Angelica's 
506 W. King Street 

As a vegetarian, sometimes it’s hard to find a decent meal at a restaurant beyond salads and baked potatoes. 

If you’re especially fortunate, you might find one or two items on the menu sans animal parts; however, if this restaurant is a favorite of your posse, ordering the same thing repeatedly can get old. 

Fortunately, vegetarians and vegans of the greater Boone area can rejoice that someone out there has heard our prayers.  There is a restaurant in Boone that feels our pain of endless salads and appetizers. 

Angelica’s on King Street, next to Boone Bagelry, offers a wide variety of fresh juices, smoothies and vegetarian and vegan entrees to satisfy your palate. 

Upon entering the pink and mint green building (which used to house my parents’ favorite restaurant, Marvin’s Garden, way back when I was a tot), Angelica’s has the feel of a vegetarian place. 

The windows are adorned with crystals.  Batik dyed tapestries cover the shell pink walls.  The many windows lend an atmosphere of light and space.  A large chalkboard decorated with pictures of flowers in colored chalk tells the specials of the day. 

One of these specials, which came highly recommended by the waitress, I decided to try. 

The Espinaca Grande, an unusual spinach salad with spinach, zucchini slices, sesame sticks and other veggies was pretty good. 

It came with bread that was surprisingly still warm by the time I had finished half of my salad.  The vinaigrette dressing that accompanied the special, however, was too tart for me. 

The prices at Angelica’s, outside their juice concoctions and smoothies, are pretty reasonable.  My meal was $6.95 but was a large portion. 

Most entrees range from $4.95 for “Latino Style Red Beans and Rice” to $7.95 for “Papas Majadas,” which is a multi-layered southwestern dish. 

Burritos are $4.95 to $6.95, and from what I saw on the other diners’ plates, they are enormous.  Most sandwiches are $5.95 and range from the “Mushroom Melt” to the slightly more exotic “Avocado Tempeh Melt.”  Angelica’s also offers what are called “Nori Rolls,” their version of egg rolls. 

For the 12 and under set, there is even a children’s menu which offers peanut butter and honey sandwiches, grilled cheese, yogurt and fruit, red or black beans in rice or a melted cheese tortilla. 

To wash all this healthy food down, Angelica’s offers a great diversity of organic juices. 

Diners can either get one juice straight up or for the slightly braver, choose your own blend of 12 different juices. 

Try on one of Angelica’s own concoctions, such as “Sunshine,” a mixture of carrot, pineapple, kiwi and apple juices. 

Angelica’s  also offers a wide variety of smoothies with many ingredients such as coconut milk, papaya and mango.  Along with the mysterious drinks, there are plenty of other drinks to choose from. 

Iced teas (they have a daily selection of herbal brands), fruit spritzers (this is after all a health food place), organic coffees and an interesting Indian drink served over ice with mango and yogurt offer a cheaper and more traditional alternative. 

Angelica’s offers many different types of food, yet the selections of these kinds of foods are only somewhat varied. 

There are only five entrees, five burritos and six sandwiches to choose from.  Other than that, Angelica’s makes for a pretty interesting dining experience. 

It is the perfect place to go if you need to clean out your digestive system after holiday pigging out.