Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe, Denver CO

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Our last day in Denver we had a late breakfast at Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe. While looking at the menu I saw that you could get a cactus burrito and since I have never had cactus, let alone seen it on a menu, we had to try it. We decided to try a small veggie combo which included a cactus burrito with red sauce (shown above). This was good, but I was disappointed with the cactus - it just tasted kind of like green peppers.

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It also came with a bean taco and bean tostado, both of which were good, but not special.

Overall - Rosa Linda's was alright. Not bad, but not really good either. It was just...so so Mexican food. I am sure there are better places in Denver, but maybe they don't have vegan options. Overall though I wouldn't make a special trip to go here.

Sputnik, Denver CO, second visit

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On our last day in Denver we decided to go back to Sputnik for lunch. I had spied on the brunch menu when we went the first time (but not until after we had ordered and eaten) and saw a few things that sounded interesting so we had to go back. We got a potato chorizo taco plate - scrambled tofu, vegan chorizo, and potatoes served in soft tacos with pico de gaio and pinto beans. These were really simple so I was surprised by how amazing they were! It seemed like they would be good, but they were incredible!

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We also ordered the stacks of vegan power. I know the photo looks like it is a mess, and it was kind of, but this was the item I had seen on the menu that I had wanted to go back and try. These were quinoa cakes topped with vegan breakfast sausage, steamed greens, creamy roasted garlic sauce and avocado and they were absolutely amazing! The quinoa cakes kind of fell apart, but they were flavored perfectly and coupled with the sausage, garlic sauce and greens it was an unbelievable combination. A lot of times I order things at restaurants where most of the ingredients sound good, but one thing I am iffy on and I hope that the combination is not bad - on this it was the garlic sauce as I am not the biggest garlic fan and it can easily overpower everything else. In this instance it worked perfectly to help pull everything together.

Overall - definitely check out Sputnik if you are in Denver. Their food is amazing.

City O' City, Denver CO, second visit

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The last place we ate in Denver was a second visit to our first stop - City O' City. There were a lot of items on the dinner menu that we wanted to try so we ordered a lot of food and brought some home with us.

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The first thing we ordered was the fork & knife sandwich - Meatless loaf with gravy and fries on a pretzel, served with sauteed greens. I ordered this one mainly for the pretzel as I love a good soft pretzel and why not get it with some extras? I was a little disappointed in this - the pretzel just tasted like bread, the meatless loaf was good but not amazing, but the fried and gravy were good. I think I also had high expectations since the other food we had had was so amazing.

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We also ordered the mac and cheese because I have to try it if it is an option. This one was pretty good, even though the photo is blurry. It wasn't incredibly cheese, but it had a nice smooth flavor.

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We also got some BBQ seitan wings. These were very good. The BBQ sauce was a little spicy and I normally don't like ranch, but it paired perfectly with these and helped cut down on the spice. They were very chewy and toothy and we brought most of them home with us.

Overall - definitely go to City O' City. Most of the items were amazing, I am told the pizza is great, and the savory waffle was Raymond's favorite food on our Denver area adventure.

Sweet Action, Denver CO

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Sweet Action is an ice cream shop in Denver that always has a few vegan flavors. They use a coconut milk base so I was a little iffy on it - sometimes the coconut ice creams taste too much like coconut for me (I dislike the flavor). The flavors the day we were there were Blueberry and Pumpkin Pie, and sorbet flavor of Raspberry Lime. We tried the sorbet and the pumpkin pie and both were very good. The raspberry lime sorbet was very light and summery - it would be very refreshing on a hot day. The pumpkin pie was also good, but not the best ice cream I have ever had. Yes it was creamy and the flavor was there, but...it was good. Not the best (though we have had a lot of absolutely amazing ice creams before so there is a high standard). One of the people we were with had the blueberry and I tried some of it - I am glad we didn't get that one as it just tasted like coconut. Overall - if I lived in Denver we would go here for a treat once and a while. The sorbet would be refreshing in the summer and what I would probably stick with instead of the ice cream.

Rebellion Pizza, Denver CO

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Rebellion Pizza is a small pizza shop in Denver with no seating (take out or delivery only). You can make most of the pizzas vegan and they have vegan "wings."  I had never had wings before so we had to go and check it out. We got 10 teriyaki "wings" and they were amazing! Just tofu with teriyaki sauce, but they were cooked to perfection. Chewy and a little bit salty and I wish I could get more here.

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We also ordered the BBQ Chicken pizza - chicken, onions, bacon, BBQ sauce and Follow Your Heart cheese (Raymond doesn't like Daiya). This was great pizza! We got a medium to share with our couchsurfing hosts, but they had already eaten so we ended up eating the whole thing ourselves! The cheese was not overpowering, the BBQ sauce was perfect - everything went together very well. If I lived in Denver this would be a place we would go to regularly.

Watercourse, Denver CO - meal 2

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The breakfast was so good at Watercourse the first time that we decided to go back for a second visit. When we walked in there were cinnamon rolls in the case by the door so we ordered one of them. It was really good - gooey and light and not too sweet.

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We also tried the Firenza scramble - basil pesto with carrots and zucchini served with homemade whole wheat bread and sweet potato hash brown. I thought this scramble sounded very good, and I love pesto so it should have been a great combination. It was...not. I mean it was alright, we did eat it, but I wish we would have gotten something else. It just wasn't good. Then we paid extra for the sweet potato hash browns as I love sweet potatoes. I love sweet potato fries, mashed sweet potatoes, pretty much any way you make them. These however were..somehow they didn't have much flavor. I was very disappointed. The one standout on this dish - the bread. It was amazing! Some of the best bread I have ever had. I would gladly just eat slices of this bread for breakfast every day! Amazing. Definitely choose the bread whole wheat bread from the bread options. Amazing!

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We also tried the half order of biscuits with tofu. I wish we wouldn't have gotten this with the tofu as it really detracted from the biscuits and gravy. I don't know why that is as I liked all the individual pieces, but combined they were not good. This was another miss when ordering.

Overall - I still really like Watercourse, but if you go I would get the banana bread french toast - they are one of the best things I have ever eaten.

Cafe Sanora, Denver, CO

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One morning while in Denver we got up later than expected so we did not have much time to get some food for breakfast and get out to roller derby. We decided to stop by Cafe Sanora for some tea and I had heard they had some vegan baked goods. The only vegan treats they had was a sweet potato scone. Normally I am iffy on scones - a lot of times they are really dry and crumbly and just not very good. After eating this one I have come to the conclusion that I have just not had scones. This was unbelievably good. It was moist and just a little bit sweet with walnuts and...just delicious. Definitely pick one up if you stop by for some morning coffee.

Sputnik, Denver CO

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For lunch on our second day in Denver we went to Sputnik. I had read a lot of so so reviews of this place before we went, most of them stating that there was only one vegan option - the breakfast sandwich. Usually I like going places with more options, but since we didn't have many breakfast places I put it on the list. We didn't end up getting the breakfast sandwich as there were too many other delicious sounding options. First up were Hush Puppies - corn fritters with roasted jalapeno sauce. These were amazing and just what you would expect from deep fried corn balls.

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Since we were there at lunchtime the special was half a sandwich and a side. We got half a green falafel pita with mac and cheese. The falafel was actually really good and the sandwich was delicious. The mac and cheese was light but tasty - one of the better mac and cheese we have had.

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We also got a half Freddie Murphy and french fries. The freddie murphy was smoked tofu, sweet and sour slaw, tomatoes and french fries and all together delicious! They used hand cut fries on the sandwich which were much better than the fries served on the side, but fries ate fries and I will eat them all. The half a sandwich and side lunch combo was perfect for us - just the right amount of food.

Overall I would highly recommend Sputnik. The inside is kind of dark and divey bar, but the food is delicious. They also have many vegan options to choose from, not just the breakfast sandwich.

Watercourse, Denver CO

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Our second morning in the Denver area we had breakfast as Watercourse. I was just so so on wanting to go here for some reason. The menu just didn't appeal to me as much as some other places, even though this is owned by the City O' City people. Nothing really stood out as a must try, but we didn't have many breakfast places on our list so we tried it out. I am so glad we did! We got the banana bread french toast - Banana bread dipped in a traditional French toast batter, grilled and topped with maple roasted walnuts served with syrup and seasonal fruit. This was amazing! Definitely my favorite breakfast I have ever had. I could eat this every day...it was so good. The banana bread was amazing and making into french toast just took it to another level. Raymond thought it was good, but still like the savory waffle better from City O' City.

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We also tried the Amsterdam Hash - Grilled vegetables and home fries scrambled with tofu and topped with gravy served with a biscuit. This was really good, but after eating the banana bread french toast it was hard to get excited about it. I think if I would have eaten this first I would have enjoyed it a lot more since I wouldn't have had to amazingness of the french toast to compare to it. The biscuit was the same as City O' City - full of veggies for extra nutrition.

Overall I am glad we stopped at Watercourse for breakfast. If you go definitely get the banana bread french toast - I cannot say enough good things about it!

CIty O' City, Denver, CO

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On a recent trip to Denver we stopped by City O' City for breakfast the first morning. I loved this place! They had lot so these cool light fixtures that were made out of small led lights. We started with the basic breakfast with tofu scramble, salad, potatoes, biscuit and gravy. I really enjoyed the tofu scramble - it was peanuty which was a pleasant surprise. Raymond thought it was so so which was surprising., The potatoes were delicious and the biscuit and gravy was amazing. The biscuit was full of shredded veggies so it was healthier than the normal white flour biscuit which is nice

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We also got the savory waffle - a waffle with seasonal vegetable ragu and cheese sauce. Now I am not usually a waffle fan, especially not for breakfast. Usually it is a lot of sweet, syrup, sugar, etc and I just am not a sweet breakfast fan usually. I loved the savory waffle for breakfast though. This was by far Raymond's favorite thing we are in Denver. The waffle itself was almost like a potato pancake made in a waffle iron. It also had a ton of veggies in it and flax seeds and all kinds of good stuff and was so delicious. The cheese sauce by itself I was not a fan of, too mustardy, but it really pulled everything together. The veggies were perfect. I would definitely get this again and I need to try and recreate this at home since I cannot say enough good things about this waffle.

Overall we loved City O' City. Definitely stop by if you are in Denver.