There are several places to get vegetarian cuisine in North County San Diego.
Finding vegetarian meals when eating out can be a challenge. However, if you are in the North County San Diego area, there are a number of options available. The choices range from restaurants that are completely vegan to those that offer both vegan and vegetarian options. These restaurants offer a variety of dishes from pasta to dessert to suit your needs. Add this to my Recipe Box.
The Greenery Raw Food Cafe
This restaurant serves only organic raw vegan foods. During lunch, it has only ready-made entrees, sides, desserts and drinks in its refrigerator. There is no menu to order from for lunch, which runs from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. A full menu is offered at dinner, which begins at 5:30 and ends at 8:30. Entrees include a burger with a veggie and walnut patty on a buckwheat bun, and a pizza with a butternut squash crust and sundried tomato sauce. Also available are a variety of raw pies in flavors such as key lime, pumpkin and vanilla pecan. For those with allergies, the majority of selections are gluten- and soy-free. All of their containers, utensils and dishes are made from environmentally safe products such as corn, wheat or potato.
The Greenery Raw Food Cafe
133 Daphne St.
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-479-0996
greeneryrawcafe.com
Lotus Cafe and Juice Bar
The Lotus Cafe offers a number of vegetarian and vegan selections and always uses all-natural products in its meals. There are several easy-to-read symbols on the menu, allowing you to easily choose options to suit your diet. For instance, entrees with a lotus blossom indicate the item is prepared in vegan style, while a lotus blossom in a green circle means the item can be made into a vegan entr e. For instance the chicken in the Lotus Caf 's chicken tacos can be substituted with beans and rice to make it a vegetarian meal. Breakfast options are offered all day for those in the mood for huevos rancheros.
Lotus Cafe and Juice Bar
765 South Coast Highway
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-479-1977
lotuscafeandjuicebar.com
La Farfalla Cafe
This Mediterranean-inspired restaurant is not strictly vegetarian, but offers a number of vegetarian choices. This might be an option when you dine with people who are not vegetarians. If you enjoy flatbread creations, La Farfalla has a number of piadina dishes that are vegetarian, such as its roasted vegetable selection. There are a number of meatless entr e selections to choose from, such as pasta with pesto sauce and the Tuscan bean soup. La Farfalla offers a variety of salads such as the house hummus that comes with fresh vegetables and pita slices, or a pasta salad that includes olives, sun-dried tomatoes, broccoli and mozzarella. If you are interested in dessert, there is chocolate zucchini cake with chocolate butter cream. In addition to the restaurant's many vegetarian selections, several of their menu items are organic.
La Farfalla Cafe
115 South Orange St.
Escondido, CA 92025
760-741-0835
lafarfallacafe.com
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