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rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism
USA1
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The 14 parts of this guide contain a world list of vegetarian
restaurants, vegetarian-friendly restaurants, natural food stores,
vegetarian organizations, etc. Each part is posted on an independent
schedule.
The guide is available on WWW in easy-to-use hypertext format on the
Vegetarian Pages at http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Vegetarian/
** Please send us any new listings or corrections. **
The prefered way for you to send us updates is to use the forms on the
above mentioned WWW site. E-mail updates gladly accepted also, but
please format them in the same format as is used in this guide and
keep comments and reviews short, simple, and straight to the point.
The latest posted copy of the World Guide to Vegetarianism is also
available via e-mail. For an index and instructions, send an e-mail to
mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following line in the message body:
send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/index
The guide is also available via anonymous ftp from rtfm.mit.edu in the
directory /pub/usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide.
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USA part 1
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This section has listings for the following:
Restaurant Chains Vegetarian Magazines
National Veg. Organizations Mail-Order Companies
Other Organizations Other Vegetarian Services
Alabama Arizona Colorado Delaware
Alaska Arkansas Connecticut
The USA part 1 coordinators are:
| Southwestern states: Corrina Perrone <corrina@cs.colorado.edu>
| Everything else: Mark Wisdom <mwisdom@free.org>
Many thanks to Andrea Shettle-Sutton for providing lots of help with
the USA listings.
Entries marked with *VRG are ones which were discovered in the
_Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural Foods Restaurants in the U.S.
and Canada_ from the Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463,
Baltimore, MD 21203. Tel. (410) 366-VEGE. Foreword by Lindsay Wagner,
info compiled by Sally Clinton and Debra Wasserman, published by Avery
Publishing Group Inc. in Garden City Park, NY, copyright 1993.
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Restaurant Chains
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Many thanks to the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) and the
Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) for much of the following information.
Restaurant chains marked with *VRG are ones for which almost all
information was obtained from Michael Keevican's article 'What's In
Fast Food?' from the VRG's Vegetarian Journal.
These restaurant chains are by no means vegetarian, they are just
listed here to make you aware of what is, or what may soon be,
available to you in fast food restaurants, and also what is to be
avoided.
Arby's
- Vegan items: Baked Potato, Potato Cakes, Apple Turnover, Blueberry
Turnover, Cherry Turnover, Chocolate Syrup, Jamocha Syrup, Side
Salad, Lite Italian dressing, Sub Dressing, Arby's Sauce.
- They are presently testing vegetable pita pockets which contain
broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, and celery.
- Their french fries, which would otherwise be vegan, may be deep
fried in the same oil as non-vegetarian items. Their buns contain
eggs or milk derivatives. The milkshakes contain animal gelatin.
The cheese contains animal rennet.
Au Bon Pain *VRG
- Nutritional information is available at each location.
- Vegan items: plain, cinnamon, onion, and sesame bagels, large garden
and the small garden salads
| - Vegetarian items: vegetarian soups, muffins, and danishes.
- None of the breads are vegan.
Baskin Robbins
| - The ices are vegan and they're excellent.
- According to the VRG, the Sorbets are vegan, but counter labels
indicate otherwise.
Bob's Big Boy *VRG
- Decent selection for vegetarians, but limited for vegans.
- Vegetarian items: Garden Lasagna, french fries, onion rings, baked
potatoes, and coleslaw.
Burger King
- The Veggie Burger is now being marketed only in one store in Berkley
California, and in one town in New York state. Call Burger King's
"customer comment hotline" at 1-800-YES-1-800 and ask to have it
made available in your area.
- At this moment all Burger Kings sell a vegetarian Whopper, which is
just a regular Whopper with the meat pattie removed. Beware, the bun
may contain lard, so ask at the restaurant you are at before
ordering. Vegans hold the cheese and mayo. This whopper is not on
the menu, but they have a button for it on their cash registers.
- Vegan items: Mushroom topping, Barbecue Dipping sauce, French Fries,
Tater Tenders, Side Salad, Newman's Own Olive Oil and Vinegar
Dressing, Newman's Own Reduced Calorie Light Italian Dressing,
Newman's Own French Dressing.
- Onion rings contain whey. The cherry and apple pies contain casein.
The Snickers Ice Cream Bar contains gelatin. The oat bran bun
contains dairy products. Their bagels contain egg whites.
| California Pizza Kitchen
| - Fantastic cheeseless pizza: Roasted eggplant with sun-dried tomatos,
| garlic and fresh spinich on a whole wheat crust, served with a light
| honey-mustard dressing. Vegan pizzas. Only one size: individual.
| Pastas, salads. Smoke-free.
Carl's Jr *VRG
- French fries, onion rings, zucchini and other fried foods at are
cooked in vegetable oil.
- Their onion rings and zucchini contain dairy.
- Vegan items: breadsticks, hot dog bun, plain bun, flour tortilla,
English muffin, and kaiser bun.
Chi-Chi's *VRG
- Soybean oil is used to prepare the refried beans and other
deep-fried items.
- Vegan: Chips and Salsa, Vegetable Chajita.
- 'Vegetarian': Cheese Nachos, Guacamole, Chili Con Queso, Vegetable
and Spinach Quesadillas, Cheese and Onion Enchiladas, Mexican Fried
Ice Cream, and Mexican Salad.
- Most of their cheeses contain animal rennet, but their Pepperjack
cheese does not.
- Meat products are fried in the same oil as vegetarian products.
Churches Fried Chicken *VRG
- Vegetarian: coleslaw, french fries, okra, mashed potatoes without
gravy.
- They fry their vegetable products in the same oil as their chicken
nuggets.
Cracker Barrel *VRG
- Vegetarian: grits, coleslaw, french fries, onion rings, fried okra,
fried apples, corn on the cob, baked potatoes, baked sweet potatoes,
sourdough bread (vegan).
- The fried foods are not prepared in separate oil from the meat
products.
Dairy Queen/Brazier *VRG
- French fries are fried in vegetable oil, and they don't deep-fry
anything else.
- Garden Salad contains eggs, but the side salad is vegan.
Del Taco *VRG
- Bean burritos, quesadillas, and tostadas are vegan if requested with
| no cheese. Refried beans are all sauces are vegan. One of their main
| attractions, "The Works", is a vegetarian burrito (the rice contains
| no chicken stock).
Denny's *VRG
- Vegan: fresh fruits, garden salad (request no eggs).
- French fries and onion rings are cooked in the same oil as meat
products.
- 'Vegetarian': grilled cheese sandwich, veggie cheese melt sandwich.
- Many of their cheeses contain animal rennet.
Domino's Pizza
- Domino's has 4 pizza crust recipes which individual stores can
choose from. Only one of them is vegan. The rest contain whey, and
may contain egg, butter, buttermilk, cheese, and other dairy
derivatives.
- The pizza sauce is vegan.
Dunkin' Donuts
- All of their doughnuts contain egg whites and whey. Oddly enough,
the bavarian cream filling IS vegan.
El Pollo Loco *VRG
- Have a vegetarian bean burrito which is vegan if ordered without
cheese. The corn and flour tortillas are both vegan.
- Other vegetarian items: corn, potato salad, coleslaw, side salad,
churros.
Hardee's
- Vegan items: French fries, Side Salad.
Jack In The Box *VRG
- Have a pamphlet which lists the ingredients for all their products.
- The shortening on their griddle is vegetable oil based but contains
natural butter flavor. The shortening for the deep fryers contains
no animal products. As a rule they fry French fries and onion rings
separately from the meats, but this is not strictly enforced.
- Vegan items: hashbrowns, french fries, guacamole, side salad,
English muffins, hamburger bun, sesame
breadsticks, tortilla bowl, pita bread, gyro bread.
- Vegetarian items: seasoned curly fries (dairy), onion rings (whey
and egg), croissants (dairy), sourdough bread (dairy), cinnamon
churritos (dairy), reduced-calorie French dressing (yogurt).
- Not vegetarian: apple turnover, cheesecake, secret sauce.
- Unknown: low-calorie Italian dressing.
KFC
- Vegan items: Corn on the cob (order without butter), French fries.
- Some stores carry a garden salad which is vegan.
- The breads all contain egg products. Mashed potatoes contain butter
and milk. The garden rice, green beans, mean greens, red beans and
rice, and BBQ baked beans all contain meat or meat flavorings.
Little Caesars
- Vegan items: Pizza crust & sauce, Crazy Bread (order without
cheese), Crazy Sauce, Veggie Sandwich (order without cheese), Tossed
Salad, Greek Salad (order without cheese), Italian dressing, Greek
dressing, Lite Italian dressing.
- Presently most Little Caesars use microbial or vegetable rennet in
their cheese, but the Dallas, Greensboro, Atlanta, and Chicago area
Little Caesars use animal rennet.
Long John Silver's
- Vegan items: Con Cobbette (order without butter) Salad, Lite Italian
Dressing.
- The fries and hush puppies are prepared in the same oil as the
meats.
McDonald's
- They are testing two "non-meat" entrees, including pasta with a
meatless marinara sauce.
- McDonalds in Canada fries their french fries in 100% vegetable oil,
_BUT_ they pre-fry them in beef-tallow. The North American Vegan
Society has told us that the fries are vegan in the US, but perhaps
the pre-frying process was overlooked. Can someone check to see if
McDonalds in the US pre-fries their french fries in non-vegetable
oil.
- Vegan items: French fries, Barbeque Sauce, Sweet and Sour Sauce,
Side Salad, Lite Vinaigrette, Hash Browns, Grape Jam, Strawberry
Jam, Hotcake Syrup, Cheerios, Wheaties, Strawberry Topping,
Chocolate Flavored Syrup, Strawberry Flavored Syrup, Vanilla
Flavored Syrup, McDonaldland cookies.
- Their Red French Reduced Calorie Dressing contains anchovies.
- Their vegetarian pizza contains a derivative of hair and the sauce
contains cheese.
- All three Danishes available contain gelatin.
- Many McDonald's will prepare a Big Mac without meat if requested.
(The buns are vegan; however, the special sauce contains egg yolk.)
- McDonald's appears to be very interested in informing consumers as
to what is in their food and provides information on ingredients,
calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Upon request, any of this
information can be sent to you by calling 1-800-524-5900.
Pizza Hut
- ** Unconfirmed, but supposedly their sauces are now vegan.
- Vegan items: Thin N Crispy Crust, Hand Tossed Crust. The only vegan
option: Thin N Crispy or Hand-Tossed Crust with vegetables, no sauce
or cheese.
- Pan Crust and Breadsticks contain whey, Pizza sauce contains cheese
flavor and parmesan.
- Their cheese is made with synthetic rennet.
- If it is at all possible for them to modify items on their menu to
make them vegetarian, they will.
Ponderosa *VRG
- Salad bar contains vegetables and fruits.
- It seems possible to come up with a decent vegan meal at Ponderosa.
Popeye's *VRG
- Vegetarian items include: corn on the cob, coleslaw, onion rings,
apple pie.
Rax *VRG
- Their beans are pre-cooked with lard, their crackers and croutons
may contain animal shortening.
- Vegan: spaghetti noodles, three bean salad (occasionally available).
- Vegetarian: rainbow rotini (egg), pasta sauce (Parmesan cheese),
buns (milk).
Round Table Pizza *VRG
- Vegan: pizza dough, tomato sauce.
- Their cheese is made with microbial enzymes, and not animal rennet.
Sbarro *VRG
- Vegetarian: marinara sauce (cheese), baked ziti (egg pasta),
mostaccioli (egg pasta).
Shakey's *VRG
- Vegetarian items that are deep fried are sometimes cooked in the
same oil as meats.
Skipper's *VRG
- Vegan: crackers.
- Vegetarian: bread and breadsticks (dairy), baked potatoes, zucchini
slices, coleslaw (mayonnaise), onion rings (beer-based batter).
- They seem very open to suggestions for new items.
Subway
- All Subway franchises have available to them a no-fat vegan burger,
however they do not all sell them. If they don't, then please ask
the manager to start selling them. Many (all?) Subway stores in
south Florida now sell them.
- Vegan items: sub roll (white and whole wheat), salad.
- The cheese Subway uses is made with vegetable rennet.
- They will definitely try to accommodate vegetarians.
Taco Bell
- Vegan items: Bean Taco (order without cheese, lettuce and tomato
can be added as an option), Nachos (order without cheese), Pintos
'n Cheese with Red Sauce (order without cheese), Cinamon Twists.
- Also vegan?: Tostadas minus the cheese.
- The soft burrito tortillas are not vegan, they contain non-fat dry
milk. The hard corn tortillas however are vegan, as are their
refried beans.
- They have a "no meat" button on their cash registers which can be
applied to any menu item.
- Their '7 Layer Burrito' is not vegetarian, it contains: rice made
| with dehydrated chicken meat (** They have reportedly stopped using
| chicken meat recently), sour cream made with gelatin, and guacamole
| made with sour cream (and thus gelatin).
- Their cheese may or may not contain rennet.
- They don't use lard, tropical oils, MSG, sulfites, yellow dye #3 in
any products.
- Their phone number is 1-800-TACO-BELL. (Works in Canada too.)
Taco John's *VRG
- Vegan: guacamole
- Vegetarian: bean burritos, nachos, Potato Ole's, tortillas (dairy).
- No lard or tropical oils are used in any products or food
preparation, but the deep-fried items are fried in the same oil as
the meat products.
- Any item on the menu can be made vegetarian by substituting beans
for meat. If you are vegan, request no cheese or sour cream.
- Their cheese does not contain animal rennet.
Taco Time
- Has always had a company policy of using vegetarian refried beans,
but some franchisees go against company policy and use beans with
lard, so you still need to ask at each outlet (but don't ask the
policy breaking manager).
- Vegan items: tortillas.
TGI Friday's
- Vegan items: Vegetable Medley (steamed vegetables and a roll), with
no cheese, and a baked potato instead of rice (which contains
chicken base).
- Have a lacto-vegetarian Garden Burger.
- The rice and the cream of broccoli soup is made with chicken stock.
- They are very interested in expanding their vegetarian selections.
Wendy's
- Apparently Wendy's is test marketing a 'Veggie Burger'. It is
available at least at one location in Wisconsin, but it's not listed
on the menu, so you'll have to ask for it and see if they have it.
If anyone gets any more info on this, please let me know.
- Regular items:
| Vegan: baked potato, french fries.
Vegetarian: some baked potato toppings, vegetarian sandwich (bun
| with a choice of toppings, bun contains whey), deluxe garden
| salad, side salad.
- Garden Spot salad bar (at all Wendy's) items:
Vegan: fruit, vegetables, French dressing, Sweet Red French
| dressing, Golden Italian dressing, and Reduced Calorie Italian
| dressing, chow mein noodles.
Vegetarian: fat-free French dressing (honey), croutons (whey),
| Pasta Salad (cheese, egg whites), breadsticks, cheddar chips,
| coleslaw, cottage cheese, potato salad, pudding.
- SuperBar (some locations only) items:
Vegan: spaghetti sauce, rotini, pasta medley, rotini three bean
salad, three bean salad.
Vegetarian: alfredo sauce, macaroni and cheese.
- Mexican Fiesta bar (some locations only) items:
Vegan: refried beans, taco chips, taco sauce, taco shells.
| Vegetarian: flour tortillas (whey).
- All their cheeses are made with microbial enzymes.
National Vegetarian Organizations
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American Vegan Society (AVS)
P.O. Box H, Malaga, NJ 08328, (609) 694-2887
- Membership includes subscribtion to "Ahimsa". Has a very complete
list of vegetarian books/cookbooks. Order thru them! Annual
convention. Founded by Jay and Freya Dinshah in 1960. Oldest
American vegetarian organization.
North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS)
P.O. Box 72, Dolgeville, NY 13329, (518) 568-7970
- Membership $18/yr, includes subscription to "Vegetarian Voice".
Annual convention.
Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG)
P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203, (410) 366-8343
Internet contact: Brad Scott <brad@clark.net>
- Membership $20/yr, includes subscription to "The Vegetarian
Journal", a bimonthly magazine. This is a non-profit organization
dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and the
interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and
world hunger. They produce and sell books, cookbooks, and pamphlets.
Their phone number is also a vegetarian's questions hot-line.
EarthSave
706 Frederick Street, Santa Cruz, CA 96062, (408) 423-4069 &
(800) 451-0303 ext 61
- A non-profit environmental and health educational organization
committed to reducing both diet-related disease and diet-related
environmental degradation. EarthSave teaches that our current meat
and dairy-based diet has a major detrimental impact on our
environment, our health, animals and all other life. EarthSave
provides educational programs, materials, and support for people
wishing to make healthier food choices.
Vegetarian Education Network (VE*Net)
P.O. Box 3347, West Chester, PA 19381, (717) 529-8638
Internet contact: Brad Scott <brad@clark.net>
- A non-profit organization devoted to promoting the vegetarian
perspective in schools through education and school lunches;
supporting young vegetarians; and advocating compassionate,
ecologically sound living. Membership $15/yr, includes a
subscription to "HOE! (How on Earth!)", a quarterly publication for
teen vegetarians by teen vegetarians. Outside the U.S.,
subscriptions are US$20.
Vegetarian Awareness Network
1-800-USA-VEGE. (615) 558-VEGE in Nashville, TN.
- National vegetarian info hotline run by the Tennessee Vegetarian
Society. (Don't abuse the 800 number.)
Vegan Action
P.O. Box 2701, Madison, WI 53701
Vegetarian Life, Special Interest Group of MENSA
P.O. Box 3425, Shell Beach, CA 93448
Vegetarian Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 34427, Los Angeles, CA 90034, (619) 492-8803 / (714) 647-5590
Afro-American Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 46, Colonial Park Station, New York, NY 10039
Friends Vegetarian Society of North America
P.O. Box 6956, Louisville, KY 40206
- Quaker organization.
Jewish Vegetarians of North America
P.O.Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203
or 6938 Reliance Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632, (410) 754-5550
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
P.O. Box 6322, Washington, DC 20015, (202) 686-2210
Fax: (202) 686-2216
- Membership $20/yr, receive: Good Medecine. Headed by Dr. Neal
Barnard. Sell a kit designed to introduce vegetarian foods into
institutional menus.
Assoc. of Vegetarian Dietiticians & Nutrition Educators (VEGEDINE)
3674 Cronk Road, Montour Falls, NY 14865, (607) 535-6089
Vegetarianism Promoting Animal Rights / Environmentalist Groups
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
P.O. Box 42516, Washington, DC 20015, (301) 770-PETA
- Largest AR organization in the U.S.. Publishes "Cruelty-free
Shopping Guide".
Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM)
PO Box 30654, Bethesda, MD 20824, (301) 530-1737
- Organizers of The Great American Meatout & other annual events.
No Compromise, Ricardo Jomarron
173 Jackson Street, Madison, WI 53704, (608) 249-9845
- An organization started by Ricardo Jomarron who broke off from
Greenpeace when it made the calculated decision not to address
animal agriculture as an environmental issue.
| SNARE (Students Networking for Animal Rights Everywhere)
| 1002 N. Fountain, Springfield, OH 45504, (513) 322-6099
| e-mail: southern@wittenberg.edu
| - A network of students involved with animal rights issues working to
| build alliances with other students around the world. For more info,
| or to receive their publication "SNARE Bites Back", send an e-mail
| to southern@wittenberg.edu. To subscribe to the SNARE e-mail
| discussion list, send an e-mail to owner-soar-list@ucs.indiana.edu.
Vegetarian Magazines
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Vegetarian Times, 1-800-435-9610
Vegetarian Journal, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203, (410) 366-VEGE
Veggie Life, PO Box 57159, Boulder, CO 80322-7159
| E-mail: veggiemag@aol.com
Vegetarian Gourmet, PO Box 7641, Riverton, NJ 08077-7641 (08077-9141?)
Good Medicine, PCRM, P.O. Box 6322, Washington, DC 20015
(202) 686-2210
The Animal's Agenda, 3201 Elliott Street, Baltimore, MD 21224,
(410) 675-4566
| Vegetarian Newsletters
| ----------------------
| Billy Magic's Gourmet Vegan Cooking Newsletter
| - Contains original recipes, information on vegan cooking techniques
| not covered in other publications, information about vegan products,
| and Bill's own reflections on food and the fun of making it. The
| newsletter comes out once every six weeks and is about 15-20 pages
| per issue. It should include two 4-5 course dinners and 1 or 2
| simple but elegant weekday evening dinners per issue. 1994
| subscription rates are US: $20/yr, Canada: US$24/yr, and Europe
| US$29/yr. Don't miss your opportunity to subscribe to what
| promises to be a great vegan cooking newsletter. E-mail Bill Maddex
| at mad4@midway.uchicago.edu for more info.
Mail-Order Companies
--------------------
Vegetarian Resource Group
P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203, (410) 366-8343
Internet contact: Brad Scott <brad@clark.net>
- Vegetarian books, cookbooks, bumper stickers, postcars, pamphlets,
etc. Free catalog by e-mail. This service is run by a non-profit
organization dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and
the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and
world hunger. Accept Mastercard and VISA. Foreign orders welcome.
The Mail Order Catalog
P.O. Box 180, Summertown, TN 38483, (800) 695-2241, (615) 964-3571
E-mail: mailordercat@delphi.com
- Free catalog. Great collection of vegetarian cookbooks, TVP (flakes,
granules, & super chunks), instant gluten flour, nutritional yeast,
tempeh starters. Have a separate Canadian catalog.
The PAWS Store
8503 Greenwood Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103
Phone/FAX: (206) 782-1700
- Books, cookbooks, cruelty-free items, clothing, shoes, fake leather
jackets, vegetarian pet food, household and personal care products,
gift items, buttons, stickers, posters. Everything is vegan! Managed
by Bob Chorush, previously of The Animal Rights Store/Catalog. Free
catalog. Will ship to Canada.
Apple Valley Market
9067 U.S. 31, Berrien Springs, MI 49103, (800) BERRIEN
- Sells meat substitutes, nuts, seeds, soy cheese and other stuff.
Have Worthington, LaLoma, and Cedar Lake products. Cedar Lake
products tend to be fat-free.
| Cyberspace Natural Foods
| c/o Gary Miller, 50 Concord Street, Apt 6, Malden, MA 02148
| E-mail: gary.miller@launchpad.unc.edu
| - A mail order business delivering high quality natural foods
| products, cookware, books, and body care items to your doorstep at
| prices on average less than your local natural foods store. What's
| unique about this service is that we provide many unique and hard to
| find items that most health food stores don't offer. Send an e-mail
| with a list of the types of products that you are interested in and
| Gary will send you a price list.
| Hilyard & Hilquist, e-mail: hilyard@aol.com
| - Ship seasonal and dried natural food all over the US and Canada.
| The food is grown or processed in Stanislaus county, California.
| They have a monthly news letter.
| Harvest Direct
| P.O. Box 4514, Decateur, IL 62525, (800) 8-FLAVOR, (217) 422-3324
| - Burgers, TVP, sauces, herbs, mixes, excellent vegan Worchestershire
| sauce. Ask for their excellent catalog. Will ship to Canada.
Garden Spot Distributers
Route 1 Box 729A, New Hollare, PS 17557, (800) 829-5100
- Bulk foods, speciality items.
Foods of India, Sinha Trading Co. Inc.
120 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10026, (212) 683-4419
- Will not ship to Canada.
Walnut Acres, Penns Creek, PA 17862, (800) 433-3998
- Non-vegetarian, but sell organic foods. Expensive.
Evergreen Y.H. Enterprises, P.O. Box 17538, Anaheim, CA 92817
- A great source for exotic seeds. Have a catalog. Some of the seeds
offered are: Amaranth, Asparagys Bean, Bitter Gourd, Bunching Onion,
Burdock, Catabash, Carrot, Celetuce, Chinese Cabbage, Chinese
Celery, Chinese Kale, Chinese Leek, Coriander, Garland
Chrysanthemum, Green Bean, Hon-Tsai-Tai, Kohlrabi, Komatsuma, Large
Wax Gourd, Lettuce, Luffa, Mint, Mitsuba, Oriental Basil, Oriental
Cucumber, Oriental Eggplant, Oriental Mustard, Oriental Radish,
Perilla, Small Wax Gourd, Snow Peas, Spinach, Turnip, Yo Choy, etc.
EarthSave, (800) 451-0303 ext. 61
- Can someone please tell me what they sell.
Don't Be Cruel Inc, PO Box 46504, Chicago, IL 60646-0504
- Mail order.
Aesop Inc, PO Box 315, North Cambridge, MA 02140, (617) 628-8030
(617) 492-6165(?)
- Non-leather shoes, hiking boots, belts, bags, and accessories. Their
shoes are so wonderful that even non-vegetarians buy shoes from
them.
Heartland Products, Box 218, Dakota City, IA 50529, (515) 332-3087
Fax: (515) 332-2179
- Big selection of non-leather shoes. All-canvas and leather-like
hiking boots. Non-leather baseball and softball gloves.
Eco Design Company, 1365 Rufina Circle, Santa Fe, NM 87502
- Great selection of t-shirts. Organic clothing, organic jeans, shoes
made with recycled materials, earth friendly cleaning products,
natural art supplies, deodorant crystals, makeup, homeopathic
remedies, gardening supplies. Somewhat inexpensive.
Humane Street USA, 467 Saratoga Avenue, #300, San Jose, CA 95129,
(408) 243-2530
Vegan Street Company, PO Box 5525, Rockville, MD 20855, (301) 869-0086
Amberwood, Route 2 Box 300, Milner, GA 31762, (404) 358-2991
Humane Alternative Products, 8 Hutchins Street, Concord, NH 03301
Beauty Without Cruelty, 2 contacts:
175 W. 12th Street, New York, NY 10012
P.O. Box 19373, San Rafael, CA 94913, (415) 382-7784
- Cosmetics.
Compassionate Consumer, P.O. Box 27, Jericho, NY 11753, (718) 445-4134
Heart's Desire, 1307 Dwight Way, Dept C, Berkeley, CA 94702
Spare the Animals, P.O. Box 233, Tiverton, RI 02878, (401) 625-5963
Out Of The Blue, PO Box 619, Absecon, NJ 08201
- Cotton handbags to weekender packs.
Yuval, 651 S. Wells Street, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60607,
(312) 937-1163
- Purses, briefcases and portfolios.
Seventh Generation, (800) 456-1177
- "Products for a Healthy Planet."
Payless Shoes sells synthetic leather shoes, New Balance all synthetic
sneakers, and Rugged Outback leatherlike hiking sneakers.
Contact PETA for a free cruelty-free shopping guide.
| Vegetarian Travel Agencies
| --------------------------
| Environmental Travel, (800) 929-3005
- A travel agency for vegetarians/vegans, environmentalists, and
animal rights activists. This agency is operated by Jed and Susan
Civic, who are vegan.
| Donna Keigfinger, All Ways Travel
| 4701 Sangamore Rd, Bethesda, MD 20816, (301) 229-1600, (800) 783-8990
| e-mail: allwaystvl@aol.com
| - Vegetarian travel consultant. "Seems to know her stuff and keeps up
| to date."
| Vegetarian Cooking School
| -------------------------
Natural Gourmet Cookery School
48 West 21st Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10010, (212) 645-5170
- 20 week program. Director: Anne Marie Colbin. Established in 1977.
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Alabama
Birmingham
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Golden Temple Natural Grocery & Cafe, 1901 11th Avenue South, 933-6333
- Vegetarian cafe. Vegan options. Open Mon-Sat. *VRG
Hoover
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Custom Foods International, 3309 Lorna Road, 823-7002 *VRG
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Alaska
Vegetarian Organizations:
Vegetarians of Alaska
2604 Fairbanks Street, Anchorage, AK 99503, (907) 278-4737
Anchorage
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The Marx Brothers Cafe, 627 W. 3rd Avenue, 278-2133
- Some vegetarian options. Can provide special meals for vegetarians.
*VRG
Fairbanks
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There is a health food restaurant near the corner of College and
University which serves vegan food, and there are several other
restaurants near the University of Alaska campus which serve one or
two vegan entrees.
I tend to eat out of grocery stores rather than restaurants. Most of
the grocery stores in Fairbanks have a very good selection of
vegetarian food, and restaurants are very high priced during the
summer.
Cafe de Paris, 801 Pioneer Road, 456-1669
- Vegetarian friendly. Lunch only. *VRG
Gambardella's Pasta Bella, 706 2nd Avenue, 456-3417
- Vegetarian friendly. Veggie options marked as such on menu. *VRG
Whole Earth Grocery and Deli, 1159 Deborah, Fairbanks, AK 99709,
(907) 479-2052
- Routinely sends C.O.D. orders by mail to the bush. Nothing frozen or
very perishable though. They carry a complete line of organic and
cruelty-free products and have a price list from which you can
order.
Juneau
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Fiddlehead Restaurant & Bakery, 429 W. Willoughby Avenue, 586-3150
- Natural foods place. Has vegan options. Weekend jazz band. *VRG
Petersburg
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Helse Restaurant, #17 Sing Lee Alley, 772-3444
- Natural foods restaurant. Homemade bread and soups. Has vegan
options.
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Arizona
Phoenix Area Vegetarians
c/o Vivian Ofr-Steingroot, 4232 E. Siesta Lane, Phoenix, AZ 85024,
(602) 569-6924
Flagstaff
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Cafe Express, 16 N. San Francisco, 774-0541
- "Arizona's largest natural foods restaurant". Has vegan options.
Seasonal outdoor seating. Child friendly. Open Mon-Sun for
breakfast, lunch, & dinner.
Pasto, 19 E. Aspen Street, 779-1937
- "Health conscious Italian food. Warm, friendly, neighborhood
restaurant. Great food." Open Mon-Sun lunch & dinner.
Dara Thai Restaurant, 1612 E. Santa Fe Avenue, 774-0047
- Vegetarian and vegan options. Willing to make a vegetarian version
of any non-vegetarian dish on the menu. *VRG
The Vegetarian Connection, (602) 526-5254 or 527-8313
2700 Woodlands Plaza Blvd, Suite 300-111, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
- A vegetarian computer BBS. Connection charges are $20/year.
| Phoenix
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| Minga's, 43rd and W. Cactus
| - Mexican. Vegan-friendly. At least 10 vegetarian dishes, all of which
| can be ordered without cheese. Use no lard. The spanish rice has
| chicken stock (pointed out on the menu), therefore they will
| substitute cabbage for the rice - it's very tasty. The average price
| is $6.50 - $7.00. They also make *very* good salsa.
| Trader Joe's, 2 locations:
| Town & Country Plaza, 20th Street at Camelback Road
| Metro Power Center
| - Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
| natural foods store type items.
Prescott
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Super Carrot Natural Food Market & Cafe, 236 S. Montezuma, 776-0365
- Vegetarian restaurant. Has vegan options. *VRG
Lynette's ... Enchanted Cafe, 111 Grove Avenue, 778-3616
- Natural foods restaurant. Some vegetarian and a few vegan options.
*VRG
Scottsdale
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Marche Gourmet, 4121 N. Marshall Way, 994-4568
- Natural foods restaurant. Has vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
La Mediterranee de Sedona, 2515 N. Scottsdale Road Suite 12, 990-0602
- Has vegetarian options (probably vegan options too, but double check
then e-mail the list coordinator so this entry can be updated) *VRG
A Jewel of the Crown, 4141 N. Scottsdale Road, 840-2412
- Vegetarian-friendly Indian restaurant.
Sedona
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La Mediterrannee de Sedona, Atop the Quality Inn, Hwy. 179, 282-7006
- Veggie options (double check on vegan and email coordinator so
this entry can be updated) *VRG
Oaxaca Restaurant & Cantina, 231 N. Hwy. 89A, 282-4179
- Mexican. Vegetarian and "heart healthy" options offered. *VRG
Sedona Salad Co., 2370 W. Hwy. 89A, 282-0299
- American. Salad bar with organic options. *VRG
Sun City
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Trader Joe's, Thunderbird Plaza, 13602 N. 99th Avenue (at
Thunderbird), 972-0599
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Tempe
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Gentle Strength Deli, 234 W. University, 968-4831
- Natural foods. Has vegetarian, vegan, and macrobiotic options. *VRG
Healthy Heart, 6340 S. Rural Road, 831-6464
- Natural foods. Has vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Delhi Palace, 933 E. University Dr., 921-2200
- Vegetarian-friendly Indian restaurant.
Trader Joe's, Guadalupe & McClintock
- Excellent store with many quality, and often reasonably priced,
natural foods store type items.
Tucson
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Vegetarian Restaurants:
Govinda's, 711 E. Blacklidge, 792-0630
- Hare Krishna lacto-vegetarian restaurant. Also Italian and Mexican
style dishes. Open Tue 5pm-9pm, Wed-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm & 5pm-9pm.
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
La Indita, 2 locations:
622 N. 4th Avenue, 792-0523
8578 E. Broadway, 886-9191
- Mexican food. Run by Seventh Day Adventists. Vegetarian versions of
traditional dishes. Vegan options. Features walnut-spinach
enchiladas and vegetarian tamales. Open Mon-Sun.
El Adobe Mexican Restaurant, 40 W. Broadway, 791-7458
- Mexican. Vegetarian versions of traditional dishes offered. Has
vegan options. *VRG
Maya Quetzal, 429 N. 4th Avenue
- Guatemelan. Several vegetarian entrees including: vegetarian tamales
with spinach, red pepper sauce, raisins, olives steamed in plantain
leaves, vegetarian taquitos (potatoes, carrots served w/ parmesan
cheese, salsa & onion slices), Guatemalan black beans, salad, & rice
$1.50 extra. Open Sun-Tue, Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm. Closed
Wed.
Ichi Ban, 1911 E. Grant, 325-4129
- Oriental. Mostly vegetarian. Features dishes made with seitan.
The Garland, 119 E. Speedway, 792-4221
- Features a wide variety of vegetarian/vegan appetizers, sandwiches &
soups.
The Good Earth, 6366 E. Broadway, 745-6600
- Mostly vegetarian entrees. Great breakfasts with freshly squeezed
juice and homemade breads/muffins. Some vegan offerings. Generous
servings.
Magpies, 3 locations:
605 N. 4th Avenue, 628-1661
7315 N. Oracle, 297-2712
4654 E. Speedway, 326-0261
- Pizza. Lots of "lite" options, with low-fat cheese & vegan.
Selamat Makan Restaurant, 3502 E. Grant Road, 325-6755
- Malaysian. Has vegetarian options. *VRG
Natural Foods Stores:
New Life Health Centers, several locations:
5612 E. Broadway, 747-0209
4841 E. Speedway, 795-7862
4012 N. Oracle, 888-4830
1789 W. Ajo, 294-4926
- Herbs, grains and flours available in bulk. Fresh produce, rice/soy
milks, tofu, tempeh, legumes, supplements & vitamins. The store on
Speedway also has a restaurant/juice bar.
Cash 'n' Carry, 350 S. Toole Avenue, 622-3911
- A division of Tucson Cooperative Warehouse. Bulk & packaged natural
foods. Bodycare items, nuts, vitamins, juices, frozen foods.
Full Potential Warehouse, 3225 N. Los Altos, 293-7770
- Herbs, natural foods, vitamins.
Tucson Cooperative Warehouse
- Has a $600.00 minimum order and a huge truck delivers it to your
house.
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Arkansas
Eureka Springs
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Dairy Hollow House, 515 Spring Street, 253-7444
- Natural foods. This inn has won awards. Soups are vegetarian.
Vegetarian options are always available, but vegans should give
notice. *VRG
Little Rock
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It is surprisingly easy to find vegetarian food in Little Rock.
Beans, Grains, & Things, 300 S. Rodney Parham Road, 221-2331
- Natural foods deli. Located in health food store. *VRG
Delicious Temptations, 11220 Rodney Parham, 225-6893
- Pita sandwiches.
Trio's, 8201 Cantrell Road (at Andover), in Pavilion-in-the-Park Mall,
221-3330
- Open 11am-9pm. Closed Sundays.
Ciao's, 405 West 7th Street, just east of Broadway, downtown, 372-0238
- Italian. Closes at 8:30pm.
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California
See the separately posted California listings.
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Colorado
Many thanks to Corrina Perrone for co-ordinating the Southwestern
states listings.
Vegetarian Society of Colorado
P.O. Box 6773, Denver, CO 80206, (303) 777-4828
Alamosa
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Carnitas, 529 Main Street, 589-0745
- Southwestern. Vegetarian and vegan options. Low fat and whole grain
foods. *VRG
Aspen
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Explore Coffeehouse, 221 E. Main Street, 925-5336
- Gourmet vegetarian restaurant. Vegan options. *VRG
Aurora
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Wild Oats Market, 12131 East Iliff Avenue, 695-8801
- Health-food-store deli. Has vegetarian dishes, ethnic foods. *VRG
Denver Salad Co., 14201 E. Public Market, 750-1339
- American. Big salad bar. *VRG
Fong Lynn, 1780 S. Buckley Road, 745-9111
- Chinese. *VRG
Boulder
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Vegetarian Restaurants:
Creative Bakery & Cafe, 1837 Pearl Street, 449-1952
- A *MUST* for a Boulder visit. It is ALL vegetarian, with everything
made fresh daily. Vegan food always available. Patio dining as well
as indoors. Lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. Inexpensive. Marked as
"Reviewers' Choice in the _Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Natural
Foods Restaurants in the U.S. and Canada_.
Wild Oats Vegetarian Market, 1825 Pearl Street, 440-9599
- Vegetarian/health-food-store deli. Same as Wild Oats Market but ALL
vegetarian.
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Alfalfa's Market, 1651 Broadway, 442-0082 or 442-0909 (cafe)
- This is a great natural foods market, and they have a little cafe in
the back. They also have a great bakery. It's deli style dining, not
totally cheap, either. Vegan options.
Alexander's New Mexican Style Food, 1650 Broadway, 444-6699
Attuso's of Brooklyn, 1739 Pearl Street, 442-2262
Bagel Bakery, 950 Pearl Street, 447-9290
Beau Jo's Pizza, 1600 28th Street (Crossroads Mall), 444-5135
| - Pizza restaurant chain. Serve vegan pizza that comes with a thick
| crust, tomatoes, artichokes, spinach, and tofu. They have 3 choices
| of dough (sesame-wheat, wheat, and another one). 16 vegetarian
| toppings.
Boulder Salad Co., 2595 Canyon Blvd, 447-8272
Cafe Antica Roma, Pearl Street Mall
- Great pasta and desserts. Small and cozy atmosphere.
Cafe Central, 2100 Central Avenue, 443-8855
Chez Thuy, 2655 28th Street, 442-1700
China Gourmet, 3870 N. Broadway, in shopping center, 440-3500
- Definitely recommended!
D'Napoli Ristorante, 835 Walnut, 444-8434
Dot's Diner, 799 Pearl Street, 449-1323
Golden Buff, 28th Street & Canyon, 442-2800
- Wide variety of vegetarian and vegan selections for breakfast,
lunch, and dinner. Emphasis on healthy food. GREAT black bean chili.
Moderate.
Harvest Restaurant & Bakery, 1738 Pearl Street (at 17th)
- Just redone in Boulder. They have a revamped menu, I hear so don't
know if the emphasis changed. But I'm pretty sure it still has lots
of vegetarian items. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Moderate.
Harvest Express, 2000 Broadway, 449-6225
- Health-food-store deli. *VRG
Healthy Habits, Meadows Shopping Center, Baseline & Foothills Pkwy.
- Salad bar, soup bar and pasta bar. You can have 1, 2, or all .
Always vegetarian selections at soup and pasta bar. Pasta is
identified as eggless. All meals come with unlimited muffins, fruit
and dessert. I like the tomato sauce with capers and olives. Family
restaurant. Inexpensive.
Himalayas, 2010 14th Street, 442-3230
- Indian, Nepalese, and Tibetan food. Wonderful lunch buffet, great
Chai. Everything is delicious. They serve these Nepalese nut balls
with a red pepper sauce that are wonderful. Moderate.
Jalino's Pizza, 1647 Arapahoe, 443-6300
Jose Muldoon's, 1600 38th Street, 449-4543
La Estrellita, 2037 13th St, 1/2 block north of Pearl St. Mall
- Mexican, not much on the menu is strictly vegetarian but they
will accomodate vegetarians. Inexpensive.
Market Grill, 1265 Alpine Avenue, 440-9511
Mataam Fez Moroccan Restaurant, 2226 Pearl Street, 440-4167
Mediterranean, 1002 Walnut, 444-5335
Moe's Bagel Bakery, 2650 Broadway, 444-3252
Nancy's, 825 Walnut Street, 449-8402
Narayan's Nepal Restaurant, 921 Pearl Street, 447-2816
- Inexpensive, wonderful food! Particularly liked the stuffed jumbo
roti. Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner. Lots of food and cheap.
Pablo's Mexican Cafe, 2865 Baseline (at 28th), 442-7512
- Santa Fe style Mexican food with a healthy bend. Moderate.
Ras Kassa's Ethiopian, South Broadway at Eldorado Springs Drive
(Intersection of 93 & 170)
- Definitely recommended. Best Ethiopian food in Colorado! Everything
is so tasty. Tiny place, expect to wait; it is very popular. And
as their ad says "No forks or reservations." Lots of food and very
reasonably priced.
Rocky Mountain Joe's Cafe, 1410 Pearl Street, 442-3969
- Tempeh and "garden" burgers, usually a vegetarian special or two
at lunch (not open for dinner). Moderate.
Royal Peacock, 5290 Arapahoe Avenue, 447-5290
- Indian. Monday and Tuesday they have a live Sitar player. They have
great Malai Koftas, and plenty of vegetarian dishes. I used to live
a block from this place, so I was there all the time!
Rudi's, 4720 Table Mesa Dr, 494-5858
- I've had trouble with vegan stuff here, but the food is great in
general. Previously a vegetarian restaurant but now serves meat.
Emphasis on healthy food and use of natural and organic products.
Moderately expensive.
Senor Miguel Mexican Cafe, 2555 28th Street, 449-3964
Tra-Ling's Oriental Cafe, 1305 Broadway, on the Hill
- Inexpensive and healthy Chinese food.
Walnut Cafe, 3073 Walnut, 447-2315
- Natural foods. *VRG
Wild Oats Market, 2584 Baseline, 499-7636
- Health-food-store deli. Mostly vegetarian. Vegan options.
Young's Place Asian Cuisine, 1083 14th Street, 447-9837
- Asian. Various vegetarian options. *VRG
Thai:
- 'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
insist on no fish sauce or other animal products.
Bangkok Cuisine, 2017 13th St, 1/2 block north of Pearl St. Mall
- Excellent Thai food. Good wine list. Moderate.
Siamese Plate, 1575 Folsom Avenue, 447-9718
- Another excellent Thai restaurant. Moderate.
Sawadee Restaurant, on the Pearl St Mall on 1400 block
- Yes, another excellent Thai restaurant. Moderate.
Shish-Kabob
- Chain of restaurants.
Falafel King
- Chain of restaurants.
Falafel Man
- Chain of restaurants.
Natural Food Stores:
Alfalfa's Market, 1651 Broadway, 442-0082
- The ultimate in Yuppie Natural Gourmet grocery stores. This is a
great vegetarian food market. Boulderites bring out-of-towners
here to show it off (and I'm one of them). Great deli, salad bar,
bakery and take-out. Everything on the shelves has been carefully
screened, e.g. environmentally friendly, cruelty-free, organic if
possible.
Wild Oats Market, two locations:
Basemar Shopping Center, 2584 Baseline at Broadway, 499-7636
1825 Pearl St, about 5 blocks east of Pearl Street Mall, 440-9599
- The Wild Oats on Pearl used to be Crystal Market. It is strictly
vegetarian while the other one isn't. Runs a close second to
Alfalfa's.
Breckenridge
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Amazing Grace Natural Foods, 213 Lincoln Avenue, 453-1445
- Health-food-store deli. *VRG
The Red Orchid, 206 N. Main Street, 453-1881
- Chinese. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Summer Health Classic, (800) 275-3732
- Vegetarian camp for adults & children.
Cherry Creek
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Alfalfa's, 201 University, 442-0909
- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG
Colorado Springs
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Dale Street Cafe, 115 E. Dale Street, 578-9898
- Natural foods. *VRG
Golden Dragon Restaurant, 903 S. 8th Street, 632-3607
- Chinese/American. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Jose' Muldoon's, 222 N. Tejon Street, 636-2311
- Mexican. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
The Olive Branch, 2 locations:
333 N. Tejon Street, 475-1199
2140 Vickers Drive, 593-9522 (breakfast and lunch only)
- Natural foods. Has vegetarian and "heart healthy" options. *VRG
Denver
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Surrounding area includes Aurora, Englewood, Littleton, Westminster,
and Wheatridge.
Vegetarian Restaurants:
Govinda's Buffet, 1400 Cherry Street, 333-5462
- Lacto-vegetarian. Pure vegan on Thursdays. This is an all-you-can-
eat buffet at the Hare Krishna Temple. The food is WONDERFUL, it's
inexpensive and they always have vegan stuff, too.
Rosewood Cafe, Porter Hospital, 2525 S. Downing Street, 778-5881
- Vegetarian. Some vegan options. *VRG
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Annie's Cafe, 4012 E. 8th Avenue, 355-8197
Beau Jo's Pizza, 2 locations:
2700 S. Colorado Blvd, 758-1519
7805 Wadsworth, 420-8376
| - Pizza restaurant chain. Serve vegan pizza that comes with a thick
| crust, tomatoes, artichokes, spinach, and tofu. They have 3 choices
| of dough (sesame-wheat, wheat, and another one). 16 vegetarian
| toppings.
Denver Salad Co., 3 locations:
2700 S. Colorado Blvd, 691-2050
14201 E. Public Market Drive, 750-1339
2010 E. County Line Road, 798-3453
- American. Big salad bar.
City Spirit, 1434 Blake, 575-0022
Delhi Darbar, 1514 Blake, 595-0680
- Wonderful Indian food. Several vegetarian choices. Service can be
slow.
Ethiopian Restaurant, 2816 E. Colfax Avenue, 322-5939
- Inexpensive. Wonderful food.
Gemini, 4300 Wadsworth Blvd, 421-4990
Genesis, 1119 S. Washington, 778-7822
- Inexpensive, informal, a little hard to find (it's off the
frontage road of I-25), but WELL worth the search).
Goodfriends, 3100 E. Colfax, 399-1751
- Try the eggplant fajitas!
Golden Bowl, 406 E. Colfax, 832-8440
Golden Tempura Bowl, 1448 Market Street, 534-3370
- Japanese. *VRG
Green's Natural Foods Cafe, 320 E. Colfax, 831-1315
(2 blocks east of the Capitol)
- Yuppie prices, *lovely* food, well worth it. Be sure and try the
Strawberry mint lemonade. They have heavenly tempeh dishes, and
great desserts, too! Vegan options.
Greens Market Deli, 1312 E. 6th Avenue, 778-8117
- Take out only.
Harvest Restaurant & Bakery, 2 locations:
430 S. Colorado Blvd, 399-6652
5056 S. Wadsworth, 933-2011
- Mexican/health foods. Vegetarian and vegan options.
Healthy Habits, 2 locations:
865 S. Colorado Blvd, 733-2105
14195 W. Colfax Avenue, 277-9293
- Salad, pasta, soup bar - comes with muffins and dessert. Best for
lunch - they raise the dinner prices.
Holly Inn, 2223 S. Monaco Pkwy, 758-9623
India's, 333 S. Tamarac, Tamarac Shopping Center, 755-4284
- Wonderful Indian food, a bit expensive, a bit more formal.
Jasmine, 203 W. Hampden, 781-8899
Jay's Noodles, On Federal approx. 2 miles North of Hampden (285)
- Thai food, well made. Jay will make anything on the menu for
vegetarians. Voted best Thai restaurant in Denver.
Jerusalem Restaurant, 1890 E. Evans, 777-8828
- This is kind of like "fast" Middle Eastern Food, but it is really
inexpensive and they give you generous portions of tasty food.
Josephina's, 7777 E. Hampden Avenue #120, 750-4422
- Italian. Vegetarian, vegan, and "heart healthy" options. *VRG
La Casa Loma, 710 W. 120th Avenue, 450-6906
Little Shanghai Cafe, 460 S. Broadway, 722-1292
Mataam Fez Moroccan Restaurant, 4609 E. Colfax, 399-9282
- Call ahead for vegetarian reservations - and they will make you a
special fruit b'stella, which is the amazing second course.
Mediterranean Health Cafe, 2817 E. 3rd Avenue, 399-2940
Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, 294-9281
- An ecclectic, inexpensive place.
Mid-East Feast Restaurant, 6265 E. Evans, 759-9778
New Saigon, On Federal approx 1.5 miles North of Hampden (285)
- This is a Vietnamese Restaurant. They have several veggie dishes,
but in my opinion the best is the tofu & noodles!
Old Mexican Cafe, 730 E. 6th Avenue, 778-7999
Oriental Start Cafe, 12203 E. Iliff Avenue, 337-4482
Paradise Chinese Restaurant, 9350 W. Cross Dr, 972-8889
- This is a wonderful place. If you ask for Kung Pao tofu, they will
know I sent you!
Paul's Place, 3 locations:
1st & Steele Cherry Creek Shopping Center
6818 S. Yosemite, 771-8855
8000 E. Quincy, 220-0167
Pour La France, 730 S. University Blvd, 744-1888
Seoul Cafe, 701 E. 6th Avenue, 837-1460
Siamese Twins, In the Mission Trace Shopping Center at Hampden (285)
& Wadsworth
- Thai food, very good. They have vegetarian spring rolls, and if
you ask, will make you vegetarian green curry, instead of red.
Great service, inexpensive.
T-WA Inn, 555 S. Federal Blvd (very near New Saigon)
Twin Dragon, 3021 S. Broadway, 781-8068
Wolfe's BBQ, 333 E. Colfax, 831-1500
Wynkoop Brewing Co., 1634 18th Street, 297-2700
Strings
- Several vegetarian pasta choices. Moderate to expensive. Great
service, and quite popular.
Today's Gourmet, On 6th Avenue (around Humboldt?)
- Small restaurant serving new American. Moderate to expensive.
The Black-Eyed Pea, 5 locations
- Southern food. Reasonably broad choice of veggies.
Pasquinis, 2-3 miles south of the downtown area on Broadway
- Italian. Wonderful garlic bread and pizzetas (small pizzas).
Walnut Cafe, 338 E. Colfax Avenue, 832-5108
- Natural foods. Tofu available as substitute for non-vegetarian
and dairy items. *VRG
Natural Food Stores:
Alfalfa's Market
Englewood
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Paul's Place, Southgate Shopping Center, 6818 S. Yosemite, 771-8855
- Gourmet fast food. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Twin Dragon Restaurant, 3021 S. Broadway, 781-8068
- Mandarian/Szechuan. 15 vegetable/tofu options. Vegan options. *VRG
Estes Park
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Molly B's, 200 Moraine Avenue, 586-2766
- Natural foods. Vegtarian and vegan options. *VRG
Evergreen
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River Sage Resaurant, 4651 S. Hwy. 73, 674-2914
- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG
Fort Collins
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Rainbow, Laurel west of College, 221-2664
- The closest thing Fort Collins has to a vegetarian restaurant.
Avogadro's Number, 605 South Mason, 493-5555
- A college-hangout sandwich shop. Has a good Tofu sandwich called
the Big To. Also had a Tempeh burger and veggie chili.
Young's Cafe, On South College, 223-8000
- Good Vietnamese food. Selection of vegetarian items.
Joe's Fireside Cafe, 238 S. College
Cuisine! Cuisine!, 330 S. Mason (130 S Mason?), 221-0399
- International. Vegetarian and vegan options.
Marsannes Cafe, 400 S. Meldrum
Cozzola's Pizza, 241 Linden (near Old Town square), 482-3557
- Great gourmet pizza with vegetarian sauces and wide range of veg
toppings. Have non-dairy cheese (probably has dairy casein). Try
Salsa del Drago, hot tomato based sauce with pinto beans. Vegans
should inquire about cheese in sauces.
Coopersmith's, in downtown Old Town
- A brew pub. 3-4 vegetarian entrees and 2-3 appetizers, clearly
marked. I like their vegetarian pot pie.
Chow's Garden, 23 Old Town Square #100, 484-6142
- Chinese. *VRG
Fort Collins Food Co-op, 250 E. Mountain Avenue, 484-7448
- Natural foods deli. *VRG
Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, 143 W. Mountain Avenue, 224-5428
- Mexican. Vegan options. *VRG
Spudwords Restaurant, 626 S. College Avenue, 484-5400
- Some vegetarian potato toppings available. Vegan options. *VRG
Summit Subs, on west Elizabeth
- 5 varieties of vegetarian sandwiches, though most have cheese.
Natural Food Stores:
Alfalfa's Market
Grand Junction
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Sundrop Grocery, 741 Main Street, 243-1175
- All-vegetarian deli. Vegan options. *VRG
River City Cafe & Bar, 748 North Avenue, 245-8040
- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG
Good Pastures Restaurant & Lounge, 733 Horzon Drive, 245-7200
- International. Vegan options. *VRG
Greenwood Village
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Harvest Restaurant & Bakery, 77330 E. Belleview, 779-4111
- Mexican. Vegetarian, vegan, and low-fat options. *VRG
Idaho Springs
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Beau Jo's Pizza, 1517 Miner Street, 567-2792
| - Pizza restaurant chain. Serve vegan pizza that comes with a thick
| crust, tomatoes, artichokes, spinach, and tofu. They have 3 choices
| of dough (sesame-wheat, wheat, and another one). 16 vegetarian
| toppings.
Lafayette
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Efrain's Mexican Restaurante & Cantina, 101 E. Cleveland, 666-7544
- Mexican. Vegetarian items marked on menu. Vegan options. *VRG
Littleton
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Alfalfa's, 5910 S. University, 798-9699
- Natural foods store. *VRG
Denver Salad Co., 2010 E. County Line Road, 798-3453
- American. Big salad bar. *VRG
Harvest Restaurant & Bakery, 5056 S. Wadsworth Blvd, 933-2011
- Mexican/health foods. Vegetarian, vegan, and low-fat options. *VRG
Longmont
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Ichi Ban Japanese Restaurant, 1834 N. Main Street, 772-6882
- Japanese. Vegetarian options. *VRG
Louisville
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Karen's Kitchen, 700 Main Street, 666-8020
- Natural foods. Vegan options. *VRG
Manitou Springs
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Adam's Mountain Cafe, 733 Manitou Avenue, 685-1430
- Natural foods. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Telluride
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Athenian Senate, 123 S. Spruce, 728-3018
- Greek/Italian. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Gregor's Bakery & Cafe, 217 E. Colorado Avenue, 728-3334
- Natural foods w/vegetarian options. *VRG
Natural Source, 124 E. Colorado Avenue, 728-4833
- Health-food-store deli. Vegan options. *VRG
Westminster
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La Casa Loma Cafe, 710 W. 120th Street, 450-6906
- Mexican/American. Vegetarian and vegan options on menu. Can
accomodate "special requests". *VRG
Gemini Restaurant, 7155 W. 88th Avenue, 423-3577
- Natural foods/ethnic. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Wheatridge
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Gemini Restaurant, 4300 Wadsworth Blvd, Loehmann's Plaza, 421-4990
- Natural foods/ethnic. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
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Connecticut
Bridgeport
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Bloodroot, 85 Ferris St, (203) 576-9168
- It's one of the best vegetarian/natural food restaurants in the
Northeast (and better than Kung Food in San Diego). Run by a
feminist collective. There is a small bookstore and t-shirt vendory
attached. It's about a mile off I-95 on the harbor. Take exit 25
turning south onto Fairfield Ave, at the third stop light take a
left onto Ellsworth Street, take the second left onto Thruston
Street, right onto Harbor Ave, left onto Ferris. Call first to make
sure they are open. Last time i was there, their hours were:
Lunch: 11:30 to 2:30, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat.
Dinner: 6 to 9 Tues and Thurs, 6 to 11 Fri and Sat.
Brunch: 11:30 to 2:30 Sun.
Canton
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Tangiers Mediterranean Cafe, 140 Albany Turnpike, 693-6668
- Middle Eastern. Vegetarian and vegan options. Closed Tuesdays. *VRG
Danbury
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Seasame Seed, 68 W. Wooster Street, 743-9850
- Natural foods. Includes Middle Eastern dishes. Closed Sundays. *VRG
Fairfield
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Hartford
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Cafe at Reader's Feast, 529 Farmington Avenue, 232-3710
- Cafe and bookstore. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Congress Rotisserie, 7 Maple Avenue, 560-1965
- Bistro. Two vegetarian options, but "special diets can be
accomodated". *VRG
Kashmir Restaurant, 481 Wethersfield Avenue, 296-9685 *VRG
Hartford Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 271502, West Hartford, CT 06127, (203) 666-5872
or c/o Leslie Gordon, Noah Webster House, 227 S. Main, West Hartford,
CT 06107, (203) 521-5362
Middletown
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It's Only Natural, 686 Main Street, 346-9210
- Gourmet vegan. Owners have won an international culinary award.
Open Tue-Sat 11:30am-3pm, Wed-Thu 5pm-8pm, Wed-Fri 5pm-9pm. Soup &
sandwiches Wed-Fri 3pm-5pm. Brunch Sun 11am-2pm.
New Haven
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Vegetarian Restaurants:
State Your Grain, 1012 State Street, 865-5370
- Vegetarian restaurant with vegan options. *VRG
Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:
Edge of the Woods, 379 Whalley Avenue, 787-1055
- Health food store deli. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Rainbow Garden, 1022 Chapel Street, 777-2390
- Natural foods. Vegetarian sandwhiches. Vegan options. *VRG
Avanti's, 45 Grove Street, 777-3234
- Italian restaurant and pizzeria, but has "several" vegan options.
*VRG
Claire's CornerCopia, 1000 Chapel Street, 562-3888
- International. Vegan options. *VRG
House of Chao, 898 Whalley Avenue, 389-6624
- Chinese. Vegan options. Can adjust menu for vegetarians. *VRG
India Palace, 65 Howe Street, 776-9010
- Indian. Vegetarian menu section. Vegan options. *VRG
Mamoun's Falafel Restaurant, 85 Howe Street, 562-8444
- Middle Eastern. Vegan options. *VRG
Simsbury
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Panda Valley Chinese, 570 Hopmeadow Street, 651-9700
- Chinese. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Southbury
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Natural Merchant Cafe, 142 Main Street, 264-9954
- Natural foods. Vegetarian options. *VRG
Wesport
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Food for Though
- Natural foods store with deli. The deli sells 'great' fake
meatballs.
West Hartford
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Pacific Restaurant, 206 Park Road, 236-6639
- Vietnamese. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Tapas, 1150 New Britain Avenue, 521-4609
- Mediterranean. Vegetarian & vegan options. *VRG
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Delaware
Dover
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El Sombrero, 655 N. D Hwy, 678-9445
- International. Vegetarian menu includes fajita, samosa, etc. Vegan
options. *VRG
Dover Vegetarians, 940 Buck Drive, Dover, DE 19901, (302) 734-8976
Hockessin
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Capriotti's, 120 Lantana Square Shopping Center, Route 7 & Valley
Road, 234-2322
- Deli. Several vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
New Castle
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Cellar Gourmet, 208 Delaware Street, (302) 323-0999
- Vegetarian friendly. Touristy breakfast and lunch cafe in historic
New Castle offers many vegetarian and several vegan options. Menu
of mostly light fare includes a "Vegetarian-Low Cholesterol" page
with seven items, including a veggie burger, a mock BLT, a
vegetarian salad, tofu chili, soy club, and even a non-dairy waffle.
Rest of menu includes many other non-meat items.
Tribeni Indian Restaurant, 216 N. Dupont Hwy, 322-2260
- Indian. Lots of vegetarian and vegan options. Vegetarian buffet on
Sundays. *VRG
Capriotti's, 708 W. Basin Road, 322-6797
- Deli. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Newark
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King's Chinese Restaurant, 2671 Kirkwood Hwy, 731-8022
- Chinese. Extensive vegetarian menu includes mock meats, exotic
mushrooms. Vegan options. "Flexible" staff will provide "whatever"
you request. *VRG
Newark Co-op, 280 East Main Street, 368-5894
- Food co-op with deli. Vegan options. Closed Sundays. *VRG
Capriotti's, 614 Newark Shopping Center, 454-0200
- Deli. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
Rehoboth Beach
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Health-O-Rama Restaurant, 10 Shoppes of Camelot, Route 1, 227-3814
- VEGETARIAN restaurant w/ethnic foods. Vegan options. *VRG
Wilmington
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Capriotti's, 2 locations:
510 N. Union Street, 479-9818
2124 Silverside Road, Barba Plaza, 454-0200
- Deli. Vegetarian and vegan options. *VRG
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