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Hi all, Thanks for the recs! nsxtasy, glad to see you here! Hope it's not a kind of a taboo to post on both Forums - I have found sometimes people on different forums have different preferences and me being the ever undecisive person that I am, I like to have all options laid out before me LAZ, neither hubby nor I have ever been to a Greek restaurant so now might be the time to give it a try - any particular recommendations on items to order? Also, re nxstasy's comment about steakhouses - on that 'other' forum I mentioned that Hubby will be looking for a steak on one night and while steakhouses aren't really veggie friendly, I do enjoy some good sides (especially those AMAZING creamed potatoes) and am willing to compromise for one night so hubby gets his steak. ronnie, Fogo de Chao looks very interesting. Hubby would definately love it but have you any idea what kind of items are at the salad bar that would suit me?? I'm not hugely into salads but I might be able to be convinced Thanks again for your replies

Hi all, Hubby (meat lover) and I (very strict vegetarian bordering on Vegan) will be visiting Chicago from January 1st until 4th. We are looking for places to suit both our tastes. We eat most any cuisine although I do not eat cheese of any description thus making it difficult fo find places other than Indian or Chinese cuisines. I do take cream and eggs but no fish, poultry or meat or the aforementioned cheese or any byproduct of any of the above. I know it's a big ask BUT, does anyone have any recs?? Most of the places that have vegetarian dishes on their menus cater for those who eat cheese (and sometimes those dishes just don't work without cheese) and while it looks like there are some lovely purely vegetarian restaurants in Chicago these won't work as hubby isn't a veggie kind of guy. Also, we will be staying in either the Sofitel Water Tower or the Amalfi which are both fairly central so we are looking for places relatively near. On one evening we will be going to the LaSalle Bank Theatre so recs for someplace to eat either beforehand or afterwards would be great. And one last one, we LOVE our deserts so any recs for those would also be appreciated. Hope this isn't too much to ask but all advice is much appreciated.

Thanks for all your help Guys - I have to say I'm a 'little' overwhelmed with dishes but to be honest I am a bit distracted at the minute as we have just had a house fire and I'm trying to deal with the aftermath (thankfully no-one was hurt and the damage wasn't too bad - smoke damage mostly but EVERYWHERE!). Anyways, when I get a handle on things I will try to digesta all your fantastic information and no doubt will be back with more questions One thing, I do actually eat eggs - I prefer to buy free range myself but I don't rule out dishes containing eggs. Thanks again for all your help - hope to be back online soon!

LPSHanet, Thanks for the information ... unfortunately it is not within our budget - maybe next time! Kinkistyle, I always ask if a restaurant uses stock / broth and am not of the "don't ask-don't tell/ ignorance is bliss" camp ao thanks for the warning. I know Thia cooking is mostly fish based so I tennd to avoid that but chinese here in Ireland don't tend to use too much fish / broth from what I know. One question though, Soy sauce contains fish???? That is something I DIDN'T know! The bottle of Soy sauce I have here at home doesn't mention fish in it's contents! If this is true then chinese may me off the list too

Thanks Sneakeater - felt a bit silly after that Q!

Duh!!! Brain not functioning - internet overload is my only excuse!

Hi Jason, Thanks for the recommendations. We will actually be in NYC for 4 nights so we will have plenty of time to try different cuisines and of course we're not opposed to good food accompanied with cheaper prices . I like the look of Jojo's menu but I can't seem to find one for UES - do you have a link by any chance? Meschank also looks good - a nice inexpensive way to try Japanese food for the first time! One type of cuisine no-one has mentioned is Mexican - any recommended ones or no? Again and again, thank you all.

WOW!! LOTS and LOTS of choices, I think my problem now will be trying to cut out places. I haven't had a chance to go through all your suggestions in detail yet but I have some initial questions ..... apologies in advance for so many questions! LPShanet, thank you for your recommendation but I'm afraid dinner at Per Se is out of our budget, however, do you know the cost of lunch? Worth it? Examples of items on the menu? Raji, Firstly, we really LOVE indian food, and while, on my part at least, Madras Mahla's menu looks awesome, hubby is a pretty serious carnivore and I wouldn't feel that it was fair to take him to a purely vegetarian restaurant as he's not a big veggie fan - can you recommend any other 'normal' Indian / South Indian restaurant? I really should have said when I posted that I don't eat chicken either and I'm not a fan of Tofu (feels too much like meat to me) and hubby isn't that into fish - sorry - that would have saved you some trouble. So I'm not too sure where that leaves us with the Japanese options?? Grand Szechuan's menu has my mouth watering - that one is a definate. I can't seem to find a menu for Totto or Donburi-ya or Cafe Zaiya though. Lizard, I really like the idea of 'build-your-own' in Craft, the mushroom selections sound very interesting.

Fantastic recommendations - thank you! I DEFINATELY want to try Queen of Sheeba, it looks really interesting. Can I ask, as I have never eaten Ethopian before, how would you describe the flavours? Spicy or not? Which cuisine is it most like, if any? Union Square Cafe looks promising too - that desert menus looks fab! I'm not too sure about Cafe Boulud, the menu on the website seems very fishy and there's probably one thing on there that DH would have, the rack of Lamb but that comes with salad which he's not really in to. I can't seem to find anything on their Vegetarian menu. Daniels looks very promising and we may just opt for that as our 'splurge' meal. Anyone know if they do a regular Pre-fixe, the one on the website is for Restaurant Week and we especially like it so if there was something similar for the week we are there we would most likely opt for that. If you have any more suggestions they would alos be appreciated! Thanks

Hi H. du Bois, Yes, I completely agree that it's the really expensive places I normally have trouble with and when all else fails we do Indian and Chinese - the're normally fairly reliable (although I have to say I've had a few unpleasant experiences in some Chinese restaurants with 'lurkers' in my meal . I have never tried Ethopian or Japanese partly because they are few and far between where I live and also because I was under the impression that Japenese is mainly fish - am I completely wrong? I would definately like to try Ethopian - any recommendations? We also like Mexican. Rather than walking around trying to find a place to eat (by which time we are mostly hungry!) I would like to have 'sussed' out where to eat beforehand. I would also like a 'normal' (ie non ethnic) restaurant for one of our meals. Sorry for rambling and hope I'm not asking too much. By the way, the Sofitel is at 45 West 44TH Street - meant to include that info on my first post.

Thanks for the input guys. I am sort of looking for somewhere that has a few vegetarian options on the menu as opposed to them having to do something especially - sometimes those steam plates are a bit boring. Sneakeater, I hope your ex didn't find somthing lurking where it shouldn't have been , that has happened to me on more than one occasion and it's not a very nice experience. I'll look into the restaurants you mentioned. Luckylies, can you recommend any particular restaurants with tasting menus? Thanks again

We will be in New York for a few days in December and would appreciate advice on eating there. My DH is a serious carnivore while I am a strict vegetarian (lacto-ovo-vegetarian to be exact). I do not eat meat, fish or cheese but will eat mostly any cuisine. My DH is not too keen on pasta but in the right mood is quite keen on a good pizza. We are staying at the Sofitel so we are looking for recommendations of places relatively nearby for breakfast. For dinner / lunch we don't mind travelling a bit for nice food. We will be going to see The Lion King at the Minskoff Theatre on our last night so recommendations somewhere not too far away would be good. Also, I am keen to try Serendipity but it seems that you cannot make reservations - am I correct? Thanks in advance for any help.

Grub, If you knew my DH you would know that 'Carnivore' is an accurate description! Also, just to clarify: Omnivire = Eater of all things as you put it yourself - I am NOT an Omnivore as I do not eat meat. If you want to be technical I am a herbivore, Although the common description is Vegetarian!!!

We will be in Nairobi for a two days in July and would appreciate advice on eating there. My DH is a serious carnivore while I am a strict vegetarian (lacto-ovo-vegetarian to be exact). I do not eat meat, fish or cheese but will eat mostly any cuisine. My DH is not too keen on pasta but in the right mood is quite keen on a good pizza. Any advice?

We will be in Vancouver for a few days in September and would appreciate advice on eating there. My DH is a serious carnivore while I am a strict vegetarian (lacto-ovo-vegetarian to be exact). I do not eat meat, fish or cheese but will eat mostly any cuisine. My DH is not too keen on pasta but in the right mood is quite keen on a good pizza. I have done a little research myself and think we will definately try Vij's and either Simply Thai or Phnom Phen and/ or Banana Leaf. Also possibly Hon's Won-Tun House. I am also considering trying Rangoli's (possibly for lunch). I have purchased the Vancouver entertainment book and would like opinions on some of the restaurants I am looking at: Mona's on Hornby Street Zachary's on Robson Street India Gate on Robson Street Ashiana Tandori Kingsway DV8 Davie Street (is it open - I read it had a fire) da Pasta Bar Robson Street Francescos Pasta Bar Robson Street India Gate Robson Street Others I am tempted by include Earls on Robson and Il Giardino on Hornby St. Bearing in mind that we will need a restaurant to cater for BOTH tastes would you recommend any of the above or have any other suggestions. I have chosen quite a lot of chinese and indian restaurants but 2 visits to each type of restaurant will probably be enough for us so any suggestions of other cuisines/ restaurants is much appreciated. Also, any recommendations places for breakfast near the Sutton PLace Hotel would be great. Thanks in advance.