Restaurants - Austin, TX cont...

We Fuse is a delightful little eatery located next to the Frost Bank Tower in Downtown Austin, at 120 east 4th st. They have veggie dumplings, soups, salads, and a really tasty "Bento Tray" which includes Tofu, Asparagus, and Tomato (and goat cheese if you do not ask for it Vegan). This tray was excellent and I ate it three times while working at the Frost Bank Tower.

www.wefuse.net

Restaurants - Austin, TX cont..

Thai Tara is a traditional Thai place in downtown Austin, located at 601 w. 6th st, just east of the new WHole Foods. I have to say that my food from here was pretty nasty. The sauce was REALLY salty (and they swore it had no fish sauce in it), the tofu was definitely stale and very chewy, and the veggies were WAY overcooked.

www.thaitara.com

Restaurants - Austin, TX cont....

The Satay Restaurant in North Austin is a phenomenal Thai meal. Very fresh and good portions, not too big. They know about Veganism and have tons of options for veggies and tofu with several sauces and curries that are truly vegan. They also have two vegan desserts, a tofu pie!!!!

http://www.satayusa.com/

Restaurants - Austin, TX cont...

Kerbey Lane Cafe is a wonderful meal and they have 4 locations across Austin. They have scrambles they will make vegan using tofu. They usually have vegan pancakes, assorted sandwiches and salads along with a really tasty Hippie Burger.

www.kerbeylanecafe.com

Restaurants - Austin, TX

Veggie Heaven is just that; Heaven. The food is magnificent. More later...

You can see their menu at
www.campusfood.com/restaurant.asp?restid=4244&campusid=187

Restaurants- Houston again...

another post about Nam Vietnamese....

Nam Vietnamese is a wonderful place. I posted about it awhile back, but I managed to go there twice while in Houston this past weekend since my hotel was less than 2 miles from it. I went there with my brother Josh once and with my wife Kelly another time. I was struck by how vegetarian friendly the woman that runs the restaurant was. We got Spring Rolls with Tofu; a classic! With Josh I got their Garlic Vegetarian Chicken and he got their Vegetarian Beef in Orange Sauce. I liked mine a lot, but it was almost TOO healthy for me. Josh's was excellent and was significantly less healthy since the 'beef' chunks were deep fried. I ordered that dish when I went with Kelly, but the woman remembered me and gave me Vegetarian Chicken in Orange Sauce instead; she thought I would like to try different things. That is true, but the 'chicken' was not nearly as good as the 'beef'. I wish I had received the 'beef' instead. Kelly got Tofu with Tomato Sauce, which was excellent. I think everything about this restaurant is fantastic and more Asian Cuisine places should take a note of their menu and try and incorporate more interesting Vegetarian Cuisine into their own menus.

Restaurants- Houston, TX

When I last visited Houston I had several vegetarian places in mind. However, I did not make it to many of them. I was driving near the Galleria when I discovered a place that was NOT on any of the sites.

Nam Vietnamese Cuisine Restaurant is located at 2727 Fondren St. 3A in Houston, near the Galleria. I was driving to a place that was closed when I got there and needed some food, so I stumbled upon this place by accident. It is a great looking place, very comfortable; and the staff was friendly. Unbeknownst to me, this place uses mock meats for some of their dishes. Their spring rolls were excellent as an appetizer; very fresh. Their Menu has good stuff like Garlic Tofu, Tofu with Tomato Sauce, and Shaken Tofu. Not on their Take Out Menu are all the mock meat dishes. I asked them several times and all their veggie-meats are vegan. I had the Veggie Pepper Steak and it was superb! They had several other items like Veggie Chicken in Garlic Sauce. I highly recommend this place for anyone since they serve both vegetarian and carnivore food. It is hidden from the road, so you have to take the right turn; it is next to the Scientology Center.