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• Gratitude To-Go

I was looking for a place to grab some quick, vegan breakfast food in Newport Beach before heading to LA for the day. I wasn't having much luck until I stumbled across Gratitude. They are listed as vegetarian on Happy Cow because they use honey in some of their products, mostly just in their teas. So when I was searching for a place on Happy Cow and only selected Vegan, Gratitude did not come up. As a last resort I clicked vegetarian, and after reading the reviews for this place and seeing that they do not use eggs or dairy in their food, I decided to give it a shot. I do not consume honey/bee products, so I just asked once I was there to clarify which products I could not have. I went to the Gratitude To-Go counter and the staff was extremely friendly. I was in a hurry so I decided not to order anything from the real menu but just order some baked goods from the counter instead. I ordered the cinnamon roll, banana bread, and a slice of pumpkin-maple cake. The prices were a little steep, my bill came out to 20 something dollars for three pastries, but I couldn't find any vegan breakfast during the week anywhere else so I couldn't really complain. As for the food, it was pretty good. All of their baked goods are gluten-free which is great because many people don't eat gluten, however, I do. The baked goods were definitely better than a lot of other gluten-free, vegan baked goods that I've had in the past, but they definitely weren't as good as a vegan, non-gluten-free item would've been. I would definitely go back and eat there again but maybe try to order off the actual menu if I'm not in a hurry. The food that I saw other customers eating looked really good.