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Applebee's and the Hungry Vegan

Monday, June 2, 2008



Sorry for any visual pain you may be experiencing by looking at this photo, but it was taken with my husband's cell phone at Applebee's. I forgot to bring my camera. But I did want to blog about my vegan experience there. I've eaten all over the world but until Saturday I hadn't tried this popular American eatery as a vegan. And to my surprise, I enjoyed it.

In fact, with a little tweaking here and there, I could have ordered any number of items on the menu. After some perusing, I settled on a chickenless Asian salad. In place of the chicken I asked for avocado, and as you can see they obliged. As you can see in the photo, the dressing that came with the salad looked as though it had been made with mayonnaise and so I asked for a side of Italian dressing. The Italian dressing didn't detract at all from the blend of greens, cabbage, carrots, almonds and noodles that denoted the Asian theme.

After seeing the size of the salad I wished I had ordered a half-salad with a bowl of French Onion Soup - minus the cheese of course. We were out for the day so I wasn't able to take home what I couldn't eat.

I had brought in my own cheese in case I needed it. I have a small plastic container in which I often carry soy cheese when I eat out. It is small enough to fit in my purse and discrete enough so that I don't look OCD when I pull it out at a restaurant. It would have come in handy with French Onion soup but as it was I didn't need it at all.

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