Amber P.
Yelp
EDIT:: THERE IS MEAT IN THE "VEGAN" BLACK-EYED PEAS. I've been sick all night and am beyond livid. I will not be going back.
So, pretty bummed out about this place. The biggest thing was that the plaza was BLARING music that gave me a migraine as we waited for our food. I get that this was not something that the restaurant has any control over, but if someone has sound sensitivity, be aware of it.
The lady and the cook were very pleasant and nice, but when I asked what sides were vegan, the lady didn't really know what sides were vegan. And it was difficult to ask because of the music, but they said that the only vegan sides were the corn on the cob (wasn't on the cob. It was like a south-western corn mix) and the mashed potatoes. (They said that they don't add any butter or milk) So, I ordered the vegan jambalaya and ordered the corn "on the cob" and the mashed potatoes. After getting a migraine from the music while waiting the 45 min (which we were told it was going to be 30 minutes) we found out that they didn't have any mashed potatoes and after asking for another corn on the cob, we were told that they didn't have enough to give us more. So, eventually they said the black eye'd peas and rice were vegan (hopefully) Which was very bland. The Vegan Jambalaya was just the same plain white, unseasoned rice, bell peppers and what I'm pretty sure was soyrizo. It was ok, but not really what I think of when I think of jambalaya. It felt more like it should have been in a burrito as a Tex-mex dish. Especially when it's so easy to use things like soy curls to give a chicken like texture and there are so many vegan sausage recipes. And there is REALLY good vegan shrimp out there that could be used.
The biggest suggestions are for the owner to talk to the plaza about the level of music, and to have any and all sides that are vegan or can be made vegan clearly marked on the menu.
My SO, who isn't vegan ordered the 2 meat meal, ordering the fried chicken and the ribs. He also ordered the mashed potatoes and corn "on the cob". But had the same issues with the mashed potatoes and ended up getting the white rice. His response when I asked him how he felt about the experience was "Eh, it wasn't anything special." My SO just reminded me that the menu says ALL dinners/entrees are supposed to come option of 2 sides and corn bread. We never got any corn bread, nor was it mentioned that maybe they were out of it. So ??? It's a great big mystery.
I'm bummed out because I had been forward to trying the jambalaya for like a week now and we just got a chance to go today.
I may give it another shot to try the vegan chili possibly, but based off another review, it would be nice if they would make vegan corn bread to go with it.
Overall, it was "Eh" I will be dealing with this migraine until tomorrow probably, but I may give it another shot, but I'll order delivery because I really don't need another migraine.