Veggie Grill -- UCLA

USC takes UCLA!

Just kidding, 4 of us just went to visit some friends there. Not a big deal. No rivalry. Ok. 

We got a nice tour of the campus while it was still light out -- SO many hills, awful -- and then explored Westwood! It's obviously much nicer than the area around us (not an arguable point) but we all agreed that there's something we love about the grunge here. Then again, none of us would have complained if we had that much food and shopping around campus... Obviously we went into Urban to shop around dinner (thankfully didn't spend any money) and would've gone to thrift stores too if they weren't far. Fast forward past the shopping (which Mark hated), we made it to Veggie Grill.

There are 2 vegan places in Westwood - Veggie Grill and Native Foods Cafe. Been to Native Foods (highly recommended) so it was great to get to try Veggie Grill! 

fighting on forever

I wish I could tell you where this is, but I was pretty lost in Westwood. It's next to Nekter though! Near 800 Degrees Pizza, if any of that helps. 

Ever been to Noodles & Co? (One of my favorite places to eat in Maryland....) Well you walk in and pick up a menu on the wall to your left and order at the counter at the front. Order dessert (located on the back of this menu) at the same time. They didn't have chocolate chip cookies when we went -- not gonna lie, I was pretty bummed ): It was pretty empty when we went so ordering was quick and easy and we helped ourselves to a bench table. I'm not sure if it was because it wasn't a peak hour for them or if they're always like this, but the food came out really fast! Like within 5 minutes. 

This was mine! The Bombay Bowl. This is more the kind of thing I'd have in mind when introducing someone to vegan food -- it was kale, beans, quinoa, carrots all in a delicious curry sauce. Seriously, so good. I loved this dish. My one complaint would be that it was actually kind of small and we were all pretty hungry, so it wasn't filling enough. Scrumptious, I just wanted more of it. Especially for $8. 

Here's what Irene got, just so you can see more of the food they offer. They have an option to get 2 small portions of two things so she got a salad and a side: don't know what the salad was but something Mexican, with onion rings. According to my amigos, they had great sweet potato fries and ketchup (neither of which are my particular favorites) if you're into those! 

Great casual place overall, and they have cool teas and juices :)