Vegan MoFo Day 3: Caffe Dei

Over the month, we are going to cover places with the best vegan options in Tacoma, so we'll kick it off with the new kid in town, Caffe Dei, an all vegetarian/super vegan-friendly cafe on 6th Ave. The firstthing you notice when you walk in is that the owners, Shuanna(vegan/raw foodie) and Shane (vegetarian), and staff are super friendly! They always are full of info and sincerely open to any suggestions to make the cafe even more awesome.

Onto the noms.....The drink menu is creative and unique. Shuanna especially is a true coffee snob in the friendliest and best sense of the word. When we aren't drinking

americanos, our absolute favorite is the picante mocha, which combines cayenne and chocolate, obviously one of the best flavor combinations in the whole world. There is also a delicious lavender syrup which makes for a great latte. Soy and rice milk are available. There is also a wide selection of loose leaf teas.

The food menu has a selection of sandwiches, raw food, a soup of the day, and bagels, nearly all of which are or can be made vegan. Baked goods include selections from Macrina Bakery,

Flying Apron bakery, and Mighty O Donuts. Today we got down and dirty with the BBQ "Pulled Chicken" sandwich, a Daiya grilled cheese, and minestrone soup. Sandwiches comewith a side of chips with the option of adding soup for $2 more. Gluten-free options are available. Caffe Dei also recently expanded on their hours with plans to include beer and wine in the near future. There is a nice amount of seating, free WiFi, and art and jewelry from local artists that frequently rotates. All in all, we love to get fat here.

Caffe Dei

2607 6th Ave

Tacoma, WA 98406

(253) 572-2550

Hours:

Mon 8am-10pm

Tues thru Fri 7:30am-10pm

Sat 8am-8pm

Sun 8am-pm

Daiya Chz Pizza

Taylor's first Daiya chz experience happened this year! We're pretty excited about it. I tried it a couple times back in November, when I was in Phoenix, and wasn't horribly impressed, but Turnpike Pizza http://www.turnpikepizza.com in Seattle carries it now, so we gave it a try... Fucking BOMB!! Go Turnpike for having Daiya...pretty sure it's the only restaurant in Seattle right now to have it...? (taylor will correct me if I'm wrong) We got the Greenlake and the Mojave, but I think all these picts are the Greenlake...oh that's right, vegan pesto drizzled all over the top, baby!! artichoke hearts, sundried tomato, i took the liberty of covering it in red pepper flakes....amazing crust......heaven!! The picture below is what it looked like before I started gnawing on it and covering it in hotness!! Online, I don't think their menu says anything about daiya, but in the store, the menu tells which pizzas you can sub it on, and which ones can be made veg. The Mojave pizza we got was supposed to have chicken, garlic, bell pepper, spicy peppers, and an olive oil base. . .it was good. They had some marinated tofu to take the place of the chx, which I didn't really think was that necessary, and I think maybe they were out of the spicy peppers, cuz it didn't seem spicy at all, it was good. . .but the Greenlake rocked my world!

Heaven. . .