Ovo
Japanese
Take-out
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Sushi and bento. Has one page of veggie sushi rolls. Be sure to specify vegan. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-11:00pm.
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1222 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, California, USA, 95062
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Last update on 25 Jul 2024 by jollieduck
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13 Reviews
First Review by TessaWhite
jollieduck
Points +2280
Inventive vegan sushi - Edit
Inventive and delicious sushi rolls! So many of the rolls on the vegetarian menu are already vegan or can be made vegan by omitting something minor like honey. We asked and their tempura batter is vegan.
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betodealmeida
Points +41
Great vegan rolls! - Edit
They have a few vegan rolls, really good food and great service.
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ronitw
Points +741
Few Vegan Options - Edit
This is a popular place for non vegan sushi. When I asked about vegan sushi, they said that every veggie roll can be made vegan. However, I asked further and they have only one fryer for everything. If you don't want your food fried with non-vegan stuff, you are much more limited. I had the T-Pain sushi and it was great. They gave me extra mango and rice with that. The service was really nice, and the chefs were very friendly.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-08-16
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amyvotta
Points +624
Art! - Edit
This sushi is not only delicious but works of art! Amazing variety for vegans.
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Conniemm
Points +1770
Few vegan options unless you remove ingredients - Edit
I came here the other day and was disappointed that there were only two vegan sushi rolls that are vegan. The other rolls can be made vegan by subtracting various tempura ingredients. I chose the Shiitake Crunch since it was one of the two options. It was delicious, but in the future I'd rather go to another sushi restaurant that offers multiple vegan options and miso soup that by default is vegan.
Read morePros: Friendly staff
Cons: Few vegan options
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KeithThorne
Points +70
Incredible! 😋 - Edit
This is as good as it gets outside of a dedicated vegan and expertly crafted sushi menu. We tried four different items off the veggie roll menu, though a couple came standard vegetarian, and so required minor modifications to be made vegan. Servers were well aware of these modifications, so all that was required was to request that they be made vegan where appropriate.
Read moreWe got the Veggie Dragon, the Ghost in the Shell, the Heavenly Ura, and the Silence of the Yams. I can strongly recommend all four.
If you’re looking for excellent plant based sushi, this is it.
Our only complaints were that it was extremely busy (though it’s easy to see why) and that since fish was still served on site, a sensitive nose will detect the smell and you will often see fish at the bar and on other peoples plates. It didn’t bother us too much, but fair warning.
Pros: Huge veggie roll menu, Delicious and well crafted
Cons: Busy, Fish smell/sight
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z424544
Points +30
Friendly, knowledge and amazing vegan options💕 - Edit
Everything I ordered was spectacular
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GreeniydMonsta
Points +71
Best Sushi Ever - Edit
My husband and I were on our mini honeymoon for the weekend and we specifically picked Santa Cruz because of all the vegan options we would have. We really only have one spot in our town that has great vegan sushi that’s not an after thought on the menu. Someone’s comment said it was better than vegan sushi in SF so we had to see for ourselves. They did not lie. My husband and I ordered 5 rolls and each one was great. We are thinking to come back again before we leave. Our server was vegan so they were very familiar with how to modify the couple rolls we had that weren’t vegan but make sure to ask. We had the Treetop, Ghost in a Shell, Veggie Gaia, T Pain and Silence of the Yams. My fav was the Veggie Gaia :)
Read morePros: All Veggie Rolls can be made vegan, Presentation is amazing , Lots of variety
Cons: None
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CBeng
Points +86
Great quality and interesting rolls - Edit
Akira is awesome! They combine solid fundamentals with adventurous recipes. I've never been to a sushi place with more interesting vegan options.
Read morePros: Lots of delicious and interesting options, High quality ingredients and craftsmanship
Cons: Can take some inquiry/substitution to make vegan
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emfromalameda
Points +118
No better sushi exists - Edit
The vegan sushi options here are incredible. This sushi is better than any other sushi I’ve had, which has been a lot (including many trips to Shizen in SF). I generally try to avoid non-vegan restaurants, but this one has the best vegan food in the county.
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GunnarPignotti
Points +24
~20 vegan rolls - Edit
Absolutely blown away at the selection of rolls. I’ve been back over 10 times and this is the best vegan sushi I’ve had. Plus they usually have Humble Sea or Corrolitos beer on tap!
Read morePros: Tons of vegan rolls, Vegan aioli sauce , Best veg sushi!
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LauraBaracaldo
Points +37
5 stars - Edit
A complete section of vegetarian rolls. There're as good as they can be.
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TessaWhite
Points +867
Amazing selection of Veggie Sushi - Edit
The Sushi Chef is Vegan so this place has so many options and not pathetic attempts.. they are serious flavors and combinations
Read morePros: A whole page of Vegan Options , Really exciting combinations
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