But Italian restaurants can definitely be risky for the staunch vegan. The tomato sauce might be seasoned with cheese. It can even be made with a beef broth base. For travelers who aren't familiar with the turf, Chinese restaurants can represent salvation. For one thing, outside of places that offer salad bars, they are among the few eateries that provide a good variety of vegetables.
Service is usually fast.
To avoid the fattier, Americanized versions of Chinese dishes, ask if you can have a serving of steamed or lightly braised tofu, broccoli, and snow peas served with rice. Eating In If you are traveling alone and are in unfamiliar terri-tory, you might just want to trade in your business suit for a bathrobe, turn on the television, and order up from room service. The problem is that aside from tossed salad with oil and vinegar, there is rarely any-thing on the room service menu that is remotely vegan. There is usually a vegetarian offering, but more often than not, it is loaded with cheese. Don't give up though.