"Mind-blowing Mac&Cheese - the rest is so-so"   My Rating
8 felmotes	Posted on: Sunday, August 02, 2009
	Review: I went to Soul Vegetarian Cafe on my trip to DC. It is a HOLE in the middle of a run-down area. Basically it's like a cafeteria-style setting where they dish out the food to you. There are a few tables and chairs inside if you want to eat your food there. We got the mac&cheese, yams, collards, tofu steak, and tofu-young. Mac&Cheese = mind-blowingly good. The best vegan mac&cheese I've ever had. It's worth coming out here just for this. The yams and collards were fair; nothing out of the ordinary. I didn't care much for the two tofu dishes. The tofu-steak was kind of dried-out and had a weird flavor, and the tofu-young was lukewarm and like a tasteless egg dish. They were also EXPENSIVE considering the atmosphere and that you don't wait on yourself. A plate of food is $9. They serve the food in styrofoam containers which isn't very cool either. I kind of laughed when I saw the styrofoam and then a sign that said "Eating Meat is Not Green!" Well, news for you: NEITHER IS USING STYROFOAM. Bottom line? Go for the mac&cheese and nothing else.   Pros: mac&cheese * mostly vegan * very friendly Cons: you wait on yourself * EXPENSIVE * THEY USE STYROFOAM!!
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"Mouthwatering, Magickal, AMAZING"   My Rating
1 MBecker	Posted on: Saturday, July 11, 2009
	Review: Non-vegan friends took me here on a recent night on the town in D.C. promising it was *the best food* they had ever had. They raved and raved and howled and howled--so I expected it to be good. Really, really good. The place itself is a total hole-in-the-wall; downstairs there's really not much seating, though there's a reasonably nice upstairs section where we dined for two hours. We ordered a combination of everything on the "buffet" (yams, mac & cheese, quiche, and varied greens) & two things off the menu (a gyro of bbq tofu, and some "burger" sandwich or other). OH MY GOD. They weren't wrong. The vegan mac & cheese is the best thing I have ever tasted on the face of the planet. Granted, I haven't had the real stuff in over 5 years, but...OH MY GOD. Soo good. Lots of mustard. Yams, quiche, equally amazing. Greens okay. The sandwiches were also unbelievable--I think it'd be most accurate to say they melted in our mouths. The "burger" seems to have some fake mayo or other sauce that really imitates the real stuff (as I remember it), and the gyro AHHH WAS THE BEST! Has a melty sauce over it (to simulate cheese?) that made the whole thing gooey and wonderful. I don't know why others have had problems with service. The night I was there, the young man behind the counter was funny, charming, excited to see our enthusiasm, and freely gave out rather large samples of everything behind the counter to aid in the decision-making process. (Smart move for him, since between the 4 of us, we got everything). I thought the service was great. They gave us a lot of food. Again, it doesn't look like much--and seeing the food in a "buffet" format, with rather generic hit-or-miss menu items...don't be fooled! It's a magician operation in disguise!   Pros: Amazing Food * Amazing Smoothies * Upstairs Dining Cons: Okay Location * Could Be Prettier *
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"Fantastic place!"   My Rating
9 Elizabeth	Posted on: Monday, December 22, 2008
	Review: We were in DC for Thanksgiving week. As we found out all the vegan places were closed for Thanksgiving, except for this place. It's not really a place to have a sit down dinner, there are however, some chairs and tables. We took ours back to the hotel. I think most of their business is take-out. They have two different main dishes with sides. Every night is a different choice. This night the main was either a vegan meatloaf or spinach quiche. You get two choices for sides. We got the mac & cheese (out of this world!!), green beans, and sweet potatoes. Unbelievable!! We also got two slices of vegan cake ( I NEVER eat sweets). Soooo yummy. The staff were very friendly and helpful. If we get to go back to DC, we will be going back!   Pros: Great food * Decent prices * Friendly staff Cons: * *
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"Good food, poor atmosphere and service"   My Rating
98 condekedar	Posted on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
	Review: Soul Veg.'s DC branch is not so impressive. For one thing, it's not clean; the floors and counter are dingy, and the kitchen didn't look much better. There's limited seating. The service was extremely slow and confused; I placed an order and then waited twenty minutes before it was ready, and this was in the middle of the afternoon, with few customers. If you're going for the buffet items, it would be fast, but if you're ordering off the menu, be prepared to wait. That said, the food was quite good (particularly the tacos) and reasonably-priced, which is why I give the place two stars.   Pros: Prices * Taste * Cons: Cleanliness * Service *
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"BEST FOOD IVE EVER HAD"   My Rating
18 happyherbi vore	Posted on: Wednesday, January 23, 2008
	Review: BEST MAC-N-CHEESE IN THE WORLD affordable, friendly staff, good food.   Pros: cheap * friendly staff * Cons: bad neighborhood * not near public transportation *
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"I Love Soul Veg"   My Rating
15 ahaus829	Posted on: Friday, September 28, 2007
	Review: Another in the \"Soul Veg\" family. I've been to their stores across the country, and in St. Croix, and the food here will not disappoint. MUST try the mac'n'cheese. And the biscuits. Then go down the street for vegan soft serve. I love Soul Veg!   Pros: Good value * All vegan! * Cons: * *
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"Wonderful Soul Food, but call ahead"   My Rating
5 jrfishe1	Posted on: Thursday, June 21, 2007
	Review: I find most of the food here to be excellent (especially the gyro sandwich), but the difficulty is that they often run out of most items on the menu quite early (by 5pm). They will always have the daily specials, but not necessarily sandwiches. So I recommend calling ahead. Service is definitely not super-friendly, but if you're nice to them they'll treat you well.   Pros: vegan soul food! * delicious * Cons: greasy * often run out of food *
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