A longtime mobile vendor on the First Friday culinary circuit, Garden Grill now offers a brick and mortar restaurant on the westside at the Summerlin Gateway Plaza. Diners will find crispy chick’n sandwiches, beer-battered avocado tacos, plant-based carne asada fries, plus a kids’ menu with vegan cheese quesadillas and chicken strips. Online ordering available.

A restaurant specializing in 100 percent vegan sushi and entrees on the westside features Colorado chef Mindy Lim’s fare. Consider the menu plant-based Asian fusion fast-food, with a rooster of dishes such as sushi, vegan entrees, pressed juices, and smoothies. Daikon’s menu ranges from miso soup and stuffed jalapeño peppers to tempura-fired king oyster mushrooms substituting for calamari among the appetizers. Sushi choices include pickled vegetables, spicy tofu, and avocado, roasted yellow bell pepper nigiri, roe “pockets” made from carrot juice and algae, while the entrees include tempura fried gluten chunks prepared as sesame chicken and a tonkatsu dish of panko-fried tofu skin. Online ordering available.

Created in 2014 by vegan chef Donald Lemperle, this eco-friendly restaurant with two locations serves 100 percent plant-based global cuisine. Diners love the vegan sushi prepared with forbidden rice and the chicken pot pie gnocchi topped with pie crust crumbles. A weekend brunch pairs elote tamales, chicken and waffles, and stuffed french toast with mimosas and CBD-infused tea. Also at 10075 S. Eastern Avenue in Henderson. Online ordering available.

Plant-based and vegetarian items make the menu at MeDiet Cafe. Cold-pressed juices, smoothies, soups, salads, bakery items, acai bowls, and chicken, fish, and protein options come from breakfast to dinner. Online ordering available.

Created by professional poker player Cyndy Violette, Violette’s Vegan organic eatery and juice bar provides an assortment of fresh, vegan food. Order the Red Rock nachos with oven-baked blue and yellow corn tortilla chips layered with black beans and pico de gallo, topped with melted cheddar cheese, guacamole, vegan sour cream, and salsa. The menu also offers salads and soups plus vegan entrees including burgers, pad Thai, and fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy. Order online.

This intimate Chinatown cafe offers plant-based comfort food including burgers, cheesesteaks, chicken fingers, and corn dogs. Cafe No Fur also has a breakfast menu with vegan breakfast sandwiches and loco moco made with Impossible meat.

Established in 2012, this vegetarian and vegan Chinese restaurant imitates the taste and texture of meat using pressed tofu. Plant-based diners craving Chinese food favorites will be satisfied with sumptuous plates of vegan General Tso’s chicken and spicy crispy beef plus vegan cheesecake for dessert. Online ordering available.

Pancho’s Vegan Tacos offers three locations including two in Las Vegas and one in Henderson. The mission here is pretty simple: tasty Mexican cuisine made vegan. Diners can choose from a variety of vegan proteins including nopales (cactus), vegan chicken, al pastor, asada, and more. The menu includes tamales, nachos, huaraches, and of course, a wide selection of tacos. Online ordering available.

Cinnaholic customers choose their preferred frosting and toppings before the cinnamon rolls are individually prepared at this vegan bakery with four Las Vegas locations. Online ordering available.

A popular option among UNLV students, this trendy vegan restaurant does brunch right with vegan poutine, plant-based mac and cheese balls, and potato skins topped with tofu scrambled with peppers and cheddar. There are also vegan milkshakes plus pineapple mimosas, wellness shots, and lemon mint kombucha.

For burgers, wraps, and chili cheese fries, casual dining destination Veggy Street is the place to go. The plant-based restaurant offers falafel cheeseburgers, vegan hot dogs, smoothies, and more. Order online for takeout.

This 100 percent plant-based Italian restaurant in the southwest offers many gluten-free options as well. Eggplant Parmesan, flatbreads, and a pasta bar that includes zucchini noodles and sauce choices including pesto, spicy tomato, and lemon garlic make the menu. Order online.

A true hidden gem tucked away inside the Radha Govinda Hare Krishna Temple, Govinda’s Vegan Restaurant is an all-you-can-eat buffet. For a $9.95 donation, diners can load up on dhal soup, curry with tofu and beans, chutney, pasta salad, and semolina pudding for dessert. The menu is subject to change.