New Start Veggie Garden

If you’re one of those people who slathers everything in ranch dressing, New Start Veggie Garden is decidedly not for you. If, however, your ears perk up at the words “vegan” and “healthy,” head to this Koreatown spot for a buffet stocked with meatless dishes like sesame “chicken,” broccoli and not-beef, vegetarian sushi, tempura vegetables and a variety of Korean dishes. Wash your cruelty-free meal down with a cup of mountain mushroom tea -- what it lacks in, ahem, magic, it makes up for with supposed anti-cancer properties. Besides a fully stocked lunch buffet (and dinner on Fridays and Sundays), New Start has a retail section at the front that sells everything from vegan jerky and meatless hot dogs to natural cosmetics. Folks looking to get their weekend buffet on, take note: New Start is, oddly enough, closed on Saturdays.