Raw Food Fare for Raw Foodists: Las Vegas

When traveling, many people may opt to leave their diets at home. For vegans headed to the Las Vegas area, this isn't necessary. You can still feed your raw food fetish while in Sin City. Here are five places to check out in Las Vegas if roughage is what you crave.

Go Raw Cafe Living Cuisine and Juice Bar

Two Locations in Las Vegas

Phone: (702) 254-5382

2910 Lake East Drive, LV

Phone: (702) 450-9007

2381 Windmill Lane, LV

Entrees include Purple Burrito (Purple cabbage filled with mexi pate, veggies, & greens), "Neat Loaf" (A mushroom, herb, & nut loaf), and Veggie Burger (made with beets, carrots, sunflower seeds, & parsley). Salads include organic greens, kale, tomatoes, hummus, olives, tabbouleh, and red pepper. House salsa and flax chips are available as well as sushi that includes almond cheese, sprouts, carrots, avocado, tomato, cucumber, enoki mushrooms, yam rice, garlic, & ginger. Pizza is served on living buckwheat crust. Collard green wraps, soups, and toasts round out the menu. In the juice bar section, Go Raw Cafe offers smoothies, shots, and glasses of various concoctions including everything from "The Liver Mover" to Goji Juice. Guests can also shop Go Raw Cafe for health supplements and other organic food items. The food prices are steep - $13.88 for the veggie burger and $8.88 for a smoothie. All to-go containers made of bio-degradeable materials. *EACH* establishment offers DIFFERENT fare. For more information, contact their website. Www.gorawcafe.com

Rainbows End

1100 East Sahara Avenue, Suite 101

Las Vegas, Nevada 89104

702 737 1338

Raw foods specials on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Raw foods on the daily menu includes: Raw Tacos (Raw red cabbage stuffed with a "cheesy" vegan filling, avocado. Topped with olive oil and sprouts ), Avocado-Celery-Carrot Soup, Raw Kale salad with Spirulina, and Raw Zucchini Marinara, among others. Vegetable and fruit juices on the menu as well as no sugar and no ice cream smoothies. Very reasonably priced with raw entrees ranging from $3 to $7. Juices and smoothies range in price from $3 to $5. Limited cafe hours. Call ahead for schedule. For more information, visit www.rainbowsendlasvegas.com

Veggie Delight

3504 Wynn Rd, Las Vegas, Nevada

702-310-6565

A small Viet/Chinese restaurant, nestled in a strip mall. Lots of raw veggie dishes and they specialize in faux meats. Can be hard to distinguish vegan from non so it's best to read the listed ingredients on the menu. Many tofu dishes as well as juice drinks. No brown rice. Owners are very accommodating to requests. Limited seating. Call for hours because they fluctuate.

Himalayan Cuisine

730 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, Nevada

702-894-9334

Super vegan friendly place with many raw choices. All produce is organic. Breads are whole wheat and freshly baked, including Roti - a traditional Nepalese flat bread baked in a special clay oven Organic all you can eat salad bar. Very reasonably priced menu items. Soups and salads $3-$5 each. There are sampler platters available for sharing priced at around $25 each. Organic, herbal and energy teas also available as well as desserts, such as Gajar Haluwa, a carrot based creamy pudding. Priced about $3 each. Entrees include Karma Korma, a creamy sauce with nuts and assorted Himalayan spices. Very colorful place to eat. Hindu/Buddhist inspired.