{"id":16224,"date":"2020-10-09T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=16224"},"modified":"2020-09-24T11:10:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T15:10:49","slug":"vegan-restaurants-added-to-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-guide-to-veggie-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/09\/vegan-restaurants-added-to-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-guide-to-veggie-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-49\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Restaurants Added to The Vegetarian Resource Group\u2019s Guide to Veggie Restaurants in the USA and Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo from Pepitas Vegan Cocina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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: http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/restaurant\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To support the\nupdating of this online restaurant guide, please donate at: www.vrg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Babes, 2417 J St., Sacramento, CA\n95816<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing you\nwill notice walking through the doors of Babes is a painting of a pink bulldog\neyeing a sprinkled donut, adding to the fun atmosphere. All ice cream flavors\nstart with a coconut base and the donuts are made out of a special mix of\ngluten-free flours Babes developed itself. Eight to ten ice cream flavors\nrotate daily and nine flavors of donuts change monthly. There are various kinds\nof ice cream to choose from, so if you want something chocolatey, fruity, or a\nflavor in between, Babes will have it. Some flavors include cookie dough, mint\nchip, chocolate peanut butter, pistachio, creamsicle, and raspberry lemon\nsorbet. As for the donuts, there are classic flavors like chocolate sprinkle\nand apple fritter, but also more unique ones such as maple pecan, blueberry\nlemon, and carrot donut hole. If you can\u2019t decide between two of life’s\ngreatest desserts: ice cream and donuts, go to Babes, they are offering the\nbest of both worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blush Bakeshop, 408 Atwells Ave.,\nProvidence, RI 02909<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blush Bakeshop\nserves donuts, cakes, pizzas, and other great bakes to local customers. Their\nmenu is fully vegan and all their bakes are made from scratch! New menu items\ncan be seen on their Facebook account, and orders can be made online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lion Dance Caf\u00e9, 380 17th St.,\nOakland, CA 94612<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in downtown Oakland,\nLion Dance Caf\u00e9 is named after a traditional dance performed in the Chinese\nculture because it is believed to bring good luck. Well, if you try this\nrestaurant, it will be your lucky day. Most ingredients are made in house such\nas the seitan (wheat meat), douhua (silken tofu), shaobing (sesame bread), and\nsambal (chili paste). Try the shaobing sandwich #35 which is grilled seitan\nwith a tomato and ginger relish on a sesame flatbread or the hodo tofu nuggets,\nwhich are brined, breaded and fried tofu bites. Keeping to the motto of the\nrestaurant, \u201cAuthentic, not traditional,\u201d the menu and atmosphere at Lion Dance\nCaf\u00e9 pays homage to the owner\u2019s culture while also embracing modern influences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madame Zuzu\u2019s, 1876 First St.,\nHighland Park, IL 60035<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madame Zuzu\u2019s serves\na wide variety of vegan options, from kale power salads to miso tofu bowls.\nThey even provide a kids menu with vegan mac and cheese and almond butter jelly\nsandwiches, plus desserts! Most importantly, Madame Zuzu\u2019s is known for its\nmenu of teas and other beverages. They make their own, homemade loose leaf\nteas. One of their most bought teas is the Madame Zuzu\u2019s Tropical Fruit Medley\n(herbal) tea, which is a blend of Spanish cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple,\nhibiscus, Seville orange. They uniquely whip up mushroom coffees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pepitas Vegan Cocina, 820 S\nInterstate 35 E. #101, Denton, TX 76205<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pepitas Vegan Cocina\noffers authentic vegan versions of traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes.\nAlong with traditional dishes such as tacos, tamales, and quesadillas, they\nalso offer a wide range of Mexican vegan snacks. These include sopapilla,\nchurro, elote, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pop’s Eat Rite, 123 St. Marks Pl.,\nNew York, NY 10009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A colorful walk-up\nwindow nestled in Manhattan\u2019s East Village; this vegan burger stop is not only\ndelicious but also convenient. Pick up their famous rendition of the Impossible\nburger, add a cup of kale and some fries \u2013 and head a half a block down to\nTompkins Square Park for a picnic outside. Don\u2019t forget a vegan donut or an ice\ncream on the way out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Earthy Kitchen,<\/strong> 9318 East Colonial Dr., A-9, Orlando, FL 32817<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Earthy Kitchen\nis a completely vegan, selling unique Puerto-Rican cuisine, Florida. Earthy\nKitchen is reliant on local produce and only selling vegetables that are in season.\nMost of their items on their menu will be labeled \u201cpork\u201d or \u201cbeef;\u201d however,\neverything is completely plant-based. They substitute the pork for jackfruit\nand the beef with their own beefless steaks. Everything that is made is a\ntraditional Puerto-Rican dish, but thrown with a vegan twist, making it a\ncompletely sustainable meal. They cook anything from empanadas to mofongo,\nwhich is saut\u00e9ed vegetables in a garlic sauce. They even have dessert!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tidy Ben\u2019s, 13469 Wetmore Rd., San\nAntonio, TX 78247<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since sloppy joes\nare what this restaurant is known for, the menu has a bunch of creative\nflavors. Keep it simple and classic with the Sloppy Sloppy or get more\nadventurous with the Sloppy Pizza and Sloppy Fiesta. The sandwiches are made\nwith plant-based \u201cmeat\u201d and are piled high on soft Hawaiian slider buns, unless\nyou want to order the Sloppy Tots (sloppy joe filling layered on tater-tots).\nTidy Ben\u2019s makes sure to source sustainability, so the ingredients are always\nfresh and locally sourced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/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-16224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16224","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=16224"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16226,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16224\/revisions\/16226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}