If you happen to find yourself in Des Moines, Iowa and you happen to find yourself vegan much like I did not all that long ago, allow me to proffer a couple of options for food. Des Moines is a college town and Iowa is an oddly progressive place with what some might consider backwards politics. They don't seem to work together well all the time but really that has no place in this particular post about soft-shell tacos and vegan pizza. You just sort of can't miss those little factors if you pay even a tiny bit of attention. My previous trip to Iowa had been to Cedar Rapids and was also quite enjoyable. But yet there were talks of politics that included being grateful for FEMA and criticizing the sitting president for saying we should all help each other. All over my locally prepared vegan breakfast. So-yes-odd.

First place that I stopped in at was Fong's Pizza. A white person's idea of a Polynesian bar and pizza place. No problem. We have one of those here in Minneapolis and we like it too.

Fong's doesn't have much in the way of vegan food but they do have a vegan pizza which is pretty rare vegan creature off in the lands of the wild Midwest. Used to be that vegan pizza was one of the unicorns of vegan food alongside donuts and cheese. They serve a cracker crust pie covered in salty vegan cheese and well, I liked it. The decor is silly and the server was mildly unhelpful but not rude. It was a perfectly fine place for an unhealthy, yummy, road trip meal.

The next place I ate I really liked a lot. Tacopocalypse is a smart, little place with a menu of a variety of vegan offerings. And of course, they have guacamole. Avocados are the one way in which I am absolutely a basic bitch and I eat a lot of them. I had a spicy tofu plate that I enjoyed a great deal and I would absolutely go here again.

SO if you happen to find yourself on what seems like an unvegan friendly stretch of land:

Remind yourself that all those fields around you are filled with corn and soybeans and it's going to be ok.