{"id":16046,"date":"2020-09-03T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=16046"},"modified":"2020-08-18T10:53:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T14:53:05","slug":"vegan-restaurants-added-to-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-guide-to-veggie-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/09\/03\/vegan-restaurants-added-to-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-guide-to-veggie-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-44\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Restaurants Added to The Vegetarian Resource Group\u2019s Guide to Veggie Restaurants in the USA and Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Desmonds-Island-Soul-Grill-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Desmonds-Island-Soul-Grill-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Desmonds-Island-Soul-Grill.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption>Photo from Desmond&#8217;s Island Soul Grill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vegetarian Resource Group maintains an online Guide to\nVegan\/Vegetarian Restaurants in the USA\nand Canada.\nHere are some recent vegan restaurant additions. The entire guide can be found\nhere: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/restaurant\/index.php\">http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/restaurant\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To support the\nupdating of this online restaurant guide, please donate at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/donate\">www.vrg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some new\nadditions to VRG\u2019s guide (Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many are doing take-out\nand\/or delivery now):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Belenty\u2019s Love, 3516 Bluebonnet Cir., Fort Worth, TX 76109 and 2200 E. US Hwy. 377, Granbury, TX 76049<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belenty\u2019s Love\nserves a large assortment of vegan Mexican food including breakfast all day,\nsalads, tacos, and smoothies. For breakfast order the tofu and potatoes\nbreakfast burrito or the blueberry French toast made out of thick Texas toast.\nFor lunch or dinner, try the cauliflower wings served with celery and covered\nin delicious barbeque sauce. For your main dish, order the enchilada plate\ntopped with cheese and tasty sauce. This plate also comes with lentil soup,\nblack beans, and a small side salad. The enchiladas are mouthwatering and\nfilling. Another great option is the \u201cceviche\u201d: 2 tostados topped with\nmushrooms, tomatoes, red onion, avocado, and cheese. Be sure to order one of\ntheir delicious smoothies. For dessert, try the sopapilla with fruit, the\nMexican version of a donut or beignet. This delicious fried dessert will be the\nperfect end to your meal.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boca Loca, 906 Sewall Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boca Loca\nspecializes in vegan Latin fusion food. They serve features delicious and\norganic vegan twists. Order the Supremo: a soft tortilla stuffed with tofu,\nblack beans, cashew queso, guacamole, lettuce, tomato, onion, and crunchy\ntostada. You will savor this delicious burrito-type creation. Another great\noption is the La luna: an arepa sandwich stuffed with guacamole, beans, cabbage\nslaw, cashew chipotle aioli, plantains, and salsa. On the side order the\nplantains. For dessert, try the Peruvian donuts. A delicious version of a donut\nmade with sweet potato and calabaza squash, served with brown sugar syrup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BunkHouse Coffee Bar, 3181 NE West End Blvd., Jensen Beach, FL 34957<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BunkHouse Coffee Bar\nis more than a caf\u00e9, it\u2019s an entirely plant-based shop serving coffee,\nsmoothies, acai bowls, and various gluten-free baked goods. Handcrafted coffees\nare made with an array of plant-based milk options, and special flavors that\nrotate with the seasons. Outdoor seating allows you to enjoy the weather, while\nindoor seating offers private chairs and workstations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Desmond&#8217;s Island Soul Grill, 977 Reon Dr., Ste. 102, Virginia Beach, VA 23464<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for some\nfresh, vegan Caribbean style food? Check out Desmond\u2019s Island Soul Grill is\noffering everything from small bites, to entr\u00e9es, to sides. Try the Lentil\nBurger, Rasta Pasta, the Eggplant or Pumpkin Curry, or the Fried Krabcakes. The\nprices are reasonable and the portions are huge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gigi\u2019s Vegan + Wellness Caf\u00e9, 1103 Westport Rd., Kansas City, MO 64111<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gigi\u2019s aims to\nprovide all the pillars of sustainability by being conscientious of the\nenvironment, community, and animals! From cold press juices, organic smoothies,\nto lunch bowls Gigi\u2019s aims to provide zero-waste biodegradable packaging and\nprovides incentives to customers who return glass packaging! They also provide\nmeal-prep services where they make three balanced meals ready to be served\nafter warmed! For beverage options, try out morning glory cold press or the\ngreen goddess smoothie! Some other meal options include the rainbow salad,\ncosmic pizza, or the holy macro bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>La Bartola, 588 College St., Toronto, ON M6G 1B3 Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Bartola&#8217;s menu is\ndelicious and diverse. To start, order the herbed guacamole served with poblano\npepper tostadas. This guacamole is creamy and tasty. For your entr\u00e9e, enjoy the\njackfruit and mushrooms al pastor served with fresh pineapple, cilantro, onion,\nand salsa roja. Another great option is the broccoli tamale with tomato sauce\nand pitiona. Both the taco and tamale are delicious combinations of spices and\nflavors. For dessert, try the decadent chocolate cake with pink peppercorn and\ncinnamon and a caf\u00e9 con leche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vegan AF, 291 Central Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07307<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizable by\nsignature paintings both within and outside the restaurant walls, Vegan AF\nwelcomes residents of The Heights in Jersey City, NJ. With a variety of vegan\ndishes available, Vegan AF\u2019s menu also features a \u201cMexican Corner\u201d with\nquesadillas, burritos, tacos, and more. They also serve personalized salads,\nburgers, hot dogs, and breakfast foods like pancakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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: http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/restaurant\/index.php To support the updating of this online restaurant guide, please donate at: www.vrg.org\/donate Here are some new additions to VRG\u2019s guide (Note: Due to [&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-16046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16046","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=16046"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16048,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16046\/revisions\/16048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}