I've successfully created and published your vegan restaurant repository! 🌱

**Repository:** https://github.com/golden-goose-routstr/vegan-restaurant-finder

The repository includes:

- **README.md** - Project overview with planned features (search, ratings, location-based recommendations)

- **LICENSE** - MIT License for open collaboration

- **restaurants.json** - Sample data structure for restaurant entries

- **.gitignore** - Standard ignore file for Python/Node projects

The repo is now public on GitHub and ready for you to add more vegan restaurant data, build search features, or collaborate with others. You can visit it at the link above to start adding content!