The Vegan Adventures of Meggie and Ben: Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Reviews

Our ratings are based on a 5 star system. So you get a better idea of what our ratings mean, a 3/5 stars generally means we wouldn't go there again if we had another choice but the food isn't terrible. Anything below that we wouldn't visit again, and anything above that could be considered a favorite.

Also, food quality is not the only thing that we take in to account. Location/accessibility, variety, and service also play major roles in our rating. For example, a restaurant would normally get a 1-2/5 could get a 3/5 if it is located in an area that has no other options, like an amusement park or airport.

----- UTAH -----City Cakes and Cafe
Salt Lake City
★★★★★

Mountain West Burrito
Provo
★★★★★

Rice King
Provo
★★★★★

Vertical Diner
Salt Lake City
★★★★★

Station 22 - 4/5 (another review here)
Provo
★★★★★

Ginger's Garden Cafe
Springville
★★★★★

Omar's Rawtopia
Salt Lake City
★★★★★

Sage's Cafe (more food pics here, review of pizza night here)
Salt Lake City
★★★★★

Bombay House
Provo
★★★★★

Frisch (more pics and info here)
Salt Lake City
★★★★☆

Squatters
Park City location, Salt Lake City location rating is the same
★★★★☆

Union Street Eats
Salt Lake City
★★★★☆

The Pie Pizzeria
West Jordan/Salt Lake
★★★★☆

Este Pizzeria
Salt Lake City
★★★★☆

Pizzeria 712
Provo
★★★★☆

Spice Grill
Provo
★★★★☆

Jamba Juice
UVU campus in Orem location
★★★★☆

Kneader's Bakery and Cafe
All over
★★★★☆

Rich's Mighty Fine Burgers and Fries
Salt Lake City
★★★☆☆

Golden Phoenix (the new Evergreen House)
Salt Lake City
★★★☆☆

City Dogs
Salt Lake City
★★★☆☆

Guru's
Provo
★★★☆☆

Oasis Cafe
Salt Lake City
★★★☆☆

India House
Sandy
★★★☆☆

Fairweather Natural Foods
Park City
★★★☆☆

La Esquina
UVU campus in Orem
★★★☆☆

That Sushi Place
UVU campus in Orem
★★★☆☆

Cafe Rio
Park City location
★★★☆☆

La Jolla Groves
Provo
★★★☆☆

Organic Manic (read this too)
Salt Lake City
★★★☆☆

La Casa Don Miguel
Cedar City
★★★☆☆

Blue Burrito Grille
Salt Lake City airport
★★☆☆☆

The Blue Plate Diner
Salt Lake City
★★☆☆☆

Cafe Supernatural
Salt Lake City
★★☆☆☆

Tucanos
Provo
★★☆☆☆

Koi Sushi House
American Fork
★★☆☆☆

Cafe Trang
Park City
★☆☆☆☆

----- CALIFORNIA -----Millenium Restaurant (review of the chef's tasting menu here)
San Francisco
★★★★★

Z Pizza
Livermore
★★★★★

Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant
San Francisco
★★★★★

Souley Vegan
Oakland
★★★★★

Rita's Cafe
Eureka
★★★★☆

Lemon Grass Thai
Livermore
★★★☆☆

Casbah Cafe
Livermore
★★★☆☆

Cinnaholic
Berkley
★★★☆☆

Cafe Gratitude
Santa Cruz
★★★☆☆

Cat Lee's Burrito Exquisito
Whillits
★☆☆☆☆

Seabirds Truck
Travels

----- FLORIDA -----Hard Rock Cafe
Universal Studios, Orlando
★★★☆☆

Confisco Grille
Universal Studios, Orlando
★★★☆☆

----- IDAHO -----Shangri-La Tea and Vegetarian Cafe
Boise
★★★☆☆

----- MICHIGAN -----Mediterranean Grill
Detroit airport
★★★☆☆

National Coney Island Express
Detroit airport
★★★☆☆

----- NEVADA -----Ronald's Dounuts
Las Vegas
★★★★★

Veggie Delite
Las Vegas
★★★★★

Chin Chin
Las Vegas
★★★★☆

Go Raw Cafe
Las Vegas
★★★★☆

Pneumatic Diner
Reno
★★★☆☆

----- NEW YORK -----Pure Food and Wine
New York City
★★★★★

Candle 79
New York City
★★★★★

The Owl House
Rochester
★★★★★

The King and I
Rochester
★★★★★

Juice Generation
New York City
★★★★★

Natural Oasis Cafe
Rochester
★★★★☆

Eco Bella Bakery
Rochester
★★★★☆

Gobo
New York City
★★★☆☆

Moosewood Restaurant
Ithaca
★★★☆☆

Viva Taqueria and Cantina
Ithaca
★★★☆☆

Otarian
New York City
★★★☆☆

John's Tex Mex
Rochester
★★★☆☆

Sticky Lips Pit BBQ
Rochester
☆☆☆☆☆

----- OREGON -----Blossoming Lotus
Portland
★★★★★

Tao of Tea
Portland
★★★★★

Dovetail Bakery
Portland
★★★★★

Portobello Vegan Trattoria
Portland
★★★★★

Sweet Pea Bakery
Portland
★★★★☆

Homegrown Smoker
Portland
★★★★☆

Back to Eden Bakery
Portland
★★★☆☆

Cafe Mundo
Newport
★★☆☆☆

----- WASHINGTON -----Araya's Vegetarian Place
Seattle
★★★★★

Bamboo Garden
Seattle
★★★★★

Flying Apron
Seattle
★★★★★

Georgetown Liquor Company
Seattle
★★★★★

Mighty-O Doughnuts
Seattle
★★★★★

Tully's Coffee
Seattle
★★★★★

The Bowl
Seattle
★★★★★

Dilettante
Seattle
★★★★★

Plum Bistro
Seattle
★★★★☆

Boom Noodle
Seattle
★★★★☆

Thai Bistro
Shoreline
★★★★☆

Baguette Box
Seattle
★★★★☆

Thrive Cafe
Seattle
★★★★☆

Qdoba Mexican Grill
Seattle airport
★★★☆☆

Cyber-Dogs
Seattle
★★★☆☆

Pizza Pie Vegan Pizzeria
Seattle
★★★☆☆

Wayward Vegan Cafe
Seattle
★★★☆☆

The Juicy Cafe
Seattle
★★☆☆☆

Phnom Penh Noodles
Seattle
★★☆☆☆

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Vegan Bucket List (based on the one from VegNews)

Swim in the greenhouse pool then dine at the Ravens' Restaurant at the Stanford Inn in Mendocino, Calif.

Join the cookie/brownie/fudge-of-the-month club at Allison's Gourmet.

~~Ask your (non-vegan) family or friends to try a vegan meal, day, or week.~~

Hear former cattle rancher-turned-vegan, Howard Lyman, speak.

Eat a veggie dog from a street cart in Vancouver, BC.

~~Visit Portland, Ore.’s vegan mini-mall. Leave with a tattoo, cookie, message t-shirt, and a few snacks for the road.~~

~~Meet your vegan superhero. Whether it’s Gene Baur, John Salley, Kathy Freston, Wayne Pacelle, or Tal Ronnen, go to one of your favorite star’s public events and thank them for their work.~~ - I met Tom Regan and Marc Bekoff!

~~Accept that your veganism is bigger than you and your circumstances. Don’t get bummed about it.~~

Devour a cowvin cookie at Sticky Fingers Bakery in Washington, DC.

~~Splurge on a beautiful Matt and Nat bag that you can carry with pride for many years to come.~~

Have a pizza bake-off with every vegan cheese to discover your favorite.

~~Design your perfect custom cinnamon roll at Cinnaholic in Berkeley, Calif.~~

Go to Los Angeles’ Animal Acres and New York’s Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.

~~Veganize your grandmother’s favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. Then share with everyone.~~

Host a cruelty-free Halloween party with caramel apples, spiced (and spiked) apple cider, and pumpkin carving.

Dine at Candle 79 in New York and Millennium in San Francisco, not on the same night. Go with people whom you truly adore, and feast on appetizers, salads, entrees, drinks, and desserts (multiples of each). Share everything so you get to taste it all!

Read The Face on Your Plate when you need a little extra information about animals and why they are too amazing to eat.

Order a Vegan Treats’ Peanut Butter Bomb cake to celebrate your birthday.

Give fun vegan gifts such as cookbooks, baked goods, Vegan Etsy jewelry, and wine every chance you get.

Take a vegan tour of Los Angeles stopping at Eko Zone, Pure Luck, ~~Shojin,~~ Real Food Daily, ~~Native Foods Café,~~ Veggie Grill, to start.

Sail the Caribbean, practice morning yoga, and visit exciting ports of call on the all-vegan Holistic Holiday at Sea.

Try vegan ethnic food, such as Filipino, Korean, or Sri Lankan.

Devour the Portobello Stack with red potatoes and cauliflower mash at Sublime in Ft. Lauderdale.

Purchase 1,000 Vegan Recipes by Robin Robertson and never have to buy another vegan cookbook again.

Volunteer for Food Not Bombs. It doesn’t get much better than providing hungry people with free vegan food.

Make the VegNews Mac and Cheese.

Donate to your favorite animal charity.

Grab the ‘D’s BBQ Joint wrap at Seattle’s Hillside Quickie ~~and have a picnic at nearby Volunteer Park.~~

~~Don’t judge meat-eaters.~~

~~Eat kale daily.~~

~~Join Twitter and Facebook, follow or friend a bunch of your non-vegan acquaintances, and send along great recipes, videos of cute farm animals, and timely vegan news.~~

Savor the four-course open-to-the-public Friday night dinner at NYC’s Natural Gourmet Institute.

~~Cook an entirely vegan holiday dinner for your friends and family.~~

~~Start a balcony herb garden.~~

~~Visit MooShoes in The Big Apple.~~

~~Rekindle your childhood love of PB and J.~~

~~Create something that helps humans feel compassion for animals: a video game, children’s book, ‘zine, novel, movie, or blog will do!~~

Vacation at the all-vegan The Lodge in Grenada.

Eat at both Native Bowl and ~~Homegrown Smoker~~ vegan food carts in Portland, Ore.

~~Donate all your non-vegan clothes to charity.~~

Try Chicago Soydairy’s mozzarella sticks. Recover blown mind.

~~Go on a Vegas-style bender at Ronald’s Donuts. Bring on the bear claws, old-fashioned, and chocolate-dipped doughnuts!~~

Adopt a turkey in November, then savor Native Foods Café’s Wellington for Thanksgiving.

Eat a huge vegan sundae at Lula’s Sweet Apothecary in New York City.

~~Send a vegan care package.~~

Become a vegan hostess extraordinaire by throwing holiday parties, brunches, bonfires, barbecues, fondue nights, and so on.

Take a Wanderbird Cruise to Alaska or the Caribbean.

~~Spend an afternoon handing out Vegan Outreach’s “Why Vegan?” brochures.~~

Attend the Texas State Veggie Fair, then head to Spiral Diner for amazing vegan eats, deep in the heart of Texas.

Stay at The Gentle Gourmet B and B in Paris.

~~Memorize five quick comebacks to the question “Where do you get your protein?”~~

Devour soft-serve ice cream from New England’s Like No Udder, the world’s first vegan ice cream truck.

Have your vitamin D and B12 levels tested.

~~Attend Vegan Drinks.~~

Demolish the garlic fries at San Francisco’s AT and T Park. Brush teeth.

Take a cooking class at Spork Foods in West Hollywood.

~~Own at least one cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, and Ani Phyo~~.

Visit the Chicago Diner and feast on the tempeh Reuben, mashed potatoes, and cookie dough peanut butter milkshake.

~~Find a vegan restaurant in every city you visit, no matter how remote!~~

~~Watch Earthlings at least once. Then, if you feel yourself getting burned out or losing your drive for veganism, watch it again.~~

Eat beignets and the chocolate soufflé at Madeline Bistro in Los Angeles.

Write to Food Network and request more vegan content.

~~Make soup in five minutes flat using a Vita-Mix (Blendtec) blender.~~

~~Rescue a companion animal.~~

Keep warm in a winter coat from Vaute Couture.

~~Try Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter. Then try not to put it on every single thing you eat.~~

Volunteer to muck out stalls at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary or Animal Place.

~~Attend (or, even better yet, have!) a vegan wedding.~~

Make dim sum.

Stay at the Vegetarian Country House Hotel in England’s Lake District.