My husband and I are pretty passionate about keeping a regular date night. When we first got together he had three kids already so we didn’t really go on dates. It was too expensive to get a baby sitter and go out.
Now we make dates a priority. When we changed our diet a year ago we were a little nervous about what we would be able to eat. We aren’t really into expensive fancy places, but we have a few favorites where we can order healthy meat-free and dairy-free food.
By far our favorite place to go is Pita Jungle. We are kind of regulars now. We have our favorite server, Benjamin and we try to always sit in his section. When we walk in we can tell that they are really happy to see us. 🙂 We like that. They have delicious food; although meat and dairy are served at Pita Jungle they have plenty of vegan options too, you can check out this chart.
We usually order the large Jalapeno Hummus. It is AMAZING! The hummus is served with pita’s that come out soft and warm. If you are gluten-free you can order cucumber slices. I’m in love with their Lentil Fetoosh Salad. I wish I knew what spices are on it because I’d recreate it often. My husband orders a Lavosh Pizza without cheese and adds hummus. They have a few new seasonal specials that we tried recently; the coconut curry soup and curry pita pizza. They were delicious and my first time trying curry. The soup comes in a huge bowl and is very inexpensive, I think I’ll make it my regular order this winter.
We have also ordered food for carry out and it was excellent as well.
Occasionally we decide we are in the mood for something else and decide to go to Chipotle. I always order a veggie bowl with black beans, brown rice, corn salsa, mild salsa, spicy salsa, and guacamole. I love it! My husband prefers the pinto beans and white rice. I love that I can share this with my son who is gluten-free too.
Vito’s is a local Italian restaurant that is incredibly good and has been around since the 80s. I always order a Vegetarian Pizza without cheese. You can order it on a gluten-free crust for a small up charge. It is a little pricier so we don’t go there often but I’ve never been disappointed. We like to pick Vito’s when we are going out with other couples because it has something for everyone. If you sign up to receive emails from them you’ll regularly get coupons for buy one pizza get one free.
Sorry for the poor pictures, they were all taken with my phone on actual dates. I hope you enjoyed a peek at our date night cuisine.
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