Vegan in, vegan out

In the ongoing game of musical chairs in Midtown restaurants, last month, vegan-friendly Pushkin’s Restaurant found a seat at 1813 Capitol Avenue, and vegan eatery Garden to Grill at 2315 K Street lost its. At Pushkin’s Bakery (1820 29th Street), all offerings are gluten- and dairy-free, and the owners eventually expanded its short all-vegan sandwich menu to include meat. The new Pushkin’s brunch restaurant has dishes with meat, cheese and eggs and vegan versions of many of those meals. They’ve carried over their sandwich options to the new menu, so Sacramento diners can get the exceptional vegan adult grilled cheese there, but they can no longer get Garden to Grill’s vegan tempeh bacon burger or chili cheese fries anymore. On its Facebook page, a post signed by Garden’s owners said the closure was due to their location being “just too big, too old and cost us far too much to afford in rent and utilities.”