Dining Out: Chains and fast food options

The All-American Chain Restaurant

The tips above should help you order at any restaurant. However, here are a few special suggestions for some common restaurants:

• Chili's: Ask them to make you fajitas with grilled vegetables and rice with a side of beans. Other options include a dinner salad and the Guiltless Tomato Basil Pasta.
• Pizza Hut (or any pizza place): Veggie pizza (hold the cheese)
• California Pizza Kitchen: Veggie calzone (hold the cheese)
• Houston Steak House: Excellent veggie burger (hold the cheese)
• Ruby Tuesday: Huge salad bar loaded with fruits and vegetables. They also have a veggie burger (hold the cheese).
• Fuddruckers: Veggie burger (hold the cheese)
• Johnny Rockets: Steamliner Veggie Burger (hold the cheese)
• Don Pablo's: Portobella mushroom and vegetable fajitas
• Baja Fresh: Vegetarian bare burrito or grilled veggie tacos (hold cheese on both); rice and beans platter
• The Wrap: Teriyaki tofu wrap or bowl; beans and rice burrito (hold the cheese)

Fast Food

While fast food is often a less-than-healthful option, sometimes it can work out just fine. If you're stuck on a long road trip or caught with only five minutes to spare before your meeting, vegan options are available at many fast-food restaurants.

• Burger King: Veggie burger (hold the cheese and mayo)
• Taco Bell: Bean burrito (hold the cheese and sour cream)
• Chipotle: Beans and rice burrito (hold the guacamole, hold the cheese and sour cream)
• Subway: Veggie Delite sub on whole wheat or Veggie Delite salad (hold the cheese, hold the mayo, light on the oil).
• Blimpie: VegiMax, (hold the cheese and mayo, hold the oil)