| Eating vegetarian is not as difficult as it used to | | | | with whole wheat bread (NOTE: Subway's whole |
| be. Clearly, many restaurants have recognized | | | | wheat bread contains honey, which some vegans |
| that there is a market for vegetarian food and | | | | choose not to eat), fresh vegetables and olive oil |
| they have added vegetarian options to their | | | | and vinegar. Subway also has a veggie patty (like |
| menus. | | | | a meat patty without the meat). The veggie |
| Many restaurants have recognized that they may | | | | patty is not vegan, though it is vegetarian. |
| lose business if they do not provide vegetarian | | | | Quiznos Subs also has a vegetarian sub. |
| options to their customers. For example, if a | | | | Customers have the options of veggies, |
| group of eight friends plans to go to dinner and | | | | mushrooms, cheese, oregano, lettuce and |
| one of the friends is vegetarian, the group may | | | | guacamole. The sub is toasted just like all Quiznos |
| forego a restaurant if it does not offer vegetarian | | | | subs are. This sub is vegan or vegetarian with |
| options. | | | | cheese. |
| This would mean the loss of eight potential | | | | Other popular restaurant chains carry vegetarian |
| customers. Carrying vegetarian options, on the | | | | options. |
| other hand, could win the continued business of | | | | Cheesecake factory, for example, has: angel hair |
| these and many other people. Many restaurants | | | | pasta with garlic and marinara sauce, an eggplant |
| have recognized this. | | | | sandwich and a portabello burger. Other options |
| We all know fast food is not the healthiest, but | | | | on the menu may be adapted to be vegetarian. |
| sometimes there's nowhere else to go late at | | | | Just talk to the server. |
| night when you just want a quick bite. There are | | | | PF Changs Chinese bistro also has several |
| several fast food chains that offer vegetarian | | | | vegetarian options. They serve seasoned tofu |
| options. | | | | lettuce wraps for appetizers, spring rolls (may |
| Burger King sells the BK Veggie, which is available | | | | contain eggs), coconut curry vegetable, as well as |
| at almost every one of their restaurants. If | | | | other vegetarian plates. |
| ordered without mayonnaise, the BK Veggie is | | | | Other than these chains, there are many other |
| vegan. | | | | options for vegetarians at restaurants. Some of |
| McDonalds has a McVeggie, which is not widely | | | | the most vegetarian friendly restaurant types |
| available. Consumers, however, should go to | | | | include: Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, |
| McDonalds and ask for the McVeggie to be placed | | | | Mexican and Italian. |
| on the menu. The McVeggie is vegan. | | | | Vegetarian activists recognize the value in |
| At Denny's vegetarians may substitute any | | | | ordering vegetarian options from restaurants. By |
| burger with a Boca Burger patty. This provides a | | | | ordering these options, consumers are essentially |
| lot of options, since Denny's has a fairly wide | | | | showing the restaurants that there is a demand |
| selection of burgers. The burgers can be eaten | | | | for vegetarian food. If the vegetarian options at a |
| with a side of fries, or a side of onion rings. | | | | restaurant go unpurchased, restaurants may |
| As far as subs go, Subway has a couple | | | | phase them out and that can be one step |
| vegetarian options. The Veggie sub can be made | | | | backwards for the vegetarian movement. |