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Vegan Soul Food in Salt Lake City?!

1/15/2015

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Heck yeah, you gotta head over to Vertical Diner...but the downside is that they only offer a Soul Food Menu on 
Soul Food Sundays! 
And if I might add, with some really great incentives for coming in with a large party of 10 or more people!


Heading to Salt Lake City has become one of my regular winter stops. Not only based on all of the amazing ski resorts that can be reached in just under an hour, but also food - two things that can rule my life! 
And what does a vegan girl do to eat after a day of burning calories carving down the all of these slopes? 

Well luckily that is never an issue here in Salt Lake City - the issue is more along the lines of there being so many places to choose from and then finally making the choice as to 
"What's for Dinner?"

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Being that we chose to eat a Vertical Diner on more than just one occasion during this most recent trip to the Beehive State, I decided to present it to you on this weeks edition of Foodie Friday!

Self described as quirky cafe offering inventive, organic vegan pub grub & local craft beer with a festive atmosphere.

And with offerings of 25% off on Meatless Mondays, Breakfast Served All Day Everyday and Soul Food Sundays, how could you go wrong?!

I've been coming to this quirky diner ever since 2009, and have brought both my vegan and non-vegan friends there to test out the menu. And we have a winner! Everyone walks out of this diner happy!

With the reasonable prices and the awesome selection of grub, you can't possibly go wrong.

They have Appetizers, Salads, Burgers, Sandwiches, Entrees, Breakfast Items, Drinks and Dessert.
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"Chicken" Biscuit Pie
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American Diner
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Wok Zen in a Bowl
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Chili
On my last visit to SLC we had indulged in plates such as the American Diner, which is their "chicken" strips served over your choice of hand cut fries, mashed potatoes or hash browns and smothered with gravy! 
The dish called "Chicken Biscuit Pie" which is similar to a pot pie by way of a biscuit stuffed with a thick savory garden vegetable chicken stew. Total comfort food!
My friend ordered a bowl of Chili and I went with the yummy Wok Zen in a Bowl which comes with a choice of grilled portabella mushrooms, "chicken", tofu, or tempeh (I had it with tofu) over wok vegetables and rice tossed into Zen sauce made of garlic, ginger, chilies, tamari, and fresh lime! 

Each dish nearly better than the other, trying a taste of everything, enjoying each and every bite and not still not being able to tell which your favorite is - that is when you know that the restaurant is doing something right!

This was my 13 year old Daughters first visit to Vertical Diner and during the meal she was already requesting to come back before we left the area.
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So we scheduled the next visit for Sunday night. 
Little did we know that it was Soul Food Sunday, and in addition to the regular menu, we were handed an additional menu insert with items such as Butter Beans, Dark Greens, BBQ Tempe Sandwich, Hush Puppies, Mac n Cheeze, Corn Pancakes, and lots lots more!

This time around we sampled the Special of the Night which was BBQ Jackfruit as well as a couple of orders of Mac n Cheeze, Dark Greens, An America Diner (Cosette just couldn't resist), Broccoli n Cheeze, Corn Pancakes (mine and they were oh sooo good!), and a cup of their Winter Squash Soup. 

There wasn't a plate at the table that we didn't give a thumbs up to. We may have ordered a bit too much and needed to go containers, but it was all well worth it!


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Broccoli n Cheeze topped with BBQ Jackfruit
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Buffalo Tiger Mac
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American Diner
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Corn Pancakes
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Mac n Cheeze topped with BBQ Jackfruit
So if you are ever in Salt Lake City and wondering where to go, then I think it's about time you try Vertical Diner and see what all the rave is about:
Rated one of the Top Breakfast Plates by Salt Lake City Magazine in 2010 and Rated one of the top 10 Faux Chicken Sandwiches in the US by Peta in 2009 
For Further Information:

Vertical Diner

2280 South West Temple

Salt Lake City, UT 84115

801-484-VERT (8378)

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    Elisa is co-founder of Travelin' Cousins travel blog along with her cousin "Travelin' Tanya." She lives on Long Island, New York with her two daughters and her dog Punkin. An entrepreneur whose professional career has included a variety of businesses in the toy, licensing and direct marketing businesses, she is now a blogger and freelance writer. Since her teen years, she has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia and continues to travel these days throughout the world with her daughters and cousin Tanya. Her other passions include cooking, dining, the theatre and shopping.

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    Tanya is a free sprit who resides in Southern California with the only family that she has outside of NY (you can take a girl out of the city, but you’ll never take the city out of this girl). Her housemates include her mom, her 2 sisters, her brother, her sister’s boyfriend, her niece, her 2 kids and her ex! Yup...all under one roof! Her professional career and background was in film (writing, production and acting). Currently she is a stay at home mom - who is hardly ever at home, and who’s passions are: everything travel related, food (both cooking and eating), photography, skiing and of course, shopping! 
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