vegans/vegetarians in phoenix, az

Welcome to phoenixvegan, a LiveJournal community for vegetarians and vegans in Phoenix, AZ and its surrounding areas. You can find and post information about where to eat and shop locally, anecdotes and tips for beginning and maintaining the vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, and discussions about all things vegan, vegetarian, and Phoenix!

Please feel free to comment on the info on this page, to help us update it and keep it accurate! We're still deciding on community guidelines, what level of debate we're interested in reaching (i.e. the "I'm a vegetarian but I eat chicken and fish" thing... ha ha), etc, so feel free to chime in.

Here are definitions that may help you define your diet/lifestyle:

*vegetarian = diet with no meat
*vegan = diet with no meat, dairy, or animal-based product (i.e. honey)
*cruelty-free = often considered synonymous with vegan, this extends to not buying animal-based products (i.e. leather) or products from companies that test on animals


Here is a partial list of restaurants and stores that cater to non-meat and non-dairy diets. We will be expanding the list regularly, as those listed below are only locations members of this group can personally vouch for. In the meantime, feel free to explore happycow.net for more leads:

*Cafe Lalibela on University and Hardy
*Char's Pad Thai on University and Rural
*Gentle Strength co-op on Ash and University in Tempe
*Indian Palace on University & Forest in Tempe
*Persian Garden on 15th Ave and Thomas, across the street from Phoenix College
*Pita Jungle on Apache between Rural and McClintock in Tempe
*Veggie Fun on Scottsdale Road, just south of Roosevelt
*Vegetarian House on 36th St and Indian School

Here are other LiveJournal communities that may be of help:
cheapvegan - food_anarchy - vegan_talk - vegancooking - vegandebate - veganism - veganpeople - veggiediy

There's more that are being added to the list, in the meantime, there's a great comprehensive list of communities here!