La Madeleine
6140 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Sun. – Thu. 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Fri. – Sat. 6:30 AM – 11:00 PM
www.lamadeleine.com
There’s plenty for vegetarians to choose from at this eclectic little French-style cafe. In the way of soups, they have barley vegetable and a gloriously rich tomato basil. Vegetarian entrees include the Mediterranean flatbread, vegetarian hot sandwich, spinach pochette, Mediterranean pasta, tomato basil pasta, quiche florentine and more. For breakfast you can enjoy potato galettes, oatmeal, omelets, and French toast.
Used to have a Downtown location, but that’s now closed.
Sidewalk or patio dining: No
Pedestrian Access: Poor – Camp Bowie out past I-30 isn’t the most friendly walking neighborhood.
Bicycle Access: No bike routes or lanes or trails, no bike parking. Camp Bowie is high-traffic. Difficult all around.
Transit access: Depending on where you’re coming from, the T bus routes 2W, 27, and 32 could all take you there/nearly there.
Car access: Parking in front.
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Red Cactus
3005 S. University Dr.
Mon. – Sun. – 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
http://www.redcactusrestaurant.com/
Red Cactus is a great place to get a great, big burrito stuffed with beans, rice, veggies, guacamole, and maybe even cheese and queso, if you’re into that. You can also get salads and breakfast stuff, such as Huevos a la Mexicana, Migas, and Huevos Rancheros.
Sidewalk or patio dining: Yes
Pedestrian Access: Excellent
Bicycle Access: Cantey and Benbrook are the nearest sharrow’d bike routes. The small streets around TCU are generally pretty good bike routes – just watch out for all the TCU students who like to drive too fast in their (pick one) Tahoe/Lexus SUV/BMW 3-series/jacked-up pickup while texting their (pick one) BFFs/frat brothers and cleaning their monocles and top hats. Also, University (the street itself) is not an especially bike-friendly place, so avoid that if possible and use the side streets. No bike parking adjacent, though the nearby Barnes & Noble has several racks.
Transit access: The T bus routes 7, 24, and 29.
Car access: Parking on-street and in back.
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The Love Shack
817 Matisse St. (Cultural District – SoSeven Development)
110 E. Exchange (Stockyards)
www.shakeyourloveshack.com
Tim Love’s Love Shack may not scream “vegetarian destination,” but they do have a fair amount of offering for herbivores. Take, for instance, their Boom Boom Burger—a big ol’ grilled portobello on a bun with cheese and Love Sauce (or not). You can also find tasty nachos, salad, fries, parmesan chips, deviled eggs, and kick-ass onion rings. If you’re vegan, avoid the Love Sauce; it contains mayo.
Sidewalk or patio dining: Yes – Stockyards location is entirely open-air, Cultural District location is more modern and urban in design but features large shaded patio area.
Pedestrian Access: Excellent – Stockyards location has ample sidewalks (just watch out for cow patties, leather-clad bikers, and tourists), while SoSeven is a pedestrian-focused mixed-use development (just watch out if you have to cross 7th Street).
Bicycle Access: Stockyards location can be reached via the Trinity Trails and on-street paths, but the Stockyards has virtually zero bike parking. SoSeven can be reached via the Trinity Trails (the development is right across the street from Trinity Park), but there are no on-street paths (7th Street is extremely unfriendly to bike traffic) and no bike parking.
Transit access: Stockyards: Molly the Trolley runs on Saturdays (note: don’t be confused – it’s a bus with a trolley hat on it, so don’t look for an actual streetcar).
Cultural District at SoSeven: The T bus routes 2W and 10, and even perhaps the 7 if you don’t mind walking over from Lancaster.
Car access: Stockyards: Lots of parking on-street. Cultural District at SoSeven: Ample on-street parking and a small lot across the main drive of the development, plus (eventually) an underground garage.
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Uno Chicago Grill
300 Houston St.
Sun – Thu: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Fri – Sat: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
http://www.unos.com/
UNO’s menu is ridiculously huge, and spans far further than just pizza. But if you’re craving deep-dish Chicago-style pizza, this is the place to go. They have three or four vegetarian deep dishes, as well as two vegetarian flat-bread pizza. Their non-pizza items include a roasted veggie soup, grilled vegetarian sandwich, veggie burger, and salads. UNO also has a gluten-free menu, which includes a gluten-free tomato and mozzarella flatbread pizza.
Sidewalk or patio dining: No
Pedestrian Access: Excellent
Bicycle Access: Downtown is quite bikeable, but two things to watch out for: high car traffic on weekends from suburbanites who might not know what to do about a bike on the street, and typically skimpy Fort Worth bike rack selection.
Transit access: Downtown is the convergence of all of The T’s bus routes – the system map can help in untangling them. Also, Molly the Trolley (a bus made up to look like an old trolley that runs a simple circulator route through Downtown) is extremely easy to use. Ride it and you’ll be helping get us a real streetcar.
Car access: Parking on street and nearby garages
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