Jamjuree, Seattle, WA

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There are a lot of Thai places in Seattle. Most are alright, a lot are not good (ketchup in pad thai - why??). Jamjuree is probably my favorite Thai place we have tried. It is consistently good no matter what we order. Their pad thai (shown above) is delicious - a little sweet, definitely no tomato products. I don't get it often, but when I do it is delicious.

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Their curry (red curry above) is always tasty. The red curry was not too spicy (I don't like my food to hurt me - I don't like a lot of hot spice). Served with brown rice it is nice and creamy, the flavor was perfect.

Overall - Everything we have had at Jamjuree has been delicious. If you are in the mood for Thai food this is a great option - they have something for everyone.

Georgetown Liquor Company, Seattle WA

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Georgetown Liquor Company is a vegetarian bar and restaurant where most everything can be made vegan upon request. Their sandwiches I think are some of the best in the city - it is definitely one of my favorite restaurants in Seattle. On the last visit we noticed they have a happy hour so we wanted to go back and try that. Their happy hour menu was pretty good -  cheaper options of some of their normal menu items. The first thing we tried were the tacos - three soft taco shells filled with GLC’s housemaid vegan taco ‘meat’, shredded romaine, diced tomatoes, and vegan cheese served with a side of salsa. These were very good. The taco meat was a little spicy and delicious. They didn't seem like much, but I would definitely order them again.

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Next we ordered some of the vegan burger sliders - Vegan burger patty, Dijon-mayo spread, grilled onions, lettuce, tomato and vegan cheese, served on a toasted buns served with a pickle spear. I was iffy on these - I thought we had tried the veggie burger before there and I didn't like it. I was wrong - these were delicious as well! I would definitely order the veggie burger again. Raymond loved these as well - he could not stop raving about how good they were and kept trying to figure out how they made them as he wants me to try and recreate them. I unfortunately don't know what is in them so we will just have to go back to get more.

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The last happy hour option we ordered was the baron sliders - Vegan ‘ham’ marinated in a tangy BBQ sauce, vegan cheese, sliced tomatoes and baby field greens served toasted on a bun. The baron is probably my favorite sandwich they serve - it is what I usually order as it is amazing. These sliders however...something was lost with them. That or everything else was so good it overshadowed them. Either way they were just okay.

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That was a lot of food, but they have vegan mousse which we had to get. It was peanut butter chocolate and was delicious. Usually we are way too full to eat it, but this time we had a little room left. It was delicious.

Overall - definitely check out Georgetown Liquor Company. Their sandwiches are delicious, their happy hour is a good deal, next up - to try their brunch menu.

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!

Boulder Baked, Boulder CO

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Our last stop for in our full day exploring Boulder was Boulder Baked. I had heard that they had vegan cupcakes and they did, but only one kind - gluten free pumpkin spice. Even though there was only one option, that one option was amazing! The cake was nice and moist, the frosting not too sweet. All in all delicious. The perfect small treat after a day of eating and exploring.

Leaf, Boulder CO

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On our trip to Boulder we stopped by Leaf for happy hour after a day of exploring. It was a weekday, but when we got there the place was empty. We got some drinks and tried the raw wrap (the only small bite on the happy hour menu that was vegan). This was amazing! I was very skeptical as it seemed like something I wouldn't like much. Rainbow chard, pea shoots, mixed sprouts,carrots, basil almond paté, and cashew “ricotta. Really it was the pate that was putting me off - I still remember trying some vegan pate in Paris and bleck. This was just incredible. All of the flavors worked so well together and it was so light and I could have eaten a few more of them. This was so good that we made a point to come back later in our trip for dinner since I was intrigued but he raw thanksgiving dinner (we were there in November).

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So when we went back we did get the raw thanksgiving dinner - stuffed mushroom with a cranberry sauce, almond corn croquette, mashed winter vegetables, Brussels sprouts, butternut squash,a veggie croquette with a cashew sauce, and Brussel sprouts and shaved squash. This was incredible! I wish we had a raw place in Seattle where I could get food like this. This might have been my favorite thing we ate while in Boulder - everything was just perfect!

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Unfortunately we also tried the vegan enchiladas - corn, summer squash, zucchini, black & red beans, mazina tortilla, cilantro rice, guacamole, roasted tomatillo & tomato salsas. Leaf is a more expensive restaurant and I don't mind paying more for food if it is amazing. This was not amazing. It sounds like it would be really flavorful and delicious, but it just tasted like nothing. I don't understand how you can have so many different flavors and have it come out tasting like nothing at all.

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For dessert we had peanut butter chocolate tart. I am not sure if there was peanut butter in this as you could not taste it at all. What you could taste was chocolate, coconut and mint - 2 of which I really do not like so I did not like this at all. The menu did not list anything about coconut or mint. I hate when places do that - why do you have to add flavors, but not list them? I don't understand.

Leaf was a mix of absolutely amazing food, and food that was not really good at all. I would definitely recommend going and trying their raw dishes as they were all amazing! Their cooked food though...I would skip. It is not worth it especially for the price.

BOP Pizza, Boulder CO

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While exploring Boulder, CO we needed someplace to eat for lunch and decided on BOP Pizza. They have 2 vegan pizza listed on the menu so we decided to try one of each even though they were a bit expensive. we were on vacation so why not? Plus they both sounded amazing! The first one was the Beet pizza - cannellini sauce, beets, beet greens, and basil. I love beets, but this only tasted like beets. If the beets would have been sliced thin so they added flavor, but didn't completely overpower the pizza it would have been much better. The cannellini sauce was really good and the dough, once you got to the crust, was actually really good. The problem was the beets were really thick and we might as well just have eaten a bowl of them.

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The second vegan option was the Bliss pizza - pea sauce, carrots, sweet potato, onions, and basil. This was...well it just wasn't good. The peas sauce might as well not be on it - you cannot taste it at all. Or maybe it was what lent the not very good flavor to the dough. This was the first one I tried and I thought the dough was eh, but once I got to the crust I realized it was actually tasty. I think this pizza would have been much better had it had the cannellini sauce from the beet pizza - then the flavors would have probably come together a lot better and we might have eaten all of it.

Overall if you are in Boulder you can get much better pizza elsewhere. Skip BOP pizza and their overpriced so so pizza.