Vegan in Vegas: donuts, pho bowls, the circus, pear gelato, & fried bananas with coconut ice cream.
Posted by leanne on Thursday Feb 19, 2009 Under bad vegan, vegan food
Cruelty Free Sin City– join me, fellow skeptics! because I sure didn’t expect this.
Ronald's: open early/closes early- but worth coming back! chocolate glazed. custard filled. drool.
1. Ronald’s Donuts 4600 Spring Mountain Road. Take the 203 bus 5 min. from the Fashion Mall towards Chinatown. It’s in a tiny strip mall on the right side. Note the EARLY HOURS! M-F 4am-4pm, Sat-? Sun 5am-2pm… might as well come after a late night of debauchery. So yes, this is apparently THE place for vegans to visit in Vegas. Nearly all their donuts (except the cake ones & muffins) are animal free and my Nate just kept exclaiming: “They don’t taste any different than regular donuts, okay they do, they’re BETTER!” The custard cream filled with chocolate glaze are by far my favorite. And the locals are just as sweet. Total was about $11 for several donuts and a carton of soy milk to wash it all down- best deal all weekend.
my first pho bowl. at veggie delight in vegas chinatown.
A deceivingly generic name for an adorably creative and yummy place!
3504 Wynn Road, at Wynn and Spring Mountain Road. ONLY 2 blocks from RONALD’s- walk off those donuts! Or regular directions: Nearly same as above- take 203 bus/cab from the Fashion Mall/Treasure Island about 4 stops/1.5 miles to Chinatown (wynn/spring mountain), . Call for hours first! (702) 310-6565.
My first Pho Bowl EVER. Plus (all vegan) pork skin spring rolls and a ham and egg sandwich. Holy wow.
komol thai restaurant delivers to all casinos! huge veg menu.
3. Komol Restaurant: 953 E Sahara Ave E-10, Commercial Center (702) 731-6542
I have a feeling I would’ve eaten here every other day if I was here longer than a weekend. This place is north side of the Strip, about a half mile East of the Sahara in not the safest neighborhood. So no walking here, k sweeties? But they DO DELIVER- to EVERY casino! An excellent option or else suffer cobb salad hold the everything.
Komol is a thai restaurant with a huge Veg Menu including mock duck, shrimp, fish, chicken, and pork and coconut ice cream with your fried bananas. The red curry duck over rice was incredible. And it’s all affordable by Vegas Standards– about $9-11 for most entrees. Just wish my hotel room had a fridge!
4. Cirque du Soleil LOVE: My first circus since pre-protest years… can I even call it that? This animal free show was more like being a guest of honor into a magical town of super-humans, an orchestra of movement, a masterpiece of joy. I wept like a vulnerable and moved piece of mush for the last 20 minutes while Nate laughed at me. I couldn’t help it- and p.s. no seat is a bad one! The back ones offer beautiful full perspectives. p.p.s. dance the night away post-show at the Beatles’ REVOLUTION lounge.
vegan gelato at espressamente in the palazzo. pear. lychee. blackberry oh my!
watch it and. weep.
5. Vegan Gelato Galore in the Espressamente Espresso/Crepe/Gelato Bar in the Palazzo. Yes it’s pricey but wow worth it. All of their fruit gelatos are vegan (the manufacturer’s President sent me a personal email about this.) an array of fruit flavors… 2 scoops for $6 I think?
6. Other Random Vegan Food: the Venetian Casino “Noodle Asia”– open late! got the Mushu Vegetable no egg. the Las Vegas Airport Terminal D: California Pizza Kitchen Split Pea and Barley Soup ($6= massive bowl.) (Also, random Cali Pizza Kitchen fact- they have a whole Vegan/Vegetarian Guide? And a new Creamy Asparagus Soup for us too! Score!)
Other Vegan in Vegas Guides:
warmest,
February 19th, 2009 at 11:14 am
YUM! look at you venturing off the strip! i’m impressed for your first time you sure packed a lot in
glad you enjoyed the food. i wanna hear about the rest of the trip 
February 26th, 2009 at 10:02 am
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March 1st, 2009 at 12:05 am
Oh man, I L-O-V-E Ronald’s Donuts!
October 3rd, 2009 at 4:30 am
Thank you for sharing .. Sincerely …
December 18th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Foods really seems very yummy! I love traveling/trip too. And the best part of it is having food trip aside from knowing the different culture of the places you’ve been too.
Thanks for sharing. I really like your blog!
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:18 am
Pretty interesting post.