August 25, 2007
The Boyfriend (TB) and I ate dinner at Georgetown Liquor Company (GLC), 5501 Airport Way S, Seattle; the entrance is at 8th Ave S and S Lucile St, behind ArtCore Tattoo.
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GLC, a “retro-gaming bar,” has a 100% vegetarian menu. Some items are natively vegan and most can be made vegan. GLC even offers a variety of vegan cheese choices: cream cheese, mozzarella, and monterey jack by Tofutti, and Chao cheese by Field Roast, “the original maker of vegan grain meats.” Field Roast Grain Meat Co. is also located in Georgetown.
(When discussing vegan cheese options with our bartender/server, we recommended the Follow Your Heart (FYH) brand. I’ve found four FYH varieties in a few Seattle stores: monterey jack, mozzarella, cheddar, and nacho cheddar. FYH has the best taste and texture for these types of cheeses, and they melt great.)
We started off with a couple of cocktails. TB had a Fresh Peach Martini (Stoli Peach, triple sec, and organic peach puree) and I had a Pomegranate Martini (Ketel One Citron, triple sec, and Pama liqueur). Both drinks were tasty and strong. Very strong.
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For our main courses, we had sandwiches. TB had a vegan Darth Reuben: roasted tomato Field Roast, vegan cheese (the non-vegan version has Emanthaler swiss), sauerkraut, and remoulade on toasted marbled rye bread. I had the Picard: lentil sage Field Roast, roasted red pepper, vegan mozzarella, Tofutti cream cheese, and roasted garlic spread on toasted ciabatta bread, served with vegan au jus. Both sandwiches were delicious and filling.
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PS: GLC’s gaming menu includes Defender, Moon Patrol, Ms. Pac Man, and Atari 5200, among others. In case you’re into that sort of thing.
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