Since we changed the way that we eat, we have struggled when it comes to eating out. Meat is not very appealing anymore, especially when we go out to eat. So, we have been trying to figure out some places that we can feel good about. We do mostly eat at home now, but sometimes it's nice to have someone else do the cooking and clean up the mess. For Valentine's Day, we reluctantly decided to eat at Pei Wei. It ended up being an excellent decision. We figured out that we could order anything with tofu to replace the meat. Very tasty. We liked it so much, we ate there again the next weekend. As a side note, we order the blazing noodles or something like that and it was hotter than hellfire. Wow. I love spicy stuff, but this was too much. So, unless you like your mouth to be on fire and tears dripping into your food, don't order this. We also like Paradise Bakery. They have a pretty good vegetarian sandwich and killer soup. We also like Citris Grill (the Draper one just closed though, dang) and then there are the standard mexican places (Bajio, Cafe Rio, etc.) that you can order stuff without meat. Bajio does have a pretty good vegetarian burro. Those places are pretty good, but we still felt like there had to be more places that we just didn't know about. Last week, I found this book at the library:
So, for those of you who live in the Salt Lake area, here are some suggestions of restaurants that serve good vegetarian/vegan food.
* Fair
**Good
***Excellent
****Outstanding
$ Inexpensive (under $10)
$$ Moderate ($10 to $20)
$$$ Expensive ($21 and above)
***/$$
1400 South Foothill Drive
801 582 8424
They also have "Meatless Mondays" when their whole menu is exclusively vegetarian and the entrees are $5.99 at lunch and $7.99 for dinner.
Barbacoa Mexican Grill
**/$
various locations
Blue Iguana
***/$
Mexican
155 South West Temple
801 533 8900
Blue Plate Diner
**/$
American
2041 South 2100 East
801 463 1151
They serve breakfast all day. I remember reading somewhere else that they have good vegetarian burgers.
Bombay House
***/$$
Indian
1615 South Foothill Drive
801 581 0222
Cafe Med
**/$$
Middle Eastern/Mediterranean
420 East 3300 South
801 493 0100
Cafe Shambala
***/$
Tibetan
382 East Fourth Avenue
801 364 8558
They have an all you can eat lunch buffet for $5.95.
Cafe Trang
**/$$
Vietnamese/Chinese
818 South Main
801 539 1638
Caffe Molise
***/$$
Italian
55 West 100 South
801 364 8833
The Cedars of Lebanon
**/$$
Middle Eastern/Moroccan
152 East 200 South
801 364 4096
Coffee Under the Bridge
**/$
American/Multiethnic
511 West 200 South
801 359 2278
(sandwiches, vegan mac & cheese, hummus, vegan desserts)
Ever Green House Cafe
**/$
Chinese
755 South State Street
801 328 8889
Vegan Menu
Frank Granato's Importing Company
***/$
Italian
1391 South 300 West
801 486 5688
4044 South 2700 East
801 277 7700
It's also an Italian grocery.
Ginza
***/$$
Japanese
209 West 200 South
801 322 2224
Hong Kong Tea House and Restaurant
**/$$
Chinese
565 West 200 South
801 531 7010
Lemon Grass
*/$$
Thai
327 West 200 South
801 596 1778
Long Life Vegi House
*/$
Szechuan and Hunan Chinese
1353 East 3300 South
801 467 1111
Mazza
***/$$
Mediterranean/Lebanese
1515 South 1500 East
801 484 9259
Noodles & Company
***/$
American/Multiethnic
various locations
Oasis Cafe
***/$$
American/Multiethnic
151 South 500 East
801 322 0404
One World Cafe
***/$
41 South 300 East
801 867 1516
Very interesting concept. No set prices. You pay what you can/feel you should. Read more about them at their website.
The Pie Pizzeria
**/$
Various Locations
I ate here recently and loved the vegetarian pizza.
Pinon Market Cafe
***/$
Gourmet Multiethnic
2095 East 1300 South
801 582 4539
Gourmet Sandwiches
Red Iguana
***/$$
Mexican
736 West North Temple
801 322 1489
Rico's Mexican Market
**/$
Mexican
779 South 500 East
801 533 9923
Royal India
***/$$
10263 South 1300 East
801 572 6123
Sage's Cafe
****/$$
American/Multiethnic
473 East Broadway
801 322 3790
Named the best vegetarian restaurant for the last 3 years in City Weekly.
ShangHai
**/$
Vietnamese/Chinese
145 East 1300 South
801 322 1841
Spice
*/$
American/Multiethnic
123 South West Temple
801 322 4796
Stoneground
**/$$
Italian
249 East 400 South
801 364 1368
This really is not a family friendly restaurant (from what I've heard).
Thai Siam
**/$$
1435 South State Street
801 474 3322
This book was published in 2005, so the information my not be up to date. Also, if you see anything that needs to be corrected, please fix it. If you have eaten there or do eat at any place and it's no good, delete it.
As I was verifying websites, I came across a website http://www.vegguide.org/. You can search the area that you live in to find vegetarian restaurants. For Salt Lake City: http://www.vegguide.org/region/101.
There were many sites that reviewed the above restaurants when I put the name of the place in google.
Also, there were other Veg Out Guides for various cities available.
Also, another restaurant of note that is not necessarily vegetarian. Chipotle has a very interesting story and philosophy. Here is an excerpt from their website:
"The hallmarks of Food With Integrity include things like unprocessed, seasonal, family-farmed, sustainable, nutritious, naturally raised, added hormone free, organic, and artisanal. And, since embracing this philosophy, it's had tremendous impact on how we run our restaurants and our business. It's led us to serve more naturally raised meat than any other restaurant in the country, to push for more sustainable practices in produce farming, and to work with dairy suppliers to eliminate the use of added hormones from their operations. "
Not all of their restaurants have this food, but they are actively pursuing food of this nature and using it wherever available. Impressive. Read more here.
So, here are a few places that I have found that are good to eat and a huge list of suggestions. So, if you try them, leave a review.
If you have somewhere else to suggest, add it.
Happy Eating!
4 comments:
Some of my all time favorites are Mi La Cai noodles (they just won a slow food award), and Lugano's. Cafe Trio is good but the menu doesn't change often. Bombay house is a favorite. Didn't care for Citrus Grill or Paradise Bakery.
Lugano's is pricey but delicious!
Challey, it was nice to meet you at the library. I might shoot you some of my recipes soon. Karen
What a good idea for a post! Thanks Challey!
Great info. I didn't appreciate the range of eats that SLC enjoys.
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