Viva La Vegan - GONE, Mindful Eatz - GONE and currently Roots Kajun Kitchen manifests itself here. I'm not sure if it's the location, the cuisine offering or a mix of the 2, but this is where Vegan restaurants come to die it seems...!?
Extremely easy to miss the restaurant, as you have to pull into a well-weathered parking lot and find an unmarked destination (No signs and small, minimal identifiers). The only reason that I found it, is because I was familiar with the previous iterations and already knew where I was going.
A little "Hole-in-the-Wall", in a non-descript location, little fanfare and recognition, but ample good food. (The 82 "Health Score" didn't give me sunshine and rainbows though) Over the years the location has been home to a mix of varied Vegan cuisine, but whatever the name of the restaurant, they continue to churn out good food and continue to fight the good fight.
The customer service was great, the serving size was suitable and the food was pretty solid. The greens and cabbage might have been a bit overly cooked, but as a long time Vegetarian, I understand that to appeal to a demographic beyond the Vegan/Vegetarian set, different cooking/flavoring methods and techniques have to be used sometimes (No harm, no foul, just an observation).
Be mindful of the "Kajun" portion of the restaurant name, as the food had a noticeable "Kick", but not overbearing or so ridiculous, that it took away from the taste.
I was VERY pleased with my overall experience and would love it if a restaurant could stay there and grow and flourish, but I'm NOT a blind optimist...I'm pullin' for you Roots Kajun Kitchen!! =) read more