Vegan friendly restaurants in Walnut Creek area

[Guest guest]

Hi all

its my first time posting here, though I have been a member for over a

month, so please forgive me if I goof up somehow!

 

We are moving from Berkeley to join a cohousing community in Pleasant Hill

(which is near Walnut Creek, not to be confused with Pleasan'ton') . Does

anyone know of vegan friendly restaurants in that area of Phill, Walnut

Creek, Lafayette, Concord, etc ??

I am sure there are no pure vegetarian restaurants as I searched thru many

websites.

 

I do know there are a couple of Indian food restaurants in Concord and one

in Walnut Creek; but I am specifically lookng for non-Indian food

restaurants

Thanks much

 

Veena

Check out intentional communty info at www.cohousing.org

[Guest guest]

Veena,

 

Welcome to Contra Costa County. It's not as veg-friendly as some of

the other counties in the bay area, but we make do.

 

Memo's in Concord is a vegan friendly Mexican restaurant. They aren't

as popular as they were before they changed owners, but they've kept

their vegetarian section of the menu intact. Most of their vegetarian

entrees include cheese and sour cream as garnish, but I just ask them

to leave them off or to substitute extra guacamole and salsa. They

also have a couple of vegan desserts including a sort of fruit cobbler

baked in a pumpkin shell -- it sounded good, but they were out of it,

so I didn't get a chance to try it the last time I went there.

 

Golden Willow in Concord is a vegan friendly Chinese restaurant. They

devote a half page of their menu to vegetable and fake-meat entrees.

 

There are also a couple of veg-friendly Thai restuanants in Concord

and Walnut Creek, but I can't remember the names right now.

 

Black Diamond Brewery in Walnut Creek makes a pretty good pizza, and

they will gladly make one without the cheese. I'm not sure if their

pizza crust is vegan, but I'm sure they'd tell anyone who asked.

 

I hope that helps.

 

-Rob