Vegan Fast Food Is Fabulous: Check Out These Chains
As chain restaurants continue to add vegan options, it’s never been easier to find convenient vegan food wherever you live. Some rapidly growing chains don’t serve meat and dairy at all. At these vegan chains, you can find loaded burgers, vegan chicken sandwiches, filling salads, and so much more, all made without ingredients that harm animals. Cows, chickens, pigs, fish, and other animals used for food never get the chance to live the way nature intended. Instead, they are kept in cramped and filthy cages, genetically manipulated to grow larger or produce more milk, and slaughtered by the billions each year.
Crossroads Kitchen
This upscale Los Angeles–based restaurant by chef Tal Ronnen is known for creative dishes, like Spaghetti Carbonara with a vegan egg yolk, Artichoke Oysters, and even a fish-friendly Bagel Tower with kelp “caviar” and “whitefish” salad made from hearts of palm. It also has locations in Calabasas, California, and Las Vegas.
Hart House
Comedian Kevin Hart’s fast-food chain features a vegan menu with signature burgers, crispy “chicken” sandwiches, milkshakes, and other tasty, animal-friendly favorites.
Slutty Vegan
Vegan restauranteur Pinky Cole is the mind behind Slutty Vegan, a chain known for its saucy, stacked burgers and sandwiches. The restaurant has several locations in the Atlanta area.
Next Level Burger
This vegan chain has locations in Austin, Texas; Denver; New York; Portland, Oregon; Seattle; and the San Francisco Bay Area. Its menu features a large selection of burgers piled with options like tempeh bacon, vegan blue cheese, and crispy onion rings. We also love its milkshakes and family-style fried “chicken” meal.
PLNT Burger
This East Coast vegan chain serves tasty fast food that’s kind to animals.
Meta Burger
With two locations in Colorado, this fast-casual restaurant specializes in tasty vegan versions of American classics. That means cow-friendly burgers, juicy chicken-free chicken, and milkshakes.
Monty’s Good Burger
Monty’s is a Los Angeles favorite, with three locations across the city and another in Riverside, California. It specializes in vegan burgers served on soft egg-free brioche buns, along with loaded fries and tots.
Más Veggies Taqueria
Fast-casual chain Veggie Grill expanded with a new delivery-only chain focusing on Mexican-inspired fare. Más Veggies Taqueria offers tacos, burritos, bowls, and nachos with Tex-Mex–style taco meat, shredded jackfruit carnitas, cauliflower asada, crispy poblano “Chickin,” and crispy vegan fish. As of now, the chain has locations in California, Oregon, Washington, and Massachusetts.
Veggie Grill by Next Level
Veggie Grill is a fast-casual spot with locations throughout California, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington. Its menu features delicious sandwiches, salads, and bowls, including the Buffalo Bomber sandwich, Caesar salad, and mac and cheese. Look for seasonal specials, too.
Native Foods
Meat-free since 1994, Native Foods is an all-vegan chain with modern comfort food favorites like the Gastropub Burger and chef’s specials like the French Dip. You can find locations in Colorado, Oregon, Southern California, and elsewhere.
Plant Power Fast Food
Plant Power Fast Food has several drive-through locations in California and one in Las Vegas, where it sells veggie burgers, “chicken” sandwiches, fries, milkshakes, and more. Some locations even serve breakfast, including the “Chicken” & Waffle Sandwich and “Sausage & Cheese” croissant sandwich, which can be served with a fried vegan egg.
Modern Love
Modern Love is a vegan restaurant with locations in Brooklyn and Omaha, Nebraska. It’s run by vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz, who is known for her blog, “Post Punk Kitchen,” and her many cookbooks. Specials here include house-made versions of fast-food favorites—like the Cheesy Gordita Crunch—alongside warming comfort foods and sweet treats.
Beatnic
This chain serves healthy burgers, sandwiches, salads, and sweets. Be sure to try the Air Baked Fries, served with a beet ketchup, or get your greens in with the Kale Caesar, which is topped with shiitake bacon, avocado, almond Parmesan, maple croutons, and cherry tomatoes. It has six locations in the U.S.
Loving Hut
One of the largest vegan chains, Loving Hut has restaurants in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. It serves a variety of dishes, from pad Thai and chow mein to burgers and BLTs.
Cinnaholic
Cinnaholic’s gourmet cinnamon rolls can be customized with 17 flavored frostings and 24 toppings, including its brownie bites, cookie dough, and vegan caramel sauce. It also sells brownies, cookies, and scoops of cookie dough. This chain is growing quickly, with locations across the U.S. and Canada.
Café Gratitude
Café Gratitude is a restaurant chain known for its upbeat, healthy vibe. Some of its signature dishes include the “I Am Dazzling” Little Gem Caesar salad, the “I Am Glorious” Blackened Tempeh Wrap, and the “I Am Grateful” Café Gratitude Community Bowl. Visit one of its three Southern California locations.
Odd Burger
Grab some vegan grub at this Canadian chain, where you can find stacked burgers, “ChickUn” sandwiches, gyros, milkshakes, and much more. It has locations in Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, and more are planned.
HipCityVeg
If you’re in Philadelphia or Washington, D.C., you can find vegan goodies at fast-casual chain HipCityVeg. Its Broad Street and Dupont Circle locations even serve breakfast daily, with items like the Breakfast Maple Crispy Chick’n.
VeganBurg
VeganBurg boasts that it’s Sir Paul McCartney’s favorite place for a vegan burger, and we’re not surprised—this joint has tons of creative and delicious options. With locations in San Francisco and Singapore, VeganBurg hopes to expand to locations across the U.S. and worldwide.
Beyond Sushi
With two locations in New York City, Beyond Sushi has everything from creative sushi rolls to savory finger foods, dumplings, pasta, and desserts.
If you don’t live near any of these chains, keep an eye out as they expand to new locations. In the meantime, you can find vegan options at chains and fast-food restaurants across the country. You can also make grocery shopping and meal planning simple with our guides to Costco, Sobey’s, Aldi, Trader Joe’s, and others. Go vegan today and start making a difference for animals, the environment, and your own health:
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