• CLOSED: Iku Wholefood Kitchen - Rozelle

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  • White Vegan
Vegan
Japanese
Macrobiotic
Fast food
Take-out

Vegan chain macrobiotic ready made meals. Salads, rice balls, tofu fritters, casseroles, pies and tarts, lasagne, soup, curries, burgers, nori roll. Sweets include muffins, friands, slice, pies, sago pudding, black sticky rice. Organic drinks, bancha tea. Reported closed March 2024.


13 Reviews

First Review by Sarah Bourne

Vix333

Points +768

Vegan
16 Sep 2023

Delicious easy and all vegan!

Got the burger, caramel slice and three cookies. One of the cookies was just okay (yellow coloured one!) but everything else was excellent especially the burger!

Pros: All vegan, Healthy , Yummy

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Points +201

Vegan
22 Jul 2022

Healthy

I like how healthy iku makes me feel. Although, I tend to crave a little more saltiness - but that’s not that healthy 🙃

Pros: Food is ready quick

TBR

Points +364

Vegan
16 Apr 2021

Yummy and fresh

I had the Laksa and the flavours were fabulous. I expect my Laksa to be spicy and it wasn't, but that's ok. I had half of my wife's rice paper roll too and that was really fresh and tasty.

JoanCCC

Points +28

Vegan
15 Oct 2020

Casserole and Miso Soup

Casserole: Chickpeas, carrots are cooked ripe to that right stage that they are blended very well with sweet potatoes. Chickpeas are cooked just right to be observed into the tongue. Carrots are cut to the right size to accommodate with other two. When the textures served on brown rice and take together, it create an abundant mouthful.
A little pity they are served with bean sprout treated with vinegar. The sour has conflicted with abundant texture. Suggest to serve it with raw coriander, or other raw green veggie in order to bring out the abundant of the texture.
Miso Soup: When the green peas, carrots and celery are grinder, mixed and coming to your mouth together in a soup, a flow of music starts, All three are worked very well together. However, garlic has ruin the peaceful feeling of the music, the garlic has take away the peaceful music and take away the lasting aftertaste. Suggest put garlic to the soup only on customer's request, It is both for religious reason and for tasting reason.

Pros: Chickpeas, carrots are cooked ripe to that right, Chickpeas are cooked just right to be observed int

Cons: bean sprout treated by vinegar should not serve, garlic should not be in the soup

NicholasFolkes

Points +20

Vegan
20 Mar 2019

Vegan fast food

I go to Iku on a regular basis and have tried most of the food available there. I especially love the tofu burger which is on a gluten free bun, salad and an amazing chilli sauce dressing.

Pros: Good selection, Reasonably priced , Good customer service

Cons: Some foods run out fast, Floor needs to be polished

stuartruss

Points +18

Vegan
27 Feb 2019

Great fod

Salads are well done and the balls are so tasty. I go at least once a week

Cons: A little expensive for the size but it’s still ok

amaldini

Points +13

Vegetarian
28 Sep 2018

Excellent

My wife and I tried the mezze plate and the lasagna. Both were superb!

Fang

Points +321

Vegan
25 Apr 2018

Good, basic vegan food

I often grab lunch from Iku in Rozelle. The service is fast and the food solid. If you don't have time to wait, this is an ideal source of plant-based flavours, smells and protein. A bonus for the weight-conscious is that Weightwatchers provides points for all Iku dishes on the Internet.

Pros: Good food, Very quick service

kiisululu

Points +24

Vegan
12 Nov 2017

A favourite

A regular for me. Food, menu are great. Staff friendly.

Pros: menu

Cons: basic decor

Lozcriston

Points +842

Vegan
06 Oct 2017

Loved the lasagna and sago pudding

Enjoyed the lasagna and sago pudding. My partner enjoyed the cookies and coffee. Tried the Vietnamese rice paper roll which was average, but the dressing on the side salad was amazing. Nice and friendly service too. Look forward to going again.

Tiny Kitten

Points +60

Vegan
22 Nov 2015

Iku

I am yet to be disappointed by Iku in Rozelle. They have a fantastic selection, everything on the menu is available for takeaway, service is friendly.
My favourite place to eat

balupton

Points +107

Vegan
05 Mar 2014

Not vegan, despite happycow's categorisation

This is like Fresh in Toronto, Canada. Which happycow correctly labels as vegetarian. This needs to apply to Iku Wholefoods as well, or at least to this store. You can't be labelled as vegan if you still enslave animals, it doesn't work that way, it just means you have strict-vegetarian options.

That said, as Iku Wholefoods never say they are vegan, my issue here is entirely with HappyCow's categorisation. Iku Wholefoods still do great and moderately priced food with nice packaged drink options as well.
Updated from previous review on Tuesday March 04, 2014

Updated from previous review on Tuesday March 04, 2014

Pros: Otherwise great

Cons: Not vegan, Serve's cow milk with their coffees

Sarah Bourne

Points +27

Vegan
10 Oct 2012

Iku,Rozelle

I am a regular here and have tried everything on the menu. It's all fresh, it's all delicious! The staff are friendly, the place is clean. Can't praise it highly enough

Pros: Great food, Great value, Friendly staff

Cons: Gets busy at lunchtime!




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