Piranha Sushi

We went here for Miguels brothers' birthday and it was not good.  The server was annoying, it took him 3 visits to refill our drinks and he was not very knowledgeable.  They had 2 veggie rolls on the menu that sounded good but were not.  The meat eaters with us got huge rolls that filled a long plate, the veggie rolls were 4 pieces sliced too thin to pick up or dip in soy sauce.  Then the end pieces were so big you couldn't fit it in your mouth.  They tasted like salad because of the big piece of lettuce in the roll.  Really, it was just sad what they figured we would settle for.  The edamame was pretty good, a little too salty.  By the end of the meal, Miguels brother wouldn't finish his roll because he hated it, then he sulked. 
We went over to Cedar Door and had some delicious mexican martinis and chips and salsa and we were treated right over there.

Not Recommended

Freebirds

We have heard a lot of negative things about this place, mostly from Chipotle lovers.  Even as Chipotle lovers, we can't hate, this place is great.  They have 2 different kinds of rice, a huge array of veggie additions.  A lot of salsa choices and even grilled jalapenos and grilled limes.  Best of all, everything but the meat is vegan!  The bbq sauce is pretty good, and they have Diet Dr. Pepper.  Overall if we ever go for fast food again we will likely go here.

Recommended
http://www.freebirds.com/home.htm

The Clay Pit - Dinner

Shannon's boss was in town, so we ate well.  We had not been to the Clay Pit at dinner time before but lunch was so good we knew we wouldn't be disappointed.  We started off with the Pakoras, recommended by our server, but none of us are into fried stuff so it wasn't that great.  It was essentially the Indian version of tempura.  Then we ordered some wheat roti and a couple curries and dinner was on.  Miguel ordered the Aloo and Shannon ordered the Goan Curry with vegetables, both were great but Shannon's was better!  It was creamy and delicious just the way we like it.  The rice was perfect, as always.  The Roti was delicious, it tasted like our homemade crepes, but thinner. 

Still Recommended (Even more so)
http://claypit.com/contents/Claypit/

Frank

Miguel's brother was in town over the weekend and it was his birthday.  He has been vegetarian for 6 months and did not even know veggie hot dogs existed!  We went to Iggi's for round one of hotdogs, and on his birthday we went to Frank.  This is a nice, swanky place, an overall great atmosphere.  There was live music that brought you back to the 50's from the sound to the clothing.  However, Miguel's brother did not appreciate that since he likes screamo.. only.  As for the menu, they charge 25 cents extra if you want a veggie dog and $1 extra if you want vegetarian chili, why?  Whatever, we were going to do it anyway but then Shannon asked which of the 4 buns were vegan and got a very bad answer.  First off, the server said "we have gluten free buns!," well that's great but I am a vegan so how does this help?  Then she says "you could just order your hot dog without a bun."  These things are only annoying because if it were her that were eating the hot dog she would probably not find a bunless hot dog very appealing either, but since we are vegans we eat weird stuff.  She checked in the back and confirmed that none of their bun choices are vegan.  So we ordered the nacho waffle fries with beans, pico and jalapenos.  Miguel's brother really liked his vegetarian hot dogs, so much so that he was convinced there is no such thing as a veggie dog and the restaurant must be lying.  Our other friend liked his meaty hot dog and we were impressed with the creme soda as well.  The beans on the waffle fries were dried up and bland, the pico was just raw tomatoes and raw onions, really the whole nacho addition detracted from the fries.  The fries were pretty good actually, very filling.  She screwed up and brought us a small, so we got a second small free, so a small is enough to fill one person.  As weird as it sounds, the ketchup was amazing.  It somehow tasted like better quality than any ketchup we have tried before but the server said it was nothing special.  We also tried, and loved, the dublin Dr. Pepper bbq sauce, mm.  Overall we will not go back there.. to pay over $4 for a slab of fake meat, or for french fries.  Although if we ended up here because of someone in our party, we won't mind eating more ketchup with some fries on top.

Not Recommended

Iggi's Texatarian.. again!

We have company in town and one of guests is a vegetarian (yay).  We really want to make sure he gets a taste of what he's missing in his vegetarian unfriendly town.  We showed him wassup with the Dog n Ducks burger, but he's had may veggie burgers before (he did admit it was the best he'd ever had).  He had El Mercado and it was nothing special, that was sort of an accident since we thought they had drink specials.  Then he tried his first bite of vegan chorizo (he's mexicano) in his Whole Foods breakfast taco.  Of course he has been telling us how stupid we are being vegans.. because it's "so hard."  He has been craving a hot dog because for some reason they don't have vegan hot dogs where he shops and his mom makes the unvegan ones too often..  So we take him to Iggi's!  He ordered the rodeo hotdog which includes all of the ingredients they have, he loved it!  We told him about 3/4 of the way through that it was all vegan, even the mayo, cheese and queso and he didn't believe us.  We had the hot wings and man were they amazing!  Better than you would think because maybe you were picturing tiny, fake meat drenched in sauce?  Nope.  These are huge, tender chunks of seitan.  Perfectly breaded and fried, then coated with the most delicious wing sauce ever.  Shannon did not even like chicken wings before going veg and she was amazed.  The sauce had just the right amount of vinegar and the creamy ranch dressing met it half way and toned it down to perfection.  Not only did our vegetarian friend love them and was convinced they were real meat, our non-vegetarian friend also loved them.  He ordered the sweet mushroom sandwich from the asian place next door, no oohs or aahs were reported.  We love Iggi's although the blonde woman who serves the food up seems consistently indifferent and bored. 

Still RECOMMENDED
http://iggistexatarian.com/

The Screaming Goat

This place had such a cool name and even an appealing sign, so yes marketing work and we checked it out.  They having amazing specials, very good for the budget, not so good for the foodie :(  They have a vegetarian menu, but it is a little iffy as to what is/isn't vegan.  We went on buy one get one free burrito day (Wednesday).  The burrito's were very plain, the rice was dry, the beans were scarce.  Then when we asked for some salsa it kicked the burritos up a notch or two.  The red sauce is soo good, it instantly made the burrito taste good.  By the end of the meal we were not full and although $8 is not that much for a beer and 2 burritos, it likely won't qualify as a cheap dinner again.  We had to go home and eat more so did we really save money?  Still, the burritos were not recommended, the flautas were so perhaps we'll be back to try some other stuff.  $2 for a beer is somewhat cheap.  Also, we found the atmosphere to be very quaint and homey, just the way we like it.

Recommendish
http://www.thescreaminggoat.com/

The Dog and Duck

Saturday was spring cleaning day, which included a lot of bleach to clean the grout.  Thus, we needed out of the house by the end of the day.. before our brains melted.  It was a beautiful day, just before sunset so what better atmosphere with which to enjoy the outdoors than The Dog and Duck?  The answer is none by the way.  We have technically quit drinking but Miguel can't resist a pecan porter or black IPA from time to time, that's not called alcoholism though, right?  So we enjoyed a pecan porter and some chips and salsa whilst perusing the menu trying to figure out what would still taste as good now that we are vegans.  Really, we already knew what we were getting.  The crispy, tender, melt in your mouth delicious, homemade spicy black bean burger.  We haven't tried all the vegan options but you just can't beat the burger.  The Dog and Duck seems to be a pub opened by a chef, he just couldn't decide so he decided to open a place that has good beer and good food.  Thank you to him.  We ordered the pineapple mango burger, veganified and were surprised to find that you don't miss the cheese in this burger.  It was swiss cheese, one of the less flavorful, but even the texture wasn't missed.  These cooks have major mods back there, the bun was perfectly crispy but also so soft, the patty was cooked to perfection and the sauce was spot on, there was even the perfect amount of basil.  Their bun is comparable to the wrap at Concious Cravings, crispy and toasy, but how do they do that?  Overall, it was a great night of eating.  We were afraid we were going to stop liking the Dog and Duck after one of their female bartenders ruined our experience 3 times in a row, one of which was with out of town guests and that's not cool.  The bartenders this night were nice and attentive and happy to help us out with our "strange affliction" (veganess).  Yay DnD we will be back!

Still Recommended.
http://www.dogandduckpub.com/