Several Triangle restaurants have joined the Meatless Monday initiative, which encourages people to eat healthier and avoid meat once a week. To help support the international movement, more than 20 local restaurants are offering a meatless, vegan dish on Mondays.
Solas in Raleigh recently announced its participation in the initiative through its vegan/vegetarian menu, which includes sweet coconut curry vegetables, stuffed poblano peppers and vegetable lasagna. The menu is offered daily, but highlighted on Mondays.
Other restaurants participating in Triangle Meatless Monday:
Raleigh
Bali Hai - Mongolian cuisine: spices, vegetables and tofu mixed & made to your liking (note: noodles contain egg).
The Mecca - portobello sandwich
Remedy Diner - Mock chicken with buffalo sauce, Philly cheese steak, tempeh reubens.
Spring Rolls - Traditional dishes made with seitan instead of meat. They also have an extensive vegetarian menu.
Moe's Southwest Grill - Burritos with tofu instead of meat.
Durham
Bali Hai - Mongolian cuisine: spices, vegetables and tofu mixed & made to your liking (note: noodles contain egg).
Beyu Caffe - Chocolate mousse, vegan chocolate cake, curry dish.
Broad Street Cafe - Pizza, hummous/portabello wraps.
Moe's Southwest Grill - Burritos with tofu instead of meat. Ask for the whole wheat tortilla for an even healthier choice.
Triangle Raw Foodists - Cucumber-dill gazpacho, sweet corn soup, "Cheezy" broccoli, coconut pesto salad, spicy lemonade salad, Indian carrot pate', tu-not salad, spicy Thai basil noodles, red pepper and mushroom "risotto", spinach quiche.
Saladelia Cafe - Andean Black Bean Salad, Baba Ghanouj, Basil Rotini Pasta,Falafel Pita,Fattoush,Gazpacho, Lentil with Spinach Soup, Mediterranean Eggplant, Mediterranean Vegan Platter, Organic Oatmeal, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Tabbouleh
Mad Hatter Cafe & Bakeshop - Every Monday, the featured specials will be vegan - an entree, soup and salad. The item will rotate each week but an example is: Vegan Enchilada, Beet & Almond Salad, and Lentil & Spinach Soup.
Bull Street Durham - Vegan options include at least one daily soup, at least one salad on the regular menu, a seasonal sandwich, as well as some weekly features and prepared dinners in conjunction with TMM.
Research Triangle Park
Café Currleaves - Indian vegetarian dishes.
Worth It Cafe - Veggie burger, hoppin' john, and rotating vegan specials.
Chapel Hill
The Pig - Country Fried Tofu, Sweet PLT (sweet potatoes sliced thin & smoked), fried shiitake Po-Boy, mashed potatoes with veggie gravy.
Margaret's Cantina - Tempeh barbecue pita, tempeh fajitas, burritos/tacos/enchiladas (with beans, tofu, or tempeh), vegetarian pozole, and black bean chili, and vegan dessert specials.
Queen of Sheba - Yetimatim (Tomato Salad), Yemisir Azefah (Lentil Salad), Yedinich (Potato Salad), Kik Alich’a (Yellow Split Peas), & Yemisir Kay Watt (Red Lentil)
What do you think of Meatless Mondays? Have any of you signed up to do it?
