On Sunday Dennis and I took a trip into NYC and had lunch at V Note. I had been there once before when they first opened, which was almost a year ago, but Dennis had never been and he wanted to try it. I bought a Groupon for V Note a few months ago, and it was going to expire soon, so we wanted to use it. I often buy Groupons for vegan restaurants in NYC so that we’ll have an excuse to take the train in and have a fancy meal, but today I realized that we’re really not saving any money because we spend so much on mass transit to get there. But still, it’s an excuse to go to NYC and have a fancy meal, so I’m going to keep buying them.
We started out with Seitan Schinitzel, which we split. This was large and filling and could have easily been a meal for one person. It was also extremely tasty. Really, really tasty. There were two pieces of breaded seitan, really delicious rosemary potato salad, crispy vegan cheese and blueberry reduction. Thinking back on this appetizer is making me hungry and I really want to go back right now and have another plate of it.
When I go to places like V Note, the health counselor and the fan of delicious flavor in me often have an internal fight. Here, the health counselor wanted me to order a Vegetable Market Wrap with a side salad. But the fan of delicious flavor really wanted a sloppy sandwich and fries. And she won. I never order veggie burgers when I’m out unless it’s the only vegan thing on the menu, but it spoke to me and I decided to go for it. This veggie burger was covered in Daiya cheese, sautéed mushrooms, caramelized onions, soy bacon and a really wonderful chipotle aioli. I was very sad that I was too full from the schnitzel to finish the whole thing.
Dennis ordered the Southern Seitan Sandwich with fresh cut fries. I would have ordered this if we hadn’t had seitan for an appetizer. He said it was “stupid good” and he managed to finish the whole thing.
So who wants to go back to V Note with me for lunch?
Oh, my goodness – me!!! I was trying to remember if I’ve been there; I thought I had, but looking at the photos on their website, I guess not. There’s no way I would have been able to turn down those sandwiches. And don’t feel bad about using your groupons. I live in ARKANSAS and get the groupon alerts for NYC. I don’t buy them, but I do sometimes say to my husband, “Look, there’s a really great groupon for ‘insert vegan place’ in NYC; can we go?!”
V-Note is delicious. I had the bacon cheese burger. The best thing we had was the Country breakfast. You can read our review at http://fromatovegan.com/reviews/vegan-restaurant-reviews/restaurant-review-v-note/
Oh man. I LIVE in NYC. How is it possible that I haven’t even heard of this place? Must go!