Well, there are a decent number of vegetarian and vegan options in Albuquerque already (at least, so says PETA in their list of best vegetarian-friendly cities).  (Not that I’m endorsing PETA.)  (Ever.)

(Ever.)

That being said, there is a new Thai restaurant opening soon in the former space where Lotus Cafe bit the dusk on Osuna & San Mateo.  The new spot is called Thai Vegan, just in case it wasn’t clear what they specialize in.

Now, this is a pretty darn good idea, because it does not take a lot of tweaking to make Thai vegan.  Remove the meaty proteins?  Easy.  Remove fish sauce?  Ok, sure.  Done.  Most other ingredients are veggies, rice, coconut milk, spices.  Not too complicated, though the results can be absolutely stunning.

I’m excited to check it out and see if I can tell the difference.

It had been a long day. A very, very long day indeed.  And I had never been to Bangkok Thai, so off we all went.  My standby of insanely hot grilled beef salad was just the perfect cure for that whole day behind me.