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| - I fucking LOVE this place! A safe haven for vegans, vegetarians, and gluten-free types in the heart of downtown. The best university food court I've yet found (No Ryerson, the Eaton Centre doesn't count as yours), mainly because of this place!
All the bread they use is, to my knowledge, gluten-free. They know how to make a badass smoothie (I'd recommend Pink Lady), their vegan burgers and fritatta blew my mind and opened my brain as to what a 'burger' was (they're potatoish, full of veg - not plastic fake meat) - and I got it in a wrap with their amazing 'bomba' spread. I have no idea what bomba means but I think it is another language for WOAH. I believe the owner(s) are Armenian, so there's a bit of an Armenian flair to the cooking, which I really really love.
They also have vegan desserts, such as cookies and delish raspberry twirl things (I have no idea what they're called, but they are great), and an amazing all-day breakfast. My fav all-day breakfast items are the pancakes and the french toast, if I'm feeling really decadent! It's because of Karine's I know how to make vegan french toast at home, because they told me how! ;)
Can't go wrong with the soup either, and I love how they give you a huge helping of fruit with everything you order. Amazing. And it's not typical boring fruit either (and I love fruit) - they usually will have something slightly unusual in there. I've had dragonfruit, persimmons, and kumquat there, in addition to the usual grapes, strawberries, blueberries, and pineapple.
As a soon-to-be former OCADU student who went vegan during my time there, nothing made the transition easier, and my body more healthy, than Karine's.
Some may be put off that they do serve eggs and bacon should someone want it. That doesn't really bother me, because I can eat here with my non-veg friends and fetch no complaints. ;)
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