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| - I was initially intrigued by Heart Choices' menu online as it surprisingly looked quite delicious for my omnivore taste buds. Everything on the menu looked like it entailed care and diligence to make it stand out from your "regular boring salad". The menu had helped me decide to try vegan food for the first time this past weekend.
Located in an unassuming strip, Hearts Choices Café Market can ironically be found neighbouring Master Meats. It is a small quaint café that looks clean and simple. Hearts Choices has numerous vegan dishes available: thai dishes, sandwiches, burgers, jackfruit poutine, vegan bowls, and the list continues! I decided to order the "cheeze" burger with a side of "cheeze" fries to-go (handmade vegan "meaty" patty, sesame bun, special burger sauce, crispy onion strings, cheeze slice, lettuce, tomato, onion pickles). While waiting for my food to be freshly made, I busied myself by looking at the pre-packaged food they had available for purchase (E.g. vegan bacon, chick'un nuggets, corn dogs, salty chicken... etc). They had two full refrigerators of vegan meat, soups, salad dressing, and many more.
Once my order was ready, I excitedly ran home so that I could try my lunch while it was still hot. Everything in the burger was super fresh and delicious. I could definitely tell that the patty was not meat, but its flavourful and saucy attributes made up for the lack of meat. The cheeze slice and "cheeze fries" were so legit that I couldn't tell that it was vegan. I would say that my first vegan experience was successful. I confirmed that I am unfortunately more so a meat patty fan for my burgers, but I could definitely go back for the "cheeze fries" as an attempt to rid myself of some guilt. I would definitely return to try some of the other items on their menu.
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