Barberitos Ranks 2nd as Best Vegan Food in Athens
The Best Vegan Food Athens has to Offer As part of National Vegetarian Awareness Month, Athens Vegetarians (http://vegetarian.meetup.com/508) conducted a poll of members to find out what they think are the most vegan friendly restaurants and grocery stores in the area. Athens is one of the few cities in Georgia that really knows great vegan food. We have much to celebrate, with some of the best tasting vegan cuisine anywhere in the country! Athens Vegetarians polled its well informed membership for the best vegan friendly restaurants and grocery stores in the area. Honing the list down to a reasonable size was no easy undertaking. More and more savvy restaurant and grocery store owners are offering tempting vegan dishes to their patrons. We had literally dozens of choices. Vegan living, one of the fastest growing trends in the country, has gone mainstream. People wanting to live lives that care for the environment, other species and their own health are choosing a vegan lifestyle. As we expected, The Grit came out well on top of the survey with an 84% approval rating. They have been catering to this growing population of vegheads for many years and know how to serve up the best and widest variety of vegan vittles. What followed may surprise even some of the self-proclaimed veggie gourmets of the area. Number two in the survey was Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina coming in with a high 68% approval rating! This Southeast US chain of stores serves up some great tasting, nutrition packed vegan food for little money. Close on their heels was downtown’s Transmetropolitan with 65% approval rating. Here are the full results: 84% The Grit, http://www.thegrit.com 68% Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina, http://www.barberitos.com 65% Transmetropolitan, downtown Athens 60% Thai Spoon, downtown Athens 59% Big City Bread Cafe,http://bigcitybreadcafe.com 58% Doc Chey’s Noodle House, http://www.doccheysnoodlehouse.com 57% Taste of India, http://indiaathens.com/vegan.htm 54% Clocked!, http://www.clockedrestaurant.com 49% Siri Thai, downtown Athens 46% The Grill, http://www.thegrillathensga.com 46% White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates, Normaltown 40% Mama’s Boy, http://www.eatatmamasboy.com Not too surprising were the results of the grocery store poll. Leading the way was Athens’ own Daily Groceries Co-op with a whooping 84% approval rating! Daily’s Co-op has several great vegan sandwiches and dips in their deli. Earth Fare followed with a 65% approval rating. Here are the complete results: 84% Daily Groceries Co-op, http://dailygroceries.org 65% Earth Fare, http://www.earthfare.com 52% Kroger, http://www.kroger.com 49% Publix, http://www.publix.com *Each restaurant and grocery store was rated on a scale of 1-10, where 10 is best. The vegan trend is clear and the choices are growing here in Athens and around the country. No matter what your food choices are today, you can always learn more about this emerging lifestyle! Meet great people and discover more about healthy, sustainable, compassionate living. Athens Vegetarians does cooking demos, presentations, potlucks, dine outs and more. Joining is FREE with no obligation. Check them out online. JC Corcoran, Organizer Athens Vegetarians http://vegetarian.meetup.com/508/
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