Eating through Austin--Bouldin Creek Cafe

There are exactly 2 vegetarian/vegan restaurants in San Antonio. (Well, 3 but one of them is the same just a second location). Anyway, I’m just down the road from Austin, the Vegan Capital and I keep hearing about great vegetarian and vegan restaurants. I’m weird and Austin is weird, so I don’t know why I haven’t been going up there often. So, I decided to eat my way through the vegetarian and vegan restaurants and share my opinions. On Sunday, thanks to the suggestion of my friend Kate, an omnivore, we went for brunch at Bouldin Creek Café.

The restaurant is pretty cool and funky. They have bike racks outside and patio seating is pet friendly. They will even bring a bowl of water for your dog.

We sat inside at the end of a long table. It was Sunday brunch, so when they offered mimosas, who am I to decline? Kate got 8 ounces, I got 12 ounces. I think the difference is not the amount of champagne, but the amount of orange juice, in the glass. Still yum!!

Service was amazing. The host at the door smiled and acted like he was waiting just for us. The server was cheerful and friendly. And, I loved the eclectic mix of diners. The menu is full of amazing looking items. All egg dishes can be made with tofu scramble instead of eggs.

I ordered the Renedict with tofu scramble. The tofu scramble was very good, probably one of the best I’ve had. It had an “egg-y” flavor. Sometimes, there is a lot of curry or turmeric for flavor and it can be overwhelming. I think this was tofu and nutritional yeast and salt. The vegan hollandaise was really rich. The tofu bacon was smoky. Kate, an omnivore, sampled and said she would order this next time.

Kate ordered the Tamale breakfast.  She had the choice of corn, flour, or wheat tortillas and chose corn. I ate those and enjoyed them. I also ate one of the tamales. We both worried that sweet potato might be too sweet and a lot like dessert. It wasn’t. It had a hint of sweetness, but not a flavor of added sugar. The masa had the nutty pecan flavor. I would say I would order this next time, but there are so many amazing other things on the menu that I may have to try.

We were both stuffed to the gills and happy. Overall, I LOVED this restaurant and will go back. But I do have to eat my way through the rest of the city, too. J  I wonder if I should set up a rating system for myself? Too hard, I’ll just go thumbs up, way up, or down. This place is thumbs way up!!!

After brunch, we drove to 6^th Street. I was awestruck by the Whole Foods mothership. We may have wandered an hour (and my mouth was gaping open the whole time). So many choices!!!

And then, to see some funky little stores.

We found this cute art store, Positive Images, that had art from local artists. I couldn’t resist the bowl (I know I posted already, but I really like it). If I had unlimited cash, I would have purchased a lot more from the store. It will be a great resource for gifts.

 I love that signs like this are plastered on posts in the city.