Vegetarian fare?

[editorlady]

Can anyone recommend restaurants that have delicious vegetarian offerings? A bigger challenge: vegan offerings? Thanks!!!

[semanticantics]

Bar La Grassa has several vegetarian options, and one of their signature dishes just happens to be. Gnocchi with cauliflower and orange.

[egusto]

A few of my favorite Mpls spots...

For breakfast & lunch, Modern Times Cafe at 32nd & Chicago has an ample selection of delicious vegetarian and vegan dishes

Saffron downtown has a lot of vegetarian small plates - they are very accomodating to veg requests too. The last time I was there they prepared a vegetarian tagine that wasn't on the menu - it was fantastic.

Near Lake & Hiawatha...
Midori's Floating World has a great vegetarian sushi dinner
Gandhi Mahal has a lot of veg options both in their lunch buffet and on the menu

[Sakura747]

Ecopolitan! It's about as vegetarian/vegan as you can get in the Twin Cities. http://www.ecopolitan.com/

[semanticantics]

Over priced gerbil food.

[The Dairy Queen]

Ecopolitan? Isn't it also a "raw" restaurant or am I mis-remembering? I've never been there. What have you tried there that you recommend?

~TDQ

[MplsM ary]

Here are a few threads that may be helpful:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/722909
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/773527
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/818140

And Brasa has a vegetarian menu:
Dagnabbitall now I have to look up all the Brasa info...
http://www.brasa.us/

600 E. Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-379-3030

Brasa St. Paul
777 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN. 55105
651-224-1302
http://www.brasa.us/menus/Minneapolis...

[semanticantics]

I'm a vegetarian as well. This is where I eat.

Travail - consistently has great options. Micro Greens, Beet Salad, Soup (changes all the time), Agnolotti (filled pasta, changes all the time), Tofu (house made), Blue Cheese Tater Tots. Plus, a dessert tasting menu! Travail is my favorite restaurant.

Blackbird Cafe - many great options.

The Tea House - rock solid Chinese. Menu varies on location, I had more options at the 94 / White Bear location than the U of M.

Meritage - not the most options, but probably the best meal I've ever had. I did a 5 course tasting and it was wonderful. I think one dish was made a la minute.

The Sample Room - nice place with plenty of options. Tend to be laden with cheese.

WA Frost - overlooked. Usually have a few sides / small plates and one entree.

Senor Wong - only been once, but the Mock Tacos were awesome.

Heartland - Doesn't tend to have a lot of options, but offer a daily prix fix menu with vegetarian selections.

Haute DIsh - a meat centric place that has some options. They offer a 4-course veggie tasting menu on Sundays for $30. Haven't been yet, believe I'm going next weekend.

Restaurant Alma - I've yet to eat here yet, but they have a designated veg portion of their menu. James Beard Award nominee for Best Restaurant (National) this year.

I have been in contact with many top restaurants lately, and vegetarian really isn't a problem. Vegan is more difficult, as some cuisines like French use tons of butter. I eat at a lot of ethnic places, like Shish or Grand Pad Thai, stuff like that.

[editorlady]

Oh, thank you. :D
I live in Northfield, so I only make it up to the cities once a month or so, more often to the southern burbs.
I met a friend for lunch yesterday at the Mediterranean Cruise Cafe in Burnsville--also a number of great options there (falafel, hummus, tabouli, spanikopita if you eat cheese).
Boca Chica in St. Paul has a great stuffed pepper and their enchilada sauce is vegetarian. Other stuff too.
Pardon My French in Eagan has some good vegetarian options; not many vegan choices, but a badass vegan chocolate truffle and pretty decent fresh bakery bread.

[The Dairy Queen]

Not sure which thread you found from November, but Triple Rock Brewery has lots of vegan options and pretty good, comfort-type food. Kind of a grungy atmosphere, though.

I see you already found Midori's.

I don't understand the love for Boca Chica. (I see it just came out on top on the MN Monthly Readers Poll)--maybe they do a better job of vegetarian than they do for the rest of their food?

~TDQ

[Foureyes137]

One note to the OP: the Triple Rock is not a brewery, so you may not find it with that name, DQ may have mixed names with Rock Bottom or something...still a great recommendation.

[semanticantics]

Technically the Triple Rock Social Club. Great veg / vegan bar food.

[The Dairy Queen]

Whoops, Triple Rock Brewery exists, just not in MN. I did mean to recommend Triple Rock Social Cub (Bar) for their vegetarian and vegan food.

Thank you, foureyes!

~TDQ

[editorlady]

I found the string from November, so I got some answers. If anyone has anything to add, I'd appreciate it!