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Yummy Veggie-Friendly Fast Food Joints!
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1. La Taqueria
Vancouver, BC V6B 1K6
(604) 568-4406
Category:
Mexican
Neighbourhood: Downtown
The best authentic tacos in the city, bar none.
People line up every day at lunch and it is no wonder - the food is lightning fast, fresh and absolutely delicious. I can't say enough about their vegetarian and fish options, and the meat choices look…More »
2. Japa Dog
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K6
Categories:
Hot Dogs,
Food Stands,
Japanese
Neighbourhood: Downtown
I love you, Japadog. I don't have much to say that hasn't already been said - I have waited patiently in line for all varieties of their dogs (the veggie option, of course) and I have loved all of them. My top 2 are the Oroshi and the Spicy Cheese…More »
3. Pane Vero
Vancouver, BC V5L 3W7
(604) 216-3338
Categories:
Bakeries,
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
Jalapeno cheese buns, Warrior Goddess green tea and free wifi, mere blocks from my mum's house? I'll take it. I'll take it and love it and come back again. Their seriously fresh baking never disappoints with its decadent glory - now I want a jalapeno…More »
4. Gorilla Food
Vancouver, BC V6B 2Z4
(604) 684-3663
Categories:
Vegan,
Live/Raw Food
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Given my fierce love of gravy, cheese and fish (not together....although?) one might not expect me to crave raw, gluten free food - but I am also a yogi and kind of a hippie at heart, and I love it here!
I often go on mini-cleanses (and one big…More »
5. Everybody Loves Veggies
Vancouver, BC V5Z 3X7
(604) 873-4417
Category:
Vegetarian
Neighbourhood: Fairview Slopes
Pure, simple vegan takeaway food that makes me feel like a good person after I eat it! Most of the food is gluten free, and so fresh and healthy that even after a particularly decadent weekend I can still feel like a virtuous yogi on Mondays.
I am…More »
6. Bambo Café
Vancouver, BC V6B 1E5
(604) 681-4323
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Sandwiches,
Bagels
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
I used to frequent Bambo's ten years ago, when I worked at a punk rock t-shirt shop across from the Cambie. I hadn't been back until today, when I strolled in at lunchtime.
The menu is exactly the same, which suits me just fine, as it was great back…More »
7. Vera's Burger Shack
Vancouver, BC V6B 2J2
(604) 568-5850
Category:
Burgers
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Gastown
While I was traveling through Asia a few food fantasies entered my head - and a veggie burger from Vera's was often involved. I love their great, grilled soy protein patty (as I LOATHE soft bean/grain veggie burgers - they are the same texture as the…More »
8. Chronic Tacos
I went here today for a really quick lunch and was pleasantly surprised. I have been watching and waiting for this new fast food-ish joint to open, and having visited I am thrilled to welcome it to the neighbourhood.
All of the guys working seemed to…More »
9. Tony's Deli & Catering Company
Vancouver, BC V5L 3W9
(604) 253-7422
I don't know why there are so many negative reviews for this little sandwich shop! having grown up on the Drive, my mum would take me to Tony's for a special treat from time to time, and it was here that I first tried a grilled panini almost twenty…More »
10. Brado Pizza
Vancouver, BC V5L 3X5
(604) 251-7251
Category:
Pizza
Neighbourhoods: Grandview-Woodlands, The Drive
Poutine made with delicious vegetarian gravy, tons and tons of cheese curds and salty yummy fries, right on Commercial Drive. But the best part? They deliver. *angels sing*
For an occasional treat, the fine folks at Brado will bring you some of the…More »
11. Fritz European Fry House
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1B6
(604) 684-0811
Category:
Fast Food
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District
Something very bad and scary happened to me last night.
When I stopped at Fritz to soak up all of the wine and gin I had been imbibing, my poutine was.... different.
And then I realized it. Sometime in the last 2 years (which I spent most of…More »
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7/27/2010
For pretty much my entire drinking career (and I am pretty profesh) I have made a late night trip to… Read more »
12. Menya Japanese Noodle
I don't understand the hate goin' on here! I LOVE Menya. No, I LURVE Menya.
I choose the fish broth with ramen noodles, fish cakes and hard boiled eggs and I am full, happy, warm and glowy. The portions are a bit smaller than at the huge glutton-fest…More »
13. Belgian Fries
Vancouver, BC V5N 4A6
(604) 253-4220
"I don't understand, gravy. You and I are usually such good friends, yet when I eat you at Belgian Fries I am confused by your blandness. "
Sigh. I want the poutine at Belgian Fries to be better. I end up here occasionally because my mum lives on the…More »
14. Solly's Bagelry
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1M4
(604) 675-9750
Solly's has a great selection of yummy Jewish deli food, but I was a wee bit disapointed.
I really liked their amazing bagels, great veggie meatballs (made of tofu, nuts and cheese) and really good knishes. However, the lox was really, really fishy…More »
15. Everything Cafe
Vancouver, BC V6B 1R3
(604) 681-3115
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Bakeries,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Chinatown
Damnit! I really wanted love this place 100%. But I just can't.
Veggie sandwiches run the risk of two things: being bland (lettuce, tomato, cucumber) or sloppy, and unfortunately this one was one big messy slop fest.
Guacamole, homemade thousand…More »
16. Fatburger
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1P5
(604) 568-7077
Categories:
Burgers,
Fast Food,
Canadian (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant
*Sad Trombone*
This afternoon we grabbed some Fatburger Take-away for lunch - 2 veggie burgers and one traditional meat burger for our carnivorous pal.The fries were absolutely yummy, but the burgers themselves were a big sad face - sloppy toppings in…More »
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Vancouver, BC
Yelping SinceJanuary 2010
Things I Lovewriting, yoga, reading, film, travel, celebrity gossip, sushi, my monster cats, vintage neon signs
Find Me InThe Downtown Eastside, staring at old buildings
My HometownVancouver, BC
My Blog Or Website When I'm Not Yelping...I am studying, traveling or working at the museum
Why You Should Read My ReviewsI love food and I love to write. A match made in heaven!
My Second Favourite Website The Last Great Book I ReadBuddha Is as Buddha Does - Lama Surya Das
My First ConcertViolent Femmes when I was 10
My Favourite MovieHedwig and the Angry Inch
My Last Meal On EarthPoutine dipped in curry mayo and a spicy tuna roll
Don't Tell Anyone Else But.......I am an expert on celebrity gossip
Most Recent DiscoveryThe Pack a.d.
Current CrushErik on True Blood