Today my boyfriend and I where on our way to visit my grandparents in San Diego. For lunch we decided to take a pit stop at the well known vegan restaurant
Native Foods, in Irvine. This little restaurant is hidden in an center of small community of environmentally conscious retail stores. The restaurant it self it a large tent like structure with a casual dinning ambiance. At one point a portrait of an elephant caught my attention. After reading the small inscription I found that it actually inspired the vegan owner, for elephants are the largest of the animal kingdom which survive on a strictly vegan diet. I was also pleased to find a large variety of vegan dishes from savory seitan burgers to chocolate pie.
After looking over the menu a few times I decided on the portobello and seitan sausage burger. This massive burger was absolutely delicious and came with a side or coconut and lemon grass soup.
My boyfriend tried the Greek Gyro, which to his surprise was not encased in bread like tradition gyros but rather it was tossed like a salad. The gyros consisted of thinly sliced native peppered seitan sauteed with shallots on quinoa, steamed veggies, and kale with lemon garlic sauce and hummus. He commented that he found the peppered seitan to be more appetizing than the traditional pork or beef in gyros.
Talk about some exotic food there!
ReplyDeleteWhere are all these foods native to? Wouldn't a more fitting name for the restaurant be Exotic Foods instead of Native Foods?
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to say I love your blog, when I found it I couldn't help but read the whole thing! I have been wanting to go vegan for a long time part of the reason I haven't is I live in a small town and fruits and veggies are abundant but it leaves no room to go to a special vegan restraunt, or options like daiya cheese. I'm trying though I mostly don't eat meat still struggling with the dairy...one day at a time do you have a twitter or facebook page?
ReplyDeleteThe restaurant is called native foods because they serve foods native to foreign countries such as quiona which is native to South America. I am so glad you like my blog Lena. You actually brightened my day for while I do not have a twitter or facebook page I have been posting links to my blog on various vegan facebook pages and got informed today that I was reported as spam and will be unable to post for 15 days *sad face*
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should make your very own facebook page.
ReplyDeleteI could. I just don't know what I would put on it, besides my updated blog posts. I will definitely consider it though.Thanks for all your comments. If you have any suggestions on content or advice for a possible facebook page I would love to hear it.
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