One of the tastiest Ethiopian restaurants in Chicago, Ethiopian Diamond serves excellent vegetable dishes. The combo platter is a choice of three of their many veggie … options including simmered red lentils, collard greens, split peas, spinach, string beans, and cooked chickpea flour, all on doughy and not-too-sour injera.
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This upscale Indian resto has a number of meatless options, but the most interesting is the plantain burger served at lunch. The chef blends boiled plantains with … jalapeños, cilantro, lime, ginger, and other seasonings, then deep fries the whole patty. It's pretty incredible.
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Legendary Charlie Trotters has two tasting menus -- the vegetarian and the Grand. Having such a high-end restaurant with a dedicated menu just for veggies is rare, and … the chefs do an exemplary job with their meatless dishes. Highlights of the menu include confit of turnips with sultanas, braised white asparagus with brioche, and custard of spring onion with morels, ramps, and grilled garlic shoots.
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Though we'd choose a plate of well-cooked vegetables over a "meatless meatloaf" any day, the Chicago Diner does imitation meat so well we can't leave it off the list. … Almost an institution in the city, the veggie diner has been around since before the mainstream even knew the meaning of organic. We like their super-hot chili with seitan, but they also have great tofu mains.
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Kan Zaman is an excellent restaurant for Lebanese. They have a great, filling vegetable platter, and the place is BYOB -- always a plus for the budget conscious.
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The tasty tearoom has a delicious vegetarian tasting menu that's only $40 for two people. It includes an assortment of the best vegetarian choices on their Russian-themed … menu. They offer too many options to list here, but standouts are potato dumplings, stuffed mushrooms, beet caviar, stuffed eggplant, vegetable layered stew, chickpea and onion stew, and kasha.
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