You may recall my post last year about Prasino in Chicago. I vowed to never return but the other day we were in a good mood and decided to give them a second chance. Thank goodness we did! We had a fabulous experience.

I had the tofu scramble with veggie sausage, diced potatoes and pancakes – yes – VEGAN pancakes!  I was so excited to have them as my side over toast!  YUM!!  I also had a coffee with soy milk

 I have to say this was one of the best tofu scrambles I’ve ever had.  I loved that the tofu was soft and fluffy rather than extra firm – which is what you typically get in a scramble.  This time the service was great – our waiter was prompt and efficient.  We will definitely be back! 

**I do still wish they had apologized after I wrote them a letter after our visit last year but I’ll get over it

 

Prasino is located at:

1846 West Division Street

Chicago, IL 60622

 

Friday we went to Roy’s in Chicago for Restaurant Week.  I was there once a few years ago when I was just starting on the vegan road.  I can’t remember what I had but I remember it being a good experience.  I was not however offered their vegetarian menu which I discovered while researching Roy’s for Friday’s dinner.  Friday afternoon I called to ask if they’d be able to veganize some things on the vegetarian menu.  The woman on the phone was wonderful and said they’ve had their vegetarian menu for years and that my waiter would be happy to show me what is already vegan or what could be made vegan for me. 

Once we arrived I was sure to ask the host to bring a vegetarian menu to the table for me.   Next I told the waiter (who said he grew up vegetarian) and next thing I knew, the head chef was at our table asking me what I wanted for dinner!  Let me just tell you that this place was super busy and it was restaurant week and in my mind I figured they’d be annoyed with all the “cheap” people and wouldn’t be into handling special requests but boy was I wrong!  All 5 people I was with were ordering off the pre-fix, restaurant menu and I assumed I’d be getting an entree and that’s it.  I was pleasantly surprised when the chef created a special pre-fix menu for me.  Veggie sushi rolls for an appetizer, a delicious tofu dish as an entree and a black raspberry sorbet for dessert.  Yes, I got a VEGAN DESSERT at a  regular restaurant!  AMAZING!  I had packed a little Sjaak’s Peanut Butter Bite in my bag but I didn’t even need to eat it!  Lucky me!  Everything was delicious – my food as well as everyone else’s.  We’ll definitely be back again soon.  I really appreciate them taking the time to make me a happy customer.  In addition to veg friendly meals, they also have a gluten free menu!  Don’t miss out on the cocktails!  The signature Hawaiian Martini was delicious as well as the Pineapple Ginger Mojito!

(312) 787-7599

720 North State Street

Chicago, IL 60654

Yesterday afternoon we had a lovely meal at RJ Grunts in Chicago.  We live a few blocks away and have never been, so we finally made a point to stop over.  Everyone raves about the salad bar and they claim they were the founders of the salad bar idea.  To be honest, I wasn’t drooling over it.  So…I opted for the Portobello Mushroom Sandwich with their homemade cottage fries.  I had everything on the sandwich but instead of the cheese added avocado and it was delicious!