Located at 108 West Orange Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Wish You Were Here was a special delight! The staff was extremely friendly and more than helpful with explaining what options we had available, and they are willing to substitute vegan options in their non-vegan dishes. It's so nice to go a restaurant that knows and understands veganism's dietary requirements. It doesn't happen much around here!
Wish You Were Here Menu.
Jim ordered the Peasant Omlet with tofu scramble substituted for egg and without the cheddar cheese. He received a side of home fries and molasses toast with vegan butter.
Jodi ordered 2 Swede pancakes which are made with organic rolled oats and served with banana slices and apple sauce. Also pictured is their amazing home fries and kick ass vegan sausage!
After munching down and stuffing our guts on one of the most amazing breakfasts we've had in a long time, a peak into the baked goods became a double belly stuffer as they offered blueberry and banana walnut muffins as well as chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter icing, which is pictured below. Frank purchased the rest of the day's stock of vegan baked goodness and we were off on our way fully satisfied.
Special thanks to Frank who bought us our breakfast, which was about $10 per person. The baked goods were fairly priced as well, with the muffins costing $2.50 each and the cupcakes were $2.95 a piece.
Quality of Food:
Peasant Omlet: Stellar!
Swede Pancakes: Stellar!
Home Fries:Stellar!
Vegan Sausage: Super Stellar!
Willingness to Accommodate: Super Stellar!
Overall Experience: Stellar!
As a matter of fact we are considering taking a day to drive the 3 hours from the Cumberland, MD tri-state area to Lancaster again. A day of shopping and good food? Sure! Why not?
We'd also like to take this opportunity to offer a couple of extra non-food related plugs associated to the day....
Frank Bittinger is the fellow vegan and author of Into the Mirror Black, Angels of the Seventh Dawn, and Angels of the Mourning Light. Frank donates his proceeds to several animal rescues and no kill shelters. He is also in the middle of sponsoring a book drive for our military members in Iraq and Afghanistan who have asked him to send copies of his books to the war zones. Check out his website, www.frankebittinger.com to read up on Frank or donate to his book drive.
The purpose of our trip was to accompany Frank as he adopted a couple of birds from Lair of Dragons Bird Rescue. His new companion birds are Rocky, a macaw, and Pee Wee, a cockatiel. This bird rescue was amazing, and the owners put a lot of hard work and dedication into helping save the lives of many birds. Frank has also blogged about his experience at the rescue, which you can read on Frank's Blog.
Please check out the Lair of Dragon Bird Rescue if you are considering adopting a bird or would like to make a donation to a good cause!
