Veggie Choices at Restaurant Week

KGSR 107.1 is sponsoring Austin's first Restaurant Week very soon on August 11-19th. This week, lots of local restaurants will be offering special $25 menus, usually with three courses. $5 of each meal's price goes to the Capital Area Food Bank to support their kid's program. However, since the menus are small, and possibly because this event is also sponsored by the Texas Beef Council, the vegetarian choices are a bit limited. I went through the list of menus for you, and here's what I found, although I'd confirm with the restaurant when you make a reservation about any ingredients.

Austin Land and Cattle Company

• Fire Roasted New Mexican Green Chiles stuffed with Goat Cheesed Wasabi
• Giant Portobello Mushroom with Grilled Peppers, Sweet Texas Onion and Texmati Rice
• Individual Raspberry Tart with Cream and Blue Bell Ice Cream or No Nut Chocolate Fudge Pie or Homemade Creme Brulee

Ciola's

• Appetizer: Eggplant Rollatini
• Salad: House Salad
• Entree: Penne Alla Vodka or Pasta Della Dario (ask to hold the meat)
• Dessert:Chocolate Mousse Martini or Tiramisu

Wyndham Garden Hotel

• Appetizers: Fried Zucchini & Portobello or Hummus w/ tahini or House Side Salad
• Entree: Vegetarian Stacked Enchilada or Grilled Portobello
• All entrees include our unlimited sides bar
• Desserts: Bourbon Bread Pudding or Chocolate Decadence or Dulce de leche Cheesecake

Kenichi

• 1st Course: Vegetable Maki - Tempura asparagus, cucumber, avocado, shiso & pickled burdock root
• 2nd Course: Eggplant dengaku - Twice Cooked Japanese eggplant with sumiso sauce and sesame onigiri
• 3rd Course: Mato San's Hot Balls - Tofu beignets with vanilla gelato, kaffir lime sale and local honeycombe

Dona Emilias

• Appetizer Plantain Chips - Sliced, seasoned, & lightly fried, served with our signature salsas
• Entree: Llapingachos - Pan-fried mashed potato cakes stuffed with mozzarella, with peanut sauce, avocado & tomato.
• Desserts: Flan - Classic flan with caramel sauce or Tre Leches - Traditional homemade sponge cake. Infused with three kinds of milk, topped with whipped cream.

Contact details, reservations, and details on the restaurants can be found on the KGSR Restaurant Week site.