Typically, vegetarians get the shaft when it comes to pre-prepared food. Unless you are able to state your vegetarian ways, you can usually suspect that your vegetarian pickin’s will be slim. Fortunately for me, that was NOT the case on my trip last week to St. Louis. I had ample food selection.
Monday night, I joined some ladies for dinner & drinks. We ate at the hotel restaurant and I chose two appetizers because I didn’t really see much in the way of a good vegetarian entree. I probably could have survived with just the veggie plate though because this turned out to be a TON of food!
Those are beautiful grilled veggies with feta and pita and hummus with pita. It was all so delicious! I made little veggie sandwiches out of the pita bread.
Tuesday and Wednesday breakfast was simple and easy – mostly fruit, some eggs, a danish here or there, and cereal. I didn’t snap any pictures of that though.
Tuesday lunch was probably my favorite meal provided by the hotel. I originally loaded up my plate with half salad because I was afraid I wouldn’t have too many other options. I was completely wrong and ended up overloading my plate because I wanted so much more than just a salad!
There are grilled veggies & pita again, polenta, grilled asparagus, tomato & goat cheese, and my half plate of salad. This was delicious!
Monday night we went and enjoyed Lucas Grille. We each got 2 drink tickets and unfortunately, I didn’t snap any pics of my drinks! I did snap a great picture of this mushroom risotto though.
It was totally filling and I really enjoyed the little crunched onions over top. I also enjoyed a salad and cheesecake this evening.
Lucas Grille did not disappoint and I would love to go back if I’m ever in St. Louis again.
Wednesday’s lunch before leaving town wasn’t super spectacular, so I don’t have a picture of it, but overall my food experience in St. Louis was phenomenal and I’m so thankful that my vegetarian stomach didn’t starve. I also felt like I could eat relatively healthy the entire time, so I greatly appreciated that aspect as well.
Any other places I should try next time I’m in St. Louis?
What’s your experience on work trips in regard to food and if you have dietary restrictions?
