The Vegetarian Resource Group maintains an online Guide to Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurants in the USA and Canada. Here are some recent vegan restaurant additions. The entire guide can be found here: http://www.vrg.org/restaurant/index.php

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Here are some new additions to VRG’s guide:

Birch Café

5557 Wilson Mills Rd., Highland Heights, OH 44143

Located on the east side of Cleveland, this café has stunned both plant-based and non-plant-based eaters with their comfortable environment, kind staff, and their delectable food. Their menu consists of avocado toast variations, sandwiches, and delightful desserts like donuts and cheesecake and it all comes at a low price. Head on over for one of their special events or just to get some work done in their cozy seating with a strong coffee and free Wi-Fi.

Grindcore X Crust

4134 Chester Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104

Enjoy pastries, cakes, and other vegan baked goods.

Houston Sauce Pit

Houston, TX

Houston Sauce Pit is changing up the BBQ game in Texas by making the state’s favorite food from 100% plant-based ingredients. This food truck is brought to you by Houston Sauce Co., so you know that the food is going to be so flavorful and delicious. Their menu includes typical BBQ options like “wings,” smoked links, loaded brisket mac, and baked beans. The food truck moves around, and their food is so popular that it’s known to sell out within a few hours, so stay tuned to their Instagram page for updates.

Ichiza Kitchen

1628 SW Jefferson St.,  Portland, OR 97201

Ichiza is a tiny Pan-Asian vegan restaurant and tea house inspired by Japan’s vegetarian Buddhist communities. Ichiza means one sitting or the principle of stopping to contemplate one’s path. At Ichiza, it is their goal to serve your entire order in one sitting, allowing you to fully experience the pairing of their food and fine teas. Knowledgeable wait staff guide patrons through the lengthy menu of teas, like Taiwanese “Blue People” or the 2017 Harvest Dan Cong “Duck Shit” tea. They also serve local and exotic sakes like Junmai, Honjozo and Daiginjo and their delicious sounding food items are just as exotic, unique and usual.

Korny Vibes

403 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77006

Korny VIbes serves up all the vegan comfort food dishes that were featured in the food truck, but now in a brick and mortar location. Hungry and adventurous diners can treat themselves to large portions of Fried Chickn Steak, Enchiladas, or Loaded Nachos. Check out their sweets and dessert options they have in stock, or any specials. Limited outdoor seating available. Note that at the time of writing, the restaurant is BYOB, but call ahead for more information.

Plant Junkie

Urbanspace Food Hall, 152 West 52nd St., New York, NY 10019

Breakfast items include a tofu breakfast sandwich and a breakfast bowl or wrap. Also enjoy dishes such as a pulled Jackfruit sandwich, avocado toast, Greek salad, various bowls, mac & cheese, Bangkok curry, and more. They also offer some baked goods.

Sam and Gertie’s

1309 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL 60640

Opened in honor of, and named after, two grandparents, Sam and Gertie’s. They offer a wide variety of bagels, sandwiches, latkes, potato knishes, soups, salads, and sweets. Vegan brisket and smoked salmon are just a couple of the veganized products that can be found at this deli as well. One can also stop by to try some vegan Jell-o!