Today I arrived home (after a 90 minute drive in a raging thunderstorm) to discover that the power was out. I went out with friends to the Blue Cactus, which is an awesome margarita joint here in the Hamptons that also happens to serve Mexican food.
Eating out vegan is _not_ easy. If you can select the place and plan ahead you can probably do better, but this definitely required some improvising. It seems Mexican places are a pretty good choice, since beans figure so prominently in the food.
I opted for a vegan taco salad and side orders of black beans and rice. I find that restaurants seem to understand "no meat" pretty well, but "no cheese, sour cream, or other dairy" doesn't seem to connect. I had to send my taco salad back for a non-dairy version, which was disappointing after I had explained to the server what I needed and why.
So I did manage to cobble together a decent meal, but the other bad part is that you pay the same for a taco salad that is minus all the expensive ingredients. In any case, the vegan jalapeno margarita was delicious, and it was fun to have an unexpected evening out with friends. The evening did prove that it's possuible to stay with the vegan plan even in unfavorable circumstances.
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