• CLOSED: Cafe Zinc

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  • White Vegetarian
Lacto
Ovo
American
Take-out
Breakfast

Charming little cafe serving California cuisine in a patio garden setting. Counter service. Food contain egg and/or dairy with offerings including breakfast egg items, fresh baked goods, organic coffee drinks, pasta, quiche, and more. Location is in the Cedros Design District of Solana Beach. Reported closed to HappyCow.


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4 Reviews

First Review by ·X·

ShantiPeace

Points +496

Vegan
24 Apr 2015

Cute Place, Not really vegan friendly

I love the cute small atmosphere, but as far as vegan food it is not the haps. When I was vegetarian a few years ago it was more in-line (although my body was never that into cheese). The last few times I went, I think I only got a tea. Busy, friendly, fresh made food.

maurene

Points +80

Mostly Veg
12 Jun 2014

Vegans need imagination

Looking at the menu online, there are several options which a vegan could eat: surely you could request vegetarian chili without the sour cream; or a lunch burrito without the cheese. My husband is vegan, and I hope we get to try it out soon.

Chia

Points +3635

Vegetarian
01 Jan 2012

Charming and cute, but no vegan food

I had read about this place on happycow, and here's my Cafe Zinc review.

Was driving through from LA to San Diego and decided to stop in. This is one 2 or 3 Cafe Zinc locations in the Southern California area.

The setting is very charming. It's a small shop with vine-shaded outdoor patio seating. Very green and relaxing.

All the food is ovo-veg or lacto-veg. Vegans have no choices here (unless a daily special is vegan?) - at least on the day my husband and I visited, all the regular menu items and the specials either had eggs and/or dairy. He, the vegan, drank only the coffee (organic). I had coffee with some baked goods (yummy). My neighbor had a tomato pasta salad dish that looked all right. Other foods I saw on display were quiche, croissant, brownie, mini cupcakes, and a few other freshly baked goods.

A nice place for ovo-lacto veg lunch or afternoon tea.

Pros: fresh baked goods, garden setting, organic coffee

Cons: no vegan food

·X·

Points +17394

Vegan
17 Apr 2011

Very charming, but no vegan options...

Well perhaps I should have done my due diligence by checking out the reviews for Zinc Cafe before stopping by, but alas I had not. When I first walked in my first questions was, "What are the vegan options?" To my dismay I was told there was not a single vegan option. It was really too bad because this cafe is quite charming. In fact as we pulled up we were pretty excited to spend some time here, it's located in a super-cute shopping area and the patio was covered with foliage and was very pleasant. My friend (non-veg) still ordered a drink and dessert item and enjoyed them, so if you're just vegetarian I'm sure you'll love this place. Overall I'd give it 2 cows for the total lack of vegan options but have added another because my friend liked her items and the decor of the place was very beautiful/relaxing.




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