The SW rice bowl has an asterisk, which means vegetarian, but the waiter asked the kitchen and was told it is made with chicken stock at Jolly Pumpkin in Traverse City

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Brewpub with cottage decor on the old mission peninsula. Has a few vegetarian choices that can be made vegan. Open Mon 12:00pm-8:00pm, Thu-Sun 12:00pm-8:00pm. Closed Tue & Wed.

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First Review by Veggiekathryn

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VeganEmjoy

Points +155

Vegan
18 Jun 2026

No vegan options

We used to visit many years ago when we were vegetarian and had one or two options then, but nothing since becoming vegan. I emailed to ask about any menu substitutions that could make anything suitable for vegans and never got a response.

Updated from previous review on 2026-06-18

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Veggiekathryn

Points +472

Vegan
03 Aug 2024

Vegans and vegetarians BEWARE

At first glance the menu has some vegetarian options that can be made vegan by omitting cheese. The rice bowl is listed as vegetarian on the physical menu given to me by the restaurant. I asked the waiter to double check if it was vegan- he returned saying it can’t be vegan because the rice is made with CHICKEN STOCK. If I hadn’t been the only vegan eating with a group, I would have left. Instead I had the Israeli couscous and lentil salad without cheese, which was nothing special. My meal had no protein, so it wasn’t filling. It looks like the southwest salad could also be vegan by omitting cheese, but I didn’t ask. Not worth stopping here if you don’t eat meat, you may be served some against your will since there is blatantly wrong information on the menu. Unacceptable.

Cons: Chicken stock in dish listed as vegetarian

The SW rice bowl has an asterisk, which means vegetarian, but the waiter asked the kitchen and was told it is made with chicken stock at Jolly Pumpkin in Traverse City

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