"One of Milwaukee's ONLY all-vegetarian restaurants"   My Rating
3 saidinjest	Posted on: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
	Review: The Riverwest Co-op Café is basically Milwaukee's only all-vegetarian restaurant, besides maybe Bombay Sweets (but they only serve Indian food). The menu at the café is pretty extensive, and features lunch and dinner favorites such as BBQ tofu, black bean burritos, chix fried tofu, tempeh reuben, seitan philly cheesesteaks, and a VLT (a vegan BLT). You can also get various soups and salads. The breakfast menu features vegan pancakes, vegan French toast, veggie scramble (with either tofu or "free-range" eggs – YUCK), a breakfast burrito and more. While the seating is limited inside, you can also sit outside if the weather permits, or get your food to go. If the restaurant has more than a few people in it, getting your food can take a while, but it's worth the wait. If I could change one thing about the Riverwest Co-op Café, I'd want them to be a completely vegan restaurant and fill a serious void in the city of Milwaukee. Many of the menu items are already vegan, and ALL of them can be made vegan, so they definitely cater to vegans better than just about anyone else in the city. It'd be great to see them get rid of the dairy and eggs, too.   Pros: Extensive menu * Nice atmosphere * Friendly staff Cons: Small seating area * Can take a while * Not 100% vegan
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"Yeah, I would go back..."   My Rating
1 bowtoabby	Posted on: Sunday, May 24, 2009
	Review: First impression was this is a dirty hole in the wall. They have a decent grocery selection on the one side, could be better. I ordered the Seitan Philly, which was totally the BOMB!!! The Teese they use tastes like super yummy cottage cheese and the seitan was the best I've ever tasted. My friend got the lentil and kale soup with a grilled cheese (not vegan) and was a huge fan. Even though one cook put his foot on a table right in front of us and everyone in there was annoyingly hippied out, I would totally return for their delicious food. Its worth it.   Pros: vegan friendly * yummy food * Cons: dirty * hippies *
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"Good People, Great Food"   My Rating
5 saki7sura	Posted on: Thursday, November 06, 2008
	Review: Bottomless coffee! I love it, plus soy milk creamer. Friendly workers, noticed a sign that said if you work in the kitchen for 3 hours you get a free meal:) A very "Eastside" thing to do and I'm not sure how I feel about it, it's a little on the negative side for me, I don't want just any bum making the food I'm going to put in my body. Al though they have pre-made cold dishes and hot meals was nice. There was a bum that came in to try to get change from customers eating inside when I was there and no one asked him to leave. Kinda gross, but again ver "Eastside". The food was well made and you get a lot for your money. Very limited seating I think there are only 4 tables but we didn't have a problem getting a table either time we went.   Pros: excellent food * good vaalue * healthy food Cons: small place * limited seating * not a great area of Milw.
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"My second home."   My Rating
6 GUEST	Posted on: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
	Review: This is my favorite place to go, period. It's such a staple in the community and if you live in the neighborhood, it's impossible to go there without running into someone you know. Sometimes it gets crowded, particularly weekend mornings because it's quite a popular spot and super easy to walk to. In this case, it's understandable for the cafe workers to be unable to constantly look after everyone. They take orders, make the food, then call your name and bring it over to you. They might be too busy preparing for a breakfast rush or a lunch rush to notice that customers are leaving and to wish them a good day. That's just how it is. If you actually talk to any of the workers, you will know there's no way they would be rude like that on purpose. Anyway, my favorites (always 100% vegetarian and pretty much everything can be made vegan): Seitan Philly, BBQ Tofu Sandwich, Tempeh Reuben, Biscuits n' Gravy, Breakfast Muffin, Taco Tuesdays!, Pizza Saturdays!, not to mention all of the delicious side dishes sold in cup- and bowl-sized portions that they have available in the deli case. Oh, and always, ALWAYS try the soups. They never let you down. Perfect for rainy or blustery winter days. I love this place so much, can you tell? I've spent hours here with just a book or local paper and a bottomless cup of coffee...   Pros: DELICIOUS * AFFORDABLE * FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY PLACE Cons: quite small, gets too crowded sometimes * portions may depend on who's cooking *
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"Vegan Brunch"   My Rating
7 tdawg	Posted on: Sunday, June 08, 2008
	Review: Riverwest Co-op not only has THE BEST VEGAN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES I have ever tasted, they have such a wonderful selection of vegan Brunch items. Their veggie tofu scrambler has tons of fresh veggies. The fair trade coffee is delicious as well. Can't wait to try it out for lunch or dinner soon.   Pros: Friendly Service * Very Affordable Prices * Nice Ambience Cons: Small Space * *
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"Yummy In My Tummy!!! LOL!"   My Rating
162 SynthVegan	Posted on: Monday, October 15, 2007
	Review: I went to this restaurant a few months ago during my visit to Milwaukee. I was extremely impressed with their Vegan "Philly Cheese Steak"!!! If I wasn't there for such a short amount of time, I would've eaten there several times! You must eat here if you're going through Milwaukee...I'm extremely jealous of the people that live there...LOL! Great restaurant!   Pros: Nice Staff! * Awesome Vegan Food! * Cons: * *
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