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Exploring Restaurants

This week was full of good finds! Unfortunately, I did not take a picture of a dish I had at a Vietnamese restaurant, Pho Palace, in Arlington. I was busy catching up with my girlfriends. It was perfect for a rainy day. The dish is called Bun Bo Hue Chay = Vegetarian Beef Vermicelli Soup. It was wonderful bc it was loaded with varieties of tofu, vegan beef, and meatless pork loaf.  Full of flavor. Good stuff. The restaurant has a large vegetarian selection also.

Another find was in Dallas called Da Munchies. The people were so sweet and the food is made to order.  Vegan soul food full of love... you know it's not going to be healthy 😅😆... but it is soooo goood.  This is an oyster mushroom po boy. I was impressed bc I have tried "chik'n tenders" made with oyster mushrooms before... it was oily and super soggy b/c of the juices leaking onto the batter. This had a great crunch, no sog, and bold flavors. ALSO strangely not oily.. not even the tots.  I ate about half and barely any tots.. wanted to save this treat for my husband when I got home. He loved it.

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