Reviews of 3 New York City Vegan Friendly Restaurants!
Restaurant #1:
During my first time in Manhattan on this trip I went to see
my friend Trent’s show that he assistant directed entitled “Unnamed Broadway
Musical: The Musical” at the EFA Project Space. I arrived in Manhattan about an
hour before the show and as I was walking down the street I walked past this
restaurant that looked very green and inviting. It is called Maoz Vegetarian.
I
decided if I didn’t eat before the show I would be hungry during and after it,
so I popped inside to take a look. This place served falafel hummus pita pocket
sandwiches (among other things such as salads and smoothies). I ordered one
pita for around $5, and then they have a full salad bar that you can top your
pita with.
The funny thing is, they give you your pita pocket filled with
falafel in this tiny cup thing, and so if you tried to put any toppings on it,
it would be a mess. So I asked for a little plate for my toppings and they gave
it to me, so I actually ended up getting so much food, basically a side salad.
The broccoli was amazing.
I definitely recommend this place for its
affordability, quantity of food you get for the price, and taste! Also, while
eating here I had that awesome traveling experience of meeting a total stranger
and talking and sharing a meal with them. I met a nice woman who was a little
older than me and we talked about growing your own food. Also she said she
decided she can only eat something if she can kill it herself, so she told me
this story of how she went out and killed a chicken. Since she could do it, she
does eat chicken. She does not eat cows. They are beautiful. Just look into
those eyes…..
Maoz Vegetarian is located in Manhattan, NYC, near Times
Square and the Theatre District.
Restaurant #2:
One day Josie and I took the subway from her apartment in
Astoria to the first stop in Manhattan, around 59th street, to do
some shopping. First of all, we are both definitely not as young as we used to
be, as we both got tired and hungry from all the walking and shopping pretty
quickly. We decided we couldn’t make it all the way back to Astoria for lunch,
so again just by walking down the street and noticing some place that looked
really green and inviting we stumbled upon Toasties!
Josie had heard of it
before. They had sandwiches, pitas, wraps, soups, salad bar, and comfort food
entrees. We both got sandwiches. I got the veggie pita pocket, and it had
avocados! And lots of other delicious veggies. I also splurged for a naked
juice, as I have missed juicing in my own juicer during this trip. I got the
“green machine” flavor, which on the bottle says “looks weird, tastes great.”
It really does taste better than the green juices I make at home, and it gave
me that nutrition boost I needed! The only bad thing about getting the Naked
juice is now I want to start drinking it more, which means buying it, which
means spending money. Oh well, it can be a treat. My pita was delicious.
I
definitely recommend this place. It cost more than Maoz Vegetarian. My sandwich
was around $8, and Naked juice is expensive. But it was high quality and very
filling. Totally worth not having to trek back to Astoria for lunch.
Restaurant #3:
As far as my experience with restaurants in NYC on this
trip, my last review is for 67 Burger in Brooklyn. Josie and I met up with
Trent for dinner, and Josie had heard good things about this place from
co-workers at Irondale Theatre, so we decided to try it out. They have a very
simple menu, which I liked. Basically you pick what kind of burger you want –
regular burger, turkey burger, chicken, or veggie burger. Then you pick what
stlye you want from a variety of spices, toppings, cheeses, etc. I asked the
lady working there is the veggie burger is vegan and she told me yes, and that
she is also vegan. She was fabulous because she recommended the whole-wheat
toast for my bread and she told me to get mixed greens instead of just lettuce.
All of her decisions were superb. I got it Cajun style, which is just bunch of
delicious spices. I also got fries… my vegan weakness. They were excellent.
This was the best veggie burger I have now had to date, beating the Amtrak
vegan bbq burger I had on the way to NY on this trip. I definitely recommend 67 Burger to anyone, and it is a great place for vegan lovers and carnivores to
dine together! I cannot remember how much my burger cost. Maybe around $7-$8.
Definitely worth it, and definitely worth a great night catching up with great
friends on the one year anniversary of our graduation from college together.
Happy Travels, Happy Eating!
-Gina
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