It’s really nice to go to a restaurant where I can forget about the issues at the heart of this blog. Luckily, there’s a great local vegan place at whose door we can leave our cares. The V Spot is a lovably scruffy little place on 5th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. We’ve been going at least once a week, trying to sample everything on the menu because everything’s been really good.
We always start with the yummy summer rolls — large rice-paper rolls of avocado, carrot, cucumber and mesclun greens, topped with sesame seeds. They come with an amazing Thai peanut sauce dip (which I tried and failed to replicate at home).
Our favorite entrees so far:
- The quinoa veggie wrap, which has a lovely ginger vinaigrette
- The veggie burgers (made of lentils, black beans, veggies, and some secret seasonings)
- Kale in a coconut curry sauce with gingered quinoa (it’s our grain du jour)
- Tofu scramble baked with sauteed tomato, broccoli, bell peppers, and nutritional yeast (I hate tofu, yet I like this dish)
Besides The V Spot, there’s also the excellent Dao Palate on Flatbush near 7th Avenue. I wish there were more places like these two nearby. If such restaurants can’t thrive in Park Slope, then where?
You might also like Snice on 5th Ave near 3rd St as well. I actually like their vegan stuff better than the V Spot although I’ll eat at the V Spot too (although I know vegans who think it gives vegan food a bad name). I like some of their dishes.