Benchmark American Brasserie

Shocked to find any local place with a vegan menu in Texarkana- big win! We were passing through town and able to call ahead for pick up which made it super easy. The restaurant is right off of I-30, very convenient and the food was ready in 30 minutes. We tried the fried mushrooms from the vegan appetizer menu and they were really good, especially with the vegan ranch! My wife tried the pineapple fried rice and that was delicious as well. I tried the sweet potato tacos but they were lacking in flavor for me. Unfortunately I wasn’t a fan of the side items either. The Mexican street corn and black beans were a miss and the avocado cilantro sauce was meh. Still so glad we had an option and I hope to one day try the jackfruit barbacoa but it was $21 for the entree so hopefully it’s shareable.

So first of all- whoever marked this place as 2 dollar signs needs to change it. It's definitely a 3! The cheapest menu item I can recall was 16. Due to circumstances beyond our control we found ourselves stuck in the not-so-lovely town of Texarkana (no offense, locals . The entire town is basically strip malls filled with meat-centric chain restaurants so imagine our shock when we found this fancy restaurant with a completely separate vegan menu! Everything from appetizers, salads, entrees, to deserts has multiple 100% LEGIT vegan options. By that I mean they're actual complete meals with all the fixin's, 100% vegan by default with no modifications needed. And boy was the food delicious! We racked up quite a bill, but we were both very satisfied with our meals. I can't say I've ever had a dining experience quite like this, given that most vegan-friendly places tend to be more on the casual side. They had a pretty extensive cocktail menu also which I enjoyed. Our servers were all extremely friendly and attentive. I was a little dismayed that none of the staff were wearing masks, but well, this is Texarkana after all and it seems like pretty much no one was wearing them here. The restaurant was pretty upscale and we may have even been a little underdressed but they still treated us like VIPs. Overall, if you're willing to shell out some this place is an absolute gem for vegans and would be great for a nice date. (Or if you're stuck with a party of omnis, try to convince them to pick this place and everyone will surely be happy. What a lovely surprise to find here in one of the least vegan-friendly parts of the US!

An upscale culinary experience with something for everyone. had options for vegans in almost any category including dessert! would definitely recommend!

Shocked to win every local place with a vegan menu in texarkana- big! we were through the city and able to call after picking up what made it super easy. the restaurant is directly from I-30, very practical and eating was ready in 30 minutes. we tried the fried mushrooms from the vegan appetizer menu and they were really good, especially with the vegan ranch! my wife tried the pineapple meat and that was also delicious. I tried the sweet potato tacos, but they had no taste for me. Unfortunately, I wasn't a fan of the side parts. the Mexican road mais and black beans were a miss and the avocado cilantro sauce was meh. still so glad that we had an option and I hope one day try the jackfruit barbacoa, but it was $21 for the escape so hopefully it is interchangeable.

So first of all- whoever marked this place as 2 dollar signs needs to change it. It's definitely a 3! The cheapest menu item I can recall was $16. Due to circumstances beyond our control we found ourselves stuck in the not-so-lovely town of Texarkana (no offense, locals). The entire town is basically strip malls filled with meat-centric chain restaurants so imagine our shock when we found this fancy restaurant with a completely separate vegan menu! Everything from appetizers, salads, entrees, to deserts has multiple 100% LEGIT vegan options. By that I mean they're actual complete meals with all the fixin's, 100% vegan by default with no modifications needed. And boy was the food delicious! We racked up quite a bill, but we were both very satisfied with our meals. I can't say I've ever had a dining experience quite like this, given that most vegan-friendly places tend to be more on the casual side. They had a pretty extensive cocktail menu also which I enjoyed. Our servers were all extremely friendly and attentive. I was a little dismayed that none of the staff were wearing masks, but well, this is Texarkana after all and it seems like pretty much no one was wearing them here. The restaurant was pretty upscale and we may have even been a little underdressed but they still treated us like VIPs. Overall, if you're willing to shell out some $ this place is an absolute gem for vegans and would be great for a nice date. (Or if you're stuck with a party of omnis, try to convince them to pick this place and everyone will surely be happy What a lovely surprise to find here in one of the least vegan-friendly parts of the US!