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Hibiscus unfortunately does not beat out other vegan gems like Urban Herbivore or K&K in my heart since it has less menu variety (vegan buckwheat crepes, bowl, soup) - but lots of options (savory crepes with cool fillings like pear and walnuts, sweet crepes with hazelnut spread and fruits, etc).
I strongly recommend getting the salad bowl here at least once - it has 42 ingredients! There's kale (kind of tough and prickly, least favorite ingredient, but yes it is one of the most nutritious), quinoa, carrots, beets, kelp glass noodles (so crunchy so fascinating!), tofu, sunflower seeds, lentils, sweet potatoes, raw cracker (I have no idea what it is, but it's a bit sweet and reminds me of a type of Chinese thin pancake called "jianbing"). The crepes here are less impressive in my opinion, but they're pretty large and filled with wholesome goodness (savory ones). For lunch today I ordered the soup + salad bowl combo ($15). The soup options were mushroom vs ginger squash. The mushroom soup had lots of root vegetables, including potatoes, which makes it creamier (still vegan though since no milk products, hence no actual cream). I chose the ginger squash, which was a puree and definitely contained a subtle ginger note.
The food here is a bit cheaper than Urban Herbivore next door ($8-15 vs $10-20), but still pretty expensive as most vegan places are. The portions are also smaller, which I view as a plus since after one Urban Herbivore main I usually feel so stuffed.
Try their vegan ice cream! $4 per scoop or $7 per 2 scoops. There's multiple different flavors and you can choose between coconut milk-based, mung bean milk-based, or almond milk based. My partner ordered a lemon mint coconut milk-based scoop (very sorbet-like, not too sweet) and I ordered an almond chocolate almond milk-based scoop (also not overly sweet, but creamier than the lemon mint). I also tried the pistachio mung bean milk-based flavor and loved it too since it was the sweetest of the ones I tried and creamy.
Loses 1 star for the too small venue - it can be difficult to find a seat, especially if coming with a group larger than 2.
Will be back!
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