Messy and Picky

Messy's first experience with Golden Empress Garden occurred a little while ago when Picky was out of town. Having received about a million copies of Golden Empress' menu in that packet of mostly useless coupons that comes in the mail, Messy decided it was time to give it a try. Messy has not had good luck with Chinese restaurants in Philly so far. Only the ones that are vegetarian-only have satisfied her. Unfortunately, those ones haven't entirely satisfied Picky…

Messy had read about this vegetarian and vegan friendly Italian restaurant in a free magazine at the gym, so we decided to go one Friday night. We walked in and were greeted by a cheery maitre d' who asked if we had a reservation. We didn't, but it was no problem. He also asked to take our coats. We weren't used to this request and chose to take our coats to our table. He then asked our preference of menus: vegetarian/vegan or regular and we chose one of each. We were lead upstairs to a large dining room which was outfitted with a gas fireplace and disco/party lights which were not in use (it looks like one can rent out that room for parties)…

At long last, vegetarian meat that even Picky can eat! Singapore has the most extensive menu of vegan selections we have ever seen. Our table was piled high with plates of dim sum and other delicious appetizers. Four out of our party of five ordered the General Tso's chicken…

UPDATE: From the sign in the window, it looks like Samosa's is permanently closed. (12/2005)
An affordable, all-you-can-eat vegetarian Indian buffet. Although there isn't a whole lot of variety in the mildly spicy vegetable dishes to choose from, it makes for a satistactory dining experience.
Messy ***
Picky **
The final word: Yummy vegetarian selections, not so great for […]

Can it be? Is it possible we found the perfect restaurant this early in our adventure? We had only dreamed of such a place, where Messy could have a vegan burger and baked brie while Picky gobbled on ribs and beer-battered onion rings…

Recommended by our vegan buddies, Gianna's has everything from the classic Philly cheesesteak to a vegan chicken salad, not to mention their extensive array of sugary, cholesterol-free vegan desserts…

Adobe is a tasty Mexican restaurant with lots of vegan choices. Unfortunately, Messy spilled Cholula hot sauce all over her meal so she's unable to offer any insights on it. Her margarita, however, was just great. Everyone else's food was quite good, but one of our companions' meals was incorrectly prepared. The replacement came […]