January 9, 2019 by Danny Prater Last Updated May 28, 2020. Publishedby

Vegan bean burritos are more popular than ever! According to leading U.S. food-delivery service Grubhub, the bean burrito was the most requested item of 2018. Orders for this vegan-friendly Mexican food staple reportedly increased by a whopping 276 percent last year. As more people across the country are going vegan, restaurant chains are rising to meet the demand by offering tempting burritos that are totally free of meat, cheese, sour cream, and all other cruel and unsustainable animal-derived ingredients. If you’re looking to find bean burritos and other Mexican-inspired vegan options at chain restaurants near you, you’ve come to the right place.

Here’s where to order vegan bean burritos at popular restaurants across the country:

There are so many ways to veganize your Taco Bell order that we’ve created a stand-alone guide to vegan options at the chain. It’s one of our most popular resources—check it out now! Order any bean burrito fresco style, or try the 7-Layer Burrito without cheese or sour cream. Taco Bell is even launching a dedicated menu for vegetarians and vegans.

How to Order Vegan at Taco Bell

Del Taco has seriously upped its vegan game. All 500+ nationwide locations offer vegan Beyond Meat crumbles in place of meat in both burritos and tacos. Try the Beyond 8 Layer Burrito without cheese or sour cream.

All tacos, fajitas, salads, and burritos at Moe’s can be made vegan by substituting tofu for meat and skipping the cheese!

With locations in Southern California and Arizona, this chain has multiple burrito options that are either vegan by default or can easily be made so with a few swaps. Check out its two dairy-free cheese options—vegan mozzarella and vegan jalapeño jack—and be sure to pick the Vegan Picadillo or Adobo Tofu as your protein.

Breakfast Burrito: Order it with tofu instead of scrambled eggs. It comes packed with sweet potato bravas, black beans, and pico de gallo, all served in a wheat tortilla.

Order it with tofu instead of scrambled eggs. It comes packed with sweet potato bravas, black beans, and pico de gallo, all served in a wheat tortilla. The Fajita Burrito: Full of sautéed poblano peppers and onions in a sweet chipotle sauce, this option comes with cilantro lime rice, black beans, vegan chipotle crema, guacamole, and pico de gallo. It’s wrapped in a jalapeño tortilla.

Full of sautéed poblano peppers and onions in a sweet chipotle sauce, this option comes with cilantro lime rice, black beans, vegan chipotle crema, guacamole, and pico de gallo. It’s wrapped in a jalapeño tortilla. Burrito Mexicano: It comes with black beans, cilantro lime rice, diced red onion, cilantro, and an arbol salsa, wrapped in a flour tortilla.

This popular fast-food chain has more than 70 locations throughout the U.S. It has also teamed up with the all-vegan company Beyond Meat. Customers can add Beyond Meat’s Feisty Beyond Beef Crumbles to any menu item or select veggies instead of meat. Be sure to skip the cheese and pick a vegan salsa.

Ask to see the vegan/vegetarian menu at this chain with 158 restaurants in 32 states, Puerto Rico, and Asia. The Vegan Burrito comes in a flour tortilla and is stuffed with French fries, black beans, pico de gallo, red bell pepper, red onion, corn, and avocado—all highlighted by a chimichurri sauce.

Chipotle offers Sofritas—organic tofu braised with peppers and spices—which you can order in a bowl, burrito, taco, or salad. You have the option of black or pinto beans and brown or white rice. Plus, the restaurant has a great selection of vegan toppings, including mixed fajita veggies, salsas, lettuce, and guacamole.

Order the traditional vegetarian burrito, and hold the cheese.

Order the black bean burrito—with no dairy toppings (obviously)—and add guacamole.

At El Pollo Loco, you can get the BRC Burrito without cheese for a vegan option or order it as a bowl. You can also swap avocado for meat. Vegan side dishes include pinto beans and corn on the cob.

Order a custom burrito with black or pinto beans, veggies, guacamole, and your choice of salsa.

Order a burrito with refried beans, hold the cheese, and add guacamole, lettuce, and pico de gallo.

The chain is testing Beyond Beef Feisty Crumbles at 10 locations. The “beefy” crumbles go great in the vegan burrito with black beans, rice, guacamole, lettuce, and pico de gallo. You can also customize your order with the many vegan items offered at Taco Del Mar.

Order a black bean burrito (hold the cheese) with fajita veggies and guacamole.

Order the Bean & Cheese Burrito with no cheese, and pick the ranchero or tomatillo sauce.

Order the Grilled Veggie Burrito without dairy toppings. You can add guacamole and either citrus or Mexican rice.

At Qdoba, you can make a burrito, taco, or salad bowl with the following vegan ingredients: corn or flour tortillas, black or pinto beans, brown or cilantro-lime rice, fajita vegetables, grilled vegetables, potatoes, guacamole, and most salsas (ask which options are vegan!). You can also enjoy the tortilla soup, seen here:

Order the Mesquite-Grilled Veggie Burrito without cheese. Vegan toppings include beans, rice, green beans, broccoli, guacamole, salsa, chips, zucchini, peppers, onions, lettuce, and tomato. Double-check to make sure that the tortillas aren’t prepared with lard—you can order a burrito bowl instead if they are.

Order the Sinaloa Tofu Burrito or a veggie burrito, and be sure to hold the cheese.

Order a burrito with black or pinto beans, rice, sautéed corn, peppers and onions, guacamole, and any of the chain’s sauces or salsas. Just avoid the meats and cheese.

This chain has locations in Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The Tempeh Royal and Cuban Burrito are solid vegan choices, but you can also build your own custom vegan burrito. The chain even offers dairy-free cheese and sour cream.

This chain offers many vegan options. Make your own burrito with Mexican rice, black beans, fajita veggies or farm-fresh veggies, and guacamole. Add potatoes for a breakfast burrito. You can choose from the following vegan sauces: Spicy Sunset, California Screamin’, Enchilada, BBQ, Korean BBQ, Sriracha Chili, and Taco.

Custom-order a vegan burrito with black or pinto beans, primavera or fajita veggies, cilantro lime or brown rice, guacamole, any salsa, poblano pesto, or vegan green chili. Note: At this chain, you can substitute guacamole for dairy toppings for free!

This chain has locations in Arkansas, California, Nevada, and Oregon, and its vegan menu items are clearly labeled. Try the Organic Tofu & Veggies Burrito. You can even order the “top-secret,” off-menu vegan AJ Burrito (pictured below), which comes with organic brown rice, beans, broccoli, and guacamole.

All 26 locations offer Tofusada, a tofu marinated and sautéed in Southwestern-inspired sauce.

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Eating vegan is easy—at home and on the go!

This list of vegan bean burritos only scratches the surface. It’s simpler than ever to leave animals off your plate, whether you’re eating around the dining room table or at a chain restaurant. If you need help finding inspiration, get in touch with one of our vegan mentors. The free service offers one-on-one guidance to people who are just learning the ropes of vegan living.

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