As a strict vegetarian who enjoys seasoned, tasty food (for some reason, a lot of vegan restaurants seem to think they can forego flavour?) Copper Branch is a real godsend! It's so exciting to see a chain-like vegan company expanding all over the city while offering a delicious alternative to other big box fast food restaurants.
My most recent meal from Copper Branch was the tofu and grilled vegetable sandwich with a side vegan brownie. I got it delivered to my apartment and was a bit nervous as I made a note to include no eggplant or tomato (food intolerance problems) and requested it to be replaced with other vegetables. To my surprise and delight, they pulled through without a hitch!
This flavour-packed sandwich was plenty with grilled zucchini, sweet potato, onions and a melty swiss-style vegan cheese. Yum! I shared half with my omnivore boyfriend - who is always skeptical of new vegan places - and I kid you not, he immediately blurted out, "Wow! Ok! I LOVE Copper Branch".
Oh yeah. Don't even get me started on the brownie. This zucchini-based piece of heaven is just as sweet and satisfying as its traditional counterpart but it's completely vegan friendly and relatively healthy in comparison to your average brownie.
The only downside is that it's quite expensive for what you get. This is very common among vegan restaurants though - so don't let it deter you from trying it out! Your stomach will thank you!