True Food For Your Soul

True, the only meat I eat is seafood.  But many of my friends don't eat animals, so watching them navigate through most restaurants...they have a little bit of a challenge.

Since my husband is vegetarian, here's what his dining out experience is like:

• Bland, underseasoned or just straight up funky food.  I mean funky in the least flattering way.  There seems to be an agreement throughout the veggie restaurant world, where seasoning is a sin.
• One vegetarian option is available.  Usually a pasta dish with garlic and olive oil.  Honestly, he can make this better at home.  Or he tries three side-orders from the menu, but mashed potatoes get tired after awhile.
• Vegetarian options are not particularly healthy.  Menu choices are fried mozzarella sticks, cheese selections, french fries, caesar salads or something that isn't very satisfying.  

So imagine being taken to Soul Vegetarian, where everything on the menu was an option.   In the heart of Los Angeles, Soul Vegetarian makes some of the most amazing vegetarian food, full of flavor, with dishes that are healthy and filling. And for you meat eaters, Soul Vegetarian could have you fooled into thinking you were actually eating meat.  Yes it could...

Soul Vegetarian has figured out a veggie take on one of the most appealing (and typically carnivorous) cuisines - southern food. Because most menu items are healthy...you can go overboard.  If you feel like ordering another of their fantastic greens (proof that you don't need ham hocks to add flavor), or their signature "Grab Cakes" (meatless crab cakes), or just have a sampler plate for $10 bucks...where you can pick and choose a little bit of what you're in the mood for.

Soul Vegetarian - SADLY, CLOSED IN 2008
4067 W. Pico Blvd (near Crenshaw on the north side of the street)
www.therealfoodsoul.com