Restaurant specializing in vegan-friendly and naturally gluten-free global cuisines with flavors from all over the world including Africa, The Middle East, Caribbeans, and Asia. The daily lunch buffet features a bountiful spread of all-vegan dishes. A snacks menu offers tasty bites like akara (Nigerian black-eyed pea fritters) and sanbusa (Iraqi-style baked turnovers). Menu changes seasonally and is posted on its website. Note the catering service and food truck offer non-vegetarian options as well. MAR 2021 SHUT DOWN PER OWNER.
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798 New Holland Ave, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, 17602
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24 Reviews
First Review by Gelukkigekoei
@Kendraisoutside
Points +1036
Good food - Edit
The food is always great. The staff is always nice. The owner doesnt seem to care to say hello.
Read moresrirupa
Glad you liked the food! I'm sorry I didn't stop by to say "hi' -- I usually do visit each table when I am in. I must have been in a rush that day.... Sri
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PaulDende
Points +36
First time visit by a new vegan me - Edit
This was my first visit to this restaurant which I located on the Happy Cow app whilst traversing Lancaster County. We arrived at about 1245 on a Saturday afternoon and received excellent service by Lex. We enjoyed the lunch buffet and strawberry cheesecake. Please come here instead of the touristy fast-food traps. Give it a try!
Read morePros: Great selection
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Lnl1111
Points +96
My favorite place! - Edit
This is my favorite place in my area! I am here once a week at least. Food is always great & staff is super sweet. I would suggest the Nepali Ensemble or the Puerto Rican ensemble. If tostones are not on the buffet, order them!!
Read morePros: Food, Cost, Buffet Style
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jayluhx
Points +1462
Authentic cuisine, out of this world - Edit
This is a must go!!! The buffet was all vegan and mostly gluten free. The best Puerto Rican rice and gandules and beans I’ve had in a while. Everything was phenomenal and my non vegan dad agreed!
Read morePros: Super affordable , Many options , Sweetest owner
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vegSCPA
Points +100
Check it out! - Edit
We heard such good things about Upohar that we had to check it out for ourselves. There is a buffet, as well as a small menu. We were pleased with the food. Some dishes needed a little more spice. Management should consider having spices available for patrons who would like spicier food. We felt that for the money we paid, our meals were satisfactory. We will return.
Read morePros: Taste , Great value for the money
Cons: Food could be spicier.
srirupa
Thanks for visiting! Glad you liked the food. Sometimes we serve spicy food on the buffet. But our most popular items happen to be mellow. So we have hot sauce on the side for those who want to spice it up.
Read moreNext time you're in, please ask for the hot sauce. We usually have a few different kinds available: an Indian chili masala sauce, a tabasco-style hot sauce, and our FIERY West African hot sauce (which is too hot for me!).
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Roger in PA
Points +293
Vegan world cuisine at a great price - Edit
Delicious, imaginative, comfort food inspired by cuisines from around the world, including east Africa, Nigeria, Iraq, Puerto Rico, Nepal, Bengal, and others. I took a family gathering of seven there and we all had the buffet, plus several desserts shared around (there's also a full menu of non-buffet items). Five of us were not vegan or vegan-oriented, but everyone loved the food and was very satisfied. The price seemed incredibly low, given what we all ate — $11.50 per person. The buffet had 10 or 12 selections, and among the seven of us we sampled, and resampled, and in some cases re-resampled all of them. Really tasty and diverse. Highly recommended!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-10-25
Pros: Distinctive, tasty food at reasonable prices, Friendly, helpful staff, Excellent value
Cons: Charmless neighborhood (but really, who cares?)
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tallhouse
Points +44
Good food, great mission - Edit
Nice lunch buffet but the hummus plate appetizer and strawberry vegan cheescake stole the show. Look up the back story of the restaurant or read the posted articles to see what a good purpose is behind it all.
Read morePros: Vegan. Nice staff. Inexpensive
Cons: None.
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Devon
Points +18
Best vegan food in Lancaster - Edit
Go for the vegan lunch buffet during the week, it's incredible. And cheap! Definitely some of the best food I've ever had.
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tac0
Points +46
Awesome food - Edit
Went in a group of three, the food was really good and healthy. The drinks were equally as good. I highly recommend to vegans and vegetarians.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Buffet style when I went, Unique international foods that I haven’t had b4
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ejm
Points +28
fantastic - Edit
Pleasantly surprised, many options all prepared consciously.
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StaceyWhitehair
Points +72
Sooo much flavor!! - Edit
Everything we tried on the lunch buffet was vegan and beyond delicious!! The soy chai was also spicy and amazing! Staff was fantastic too!
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stonecat
Points +728
Unique And Hearty Choices - Edit
Every time I eat here I feel like I've had a hearty home cooked meal made with love. The buffet is delicious and affordable.
Read morePros: Delicious
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maynard7
Points +4763
Great food - Edit
I had a delicious lunch here today. I wasn't hungry enough for the all you can eat lunch buffet ($11.50) so I ordered one of the plated meals that included peanut stew, kale and rice ($9). I look forward to trying out the other interesting things on the menu. I was told they are going to begin a buffet at dinner time as well.
Read morePros: Flavors
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ecoRDN
Points +1254
Upohar WINS!!! - Edit
OMG THIS PLACE. Upohar offers a vegetarian buffet for $10!!! When my wife and I went we lucked out because everything on the buffet was ALL VEGAN. It was amazing. We ate foods from Puerto Rico, Africa, India, Nepal - OH YES. This is a must see if you are in the Lancaster area.
Read moreThe food was prepared with love, and we could taste it. Just look at the pictures!!! I'm getting hungry just remembering this wonderful lunch. I can still taste the sweet and salty bite of the toothy tostones, or the fresh zesty crunch of the cold Nepali cucumber salad.
The pinto beans stewed in sofrito paired nicely with the yucca. Yucca (aka cassava) is one of the most perfect starches in the world and possibly our favorite (don't tell the potatoes!)
Yeah, go to Lancaster and go to Upohar! You will be satisfied, we guarantee!
Updated from previous review on 2018-06-05
Pros: Inexpensive, Food prepared with love, Amazing selection
Cons: Not 100% vegan
DannyRebel
RE: Not 100% vegan
Read moreThere is one single dessert that is labeled non-vegan and one hot tea drink that has a non-vegan option of organic cow's milk. Other than that, everything is vegan.
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ultra*runner
Points +274
The best vegan & gf food around. - Edit
Consistently the best vegan food. Gf options. Desserts too!
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EricMcCreary
Points +26
Unique flavors - Edit
The atmosphere is warm and inviting along with the music. They blend worldly flavors in simple yet affordable dishes. If your in Lancaster this is a must!!
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hamish193
Points +45
wonderful dinner - Edit
We lover our dinner “ensembles”. Vegan options. The servers were fast and pleasant. We will be back.
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CrunchyVeganGal
Points +523
Flavor Could be Stronger - Edit
I sample Upohar food at the first Lancaster VegFest. I had an Iraqui Sanbusa. The texture and filling were nice, but the flavor was a bit underwhelming—good, just not as powerful as I had hoped. I'd be interested to try more of their food, but I wasn't in love with the sanbusa.
Read morePros: Good price
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DannyRebel
Points +268
Good variety of ethnic dishes - Edit
I had three plates at the buffet until I could eat no more. Loved all of it, and I sampled all of it. There were two rices, one cold bean salad, and eight entree selections at the buffet. Each item is labeled as vegetarian or vegan with the name of the dish and the country of origin. An Iraqi mint lemonade was not as pungent as regular lemonade.
Read morePros: Excellent value, Good variety of food
DannyRebel
I had an entree at the 2017 Lancaster Veg Fest in June. The yellow rice lacked flavor but given the overwhelming attendance and long lines, I figure all of the vendors were rushed and worked heavily. All food vendors ran out of food before the end of the festival.
Read moreDannyRebel
My local vegan MeetUp group visited here since they've reopened at a new location with 20 members to try the excellent buffet and stayed three hours. All 10 items on the buffet table were both vegan and gluten-free. We've decided to make this a monthly meetup.
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KaraAndVeg
Points +20
Good choice - Edit
Tasty food and love the social mission. (Employing people form Lancaster's significant refugee population.)
Read morePros: Great food
Cons: Somewhat pricey
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DavidisVegan
Points +22
Great Place! - Edit
Makes you feel that you're in a different part of the world! Modest variety of foods that is fresh!
Read morePros: Clean Environment , Ethnic Tasty Foods, Unbeatable Prices
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WillPost
Points +299
Great food and a great cause - Edit
Upohar has been in the community for years and I always look forward to running into them whether they're out at a food truck type event, or stopping in for the lunch buffet. If you want a variety of vegetarian and vegan food you've never tried before, you should definitely stop in and check them out.
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quinner9
Points +49
Five+ stars! - Edit
I have traveled to several countries and tried many types of food, but I've never had a unique flavor like this one. I thought there was only a limited number of ways lentils and vegetables could taste, but Upohar proved me wrong. Thank you!!!
Read morePros: delicious food, very healthy, extremely friendly o
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Gelukkigekoei
Points +16
Perfect lunch - Edit
It's a vegetarian restaurant serving (cheap) dishes from all over the world thanks to resettled refugee chefs. This concept alone made me want to go, and I was floored by the food when I went yesterday: Congolese peanut stew, Nigerian fired rice with coconut milk, yams with tomato stew, masoor dhal and Iraqi lemonade with mint and orange blossoms. The only non-vegan items there were samoosas and chai. Go!
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