So, to encourage a visit from those searching the Internet for info about vegetarian eateries and dining in the Triangle area of North Carolina, I've decided to post pictures of the kind of excellent food one can expect from this particular restaurant.
Vegetarian Options
Knock Out Nachos: "Tortilla chips, melted cheddar and Jack cheese, black bean chili, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and jalapenos." Ask them to leave off the cheese and cream if you want it vegan, obviously. (I know this is a vegan blog, but just deal with the sight of white glop already.)
Green Tofudabeast Salad: "Our signature salad: marinated
and grilled tofu mixed greens, white cheddar cheese, tomatoes, artichoke
hearts, cucumbers and carrots." Again, ask them to leave off the cheese and it's
vegan. You might also inquire about switching out the sauces for the two vegan dressings they have: balsamic vinaigrette and Asian sesame.
When I had this dish, I didn’t get any artichoke hearts. Ah well.
No big deal. If they were from a can I probably wouldn't have liked them.
My aforementioned friend had the veggie "chick'n" BBQ sandwich with cole slaw on one occasion, choosing beer-battered fries as an accompaniment. My friend kindly let me taste the BBQ. It was good, and did taste like chicken, but not like the particular eastern NC, vinegary BBQ I remember.
Mushroom & Garlic Pasta: Creamy mushroom and garlic tossed with linguine, fresh tomatoes, spinach, pine nuts and Parmesan cheese. (This is my friend's favorite dish at this restaurant.)
Tempeh Ruben: Tempeh with sauerkraut, thousand island dressing, and provolone cheese on toasted bread. (On the menu as of March 2013.)
Vegan Options
Carne Asade Torte: It is on their special lunch menu (as of Aug. 2012) and described as: "grilled baguette filled with soy beef
carne asada, guacamole, lettuce, chili beans, salsa verde, and jalapenos."
On this occasion, I had my entree with mixed greens as
the side, rather than their 'Crazy Chips' or beer-battered fries, or other
offerings. Feeling health-conscious makes you miss out on potatoes...Damn inner health
dweeb.
This sandwich was all kinds of
savory goodness, with a mild spiciness that I think the general NC public could
easily tolerate. (I guess everyone doesn't want to burn the tongue from their
skull like me, huh?)
The soy beef appeared (to me) to
be canned seitan strips that had been grilled. It was missing something to make
it taste more like beef. Maybe juniper, or just some garlic...anything, really, to get rid of that residual "canned seitan in weird brine fluid" taste it subtly had when eaten alone.
Still pretty good when chewed simultaneously with those delicious beans and
sauces…
With all that soft, juicy yummy
stuff inside, you'd think the bread would be soggy, but it wasn't. I would have
liked my baguette to be crunchy on the outside, rather than lightly toasted, but overall
the sandwich was still good. And, yeah, I'd definitely eat it again.
Black-Eyed Pea Burger: House-made black-eyed pea burger, chipotle sauce, cilantro, lettuce and tomatoes.
While eating, I didn't get much chipotle coming through, but the cilantro was a very good addition.
As for the burger itself: it was pretty good. It is of the standard bean burger sort, whereupon it does not have a firm texture, but it still holds together well and doesn't squish too much. It didn't taste only of beans, but savory goodness; not outstanding, but still satisfactory.
Special Menu item as of 1/23/213...Chiptole Soy Chicken "Tinga" Soft Tacos: "Soy chicken, slow cooked with chipotle peppers, tomatoes and onions, topped with shredded lettuce, fresh cilantro, tomatoes"--sans feta. You get three tacos, a side of black bean salad, plus salsa verde and guacamole. The black bean salad was fine, but nothing outstanding. Meanwhile, I'm still craving another soy chicken taco...
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