Ipanema to the rescue

I recently had the conundrum of trying to satisfy a couple of vegan palates on a Sunday morning. Normally, this problem can be addressed by a few reliables – Indian, Thai; Italian and Ethiopian also offer some possibilities. Mexican food to a lesser extent. This challenge was further compounded this time by an added constraint - even eggs were ruled out.
Having tried the sub-par Indian places here (possibly a subject of another voluminous post to come, the lowest common denominator “beef” with them being the generic food they serve that bears little resemblance to that eaten in India itself, particularly a major chunk of the country), they were out. Sheba was closed, Nile opened only at noon as did some other Thai places; so along we went to Ipanema.
Coffee and juice made way to dishes of spicy veg “chorizo” with spinach, tofu scrambled burritos with black beans and tempeh served on an English muffin with marinated tomato, mushrooms and a citrus bernaise. Polishing up the sweet potato hash and fruit, I was delighted that Ipanema takes vegan dining seriously. Now these were perhaps the only 3 or so options lacking eggs, but it was nice to see the unheralded place trying something different with their menu that perhaps only a handful of people are fastidious about (trailblazers like the wonderful Moosewood restaurant in Ithaca come to mind).
An aside and a matter of 'taste' - the new art by Seth Ganz on the walls was one of the nicest coherent ensembles I've seen in a non-gallery setting.

Constraint–based modeling: It would be useful to find/compile lists of constraint-based dining options nearby. Not factoring substitutions/omissions but choices at the very least for example - vegetarian (no fish, egg ok), gluten free and (relatively easier in a sense) – halal, kosher etc. I hope to keep an eye out for some possibilities in this arena.