| Craving a really good vegetarian-based meal? | | | | when", my college dance buddies and I could |
| Having trouble getting anyone in your family | | | | feel good eating the whole wheat bagel with |
| or line-up of friends to join you in a meal? | | | | avocado, tomatoes and soy cheese. Wish they |
| In Orange County California you can "have | | | | still had it on the menu! Besides Fullerton, |
| your cake and eat it too"! While I may not | | | | they also have one in Orange and Tustin |
| be a total vegan (a girl's gotta have a good | | | | |
| BBQ'd rib sometimes), I do prefer eating a | | | | Zinc's Cafe and Market-Laguna Beach. Great |
| vegetarian meal most of the time. Problem is | | | | breakfasts. Terrific baked goods. Salads |
| my family and friends think this type of | | | | are wonderful. Some very interesting lunch |
| cuisine is not something they wish to share | | | | choices. Menu is always changing, but the |
| with me! They think of soy based foods as | | | | coffee is gourmet and smells wonderful. |
| something meant for me and me alone. | | | | |
| | | | Native Foods-the new kid in town, sort of |
| Fortunately, I have found mighty fine | | | | speak. Located in Costa Mesa, this is |
| restaurants in our wonderful Southern | | | | turning into quite a wonderful destination |
| California home that try very hard to cater | | | | spot for vegans. Semi-casual, upscale |
| to all concerned! So meat-eaters take a | | | | menu-they have some faux meat dishes that |
| seat, even you will find something tasty in | | | | from what a couple of diners said-had someone |
| these fun places! | | | | ordered their meals for them without telling |
| | | | them what kind of restaurant this is, they |
| Mother's Market and Cafe-Mother's has a | | | | would have never guessed that they weren't |
| wonderful vegan menu, but since they also are | | | | eating "the real thing". |
| a complete organic and health food market, | | | | |
| the cafe serves up fish and chicken dishes as | | | | Veggie and Tea House-This is just what it |
| well. At least it was on the menu at the one | | | | says, mainly a tea house that happens to |
| I went to in Laguna Hills-which is one of the | | | | serve vegetarian dishes. While this place is |
| smaller units. Mother's has several | | | | charming and the food quite nice, in all |
| locations throughout the county. | | | | honesty, this is probably the least likely of |
| | | | all the recommended places that might pass |
| Rutabegorz-This restaurant has a warm place | | | | muster with the meat eating crowd. |
| in my heart. Before it grew to the 3 | | | | |
| locations it has today, it had just the one | | | | Other suggestions? Most Asian restaurants |
| in Fullerton. Okay, this was in the '70's | | | | are quite vegan/vegetarian friendly! Jade |
| and I was but a young college student, but I | | | | Palace in Aliso Viejo will substitute tofu |
| was into healthy eating even then! Why I | | | | for any meat in any of their dishes. |
| love Rutabegorz is the atmosphere is relaxed, | | | | |
| the baked goods are made on the premises (low | | | | So fellow vegetable lovers take heart, we can |
| fat, low/non sugar and tasty too!), the menu | | | | go out for a meal with our carnivore mates |
| eclectic and my husband doesn't mind the tuna | | | | and we all can enjoy! |
| and salad dishes. When I went there "way back | | | | |