Picture this: Cinco de Mayo on a Saturday afternoon, and you’re surrounded by friends, huge pitchers of fruit-infused, icy margaritas and a plethora of plant-based Mexican dishes to mix and match. Just in time for this Mexican Independence celebration, Los Amigos in Atlantic City is playing with an updated vegan menu.

While we always enjoy a good Mexican dish, of course, they often contain meat, cheese or sour cream. The desire to change this in the restaurant scene is what drove Los Amigos to create vegan Mexican food.

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The owner, Curt Taylor, said, “My grandson had a lot of allergies as a young child, and Curtis became very interested in making his own food from scratch. He worked his way into veganism from that point, working with his son’s allergies. Obviously, being a chef in his own right, he had a strong background in the culinary industry and this was an avenue he decided to take.”

At first, they started with vegan tastings and saw great results, which led them to add an entirely vegan menu.

Their menu has plenty of vegan options to choose from. They have Quinoa Stuffed Grilled Portabello, Potato Chorizo Flautas, Black Bean Tamales, Drunken Mushroom Tacos, L.A. Vegan Tacos, a Black Bean Soup, and Portabello Fajitas! One of the favorites is the Portabello Fajitas, which are filled with chili marinated grilled portobello, served over fried onions and peppers with Pico De Gallo.

Craving some Mexican food for Cinco de Mayo?

We’ve got you covered for your Cinco party this weekend! These recipes from our Food Monster App will have everyone at your gathered fully satisfied.

Portobello Mushroom Fajitas

These Portobello Mushroom Fajitas are easy to make and taste even better than a regular fajita. Cook the peppers and onions until they’re a bit blackened for even more flavor.

Hearty Black Bean Soup

This Hearty Black Bean Soup is chock full of black beans. This recipe also includes some sun-dried tomatoes and grated smoked tofu.

Black Bean Tamales

These tasty Black Bean Tamales will be perfect for your Cinco party! Corn, black beans, tomatoes and fiery spices, all cooked in a little corn husk pocket. Voila!

We have more where that came from! Try this Spicy Loaded Nachos recipe for any friendly gathering, this Spicy Tortilla Veggie Soup, or these Potato Tacos With Massaged Kale which are easy to make. Need something to dip your tortilla chips into? Try this Broccamole dip or this Coconut Mango Salsa. Of course, we have more. So, create this High-Protein Sweet Potato Black Bean Quesadillas or this Jalapeño Black Bean Patties With Mexican Coleslaw at home!

If you enjoy recipes like this, we highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App, it’s available for both Android and iPhone and has free and paid versions. The app is loaded with thousands of allergy-friendly & vegan recipes/cooking tips. It also has hundreds of search filters and features like bookmarking and meal plans! The app shows you how having diet/health/food preferences can be full of delicious abundance rather than restrictions while keeping things delicious! It’ll probably become your favorite app!

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