While down south I discovered Mellow Mushroom and that they make pizzas with Daiya vegan cheese!! We finally got it on our drive back home and it was beyond amazing. I may be exaggerating but for me to get a pizza out somewhere, with cheese that I can eat is the most exciting thing ever! They had so many great topping choices – including tofu! We got mushrooms, green peppers and spinach and it was a fantastic combination. The staff was so friendly at the Florence, SC location we stopped at. I really wish we had a Mellow Mushroom somewhere close to us!

Mellow Mushrooms are in the following state – sadly not mine

I made it back to Times Square this past weekend for the delicious vegan bagel I had last year!  It was just as good as I remember.   It’s so wonderful to be able to enjoy a fabulous NYC bagel AND scallion tofu cream cheese

We were so excited to check out the new eco-friendly, sustainable and vegan friendly Prasino in Wicker Park this past Saturday for brunch to celebrate our anniversary. Prasino has tons of vegan options (tofu scramble, vegan benedict, pancakes and even french toast!). We knew they had only just opened up but we expected a bit more.  Upon being seated we were given water and immediately ordered drinks, which thirty minutes later had yet to arrive.   Apparently they were pretty backed up at the bar.  The second time I asked our server about them, he said the juice was coming but they couldn’t find the soda so Eric opted for a bloody mary instead. I said I just wanted something to drink and I’d take coffee instead. They were just brewing a new pot so it too would be a wait but he would bring me a cup on the house when it was ready. I eventually got my juice and a bit later Eric got his soda. I guess they found the soda and decided he should have that instead of the bloody mary. My coffee never came. I had had the most difficult time selecting an entrée – I never have so many vegan choices. So, I was expecting the most wonder vegan benedict ever. It looked beautiful and the flavors were good but it was insanely dry and not pleasant to eat. I asked the server if I could have some salsa to pour over it. A thick, dry English muffin with dry beans and pico on top was just hard to choke down. Out he came with a half filled condiment cup of salsa. That helped but still wasn’t really enough to get it to where I thought it could be with a proper sauce. Since that salsa was only enough for one piece I gave up and opted to take the other piece home for later. So, there ended our meal, almost two hours later – mostly thanks to the very slow start with drinks. The bill came and we were charged full price for everything – even the drinks which took almost 40 minutes to arrive! I never got my complimentary coffee and what really was the last straw for me was that the server charged 50 cents for the half filled condiment cup of salsa! What? Was he kidding? I basically said I didn’t like my food and couldn’t choke it down, could I have something to make it edible and then I end up paying more money?  We left so disappointed. We had figured we’d found our new favorite restaurant, but no. We had been patient and kind all the way through but at the end we were just so unhappy. I understand they’re new but that was just not acceptable.