Vita Cafe

We had made dinner plans with non-vegan/vegetarian friends and we weren't sure where to go, so while at Sweetpea Baking Company we asked for some suggestions. For this particular couple and child we thought that having some more mainstream dinner choices would be best. The baker suggested Vita Cafe. I don't know how the non-vegan options tasted, but the vegan options tasted great!!

Vita Cafe's food options are heavily vegan, most things seem to be vegan or easily made vegan. We chose the Vegan Nachos as our appetizers. They were a good choice, but didn't match up to the nachos at The Pulse Cafe in Boston. Those nachos, are. so. yummy.

However, the Vegan Reuben Sandwich was great!! I was extremely happy with my choice. I have never been a fan of reubens, but I have heard so much in other blogs about vegan reubens that I just had to try one. Good idea. I was glad I did. I chose the tempeh option, with sauerkraut, Daiya, vegan 1000 island and vegan rye bread. Mmmmm. It was not my last reuben of the weekend, that was for sure. I also got a taste of the Oven Roasted Vegetable Lasagna, that was mighty tasty as well.

The only drawback to this restaurant was the heat. It was a horribly hot few days in Portland and the restaurant did NOT have any air conditioning. So, all those people, the kitchen heat and the outside heat did not make for a wholly pleasant dining experience. The group of us were sweating a little too much.

From dining at Vita Cafe I have learned that I need to keep more tempeh in the fridge and need to purchase some vegan 1000 island and sauerkraut. Certainly, there is always more than enough Daiya in the house!