Almond And Oats and Jerk, Oh My!
By Charles Karel Bouley
I started this column to help feature some of the great vegan options in the Las Vegas Valley, as well as a meetup group (VeganInVegasDotCom) and the website of the same name. At the time, restaurants were thriving. Now, in this new economy, restaurant food prices (what restaurants pay for food) are up 17.5% and wholesale goods 21%. People aren’t going out as much, and Las Vegas is down travelers thanks to a multitude of reasons including Trump’s Tariffs, Canadian, Mexican and California travelers not coming because of immigration issues and a host of other reasons.
We recently lost NoButcher at Rainbow and Spring Mountain, with no idea if it will return; and VeggyStreet closed the Ft. Apache location right after Aubergine opened next door, a new eatery specializing in bowls, including the vegan Donny Osmond bowl (he’s vegan) but not an exclusive vegan restaurant. I actually like Aubergine, with it’s white interior and staff buzzing about, and they do have many great vegan options including desserts. But it’s sad it cost us VeggyStreet.
On the other end of the spectrum, Almond and Oats just opened, a coffee, tea and pastry shop located near Henderson at 10445 Spencer St #110, Las Vegas, NV 89183 (at St. Rose). To read the rest of the article click below.
