Planta's coming to DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It has a completely vegan pizza menu - waste not, want not

I don't want that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting - my vegan niece loves it, particularly because it has so much variety of cuisines for her. Most restaurants hardly have any options for vegans so I think they have a different perspective on the mix of cuisines.

She especially likes the vegan sushi options.

I'm sure Planta has many fans, but the menu is very unfocused, which leads to a disjointed eating experience and lack of complimentary flavor profiles. A table of diners eating french onion soup, vegan sushi, and pizza would feel chaotic - it would feel like a potluck. Which is fine for a lot of diners, but the more you dine out, the more you notice these things. Not to mention that the kitchen staff has to juggle so many different ingredients and flavors, so it's hard to do them all well. Good restaurants plan their menu like a piece of music - it flows, it has high and low notes, and most of all, the dishes complement and augment each other. To give an example of a more tightly conceived menu that is still global, look at this vegan restaurant in sf, called Wildseed. It's still eclectic, but you could imagine a table of diners eating different dishes that looks like a cohesive collection of plates.

https://www.wildseedsf.com/san-francisco-menus/#dinner-sf

I'm the PP you're quoting with the niece that likes Planta, and I live in SF part-time. My DD lives in LA so we spend a lot of time there as well. You just can't compare the vegetarian and vegan options in CA to what we get here in the DC area. CA is a vegan's paradise and here, they can barely go out to eat. So Planta was at least a welcomed new option in that a large portion of the menu is vegan. DC is WAY behind the west coast in vegan/veg cuisine.

[Anonymous]

I am someone who needs to avoid nuts and soy to avoid migraines, so I find this menu very limiting. Sort of the opposite of how vegans feel at omnivore restaurants.