The restaurant highlighted on
VegDC this month is
Vespucci. Today we ventured out with very high expectations in $upport.
The building was formerly a Chinese restaurant for many years. I was surprised to see it was now Vespucci.
The $20 AYCE buffet includes one glass of Champagne as well as Tofu Scramble:
Buckwheat/Whole Wheat Pancakes:
Vegetable Soup, Salad:
Spinach, Eggplant..
Bolani (Triangle shaped crepes filled with mashed Potatoes),Veggie Spring Rolls:
Store bought French Rolls, Raw "Spaghetti"/Squash with Raw Tomato Sauce, a dip composed of Sun-dried Tomatoes, Olives, Basil, Parsley and Tofu and Quinoa Salad...
Fresh fruit and sweet Rice for dessert.
I had one Pancake along with some Tofu Scramble..
..some raw Spaghetti, Quinoa Salad, Spinach and a Bolani..
...Sun-dried Tomato dip on a French Roll with a few more Bolani...
...and a cup of Vegetable Soup.
They've only been offering the vegan buffet for a month and are still working out the amount/type of food offered. My personal opinion is that $20/pp is way over-priced for what was served today. None of the food was exceptional or unusual (unless you consider the raw spaghetti unusual) or even organic that I could determine. Why offer Tofu Scramble (Soy) and French Rolls (white flour) but no Veggie Sausages, Grits, Oatmeal, Hash Browns etc? I'd choose the salad bar/hot bar at Whole Foods over this any day.
We had lunch at Mimosa on Saturday. I don't know what was going on in the kitchen, but they salted my Asparagus Tempura and left Mr. SV's Edamame completely salt free.
I found a few good deals at Big Lots -- Organic Soda for $2, Polish Mustard for $1 and imported Marzano Tomatoes for $1.50.
Today I made Susan's Split Pea Soup.
It was actually kinda good (Hey Mikey!) although that could be due to the generous amount of Oil & Vinegar they used to dress the sandwich. I'm going to continue to try and be more accepting of this vegetable. (Beets, however, are simply a lost cause).
The building was formerly a Chinese restaurant for many years. I was surprised to see it was now Vespucci. 
I wanted to try the Baba Ganoush, but it wasn't ready yet, so I got the Salata Horiatiki sans cheese. 
The owners said I could put a 15% off coupon on my site, so just right click on the pic below to print and give the place a try. 
I had the $10 Soy Meatball Hero with a topping of 'Oat Cheese'. The Slaw and Pickles on the side were too spicy to eat.
It was just so-so. I would not go back. 
Carry-out from Yuan Fu Vegetarian Restaurant in Rockville, Maryland. They have a daily $6 buffet where you can pick three items (eat-in or to-go) plus Rice. I couldn't make up my mind, so I picked one order of the Vegetable Roll (diced Vegetables rolled-up in Tofu Skin) and two orders of the Curried Potatoes and Meatballs. An incredible value and very tasty!
Finally, today's lunch of Falafel from The Mediterranean Cafe in Charles Town, WV. I was so happy to see they were doing lots of business, this place is a real treasure amongst all the chains.
