Restaurant Feature: Earth To Us

Welcome back to Viva La Vegan! After a stressful week of classes and work my roommates and I decided that we deserved a night off of cooking. We wanted to try something new and came across a vegan restaurant called Earth To Us. This Durham-based small business has the best latin vegan food I have ever had. That is why this week's blog feature is Earth To Us.

**All images retrieved from Earth To Us Website**

"Earth To Us is a family-owned and operated business on a mission to show that our favorite foods can be made vegan by offering food that is appealing to meat-eaters and vegans alike. We offer delicious, completely vegan comfort food with a Latin twist as our family is of Puerto-Rican descent"

Earth To Us is based out of Durham and just recently opened a second location in Raleigh. Both locations have the same menu full of delicious items including loaded nachos, cauliflower wings, empanadas, and arepas.Are you hungry yet? Let's dive into some of their menu highlights!

Appetizers

Loaded Nachos $13.25 - Corn tortilla chips topped with a fresh, raw cashew cheese sauce, black beans, pico de gallo, guacamole & a ranch drizzle.

The loaded nachos from Earth To Us are the best nachos I have ever had in my life.The nachos were simple yet delicious. The flavors from the toppings complemented each other perfectly. Many nachos have a poor ratio of toppings and chips, however the Loaded Nachos had the perfect ratio.

Cauliflower Wings $11 - Battered and deep fried cauliflower tossed in your choice of sauce, drizzled with ranch & celery sticks. Sauce choices include BBQ, buffalo, or bang bang.

My roommates go the Cauliflower Wings to share as an appetizer. They ordered the buffalo wings and loved them. Cauliflower wings can sometimes be soggy if not cooked correctly. Earth To Us cooked theirs to perfection according to my roommates. They had the perfect amount of crisp and sauce.

"If I could eat these everyday I would"

Entrees

Chickpea Salad $12- Mixed greens topped with seasoned chickpeas, pico de gallo, guacamole & maduros, all drizzled with creamy garlic sauce.

The chickpea salad was a hit with my roommate. It was a perfect combination of flavors and toppings. He added black beans to his salad for some extra protein and he loved it. It was a large portion salad so if you could split it with a friend!

Mac & Cheese Plate $13- Mac served with BBQ soy chicken & coleslaw (can substitute chicken with cauliflower wings).

All week long my roommate was talking about he was craving Mac and cheese. After all week of me telling him to just make some himself he decided to order it at Earth To Us. He decided to substitute the chicken with more buffalo cauliflower wings. He was in food heaven. He loved the combination of wings and Mac and cheese. While it was not the healthiest option he said it was incredible.

Earth To Us was such a great ending to a stressful week. If you are ever in the Triangle and are craving really good Latin food I highly recommend Earth To Us! For more information about Earth To Us check out their website here. Make sure to subscribe and check back next week for another post of Viva La Vegan.