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1429 12th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122

206-838-5333

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Seattle Weekly
Recommended
Best Vegan Restaurant
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Vegan

Hours: Sun-Wed 8am-10pm, Thu-Sat 8am-12am

Price: $$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, cash

Features: Catering, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: No Parking

Description

Riding on the success of Hillside Quickies, where she'd been chef, Makini Howell launched this upscale all-vegan temple a year ago, and the powerful flavors have earned her a lovestruck following. The vegan approach here is less from the hippie tradition and more from the school of meat substitution, with a strong nod to Southern tradition: po'boys, collard greens, mac 'n' yease, fried okra. The tastes are intense and the textures equally so. Everything's made and presented more artfully than at Hillside, and during a summer brunch, with the big front window rolled up and hotcakes to feast on, your meat-eating friends might really start to question the temptations of the flesh.

2010 | Best Vegan Restaurant

Making things like millet and pulverized wheat gluten into something you actually want to consume is no easy feat, which is one reason Plum Bistro deserves credit. But you're probably not going there to eat a salad unless it's the vegan Caesar. This is the place to go when you're craving one of those fleshy, all-American gut-bomb meals that even the most veteran vegan might have trouble pulling off at home--like cornmeal-crusted seitan "steak" or the creamy, spicy mac and "yease." The... More »

Voracious Dining Guide

By Hanna Raskin, Seattle Weekly Critics | Wed, March 21, 2012

The impulse when opening a dining guide organized by neighborhood is to flip immediately to the section covering the few square miles you call home. We won't stop you. After all, who are we to deny you the pleasure of seeing your hangouts summariz... More »
Plum's Vegan Bounty: Organic, Zesty, Batali Approved!

By Gwendolyn Elliott | Wed, January 25, 2012

Native son Mario Batali may be a long ways off from vegan poster boy, but the celebrity chef recently announced in his syndicated column that meat is an "overused" ingredient. He frames this statemen... More »
Plum Bistro's Happy Hour Draws on Global Influences

By Laura Easley | Tue, March 29, 2011

The Place: Plum Bistro, 1429 12th Ave., 838-5333, CAPITOL HILL The Hours: Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Monday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. The Deal: A couple signature drinks go for $5, including the super-sweet S... More »
Plum Bistro Announces a Vegan Happy Hour (But No Barbecue)

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, July 22, 2010

Yesterday, I wrote a very long post about vegans, vegetarians, barbecue and the strange opinions of people named Rainbow. In it, I posed this simple challenge to the soy-and-sprouts crowd: Find me an ... More »
Plum Bistro: Vegan Fare That’s Too Flavorful?

By Jonathan Kauffman | Wed, September 23, 2009

Recession be damned, Makini Howell picked a good time to open Plum Bistro, her all-vegan restaurant on Capitol Hill. While veganism still threatens to turn any dinner party into a social nightmare, it's hardly a fringe movement. The chick-lit vega... More »

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Jamie461 | Seattle, WA | 8 Reviews

| Wed, December 15, 2010

I was completely mesmerized by the food here! I am not a vegan or vegetarian but I fell in love with the food here! The food was hearty and packed with flavor that will blow your mind! I highly recommend Plum Bistro!

Dinner

Appetizers

$9.00

Spicy Cajun Mac ‘n’ Yease
our own signature vegan mac n cheese

$8.00

Avocado Roll
sushi rice & nori roll with advocado, carrots, asparagus, lettuce, chipotle mayo and sesame seedsmayo & sesame seeds

$7.00

Orange Roasted Beet Salad
with oranges, cilantro, salt & pepper

$8.00

Grilled Polenta & Orange Fennel Salad
with ginger and cilantro

$9.00

Heirloom Tomato Salad
with roasted garlic

$8.00

Oven Roasted Cherry Tomatos
with rosemary olive oil, roasted garlic, and sourdough bread

Appetizers - Simply Veggies

$8.00

Grilled Summer Squash
with thyme, garlic, and olive oil

$8.00

Curry Fries
russett potatoes fries, with jamaican curry seasoning

$9.00

Charred Broccolini
with garlic, chili flakes, & lemon

$8.00

Southern Style Collard Greens
with seitan and cabbage

$8.00

Grilled Asparagus
with roasted garlic, sea salt, and fresh black pepper

$8.00

Sauteed Cauliflower
with garlic, chili flakes, & lemon

$8.00

Roasted Garlic Smashed Potatoes
with country style gravy

Salad

$13.00

Grilled Polenta & Orange Fennel Salad
with ginger and cilantro

$13.00

Arugala Peach Salad
with riccota tofu, balsamic vinaigrette, and grilled sourdough bread

$13.00

Mama Africa & Avocado Salad
with fresh seasonal fruit, tempeh, mama africa (millet & quinoa mix) & toasted pumpkin seeds on a bed of mixed greens

Entrees - Tempeh

$18.00

Tempeh Vermouth
a vermouth marinated tempeh with an olive sauce, served with warm brussels sprouts and a pan-seared smashed potatoes

$17.00

Chipotle Glazed Peach Tempeh
served with sauted kale, avocado, and peach butter sauce

$17.00

Fennel Grilled Tempeh With Oranges And Arugula
with grilled polenta cakes

Entrees - Seitan

$17.00

Double-dipped Seitan
with sauteed asparagus and chive & roasted garlic mashed potatoes with a country-style gravy

$17.00

Oregano, Parsley Grilled Steaks
with grilled summer squash and oven roasted tomatoes

$17.00

Grilled Chimichirri Seitan Steak
with roasted garlic and our heirloom tomato salad

$15.00

Bbq Double- Dipped Seitan Steak
with chive garlic yam fries

Entrees - Tofu

$16.00

Grilled Olive Pesto Tofu
with green beans & smashed purple potatoes with olive oil

$17.00

Tuscan Summer
pernod tofu and tempeh with seitan butter sauce served over millet salad with blueberry and anise

$17.00

Chipotle Glazed Peach Tofu
served with sauteed green beans avocado, and peach butter sauce

Entrees - Transitional Raw

$14.00

Raw Tacos
sprouted corn tortillas stuffed with avocado, tomatoes, soy ricotta, spinach, cilantro, and fresh salsa

$15.00

Raw Lasagna With Walnut Pesto
fresh tomatoes, olives, & basil

$13.00

Raw Kale And Seaweed Salad
with fresh tofu, and sesame miso dressing

Entrees - Seasonal Mushrooms

$15.00

Wild Mushroom Fettuccine
tossed with kale, seitan, and fresh chives

$17.00

Breaded Portobello Steaks
with a roasted caper with grape sauce, grilled fennel, and smashed purple potatoes

Entrees - Grilled Seasonal Pizzas

$14.00

Grilled Red Potato & Olive
with minced seitan, rosemary daiya mazzarella and capers

$14.00

Fresh Basil & Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce
with black olives & cherry tomatoes

$14.00

Fire Roasted Veggie
with oven roasted cherry tomatoes, summer squash, grilled fresh fennel, and basil ricotta

Burgers - Tofu

$14.00

El Besito Caliente
“the spicy little kiss” grilled tofustrami on our own fresh baked bun with avocado, cucumber, carmelized purple onions, tomatoes & house jalapeño aioli

$14.00

The Crazy Jamaican Burger
a jerk tofu burger on our own fresh baked bun with ripe plantains, grilled sweet onions, potato salad, tomatoes & house vegan mayo

Burgers - Quinoa

$14.00

Quinoa Burger
with orange slices, jalapeno aoli, & chopped cilantro

Burgers - Tempeh

$14.00

Baked Tempeh & Arugula Burger
baked tempeh on our own fresh baked bun, with dill aioli

$14.00

The Goddess
jamaican spice tempeh on our own fresh baked bun with orange slices, jamaican pickled sweet onions, spinach & jalapeno aioli

Desserts - Transitional Raw

$6.00

Strawberries And Creme
market fresh strawberries with fresh creme

$7.00

Grilled Fresh Apricots
with blueberries and lime fresh creme

$6.00

Seasonal Cheesecakes
ask your server for todays selection

$6.00

Market Fresh Dessert Of The Day
ask your server for todays selection

$6.00

Fresh Blueberry Shortcake
with fluffy biscuits or home made white cake with blueberry sauce and maple syrup

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206-838-5333

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2010 | Best Vegan Restaurant

By Hanna Raskin, Seattle Weekly Critics | Wed, March 21, 2012

By Gwendolyn Elliott | Wed, January 25, 2012

By Laura Easley | Tue, March 29, 2011

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, July 22, 2010

By Jonathan Kauffman | Wed, September 23, 2009

Jamie461 | Seattle, WA | 8 Reviews