Jill's - Boulder

I always enjoy the vegan lunch buffet whenever I’m in town. It’s so popular that reservations are required up to a week in advance. They have two seating times: 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM. Don’t forget to check out their formal four-course vegan dinner, which is offered every Monday evening for $30 and includes a glass of wine. The options are fabulous and creative, making for a truly delightful meal. I highly recommend it!

I wouldn't try to go to this restaurant at any other time, but if you go to the vegan buffet on Friday, you will enjoy it. I've been four times and enjoyed all four. It is different every time. There are these constants: two soups, several kinds of pizza, bread, salads, entreès, and lots of desserts and chocolates. If you go, do make a reservation.

We were in Boulder, and searched Happy Cow for a good vegan restaurant option. The review of the Friday vegan buffet was great, but it was a Monday. We decided to give it a shot, and see what regular vegan menu items they had. Well, big disappointment. Basically, none! I asked our server if they could make something for us. She came back and told us No, the vegan cheeses, etc. are frozen. Apparently, they are only feeding vegans on Fridays. Other days, we 're out of luck. We left and found a great Japanese restaurant with many vegan options. See my review of Japango on Pearl St. As much as I love the idea of a vegan buffet, I think Jill 's is not as vegan friendly as they pretend.

I truly wish I could give this place five stars! The total usually comes to around $22, and it's definitely worth it. They offer a variety of options, and many of them are gluten-free. I make it a point to visit at least once a month whenever I have a free Friday.

I've not eaten here any other time as they only offer the vegan lunch buffet on Friday's. Go! It's reasonably priced at $12.95 for all you care to eat and a glass of Rose is offered with the current French theme. The offerings are as follows on the buffet there are always 2 soups, make you own salad, 4 prepared salads that are creative and rotate, fresh fruit, an array of pizza, at least 2 hot dishes (like truffle mac cheese/ green bean casserole) and a beautiful display of desserts.