{"id":22695,"date":"2024-03-18T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=22695"},"modified":"2024-03-22T09:48:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T13:48:45","slug":"vegan-restaurants-added-to-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-guide-to-veggie-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2024\/03\/18\/vegan-restaurants-added-to-the-vegetarian-resource-groups-guide-to-veggie-restaurants-in-the-usa-and-canada-174\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Restaurants Added to The Vegetarian Resource Group\u2019s Guide to Veggie Restaurants in the USA and Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22696\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Photo-from-Astera.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22696\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Photo-from-Astera-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Photo-from-Astera.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Photo-from-Astera-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Astera<\/p><\/div>\n<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: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/restaurant\/index.php\">http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/restaurant\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To support the updating of this online restaurant guide, please donate at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/donate\">www.vrg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some new additions to VRG\u2019s guide:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Astera, 1407 SE Belmont St., Portland, OR 97214<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chef-owned Astera offers a tasting menu which rotates, reflecting seasonal offerings. They post the most recent version on their website on Thursdays. Their vegan cuisine is creatively inspired, celebrating local food, with a theme of fermentation techniques. You might find a delight of blue petals sprinkled over a diverse array of colors, textures, and shapes on your plate\u2014a work of art in itself, crafted by local potters. Some examples from the most recent menu posted on their website include Cabbage with Star Anise, Onion, Malted Koji broth, Bread and Smoked \u201cHoney Butter,\u201d King Trumpet Mushroom with Spruce-Elderberry Demiglace &amp; Parsnip Puree, Chewy Beets with Soy yogurt and Wild blueberry and Sheepshead sorrel, to name a few.\u00a0 Their Temperance Beverages (which may contain small amounts of alcohol) are Housemade Fermented Drinks such as Pear &amp; Parsnip Komboucha , Blueberry, Rosehip &amp; Sumac Tibicos, Spruce Soda and more. Ready for Dessert? How about Celeriac Ice Cream, (yes, you read that correctly!) Sunchoke Caramel, Roast Apple Puree and Hazelnut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beet Box Truck, 1738 NW 16<sup>th<\/sup> St., Ste. B, Oklahoma City, OK 73106<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Beet Box is an all-vegan establishment serving fast-food style sandwiches and fries. Chickenless and filet-o-fish\u2019less sandwiches are served on brioche bun with a variety of toppings and sauces. Nugget-<\/p>\n<p>sized pieces of unBEETable chickenless bites are also available. Specials include cauliflower wings, fried artichokes, fried pickles, and tacos stuffed with heart of palm shrimp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mad Rabbit Caf\u00e9, 805 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mad Rabbit Caf\u00e9 takes your favorite comfort foods and transforms them into a delicious plant-based meal. From loaded fries with gooey vegan cheese and chipotle sauce, to the juicy \u201cMad Rabbit Burger,\u201d and healthy salads, there\u2019s vegan food options for everyone. Mad Rabbit Cafe\u2019s menu also includes sides to share with friends, including a vegan cheese board and deep fried sushi rice with homemade lemon herb sauce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primavega, <\/strong><strong>921 W. Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75208<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Primavega offers vegan brunch all day long. Some of their brunch options include Belgian waffles, twin biscuit sandwiches, or a JUST Egg omelet. They have a wide variety of sandwiches, one of which includes aged cheddar smashed between two Beyond patties, topped with caramelized onion and house mayonnaise on grilled house bread. Primavega also has a build your own vegan pasta choice, and there are also gluten-free options. Lastly, for anyone with a sweet tooth, they offer caramel cakes, banana pudding, and an old fashioned apple crisp for dessert.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Alkaline Electric Goddess, 49 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis, IN 46204<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Alkaline Electric Goddess is the first plant-based food option to break its way into the food court at Indianapolis\u2019 Circle Centre Mall. Offering a mix of Southern soul food and delicious, healthy smoothies, its menu options will nourish your body and soul. In true Southern fashion, the Southern Paradise Sandwich is served with a fork, so you can get every last bit of the Southern kale greens, vegan mac n\u2019 cheez, and BBQ jackfruit served on a toasted brioche bun. The Alkaline Bowl is made with kale greens, quinoa, and seasoned chickpeas, topped with guacamole, tomatoes, and a special sauce. The smoothies all include sea moss with flavors including strawberry-mango and blueberry-banana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vegan T\u2019ease, 14600 S. La Grange Rd., Orland Park, IL 60462<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vegan T\u2019ease has great vegan options including gyros, fajitas, stuffed burgers, and even homemade vegan tomato soup. You can order cauliflower wings in hot wing sauce, their prize-winning vegan baileys faye bbq sauce, Miami tropical sauce, lemon pepper sauce, or just plain. They also serve gluten-free options as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vegan House Shack, 3906 Augusta Rd., Greenville, SC 29605<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serves vegan dishes like the \u201cCauliflower Tacos,\u201d which has a Corn tortilla, battered and fried cauliflower, guacamole, sweet purple cabbage, and is topped with a jalapeno pepper and drizzled with their special house and ranch sauce. They also sell \u201cChick-Un Strips,\u201d which are 3 house-made, seasoned, battered, and fried vegan chicken strips with real potato seasoned fries.<\/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: Astera, 1407 SE [&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-22695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22695","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=22695"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22807,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22695\/revisions\/22807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}