Serves meat, vegan options available. Pan-Asian restaurant and bar lounge in South Loop serving house-made dishes from East Asia, Southeast Asia & Polynesia. Menu includes a section of vegan friendly selections with ingredients in the descriptions. Has dishes like vegan spring rolls, tofu lettuce wraps, Hawaiian mea ulu poke bowl, vegan sushi, haw fun noodle soup, Thai Panang curry, fried rice, and others. Open Mon-Thu 11:30am-8:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-9:30pm, Sun 11:30am-8:30pm. Closed Thanksgiving | Xmas Eve | Xmas Day.
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
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Last update on 16 Mar 2022 by AOHawaiianHideout
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15 Reviews
First Review by NicoleTabeta
Ashvegan02
Points +172
Great Options! - Edit
They have a separate menu for vegan options and the food is really good here. It can be spicy, so make sure to note that to the waiter.
Read moreThough the food is great, the waiting staff here is very rude.
Updated from previous review on 2022-03-20
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gravelj2
Points +65
5 stars for the flavor! - Edit
There's a ton of vegan options here and the vegan mi goreng I had just blew me away. I have been planning a trip back here for weeks now.
Read morePros: Vegan mi goreng was incredible, Dog friendly patio, Quirky!
Cons: Can get a little loud inside
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shebazzle
Points +445
Kitschy, with good vegan options - Edit
Enjoyed having ~15 options to choose from, some fun drinks and decor with some “character”. Non-veg spouse enjoyed her meal as well.
Read moreEnjoyed my hot and sour soup! Found ourselves nearby in the south loop, so decided to try!
Pros: Good vegan options, Flavorful with some sass, Parking was easy on a weeknight
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jadaruss
Points +1811
So delicious - Edit
5/5 would come back!! Great atmosphere and the food/drinks are absolutely fantastic!!!
Read morePros: Delicious drinks, Decent price for food, Staff are friendly and efficient
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MichaelSwistara
Points +170
Great place with a decent number of vegan options - Edit
I was looking for takeout in the South Loop area and discovered AO Hawaiian Outpost. They have a decent number of vegan options, the staff were really kind and helpful (they got our takeout order wrong at first but fixed it really quickly and gave us a free dish), and the food itself was great! The spicy panang curry was a personal favorite, but a lot of their dishes are worth reordering. I'd definitely recommend this place if you're looking for something veg-friendly in the neighborhood.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Good range of spice levels to choose from
Cons: Could have more vegan options, Order mishap (but it was fixed quickly)
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frenchfries4life
Points +857
Terrible service - Edit
Service has to be pretty bad for it to impact my rating, but it was. First of all, our drinks didn't come out until way after our food. By that time, I hardly wanted the drink. The alcoholic drink I ordered was pictured in a small rocks glass on the menu, but (finally) came out in a large tiki glass and was much more sweet and fruity than expected. I ordered the gamma vegan sushi roll, and the vegan mee goreng, and specified vegan when ordering both. When the mee goreng came out, I was confused because it had an EGG on it. Server took it away and obviously just scraped the egg off and threw some cilantro over where it was. Thankfully I don't have an egg allergy. Everything was just handled very poorly overall. Thankfully there was one good thing, which was the vegan gamma roll.
Read morePros: vegan gamma roll
Cons: unfriendly poor service , vegan dish served with egg on top
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Vegan Vagabond
Points +3280
Could be so much better - Edit
My wife loves this place. I am completely underwhelmed. The people that own this restaurant are very very nice people and they have done great work in adding vegan options, but I just don’t like the food. The vegan options, to me, are just dishes veganized through elimination. That is ok, too, so long as when you eliminate one ingredient (chicken, beef, etc), you make it up with more veggies, but they don’t. I’ve tried to overcome this by paying more for additional vegetables, but the dishes still are lacking. I’ve really tried to like this place, I can walk here from my house. I have given up.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-05-21
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ilovemyveggies
Points +20
Curry Power - Edit
I absolutely loved my experience, we came here for the first time after a SF game. Sadly, I was the only vegan in my group, BUT I am sooo happy I found this place. I was able to convince a couple of folks to order from the vegan section, so I could try as many options possible: Panang curry 5, Nasi Goreng 5, Ramen 4 a little too spicy for me, but they fixed it for me right away. I even ordered food to go and had the pad kee mao and fried rice for lunch the next day. Even my non-vegan friends loved their food. We each had some fruity drinks and man, were they strong. Will definitely be back!!!
Read morePros: Huge portions, Very flavorful, amazing decor
Cons: Ramen too spicy for me
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veggie_htx
Points +2082
Vegan section of the menu - Edit
Vegan section of the menu of this Asian fusion restaurant in South Loop. Offers tofu and vegetable dishes along with vegan apps and sushi. Choose your spice level (they will make it spicy!).
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TaniaL
Points +13
Delish Vegan Food - Edit
This place is great...they even have live entertainment. Came here w a group of friends, they have a great vegan selection. Ordered the curry, mee goreng, sushi roll, a korean soup and the fried rice.
Read morePros: Great tasting food, Free entertainment, Strong drinks
Cons: Really busy, No reservations, so didn't get to see the show
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sanderadio
Points +381
Three stars for the food - Edit
Last night was our first time at Asian Outpost. We chose this restaurant because of all of the vegan options they were supposed to have. And they do. I counted fifteen on the menu, which is great. That’s why I’m giving them four stars, but the food wasn’t very special. I had the fried eggless rice but it was basically rice with an indistinct sauce and a couple of pieces of veggies and tofu. The noodle soup had the same problem: not many veggies. And the fried spring rolls were too soft, probably fried in not hot enough oil and also here we noticed the lack of substance and taste.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Nicely decorated with a tropical vibe
Cons: Too little veggies , Not very tasteful or spicy, We couldn’t order any sushi (Chef left?)
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kalas
Points +21
Must try the panang!!! - Edit
Staff told me they are planning to feature entertainment in the near future. I will definitely be back...this is my go-to for Asian inspired vegan food. Everything we ordered was delicious!!!
Read morePros: Absolutely loved the panang curry, Service was ah-mazing!!!, Ambience was a tropical escape
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JoshUrl
Points +34
Good pan Asian place - Edit
The drinks were really good and the servers were very nice. The food was good if not fantastic.
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LeesaOlson
Points +62
Loved the vegan fried eice - Edit
I had the fried rice and spicy vegan pad kee mao. I wasn’t a fan of the thick noodles in the spicy vegan pad kee mao but the fried rice was great!!!
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NicoleTabeta
Points +30
Good - Edit
Had a vegan curry and a vegan noodle dish. Both were good. Had a decent amount of vegan options.
Read morePros: Convenient location, Quiet, Staff were able to recommend vegan dishes
Cons: Noodles a touch salty
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