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The Wallflower: 2420 Main Street, Vancouver BC

Note: This review is from 4/3/2011 So go ahead and mark The Wallflower down on your list of places you Absolutely Must Try while in Vancouver. Pictured above is my superb birthday dinner, the Best Biggest Juiciest Awesomest Portobello Burger I have ever tasted (and having been a vegetarian for over 20 years, trust me I have had my share of mushroom burgers)! In addition to having a separate vegan menu , The Wallflower also won me over because they let you choose to "half and half" the side salad and fries option if you can't make up your mind which way to go, so that way you are getting the best of both worlds. Ingenious! My burger also came with a wonderful eggplant spread in lieu of mayo, and I think that might be what helped transform it into the remarkable burger that it was. So many terrific flavors! So huge and yet so tasty I ate the whole thing! And then they told me about their fantastic vegan chocolate cake, and with it being my birthday and everything, w...

The Naam: 2724 W. 4th Ave, Vancouver B. C. (Kitsilano district)

Note: This review is from 4/3/2011 It's not hard to find a yummy vegan breakfast in Vancouver. Behold this amazing breakfast feast that I enjoyed at The Naam Restaurant , a full-service vegetarian restaurant that is open 24 hours a day. I ordered the Vegan Pancake Platter, which came with these fantastic home made vegan sausages that contained an assortment of  tasty veggies including corn, carrots, peas, red pepper, and herbs and spices. My meal also came with fresh home fries made out of Yukon Gold potatoes from the Fraser Valley cooked with fresh parsley and green onions and paired with the most amazing miso gravy I have ever tasted in my life. The pancakes were absolutely HUGE, and I have to admit I couldn't even finish one of them, let alone the two that came with my meal. The service was great and the people who worked there were very friendly and welcoming. The interior is really cute and comfortable, with local art displayed on the walls and a couple of cozy n...