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Govinda's Gourmet Vegetarian
1408 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 985-9303 Fax: (215) 985-9304

Welcome to Govinda's Gourmet Vegetarian Restaurant. We serve a wide variety of Vegetarian, Vegan, Vedic, Halal and Kosher meals prepared with Love and Delicious to Enjoy. Make your next Lunch or Dinner out an event to remember. Our Vegetarian foods will make your mouth water with anticipation. We use the finest ingredients to prepare meals that are fresh everyday and our Mock "meat" preparations are so tasty that they can satisfy even the most die hard non-vegetarians with textures and flavors that make enjoying a healthy Vedic lifestyle simple. Plain living and higher thinking have evolved into Govinda's Gourmet Vegetarian. 

Located in the heart of Center City Philadephia on South and Broad Street - Avenue of the Arts, our restaurant offers an eclectic variety of fantastic dining options that are sure to please. Try our Mongolian Golden Tofu or San Francisco Hill Kofta smothered in a tangy red sauce. Enjoy contemporary cuisine in a charming atmosphere with the pulse of a Philly Night out on the town.
 
Enjoy dining outdoors in our street side cafe during the lazy summer months, or rent out our function room for special occasions.
 
Hope to see you soon!

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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

What do Vegetarians Eat if they don't eat Meat, Fish, Chicken or Eggs?

When I dine out with new friends or business associates the dreaded VEGETARIAN CONVERSATION always comes up. What do you guys (vegetarians) eat if you do not eat meat?

If you are like me you most likely have become very tired of explaining your dietary preferences to others and you simply want to attempt to enjoy a good meal in a sometimes vegetarian unfriendly world.

Usually, the trouble begins when I start asking the waiter questions about how the vegetables are prepared, you know like, are they boiled in a base of chicken stock or beef stock? By this point the people that I am with are beginning to suspect that there may be something wrong with me. Then I am forced to explain what I do not eat and why.

Being a Hare Krishna Devotee and living within the Vedic Diet presents problems well beyond just being a standard run of the mill vegetarian like not eating Onions, Garlic, Vinegar or Mushrooms. Wow, there really is nothing that you can eat on our menu if you don't even eat onions or garlic.

My advice after years of eating out is try and pick the place in advance and call ahead and have them prepare something for you or even bring a meal that can be served to you during the meal that you have prepared yourself. This may sound silly or extremist but it will usually avoid the VEGETARAIN CONVERSATION. This way you can focus on a conversation that you want to have and not have to spend valuable social or business time on the VEGETARIAN CONVERSATION.  

Of course, you could always invite your guests to a place like Govinda's Vegetarian where you can be assured that all of the meals are prepared in the Vedic vegetarian or vegan vegetarian traditions saving you from having a whole lot of explaining to do.

If you would like to share your stories of how you handle the VEGETARIAN CONVERATION with new friends or family email me at contact@govindasvegetarian.com and I will review and post your story. If you have any stories that you think would contribute to this website please email them as well.  

Your Humble Servant, Bill

11:50 am est


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Gourmet To Go and Govinda's Vegetarian Fine Dining Hours 
 
Gourmet To Go Hours
Monday - Thursday
Friday - Saturday
Sunday 
11:30am - 11:00pm
11:30am - 12:00am
11:30am - 10:00pm
Fine Dining at
Govinda's Gourmet Vegetarian
are Thursday - Saturday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Fine Dining at Govinda's Vegetarian are Sunday
2:00pm - 10:00pm

Reservations are Requested but Not Required.
We will call you back to confirm your reservation
once you use this form for  making a reservation online.

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Please get in touch and let us know what you think of this site and our vegetarian restaurant.
We're always looking for ways to improve our service and offerings.
(215) 985-9303

Govinda's Vegetarian * 1408 South Street *
Philadelphia, PA * USA * 19146
Phone: (215) 985-9303 Fax: (215) 985-9304