Deliriously happy to finally have the chance to eat at The Veggie Grill in El Segundo, I pretty much stuffed my face full. Since our whole group went to the all-vegan restaurant (a family first), I actually got to try quite a few items.
Chinese Chickin’ Salad, pictured above – I thought it was great, I usually don’t like getting salads in restaurants since I can make it so much better at home. But this was so nice and fresh tasting. And it wasn’t too heavy on the sesame-rice vinaigrette.
Mac n’ Cheese – I only had a couple of bites of this, but it was enough for me to say it’s yummy. I love how the Daiya cheese is all melty and creamy.
Uptown Nachos, pictured above – Also had just a few bites of this. Oh my gosh, it’s been forever since I’ve eaten nachos. It’s just like how I remember it. Another awesome winner.
Steamin’ Kale – No one else really ate this but I thought it was quite good. The kale was tender and the ginger-miso dressing went well with it.
Sweetheart Fries – Sweet potato fries, just as good if not better than french fries. But really the chipotle ranch that came with it, now that was to die for.
All-American Stack, pictured above – I only liked this okay. It may just be too much for one bite, what with all the onion rings, lettuce, tomato, pickles, grilled veggie-steak pieces stacked on a really thick whole wheat bun. Or maybe it was because I wanted to eat those nachos instead.
The V-Burger – I had about a fourth of this. It was my nephew’s lunch, since he’s only 7, he wasn’t able to finish the whole burger. He likes it with just the bun, grilled veggie-steak burger and ketchup. I liked this burger better. Go figure.
Chocolate Pudding – Delicious end to a great meal. Smooth and sweet, with a nice chocolate flavor. You would never know it was vegan.
The decor is modern-looking, hip and clean. There’s outdoor seating, which normally would have been nice if it wasn’t for the threatening storm clouds. They have four locations, all in Southern California. If only there was a Veggie Grill in NoCal, I would for sure be a permanent fixture there.
I agree, the nachos look the best! Great review.
How funny, I just ate at The Veggie Grill in NYC, but I don’t think the two restaurants are related. Must be a common name, huh? Looks delicious anyways!
I went and got the nachos and the new cheeseburger and mac & cheez. I have to say, I didn’t like the nachos as much as you did, but maybe it was because I was stuffed full of great mac & cheez and the cheeseburger.
I don’t think this Veggie Grill has an outlet in NYC so that one must be unrelated.
The California Veggie Grill is my hands-down favorite restaurant right now. I love fast food, what can I say? Also, I can bring people there and even meat-eaters like the place! I love their oatmeal chocolate chip cookie as well.
i wish we had a veggie grill here in richmond! everything looks wonderful, and i love that it’s an all-vegan restaurant. that rocks so hard!
The food looks so good – and the photos are great. I always find the lighting very challenging in restaurants. The salad looks the best to me, but maybe that’s because I’m desperate for spring!
Nora – The nachos were good. I wish I had some now.
Hannah – I don’t think they’re related either. I’ve only heard of the ones in LA.
Vegan Korean – I really like The Veggie Grill, there’s something for everyone. I only had a dime sized bite of the chocolate chip cookie and it was good.
jessy – I wish there was one near me too.
Andrea – I got lucky on the lighting. The place had a lot of big windows so it was nice and bright for picture taking.
I hate to mention this but Morros con Christianos all ways has some sort of non vegan ingredients.. It depends on how its cooked..Traditionally it has tiny pieces of bacon and ham..but most restaurants dont add that..
What they do is they fry it in a bit of bacon grease..Though its so little youd never know..(The rice is fried before its cooked) there is the cheat of adding a small amount of bacon grease after its cooked and stirring it in and letting it cook a little more..But while it tastes fantastic you would never know it had the bacon grease in it.
The rice can also be cooked with beef broth to give it a little more flavor but its always very little so it can be subtle.
With cuban cooking you have to researh what your eating..Even something as innocent looking as a sauce (bottled even) can have some type of animal product..
Its also unfortunate that most cubans will tel you its vegetarian cause they dont consider the beef broth or bacon grease to be an animal..
Course they could have also used Manteca (Lard) adding the small amount of bacon grease to it..