When a collegiette™ hears the word vegan, the first things she doesn’t necessarily think of are cupcakes and chicken wraps, right? Before, I was a little skeptical about the whole vegan thing. I felt like the only things that were available to eat were raw celery sticks and berries. Umm, no thank you. I have to say that I definitely made a hasty generalization and judged too quickly. It was not until I passed the Columbia Heights café, Sticky Fingers, when I changed my mind.
After reading the raving reviews outside, I went inside really expecting to see two categories on the menu: veggies and fruit. Instead, I found a variety of cupcakes such as red velvet, vanilla, and cookies and cream. There were even other baked goods such as cinnamon rolls, brownies and cookies. I then found the chalkboard with the 50’s inspired café’s eclectic menu, which had a lot of choices like tofu scramble, tofurkey sandwiches, Asian soy steak wraps, and Gardein nuggets. I even saw chicken? Being a stranger to the vegan world, I was unsure whether any of this food was appetizing. Deciding to be adventurous, I chose a barbecue “chicken” wrap, and my whole view of vegan food changed. When I tasted it, the “chicken” inside the wrap tasted just like chicken, which was pretty strange, but a yummy strange. Finally, for dessert I ate a cookies and cream cupcake. I could not taste any difference from any other cupcake I have tried in the past. Overall, I have to say that I had an amazing meal for $20 and I was pretty satisfied that I tried something new!
If you’re a big foodie and dare to try something outside your comfort zone, go vegan for a day! Trust me, D.C. has a lot of other delicious vegan places that are open to changing the minds of those in doubt!