Lacto
Beer/Wine
Asian
Fusion
Hawaiian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Reported a section of dishes can be veganized - ask your server. Might be a pumpkin bisque, a warm shiitake salad, and for dessert a mango delight and a liliquoi sorbet. Note that kitchen probably has only one fryer tempura. Open Tue-Sat 5:00pm-9:00pm.


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14 Reviews

First Review by MicheleBenjamin

Cabeyta7

Points +65

Vegan
26 Feb 2025

Dining at JO2

Amazing salad with their homemade in house pickled vegetables in the salad mix plus edible flowers that were so great!! Lots of options and focus on local farmers for fresh fusion dishes. Sorbet was dairy free and delicious as well. Really impressed!!

Went back two days later and got the cauliflower curry. Amazing!! They have several vegetarian and vegan options and are happy to modify as dirt requires!!!

Updated from previous review on 2025-02-24

Pros: Fresh local produce for dishes , Very gluten free and vegan/no dairy friendly, Atmosphere

Jessica_Marie

Points +416

Vegan
18 Feb 2024

For Special Treat

While their vegan options were not extensive, and as of 2/15/24 there was no special vegan menu or any marks on the regular menu as to the veg/vegan options, our waitress was vegan and was happy to help and make recommendations. It wasn't super loud in there as others have said. We did have a reservation in advance but didn't request somewhere quiet.

Pros: A Must - Carrot ravioli with magical green sauce, Strawberry Champagne sorbet, Yellow curry was good, but not outstanding

Cons: Pricy

tylers131

Points +181

Vegan
14 Dec 2023

It’s just ok

Only 3 items are on the menu are vegan. The curry, cauliflower, and bisque. The flavor of the curry and cauliflower wasn’t the best, they both could have tasted better.

For the cost I expended more.

Cons: Lacking Flavor, Price

auntiecarmen

Points +29

Vegan
11 Jun 2022

Delicious and Artfully Presented

The food here was fantastic. I had the roasted carrot ravioli and a roasted cauliflower and chickpea dish. The portions are not large, so you may want more than one thing, and do expect to drop some cash here. All the dishes are elegantly composed and beautifully presented with unusual edible flowers. Tell your server that you are vegan. The complimentary starter had cheese, but perhaps you could ask for it without. It can be noisy, so make a reservation and ask for a more quiet table.

Pros: Several, delicious vegan options , Beautiful presentation , Excellent service

Cons: Not all vegan, Limited parking, Noisy

eak

Points +48

Vegan
14 Mar 2021

Delicious

I had three vegan sides and they were as artfully presented as my omnivore companion’s dishes and the flavors were wonderful.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Helpful staff on suggestions

Cons: The chef’s compliments dishes were not vegan.

victoria1024

Points +594

Vegan
08 Feb 2020

amazing

ask to be given the vegan menu only. there’s a good amount of options and they’re all priced reasonably. the tempura green beans are amazing

Pros: dedicated vegan menu

LiinaWang

Points +25

Vegetarian
03 Dec 2019

Lots of vegan / vegetarian options

It’s hard to find a pure vegan or vegetarian restaurant on the island. I tried postcard but a fail. This one is awesome! Lots of vegan and vegetarian options. I was solo traveling, ordered three dishes all to myself: spring roll, carrot dumpling, and squash spaghetti. They are all very good and finished them all!!!

happycowgirl

Points +5833

Vegan
03 Sep 2019

Must Go!

Wow what a find!! Thank you to whoever put this place on Happy Cow. Gourmet, flavorful, creative food combinations. An entire section of the menu is vegetarian with vegan dishes clearly labeled.

You can’t go wrong with whatever you order. Highly recommend the Poached Carrot Dumpling - taste sensation I’ve never experienced before. The Stir fried Eggplant is equally as amazing though a more traditional, familiar flavor profile. That said, every dish we saw coming out of the kitchen looked amazing.

Recommend calling for a reservation.

Five26

Points +178

Vegan
22 May 2019

Outstanding vegan options

Really good vegetable choices. In fact, the omnivores at the table thought the veggies were much better than their fish. Curried cauliflower, Curried spaghetti squash, lentil bowl. Don't let the location in the mini-mall deceive you ; this place is legit.

Pros: Great value. Huge $15 vegan dishes , Delicious variety , Excellent service

Lochnessie

Points +45

Vegan
17 Mar 2019

Absolutely incredible vegan options!

I wish we had found this place sooner on our trip because we definitely would've gone back. I was shocked at how many vegan (or easily veganized) dishes were available, and each and every one was delicious! This is a great place to get dressed up and have a fancy night out (their wine list is really great as well), but you can also come in casually dressed with no issue (we came from the beach). Our waiter knew every single ingredient in every dish and had no problem at all making sure everything was vegan. Don't miss it!

VeganScientist

Points +847

Vegan
25 Nov 2018

Good food, bad service

Definitely make a reservation because this place is bust. Also, don't go in hungry because you will be waiting for food for a long timw. We were there for an hour before any food came out. Also be very very very clear with your server that vegan means no diary and eggs. We ordered a quinoa salad without the feta cheese just to have it come out with white stuff that turned out to be creme fresh even though we told the server we were vegan.

That being said, the food was really good. Very seasonal and well seasoned. The menu changes all the time so check ahead for options too. We have roasted fennel tikka, jicama tacos, quinoa salad, roasted fennel tikka, cucumber wakame salad, and coconut curry spaghetti squash. All very tasty. Nice ambiance. Pricy.

Pros: Local and seasonal

Cons: Expensive, Over worked servers that make mistakes, Slow service

pj_lama

Points +16

Vegan
04 Jul 2018

Excellent upscale dinning

The food food is not only beautiful but also tastes amazing. There's lot of choices for vegan eating. Stick with the appetizer side of the menu and share several dishes. Best food on Kaui.

Pros: Plenty of vegan options, super good food.

Rebeli

Points +157

Vegan
31 Oct 2017

nice vegan options

Several items on menu were vegan or could be made so. E.g. Cauliflower coconut curry, green bean tempura, etc. They bought out an appetizer on the house: homemade taro chips with a cauliflower hummus and tomato bisque.

There was one dessert for us, but very unique. A pineapple "soup" with sorbet.

While not a lot of options, what they have is very good. And while the meat entrees seemed pretty expensive, these veg options were very reasonable.

MicheleBenjamin

Points +11

Non Veg
05 Dec 2016

Good Vegan Food Kauai

JO2 offers a whole section on their menu that can be veganized. It is upscale, California/Fusion style food that is both delicious and beautiful! The chef does an incredible job utilizing local flavors and textures to create an exciting menu. We had the pumpkin bisque, the warm shiitake salad (to die for), the tempura veg and mushroom risotto. The bisque was silky smooth and had a deep flavor; the warm shiitake salad was plentiful and one of the best things I've ever tasted. The tempura was light and the veg he used were fun and interesting. The risotto was veganized, so might've lacked a depth of flavor but my dining partner thought it was delicious and couldn't wait to have the leftovers. There is a small bar area in the front (full bar) and an outside seating area. The wine list is excellent as well. Jean-Marie has done an outstanding job with this restaurant and we will be going back a couple more times before this trip is over. A MUST DO, ON KAUAI!

Pros: Amazing Food, Great Wine List, Fabulous staff

Cons: None




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