Franchise vegan fast food outlet, this one est. 2013. Counter service. Offers burgers, sandwiches, salads, wraps, desserts, and other vegan food. Open Tue-Fri 12:30pm-3:30pm, Thu 7:30pm-10:00pm, Fri-Sat 7:30pm-10:30pm, Sun 12:30pm-3:30pm, 7:30pm-10:00pm.
Category: Vegan, American, Italian, Fast food, Take-out
Reviews (93)
First Review by Ajolote
Contributions +33
loved it - Edit
Just arrived in Rome, and found this little gem when we needed something quick.
I had the mushroom burger, it was absolutely delicious. Non vegan hubby enjoyed his as well.
Reasonably priced, no fancy stuff, just as we like it.
Can definitely recommend.
Pros: Reasonably priced, tasty, everything Vegan
Cons: none
Contributions +18
Good - Edit
I had a soy based burger. OK but not great. The bread was breaking apart while eating and the burger was fine but not the best ever.
Service is good and friendly.
Pros: Many options: burger, salad, sandwiches
Contributions +32
Affordable, fast and really tasty - Edit
I had the vegan hamburger for only €5,9. It was a good, big burger. After that I had an amazing tiramisu tart for €3,9. Food is served very fast and you can eat in or take out. My omni boyfriend Who is hard to convince, enjoyed his wrap.
Pros: Amazing food , Good portions , I liked the owner
Cons: Seating could be a little more cosy
Contributions +52
Highly recommended fast food - Edit
Sandwiches, wraps, salads, etc.. Everything we had, dessert included, was very well seasoned and warm. Small place so it was just one person on the register and one cooking food, but they did a fantastic job keeping up.
Pros: All vegan
Cons: Could use a larger space!
Contributions +18
Great for a tasty treat. - Edit
Had the Big Smokey burger and loved it. Maybe could have been a bit more generous with the lettuce and tomato (one slice and a leaf) but the flavours were all there and the little Seitan chunks were epic.
Definitely recommend as a naughty treat.
Probably don't go just when they open after change over though... (730pm) the cook seemed flustered, maybe because of the picky/annoying American family who asked about 4000 questions and didn't bother reading the menu properly 😂
Contributions +36
vegan junk food! tasty and filling - Edit
I got in once it was opened at noon. I had the smoky burger and a seitan focaccia sanwich, both delicious. i also had the cheesecake, not good. I suggest not getting the cheesecake. (when i was there, there were very few dessert choices. the fridge is almost empty)
Contributions +18
Not so fast food - Edit
The food here is excellent, but the owner/cook was late to arrive. Another couple we ran into waiting on the step outside said they had been waiting half an hour since the store was supposed to open. Once it did open, the food was fast to be prepared but none of the dessert items/display case items were available. I got the vebab and my husband enjoyed the vegan foccacia so much he got a second one. I recommend it for the food that is available, but expect everything to run on italian time.
Pros: good food
Cons: unpredictable service
Contributions +26
burgers are out of this world - Edit
We got there as the shop opened, and I had a soya burger and potato croquettes. The croquettes were very filling as they also have soya in them. The burger was phenomenal. I had cheesecake afterwards and just WOW. beautiful. Love everything about this place.
Pros: fast service, amazing food, manager is very friendly :)
Cons: no bathroom, no plain potato options
Contributions +16
The Best Focaccia ! - Edit
I have been there for a little snack. I bought vegan focaccia and it was awesome! Thank you for this opportunity to have awesome vegan fast food in my trip in Roma.
Pros: good price, fast , delicious
Cons: small room, no toilets
Contributions +21
very Good food - Edit
I ate a very good burger here, you should try it.
Contributions +1259
Huge burgers - Edit
A vegan burger paradise . They are huge and tasty . And so cheap .
Contributions +59
It was okay, I guess - Edit
We were starving when we entered Universo Vegano and boy, we were dissapointed! The menu does offer a wide selection of vegan food, but the outcome was greasy and the main flavour of the foods were just mayo or chilli sauce. I for one felt anything but energized after eating my vebab roll - although I'm not sure what I expected.
The chocolate cheesecake was okay, but it could have tasted more like chocolate - now it was just sweet and sugary. The creamy, nutty thing my husband had for dessert was okay, yet it had a weird savoury filling that tasted like turmeric. Not sure if that's just an Italian thing.
My main problem with the place was the lack of toilets. You'd think that a place serving greasy food like this would have a bathroom or even a place to wash your hands, but no.
We won't be coming back.
Pros: Loads of options to choose from, Vegan cakes
Cons: No toilet, Few places to sit, Greasy food, not that flavourful
Contributions +24
great lunch stop - Edit
all vegan fast food place, we had wraps and soup - freshly made, great value, lots of choices - definitely recommended. It is more a fast food place than a restaurant, not a lot of seats and no toilet, probably better for lunch than dinner
Pros: excellent food, lots of choice, good value
Cons: no toilet!
Contributions +30
Dessert heaven!! - Edit
Tried visiting on Friday but missed out by a few minutes! I wasn't going to go back but I'm SO GLAD I did! My boyfriend got the chocolate cheesecake and I got a cream/lemon cream dessert covered in nuts! They were so good I got another cheesecake to go! Wish i could have gone back to try the sandwiches but super happy with the desserts!
Contributions +32
Amazing! - Edit
Such good food and service!
We went multiple times during our visit to Rome and let me tell you that big smokey burger and the chocolate cheesecake are amazing!
Amazing service and beautifully presented!
Contributions +14
Delicious! - Edit
I've been visiting Rome with work for the last 12 years and always found it slightly limiting choice-wise for vegans. This little cafe is just great. Really nice big menu-salads, toasted sandwiches, wraps, desserts- and very friendly staff. They make the food for you whilst you wait. Fantastic fully vegan place- we need more like this!!
Pros: The perfect place for lunch, Great selection, Reasonably priced
Contributions +58
burgers - Edit
Serves mainly burgers, wraps and sandwiches. Nothing extraordinary, but quite nice if you are in the area already and the desert cakes are sooo delicious!
Atmosphere fits more a lunch snack than a big dinner, staff is very friendly.
Contributions +658
Fast food...it is what it is. - Edit
Fast and convenient, but not worth making a trip to. Lasagna and gnocchi were terrible. Wrap was pretty good.
Contributions +26
not open - Edit
Went here at around 1600 on January 30th to find we had walked half way across the city to a closed restaurant despite opening hours displayed as 1100-2300
Contributions +88
pure bliss - Edit
the food excellent and the stuff incredible!
Pros: everything
Cons: the store is closed a lot of hours
Contributions +126
perfecto - Edit
Sitio bueno y precio genial.
Pros: todo
Contributions +118
Great Vegan Fast Food - Edit
Small sandwich place, similar to the Veggie Grill in the U.S., just smaller. Food is good and service is fast. It's a little hard to find, it's tucked away in a small street.
Pros: Good Food , Reasonable prices, Fast service
Cons: Small place, Limited hours
Contributions +24
perfect!! - Edit
Amazing fast food not junk food
Contributions +106
Would recommend - Edit
This is a great place if you want tasty fast food. The menu is extensive and offers sandwiches, burgers, falafel and desserts. The service is excellent and the owner is always in a happy mood. Every customer is greeted with a smile. The food is delicious and tastes very fresh. My favourite is the spicy sandwich. It is very good value for money too. I think I paid around €8 for a burger and a bottle of water. I would definitely recommend this place and I would visit again the next time I'm in Rome.
Pros: Good value for money, Excellent service
Cons: No toilet
Contributions +51
excellent! - Edit
My boyfriend and I took a stop in here on our first day in Rome and we couldn't stop talking about it for the rest of the trip!
We got two of the daily specials, a vegetable paella and a pasta with ingredients from the south of Italy and both loved our dishes. The staff were super friendly too and made it an absolute pleasure. Prices were really great too, they had a lot of options on their completely vegan menu and even had a good few desserts. We both had the tiramisu - I still have dreams about it. A must for any vegan in Rome.
Contributions +48
nu nu - Edit
Food very good, but no toillete, wifi, no outside seating.
Contributions +42
Disappointing - Edit
We were excited to visit Universo Vegano because they are completely vegan and have great reviews. Unfortunately they could not live up to the high expectations. We tried a quinoa&falafel wrap, the lasagne, and an apple pie.
The wrap was okay, for us it went too heavy on the salty cheese sauce which is just not our style, we prefer wraps with more lettuce/tomato/cucumber. It might just be the Italian/Roman style of thin, crispy wraps, grilled very flat with relatively little greenery, so maybe that is a personal thing.
The lasagne was unfortunately really bad. A very strange vague flavour, again too salty. The apple pie was okay, but nothing special.
The restaurant was extremely busy and appeared to be staffed by a single girl. Maybe we would have enjoyed the experience more if we had gotten some recommendations for dishes to try... though looking at the menu there didn't seem to be that much more which sounded interesting. Universo Vegano seems to have a lot of meat-imitations on their menu (typical for vegan fast food joints) which is not our taste.
Pros: Hot vegan fast food
Cons: Disappointing quality, Busy and limited seating, Focussed on meat imitations
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