Vegan fast food… it’s a brilliant concept whose time has come. Veggie Grill nailed it with their flagship eateries located in Irvine and El Segundo. They offer food that is “Nutrient-rich, 100% plant based, and free of cholesterol, animal fat and trans fats”. Translation: Delicious vegan fast food that tastes like junk food but isn’t. Or at least, isn’t as bad as regular junk food.
The ony thing that’s sucked about Veggie Grill up until now is that for those of us in L.A. proper, El Segundo and Irvine (a city lucky enough to have two Veggie Grills!) are a heck of a schlep. In traffic, forget about it (and there’s always traffic). So, it is with much joy and great excitement that I bring you the news of Veggie Grill coming to Los Angeles… West Hollywood to be exact. Opening officially on Tuesday, September 29th at 11:00am, our brand spanking new Veggie Grill is located at 8000 Sunset Blvd. at the intersection of Crescent Heights & Laurel Canyon. That’s the big building where the Laemmle Sunset 5 theater is at, and where the Virgin Megastore used to be. Out with the old, in with the new! This is seriously great news folks. The food at Veggie Grill is awesome and their new location makes them a lot more accessible than ever before. Welcome to your new favorite indulgence.
I got my first Veggie Grill experience a while back at their Irvine Spectrum location. I’d heard so much good stuff about this place that I expected it might not live up to all the hype. Boy was I wrong. First I’ll tell you about my appetizers…
These are the Chill Out Wings: Bite sized chillin’ chickin’ with tangy BBQ sauce. The fake meats at Veggie Grill are “specially seasoned and marinated veggie protein” and that’s about all they’re telling. Sounds good to me, as long as it’s not made of animal bits I’m happy to eat it. These were super delicious tasting chicken fingers, just like I used to love eating at Denny’s back in the day. Along with the rad BBQ sauce they also gave me an equally rad ranch dip, but these were so tasty they were great on their own too. The texture and taste is incredibly realistic, even my bird-eating friend who I was dining with admitted he wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between these “wings” and real chicken. Our feathered friends are very pleased with these new developments.
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