You won't believe you're eating nothing but vegetables when you bite into in V-Grits' delicious pit beef BBQ sandwich.
I had a pit beef barbecue sandwich the other day that was so good it made my head spin. And here’s the kicker: This sandwich was vegan, made entirely from vegetables without a trace of meat.
How can this be? This sandwich, so delicious that I can still taste it in my mind’s palate a couple of days later, came from V-Grits, not just one of my favorite vegan restaurants but one of my favorite restaurants … period.
What do I like so much about V-Grits? We have to start with the food, of course. Chef/owner Kristina J. Addington makes it happen with a commitment to making vegan comfort food – and craft beer, too – entirely from scratch. Addington builds excellent fare that could pass for beef, pork, chicken, ham, and more, entirely from vegetables without any highly processed or additive-loaded ingredients.
Supporting this toothsome vegan fare is a green, spare-the-Earth-and-all-that-is-in-it philosophy that V-Grits expresses on its website: “V-Grits vegan restaurant and Chimera Brewing have strong values - social justice, racial equality, access to healthy food for all, animal rights, sustainability. Join us for vegan comfort food and brewing with benefits.”
What’s “brewing with benefits,” you ask? It’s a commitment of Chimera Brewing, the in-house brewery that Addington and her husband, Jeff Hennis, purchased from former in-house brewery tenant False Idol just over two months ago. Every sale of Chimera’s 10 beers returns a portion of its proceeds to a Louisville non-profit supporting racial equality, food justice, animal rights, foster care, and other worthy causes for social change.
V-Grits was around for years as a food truck, meal service, and product line, but it landed as a full-service restaurant and brewery in October 2018, taking over the space where the Highlands meet Germantown, once a dry cleaner, that had long housed The Monkey Wrench.
“We are committed to making every ingredient from scratch, including all of our vegan meats and cheeses,” the website pledges. “Let us prove that you can still enjoy flavorful comfort food without animal products. Please use us a resource for your own food journey. We will patiently answer and help with any dilemma you may face, from wondering where your protein will come from, to attending family barbecues,”
The “vegan Southern comfort food” menu is extensive, with more than three dozen items subdivided into salads, snacks, mac & cheese, skillet fries, sandwiches and such (including one side), entrees, and a bunch of sides. Pricing makes meat look expensive, though, with entrees and some of the sandwiches topping out at $13.
The menu is not coy about calling vegan protein meat, either. They don’t put quotes around meat or cheese, and they don’t come up with funky names like “chik’n” or “beefy.” It is what it is, and what it is is good. ...
Read the complete article on LouisvilleHotBytes,
http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/vgrits-vegan
You'll also find this review in LEO Weekly's Food & Drink section today.
http://www.leoweekly.com/category/food-drink/
V-Grits and Chimera Brewing
1025 Barret Ave.
742-1714
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