Tucked away in the mountains of the California Central Coast, you’ll find Paso Robles. A historic community with it’s roots in olive farming and wineries, you can imagine that fresh, local food is big here. Such a pretty area, close to beautiful coast line and rolling hills, Paso Robles is a great place to get away from it all and feast on some delicious eats!
I was delighted to have dinner at Thomas Hill Organics as their menu is to die for! All local, all fresh and a ton of vegan options that rival any major metropolitan highbrow restaurant. They really do creative dishes for special diets from raw ravioli to incredible soups and desserts. And on special occasions, their pre-fixe menu is fantastic! The place is super cute, I love their covered patio and it also boasts a great wine bar ; )
For a tasty lunch or dinner, Panolivo is a nice choice for vegans as well as gluten free diners. Sticking with the local olive theme, this Italian eatery has terrific salads, soups, sandwiches and entrees that showcase the local crops well. Their bruschetta is the bomb as is their homemade vegan burger!
Need to satisfy your sweet tooth? Bless Your Heart Bakery is an all gluten free, mainly vegan bakery serving up delicious treats that can be found at the bakery as well as locales across the area. Additionally, the treats are lo glycemic so diabetics can indulge as well! Healthy Voyager tip: Save room for a scone!
A place to dine that is also an educational center that provides awesome classes and services is The Wellness Kitchen. If you’re looking for a detox and really clean eats, this is the place. Plus they offer great food programs for locals to get on the path to wellness! Their mushrooms in cashew cream is pretty nifty!
Finally, Indulge Restaurant lives up to it’s name! Their homemade quinoa burger is fabulous as is their pea shoot salad with saffron, hold the cheese, holy yum!! And their vegan pizza rules! A must when passing through Paso Robles.
We’ve got more fun next week, stay tuned!
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My wife and I are vegans and we got excited to hear about your place. But when checking your menu on line, you had no vegan entrees. I called to ask about that and was told you could make those dishes vegan. What that usually means is we’ll take the rib eye or the pork off the dish and replace it with more rice and vegetables, and most probably at the same price. The fact you do not have any specialized vegan options on the menu but you will adjust things does not do the vegan eater justice. Please show your vegan customers some respect and create some specialized vegan cuisine that will stand on its own on your menu. Its exhausting to always have to customize my order, and pray it’s made with love. I’ll check your menu online every now and again; hopefully we’ll have an opportunity to give you a try; we really need you. Thanks, ART