"When I quit eating meat 27 years ago, there were almost no vegetarian restaurants here," says Linda Hollar, the publisher of Harder Beat, a local music magazine. "I'd go out on a dinner date, and all I could eat was a baked potato and salad.''

The emergence of ethnic restaurants, especially Indian ones, has given Dallas-area vegetarians more interesting options. And it's made life easier for the Dallas Vegetarian Lunch Group. Formed by truck driver James Bisby, the group meets every Sunday at a different vegetarian or vegetarian-friendly restaurant.

The group maintains its own dining guide. Below, in alphabetical order, are some of their favorite restaurants.

For more information about the Dallas Vegetarian Lunch Group, call the club's hotline at (972)355-8344.

For info on the 60-member Fort Worth Vegetarian Society, call (817) 992-4320.

Follow Your Heart
Downtown Dallas
Macrobiotic, vegetarian, vegan

International Buddhist Progress Society
Richardson
Chinese vegetarian

Kalachandji's
East Dallas
Indian vegetarian

Macro Broccoli
Richardson
Macrobiotic, mostly organic-vegan

Sai Krishna
Irving
Indian vegetarian

Suma Veggie Café
Richardson
Vegan Chinese

Suprabhat
Richardson
Indian vegetarian

Veggie Garden Restaurant
Richardson
Asian vegetarian