When it comes to the best bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich sans the bacon, a Key West eatery is among the best in the nation.<BR><BR>That's according to the Norfolk, Va.,-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which has no tolerance for anything that can hurt animals and lobbies extensively against animal abuse.</p><p>That apparently includes pigs because PETA says "there's been a revolution in mock meats: Many are now so good that they beat the animal-based versions at their own game. Nowhere is that more evident than at Key West's Sugar Apple Natural Foods," among a handful of places in the U.S. the group honored Thursday as having the top vegan BLTs in the U.S.</p><p>Located at 917 Simonton St. in Key West, Sugar Apple offers an "FLT" for $5.95 that's more of a culinary triumph than a sandwich: Fakin' Bacon (made from soy), lettuce and tomato piled high between two slices of whole-grain bread. Add soy mayonnaise, and "you'll forget about meat-based bacon the second that you take your first bite," PETA says.</p><p>"Sugar Apple Natural Foods proves every day that a delicious BLT doesn't have to cost a pig an arm and a leg," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman.</p><p>The other winners:</p><p><LI> DC Vegetarian in Portland, Ore.</p><p><LI> Darbster in West Palm Beach.</p><p><LI> The Spiral Diner & Bakery, with locations in Dallas and Fort Worth.</p><p><LI> Yorgo's Bageldashery in Norfolk, Va.</p><p><LI> Seattle's Highline.</p><p><LI> San Diego's Loving Hut Mira Mesa.</p><p><LI> The Green Owl Cafe in Madison, Wis.</p><p><LI> Seva in Detroit and Ann Arbor, Mich.</p><p><LI> Sticky Fingers in Washington.