In the past several years, people have been turning toward plant-based diets in an effort to eat more sustainably, fight animal-product-induced lethargy, or just live a healthier life overall. But of course, changing the foundation of your diet does come with a little extra work—like finding out how to eat at your fave fast-food spots when burgers aren’t an option.

Luckily, as brands like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods have built cultlike followings, they’ve started offering meatless dupes at many of the public’s favorite chains. Think: *vegan* sliders, sausage biscuits, and even Whoppers (yes, you read that right!). Plus, there are tons of yummy carb-y and dessert-y vegan options that dairy lovers might overlook.

To help you navigate the crazy fast-food landscape, we’ve put together a list of the top 15 vegan fast-food options, complete with the necessary substitutes and modifications. Turns out it’s not so difficult to eat vegan on the road—you just need to know what to ask for. ;)

1. Burger King French Toast Sticks

Good news! Vegans get the green light to go in on this breakfast favorite—you don’t have to modify a thing. So relax, dunk ’em in that sweet, sweet syrup, and enjoy.

2. White Castle Impossible Slider

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White Castle is first up on the branded meatless meat alternatives—just be sure to ask for an un-buttered bun and then you’re in the clear.

3. Chipotle

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Chipotle is great for all kinds of dietary restrictions because you can mix and match all the ingredients yourself. Use the above image as a cheat sheet: Vegans should avoid Aries, Tauruses, and Geminis. ;)

4. Domino’s Thin Crust Pizza

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Domino’s thin crust is the only vegan crust option. Just skip the cheese, but add whatever veggies you like. It’s just like the picture...minus all the extremely, decidedly, 100 percent not-at-all vegan stuff on top.

5. Taco Bell Black Bean Crunchwrap Supreme

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In September 2019, Taco Bell released a vegetarian version of its beloved Crunchwrap Supreme. Make it vegan by subbing out the nacho cheese and sour cream for “al fresco” (don’t panic, it just means they add loads of pico).

6. Subway Beyond Meatball Marinara

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Last summer, Subway collabed with Beyond Meat to create the Beyond Meatball Marinara. The Italian bread is vegan, but make sure to nix the provolone and parmesan to fully vegan-ize this classic sando. And yeah, we know the pic is inaccurate—but who can resist Sean and Catherine?!



7. Carl’s Jr. French Fries

Vegan french fries are tough to come by in fast food because most are fried in oil containing some sort of animal additive. (The more you know, right?) But our sweet vegans are in the clear with Carl’s Jr. Their criss-cut fries and hash rounds are also fair game.

8. Burger King Impossible Whopper

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BK’s Impossible Whopper was wildly popular when it first dropped summer 2019. If you sub out the creamy mayo and cheese, the burger alone is completely vegan. But in November, a bunch of vegans sued Burger King on counts of contamination. Moral of the story: Order this only if you’re kind of vegan, not, like, vegan vegan.

9. Wendy’s Plain Baked Potato

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Okay, it might not be the most *exciting* meal, but a baked potato is a surefire comfort food. To make it vegan at Wendy’s, make sure to ask for no butter, cheese, or sour cream.



10. Papa John’s Breadsticks

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Yes, even our lil veggies can participate in the #BreadCarpet. Dunk these suckers in one of Papa John’s yummy sauces (most are vegan) and enjoy. Plus, Papa John’s Original Hand Tossed and Pan doughs are safe, so you can create the vegan pizza of your dreamz.



11. Panera Baja Grain Bowl

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To make Panera’s Baja Grain Bowl vegan, simply sub out the yogurt and feta. You’re left with a nourishing base of rice and quinoa, black bean and corn salsa, salsa verde, and avocado, so basically like the Chipotle bowl you’re already making...whatever.

12. Panda Express Chow Mein and Eggplant Tofu

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Panda Express had precisely zero vegan options until February 2019, when PETA supporters attacked the company for using animal products to flavor otherwise vegan dishes. Enter: fully vegan versions of chow mein and eggplant tofu (plus vegan spring rolls, white and brown rice, and Super Greens). Y-u-m!

13. Hardee’s Beyond Breakfast Sausage Biscuit

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In October 2019, Hardee’s debuted its Beyond Meat partnership with a vegan-friendly version of its breakfast sausage biscuit at key U.S. locations. Here’s to hoping they keep expanding.



14. Auntie Anne’s Sweet Almond Pretzel

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For all our vegan mall-goers without a food court plan of attack, we gotchu. A few of Auntie Anne’s pretzels are indeed vegan (including this sweet ’n’ salty masterpiece and the original). Just be sure, as always, to ask for no butter.



15. Baskin-Robbins Nondairy Ice Cream

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Baskin-Robbins has rolled out three dairy-free flavors in recent months: Chocolate Extreme, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, and Coffee Caramel Chunk. The perfect way to top off your vegan fast-food tour, TBH.

Emma Baker Emma Baker is a freelance writer and a graduate of NYU's Cultural Reporting and Criticism program.

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