One of Matty and I’s favorite things to do is to seek out new vegan-friendly restaurants. Even though Matty isn’t vegan, he really digs trying out new vegan foods – especially local hole-in-the-wall restaurants. On Wednesday night, we ventured to a new vegan restaurant in downtown Providence called Veggie Fun.
What a fun name, eh? I know, I know. I’m so punny. 
The restaurant opened within the past year and serves a wide variety of Pan-Asian food, all of which is vegan! Matty and I both agree that we’re so lucky to live in such a vegan-friendly area with so many amazing restaurants less than 20 minutes from our doorstep. It’s definitely something we don’t take for granted! Veggie Fun turned out to be a welcomed new addition to our local restaurant circuit.
The lighting was super dim, which definitely amped up the romantic ambience … but didn’t really mesh well with the act of picture-taking.
Summer Rolls
We began with summer rolls, Vietnamese-style raw rolls with shredded carrot and lettuce, firm bean curd (tofu), and basil leaves. The rolls came with your run-of-the-mill moo-shu sauce. I really enjoyed them! Summer rolls are my favorite appetizer to order and these definitely didn’t disappoint my taste buds. All of the ingredients were fresh and fabulous!
Matty and I both opted to have miso soup before our entrees. It was just the thing to warm us up, considering it was a mere 13 degrees outside. It has been freakin’ freezing lately!
Boston Lettuce Wraps
After much debate, I decided on the Boston Lettuce wraps. This was a simple pile of shitake mushroom, turnips, celery, carrots, and bean curd, sauteed in a light brown sauce and topped with pine nuts. I loved them. The flavors were simple and fresh, just how I like my meals, and the pine nuts were a nice surprise! I happily cleared my plate. No surprise there!
When it comes to picture-taking at restaurants, I smile…
…and Matty makes a “special face.”
This is his “I’m 4-years-old and can hardly wait to eat!” face. What a gem.
We’re fun.
Anyways, back to dinner. Matty ordered the General Gao’s “chicken” with broccoli. He was a big fan (as if the smile didn’t already say it).
Overall, Matty and I really enjoyed our meal. We can’t wait to head back and try something different! The service was quick, efficient, and friendly too. Our waitress was so rad. I told her that she was such a sweet waitress and thanked her. “Oh! I was just saying how beautiful your smile was. It’s so nice!” she said. My heart melted into a puddle.
After a cold walk to the car, Matty and I rocked out to Maroon 5 and ended the night with The Biggest Loser. We are loving this season’s contestants. Right now, I’m rooting for Jackson. I just love his attitude and his tenacity! Are you watching at all?
Happy Friday, friends. Enjoy your evening!
Stay lovely,
Heather
Food looks good! I’d love just one vegan restaurant in Ireland that I could visit…in the meantime I’ll keep creating wonderful food of my own!
We won’t get the latest biggest loser until it’s almost over in the U.S, but we have a U.K one running at the moment!
The Irish will expand their foodie horizons! In time, right? xo
i love seeing you do restaurant posts! your food looks great but i have to say i’m really eyeing that “chicken” on matty’s plate. i totally was like “that’s a 4 year old face” and then saw your caption, ha! guess he got the message across well. yes, you are def lucky to live near so many vegan food meccas! i’m glad you have an open minded BF like your BB who isn’t vegan but down to try it all! my dad tried a roasted chickpea the other night and declared he’d never eat one again. i was soooo sure hed love it! oh well baha.
Of course, I thought about you as I was writing this post. Haha! OMG your Dad cracks me up!
That restaurant looks so yummy! Everything looks super good. I’m trying to incorporate more vegan products into my diet and my husband surprisingly has been experimenting too! It’s great to know that there are plenty of vegan places to check out close to home. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! It’s so great to have our men onboard, huh?
I am dying to try this place! I just need to convince my friends that vegan food is delicious!-I’ve got everyone hooked on Wildflour but they won’t join me at Garden Grille or Veggie Fun yet!
Get it, girl!
It’s so great.