Village Inn: What’s Vegetarian Editorial Review

Village Inn is a 24-hour pancake house, and the breakfast-all-day format works in your favor if you don’t eat meat, even though the chain doesn’t print a vegetarian menu. It’s been a Colorado staple since 1958, and it’s known for two things above all else, pancakes served any time of day and pies good enough to win national baking awards.

What to order at Village Inn

The Veggie Omelette, built from onions, green peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, and part-skim mozzarella folded into eggs, skips the meat by default. The Garden Scramble follows the same idea in scrambled form. You can also build your own omelet and leave off the bacon, sausage, or ham, and load up on vegetables instead. Buttermilk pancakes, French toast, and the gluten-free pancakes and waffles all count as vegetarian, since they use dairy and eggs and no meat. Village Inn is also known for its award-winning pies, in fruit and cream versions.

What to watch out for

Hash browns run through a griddle shared with bacon and sausage, and the cooking oil isn’t confirmed, so treat that item as a check if cross-contact matters. The Caesar salad is off the table entirely, since the dressing has anchovies. None of the griddle items, the pies, or the oatmeal made with milk are vegan, since they all use dairy or eggs. Fresh fruit is really your only confirmed vegan pick here, so it’s worth knowing going in.