Guest guest Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Greetings, FYI, I wish there were more events in the East Bay. There are plenty of places beyond SF to eat at like for example Slice of Life in Sebastapol (servers vegan breakfast all day). It is so difficult to park in SF coming from Newark, CA it makes for a very expensive day. Smokey Joe's on Shattuck (in the Gourmet Ghetto, next to the amazing Cha-Ya) serves vegetarian and vegan breakfast and brunch all day. They have been doing it for over 25 years. It does not indicate that the pancakes can be made vegan on the menu; however, if you request it they will make you special plain or blueberry bananna pancakes! So of you might think they are too greasy; however, I think they are much healthier than your average non-veg diner. Highly recommended from a fellow vegan. Has anyone else eaten at these places? Also, I tend to avoid all non-veg Indian restaurants since they tend to put ghee in everything. I went to a place on the east coast that told me there was absoltuely no dairy in what they served me. I came back again and they told me " just a touch of cream " was in all items. As with most restaurants, if they are already veg and/organic, you will have better luck getting vegan food... Toni, DJ Veggie (AKA DJ Madame Bovary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 My experience at Smokey Joe's, several years ago, was the worst I've ever had in any restaurant! Maybe someone can tell me that it was a bad day, because I really had high hopes for the place. It was my one and only time there, and this is what happened: 1) I ordered home fries and toast, juice and coffee. At the time, several years ago, this normally cost about $6. 2) The fries I got were the greasiest I'd ever seen, and appeared to have been sitting on their grill for hours, maybe even over night (I was there early in the morning during the week). They were hard, crunchy and translucent. And I'm NOT picky. 3) There was at least one hair in the potatoes. 4) A large, noticable cockroach crossed my path across the counter (I was seated at the counter). 5) The total for the breakfast was $2 more than any restaurant I was accustomed to eating at. I've been to Mama's on Broadway, Westside Bakery and others. I would love to hear other experience with the establishment, and hope they were going through a hiccup in time and normally offer a pleasant experience! Marcy > Smokey Joe's on Shattuck (in the Gourmet Ghetto, next to the amazing > Cha-Ya) serves vegetarian and vegan breakfast and brunch all day. > They have been doing it for over 25 years. It does not indicate > that the pancakes can be made vegan on the menu; however, if you > request it they will make you special plain or blueberry bananna > pancakes! So of you might think they are too greasy; however, I > think they are much healthier than your average non-veg diner. > Highly recommended from a fellow vegan. > > Toni, DJ Veggie > (AKA DJ Madame Bovary) > > > > > > BAY AREA VEGETARIANS (BAV) is a community group for veggies to network & find > support. Free membership and lots of free events :-) See below links for more > veggie info.... > > Event Calendar, free Membership info, Charter, FAQ (/) and More! > > http://www.bayareaveg.org/ > > BAV Carpool Message board > http://www.generationv.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=23 > > Local Animal Rights groups > http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org > http://www.freedom4animals.org/events.html > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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