While not vegan, my last meals out in L.A. on my recent trip we’re with a vegan so I ate vegan by association. First up, Simply Wholesome on Slauson. Normally I would have ordered some Jamaican patties with greens and plantains but we tried a couple of their vegan options, the Caribbean tofu sandwich and vegan burger. Both tasty, but the flavors were overwhelmed by a generous slathering of yellow mustard.
If you’re not doing vegan for health reasons, the following were vegan facsimiles of their fast food counterparts: vegan orange chicken and chow mein at Pots n Woks in Whittier and vegan pepperoni and mushroom pizza at Purgatory Pizza in Boyle Heights.
I’m vegetarian, not vegan (I still eat eggs, dairy and honey). But I’ve eaten at plenty of vegan/vegan-friendly places in LA so if you have any questions I’m happy to answer
I’m basically an opportunistic vegan, @Luluthemagnificent : I’ll eat dairy/eggs but my first choice is almost always plant-based.
Our Thanksgiving and Christmas meals were completely vegan; desserts, however, were not. Oddly, I’d not realized that until I was telling a friend about what I’d made and they pointed it out.
Are you interested in recipes, restaurants, general discussion and support? I’m game for all of those and most anything else!
I’m open to all types of discussion. It’s a miracle I have been able to stick with it. I REALLY miss my tacos, burritos and pizza. Yes, I know I can have all those vegan, I have been, but it is not the same.
SAGE in culver city is supposed to be real good. I haven’t had it yet, but people keep telling me about it. I had Real Food Daily, it was ok. But the vanilla ice cream was bomb and their ranch dressing was amazeballs. A friend has the book and gave me the recipe. going to make it this weekend.
Also, what kind of “chicken” beef and pork are places like vegan glory using? was thinking I could just by that and make tacos. The impossible meat is bomb! I’ve made burgers and tacos, but haven’t found a good cheese.
That’s like my youngest son. He’s not a big dairy lover but he’ll eat it. He wants to give up eggs, but 1) he hates the taste of fake eggs. 2) He works out a lot and needs a lot of protein to keep from losing weight. Yes, I wish I had that worry.
I used to think if I became a vegetarian I would eat a lot of beans, lentils & sides and not the processed fake meat stuff. But those Beyond Sausages were f-ing good.
I think the radicchio dish at Angler is vegan (or at the very least vegetarian) and could very well be the best veggie dish of last year in my opinion. Could someone fact check me on that? I recall something about the radicchio being slow roasted by the hearth for 6 hours and the “XO” sauce being comprised of the juices the radicchio leaked out during that time + sherry. SO DAMN GOOD, I think I need to make a reservation after this.
@Luluthemagnificent The faux chicken/beef that most of those Thai or Asian restaurants are using are usually made from soy or wheat gluten. You can find similar mock meat products in most Chinese or Vietnamese supermarkets. Just be careful because sometimes they may contain egg.
I avoid processed food with ingredients you wouldn’t find in grandma’s or Nathan Myhrvold’s kitchen, but the Beyond Meat slider I had at a company party was tasty. I’m never touching that Impossible Frankenburger, though.
