Smiling Banana Leaf
5901 Bryant St., Highland Park. smilingbananaleaf.comPumpkins are a common motif for Halloween, but instead of picking or carving decorative pumpkins, enjoy the round, ribbed squash in a pumpkin curry with sweet Thai pumpkin, peas, carrots, Thai basil, and coconut milk.
Square Cafe
134 S. Highland Ave., East Liberty. square-cafe.comPumpkins aren’t the only squash out there, so show some love to other gourds and enjoy a vegetable-packed breakfast. Try the veggie omelet with onions, peppers, mushrooms, spinach, zucchini, squash, and tomatoes.
Kaya
2000 Smallman St., Strip District. kaya.menuWhile squash isn’t the main feature of the asparagus and carrot paella, it rounds out the Valencian dish of squash, mushrooms, peas, roasted peppers, pineapple, and more.
Aladdin’s Eatery
5878 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill; 929 Freeport Road, Fox Chapel; 630 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon. aladdins.comIn a portmanteau of pita and pizza, the Farmer’s Pitza is a vegetarian dish with Aladdin’s Eatery’s homemade garlic sauce and hot sauce, as well as an array of vegetables, including baby spinach, diced yellow squash, zucchini, mushrooms, tomatoes, peas, and banana peppers.
