A fine woman, Magda the bartender at the Dunn Inn, hipped me to this site--appears a winner:
http://www.restaurantscostarica.com/On 19-20 October there is a restaurant fair at the Ramada Inn. Might be a fun place for foodies or restaurant owners/takeout artistes-to-be to be --see the Website for details.
Also on the subject of vegetarian restaurants here's a list including health food stores:
http://www.happycow.net/north_america/costa_rica/Evidently the cow is happy because he's/she's not being eaten, similar to the Chick Fila restaurant ads here in Del Norte.