If you want to get an idea of the character of this place, here's a hint: We went there on the first Saturday evening of Stampede, and there wasn't a single cowboy hat to be seen! Surely the same can't be said of any other restaurant on 17th Ave :)
This restaurant is low key and hip, with the vibe of a cafe but a great full vegetarian menu. The food is fresh and creative and unlike other restaurants doesn't rely too heavily on vegetarian renditions of meat dishes.
The yam fries are simply delicious and even better when combined with the tzatziki sauce. The main courses are enormous (much bigger than they look!) and reasonably priced. My quinoa and tofu dragon bowl was full of fresh, delicious vegetables and topped with a rich, thick peanut sauce. The portion was so large that I didn't come anywhere close to scraping the bottom of the bowl before I was full.
Bonus props to the restaurant's reliance on green energy, use of local and organic ingredients, and support of local artists as well. Suffice it to say, The Coup is a gem I didn't expect to find on 17th Ave!