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Super friendly staff at Café Koi, even when the Café is packed to the gills full of smelly college kids getting their culture on during an otherwise quiet Monday evening.
I've been a few times before, but always for drinks or coffee. Monday night, I finally got to try one of their dishes. They were out of vegan burgers (what do you expect in a crowd full of Freshman philosophers?), so I opted for the Lotus Bowl. Normally, I can't stand stir fries, because it's the cop-out "oh man, vegetarians are coming" dish of gooey sadness I encounter in diners where nothing else is "asian inspired."
However, the Lotus Bowl at Koi is full of delicious vegan goodness. Packed full of smoky grilled tofu, fresh veggies, a fragrant sauce and rice; the portion seems small at first, but I felt cozy and full after finishing it. The soup spoon they gave me to eat it with was kind of awkward to use, and it was too busy in Koi for me to want to get up and ask for more proper utensils, but I made do and it was tasty regardless.
Stop for the cocktails, stay for the Lotus Bowl! If you order a vegetarian entrée on Monday, it's $2 off. $1 off vegetarian appetizers on Monday, too!
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