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Not to me. Most of them live in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Victoria, though. Not a lot live in Alberta. Gee....I wonder why
I've found that almost all places in Edmonton are extremely accomodating and often have very good offerings. Vegan is a bit harder, but vegetarian? No excuse here at all.Originally Posted by Sketchy
FYI
Full Vegetarian/Vegan
Calgary: Bhudda Veggie, best in the province
Edmonton: Padamandi, full on VEGAN
Edmonton: Oriental Veggie House, great meat analogs
Good veggie offerings can be found at:
Edmonton: Tropica on Calgary Trail
Edmonton: Jaipur Palace on 34th street
Edmonton: Haweli, Downtown near the Boardwalk Market
Veggie Groceries and cool soy products can be found at (I might have this wrong) East China Market, on 101st avenue and ~65th street. I can check this for sure if anyone wants.
I am trying to find more, but pickins are slim in Cattle Country (yee-haw!)
If you know where to go, tell us. If I see enough I'll put up list on the web of friendly places.
they also sell nutritional yeast at Roots Organic market, on the corner of 112 st and whyte.
I think it's the same as any other place. Also, Alberta has a large influx of population from other provinces, too.Originally Posted by rvijay
I am from Montreal. Just have some curious questions here. Surprised to hear about Vegetarians/Vegans in a province where Cattle Industry is very strong. Are there a lot of Vegans/Vegetarians in Alberta and sorrounding Provinces ? Why do people in these Provinces giveup meat ? Do they get enough support for going meatless ?
Thanks.
Vijay
Wow, that sucks that you had such a bad experience. I've eaten there a few times so far and always been really satisfied.Originally Posted by CatWoman
I'm telling this to anyone who is interested. Save your money - this place is a ripoff! I've never had a worse dining experience. I went there almost two weeks ago, and both the door and the large, folding glass front windows were open, inappropriate for a February afternoon, letting in cold air AND exhaust fumes from busy 17th Ave. The smell of exhaust was prominent, and it's very unpleasant to breath such toxic air when you're trying to eat.
As if that wasn't bad enough, the prices would make one faint for what you get. For $8.50, I got a rather small bowl of peanut satay salad, with a paltry amount of satay dressing drizzled over a handful of greens, maybe four small pieces of tofu, and fewer pieces of broccoli. Once I had eaten this layer, I found a pile of unseasoned white noodles at the bottom of the bowl, with a few scattered peanuts. This should have had more dressing over it, but it didn't, and I have never tasted anything so bland. I couldn't shake enough salt on it. My two lunch companions had ordered similar salads, and we had to season these unappetizing noodles so often, there were times when we all reached for that overworked salt shaker at the same time, our eyes darting back and forth between us because no one could believe what we were going through to make our meal edible. I have since been told that this salad should have been stirred up, so that dressing coated everything--noodles included-- but there was nowhere near enough dressing for this.
The feeling among us of being ripped-off was unanimous. My diet is mostly vegetarian, so this is in no way a slam against such restaurants, but I've found from experience that one is more likely to get burned at a vegetarian restaurant. Is it because we are so desperate for the no-red-meat experience in Cowtown that we'll accept anything? I hope not!
When I complained to the restaurant owners a few days later--once my anger had lessened--the response I got was pretty much "I guess we can't please everyone."
I've had unpleasant restaurant meals before, but I have never felt so compelled to comment on the experience. This place doesn't deserve to stay in business if it doesn't start offering better food and better value! Needless to say, we won't be returning!
I think it was 10 or 12 C that day, warm enough for the door being open, but not the big windows as well. But even if it had been warmer, there was too much pollution coming in.
Hi Veggies! I have a very big problem digesting red meat and I am allergic to chicken so I mostly eat fish and tofu. (Quinoa ROCKS!!!) I agree that Buddha's is amazing! They're Ginger "beef" is better than any restaurant out there. Even meat-heads don't know it's not meat. I am actually in the screenprinting/promotional goods industry and would be happy to put together a t-shirt/temporary tattoo/bumper sticker order for anyone. Email me at renee@wheatbuckley.com if you're interested.Originally Posted by dragonflie
Hi All
I agree that Edmonton is a pretty veggie friendly city. I still feel like this sometimesliving in cattle country. I would love an I love Albertasticker or tee shirt. Some other good restaurants in Edmonton are: Cafe Mosaics, Highlevel Diner, the New Asian Village.
Hi Everyone,Originally Posted by dragonflie
Hi All
I agree that Edmonton is a pretty veggie friendly city. I still feel like this sometimesliving in cattle country. I would love an I love Albertasticker or tee shirt. Some other good restaurants in Edmonton are: Cafe Mosaics, Highlevel Diner, the New Asian Village.