With Earth Day right around the corner, the folks with Yelp have been busy collecting their Top 100 Vegan Restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. To no surprise, a couple of Tucson spots are included in that impressive gathering.
Tumerico is listed as third on the list of 100 spots across the country, and Urban Fresh is their 27th favorite spot to grab a vegan or vegetarian dish.
“We tapped into our data to find the top 100 vegan food in the U.S. and Canada,” said Brittany Smith, Yelp Midwest Regional Lead of Community and Marketing. “From vegan Vietnamese in San Diego to an Ethiopian feast in Orlando, these 100 plant-based restaurants are not just delicious examples of vegan eats, but top restaurants, period.”
Tumerico’s treasures
The plant-based Mexican restaurant Tumerico is a gold mine for not only local vegetarians but for meat-eaters as well.
Owner and chef Wendy Garcia started her dishes with a food cart and farmers market stand but eventually blossomed into a brick-and-mortar at 2526 E. Sixth St. in 2016. Just a few years later, her second Tumerico location opened its doors at 402 E. Fourth St. She also has a third restaurant under the name of La Chaiteria, which is a cafe and restaurant on Tucson’s west side.
For more information, visit tumerico.com or lachaiteria.com.
Urban Fresh’s powerhouse of flavors
Urban Fresh is a family-run restaurant that prides itself on community, sustainability, nutrition, local, and organic ingredients — everything is made in-house.
The restaurant is located at 73 E. Pennington St. and serves meals that are both affordable and tasty. The crew’s goal is all about providing something that’s really good for the community and something that makes people feel good. Plus, take a gander at their daily lunch specials, which are shared online weekly.
For more information, visit urbanfreshaz.com.
Other Arizona mentions
If you’re traveling elsewhere throughout the state of Arizona, check out some of the others that made the list. You’ve got Casa de Falafel in Glendale, The Uprooted Kitchen in Gilbert, Veggie Village in Phoenix, and Desert Roots Kitchen in Tempe.
To read the full story, visit blog.yelp.com.
Stay in the Tucson Foodie Loop
Weekly digest of new openings, events, and guides. No spam.
Article written by:
Matt Sterner
More about MattAt a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.
He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.
If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.
