Plant Power Fast Food, a San Diego-based vegan chain, has opened a new location at the University of California San Diego‘s North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood.
“Gen Z’ers are the most educated college students in history and it’s only natural that they would demand a plant-based, sustainable, and cruelty free diet which has proven to be best for both human health and our eco-system,” Mitch Wallis, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Plant Power, said in a statement.
The new location will include indoor and outdoor dining, mobile ordering and pickup, as well as delivery services to the local community through Uber Eats and Postmates.
The UCSD outpost is Plant Power’s second college campus outpost — its first is at San Diego State University — and its ninth restaurant overall. The flagship Plant Power opened in Ocean Beach in 2016, and has since expanded to Encinitas, Long Beach, Redlands, Sacramento, Fountain Valley and Riverside. Its first out-of-state locations are slated to open in Las Vegas, and it has others in development in Hollywood, San Clemente and Carmel Mountain.
Created as a 100 percent plant-based alternative to fast food chains like McDonald’s, complete with a “Big Zac” burger in place of a “Big Mac,” Plant Power offers a selection of meatless burgers, sandwiches, sides, fries and salads.
