Veg-It-Up: Great Vegetarian Food

Last week, while visiting my friends at Front Page Jamaican Grill, I noticed a new restaurant across the parking lot: Veg-It-Up Grill.  As a former vegetarian, I was intrigued, and tried it the next night.

Veg-It-Up offers meatless burgers, tacos, chili, and other menu items.  Their special offers a burger and fries, along with Cranberry-Julep Lemonade and Mint Julep Lemonade.  Either dairy or non-dairy cheese is available.  They grill your order while you wait.

I ordered the special.  Many non-veg restaurants throw a Gardenburger on the grill, resulting in a veggie burger with the texture of cardboard.  But this burger was excellent, with great taste and texture, topped with pickles, tomato, and a nice slivce of red onion, served on a whole wheat bun.  It was accompanied by the best sweet potato fries I’ve ever had.  (Good Stuff Burgers on Olympic was formerly the holder of that title.)  I skipped the lemonade because sugar is not on my menu.

Veg-It-Up also sells canned veggie protein, from faux-chicken to patties to hot dogs.  Those maintaining a food reserve, take note!

Veg-It-Up is open from 11 to 7 Monday through Thursday, 11 to 4 Frday, and 10 to 3 on Sunday.  They’re closed Saturday, so it’s no surprise that their Facebook page lists “Adventist World” as one of their interests.  But don’t let that scare you: the management is friendly and helpful, and the food is great.  They’ve been open just 2-1/2 months, and I wish them much success.

Rating: A