Vegan Eats Vancouver: Las Margaritas

If you've read this blog for any length of time, you know how much I love Mexican food. Las Margaritas is an old standby for me in Kitsilano - I even had dinner there on my thirtieth birthday! They don't have many vegan options, but luckily I love their Vegetarian Burrito (with no cheese or sour cream) and I always order it. Here's some shots of my last meal there...

Every table is served house made salsa and chips.

The chips are just okay as far as I'm concerned, but I absolutely love the salsa.

 The Vegetarian Burrito is stuffed full of beans, chiles, peppers and other veggies and
smothered with red sauce (I am a sucker for red sauce!). It's served with spanish rice,
beans (I always choose black beans) and guacamole. It's way too much food, but delicious.

I had a mojito. It was pretty good, though I've had better.

A decent selection of hot sauce is on every table.

I'll always go back to Las Margaritas when I'm in Kits. There's oftentimes a wait for a table, especially in the summer, so reservations are recommended but not required.

Vegan Mofo Day 11: Portland 6

There was a Chevy's Restaurant right beside our hotel, and being a slave to my love of Mexican and Tex-Mex food, of course we had dinner there one night! Chevy's is a chain restaurant, and I've eaten there before, in San Francisco and somewhere else that I can't recall at the moment. Every single time I eat way too much because their portions are obscenely large and I have no self-control. But it's so good!

While you wait for your order they serve you fresh salsa and chips. The salsa is delicious, and I think must be made with roasted tomatoes, judging by the colour and the slightly sweet undertones. And the thin, white corn tortilla chips come warm and lightly salted. I love them!

Chevy's makes their own Smokin' Hot Habanero Hot Sauce. It's no Secret Aardvark, but it is good.

I had the veggie burrito - which as far as I can tell is one of the only veganizable items on the menu - with no sour cream or cheese and with black beans. It was tasty and gigantic and I ate just over half and left with a bit of a tummy ache. I need to learn to ask for a doggy bag when my food comes and package up half right away. Maybe next time...

Vegan MoFo Day 2: Bandidas Taqueria

I love Mexican food! I really love it. Generally Mexican restaurants can veganize their menu items pretty easily, which is great. I've been hearing good things about Bandidas Taqueria on Commercial Drive & 12th Ave, but I hadn't had a chance to make it over yet. Then my friend Shaunna called and wanted to have dinner on Commercial somewhere. Yay, Bandidas!

Apparently I'm a little slow on the uptake, because everyone else has discovered Bandidas. We waited for about half an hour for a table, but it was worth the wait! They have a great menu, and pretty much everything can be veganized for an extra dollar. And they use Daiya cheese - yum! We shared chips, salsa and guacamole, and I had Dave's Enchiladas with enchilada sauce and salad, vegan. I'm salivating just writing about it! It was chipotle tofu and cheese in tortillas, topped with enchilada sauce and more cheese and baked. The side salad was beautiful and I cleaned my plate. Definitely not every day fare, but it was a great treat and I'll be going back for sure.

I checked out their brunch menu while I was there, and everything can be veganized! Everything! There's vegan french toast and hash, and you can even have a vegan benny. I am SO excited about their brunch!