisco, TX 75034<br \/>\nLocated in the corner of a strip mall, Jeff&#8217;s Vegan describes itself as a beacon of light for an alternative way of living to achieve World Vegan, World Peace. Part of Loving Hut vegan franchise, with a friendly bright open interior. The menu is a combination of both American and Asian fusion with favorite lunch dishes of spicy Kung pao, yellow curry, pad Thai, mixed vegetables with tofu, and the sesame and General Tso balls. Jeff&#8217;s is accommodating to spice requests for those who need more flavor. Wait times may be a bit long but should be a good sign everything is made fresh.<\/p>\n<p>Knead Bakery<br \/>\n294 Winooski Ave. #112C<br \/>\nBurlington, VT 05401<br \/>\nKnead Bakery, located in north Burlington, serves all-vegan breakfast and lunch staples like tofu scramble, French toast, salads, soups, and sandwiches, as well as seasonal desserts and coffee beverages. One customer favorite is the bread and cheese selection. All the cheeses are made in-house from cashews and paired with a rotating selection of freshly baked breads including focaccia, challah, and ciabatta.<\/p>\n<p>Little Jo Berry\u2019s<br \/>\n1303 Wellington St. West<br \/>\nOttawa, ON K1Y 3B1 Canada<br \/>\nLittle Jo Berry\u2019s is an all-vegan caf\u00e9 and bakery. The restaurant serves standard coffee drinks as well as an ever-rotating selection of savory items, desserts, and pastries. Past lunch items include broccoli and cheese pretzel buns, curried kale salad, poutine, and sausage-ricotta pizza. Besides the savory items, the restaurant also has desserts like donuts, cookies, cakes, macarons, scones, and milkshakes. Gluten-free savory items and desserts are always available.<\/p>\n<p>Ray&#8217;s Vegan Soul<br \/>\n169 Martin Luther King Jr. St.<br \/>\nSt. Petersburg, FL 33701<br \/>\nOwner Ray Milton, both a former pastry chef and boxing instructor, brings his experience and following from local markets to his restaurant in the &#8220;Fringe&#8221; district. He has committed himself to making nutrient-rich and delicious plant-based soul food countering the assumptions of what is traditionally meat-based. Ray\u2019s is vegan and gluten-free with a rotating menu updated weekly posted to their Facebook page. Thankfully, Ray plans to always serve the most popular dishes including his cashew based mac and cheese, raw tacos, and African almond soup. Ray\u2019s carries a lineup of local kombucha, seats around fifteen, and brings in live Jazz starting at noon on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>V\u00e9g\u00e9talien<br \/>\n504 Main St.<br \/>\nBeacon, NY 12508<br \/>\nV\u00e9g\u00e9talien, which means \u201cvegan\u201d in French, is located in eastern Beacon. Their menu has standard items like avocado toast with black bean mash, which is served on bread made by the local Beacon Bakery, a Portobello mushroom panini, and \u201cpulled pork\u201d jackfruit tacos with Korean-inspired slaw. They also have a variety of rotating specials, soups, and Buddha bowls. The menu offers smoothies and customizable juices that are squeezed in-house. Ingredients are seasonal and sourced locally whenever possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vegetarian Resource Group maintains an online Guide to Vegan\/Vegetarian Restaurants in the USA and Canada. Below are some recent additions. The entire guide can be found here: VRG Online Veggie Restaurant Guide To support the updating of this online restaurant guide, please donate at: Donate to The Vegetarian Resource Group Here are some new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11945,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11943\/revisions\/11945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}