But, some days, maybe we want a nice plate of veggies, prepared by people who only eat veggies and therefore understand that more options exist than just steamed. People who might even try to be innovative with their vegetables-only lifestyle. Plus, since we're pregnant, we tend to be even more interested in eating veggies lately, not for ourselves, of course -- if it were up to us, we'd just eat meat and cheese all day long, but for the baby...

So that's how we found ourselves at the newest outpost of the Bay Area vegan restaurant chain, Herbivore, now open on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley.

We'd read that our colleagues over at the East Bay Express were not terribly impressed with the food, though they gave high marks to the style-y modern design. We, however, remember loving the pesto and roasted vegetables from visits past to the Herbivore on Valencia, so we figured, as long as we avoided the maligned lentil loaf, we could give the Shattuck Avenue site a try.

What did we eat? Read more after the jump...