Some coworkers were in town so a lot of eating out was warranted. For lunch we had Leaf, for dinner we had Perla's and for lunch the next day we had Coat & Thai.
Leaf:
First off, leaf is very vegetarian friendly. Not only because they have salads, but even the veggie ones are delicious. As for vegan, the options are more limited but just as delicious! The Strawberry Fields salad is to die for. It is like foraging through a delicious forest. It includes strawberries, candied pecans, sunflower seeds, red onions and baby spinach. Even without the dressing it is heaven. Avocados were added topping off the texture.
The asian chicken salad without the chicken, avocados added, was amazing. Crunchy, and sweet, it hits the spot when your in the mood for sesame sauce.
The greenbelt, add avocados. Originally this seemed like an amazing salad but after the Strawberry Fields blew it away.. it can only be described as good.
Perla's
After a filling lunch at leaf, Perla's is the perfect place to nibble on some vegan snacks. We shared a sampling of sides and a salad. Miguel was craving the iceberg salad so we ordered the salad without meat and had them use an iceberg wedge instead of the spring mix. It had mint, almonds and radishes. One thing of note, Perla's serves tiny dishes. Even the meat eaters we ate with had tiny lumps of fish on their plate, although they claimed to be full afterward. The best side, as agreed upon by everyone at the table, was by far the brussel sprouts. They have a lemony flavor with some spiciness thrown in. Basted in olive oil, they require no modifications to be vegan. The asparagus was pretty good but could not compare to the brussel sprouts. This is probably because they normally come covered in hollandaise sauce. The spinach was really good, with fried garlic on top. The second best side was the hand cut french fries. It seems weird that any french fry would be that much more delicious than the last, but these are some gourmet, nicely textured french fries. The cocktails seem very interesting but are not as tasty as they sound. The Pimms Cup tasted like pure alcohol, the dry martini tasted like rubbing alcohol, the Peace N' Quiet tasted like alcohol but had a nice after taste. The non-vegans ordered dessert and it was grueling to watch. They said the pear bread pudding was the best they'd had, and the pistachio macroon looking things made us envious. A quick note on the rest of the restaurant, the atmosphere is great, the server was nice but got things wrong a lot. He seemingly forgot to write down Miguel's entire order and forgot to bring Shannon's drink at all. In case it matters, he also snuck a peak at the tip while he was taking our plates, it was not very subtle sneaking.. some may consider this rude.
Coat & Thai
We went here for a light lunch and a light lunch it was indeed. The chicken cashew (with tofu instead of chicken) was not great, still good. It seemed too easy to make at home and it relied too much on soy sauce for flavor. The rice was good, well cooked and moist. There was a very small portion but the cashews and veggie's seemed fresh. We may go back to try the curry but only maybe. They did have a lot of vegan options since you could replace any meat with tofu.
Overall, all are recommended for light eaters.
http://www.leafsalad.com/menu_big12.asp
http://www.perlasaustin.com/
http://coatandthai.com/
Leaf:
First off, leaf is very vegetarian friendly. Not only because they have salads, but even the veggie ones are delicious. As for vegan, the options are more limited but just as delicious! The Strawberry Fields salad is to die for. It is like foraging through a delicious forest. It includes strawberries, candied pecans, sunflower seeds, red onions and baby spinach. Even without the dressing it is heaven. Avocados were added topping off the texture.
The asian chicken salad without the chicken, avocados added, was amazing. Crunchy, and sweet, it hits the spot when your in the mood for sesame sauce.
The greenbelt, add avocados. Originally this seemed like an amazing salad but after the Strawberry Fields blew it away.. it can only be described as good.
Perla's
After a filling lunch at leaf, Perla's is the perfect place to nibble on some vegan snacks. We shared a sampling of sides and a salad. Miguel was craving the iceberg salad so we ordered the salad without meat and had them use an iceberg wedge instead of the spring mix. It had mint, almonds and radishes. One thing of note, Perla's serves tiny dishes. Even the meat eaters we ate with had tiny lumps of fish on their plate, although they claimed to be full afterward. The best side, as agreed upon by everyone at the table, was by far the brussel sprouts. They have a lemony flavor with some spiciness thrown in. Basted in olive oil, they require no modifications to be vegan. The asparagus was pretty good but could not compare to the brussel sprouts. This is probably because they normally come covered in hollandaise sauce. The spinach was really good, with fried garlic on top. The second best side was the hand cut french fries. It seems weird that any french fry would be that much more delicious than the last, but these are some gourmet, nicely textured french fries. The cocktails seem very interesting but are not as tasty as they sound. The Pimms Cup tasted like pure alcohol, the dry martini tasted like rubbing alcohol, the Peace N' Quiet tasted like alcohol but had a nice after taste. The non-vegans ordered dessert and it was grueling to watch. They said the pear bread pudding was the best they'd had, and the pistachio macroon looking things made us envious. A quick note on the rest of the restaurant, the atmosphere is great, the server was nice but got things wrong a lot. He seemingly forgot to write down Miguel's entire order and forgot to bring Shannon's drink at all. In case it matters, he also snuck a peak at the tip while he was taking our plates, it was not very subtle sneaking.. some may consider this rude.
Coat & Thai
We went here for a light lunch and a light lunch it was indeed. The chicken cashew (with tofu instead of chicken) was not great, still good. It seemed too easy to make at home and it relied too much on soy sauce for flavor. The rice was good, well cooked and moist. There was a very small portion but the cashews and veggie's seemed fresh. We may go back to try the curry but only maybe. They did have a lot of vegan options since you could replace any meat with tofu.
Overall, all are recommended for light eaters.
http://www.leafsalad.com/menu_big12.asp
http://www.perlasaustin.com/
http://coatandthai.com/
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