Vegetarian options at Fast Food Restaurants

The Internet is a great resource for getting information about ingredients in fast food joints. Many of the places list the ingredients for all items that they sell. Most of the sites have a nutritional section, which lists a contact email address. I found that by emailing this contact address that I usually got a quick, efficient, detailed response. Often I was sent a full ingredient list within 24 hours. Plus I was able to get a response on questions such as whether listed mono- and diglycerides are derived from a vegetarian source.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please take into consideration that the information in this section is coming from many different sources and therefore some of it may not be correct. Different sources from the same fast food place may give totally different information, so if you are doubtful it is best to check the information out yourself.

Also I would request representatives from different fast food restaurants that read information here that if something is not correct to please send me the correct information. In this section I am not trying to convince people to not eat at these fast food places, but I am just trying to make it easier for vegetarian and vegan to find a place to eat.

A couple of web sites on this subject that you may want to check out are:

Vegan Fastfood Restaurant Selection - This is a really nice site with a lot of detail. As the information on their site is add regularly compile they may not have some of the information that is on this site.

Fast Food Information for Vegetarians and Vegans
(http://nashville.earthsave.org/fastfood.htm) - As they are updating this site they may have some information not found on this site.

Applebee's Click to go To.

Arby's (www.arbys.com)
There is not much of a selection here for vegetarians. They list the ingredients of the products they sell on their web site.

There are some salads and baked potatoes (plain or broccoli & cheese, not usually very good because they often sit for a long time). The turnovers are vegan (apple, cherry, blueberry), and are baked on clean little pans by themselves. The Arby's sauce and barbeque sauce, lite Italian Dressing, French and sub dressing are most likely suitable for vegan. Some other options are the Mozzarella Cheese-stick and Jalapeño Bites.

The potato dishes such as the curly fries and home-style fries are usually cooked in the same oil as meat. The cheese contains animal rennet.

The gravies and some of the sauces contain animal derived flavorings. The milkshakes and sour cream contain gelatin. Their buns and biscuits contain egg or milk derivatives. Thousand Island, Caesar, Ranch and Blue Cheese dressings contain eggs. The Parmesan Cheese Sauce contains Worcestershire Sauce (anchovies).

Atlanta Bread Company (http://www.atlantabread.com)

This place has a list of ingredients that you can request to see, which lists all the ingredients of the dishes that they serve. The have a large selection of excellent freshly baked breads. They have a selection of vegetarian soups (ask to see the ingredient list) and very good veggie sandwiches. They have a good avocado sandwich.

Au Bon Pain (www.aubonpain.com)
They list some of the ingredients of their products on their web site and they mark the vegetarian dishes. The salads and some of the bagels are vegan such as the cinnamon raisin, everything, Dutch apple, chocolate chip, plain and sesame bagels.

Has vegetarian cream cheese. The breads do not usually contain eggs. Have some vegetarian soups such as Garden Vegetarian and Vegetarian Chili. Mozzarella sandwich.

The French Onion soup contains chicken broth. Most of the baked goods contain eggs such as the Braided Roll, cookies, croissants, Danish, muffins and shortbread.

Auntie Anne's (www.auntieannes.com)
Have really good pretzels with an assortment of dips. The marinara dip contains gelatin.

Baskin-Robbins (www.baskinrobbins.com)
They list their ingredients on their web site. Most of their ice creams are vegetarian. The sorbets and ices are vegetarian. The sugar cones and plain cones are vegan.

The ice creams that contain marshmallows are non-vegetarian because they contain gelatin. The Vanilla, French Vanilla and the one with cookie pieces ice creams contain eggs.

Bob's Big Boy
Bob's Big Boy usually has a good size large salad bar and hot bar with a decent selection for vegetarians and limited vegan items. Some vegetarian items are French Fries, onion rings and baked potato.

Bojangles (www.bojangles.com)
There are few things to get here for vegetarians. Some vegan dishes are corn-on-the-cob, green beans, Cajun Pinto Beans and marinated coleslaw.

Vegetarian dishes are Macaroni & Cheese (vegetable enzymes), biscuits and multi-grain rolls.
The seasoned fries and hash browns contain animal products. The creamy coleslaw contains eggs. It is unknown what the natural favoring in the mashed potatoes is derived from.

They often mix animal or vegetable oil to their dishes to add flavor when they cook food.

Boston Market (www.bostonmarket.com)
Some vegan dishes are Tossed Salad (with no dressing or croutons), steamed vegetables, cranberry walnut relish, fruit salad and zucchini marinara. Apple cobbler, apple cinnamon apples and cinnamon applesauce. The vegetarian items are not cooked in animal oil or are any animal product cooked in this oil.

The macaroni & cheese and cornbread have eggs in them. The mash potatoes have gelatin and mono- and diglycerides from an unknown source. The pastas have eggs in them.

Bruegger's Bagel (www.brueggers.com)
This place is a vegetarian-friendly place. They have good cheap bagels and make really good veggie bagel sandwiches. They also have really good soups, and indicate which ones are vegetarian. They have 3 or 4 soups a day, 2 of which are usually vegetarian. I really like this place. Great place for a good, cheap, quick meal with consistently good service. On their web site they list some of the ingredients of what they sell.

All the bagels are vegetarian. Some vegan bagels are: rosemary olive oil, chocolate chip, pumpernickel, blueberry, cranberry, orange and cinnamon sugar. Vegan soups are Garden Split Pea soup, Roasted Roma Tomato soup, Ratatouille, Chile Cilantro soup, Gazpacho, Marcello Minestrone and Tucson Minestrone soup. Good hummus spread and basic salads. Most of the cream cheeses are vegetarian except the smoked salmon and bacon scallion. The American, Muenster, Swiss, cheddar and provolone cheeses are made with microbial (vegetarian) rennet.

The Bruegger's Bar contains milk, but no eggs.
The honey mustard, brownies and cookies contain eggs.

Burger King Click to go to.

California Pizza Kitchen
The pizza crusts are not vegan. They contain dairy but not eggs. The Tuscan Bean Soup is made without meat stock.

Carl's JR Click to go to.

Checker's Drive-in Restaurant
There is not much of a reason to come here. The French fries may contain beef tallow, but either way are fried in oil that meat products are cooked in. The apple nuggets contain animal shortening and are cooked in oil that meat products are cooked in.

Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant (www.chi-chis.com)
Some vegan dishes are guacamole, salad, refried beans and chips & salsa.

Cheese nachos, Vegetable Quesadilla and Chile Con Queso are vegetarian. The cheeses are usually made with vegetable rennet, but may be made with animal rennet. The vegetables are cooked in a pan that is only used to cook vegetables. The margarine that is used in cooking contains whey (derived from milk).

Dishes that are cooked in oil may also have meat items in the same oil so you may want to ask about this.The Apple Chimi is cooked in the same oil that is usually used to cook meat.

The enchilada sauce contains chicken fat and the Spanish rice contains chicken fat. The Mexican fried ice cream contains eggs. The soups, Enciladas Sauce, Cheese & Onion Enchiladas, Black Beans, and Salsa & Yellow Rice contian chicken stock.

Chili's (www.chilis.com)
Some vegetarian and vegan dishes are Garden salad, Tortilla with Beans. Steamed Vegetables (such as broccoli, corn and squash) and baked potato. There is butter in the mashed potatoes.

The French fries are cooked in the same oil that meat products are cooked in. The Ranch dressing contains eggs. The House Vinaigrette contains natural flavors from unknown sources.

Chick-Fil-A (www.chickfila.com)
Tossed salad. The cheesecake, fudge nut brownie and ice cream may contain eggs. Below is a letter that I recieved from their customer service department:

Dear Mr. Howley:

Thank you for taking the time to contact Chick-fil-A CARES.Â Regarding your inquiry, we hope you find the following information helpful:

The following table lists all the items we believe to be vegetarian or vegan.
We assume vegetarian to mean a person who does not eat any meat, poultry or fish but does include milk and eggs in their diet. We assume a Vegan to be a person who does not eat any foods of animal origin, including ingredients from animal origin. We suggest that you check the ingredients of each item yourself either on our Web site at http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Menu.asp or in our Nutrition Guide to be sure each item fits your needs.

For Breakfast: - Vegetarian -
Biscuit
Fruit cup
Hashbrowns

-Vegan -
Plain bagel
Fruit cup
Hashbrowns:

- Vegetarian -
Side salad
Any EntrÃ©e salad without chicken
Any Cool Wrap without chicken
Carrot Raisin Salad
Cole Slaw
Fruit cup
Waffle Potato Fries

- Vegan -
Side salad without cheese
Any EntrÃ©e salad without chicken or cheese
Any Cool Wrap without chicken or cheese
Fruit cup
Waffle Potato Fries

Condiments:- Vegetarian -
Reduced Fat Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
Blue Cheese Dressing
Ranch Dressing
Spicy Dressing
Thousand Island Dressing
Light Italian Dressing
Croutons
Honey Roasted Sunflower Kernels

- Vegan -
Reduced Fat Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
Light Italian Dressing
Honey Roasted Sunflower Kernels

For Dessert: - Vegetarian - Most likely contain eggs
Cheesecake
Brownie
IcedreamÂ®
Lemon Pie

Beverages:- Vegetarian or Vegan -
Iced Tea (sweet and unsweet)
Lemonade (regular and diet)
Any soft drink

The ingredients for
the Waffle Fries are listed below.

Ingredients: Potatoes, may contain partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening
(soybean oil and/or canola) and/or palm oil, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate
(to promote color retention), dextrose, Peanut Oil (fully refined peanut oil
with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness and dimethylpolysiloxane,
an anti-foaming agent added)

We thank you again for your time and interest and look forward to seeing you in one of our local Chick-fil-A restaurants soon.Â Don't hesitate to let us at
Chick-fil-A CARES know should you need our assistance again.Â Have a nice day!
Sincerely, Greta

Chuck E Cheese's (www.chuckecheeses.com)
The pizza crust and sauce are vegan. The cheddar, Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses are made with vegetarian rennet. The Italian and fat-free Catalina dressings are vegan.

The blue cheese and Ranch dressings contain cheese. The three-bean and pasta salad contain mayonnaise made from eggs. The Thousand Island dressing contains eggs.

Church's Fried Chicken (www.churchs.com)
Some vegetarian dishes are corn-on-the-cob, apple turnover (vegan), mashed potatoes (contains natural flavors and mono-and diglycerides from unknown sources), fried okra and biscuits. The okra contains whey and is cooked in vegetable oil.

The collard greens contain animal products. The white and brown gravies contain beef fat and chicken. The French fries may contain beef fat, but is usually cooked in its own oil with no meat (but this oil may be mixed with oil that had meat cooked in it). Cajun rice and fried rice contain a meat stock. The coleslaw contains eggs. The lemon merinque pie contains eggs.

Country Kitchen International
(http://www.visitcountrykitchen.com)
Some vegetarian dishes are salads and side vegetables (frozen and then cooked in a microwave). The French fries are cooked in vegetable oil, but meat may be cooked in the same oil. Sour cream is purchased locally so its ingredients change from place to place.

The rice pilaf contains chicken broth. The pancakes, French toast, fruit pies and cake contain eggs.

Cracker Barrel
This place does not have much to offer for vegetarians. Fried foods are cooked with the meat.

The baked potatoes are cooked with a meat sauce on them. There is no reason to come here.

Dairy Queen
Their fries are vegan and they usually do not fry other foods in the oil that they cook them in, but in some restarants they do, so it is a good idea to ask about this. Side salad is vegan. Garden salad has eggs.

The Vanilla and Chocolate Soft Serve ice cream supplied from Dairy Queen Corporation is vegetarian the the mono- and di-glyceroids that is in them is derived from a vegetarian source. Some individual restaurants offer additional soft serve favors and their ingredients may not be vegetarian, so you will have to ask about this. I am not sure about the hard ice creams.

Damon's
There is no real reason to come here. They have salads. Some vegan dressing are Oil & Vinegar, Reduced-calorie Italian and maybe the Russian dressing.

The Blue Cheese, Thousand Island and Parmesan cheese dressings all contain eggs. The Caesar dressing contains anchovies. The Wholesome & Henry's Gardenburger contains eggs. The French fries are fried in the same oil that chicken is cooked in.

The vegetables in the vegetable fettuccini may be cooked in the same pan that meat is cooked in.

Del Taco (www.deltaco.com)
They do not use lard. The French fries are cooked in vegetarian oil and are not cooked in oil that meat is cooked in. The pepperjack and cheddar cheese are made with vegetable rennet. The red, green and secret sauces are vegetarian.

The shell in the tostada salad may be cooked with meat. The beans may contain natural flavoring made from meat. The shakes contain milk and mono- and diglycerides from an unknown source.

Denny's Click to go to.

Domino's Pizza
The Salads and the Marzetti, Italian and Lite Italian dressings are suitable for vegans.

The pizza crusts contain whey and the pizza sauce is vegan. One of their four pizza crusts is vegan, but only a select amount of stores have it. The enzymes used in the cheese are of a microbial origin (non-meat).

The hand-tossed crust contains mono- and diglycerides and natural flavoring from an unknown source. L-cysteine is an amino acid that is used in the crusts, in which its source is unknown. The Ranch dressing contains eggs. The French dressing contains natural flavoring from an unknown source.

Dunkin' Donuts
(www.dunkindonuts; Ingredients List: http://www.dunkindonuts.com/nutrition/?id=9)
Ingredients of all their products are listed on their web site. Most of the bagels are vegetarian.

Some of the donuts are free of eggs such as Apple Crumb Donut, Apple Fritter, Apple N' Spice Donut, Bavarian Kreme Donut, Black Raspberry Donut, Blueberry Crumb Donut, Bow Tie Donut, Chocolate Kreme Filled Donut, Coffee Roll, Glazed Donut, Glazed Fritter, Jelly Filled Donut, Lemon Donut, Strawberry Donut, Sugar Raised Donut and Vanilla Kreme Filled Donut. Most of the other donuts do contain eggs.

All the cookies contain eggs.

Eat'N Park (www.eatnpark.com)
Has a salad bar with a wide selection of vegan & vegetarian items, a fruit cup and Three-Bean Salad. They have a Garden Burger (contains cheese), but it is usually cooked on the same grill as meat. Can sometimes get a vegetarian stir-fry, but it may be cooked on the same grill as meat.

Pasta salad contains mayonnaise that contains eggs. The French fries may be cooked in the same oil that meat is cooked in. The baked sweets usually contain eggs, but the bread is usually egg-free.

El Chico's (www.elchico.com)
There is not much reason to come here considering they have lard in many of their dishes including the tortillas, the refried beans contain bacon fat and the rice contains a chicken stock. The cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses contain rennet derived from meat.

French fries are cooked in canola oil that no meat products are cooked in. The House Hot Sauce and guacamole are vegetarian.

El Pollo Loco Click to go to.

Fazoli's (www.fazolis.com)
Has a good selection of vegetarian dishes and marks the dishes that are vegetarian on their menu. Have pastas, pizzas, salads and a veggie sub. They say there are no eggs in the pastas. The Baked Spaghetti with cheese is really good. Baked ziti with tomato sauce.

Veggie submarine sandwich and pizza come with or without cheese. You order at the counter and then the dishes are prepared and your number is called. Has unlimited bread sticks with the meal. Very good place for a quick meal.

Fresh Choice
All-you-can-eat salad bar, pasta bar, fresh fruit and desserts. All pastas contain eggs and the marinara sauce is not vegan. Their nutritional info pamphlet lists all menu items and which are vegan.

Fuddruckers (www.fuddrukers.com)
The tortillas are vegan. The Vegetarian Fuddwrapper (may not be offered at all restaurants) contains rice, mozzarella cheese (contains an unknown enzyme) and grilled vegetables. The vegetables are usually grilled on a surface away from where meat is cooked. Has a Caesar salad and Garden salad.

The enzymes that are in the cheeses come from an unknown source. The French fries and onion rings are fried in oil separate from meat. The sandwich bun contains eggs.

Godfather's Pizza (www.godfathers.com) The pizza sauce and pizza dough are vegan. Some places have salads.

Golden Corral (http://www.goldencorralrest.com/)
This is a buffet place that has a full salad bar. Also has fresh fruits and steamed vegetables.

Golden Fried Chicken (http://www.goldenchick.com/)
Basically nothing in this place does not contain meat or eggs, so there isn't much reason to come here. The French fries and apple turnovers are cooked in oil that contains animal products. The green beans and pinto beans contain chicken.

The Carrot raisin salad is vegan. The biscuits contain buttermilk.

Gold Star Chili (www.goldstarchili.com)
This chain is located in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Some vegetarian dishes are spaghetti, pizza, French fries, cheese fries, Husman's nacho chips, garlic bread and bread sticks. The pizza sauces, tossed salad, red beans and streusel dessert are vegan. The cheddar and mozzarella cheeses are made with microbial (vegetarian) enzymes. The waffle fries may contain beef fat.

Hardee's (www.hardees.com)
There is not much of a reason to come here, except to get a salad or a sandwich without the burger (or cheese). The cheese contains enzymes derived from both vegetable and animal. The fat-free French dressing contains milk products. The specialty bun and sourdough bread are vegan. The breakfast biscuits, seeded bun and Crispy Curls contain whey.

The pancakes contain eggs. The hash browns contain natural flavoring from an unknown source and are cooked in the same oil as meat. The French fries are fried in the same oil that meat is cooked in. The house dressing and Thousand Island dressing contain eggs.

Hot Stuff Pizza (www.hotstuffpizza.com)
Has pizzas. The Breadsticks and pizza sauce are vegan. The pizza dough has butter on it. Egg rolls have pork in them.

Jack in the Box Click to go to.

Kentucky Fried Chicken (www.kfc.com)
Some vegetarian dishes are the Three Bean Salad (vegan), Garden Salad (not all stores have), cornbread, corn-on-the-cob and biscuits. The mashed potatoes contain milk and butter. The macaroni and cheese contains unknown enzymes.

Meat flavoring are often used in various dishes in the all-you-can-eat buffet. The following dishes contain either meat or meat flavoring: red beans and rice, gravy, greens, barbecue baked beans and green beans. The chocolate parfait contains lard. The French fries and potato wedges are cooked in the same oil as the chicken is cooked in. The bread, potato salad and coleslaw contain eggs. The parfaits desserts contain eggs and some contain lard.

Krispy Kreme (www.krispykreme.com http://www.krispykreme.com/nutri.html)
. I have been told that that all the ingredients in thier donuts come from a vegetarian source. Most of their products contain eggs. The animal byproducts in their doughnuts are eggs and milk products. Their doughnuts are cooked in 100% vegetable oil shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil). All monoglycerides, diglycerides and enzymes are vegetable based. The lecithin is soy based.

Little Caesar's (www.littlecaesars.com)
Can view the ingredients of dishes on their web site. You can view the Little Caesars Vegetarian Guide on their web site or get it from the Corporate

Communications, 2211 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201-3400. They are definitely vegetarian friendly and have a good attitude towards vegetarians.

The pizza cheese is vegetarian. Vegan items are Crazy Bread, Crazy Sauce, pizza dough, tomato pizza sauce, veggie sandwich (without cheese), tossed salad and Greek salad (without cheese). Italian, Lite Italian dressing and Greek dressings are vegan.

The Veggie Spice for the Italian Cheese Bread contains parmesan cheese.

Long John Silver's (www.longjohnsilvers.com)
There isn't much reason to come here except to get some corn-on-the-cob or salad (Lite Italian dressing is vegan). The Corn Clobbettes (with no butter) and rice is vegan.

The green beans contain meat flavoring. Most of the dressings including Ranch, Thousand Island and Caesar dressings and the white sauce in the wraps contain eggs. The buns and coleslaw contain eggs.

The French fries and hushpuppies are fried in the same oil used to cook meat products.

Manchu Wok (www.manchuwok.com)
The steamed rice and Stir-fried Vegetables (cooked in canola oil) are vegan. The lo mein can be made vegetarian. Basically everything else contains meat or eggs. The noodles in the chow mein and the egg rolls contain eggs.

These items can contain pork: wonton soup, sweet & sour wontons and hot & sour soup. The fried rice has a sauce, but the ingredients are unknown.

Manhattan Bagel Co (www.manhattanbagel.com)
The bagels, except the egg bagel and the jalapeno cheddar, are vegan. They make good bagel sandwiches. The cheeses and cream cheeses are made with microbial (vegetarian) enzymes. The pizza bagel is made with mozzarella cheese and vegetarian tomato sauce. Sometime the bagels here can be a rubbery and you can really tire out your jaws chewing them.

Mazzio's Pizza (www.mazzios.com)
Has pizzas, breadsticks and pastas. This place has a salad bar. Some varieties of pastas contain eggs, while some types are vegan. The marinara sauce with olive oil is vegan. The original and thin crusts, and the pizza sauce are vegan.

A cheeseless pizza can be ordered. French and Italian dressings are vegan. Mozzarella, Monterey Jack, cheddar and provolone cheeses are made with vegetarian enzymes. Deep pan crust contains non-fat dry milk. The Alfredo sauce contains milk products.

McDonald's Click to go to.

Miami Subs(http://64.227.188.59/miami/index.html)
This place specializes in subs and sandwiches. The Garden Salad and House Dressing are vegan. The Caesar salad contains cheese. The Greek salad contains feta cheese. The enzymes in the cheeses are unknown.

The sub rolls contain eggs. The pita bread contains milk and enzymes from an unknown source. The Caesar dressing contains anchovies. The French fries and onion rings are cooked in the same oil as meat and fish products. The lime pie and cheesecake contain eggs. The onion rings batter contains whey and dry milk. The ingredients of the salad dressings are on the packets.

Moe’s Southwest Grill (http://www.moes.com)
Moe’s is a friendly relaxed price with reasonably priced fast-service Mexican food, which is more restaurant-like than Taco Bell. They are located mainly in the Southeast states of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. They clearly mark on their menu what items are vegetarian. They have a vegetarian burrito, taco, quesadillas, nachos and salads. They are definitely making an attempt to be vegetarian-friendly.

Mrs Fields Cookies (http://www.mrsfields.com/)
All their products contain eggs, milk or butter.

Nathan's
The French fries are cooked in corn oil and are fairly good tasting. In some places meat items may also be cooked in the same oil, so it is best to ask about this.

Olive Garden (www.olivegarden.com)
If you don't eat eggs there is not much reason to come here, as almost all the dishes contain meat and eggs. The pastas are made with eggs and the breading for the Eggplant Parmigiana contains eggs. Their house dressing containes anchovies.

The breadsticks and marinara sauce at Olive Garden are vegan and are good.

One time I came here and asked the waitress what I could eat considereing I was a vegetarian and did not eat eggs. Luckily she was a vegetarian (who ate eggs) and she went back in the kitchen and checked the ingredients of everything and she could not find anything that I could eat.

Panera Click to go to.

Papa John's (www.papajohns.com)
Lists the ingredients of some of their dishes on their web site. The original pizza dough, the breadsticks and the pizza sauce (tomatoes, olive and canola oils) are vegan.

The mozzarella cheese used on the pizzas contains microbial (vegetarian) rennet. The thin pizza crust contains Parmesan cheese and olive oil. The Parmesan cheese contains animal rennet.

The Special Garlic Sauce contains mono- and di-glycerides and lecithin from and unknown source.

Pizza Hut Click to go to.

Pizzeria Uno Chicago Bar & Grill (www.pizzeriauno.com)
The regular and Uno pizza sauce, breadsticks Marinara Sauce Pasta and the House Salad are all vegana.

According to one place contacted the the deep-pan and regular pizza crust contain parmesan cheese that contains animal rennet.

The Muenster, cheddar, and mozzarella cheeses do not contain animal rennet. Has a broccoli and spinach topped pizza.

The Romano and Parmesan cheeses contain animal rennet. The asiago cheese in the Triple Mushroom pizza contains enzymes derived from animal products. The grilled vegetables are cooked on the same grill that meat is grilled on. The Lasagna contains a meat sauce.

The Cheese sticks are served with a meat sauce. The Pizza skins contain bacon.

Popeye's (www.popeyes.com)
They list their ingredients on their web site. There is not much of a reason to come here, as all they have is corn-on-the-cob and apple pie (vegan).

The French fries and onion rings have a batter with eggs and dairy and are cooked in an oil containing beef tallow and soybean oil. The biscuits contain eggs. There is mayonnaise in the coleslaw.

Rally's
There is no real reason to come here and the only vegetarian choice is a cheese (from unknown enzymes) sandwich. The French fries have a batter that contains beef tallow and are cooked in oil that chicken is cooked in. The onion rings contain whey and natural flavoring from an unknown source, and are fried in oil that chicken is cooked in.

Rita's Italian Ices (www.ritasice.com)
The ices and plain pretzels are vegan. The custards and gelati contain eggs.

Round Table Pizza
(www.roundtablepizza.com)
Some restaurants have a salad bar. The pizza sauce and pizza crust contain dry milk. Garden Salad Sandwich (without cheese & garlic sauce), green side salad, tortilla chips, pesto sauce and Guinevere's Garden Delight are vegan. Toppings include: artichoke hearts, pineapple, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, black olives and garlic.

The Parmesan cheese is made with an animal enzyme. The Gourmet Veggie Pizza contains eggs and natural flavors. Garden Pesto pizza contains Parmesan cheese. Macaroni salad, potato salad and the creamy garlic sauce contain eggs. The pre-made salads usually are made with mayonnaise. The Garlic Parmesan Twists contain eggs.

Shakey's (www.shakeys.com)
Shakey's has a good size salad bar.

The pizza crust and pizza sauce are vegan. The Garden Ranch Pizza is cheeseless and it has garlic butter (actually vegetarble margarine) on the crust. Vegan toppings are green peppers, roasted red peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes. Some of the pastas and also the marinara sauce and Pomodora tomato sauce are vegan.

The mozzarella, provolone, fontina, asiago and Parmesan cheeses are not made with any animal ingredients. The Pasta Fresca dish is pasta with several types of vegetables. The vegetables are grilled in a pan that is washed and dried between each cooking.

The roasted red pepper sauce has chicken stock in it. The Pasta Fresca has a white sauce that contains white wine and milk. The mojo-potatoes are fried in the same oil that meat products are cooked in.

Sonic Drive-in Restaurant (www.sonicdrivein.com)
There is not really much reason to come here. They have a salad bar. The Italian dressing is vegetarian.

The French fries are usually cooked separately from any meat product, but this may not always be true in every restaurant. The onion rings contain whey.

The sheet cake contains eggs. The American cheese may contain enzymes derived from animals. The buns are made locally, so you may want to ask the manager what they contain.

Souplantation and Sweet TomatoesClick to go to.

Steak Escape
Has salads, smashed potatoes, French fries and specially made veggie subs. The French fries are cooked separate from any meat products. The multi-grain roll and white roll are vegan.

Sautéed vegetables (served with smashed potatoes) are cooked on the same grill as meat. Kraft Ranch and Italian dressings are vegetarian.

The baked cookies all contain eggs. The Swiss and provolone cheeses contain rennet derived from animal products.

Subway Click to go to.

Swiss Chalet
There is not much reason to visit this place as the French fries are fried in beef tallow and the soups contain animal stock.

Taco Bell Click to go to.

Taco John's Click to go to.

Taco Time
Has a company policy against using beans with lard but some stores break this policy. The rice that comes with the Veggie Burrito is cooked with beef fat, so you should ask that it is not added.

TCBY (www.tcby.com) 800-688-8229, 800-343-5377
Has really good frozen yogurts, sundaes, sorbets and hand-dipped ice creams. Has non-sugar-added ice creams and yogurts. The sorbet contains mono- and diglycerides derived from a vegetarian source. They say that none of the soft yogurts or ice creams contain eggs or any meat products.

T.G.I. Fridays Click to go to.

Tony Roma's, A Place For Ribs (www.tonyromas.com)
Has baked potatoes and salads. The onion ring loaf has milk and egg in its coating, and it is fried in oil that also meat is cooked in. The French fries are cooked in oil that also meat is cooked in. The Caesar dressing contains eggs.

Wendy's Click to go to.

Western Sizzlin's
Has a salads bar and baked potatoes. There are vegan and vegetarian dishes in the salad bar.

Mashed potatoes contain milk. The Ranch dressing contains buttermilk. The cheeses come from a variety of sources, so whether they contain animal products is unknown.

The vegetable soup contains beef broth and the green beans contain pork flavoring. The potato salad, coleslaw, Thousand Island dressing and Blue Cheese dressing contain eggs. The bread products may contain eggs, so it is best to ask about this.

Western Steer Family Restaurants
Has a large buffet that contains both cold and hot dishes. There is a good selection of raw vegetables in the salad bar. Some vegan dishes are steamed carrots and squash, French fries (cooked in oil separately), three-bean salad and the tomato vinaigrette dressing. What the other dressings contain is unknown.

Mashed potatoes contain milk and butter. The wheat buns contain milk (lactose), honey and mono- and diglycerides from an unknown source. The white buns contain milk and diglycerides from an unknown source.

The chocolate cookies contain eggs. The broccoli, turnip greens and green beans contain a bacon stock. The Caesar dressing does not contain anchovies.

Whataburger (www.whataburger.com)
They have a list of ingredient of their dishes on their web site. Whataburger has Boca Burger.

The French fries are not usually fried in oil that meat is cooked in, but sometimes chicken is cooked in the same oil, so it is a good idea to ask about this. Low-fat vinaigrette dressing is vegan. Apple turnovers are fried in a vegetable oil that only vegetarian products are cooked in. They contain natural flavoring from unknown source.
Texas toast (can be served with cheese). The cinnamon rolls contain milk products and enzymes and mono- and diglycerides from an unknown source. The batter that covers the onion rings contains egg.

The Ranch, low-fat Ranch and Thousand Island dressings contain eggs. The pancakes contain eggs. The blueberry muffins and cookies contain eggs and milk. The milk shakes contain milk products and mono- and diglycerides from an unknown source.

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