Author: Jl Fields

This dining reviewer’s dream has come true: A vegan dive bar quietly opened in Colorado Springs over the summer. Billed as a lounge, actually, The Burrowing Owl serves food and drink, but any one of the four co-owners will tell you that first and foremost, it’s a bar. The Burrowing Owl – named after the…

Editor’s note: Fields writes a monthly review of vegan options at local restaurants. —  In this fast food nation where quick meals are the norm – not always healthy and rarely vegan-friendly – I have begun to frequent the unsuspecting dining areas of my local grocery stores. Hear me out. This makes complete sense. I’m…

Editor’s note: Fields writes a monthly review of vegan options at local restaurants. I’ve lived in Colorado Springs for just over two years. Each time I would drive into Manitou Springs, passing Moroccan restaurant Tajine Alami, I would think, “I should eat there” (Middle East and North Africa cuisine can be incredibly vegan friendly). On…

Editor’s note: Fields writes a monthly review of vegan options at local restaurants. When I walked into Vietnamese Garden for the first time, I was a bit taken aback. Tucked in between stores at Rampart Village Center off Union Boulevard, the small space – with seating for only about 20 people – was empty. With…

Editor’s note: Fields writes a monthly review of vegan options at local restaurants. Colorado Spring is proving to be a town where a vegan can grab a beer with friends while easily enjoying a decent plant-based option or two. Trinity Brewing Co. is no exception; in fact, it may have set the bar for brewhouse…

Editor’s note: Fields writes a monthly review of vegan options at local restaurants. During a visit to Colorado Springs while considering a move from New York, my first vegan meal was at Poor Richard’s. Vegan pizza in my potential new hometown? Let’s just say I put it under the “pro” list on reasons to relocate.…

Editor’s note: Fields writes a monthly review of vegan options at local restaurants. I have a soft spot for tofu – and I have just the tofu spot for you. Adam’s Mountain Cafe recently relocated to the east side of Manitou Springs, helping west-side residents like me avoid summer traffic and helping the restaurant avoid…

Editor’s note: Fields writes a monthly review of vegan options at local restaurants. I had Hawaiian tacos outside, on the mainland, in December. We are in Colorado Springs, after all, where it can snow in May and hit 60 degrees at noon in the winter. This month, on an unusually warm day, I returned to…

Editor’s note: Fields writes a monthly review of vegan options at local restaurants. When living in New York, Chinese delivery was nearly as common as actually cooking dinner in my house. I tried a few Chinese restaurants after moving to Colorado Springs but soon found that most use meat or poultry-based broth or fish sauce…