One World Cafe, Baltimore MD

I took a few trips to Baltimore this year, and of course, I ate at every veg place I could find. This cafe is not all veg, but very veg friendly! There is a large selection of items, including a few desserts and yummy beverages. Here are a few pics of my first visit. I didn't  have my camera ready my second time there. (shame on me right)

Vegan nachos covered in daiya and vegan sour cream!

Vegan hot dog with sauerkraut

Mmmmm messy goodness!

I love this place. The service is usually sloooooow, but it is comfortable to sit and hang with your friends. They also have a bar area if you want to skip table service and sit on comfy couches.

The details:

Site: http://www.one-world-cafe.com/

Addy: 100 West University Parkway Baltimore, MD 21210 (410) 235-5777

Mi Lah Vegetarian Restaurant, Philadelphia

Looking for brunch??? Look no further! My dear vegans this place has it ALL.

Let's start with french toast. Do you like yours deep fried? I do...

 

 

Drool...

Or how about a sausage biscuit???

Mmmm Sausage biscuit with gravy, homefries, and deep fried coconut mushrooms.

 I know now that you are in fact looking for the address for this place. Who can honestly resist? I have been twice and the only thing on the brunch menu I recommend you not getting is the Waffles. They are burnt and rock hard. No bueno.

Details:

Site...http://www.milahvegetarian.com/

Address: 218 South 16th Street.

Quintessence Raw Restaurant NYC

So once again I have been a Little Piggy in the Big City. In the past 2 trips I have made to NYC I have stopped by this super cute little spot and pigged out on raw food. I hope you are not thinking, raw euw! It really is amazing. They have also started offering slow cooked food for those who may not love raw, but also don't love the life cooked out of your veggies!

Here are some of the yum yums I indulged in.

Raw "Hot" Chocolate

View from our seat

Spicy "tuna" rolls

enchiladas

Some chocolate and Strawberry

pecan pie cookie

This was the pumpkin pie cheese cake

 

 

 

And this is just a few of the amazing items. They change their menu often, so don't worry about getting bored! Swing by and give this place a try!

Details:

Site...http://www.raw-q.com/

Address: East Village
263 E 10th Street
(btw. Ave A & 1st Ave)
NYC
(646) 654-1823

The Loving Hut Philadelphia

Hey Loving Hut fans, I am here to give you a little insiders peak at the Loving Hut on South Street in Philly. I was first introduced to the loving hut when I lived in CA. I used to eat at their Vegetarian House in San Jose, then accidentally walked in to their grand opening of Loving Hut in Palo Alto, CA (it was my lucky day).  I personally love this vegan chain. The people are always super friendly and the food is cheap! (not cheap in a gross way, very yummy in an affordable way!). The menus are different at each location, which is fun because you get to try something new every time you visit a new spot. I have noticed that they always have a stack of Vegan Outreach literature in most of their stores, which is awesome. The Philly store has never said no to me putting info on the table. Just recently I placed a stack of cards and taped a flier to the wall and they were happy about it!

The food...is Gooooood. I have had everything on the menu and the only thing I would never buy again is the vegan burger. Don't even bother trying it. I have had their milkshakes, which will knock your socks off. Oh and they have bubble tea (tapioca tea), which is my fav drink. Everyone raves about the cheesy bread and I really love the spring rolls. You seriously have to stop by and show some love! Any place that is completely vegan needs our patronage!

The pics:

This is on the ceiling <3

The menu board. Mmm fall soup specials!

 

The store front

The details:
742 South Street | Philadelphia, PA 19147

****CASH ONLY****

The Menu:
Fooooooood

Miglet's Gluten Free Bakery, Danville CA

Sorry the posts have been few and far between. I had been on vacation for a week, then played catch up for a week! I went out to CA to visit family, and while there ate at some of my favorite locations. My mother in law introduced me to an awesome bakery. They specialize in cupcakes and are completely gluten free. She was so excited that they had vegan cupcakes that we went there straight from the plane!

It is an adorable store, all pink and pretty. They have cute t-shirts that you can take home and wear with pride. I noticed some of the kids in town were wearing them to school. They had 4 vegan cupcakes for me to choose from. I jumped for joy when I saw that they had red velvet! It was very good. I give it 4 bites and 2 thumbs up! I devoured it, but not before I took a photo!

Mmm vegan red velvet!

The details:

http://www.migletsgf.com/

Enjoy!

Blossom NYC

Before I had dessert at Lula's, my friends and I dined at the amazing Blossom Restaurant. I say amazing bc, well, by the sounds we all made after our first bites, it was. The spot has an upstairs and downstairs for seating. When we went, the top was reserved for a party, so we dined street level. It was a Sat, we didn't have a reservation and we were starving. The server was awesome enough to squeeze us in to a 45 min spot, allowing only one course. (on a budget that is all we could do anyway!) If you are a vegan, you know the pure excitement of staring down at a menu that you can pick ANYTHING you want from! So, I did! You had me at hickory...Hickory basted tempeh that is, with collard greens, potatoes and a horseradish cream sauce. Oh nom nom. The price for this plate of heaven, $18. (Did I mention this place is organic!!!!) Not bad at all. It was just the right amount of food. My girlfriends chose the lasagna and mushroom rigatoni. All of which I had a bite and were equally amazing. I cannot report on desserts as we quickly packed up and headed to Lula's, but I have no doubt that they quite the treat!

Equivalent to the Bible

The collard greens are peaking out

The gateway to heaven

The details:

Blossom Restaurant

187 9th Avenue (21st/22nd)
Telephone: 212-627-1144

Lula's Sweet Apothecary NYC

If someone said to you, "Would you like pumpkin spice or cake batter soft serve?", what would you say? Well, my answer was..."Twist Please!" That is how my evening went last night. After a day of vegan outreach in Union Square, me and my girls went on a vegan food rampage! We had am amazing dinner (which I will save for the next post) and killer (or nothing really died) desserts.

Lula's Sweet Apothecary is awesome. If you love the retro ice cream parlor atmosphere, welcome home! It is a tiny little spot with 4 stools and a window ledge on the inside, and a cozy wooden bench on the outside. Upon entering heaven, you will spot a book shelf to your left lined with jars full or candy bars (including Rescue Chocolate) and cookies. The menu has gluten free options made from cashews and soy options. They are all about sampling their flavors, which I was nice and only took one sample (the ginger molasses which was out of this world). They have 2 flavors of soft serve which changes. I lucked out and had pumpkin spice and cake batter twist. The staff were super friendly as were the customers. I am in love. I don't think I will ever be able to travel to NYC without stopping here now.

Cookies and Candies Oh My!

Next time, it will be a float for me!

Seriously...

It was kinda like licking the bowl of a pumpkin pie cheese cake <3

Fair Grounds Coffee House Iowa City, Iowa

I don't know too many people who visit Iowa often, but if you happen to be one of them, (and vegan) I have found the place for you! This cafe looks like it belongs at a beach town in CA! It has a vegan bakery and 2 vegan menus to choose from (Breakfast or Lunch). They have fair trade coffees to buy in bulk for a very reasonable 11.99-12.99 per pound. They have a relaxed atmosphere with board games that you can play if you are in the mood, plenty of outlets for your computer if you need to do a little work or comfy couches if you just want to fall asleep in public!

The details:

• 319.338.2024

  fairgroundscoffeehouse@gmail.com

• Monday - Friday

  6:30 am - 7 pm

  Saturday & Sunday

  8 am - 6 pm

• 345 S. Dubuque St

  Iowa City, IA

The link : http://fairgroundscoffeehouse.com/

Food at AS220 Providence RI

Last night I went to a local hot spot in Providence RI. AS220 has a cafe on Empire st that offers a boat load of vegan options! They had super amazing absolutely wonderful local sodas! I am not a soda drinker, but I used to be and have a strong love for Birch Beer! So I went ahead and got it :) Yummm! For an Entree I got the Grilled Chicken with follow your heart Mozz, spinach and apple butter. The apple butter was really good, chicken so so and mozz just fine. My major complaint was the grilled bread! OMG break your teeth and cut your gums. I had a hard time enjoying the sandwich as a whole! The mac and cheese was also so so. It had a smoky imitation bacon flavor going on. Ehh. All in all I would eat there again and try some soups, salads and sides!

Sweet Freedom Bakery, Philadelhia

I have an attitude adjustment to make about this bakery. Recently, the owners had some pretty ignorant things to say about vegans. You can read if yourself in this link http://www.philly.com/inquirer/entertainment/20101121_Sweet_Freedom_bakery_on_South_Street__vegan_and_gluten-free.html . They will no longer have my business.

So I finally made it over to Sweet Freedom on South Street in Philadelphia, PA. I do not need gluten free, but I do need vegan, so I gave it a whirl. I have to say, it wasn't that bad. For me it is hard to say amazing since most of the time I don't prefer garbanzo bean flour, but they had a good flavor. I bought all 3 of their cookie cream pie flavors (Oatmeal with vanilla butter cream, Chocolate chip with vanilla butter cream, and chocolate chip with chocolate butter cream). 3 of us voted and feel that chocolate butter cream was by far the best.

It is a cute shop, small but cozy. I think there was seating for maybe 4-6 people. They had a small cooler of drinks, coconut water being my favorite. They have a 10 dollar limit on credit card usage. Know this if you only plan on buying a snack or 2. We had to purchase the 3rd item just to be allowed to use the cc machine.

Info: Sweet Freedom Bakery
1424 South Street (between Broad and 15th)
Philadelphia, PA 19146

Telephone: 215-545-1899
Email: sweetfreedombakery@gmail.com

Hours of Operation
Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 7pm
Sunday: 10am - 4pm
Monday: Closed

Horizon's Philadelphia Vegan Restaurant

I finally got to go to Horizon's over the weekend. I am used to trying out fancy vegan foods from living in San Francisco, so I had high hopes for this place. Let me tell you, it lived up to my expectations! The place was very small on the inside, which surprised me a little. It was dimly lit, romantic setting, strange music (didn't fit the ambiance). Now to the food! I know menus change often, but I will list everything I had so you can get excited for your visit!

I had:

Salt Roasted Golden Beets ($9)
house smoked tofu, avocado, red onion & capers, cucumber dill sauce, pumpernickel point

and

Grilled Seitan ($21)
yukon mash, grilled spinach, horseradish cream and roasted red pepper tapenade

Both were amazing! The beets were very tender and went well with the cucumber dill sauce. The grilled seitan is something I want to go back for as I type this. It felt like I was eating something straight off the BBQ! It has burnt pieces that tasted just like charcoal. I felt like I was sitting on a patio on a warm summer night!

I had my brother in law with me, who has never tried vegan food before. He was convinced that the Jamaican BBQ Seitan, jícama slaw, smoked chile dip was real pork. He was ecstatic with the place! (always a good sign when the meat eaters want to go back).

The Info: http://www.horizonsphiladelphia.com/

Horizons
611 S. 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

(215) 923-6117

Govinda's Vegetarian Restaurant, Philladelphia, PA

This is for those who crave the occasional cheese steak in their lives! Govinda's has an amazing Chicken Cheese steak! I had one tonight, topped with soy cheese and vegan mayo! I jumped for joy when she asked if I wanted mayo, it has been too long since I have had hot mayo in a sandwich! My sister had the chicken quesadilla with soy cheese and BBQ dipping sauce. (which was also delish!). They have a case full of desserts from Vegan Treats as well. I ordered a cinnamon roll smothered in cream cheese frosting. I am not gonna lie, it was the best cinnamon roll I have EVER had! We ate half before our food arrived. The point is, swing by this cafe bc you will not be disappointed! :D

The INFO: http://www.govindasvegetarian.com/

Govinda's Gourmet Vegetarian

1408 South Street

Philadelphia, PA 19146

(215) 985-9303 Fax: (215) 985-9304

For Govina's to Go orders Call (215) 545 5452

Fire and Spice Hartford, Connecticut

Ok, now my travels have me eating in Hartford , Connecticut. Honestly I was worried I was going to starve to death here. Luckily, I came across a place so delightful I almost peed my pants! This place uses organic ingredients, pumps out fresh juices like no tomorrow, and has a small selection of desserts. The really cool thing about this place is how much food you get for the price! I think my plate weighed about 4 pounds, and I paid 11 bucks! There were greens, rices, beans, tofu dishes dumplings! You can pick the size of the container you want, and they will fill it full of everything they have in the store. You get a platter that samples the tastes of everything! Just know when you go, things may take a little longer than most cafes. It is a relaxed environment. There was reggae on the radio and a pile of veg magazines for you to look through while you wait. Plus, on their website, they have a coupon! Woooohoooo save some dough!

The INFO: http://www.firenspiceveganrestaurant.com/index.html

My food pic:

Fire & Spice Vegan Restaurant 248 Sisson Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105-3177

Toll Free: (888) 367-7970

Cafe Evolution, Florence Mass

So I have been doing some road tripping lately, and I want to tell you about my finds! Consider me Happy Karen instead of Happy Cow. Ok, what I really want to say is there is an AMAZING vegen cafe in the middle of a cute town called Florence Massachusetts. It has tons of vegan comfort foods. The setting in the cafe is artistic and comfortable. There are couches, chairs, pillows, and awesome Polaroid art on the walls. The owner is a super cool, down to earth artist! I had a GIANT mocha cupcake, filled with heaven! I had something like a potpie, which made me cry a little on the inside. The flavors were seriously too good to be true! I have eaten as some seriously expensive, fancy vegan restaurants, and they all have nothing on this place!

The INFO: http://cafe-evolution.com/

Food Pics!
The top cupcake is Tiramisu, the bottom Mocha!
This is my meal, love the cow on the top. No beef in this pie baby!!!!

22 Chestnut Street
Florence, MA 01062
(413) 586-0200

3 Brothers Pizza (VEGAN) LONG ISLAND NY

Ok, so go to 3 brothers pizza. It is that easy. Go, get a vegan pie, eat until you can't eat anymore (which may be just one slice!). I got the buffalo chicken pizza, added onions and pineapple. OMG (that is oh my god for those of you who may not know). The place has "normal" people food as well, so you can go with friends who are not vegan and everyone is happy. Woohoo happy. In all seriousness, this place gets 2 thumbs up! They also have desserts, and it is affordable. Good times all around. Oh and, they use Daiya cheese if that is something that tickles your fancy. I know it made my happy :)

Here is the link with the info http://www.3brotherspizzeria.com/

Here is my amazing pizza
This is the menu cover
This is me after a LONG day, enjoying my delightful piece!

Girls night out, ASIA SF

Hey vegan ladies! This is just gonna be a quick rant. I went to Asia SF last night. It's a drag bar with amazing food. Since I am a vegan, I was worried that I was not going to be able to enjoy dinner like most "normal" people. Boy was I wrong! I had 2 great entrees, both with tofu that was packed with flavor! They did not have a vegan dessert, but instead offer you muscat or port! I had the muscat, which was a sweet ending! So if you are looking for a wild night with food, dancing and drag queens all in one place, Asia SF is the place you want to be!

Millennium, San Francsico's AMAZING Vegan Restaurant

I am ranting and raving about SF's Millennium restaurant on Geary St. I love this place! It is a great place to go on a date or just for dinner with friends. There is nothing like going to a nice place and knowing you can order anything you want on the menu, and it is going to come out looking like amazing, cruelty free art! This place makes me feel "normal!" I have been twice, and plan on going back again very soon! They have specials such as convert a carnivore night, where you get a discount on your food for bringing in meat eaters. Much fun!!!! Ok, enough said. Please give it a try, you will not be disappointed!

http://www.millenniumrestaurant.com/

580 Geary Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: 415-345-3900
Fax: 415-345-3941

Go Raw Cafe Las Vegas

Hey Vegas Lovers! So on my last visit I took a trip off the strip to visit a raw/organic cafe. Holy goodness! The food was packed full of flavor, they mixed soft and crunchy and it is healthy! I had a cracked coconut to drink.

I ordered...
Neat Loaf & “Fries” $13.88
A rich savory mushroom, herb, & nut loaf
served with our house “fries”, veggies, & sprouted bread. (YUM!)

My friend ordered...
“Salmon” Cakes w/ “Fries” & Veggies $13.88
Our chef’s flavorful creation drizzled w/ “tartar sauce”
accompanied by our house “fries”, veggies, & garlic bread. (Also YUM!)

I do recommend any vegan take a ride off the strip and give this place a try!