Cecilia Armenta is the owner of Yumz! Vegan Cafe in South Salt Lake on Saturday, March 12, 2022.Right before the pandemic hit, Cecilia Armenta went to her pantry, pulled together ingredients for vegan empanadas, and — in a let’s-see-what-happens moment — made a big batch.
She worked pop-ups, took orders and delivered them personally. “I would just go to parking lots at the hospitals, because I knew the nurses were working all night,” she said. If someone expressed doubt that a vegan empanada was any good, Armenta just urged them to taste them. Birria quesa tacos at Yumz! Vegan Cafe in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 12, 2022.
But Armenta missed the food she grew up with — her mom is from Puerto Rico, and her father is from Mexico. The Salt Lake Valley has plenty of vegan food options, but it definitely lacks for Latin vegan food, and she and Olivieri found themselves eating a lot of sandwiches, mac-and-cheese and stir-fry.
Also popular are the chile verde, chimichangas, fajitas, beefless empanada and the loaded gordita tacos. Armenta just added chilaquiles — a traditional Mexican breakfast dish — to the menu, which can be made with different proteins, and are served with Yumz’s house red salsa. Yumz also sells Napoleons, turnovers, and giant loaded cookies that are made almost entirely of veggies. It’s also one of the only places in town selling vegan horchata. Armenta makes the traditional flavor, among others, all in-house.
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