Continuing from yesterday’s reviews…
I just had an amazing Ethiopian vegan meal at one of the many trendy food carts. Dalo’s Ethiopian Kitchen (they have a brick and mortar one) is not completely vegan, but Ethiopian food does have excellent naturally vegan food. Their #7 vegan platter is amazing and comes with spicy lentils, some cabbage/potato dish, a LOT of spinach, and something else delicious served on injera bread (which happens to be gluten free by the way), with a second injera rolled up on top. You get this very filling, large, healthy (not oily) meal for $5! Both times I ordered it, I told myself I would not eat the whole thing. Guess what happened each time? Check them out on SE MLK and Stark!
Another place that deserves a mention for being mostly vegan, is Vita Cafe on Alberta and 30th. I got such a great salad there, and you can bring your omnivorous friends to have the “fake meat” like tofu fish sandwich or chicken fried “steak”. Really inexpensive, especially if you go between 5-7pm, kids eat off the kid’s menu for only $1!
For desserts or cafe/bakery fare I go to Sweetpea Bakery on Stark and 12th, the vegan strip. Pop into Herbivore for some new clothes and cookbooks, Food Fight has everything vegan, but much more expensive than Fred Meyer for same items, so I don’t shop there. I’ve bought 3 birthday cakes from Sweetpea. The first one was my favorite- peanut butter. The cakes weight about 20 pounds and cost $40, but it was so good, you could have those “I can’t believe it’s vegan” moments- except maybe that it was so dense. I did not care for the banana cake one. They also sell sandwiches and baked treats/ I had a very good quiche that was made out of tofu there.
A good breakfast spot (although I have only been once and need to go back) is A.N.D. cafe on Burnside and maybe NE 54th or so. Sadly, they picked a name that is almost impossible to google unless you use the periods. I had a great breakfast that served tofu “eggs” in a hashbrown nest. They had some delicious whole food items on their menu. I need to go back!
I think I may have a few more places tomorrow…