I should start off by saying that I am not vegan or even vegetarian and so far, I've loved every single thing I've tasted from Onion Maiden. My first two experiences were via catering for work holiday parties where I discovered that what was missing in my life was their cashew cheese. I also had my first taste of jackfruit as a meat replacement in their tacos and was seriously blown away by all the flavors. Also impressed by the terrormisu!
On this occasion though, I met a friend for dinner at their restaurant and at first chuckled a little when she said to meet her at 5 when they open. I'm so glad we did because by 5:15 pretty much all seating was taken!
I ordered the Lychee Lemonade Seltzer and wished I could buy it by the gallon to take home! I tried the Bunno for my starter and the bun was perfectly steamed and chewy. I thought the filling was a little too sweet, but that didn't stop me from devouring both of them that came in the order. My main dish was the Thai Noodle salad which was very good and flavorful-packed with lots of greens and herbs. My dinner mate ordered us some of the poutine which was the tots covered in cashew cheese so yes, those were amazing. We were too stuffed to eat dessert,but it's easy to order it to go if you like.
As I looked around at all the dishes that other patrons ordered, I realized I wanted ever single one! I don't think you can really make a bad choice here. They really know what they are doing to make vegan food delicious and dispel any misgivings that everything is just tofu.
Menu items were listed with gluten-free labels where appropriate and indicated they will work around allergies.
The restaurant is small, but I didn't feel like we were too close to our neighbors and the wait staff were very pleasant and attentive.
Please note that this is a cash only establishment, but there is an ATM on site.
The restaurant is across the street from a public pay lot and there is also plentiful metered street parking as well.