| Craving a really good vegetarian-based meal? | | | | the tuna and salad dishes. When I went there |
| Having trouble getting anyone in your family or | | | | "way back when", my college dance buddies and I |
| line-up of friends to join you in a meal? In Orange | | | | could feel good eating the whole wheat bagel with |
| County California you can "have your cake and | | | | avocado, tomatoes and soy cheese. Wish they |
| eat it too"! While I may not be a total vegan (a | | | | still had it on the menu! Besides Fullerton, they also |
| girl's gotta have a good BBQ'd rib sometimes), I | | | | have one in Orange and Tustin |
| do prefer eating a vegetarian meal most of the | | | | Zinc's Cafe and Market-Laguna Beach. Great |
| time. Problem is my family and friends think this | | | | breakfasts. Terrific baked goods. Salads are |
| type of cuisine is not something they wish to | | | | wonderful. Some very interesting lunch choices. |
| share with me! They think of soy based foods as | | | | Menu is always changing, but the coffee is |
| something meant for me and me alone. | | | | gourmet and smells wonderful. |
| Fortunately, I have found mighty fine restaurants | | | | Native Foods-the new kid in town, sort of speak. |
| in our wonderful Southern California home that try | | | | Located in Costa Mesa, this is turning into quite a |
| very hard to cater to all concerned! So | | | | wonderful destination spot for vegans. |
| meat-eaters take a seat, even you will find | | | | Semi-casual, upscale menu-they have some faux |
| something tasty in these fun places! | | | | meat dishes that from what a couple of diners |
| Mother's Market and Cafe-Mother's has a | | | | said-had someone ordered their meals for them |
| wonderful vegan menu, but since they also are a | | | | without telling them what kind of restaurant this |
| complete organic and health food market, the | | | | is, they would have never guessed that they |
| cafe serves up fish and chicken dishes as well. At | | | | weren't eating "the real thing". |
| least it was on the menu at the one I went to in | | | | Veggie and Tea House-This is just what it says, |
| Laguna Hills-which is one of the smaller units. | | | | mainly a tea house that happens to serve |
| Mother's has several locations throughout the | | | | vegetarian dishes. While this place is charming and |
| county. | | | | the food quite nice, in all honesty, this is probably |
| Rutabegorz-This restaurant has a warm place in | | | | the least likely of all the recommended places that |
| my heart. Before it grew to the 3 locations it has | | | | might pass muster with the meat eating crowd. |
| today, it had just the one in Fullerton. Okay, this | | | | Other suggestions? Most Asian restaurants are |
| was in the '70's and I was but a young college | | | | quite vegan/vegetarian friendly! Jade Palace in |
| student, but I was into healthy eating even then! | | | | Aliso Viejo will substitute tofu for any meat in any |
| Why I love Rutabegorz is the atmosphere is | | | | of their dishes. |
| relaxed, the baked goods are made on the | | | | So fellow vegetable lovers take heart, we can go |
| premises (low fat, low/non sugar and tasty too!), | | | | out for a meal with our carnivore mates and we |
| the menu eclectic and my husband doesn't mind | | | | all can enjoy! |