Garrido's
So restaurant week just ended, we are probably some of the rarer vegans that still bother socializing with the meat eaters. Not really, but we do still participate in their events and force them to accommodate. We chose Garrido's as our victim since they already had a vegetarian friendly spread, calling ahead to confirm substitution options. Our meal actually seemed to turn out better than the meat eaters. The guacamole was pretty good, the rice is not vegan but the server knew this and served up 2 sides of beans instead. She even remembered to hold the cheese on everything. The enchiladas were really good, stuffed with really fresh veggie spears and topped with a vegan tomato sauce. Even the complimentary chips and salsa were good, the chips were a bit stale but no one seemed to notice. Then out came dessert, Shannon prepared as her favorite dish was served to our company (creme brulee, with mangoes!). The server brought us some frites (fries) for our dessert so we would not be left out. The fries were really good, the creme brulee was small and not the traditional kind that comes in a ceramic dish but rather a plop of custard. Overall the vegan selection is pretty good, the staff is knowledgeable, and the outside patio is amazing.. you would think you were in a jungle rather than the city. All of this for the price fixe of $12, yay.
Recommended
http://www.garridosaustin.com/kitchen/
Sagra
We have always loved Sagra but since becoming vegan it was getting a little hard. A couple weeks ago Sagra had a fire and were closed for a bit but just reopened on Wednesday. We are both on the e-mail list so we got an invitation to free celebratory champagne, we're in! If you ever find yourself going to Sagra, please sit outside! The back patio has the best atmosphere and your server is the bartender, both of which are the best servers ever. So we sat and had some free champagne and delicious, home made (and vegan) bread with white bean spread. As though Sagra wasn't awesome enough, they now have a Vegetarian menu, and Vegan menu, AND a Gluten Free menu! We like to think we had some influence on that since we would send the servers into the back 5 times before ordering a meal, but for whatever reason they should be applauded. The owner even brings you the vegan menu on her nifty IPad. So we ordered a pizza with all of the vegetables and added truffle oil, mmmm it was good. Plus it was happy hour so the pizzas were half price. We left full and happy since our glass of champagne became 6 glasses and our bread basket became plural and our bill stayed at half a pizza. We will definitely go back to Sagra again, and more often, not only because it is better spelled out which of their hand made delicacies we can indulge but because they really are friendly and willingly to make you whatever you want to the best of their ability.
Still Recommended
http://sagraaustin.net/page3.html
So restaurant week just ended, we are probably some of the rarer vegans that still bother socializing with the meat eaters. Not really, but we do still participate in their events and force them to accommodate. We chose Garrido's as our victim since they already had a vegetarian friendly spread, calling ahead to confirm substitution options. Our meal actually seemed to turn out better than the meat eaters. The guacamole was pretty good, the rice is not vegan but the server knew this and served up 2 sides of beans instead. She even remembered to hold the cheese on everything. The enchiladas were really good, stuffed with really fresh veggie spears and topped with a vegan tomato sauce. Even the complimentary chips and salsa were good, the chips were a bit stale but no one seemed to notice. Then out came dessert, Shannon prepared as her favorite dish was served to our company (creme brulee, with mangoes!). The server brought us some frites (fries) for our dessert so we would not be left out. The fries were really good, the creme brulee was small and not the traditional kind that comes in a ceramic dish but rather a plop of custard. Overall the vegan selection is pretty good, the staff is knowledgeable, and the outside patio is amazing.. you would think you were in a jungle rather than the city. All of this for the price fixe of $12, yay.
Recommended
http://www.garridosaustin.com/kitchen/
Sagra
We have always loved Sagra but since becoming vegan it was getting a little hard. A couple weeks ago Sagra had a fire and were closed for a bit but just reopened on Wednesday. We are both on the e-mail list so we got an invitation to free celebratory champagne, we're in! If you ever find yourself going to Sagra, please sit outside! The back patio has the best atmosphere and your server is the bartender, both of which are the best servers ever. So we sat and had some free champagne and delicious, home made (and vegan) bread with white bean spread. As though Sagra wasn't awesome enough, they now have a Vegetarian menu, and Vegan menu, AND a Gluten Free menu! We like to think we had some influence on that since we would send the servers into the back 5 times before ordering a meal, but for whatever reason they should be applauded. The owner even brings you the vegan menu on her nifty IPad. So we ordered a pizza with all of the vegetables and added truffle oil, mmmm it was good. Plus it was happy hour so the pizzas were half price. We left full and happy since our glass of champagne became 6 glasses and our bread basket became plural and our bill stayed at half a pizza. We will definitely go back to Sagra again, and more often, not only because it is better spelled out which of their hand made delicacies we can indulge but because they really are friendly and willingly to make you whatever you want to the best of their ability.
Still Recommended
http://sagraaustin.net/page3.html
No comments:
Post a Comment