I have posted about Disneyland before and will continue to update as I try different vegan options in both Disneyland and California Adventure. Click here to see all posts about Disneyland. Eventually, I plan to put together my own comprehensive list.
My sister and I were looking for a new vegan place to try on our recent trip to Disneyland, so we consulted the impressive 23-page Vegan Cowgirl guide to vegan options at Disneyland. It’s dated 2013, so the information is pretty current.
We went over to the Hungry Bear Restaurant (located near Splash Mountain and the Winnie the Pooh ride) to try the Fried Green Tomato sandwich.
It’s cornmeal crusted fried green tomatoes, layered with heirloom tomatoes and jicama-mango slaw and served on a multigrain roll. Just make sure to order it without sauce or cheese. Unfortunately, even though I said the exceptions twice, she didn’t get that I didn’t want cheese, so I had to wait for them to re-make the sandwich.
It was worth the wait, though because this sandwich was tasty! I loved the fried green tomatoes (never had those before!) and the batter was a little bit salty, which went so well with the rest of the sandwich. I was worried that without sauce or cheese the sandwich might be dry, but it was actually really moist because of the tomatoes. It tasted really fresh and was filling without being heavy. The fries were fine, especially with some barbeque sauce.
Bonus points for being less expensive than the Vegan Gumbo at Royal Street Veranda and the Tofu Rice Bowl at Lucky Fortune Cookery in California Adventure. There’s also a cute little area to sit and eat, with a view of the Mark Twain riverboat as it goes by. It’s never all that crowded on this end of the park, whereas finding a place to eat your gumbo can be a nightmare in New Orleans Square. I will definitely be ordering this one again, particularly on warm days since it’s not too heavy.
A Vegan in Progress 