Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Belted Goat - Fearrington Village - Pittsboro

I will give them credit for offering a veggie wrap sandwich in their cafe (plus, they have cute cows, goats and a donkey to visit with at the village entrance).

I am surprised over and over again by the number of restaurants here in NC (even "rural" farming towns) that accomodate vegetarians and vegans....

It's a good sign for the future of dining in this area!

http://www.fearrington.com/village/beltedgoat.asp

Carolina Brewery - Pittsboro and Chapel Hill

We went for a brewery tour and stayed for lunch.

They offer a black bean veggie burger as well as a good selection of other veggie items, all marked clearly with a carrot icon to signify that it is vegetarian.

http://www.carolinabrewery.com/downloads/CB_menu.pdf

General Store Cafe - Pittsboro

Who would have thought that in a little town like Pittsboro you can find a decent vegan meal? I was surprised and happy to find the General Store Cafe, which does have a nice variety of vegetarian and vegan items on their menu. (We tried them for dinner before a trip to the Carnivore Preservation Trust, which is another place I recommend in Pittsboro).

The General Store Cafe even offers tempeh in place of meat in any of their burritos! They also have a veggie BLT, but it is vegetarian and not vegan. (They sub smoked mozzarella in place of the bacon).

http://www.thegeneralstorecafe.com/home.html

Serena Restaurant & Bar - Durham

Has several vegetarian options, including the "TAG" - Tomato, Avocado, Gardenburger

http://www.serena-rtp.com/menus/Serena_Dinner.pdf

HOURS
Open Monday - Friday
NOW OPEN ALL DAY! Come join us for an off-site meeting with the team, a late-late lunch or early break on the way home.
Lunch: 11 AM - 4 PM
Evening: 4 PM - 9:00 PM

FEATURES
Always Smoke-Free Dining
Outdoor patio dining (weather permitting)
Free Wireless Internet Access
A location central to Chapel Hill, Durham AND Raleigh guests within 1/4 mile of interstate 40.
Wheelchair accessable - no stairs or obvious obstacles for those with limited mobility.

LOCATION
Serena Restaurant and Bar is located at 5311 South Miami Blvd, Durham, NC 27703. Our location is within 1/4 mile of interstate 40. We're on the very southeast edge of Durham, the northern tip of Morrisville and the eastern edge of Research Triangle Park.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Abbey Road - Hamburgers etc. - Cary

Offers a few vegetarian (not vegan) menu items. A veggie burger can be substituted for any of their burgers.

http://www.abbeyroadgrill.com/cary.bar.grill.restaurant/abbey.road.to.go.menu.for.pdf.conversion.htm

Little Caesars Pizza - Nationwide

From their website: http://www.littlecaesars.com/

Vegetarian Options at Little CaesarsLittle Caesars wants to help meet the growing needs of our vegetarian customers and offers them many appropriate menu choices. Vegetarian diets that allow dairy products can easily be planned to meet nutritional adequacy using any of the Little Caesars vegetarian-style pizzas. Little Caesars pizzas can be ordered with cheese-only or with any of our fresh vegetable toppings including onions, green peppers, and tomato slices. Mushrooms, ripe olives, and pineapples are also available toppings. Banana pepper rings can be added to give some "zip" to any vegetable-topped pizza.

Please note: Topping selection varies by location. Visit your local Little Caesars Pizza restaurant for topping availability.


For the Strict Vegetarian Diet (Vegan Diet) A strict vegetarian diet requires a little more planning for nutritional adequacy because it may require special conditions such as no animal by-products. Little Caesars' pizza crust is made with a quality, high-protein flour and contains no animal products or by-products. The sauce is made from crushed tomatoes and is seasoned with a special blend of herbs and spices - it also is made without animal by-products. This means that customers who are strict vegetarians can order a Little Caesars vegetable pizza, without cheese, and still fulfill their needs.

There are other items that can be special-ordered from our menu that are acceptable for a strict vegetarian diet. For example, Crazy Bread® can be ordered without Parmesan cheese along with an order of Crazy Sauce® on the side.

Announcing VegAsheville!

Everyone that is veg in NC knows that Asheville and surrounding areas are very veg friendly, but in trying to plan my own trip I found that there is no single dedicated website of vegetarian/vegan listings.

So that is why I've created VegAsheville - to aide other veg*ns in their travels to the mountains. This new blog will encompass all of Western North Carolina, as I dig up more info.

I hope everyone finds it helpful!