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| - The Coup is on a steep decline. What was once a restaurant with decent, flavourful food is becoming a pale imitator of its past self, and hopefully they can turn themselves around before it's too late. Let's start with ambience. Poor lighting, very loud, uncomfortable seating, stuffy atmosphere. The past few times I've been, I've actually had to step outside to breathe. Also, why is the water they bring to the table always warm?
Anyways, here's a review of several items on the menu.
$6 Vinegar shots: Why?
Rosemary yam fries (+ tahini miso gravy): They love yam. Not my preference because of the sweetness, but they're decent enough as far as yam fries go. What is up with the tahini miso gravy? It is extremely bitter. I can fully guarantee that they used the "health food" tahini instead of real Middle Eastern tahini, because the notes of sesame taste so unpleasant and off. It does not taste like the (far superior) miso gravy at Vancouver's Naam, so if you're expecting anything remotely similar, or even just comparably enjoyable, you'll be disappointed.
Organic rainbow greens: Last time I ordered this, the greens were going bad. A vegetarian restaurant should not have bad salads.
Tempeh shawarma: The only good item on the menu. It's a bit harder to eat now that they've switched from using a tortilla to the laffa bread, but it's a balanced, vibrantly flavoured, filling dish.
Upstream burger: More yam abuse. This veggie burger does not stay together! So messy, cloyingly sweet, and they do not skimp on the mayo. If you encountered an alien who didn't speak English and you had 30 seconds to try to define a veggie burger to them, this is what they'd come up with. It's not enjoyable to eat.
Flowers, Blossoms, and Petals (this is what they've decided to call a vegan cheesecake): Cheesecake as made by someone who's never tried cheesecake. Well-plated, but grainy, dry, and bland. This is what happens when you orient all of your recipes around their instagram potential: it looks great, but it's a chore to eat.
Chia-Cactus Soother: Cloyingly sweet. Cut the sugar in half, and then we can talk.
Orange juice: is $6.75.
Tea: is $4.75.
Latte: is $6.50.
DRIP COFFEE: is $3.50.
Don't bother with any of the attempts at food from Asian cuisines, because it's all bland, lifeless, and unsatisfying. Go to a veg-friendly Chinese, Japanese, Thai, or Vietnamese restaurant instead.
If you're looking for quality vegetarian or vegan food, you'd be better off going to Tamarind, Veg-In YYC, Heart's Choices, Ten Foot Henry (though not entirely vegetarian), or one of Calgary's many international restaurants. As a vegetarian of 11 years, please, stop making us look bad.
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