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| Urban Vegan Picture Window |
Always on the lookout for vegan infiltration and progressive pockets. Recently I found one in a place where I did not expect to find anything but seafood and traditional food – Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Lo and behold there was a vegan restaurant in Palmetto Bay Marina called Urban Vegan. I took refuge from the rain on one very rainy lunchtime in the cozy space that is Urban Vegan. Interestingly enough, this restaurant shares space with Captain Fishy’s restaurant. But, according to our helpful server, they have a separate kitchen for the vegan offerings. He also told us about the chef and her commitment to natural products and experimenting with all sorts of interesting ingredients to provide the most healthy and delicious items for customers (both vegan and non-vegan). I had the vegan crab cakes that came with a quinoa and black bean rice and cornbread. My starter was a mushroom soup. The seasonings, the textures, the visuals created a meal that was perfect in every way. The prices were very reasonable and the quantity was more than adequate and I had to ask for a take-away box. After traveling on the Interstates and seeing all the chain restaurants and boring and marginal fare, it was so refreshing to see a local spot worth patronizing and VEGAN to boot!!!!! I wish them success and hope to visit there again when I head that way. They can be found at: http://urbanveganhhi.com/index.htm and the info on their website is:
Captain Fishy's Hilton Head family seafood restaurant is the island's first "2 in 1" restaurant, serving traditional southern style fried, grilled or blackened seafood, with a special menu from Urban Vegan Cafe for those that have special dietary needs, or preferences such as gluten free, vegetarian, or vegan.
Located at Palmetto Bay Marina, just across the bridge off the Cross Island Parkway, we offer inside dining, or outside on the patio courtyard which is both sunny and shady and protected from rain with views looking out over the water.
