Restaurants- Tucson, AZ

Tucson is a very vegetarian friendly place and I found a couple great places and a few moderately good ones. I was excited to go there because they had a vegetarian restaurant that was interested in franchising, so I figured it was worth a shot to try; maybe I would like it so much that I would buy a franchise! Not so, the food was decent, but not great.

Lovin' Spoonfuls is that vegetarian restaurant (mostly vegan). It is located at 2990 N. Campbell, Suite 120; right near the University of Arizona. The menu looked delectable on-line and I was REALLY excited to try it out. I arrived really late on a Tuesday night and needed some food quick so I drove there before going to my hotel. I have to say that the Golden Nuggets appetizer was the one bright spot. It was simply soy chicken batter fried, so it cannot be bad; really, anything deep fried is usually good. As for entrees, I did visit here twice thinking I was unlucky the first time; however, both entrees I got were not that great. The food was decent, don't get me wrong, but from the descriptions of the food, I was expecting a lot more. I tried their Pepper Steak (Triple colored peppers, onions and "beef" in a savory brown sauce served over organic brown rice) which, by the definition should have been excellent. I found that the sauce was watery, the "beef" was chewy, and the peppers were overcooked. Then, the next time I chose the Country Fried Chicken Platter (Crispy fried soy chicken with savory stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and steam grilled vegetables) and found that only the "chicken" was good, but the potatoes were bland and the vegetables were, again, overcooked. I ended up getting ONLY appetizers for lunch one day; at least those were good. I liked the Tempura "Shrimp" and the Spring Rolls. I still think this place was a great find since it is hard to find veggie food, but it could be a LOT better. They had some good desserts, but even those were not GREAT; too healthy tasting, maybe not enough sugar. They also serve breakfast, which looks really good, but I never did get to try it. Good place for a quick bite, but don't rely on this place for your dinner. http://www.lovinspoonfuls.com/ 520-325-7766