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Discover Delicious Plant-Based Delights in a Cozy Jersey Eatery
Brennah Lambert, a self-taught chef and restaurant owner, has made a name for herself with her establishment, Lesbiveggies, known for its addictive casual eats. The menu features a variety of gluten-free options, including delicious lemon poppyseed pancakes and a fan-favorite vegan buffalo cauliflower. These dishes showcase not only the creativity of Lambert but also her commitment to providing flavorful meals that cater to diverse dietary needs.
As of 2025, Lesbiveggies has relocated to Woodbury, NJ, which opens up new possibilities for both loyal patrons and newcomers eager to experience Lambert’s culinary offerings. The restaurant continues to attract attention for its innovative approach to casual dining, making it a must-visit spot for anyone in the Philadelphia area looking to indulge in plant-based cuisine.
Flavorful Freedom: Discovering the Heart of Plant-Based Delights in the Garden State
Legal editor Matt Gail loves to dine at this eclectic vegan spot for brunch lunch and dinner he heads to lesbi veggies my name is BR Lambert I’m the owner of lesbi veggies so me personally um I transition to a vegan diet because just for health reasons um I just wanted to kind of feel better to not my body a little bit better so that’s my personal.
Reason and then the gluten-free came along as kind of like a secondary deal um just cuz just meeting the demand of what people were looking for really and that’s really my goal with the the menu and and opening up the restaurant I wanted it to be a place where if you enjoy good food and you just want to have a good experience that’s the whole.
Reason why I’m here so I just feel really comfortable getting into the kitchen and doing honestly what I love you know at times it’s like as stressful and like you’re doing a bunch of stuff at once but overall like every time I come in there I feel like I’m at home to an extent I just want to kind of just cook it up cook it up um and just make.
Things work so I really want to highlight the catering business as well I want that to eventually be as equally represented as the restaurant yeah I mean I just want people to leave like kind of like a little question mark in their head I feel like that’s kind of cool um like okay maybe I had like this uh cream cheese underneath the pancakes.
But I don’t know how that was made or what that was but it tasted really good um and it was wholesome and you know I feel good afterwards and I want to come back Matt lesbi veggies has something for everyone why did you pick it I love lesbi veggies because I need gluten-free food I have celiac disease so it’s very important for me that all of my food be.
Very very strictly gluten-free which means every time I dine out it’s sort of a negotiation with the menu and the restaurant staff to make sure that there’s something there I can eat but at lesbian veggies everything is gluten-free so I know I can order whatever I want I don’t have to sort of go through that kind of negot.
Preliminary negotiation I can just have a sort of normal restaurant dining experience which isn’t always accessible to me everywhere plus the food is really really really good it’s a sort of Soul flood soul food Southern flavor I remember from growing up in Virginia and I love it you usually kick off your meal with the zucchini fritters I do the.
Zucchini fritters are actually on the entree menu at lesbi veggies and they are large enough to be an entree for sure they’re like pretty big it’s zucchini and corn Fritter and the the bulk of it is zucchini but the flavor in it is from the corn and then a top of sort of arugula and chopped tomato salad with a Sriracha rot on top um perfect.
Entree but I love it too much to wait so I always have it as an appetizer another classic are the cauliflower like buffalo wings cauliflower buffalo wings they’re also again portion sizes are huge um so yeah they were basically like not the whole floret but like cut and then battered and then fried with like a lime sauce it was so good they have other.
Flavors as well like the barbecue there barbecue rngs too like a maple barbecue that’s also really fantastic so all they I’m not vegan I don’t need vegan food but I love this vegan food plus it’s hard to find gluten-free fried food so whenever I oh fried fritters fried cauliflower fried everything off that menu the fried a plant was delicious oh.
That’s right you had the eggplant parm the eggplant parm yeah it was perfectly breaded and Fred right when it comes to eggplant parm it can be a little finicky like you can over fry it where it’s like too crispy on the outside and then the eggplant kind of turns to Mush or like you can maybe not fry it enough and then it’s too tough how was the balance they.
Have two eggplant dishes there and I I know you said you got the eggplant Palm dinner and I think that’s great one I would say if you ever go back get the yes get the appetizer because it’s the exact same eggplant but instead of the gluten-free pasta which is like fine but it’s glutenfree pasta it’s fine but it’s not yeah it’s not Pasta Pasta right so.
Skip that more eggplant and then they do this um vegan cheese made out of almonds that is incredible it’s so rich and flavorful you would not guess it’s not ricot and Parmesan and that it’s as much food as the entree but for the appetizer Eric how were the coconut curry noodles they were so good they were really good I liked the broth I liked the sauce um.
Yeah the tofu was crispy inside the sauce and Matt you had the brussel sprouts which had maple glaze or what was that on top do you like brussels sprouts like I I do like bruss Sprouts I’m a fiend for brussels sprouts I always get brussels sprouts whenever I can get them gluten- freed it’s not always but whenever I can get them Avail.
Because sometimes in a shared fryer with like breaded fish and stuff yeah um these aren’t deep fried uh they this fantastic maple glaze and you might think that’s too sweet but it’s not it’s this like Smoky counter point and perfect lemonade and tea are another big thing and both of you had tried the was it wild blueberry ice tea yeah and then.
They also have a blueberry Paya drink I think that we had as well that’s really good you sat outside and oton that’s a cute little area that’s a nice little Main Street what did you think it’s great there’s a little restaurant right across the street there’s a brewery and Distillery next door ottobon has evolved a lot over the last 10 years and it’s.
Really exciting to see veggies sort of be part of that Eric how was your dessert oh my gosh the uh brown butter Peach gobler was fantastic it was actually very full for my meal so I actually did take it home and ate it later and it was still really good was it alamode it was alamode it came with a vegan ice cream I don’t remember what it.
It was on the menu I think it had blueberries in it possibly again with the blueberries um yeah it was a nice counter balance with the peach how was the crust on on the cobbler it was good um you’re right yeah cuz those gluten-free desserts sometimes are kind of it was more chewy than crusty okay um which can be you know but again it was.
You’re right if you’re looking for that crumbly crumble that’s on a cobbler usually it’s not that it was more of a cakey style okay but it was delicious nice Roland you had a little bit of a sweet breakfast treat for your dessert the lemon poppy lemon po seed pancakes just the right amount of citrus uh I like the poppy seed in it.
Yeah it’s very it’s it’s different that give it a different texture on the pancakes uh but yeah it was a nice way to end my lunch I go there for brunch frequently I always get the lemon poyc pancakes and what’s amazing about them is that gluten-free uh pancakes tend to be flat a real problem with glutenfree bited Goods is lack of chew so the.
Inclusion of the poppy seeds to me is genius because they sort of make up for that they give you that sort of chew sensation in the mouth that you wouldn’t otherwise have from the pancake dough so I don’t know what they make of them I will always eat them fantastic Modern Marvel Matt this was your pick sum it up for us oh I I love lesbian veggies for.
Sort of casual American Innovative dining that’s Celiac safe gluten-free the entire menu is gluten-free the entire menu is vegan but it’s the sort of food that you would not guess is vegan when you eat it and that you aren’t limited to enjoying if you’re vegan I think that’s sometimes a concern for people in sort of a downtown.
Environment where you can hang out and listen to the music from The Brewery down the street and have a good time Roland what are your final thoughts I think it’s nice that lesbi stands out in otun um it’s also it was nice to test also myself with with food that is a little different that from what I’m trying what I’m used to having you know.
Especially when it’s vegan uh and when it’s gluten-free um it was nice it was nice to see how they would handle those restrictions I guess um and then how they can accommodate people you know that seek out different flavors Eric what’s the big takeaway I enjoyed my vegan meal there it was really good I enjoyed everything I had I thought the.
Portion sizes were good the smoothies were great too um yeah I’m definitely intrigued to try more because there’s a bunch of things I didn’t order this time but I will definitely order next time try out lesbian veggies located at 112 West Merchant Street in aabon 856 323 8458 reservations are accepted and the average tab per person without drinks is.
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