Anybody Have Any Supdog? June 12, 2006
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Top five lists + talking about food = good times had by all. Also it's a slow news day and I didn't know what to post, so I present you with the peta2 staff's TOP FIVE VEGAN-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS EVER 2K6! (Please note: There are far too many lovely vegan and vegetarian-friendly establishments for us to list 'em all. Check out VegCooking.com for more featured restaurants.)
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I'm more of a faux meat and cheese fellow and really don't like lots of vegetables and gross nonsense like that, so my faves are mostly deep-fried vegan junk food.
1. Foodswings
My friend lives in NYC like 2 blocks away from the world's best vegan food, and I couldn't be more jealous. I have dreams about their buffalo "chicken" drumsticks and peanut butter bomb pies. Plus, the restaurant's owned and staffed by really sweet vegan kids and they give out peta2 DVDs and stickers. Foodswings or bust!
2. Soul Veg
The DC restaurant is well worth the 3-hour drive from my house. Their vegan mac n' cheese tastes just like the stuff you grew up with, minus the disgusting pus and all that cruelty to cows. Take your non-vegetarian friends here and show them that vegan food is delicious.
3. Trang's Viet Cuisine
This Tampa, Florida spot is 45 seconds away from a KFC I used to protest at when I lived in Florida, and their quaint atmosphere was nice after a hot day in a chicken costume. If you ever get a chance, eat their vegan "happy pancake" in my honor.
4. Red Veg
I wish this chain was not just in the UK. The one in Brighton was right around the corner from my hostel, and I ate about 35 chiliveg veggie burgers in two days. They serve breakfast too!
5. Bella's Pizzeria
Norfolk is the home of not only PETA (and myself), but also the world-renowned Bella's soy cheese pizza. I personally prefer the bianca (with garlic and olive oil instead of tomato sauce) with no toppings. If you put some soy sausage or pepporoni on top you'll think you've died and gone to heaven.
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Her list is a little bit more vegetable-oriented than mine, and she says her name funny.
1. Tofoo Com Chay in San Jose
All vegan Vietnamese food. It's a hole-in-the-wall place, and it's SO cheap. Drumsticks, chow mein, deep-fried spring rolls, teriyaki tofu, sesame chicken, etc! It's AMAZING.
2. Chicago Diner in Chicago (duh)
Delicious milkshakes (chocolate chip peanut butter cookie dough!) and chicken parm sandwiches!
3. Gianna's in Philly
My personal favorite is the bbq chicken pizza, but I also love the eggplant parm pizza, the philly cheesesteak, the chocolate chip cheesecake and cannolis!
4. Native Foods in LA
The restaurant is California vegan, and couldn't be better. The most amazing vegan chicken sandwich with ranch dressing you will ever have.
5. Harrison Street Coffee Shop in Richmond
The artichoke tempeh club is my favorite, but they also have little treats right up front you can buy, like vegan peanut butter cups, pumpkin bread, and chocolate muffins.
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"Hey Pulin, you didn't give any recommendations for what to get at your restaurants!" ... "What do you mean? I said 'breakfast' on one of them."
1. Yuan Fu
Amazing Asian food. All vegan, right outside Washington, DC in Rockville, MD.
2. Web of Life
Cafe/deli/grocery store. All vegetarian and almost all vegan including a vegan soft serve machine. Right outside Cleveland in Westlake, OH.
3. Herbivore
All vegan restaurant featuring some of the best food ever made including breakfast, with two locations in San Francisco. Try their french toast. You'll thank me later.
4. Tien Ren
All vegan Asian food with an amazing all you can eat lunch buffet in Houston, TX.
5. Spiral Diner
All vegan diner with tons of great tasting meals, desserts, and more located in Fort Worth, TX.
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Jack upstaged us all by including a restaurant in Egypt. No one likes a show off!
1. Soul Veg (Washington, DC)
If you haven't had vegan soul food, you haven't lived. Their vegan Mac and Cheese is incredible.
2. Spiral Diner (Fort Worth, TX)
Pulin introduced me to this place when we were on the Alkaline Trio tour together. I had "The Mitch" tofu club for dinner, then came back and had the veggie meatball sandwich for breakfast the next day. Amazing.
3. Java Green (Washington, DC)
Two restaurants from DC is kinda cheating, but they're both so good. Java Green understands the important premise that it is impossible to put too many different kinds of fake meat on a sandwich.
4. Aubergine (Cairo, Egypt)
I just wanted to show off that I've been to Cairo, but this was also an amazing veg restaurant with a great atmosphere.
5. Kate's Joint (New York)
New York is a vegan paradise, but this is the best vegan brunch around, with a kickass tofu scramble. OK, this and Moby's restaurant, teany. That's really good too. Their "chicken" salad sandwich is incredible. I'm hungry now.
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