• CLOSED: Cafe Louisa

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Please confirm if the vegan options are good enough to keep this listing on HappyCow. Coffee shop with a light sandwich menu - marinated tofu, portebello, hummus, and avocado. Has gelato & sorbet, and baked goods made on premises. Relocated from 1036 E Fairview Ave. Reported closed July 2023.


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12 Reviews

First Review by JDS

Kness303

Points +55

Vegan
26 Jul 2023

Closed permanently

Cafe Louisa closed. They closed their doors about 3 weeks ago.

morgan727

Points +46

Vegan
11 Jun 2023

Limited, but good

They don't have many vegan options, but the ones they have are pretty good. I've had both the falafel and tofu sandwhich. Imo, the falafel one is better
They sometimes have vegan sorbet.
Coffee is also good; they have a few different non dairy milks.

Pros: cute space, good prices, quiet

Cons: few options

AlleyYooo

Points +74

Vegan
22 Jan 2023

Very bland and no good options

I stopped here with total of 6 people (2 vegan 4 not) and not a single person liked their food. We are not a picky group. The food was just very bland and unseasoned. I ordered a tofu sandwich and was told it would take at least 20 minutes to make because they don't keep tofu prepped. I ended up with a "falafel" that was basically bread. I'm glad they had something for vegans to eat but it's not really a good option.

meg in a vegpod

Points +49

Vegan
03 Nov 2022

Food was alright. Service lacked knowledge

Was happy to have an option. The person that took my order said she nothing was vegan, but then I asked what couldn’t be vegan in a tofu veggie hummus sandwich, and she had no clue. So I checked and everything was fine.
My coffee was great. Location also a plus.

veggiebaddie

Points +194

Vegan
16 Jan 2022

Didn’t get to try anything

Apparently the sandwiches aren’t made after 3 pm. Today they’re closing at 4 pm due to the weather. It’s cold and rainy…

JohnGunther

Points +30

Vegan
23 Nov 2021

Good vegan options for pizza and sandwiches.

A nice quaint place in the historic district. Pizza options include tofu. Sandwiches have portobello and tofu options.

Pros: Vegan options, Service

Cons: None

Alisha764

Points +237

Vegan
28 Dec 2019

Meh

Meh. It was ok. Expensive and not much on the plate. Basic sandwich. No vegan baked goods. Very limited vegan options

Cons: Expensive

spinachlover18

Points +111

Vegan
24 Nov 2019

Good tofu sandwich

Was about $8.50. But the only other vegan option they have is a falafel one (haven’t tried it). None of the other items (including all the baked goods) are vegan.

moonican

Points +93

Vegan
03 Oct 2016

better than nothing

We take what we can get around here, but it isn't great. I have been here a few times. On my first visit, the clerk was not knowledgeable about vegan options and seemed completely uninterested in helping me figure it out. I was able to confirm that none of the baked goods are vegan.

Pros: They have tofu

Cons: Unfriendly, unhelpful staff

Becki

Points +29

Vegetarian
19 Apr 2013

ok, for the south

If I lived in a northern city with a lot of vegetarian options, I wouldn't even consider Cafe Louisa a vegetarian restaurant. But I since I moved from Chicago to Alabama my standards are different. They are probably one of the most vegetarian-friendly options in this part of Alabama. I guess that is kinda pathetic because they only have like two or three veggie or vegan sandwiches. But, it is better than nothing around here, so we go there a lot, and enjoy it.

Pros: a few good sandwiches, friendly staff, better than nothing

Cons: kinda expensvie for what it is, not many veg options

Justin K.

Points +329

Vegan
02 Feb 2012

Nice Little Cafe

Stopped here for lunch with an omni co-worker. Had a rather limited vegan selection, essentially hummus (sandwich? plate?) and a falafel sandwich. Falafel is not the typical style but instead is pressed and baked. Still tasty, and had the hummus (which was delicious) and sprouts and whatnot. Co-worker enjoyed her meat-based sandwich. Counter service was knowledgeable of what things were veg/vegan. Sadly of their broad pastry/dessert collection, none are vegan. Apparently they used to have a vegan option but the supplier they use discontinued the item (revealing that they do not make the items in-house). All in all, the food was good, but I'm not sure I'd be back - unless I was specifically looking to try the hummus, because it sure was tasty.

Pros: great hummus & environment, knowledgeable staff, omnivore friendly

Cons: no vegan desserts, limited vegan options

JDS

Points +13

Vegetarian
31 Dec 2008

Worth the stop

Traveling from SC back to Texas in a car with a "meatatarian" was a concern til I logged on and found Cafe Louisa. Excellent food and service. we both found plenty of options. An easy location from the Interstate; off & back on the road in 30 minutes.

Pros: Great service, Delicious food, Huge selection

Cons: Small if big group




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