Vegetarian & Vegan

Where to Get the Beefiest Burgers in Dallas, Without the Beef

Where to Get the Beefiest Burgers in Dallas, Without the Beef

Best Thai Signature's Vegan Dishes Will Tempt Meat Lovers to Consider a Switch

Best Thai Signature's Vegan Dishes Will Tempt Meat Lovers to Consider a Switch

Tastes Like Chicken Vegan Kitchen in Garland Serves Up Meatless Dishes That Really Do ... You Know

By Anisha Holla
May 20, 2022

Looks like chicken, smells like chicken and most definitely tastes like chicken. But it’s not chicken. Garland’s very own Tastes like Chicken (TLC) Vegan Kitchen is on a mission to create a versatile menu that contains classic dishes, but without the chicken. It doesn’t stop at poultry, though. Menu offerings...
Zonk Burger Is a Hot Pink Vegan Foodie Destination in Fort Worth

By Anisha Holla
Apr 21, 2022

In 2019, Zonk Burger started out operating out of the back of a 1994 Ford box truck, peddling vegan burgers and fries. Their goal all along was to create a "veggie burger joint," inspired by the classic American burger stand. They gained impressive traction in Fort Worth ...
Pork Chorizo Made of ... Nuts? Tacodeli Goes Vegan

By Anisha Holla
Apr 1, 2022

With the phrase “award-winning tacos” branded in bold all over the windows, doors, and even bathroom stalls of Tacodeli, it’s hard not to walk into this taco chain with high hopes for a good ...
A Carnivore Enters Vegan Food House Skeptic and Leaves With an Apology

By E.Mayne
Mar 21, 2022

Let me first start off by saying sorry. As adults, we should never blame others for our own mishaps and misdeeds, but this isn’t entirely my fault ...
Vegan Bites: Goji Café Puts a Healthy Twist on Classic Chinese

By Anisha Holla
Mar 16, 2022

Dallas’ Goji Café may just have one of the starkest juxtapositions of the food world branded on its front side. With the phrase ‘Healthy Asian Food’ proudly ...
First Look: Project Pollo Is a Vegan Restaurant Trying to Flip the Chikn Game

By Anisha Holla
Mar 1, 2022

The fragrance of fried chicken wafts out the doors of Project Pollo, a new fast-casual eatery located on Greenville Avenue.
King and Cardinal Is a Tasty Mesh of Cultures

By E.Mayne
Sep 28, 2021

If you are from the Dallas Fort Worth area, it shouldn’t be any surprise that this is one of the most diverse cities in all these United States.
Casa Del Vegano Offers A Rich Vegan Tex-Mex Menu

By Steven Monacelli
Apr 16, 2021

A new vegan Tex Mex restaurant, Casa Del Vegano, quietly landed on Jefferson Street in Oak Cliff this past February. Whether it’s flautas, tacos, or queso, every item offered is vegan-friendly. It's the latest addition to a nascent vegan Mexican food scene in Dallas. It’s also the second entirely plant-based...
Third Eye Pie Pops Up With Vegan Pizza and Support for Good Causes

By Steven Monacelli
Feb 10, 2021

Third Eye Pie, a new pop-up pizzeria in Dallas, aims to expand your mind when it comes to the possibilities of vegan pizza. They also hope to do a little good in the process. You won't see any store-bought cheese replacements or soy-heavy imitation meats on these pies. Everything from...
Dallas Couple Offers a Caribbean Twist at Fit Juice Bar

By Kristina Rowe
Jan 15, 2021

Entrepreneurial spirit and a love of the Cayman Islands are just two of the common bonds between Krycel and J.D. Perkins. Together, the couple has opened gyms and corporate wellness programs as well as restaurants focused on healthy foods and beverages. Their latest is Fit Juice Bar, which opened in...
Gabrielle Reyes Brings Vegan Cooking to Life Online

By Atheena Frizzell
Nov 16, 2020

In her musical cooking show, One Great Vegan, performer and plant-based chef Gabrielle Reyes seeks to bring all of this and more to a cross-platform, online audience of more than 100,000 and counting. Reyes has pursued performance on the stage and screen since she was a child. Cooking, however, came...
Vegetables Shine at Elm & Good

By Taylor Adams
Oct 26, 2020

Elm & Good opened on the western edge of Deep Ellum in August with chef Graham Dodds at the helm. There was a hullabaloo with the news, but things seemed to have slowed down a bit: It’s not hard to get a reservation, and on our visit, the space had...
Shoals Sound and Service Owner Omar Yeefoon Knows Everything Is Going to Change

By Nick Rallo
Jun 11, 2020

The raw plywood boards got pulled from the windows. In the days prior, Omar Yeefoon’s restaurant looked like it was in storm-prep mode: The glass was protected, the doors were locked, and, inside, the stools and booths sparkled from sterilization. He had already parted ways with his chef, faced a...
Dallas Chefs Share Recipes for Impossible Foods' Plant-Based Meat

By Alex Gonzalez
May 25, 2020

One effect of the coronavirus has been the occasional shortage of various foods, including ground beef. One result is stores such as Kroger enforcing a limit on how much meat customers can buy. To combat this shortage of beef (or possibly take the opportunity), Impossible Foods has made their plant-based...
Bad Spanish Tacos Goes Hard on the Veggie Option, But Don’t Dis His Brisket

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Feb 19, 2020

Billy Flores of Bad Spanish Tacos keeps his work area tight and clean. Not a single errant onion square or cilantro leaf lies anywhere but in their prescribed containers. No fingerprint smudges stain the table, no trails of salsa run down the sides of the sauce bottles. It’s simply clean,...
Queso, Crema and Salsa Get a Vegan Spin (Without Nuts)

By Paige Weaver
Jan 27, 2020

Sarah Zubiate has a foundation of cooking with rich flavors, but in her business, she’s taking those flavors and executing them with a healthy spin. Her business, Zubi’s, produces plant-based queso, crema and salsa. They’re also Latina-owned, gluten-free, vegan and top-eight allergen-free (eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish...
Eat This: The Curry at Sandwich Hag May Be Your New Favorite

By Taylor Adams
Jan 6, 2020

Before Sandwich Hag was overtaken by severe popularity thanks to Bon Appétit, I went to this stand in the Cedars and got the same thing: a lemongrass pork banh mi. If I had a friend with me, add an order of the tofu spring rolls (with extra peanut sauce, because...
This North Texas Farm Is Creating a Space for Chefs

By Taylor Adams
Dec 10, 2019

Who doesn’t appreciate a farm-to-table dinner? Not just a “this onion came from 99 miles away and is now at your cloth-covered table in Oak Lawn,” but a “this okra came from that bush that’s 2 feet away from you on this farm.” That’s what Stacy and Aaron Reeves are...
Advice from a Vegan for Hosting One of Us at Thanksgiving

By Chase Carter
Nov 22, 2019

Thanksgiving is a stressful holiday at the best of times. Extended family leans on your hospitality, and the logistical nightmare of planning the meal haunts your waking hours. Between crafting a turkey basting schedule and ensuring guests don't end up bringing 12 variations of pea salad, you completely forget about...
Guess Who’s on PETA’s Good Side: Dallas Is a Top Vegan-Friendly City

By Taylor Adams
Nov 19, 2019

For the first time, Dallas is one of the top 10 vegan-friendly cities in the United States, according to PETA’s ranking this year. It might come as somewhat of a surprise, because it’s hard to go a week without someone who's vegetarian or vegan telling me Dallas doesn’t have enough...

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