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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Restaurants at August 6th, 2009.
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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Restaurants at August 6th, 2009.
King Tut
1512 W Magnolia Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817) 335-3051
Mon. – Sat. 11:00 – 2:00 p.m., 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
This long-time Magnolia institution specializes in Egyptian and Mediterranean food, ranging from hummus to falafel to schwarma. Vegetarian items such as macarona, schwarma, and veggie pizza are abundant. The hummus is killer and comes with plentiful amounts of pita bread. They also have a number of vegetarian soups and salads, if you’re into that kind of thing.
Sidewalk or patio dining: No
Pedestrian Access: Excellent – Wide sidewalks and pedestrian friendly.
Bicycle Access: On-street bike lanes on Magnolia, bike racks in front.
Transit access: The T bus route #4
Car access: Street parking in front, parking lot in back.
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Restaurants at July 29th, 2009.
Junsuree Thai House
1109 W. Magnolia
Near Southside
Lunch:
Mon-Fri: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Dinner:
Mon-Thu: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Fri-Sat: 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
http://www.junsureethai.com/
A long-time fixture of Magnolia Avenue, Junsuree Thai is an extremely veg-friendly local Thai restaurant at the corner of Magnolia & Henderson. From appetizers (such as the veggie egg rolls, tofu satay, and veggie tempura) to soups (like the Tom Kha Veg & Tofu) to entrees (VegFortWorth especially enjoys the Pad Peanut and Garlic & Broccoli), Junsuree offers up a wide range of items for the hungry vegetarian or vegan. All entrees can be prepared with tofu or wheat gluten. Lunch specials come with veggie egg roll, soup, and dessert.
Sidewalk or patio dining: No
Pedestrian Access: Excellent
Bicycle Access: Decent – On-street bike lanes, one city-installed “lollipop” bike rack.
Transit access: The T bus route #4
Car access: Parking on-street and in back
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Restaurants at July 20th, 2009.
Lili’s Bistro
1310 W. Magnolia
Near Southside
Lunch:
Mon-Sat, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Dinner:
Tue-Thu, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Fri-Sat, 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM
http://www.lilisbistro.com
Lili’s Bistro has several vegetarian options on the menu. From their wedge salads, to the lunchtime Veggie sandwich (featuring cream cheese, cucumber, tomato, onion, avocado, sprouts, lettuce, red cabbage and Swiss cheese, on rosemary-focaccia bread, served with a side of Tabouli or Bulgher & Berries), to the Portabella Burger, to dinner favorites like the Quinoa & Portabella and Fresh off the Farm, vegetarians can always find something delicious.
Sidewalk or patio dining: Yes
Pedestrian Access: Excellent
Bicycle Access: Excellent – plenty of bike racks, on-street bike lanes
Transit access: The T bus route #4
Car access: Parking on-street and in back
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Restaurants at July 13th, 2009.
Spiral Diner
1314 W. Magnolia
Near Southside
Tue-Sat: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sun: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
http://www.spiraldiner.com
The only all-vegan restaurant in Fort Worth, Spiral Diner is a vegan’s nirvana. Featuring a wide range of all-vegan dishes, with ever-changing monthly specials. Sunday mornings bring an all-vegan, all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast.
Sidewalk or patio dining: Yes
Pedestrian Access: Excellent
Bicycle Access: Excellent – plenty of bike racks, on-street bike lanes
Transit access: The T bus route #4
Car access: Parking on-street and in back
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Restaurants at July 12th, 2009.
