Where is the Best Vegetarian Food in Columbus, Ohio?
Benevolence is one of a handful of places in Columbus where vegans have options. Their food is delicious for the most part. You will find an occasional bland item [the rice and beans I had once didn’t rock my world], but if they’re ever out of anything [like the baked tofu] it’s because it’s incredibly popular and SO delicious! Not a bad thing. Also provides an opportunity to try something else. I like the communal seating, but I do understand that it makes most people uncomfortablein which case, you could take it to go, and eat in Goodale Park nearby. Biggest downfall is breakfastdelicious, but only served from 811 on Saturdays. Would love a Sunday brunch. If you make it to breakfast, pass on the potatoes that aren’t well roasted, but their blueberry pancakes are devine!
5/25/05 lunch buffet. This was my 1st experience with southern indian food. I usually eat northern indian food (tandoori) such as chicken tikka masala. Southern indian food is vegetarian, and the sauces are thinner. The best part was the “doza” bread. The bread is more like a paper thin crepe, with a mashed potato filling, rolled over. We enjoyed the lemon rice, which soaked up the wonderful eggplant tomato side, and the chick pea dish. Soups were good. There were many breads on the buffet which I did not care for, including a wheat farina, bland pancakes, a bland lentil doughnut, a biscuit looking item, and some wheat cracker bread. We finished our meal with indian tea mixed with milk, cardamom and ginger, which could use more spice. Overall, good. However I would have liked to see less bread items and more saucy vegetarian dishes added to the buffet. Pros + saucy vegetarian dishCons – too many bread items
We eat there a lot; its super affordable and casual with an extensive veggie menu w/ vegan options. I just wish they were a little more educated about rennet or used only rennet-free cheeses, after all it is a vegetarian restaurant! After asking approx five servers, I finally got one that was confident enough to say the provolone was rennet free and you can always have their soy cheese, which is super tasty but doesn’t melt well. LOVE “Deb’s on Black sandwich!” with soy cheese!
Aladdin’s is a great place for an inexpensive but still very tasty meal. Most of the entrees seemed to be in the sub-$10 range. Appetizers were in the $5-7 range. Wine was available for $20-30 a bottle or around $5 per glass. Try the house wines, we tried one of the reds and it was great. The food is wonderful – light and flavorful. I had the lamb plate, which was filling but not overly so. We also had falaffel, which was nicely made and very light, an appetizer with grape leaves, rice, and chick peas that I unfortunately can’t remember the name of, and chicken damusek (sp?) which was very flavorful without being overwhelming. Service was good, if a bit slow at times. They gave you plenty of time to enjoy your meal, though. They weren’t trying to rush you through like some places do.Pros + Inexpensive, Fresh ingredients, good serviceCons – Parking was confusing
