Pizza Luce Brunch

I convinced myself to stray from the Apple Quinoa Cakes for brunch at the Richfield Pizza Luce. No regrets! The Tomato Florentine is excellent. Mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, along with tapenade and hollandaise sauce over a couple of English muffins and hash browns!

Vegan sliders!

Look what I came across in the frozen foods section at the Target near Southdale! I tried 'em tonight and they're quite good. Has anyone seen these at other Twin Cities area locations? Gardein seems to be producing rather popular vegan products these days.

Wok in the Park

This was my first visit to Wok in the Park, located in St. Louis Park. It's nice when a menu says this: "Vegetarian? Got it. Vegan? Got it. Gluten free? Got it. Epicurious? 100% MSG FREE? We're all over that." I had the Slayer Stir Fry with tofu. Great dish! Without even asking about the deserts, the waitress asked if we'd like some vegan pumpkin ice cream, which they apparently make themselves. Yum! 

Slayer Stir Fry at Wok in the Park

Vegan Pumpkin Ice Cream at Wok in the Park

Yogurt Lab

Yogurt Lab has been popping up in various locations in Minneapolis in recent weeks and months. I've been to the 50th & France and IDS Crystal Court locations. They have non-dairy (and gluten-free) options. Walk in, pick up a cup, and go crazy! They have a ton of healthy and not-so-healthy options to pile atop your non-dairy treat. Yes, those are Oreo crumbles on top of mine. I typically get a fairly small portion size and pay between three and four bucks. FYI: I just sent a message to the company through their web site, just to be completely certain that there are no animal-based ingredients in their non-dairy options. I previously sent a message to some Yogurt Lab in another state and had included the wrong hyperlink in this post. I'll let you know what I hear from the correct (Twin Cities) Yogurt Lab.

Mill City Vegan Visits Boston & Cambridge (Again)

I was fortunate enough to spend a few days in the Boston area again. Most of my time was spent in Cambridge, so I'll mention three wonderful establishments that I visited in that fine city.

I made multiple trips to both the sister restaurants of Veggie Planet and Veggie Galaxy.

My favorite from Veggie Planet was the pizza with Daiya vegan cheese.

In addition to the great Glazed Seitan Loaf, which was really tasty but not particularly photogenic, I indulged in the vegan Oreo cheesecake (pictured below).

And I couldn't leave Cambridge without buying another pair of shoes at one of the greatest vegan shoe stores around, Sudo Shoes.

Foxy Falafel

Yes, I occasionally venture into St. Paul for vegan food. Foxy Falafel is one good reason to make a trip right across the municipal border. Perhaps you've seen Foxy Falafel at local farmers markets. They recently jumped into the food truck business and opened a cool restaurant in the University & Raymond area. For you Minneapolis folks who get around by bus or bike, Foxy Falafel is very easy to reach. Oh, and the falafel sandwich is great! The menu is clear about which items are vegan (as well as which are vegetarian and gluten-free) and it states that the fryer is exclusively vegetarian and gluten-free.

Galactic Pizza

For a change of pace at Galactic Pizza, I tried the vegan version of The Alamo, complete with barbecue sauce, mock chicken, onion, mushrooms, red peppers, and vegan cheese. Ya gotta love Minneapolis' most distinctive pizza place!

Pizza Lucé - Richfield

We made it to Pizza Lucé's new location in Richfield. They did a great job of renovating the building and giving it new life and character. For a Pizza Lucé, this location is really large.  We went for the weekend brunch and had the Giant Green Tofu Scramble and Apple Quinoa Cakes. Let's just say...we will return again soon!

Mill City Vegan Visits Georgia

Here are just a few of my vegan dining delights from a recent trip to Georgia.

From Atlanta:

We had to go to the Soul Vegetarian on Highland. I had the country fried steak and some ice cream.

Dulce Vegan Bakery and Cafe was fantastic. I had some kind of delicious sandwich and a lemon scone:

And we had a great breakfast at the Radial Cafe, where I indulged in a stack of buckwheat pancakes:

We spent four nights in Savannah. In a smaller city, of course, it can be a bit more challenging to find vegan food. Be sure to check out Vegguide and/or Happy Cow. Here are few of my favorites from Savannah:

Your Pie is a pizza place that has Daiya vegan cheese. We went there twice. I ordered The Hippie both times, without the pesto.Your Pie has a number of locations in the Southeast U.S.

The Green Truck Pub, which really does have a green truck sitting outside, makes a really vegan great burger and fries:

Finally, I had a breakfast burrito at the Sentient Bean, which (to my knowledge) is the only completely vegetarian restaurant in Savannah:

The Bad Waitress

In my humble opinion, the most amazing vegan sloppy joe is the one served by The Bad Waitress. If you haven't tried it, do yourself and favor and get it soon!