The best vegan restaurant we ate in in a month of a vegan meal every one to two days.
This is casual coffee house stuff - not haute cuisine.
But it is NOT light eating.
Gordo Vegano means the Fat Vegan.
This is hearty fare.
It is also outstanding cooking.
Every single entree I have had here, be it a sandwich, a toast or a main dish has been outstanding.
It has also left me stuffed to the gills.
No need for first courses or side courses here.
Their main dishes will get you fed.
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Among the grand slam home runs ...
a) A portabella mushroom sandwich stacked thick with sauteed mushrooms. All sorts of flavor surprises hide among the mushrooms.
You never quite know what the next bite will taste like.
b) A pad thai that is far far better than the pad thai served in Thai restaurants.
Again - secret flavor ingredients abound.
Keep your eyes out for caramelized sauteed cabbage, caramelized sauteed onions, and little dabs here and there of mustard.
c) An avocado toast stacked high with a very light creamy cashew puree.
Light creamy cashew puree.
Don't leave home without it.
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Oh - did I mention that Gordo Vegano is primarily a dessert place?
Shame on me!
No matter how good your main dish is . . .
SAVE ROOM FOR DESSERT!
At my last count, there were over thirty five different dessert options,
And they are all vegan.
My wife was in paradise.
Which was better - the giant chocolate raspberry petit four?
Or the vigilante - which is a medialuna style pastry with sweet vegan cheese and quince paste on top?
I really really don't want to have to make that decision until I have thirty two or thirty three of their other vegan desserts.
I want to keep things in perspective.
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I am not a vegan - but I love vegan food.
The more I eat at places like the Gordo Vegano ...
The more gordo I get personally.
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