Vegetarian/Vegan Options on the Strip

[booglass]

I am headed to back to Vegas. Last visit we still ate meat and I was still lactose tolerant. So this time around I am bit nervous because we like food with a wonderful ambiance. I want to dress up and hit the town all gussied up. So where can we go?

Since I occasionally eat fish sushi is a great option. Italian also works well along with Indian.

Thanks.

P.S. Also looking for any fun funky hang outs. I heard there was a cocktail lounge/nail salon.

[climberdoc]

How did your trip go Booglass? Drop a brief report if you have a chance.

[climberdoc]

Here's a mixed review but somewhat illustrative of my point that Wynn is a "real-deal" destination for vegans.

http://whalebot.com/dear-mr-wynn/

[climberdoc]

Here is a link to the vegan menus and some other reviews

http://www.quarrygirl.com/2010/12/11/...

Those menus have since been updated but will give you a starting point. I have the updated menus but can't seem to attach them.

[booglass]

Thanks so much for all the information. I couldn't be happier. It is such a bummer to go dinner and feel like your food options are nothing more than afterthought. The Wynn sounds like a stop we can't miss. We'll also be hitting our the pizza place in Ceasar's Palace we at ate when we got hitched in Vegas.

Viva Las Vegas!!!!

[climberdoc]

I've taken 3 trips to Vegas as a strict vegan. Thanks to Steve Wynn all 3 trips have been profound culinary successes. After becomming vegan himself last year he now offers vegan menus at all his restaurants. I have copies of their vegan menus but can't seem to figure out how to attach them here. Let me know and I'll email them if you want.

Have had excellent Italian at Bartolotta where I really enjoyed the farro risotto. Also at Sinatra where I heart the homemade agnolotti.

If you are a fan of vegan cuisine then don't miss Botero's vegan tasting menu. It competes with some of the vegan venues in other cities such as SF and Seattle. It's also a cool and happening place which it seems like you're seeking.

Indian is usually a safe bet for vegan options. I like Namaste but others on this board seem to prefer Origin India. Both require a short cab ride off strip.

I had a terrific vegan veggie burger at Holstein's at the Cosmopolitan. The funky China Poblano had a few interesting looking vegan options but I have not yet tried it. Other than that the Cosmo is not real vegan friendly. I had hopes that David Myers would offer a more vegan-friendly menu, but no such luck.

Bottom line is you won't go wrong hanging at the Wynn where every restaurant is vegan-friendly. You can even get an excellent pizza made with Daiya cheese. Other than that, the rest of the strip is a vegan crapshoot. Often times chefs will come up with some great vegan options off the menu, but that is by no means a sure thing.

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Origin India Restaurant and Bar
4480 Paradise Rd Ste 1200, Las Vegas, NV 89169

[janetofreno]

Its interesting that you find the Wynn Vegan-friendly. I hve a vegan friend who stayed at the Wynn for a business meeting last September, and she had a very different experience. (Perhaps things have changed since then, or maybe it had to do with the folks putting on the meeting not ordering well....but she is a key person in her company, and they know she is vegan, so you think they would cater to her somewhat...). Anyway, she reported eating a variation of the same portobello mushroom dish for most of her meals. I went as her guest to one of the cocktail parties for the group, and although there were a lot of finger foods available, most included meat or seafood- ie "sliders", shrimp, satay, etc. About the only vegan thing available was the crudite plate. We ended up ditching the party and going out for Indian food :-)

[climberdoc]

Google The keywords Wynn vegan and you will get multiple hits to vegan blogs which will will refute the single experience you are describing. Perhaps they had an "off-night? The vegan menus were still somewhat new last Sept. Since that time Wynn hired Tal Ronnen, who is one of the world's most notable vegan chefs to help develop vegan menus. The Viva Las Vegan event during Vegas Uncorked held at Wynn was sold out and highly acclaimed. From this and many other vegan's perspective Wynn has made Vegas open and enjoyable to Vegans. Without his kind and questionably profitable gesture, I would likely not look at Vegas as an option to vacation. I'd hate to see the op (or anyone for that matter) swayed from this unique opportunity based on your single, second-hand experience. There really is no other resort I've ever heard of with such a large number of great chefs offering vegan menus.