Globe Cafe and Bakery

Favorite Bites: Grilled Portabello Sandwich, Pancakes w/ chocolate chips, French Toast
Food: (poor) 1 2 3 4 5 (excellent)
Service: (poor) 1 2 3 4 5 (excellent)
Appearance: (poor) 1 2 3 4 5 (excellent)

NOTE: This restaurant has closed.

If you are a Vegan, do you miss being able to get southern comfort foods such as Pancakes, Biscuits with gravy, Home fried potatoes, or Cinnamon rolls? Then head over to The Globe Cafe and Bakery where you can get delicious & inexpensive vegan items such as these plus much more.

The Globe offers a variety of outstanding breakfast items, which are served all day. The Biscuits & Gravy are one of the most popular choices. They take freshly baked homemade biscuits and smother them in a mushroom based gravy sauce. You can get the same sauce served over mashed potatoes. I find the gravy to be a bit salty, but my other dining companions always rave about it, so it could just be me. The Stir fry curry veggie with tofu is more to my liking, chock full of tofu and whatever fresh veggies they have on hand. It comes served with fresh bread and home fried potatoes or a salad, so it is a pretty substantial meal. I make sure to get the "regular" size so that I have room for dessert. Other options include a Breakfast Biscuit Sandwich, which is broiled tofu with mustard sauce on a biscuit, and Corn Bread, which is served with fruit and your choice of either maple syrup or a southern style molasses whip.

If you are looking for something on the sweet side for breakfast, I would suggest the Pancakes. They come with maple syrup and you get to choose three toppings, which range from fruits, pecans, poppy seed, chocolate chips, ginger, currants, coconut, dates to chopped veggies. You can also get cardamom or cinnamon at no charge. They also have French Toast, which is also really good. They take a thick piece of their homemade bread, spice it with cardamom and then topped with fruit and maple syrup. It is really yummy and I especially like the way the cardamom gives it a bit more of an exotic flavor that what you would usually expect from French Toast.

In addition to the breakfast menu, which is served all day, they have a daily specials board with sandwiches and other entrees. I have tried the Grilled Portabello Sandwich. It is served between slices of their homemade potato bread and comes topped with sweet peppers, lettuce, tomatoes & tahini. It is really flavorful, but make sure you are hungry if you get it because it is a pretty dense sandwich. A friend of mine really likes the Open Faced Tofu Sandwich. It is also served on homemade potato bread, comes with mashed potatoes, and both are smothered in gravy.

Make sure to leave room for dessert, because they have a ton of excellent choices to choose from. There are the famous huge Cinnamon Rolls, that have chunks of walnuts, which are a nice contrast to the sweetness of the icing. This is something you defininely must try, but make sure you have others to share it with, because it is huge. Other vegan pastries include fruit or veggie scones and various sweet muffins. They also have cookies and cakes. I really really like their cakes, and will usually get one to go to eat later in the day. My favorite kinds have been chocolate cake with chocolate icing, and a chocolate cake with peanut & chocolate icing.

The setting of the restaurant is homey and comfortable with a hodgepodge of chairs, tables and quirky lampshades. Plus, the waitstaff is very friendly and laid back, which gives it even more of a feeling of eating at a friend's house. They do have a somewhat small dining area, with mabey a dozen tables, so be prepared for a wait on the weekends. But, then again, this is the perfect excuse to get one of the yummy Cinnamon rolls while you wait.