Mother's Café & Garden

This neighborhood vegetarian restaurant is attractive, spacious, and softly lit. The dining rooms are understated modern with touches of hominess. They conjure up Austin's laid-back mood in much the same way as the old place did before it was gutted by fire in 2007 (caused, in an ironic twist, by a homeless man who late one night was cooking some meat behind the restaurant). Vegetarians are among the mellowest of Austin's latent hippie culture, making this place welcome relief from some of the more frenetic eateries in town. If there's a signature dish, it might be the artichoke enchiladas with mushrooms and black olives. Many prefer the zingier barbecued tofu. Aside from these and other regionally inspired dishes, there are vegetarian standards such as spinach lasagna, a vegetable stir fry, and a popular veggie burger. If you order a salad, check out the cashew-tamari dressing, which is quite good. Desserts are made in house, and, if they can be faulted at all, it would be because they are too healthful. There's a popular Sunday brunch from 10am to 3pm.

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