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Vegan Dining in the Ouachitas Region
It's great to know that there are lots of chain restaurants in this area with vegan options. We'd especially love to hear about locally owned single-location restaurants with vegan options too. Those are examples of individuals, not corporations, making a conscious choice to offer a vegan option, and we always want to support that!
i relax, 240-A Central Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71901 (501) 623-4441
Lisa says "check out www.irelaxonline.com, the website for irelax located at 240-A Central Avenue in Hot Springs - this place offers a Health Food Deli, Juice Bar, Volume Fresh Squeezed Juices, Fresh Produce Rack, Mineral Water, Numi Organic Teas, Wheat Grass and more." Their web site looks great; we've contacted i relax and are waiting for menu information; we'll keep you posted!
Belle Arti Ristorante, 719 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, AR 71901 (501) 624-7474
Linda says "I went to Belle Arti several times and they had a couple of vegan options on the menu. They were also good about making small adjustments to their dishes to make them vegan. It's been a while since I was there though, so not sure how vegan friendly they are now."
Taco Bell, multiple locations
Lots of options here by making simple substitutions; just ask for your item without meat, sour cream, or cheese. For example, the seven layer burritos, nachos, tacos, or Mexican pizzas can be made vegan by ordering without meat, sour cream and cheese. It's hard to beat Taco Bell for a cheap way to fill up; just get a handful of their bean burritos without cheese. Special hint: tell them that you want your items "fresco." That is their special notation to replace sauce or cheese with diced tomatoes, onion and cilantro. Don't forget a load of "fire" sauce packets!
Wendy's, multiple locations
An unusual option here: order a Veggie Sandwich, which is their burger without the meat. Better specify no mayo or cheese. Their Deluxe Salad is vegan when ordered without cheese; be sure to specify that you want the Red Italian Dressing. Wendy's fries are vegan, and we can also do a plain baked potato here.
* One of the Arkansas Vegan crew is a real potato head and could eat baked potatoes all day, but warns that a plain ol' dry baked potato can be pretty hard to swallow. Wendys don't offer vegan margarine, Bacos, or sour cream substitute, so you might want to ask for some of that Red Italian Dressing to help this down.
Subway, multiple locations
The sub sandwich makers battle back and forth for the tastiest vegan veggie sub; here at Arkansas Vegan we feel like Subway has the lead right now. Order their Veggie Delite on Italian bread and load it up with your favorite stuff. We generally ask for them to substitute avocado for cheese, which does make a big difference.
Baskin Robbins, 1605 Riverpark Plaza, Malvern, AR 72104, (501) 337-1200
One of the Arkansas Vegan crew was taken to Baskin Robbins regularly as a kid for special treats but as a vegan adult missed the fun. We're happy to report that now Baskin Robbins has vegan dairy-free and gelatin-free ices and sorbets, so the fun can continue! At time of going to press the ice flavor available is Daiquiri Ice, which is lime ice blended with a splash of rum flavoring. See you there!
Quiznos, Henderson State University, 1100 Henderson St, Arkadelphia, AR 71999, (870) 230-5266
Quiznos, Central City Shopping Center, 3302B Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71913, (501) 318-3400
Quiznos' veggie sub without cheese, and with balsamic vinaigrette (not the red wine vinaigrette) is vegan.
Arby's, 1411 Pine St, Arkadelphia, AR 71923, (870) 246-7150
Arby's, 104 Airport Rd, Hot Springs, AR 71913, (501) 624-7857
Arby's, 3020 Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71913, (501) 623-5902
While your friends order their cholesterol burgers you can order a garden salad or side salad, either with Italian dressing. This is another place that has baked potatoes, but again you'll have to ask for some Italian dressing on the side to help it down. A big bonus at Arby's is that their apple and cherry turnovers are vegan!!!
