From: food@fylz.wa.com (Restaurant Information)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Veggie restaurant list
Date: 18 Nov 92 04:09:25 GMT
Distribution: seattle
Organization: FYL

Below is the Seattle portion of the vegetarian restaurant list that was
distributed on rec.food.veg.  For some stupid reason I volunteered to
maintain this list for Seattle and send updates so it can be posted monthly.

Note that the list isn't just of vegetarian restaurants, it is of reasonable
places where a vegetarian can get a meal.  Thus, many of the restaurants
on the list offer vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian choices.

If you have additions, deletions or changes for this list, please forward
them to this account.  I will integrate them and forward them to Mark
Wisdom for inclusion.

Note that he is also looking for other locations in Washington State so those
suggestions are welcome as well.

Thanks.

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Seattle
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The Seattle area has a fair number of vegetarians, and is a pretty
good place for vegetarians to live. There is Puget Consumer Coop,
a natural food coop with 5 area stores (most of which are full
supermarket size).  There are several good all-vegetarian
restaurants, many restaurants that have at least a few vegetarian
dishes, and most of those that don't are very accommodating about
whipping up something special.

Public transit is really decent in Seattle and free in the core of
downtown. Off peak bus service to other places (like the U-district)
is $.75 and you can get a transfer good for 2 hours.

Restaurants:

The Sunlight Cafe, 64th and Roosevelt
- Seattle's oldest real vegetarian restaurant. Most things have
  dairy.  They also have additive free beer.

Morningtown Cafe, 41st and Roosevelt
- Very counterculture. *Very* informal, but good value and good food.
  Used to be a collective. They even have dairy-free pizza.

Cafe Flora, E. Madison St. (in the heart of the Madison Valley).
- Stay away if things yuppie make you ill, but if you enjoy artsy
  food, no alcohol and a pleasant environment that just happens to be
  vegetarian, this is a nice place. Entrees run around 6.95 to 9.95;
  portions are good, some vegan options. Like I said, if you think
  that nice interior decoration is yuppie, stay away. Also, Cafe Flora
  is doing *a lot* of business: early evening is always very busy.

Bamboo Garden, 364 Roy Street (Queen Anne area)
- They are a kosher vegetarian Chinese restaurant (really!)

Silence Heart-Nest Restaurant, 5247 University Way NE, U-district
- All vegetarian Indian food. Lots of vegan items. Sri Chinmoy fans
  usual stuff.

Five Loaves, 2719 E Madison (madison park area)
- Vegan. A Seventh Day Adventist bakery and deli. Great Sunday brunch.
  Closed Friday and Saturday.

The Gravity Bar, 2 locations:
  415 Broadway E (Capitol Hill)
  113 Virginia  (near Pike Place Public Market)
- To quote their menu, "modern food". All sorts of rather strange dishes
  and lots of fresh fruit and veggie drinks. Maybe more yuppified than
  some places, but certainly good juice bar with some meal items also.

Panko's, 4850 Greenlake Way (south of Greenlake)
- A "stir-fry" sort of place with reasonable vegetarian choices
  including tofu tomato curry chow mein.

King's Chinese Restaurant, 15th NE and Lake City Way (maple leaf area)
- Now Chinese and Thai with lots of vegetarian choices. Healthy: no
  MSG, brown rice available.

Honey Bear Bakery, 56th and Meridian
- Good bakery with a few lunch choices that are all vegetarian.

Ali Baba's, 707 E. Pine
- One of Seattle's good Middle-Eastern restaurants.

Axum, 42nd & Brooklyn in the U-district
- Good Ethiopian food with reasonable vegetarian choices.

Cafe Loc, 2 locations:
  407 Broad (near Seattle Center)
  Food Circus at Seattle Center
- Inexpensive good Vietnamese entrees. Lots of vegetarian stuff.

Cafe Long 12517 Lake City Way NE in Lake City
- Good assortment of cheap Vietnamese food, a large percentage
  of which are vegetarian.

Grand Palace, 417 2nd Ave
- Thai restaurant. Curried vegetables and tofu. Noodles and vegetable
  soup.

New Orleans Restaurant, 81 Yesler Way, Pioneer Square, 622-2563
- Here's something different for the Pacific Northwest - Creole food.
  Gumbo is a delicious okra soup and the New Orleans Restaurant has a
  vegetarian variety. They also make a vegetarian eggplant dish.

Poco Loco, 45xx University Way (in the Ave arcade)
- A fast food window with a counter inside. Monster vegetarian burritos
  (beans, rice, tomato, avocado, cheeze) for $3.00, other vegetarian
  choices.

Panchito's, 1st and Cherry, Pioneer Square
- Mexican restaurant. Lardless refried beans, burritos and tacos.

Silver Dragon, 421 7th Ave S, International District
- Has a separate menu for vegetarians. Formal atmosphere, good service.
  Expensive, but the food is well-prepared.

Raga, 556 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, 450-0336
- Very impressive. If you like good Indian food, it's worth a trip to
  Bellevue to check this place out. There is a nice vegetarian section
  on the menu. Dinner is order-off-the-menu, the mostly vegetarian
  all-you-can-eat lunch buffet is $6.95, and well worth it.

There are lots of restaurants offering vegetarian choices on
University Way between 42nd and 52nd. Many have menues in the window.
Park and take a stroll.


Natural Food Stores:

Puget Consumer Coop, 5 locations
- A natural food coop. Most are full supermarket size.

Central Coop, 1835 12th (Capitol Hill)
- Feels more like a real co-op, as opposed to PCC which is more like
  a supermarket


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