In July I went to Colorado to support my husband as he ran the Hard Rock 100. I found myself in Colorado Springs for work while I was out there. Because Hubby had flown in a week earlier, I got my own rental car for the day and drove down from Denver to do my audit. After I finished working, I had a bit of a deadline. The rental car had to be returned by 5pm. I wanted to go see Garden of the Gods, I was hungry, hubby had come to join me so we could return my rental car.
So I found an Vegan-friendly Restaurant in Colorado Springs. You know, the kind of restaurants that a carnivore like my husband might enjoy, while letting me love some vegetarian fare.
Enter Trinity Brewing. Only a few miles from Garden of the Gods, and right near the area of the city that burned in the horrific fires the week before, it seemed like a great place to go. I wanted to support a local business that had been affected, and it let us visit the Garden of the Gods for an hour or so.
Trinity’s menu is a thing of beauty. Along with meat, it boast dishes like seitan hot wings, falafel, the vegan holy mole enchilada and seitan fajita chimichanga. All the items on the menu have a legend of vegetarian or vegan if they qualify.
Hubby actually surprised me, he had been reading vegan Ultrarunning legend Scott Jurek’s new book, Eat & Run, and had decided he wanted to try a more vegetarian kind of diet. He was game to try anything.
We started with the appetizer called “the hippie”.
A plate of fresh cut veggies with an amazing homemade hummus. I may blame this dish for my continuing pregnancy cravings for very basic fresh foods.
Hubby ordered the Portabello Sliders.
The classic vegan, quick and easy burger. He liked them, but found what I had ordered to be even better.
I ordered the seitan gyro. I love gyro, I crave gyro, but I’m not really interested in eating meat. So I couldn’t wait to try it. This was a vegetarian dish, because the tzatziki sauce was still dairy based.
I may have deemed it to be perfect. And they put the tzatziki on the side, in case you wanted to keep it vegan.
Alas, the stomach capacity of a pregnant girl isn’t what it is when that same girl is training for marathons. To his great joy, I gave the second half of the pita to my husband. Who gobbled it up and then complained that he was too full.
I wish I had been able to try the seitan buffalo wings (and several other dishes on the menu), but their fryer was down.
Either way, if you are looking for a fun vegetarian/vegan option while in Colorado Springs, I absolutely recommend this place. The decor was interesting, I’m told the beer was good, and the staff was wonderfully pleasant.
What vegetarian/vegan restaurant do you absolutely recommend while traveling?
I'm an engineer, an animal lover, a runner and an ex-rower. I like medical devices, big ships and mountains. This is my journey teaching myself to make healthy foods and explore the world of vegan and vegetarian cuisine.
[...] trip to Colorado in July revolved around my husband’s dream race. While most of us are thrilled to finish a [...]
Thank you for posting this great descriptive blog of our favorite local pub. As vegans (inspired by The China Study, Thrive, and more) we frequent Trinity due to the delicious and versatile dishes.
You are so lucky that it’s a local pub for you. I was absolutely impressed!
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