RE: Downtown SF Veggie Lunch spots

[Guest guest]

Dear Tammy, Lunch Brigade, & other friends ~

 

This is all such fabulous information on veggie options in SF. A couple of years

ago I had compiled a list of veggie restaurants in SF. Taking a page from PETA's

Kelle Kacmarcik & Jannette Patterson, the list was constructed as a wallet-sized

guide which we would then pass out at leafletings or

distribute at literature tables. I've thought before, and I'm reminded it of it

through this exchange, that having a list of restaurants that are not vegetarian

but do have veggie options would be very, very useful.

 

I would volunteer to compile all the information if people wanted to jump in and

offer insights into non-veg restaurants that serve *good* veggie options. It

would be especially useful if people could note whether the options are veggie

or vegan. After compiling a list, I can format it nicely to

generate an attractive handout (the veggie restaurant guide was a third of the

page in very small print; this may have to be a full page, both sides, in very

tiny print). I think this would be very, very useful for all of us, and also in

our efforts to turn people onto veggie foods (when we urge

people to go veggie, handing them a list of restaurants that serve veggie foods

goes a long way in convincing people how easy it can be). After the brochure is

completed, I can mail/email it out to whoever would like it.

 

Thanks so much!

 

Cheers,

Alka

 

 

meowthunk [govegan]

Thursday, July 25, 2002 9:21 PM

 

[sFBAVeg] Downtown SF Veggie Lunch spots

 

 

Hi all,

 

Yes, I would love to hear about any great veggie restaurants in the

downtown area!! With the closure of VegTime, I don't know of any in

the downtown SF/financial area.

 

I don't eat out for lunch much (I usually brown bag it) but I've come

across these various places:

 

RINCON FOOD CORNER - Market & Spear

Arabi in Rincon center - Middle Eastern food, like hummus, tabouli,

dolmas, mjeddra, falafel, various salads (bean salads, vegetable

salads, couscous salads, etc).. they have 2 soups every day, and one

of them is usually vegan. You can pick 3 salad combo for $5.95, or a

soup & half-sandwich for $5, I think... I'd guess about 75% of the

food is vegetarian, with over 50% vegan. This place has the most

vegan options of all the downtown restaurants that I'm familiar

with.

 

Also in Rincon:

 

Chili Up - they have 1 or 2 vegan chilis

Wazwan (?) - an Indian restaurant, not sure what's vegan there, they

do have veggie stuff

 

There's other restaurants in the Food Court (Thai, Chinese, Korean)

that probably have veggie stuff but I usually go to Arabi. Rincon is

where I usually go when I'm dining with my veggie friends, or with

veggie/non-veggie friends as there's something for everyone.

 

Across the street from Rincon:

Lightening Foods - they have a veggie sandwich on the menu, and they

have a salad bar at $5.25/lb. The person I spoke to knew the

term " vegan " (which is always nice), and was quite accomodating in

finding out about dishes. Even told me they featured organic produce

(like the spinach) in their salad line up. I suggested they label

which dishes are vegan :-) I've been there only once.. While what I

picked was delicious, it was also heavy!

 

Long Life Noodle House on Steuart - they have a few veggie things on

the menu. I can't remember if any of the entrees are vegan or if you

have to request a modification to a veggie one.

 

SF Soup Company - on Mission/Beale - always has a vegan split pea

soup on their menu. They have rotating daily specials, occasionally

one of those is also veg*n. Their soups are labeled with characters

signifyiing vegetarian, non-dairy, spicy, or low-fat.

 

Burger Bistro - never been there - but I could see through the glass

front that they do have one menu of " Veggie Burgers " ...

 

There is also another Food Court in the Spear Street Tower. It used

to have a burrito place (maybe 360 burrito?) that had a few

veggie/vegan choices (if you omit cheese).. I haven't been there for

several years so I don't know if that's still true.

 

There is a Farmer's Market on Tuesday's -- Justin Herman Plaza -- I'm

told from a friend who goes there that it has lots of yummy organic

fruits as well as savory vegan pies.

 

Perhaps we could take a page out of Das' book. He works with

corporate cafeterias to get them to incorporate vegan food on their

menus. We've worked at the same company twice now, and he's done it

both times.

 

Cheers,

Tammy

 

, " pramod sanoor " <psanoor@h...> wrote:

> Can anyone

> suggest a good vegan restaurant near by.

 

 

 

 

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