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| - There are two ways a restaurant can win my heart. One is to have a good selection of vegan options. More than just the non-vegan options without the non-vegan ingredients, or the cliche pasta primavera or anything with a mushroom in place of meat. I mean actually thoughtful, well-executed vegan dishes.
The second way is to offer quality ingredients at an affordable price. The Bickford Flexitarian has both these things. Lots of vegan options and some gluten-free ones as well and they are not mutually exclusive (ie, if you're an allergy-less, you won't get stuck with gluten-free bread you didn't want).
This brings me to the Fried Vegg sandwich. It's a vegan omelette with Daiya cheddar, pickled onions, heirloom tomatoes, spinach inside of lovely, fresh made bread from Woodlot. At $6.75, it's a quality breakfast without breaking the bank and the perfect amount of food for me. I'm not a big eater in the AM.
On top of that, they have good coffee and friendly service. Next up to try are the vegan waffles and banana crepes.
If you're not familiar with the word flexitarian, it basically means an omnivore diet that leans heavily towards vegan and vegetarian food. Some include pescatarianism in this as well. I say you can't call yourself a flexitarian unless at least 3/4 of your meals are vegan or at the very least meat-free. You're just an omnivore if you eat meat and dairy every day, stop kidding yourself. To be clear, a flexitarian is not a type of vegetarian, so please don't get them confused. Neither is a pescatarian. They're all omnivores. They're just doing it better than most omnivores.
Bickford has something to please everyone, at the most difficult meal of the day. I'm still blown away that I can even get a vegan breakfast sandwich anywhere in this city before 9am! Bike on over and try it out.
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