VegeNation
Open 2015 in downtown serving globally inspired street food. Offers daily breakfast and weekend brunch. Sample items such as burger and potato wedges, spaghetti, tacos, and veggie sushi. Reservations accepted, and required on special occasions - see facebook. Open Mon-Thu 8:00am-9:00pm, Fri-Sat 8:00am-10:00pm, Sun 8:00am-9:00pm.
Category: Vegan, American, International, Organic, Delivery, Take-out, Fusion
Reviews (77)
First Review by egietzContributions +36
Pretty cool place! - Edit
I've been to Vegenation about 4 times now!
Their food is marvelous. There are a few things that I would change about the menu as far as it being super health conscious on some meals. It's awesome to be healthy, however when trying to get people who aren't vegan who are maybe curious, there should be more menu items that are closer to the typical meal you'd find anywhere. Just the vegan version. I hope that makes sense!
Either way, I am a vegan and I love what i've had so far at Vegenation. Wish all the vegan places weren't all the way across town. We need something vegan in Henderson. haha!
Pros: All Vegan (thank god!) :), Awesome Atmosphere and Service, Fantastic Dessert
Cons: Location, Some of the prices on some of the menu items, Needs more vegan comfort food!
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sadly disappointed - Edit
To be completely honest I did not have a very good eating experience here at all. The service was pretty good but I was VERY disappointed with the food. I haven't tried everything on the menu but I don't really want to after I tried what I did. The burger was not good at all, very very dry and almost tasteless. I love cauliflower Buffalo wings but the ones here are sort of sweet which totally throws the taste off for me. The ONLY thing I did actually like was the "tuna roll". I've also tried their "Russian standard" pasta dish and the choice of vegetables with the pasta were not good. The kale was dry despite being in the sauce and the eggplant wasn't cooked properly and very rubbery and chewy. I was initially very excited to try this place but I wouldn't recommend going here. It's also in a HORRIBLE location.
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Insane - Edit
This place is amazing!! My boyfriend and I saved this as our last place on our Vegas trip. We split buffalo cauliflower wings to start out, which were full of flavor and delicious. My boyfriend got a chicken gnocchi pot pie dish and I had the black bean burger. We loved both and will definitely be back
Pros: fully vegan, friendly staff, cool vibe
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Pretty delicious, a little misleading. - Edit
Was excited to come to this place because the menu was extensive and very inventive.
Our smoothies were delicious and I would highly recommend the sushi, however I was disappointed that my oil-free labelled vegetable pho on the menu came out with visible oil splashed into the broth, so next time I would definitely clarify if you want an oil-free meal. It was also quite salty.
Pros: great smoothies, delicious sushi
Cons: misleading menu labels, quite expensive
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One of our Favorite Vegan places!!! - Edit
We come here all the time and are never disappointed!!! The food is so delicious and makes you crave more. They also have vegan wine which is fantastic!!!
Cons: none
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delicious and fun food - Edit
We had the buffalo wings, the burger and the pot pie. It was so delicous! The people here are really nice. As a dessert we had the brownie sundae! RECOMMENDED!!
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Awesome - Edit
Great food, awesome staff, and the Virgin cheese is sooo good.
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The best - Edit
They never cease to amaze me with their menu and great staff.
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great breakfast and nice people - Edit
It was nice to leave the Vegas Strip area and enjoy a nice vegan breakfast in a relaxing and caring environment. Great food and nice people.
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Nice vegan option - Edit
I tried Vegenation for lunch. We ordered 2 appetizers and 2 entrees. Everything was tasty but we felt everything either needed more sauce/seasoning and/or salt. That said, I always appreciate an entirely vegan restaurant. The waitress was nice and the service was quick. I would go back again in the future. I gave it 3 stars but would have given 3-1/2 if possible.
Pros: All vegan restaurant, Quick service, Lots of options
Cons: Everything needed a bit more seasoning
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Excellent selection - Edit
This is a must visit destination when traveling from out of town !
Pros: Lots of delicious options for breakfast, lunch, or
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Brunch!! - Edit
Three words... Vegan French toast!!! 😍😍😍I also went there for a late lunch and the Cauliflower buffalo wings and the hot tamale are soooo good.
Updated from previous review on 2016-10-27
Pros: Delicious Vegan food at a reasonable price.
Cons: No cons.
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Absolutely Delicious - Edit
What a great, welcoming vibe and a fabulous menu! All the staff were super and the food was delicious enough to make us yearn for another trip to LV. If you are only in Las Vegas for a short time, make sure to make Vegenation one of your food destinations.
For appetizers, my partner and I had the antipasto platter and the hot tamales. The hot tamales were good. The antipasto platter featured the local virgin cheese, which was very good. We longed for crackers of some sort to put the cheese on. As a kale chips fan, those on the platter were by far the worst I've ever had, but since the rest of the meal hit it out of the park, this was no more than a minor disappointment.
We ordered the East West tacos and the eggplant stacks with vegan ricotta and mozzarella in the middle for entrees. Both were absolutely delicious and we would happily order them again and again if we ever return to LV.
For dessert, we had the bread pudding and the tiramisu. The tiramisu was so creamy, rich and flavourful. We'd recommend a bit more coconut cream in the bread pudding, but it was still delicious, too.
Part of what made the meal so good was our highly knowledgeable and attentive server, David. He knew precisely what was in each dish and sold each item so well, he had us downright excited to try more dishes than we ever intended to order. Wish David could train the servers in restaurants where we live. He is a true professional.
Pros: Delicious menu, Lots of variety, Friendly staff
Cons: some seats aren't comfortable but bench is good
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WoW, so good!!!! - Edit
Last night we ordered a take away diner at VegeNation because we were in a hurry. We ordered eggplant lasagna, burrito and a bapao to share. It was so delicious that we decided to come back for breakfast today. We had the breakfast burrito, creamcheese sandwich and the chicken waffle (daily special). The breakfast again was a treat - amazingly tasty. The staff was nice as is the atmosphere in the restaurant!
Cons: paid parking
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Tasty and colorful - Edit
This is like I would like every vegan restaurant to be. Healthy, colorful and tasty dishes (not only soy meat as almost always) and reasonable price. The staff is nice, and the service is very fast. Totally recommended this site.
Pros: Healthy vegan food, Nice deco
Cons: It could be a bit cheaper
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Best Vegan Food in Vegas - Edit
I've been to VegeNation roughly 3 times a month since they opened, and that 1 week a month when I don't go, I find myself going through withdrawals! Everything is fantastic, but here are my favorites:
Save The Tuna (a sushi app that's to die for)
Muchas Gracias (sweet potato quesadilla, yumm!)
Torre Washington (think burrito bowl but healthy!)
And on the weekends, brunch is a NOT TO MISS! With 2 for 1 Bloody Mary and Mimosas as well as Pop Up Special Chicken N Waffles - OH EM GEE, my fave fave FAVE!
Besides the food being amaze-balls, the staff is incredible and Chef Donald has an incredible story (went Vegan to fight Cancer!!).
The ambience and artwork is stellar too!
B TO THE DUBS - I've brought many omnivores here who have absolutely loved their dishes. But, VegeNation does offer their Meat Eater challenge. If you bring in a meat eater and they don't enjoy their meal, it's on the house! Can't beat that!
Pros: Fresh healthy tasty food!, decor is on point!, perfect all vegan place to bring your omni friends
Cons: Not located in the Northwest/Summerlin
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sooo good! - Edit
We went two days in a row because it was so good and got different things both times. Very nice staff cool environment. And the food was beyond delicious. From appetizers to desert. I loved it all
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Delicious - Edit
Was in LV for fun, and wanted to go out to a vegan restaurant because vegan options in the casinos can be scarce. Everything here was delicious! I ate way too much, and enjoyed every bit of it.
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Awesome - Edit
I loved VegeNation. The menu has a very interesting offer, from sushi to Italian food, from Vietnamese Pho to Russian recipes. The place is lovely and staff friendly and nice. I loved to see the guys there having fun, it's clear that they like the place the work in and the people they work with. Food is very good. We had sushi (good and inexpensive), a pho and a vegan burger. The burger was great. Oh, the best thing was the brownie sundae, a brownie covered with ice cream and Caramelized bananas... Amazing! Super recommended!
Pros: food is great, staff is nice , place is cool
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Delicious food! - Edit
All the food here is very good!
Pros: Food, Service
Cons: none
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Best vegan restaurant in Las Vegas - Edit
Had the Save the Tuna sushi appetizer and the Muchos Gracias sweet potato/black bean quesadilla.
Came in for lunch around 1:30. Happy to see that almost every table was full. Attentive service right away - yes please to water, its only 105+ outside :) I knew already what I was NOT going to order - the African Yam Stew. I am still pining away for Steph & Justin's VegOut AYS - nothing could top that dish!
I couldn't decide between the meatball sub or the quesadilla, until I saw the table next to me get the quesadilla. It looked good so I ordered that. Sushi came out almost immediately. Today there was a red bell pepper strip, some avocado and what tasted like a carrot puree on top. Really good, flavorful and tasty. Scarfed those 6 little rolls down in a blink of an eye.
Then the quesadilla came out. Very pretty with the chipolte sauce drizzled on top. My order was mostly sweet potato puree with some black beans sprinkled throughout. So it was kinda mushy to eat. But it had just a slight spicyness because of the chipolte sauce. I wish there had been more sauce and black beans.
Between those two dishes, I was too full for dessert. Next time. And there will be a next time.
Tip: paid metered parking ends at 9th. I parked on the side of the apt complex at 9th & Carson and walked the 2.5 blocks down. No problems :)
Pros: Organic and local whenever possible, Attentive staff
Cons: Paid parking, unless you park blocks away
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Amazing experience at VegeNation - Edit
As soon as we walked in there was such a great vibe, it wasn't too busy but there was people in and out for the duration of our meal. I visited with my parents who are both carnivores but appreciate a good veggie meal when it comes about. We ordered the sushi and dumplings to share and then the VegeNation burgers and Spaghetti Bolognese as well as a couple of smoothies. Asides from the staff being lovely and very informative about the food and where the produce comes from the food was amazing. It tasted fresh and different to what i've had before and even the sauces were made there. I'd recommend this to anyone visiting Vegas for a couple of days, whether your vegan or not!
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Vegenation offers variety of choices! - Edit
Although me and my husband visit Vegas often, I would always forget to visit Vegenation but today I made sure to stop by and try them out. When we arrived, we were promptly seated and given menus to look over. Since my husband has a severe nut allergy, I was glad to see that all dishes that contained nuts were clearly marked in the menu. My husband informed our server of his nut allergy and asked which menu item he would choose in light of this. While at the the restaurant, we enjoyed lemonade with coconut water chia seeds, Save the Tuna vegan sushi, a vegan meatball sandwich named Daniel Negreanu after the famous poker player and East West Korean jackfruit tacos. The food was tasty, our sever was friendly and attentive and we'll definitely eat there again when we visit Vegas.
Pros: Variety of appetizers, salads, pizzas, and entrees, Friendly staff
Cons: Have to pay for parking , Add more nut free menu items
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off the strip and off the hook - yes i know that was terrible - Edit
I love this place, the food is amazing and the staff super courteous. Weekend girl friends trip to vegas, and the only thing safe to report back is the amazing breakfast we shared here before heading home. kidding
None of us could decide what to eat so we decided to order it all and share.
* First thing was the yelp check in sangira's are super yummy and needed!
* Chick'n and waffles, really!!! thank you to the gods the oldand the new. tThis was amazing. the waffle was crispy and not to sweet and paired wit hthe friend chick'n and a little syrup and hot sauce we were in love.
* Bao-wow This steamed bun was amazing
*East West Tacos - a little diffacult to eat, but I just went for it, these had a great texture and flavor.
* My little dumpling - shitake mushroom and spinache dumpling - only complaint was there was not enough, these were delish.
Pros: serves drinks!!!!!, vegan, variety in the menu
Cons: none
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fantastic - Edit
Loved the burger and pizza. Visited twice while in Vegas.
Pros: options, staff
Cons: burger is a bit spicy for some
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good food once I was able to order - Edit
I am grateful for all plant based restaurants. Being on a restrictive diet (no night shades, soy, wheat) is even less fun when forced to be THAT customer. You know, the one that needs to know everything that goes into my stomach. In times like this it is helpful to have a knowledgable server. I was surprised at the lack of this in a restaurant that has managed to keep all five stars. The menu would be better if it listed ingredients instead of vaguely descriptive. All the staff were friendly. But when the waitress needs to leave to go ask what's in each dish I wanted, didn't ask if we wanted beverages and later forgets to bring the check, it makes for a less than stellar dining experience.
Pros: food was good and fresh, casual
Cons: poorly descriptive menu, lack of server knowledge in a health food environm
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Excellent food, mostly cooked - Edit
Hello, The food and environment is excellent. Very few offerings for raw vegans.
Pros: Vegan, Atmosphere
Cons: Few offerings for raw vegans.
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An oasis filled with food that will make you smile - Edit
This was a very welcome place after travelling for hours on the road with only bread and peanut butter on the go. We both loved our dishes and felt the vitamins and good nutrients filling our body. Loved the sweet potato quesedillas.
Pros: Good portion sices., Fresh homemade lemonade (+refills)., Decent prices.
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Fantastic! - Edit
This place is so good! We had breakfast here and it did not disappoint. Great options for nutrient dense food that also tastes amazing.
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Amazing - Edit
Great staff.. Great chick waffles and Pizza..
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Nice flavor - Edit
First time at a VegeNation. We tried the pizza with the pineapples and jalapeño. Was very tasty and enough to share with husband! Definitely would have it again!
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Breakfast - Edit
Had the Burrito for 11$ plus a smoothie for 7$. Really good totally worth it.
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Yummy chipotle ranch dressing! - Edit
Ate there May 1st, 2016, while visiting Vegas. The bean and rice salad really hit the spot. I wish I could have taken home a big bottle of their chipotle ranch dressing.
Pros: Big portion, Nice servers, Tasty food
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Yumm - Edit
Have enjoyed every meal we have had a VegeNation. We travel to Las Vegas on business 2 times a year. We eat at VegeNation 2 or 3 times per trip.Meatball Sandwich is the bomb. I enjoy the tamale apps. Always leave room to split a brownie sundae..ALWAYS.
Pros: All Vegan, Selection, Taste
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breakfast was great! - Edit
I brought 5 omnivores here and we ordered a variety of dishes. Everybody loved everything. The portions were generous and delicious.
Pros: friendly service
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Excellent Find - Edit
So happy to have found this place in Downtown Vegas. Three of us tried the restaurant and got three different dishes and appetizers so we got a good cross section of the food and we loved each dish. The special was Chick'n and Waffles which was excellent, and the dessert were all amazing, especially the cheesecake.
Pros: Atmosphere, Location , Free refills
Cons: Speed
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So Goooood! - Edit
One of my favorite restaurants! Considering flying back to Vegas from SanFran for a weekend just to eat there. Seriously.
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Amazing food - Edit
Great vegan spot, I highly recommend trying it out of your in the Vegas area! I ordered the casa Blanca and the east west tacos, but I wanted to order everything on the menu! Definitely want to go back before my trip ends!
Pros: Delicious food, Good price and portion size, Healthy
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delicious meal & wonderful atmosphere - Edit
My boyfriend and I are visiting family in Vegas and thought we'd give this place a shot since it wasn't here last time we came. It was a pleasant surprise that it was a few blocks away from my favorite area off the strip --Fremont--and also vegan. We ordered a half salad of Big Haus with herb vinaigrette (and it was a large portion for being a half size which we were pleased with because we love our veggies) and the Vegenation Burger. Everything was SO good!! Probably one of the best veggies burgers both of us have had. Really flavorful and juicy. The potato wedges on the side were yum too but I would have preferred a different sauce than marinara (or at least a warm marinara sauce). We ordered a Raw Carrot Cake to go as well that looks amazing (going to go eat that now:) !! All of the servers were friendly and had a good taste in music. We loved the plants around the restaurant and decorations. :) Overall a lovely experience, definitely recommend! Will be returning here when we visit Vegas again to try the rest of the menu!
Pros: nice atmosphere /music / servers, delicious food
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All good! - Edit
Everything was great. The service was outstanding. The smoothies, the veggie sushi, jackfruit tacos - delicious. The Tempeh Reuben is amazing.
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vegas local; favorite place to bring the family - Edit
We eat here often and our kids love it (ages 7 & 15). Our 15 year old loves the Bao Wow, we now order 2 of them! Both kids love the spaghetti so please keep them on the menu! My husband and I sometimes pick the daily special which is usually unique and tasty. The ice cream dessert with caramelized bananas and black bean brownie is a must order!
Pros: friendly staff, fun art
Cons: pay to park
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AMAZING! Healthy and Delicious! - Edit
I've been several times and now it's our main eatery when we travel to Vegas. The tacos, burger and sushi roll are amazing. The staff is well cared for by the owner/chef, who I'm told, feeds them well and contributes to their gym membership to keep them healthy. Turn over is low and everyone loves working there. Therefore, service is great, good is awesome and I can't recommend it enough.
Plus it's all vegan. What a TREAT!
Pros: food, decor, staff
Cons: wish had more savory breakfast items
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all vegan in downtown - Edit
This was our first trip back to Vegas since VegeNation opened, so we were very excited to give them a try, especially since they are downtown right near our hotel. We arrived for Saturday lunch and got the two for one bloody mary and mimosa. Dirk also got a cold brew coffee that came with refills, including letting him take one to go afterwards. We got the Bao Wow to start and the sweet potato pecan ravioli and pho for entrees. The Bao was amazing. Must try. The ravioli was a bit sweet as I was warned, but still excellent. Dirk enjoyed his pho. We got the cheese plate for dessert and loved the smoked gouda. We must go buy some from Virgin Cheese. Our server was friendly and informative. The place got busier the longer we were there. Also, loved the vegan art on the walls. We are very excited for our next trip to Vegas to check out more menu items.
Pros: all vegan in downtown, variety on menu, friendly staff
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My best vegan food ever. - Edit
We ate there a few months ago and i've had writing a review on my mental todo ever since. I make it a goal to try a few veg places in every city I visit around the world.
The food here stood out. Very create combinations of flavours in the dishes. Suprizingly nice, fresh ingredients. It's small and a bit off the main roads, but do visit!
Pros: Amazing food, Amazing food, Genuine friendly service
Cons: Plates not big (healthy sized)
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Tried something new, loved it - Edit
I like to ask the server "what your favorite thing on the menu?" She recommended the East Meets West tacos. I was VERY skeptical.
They turned out to be AMAZING. I wish I had gone before my last night in town. I would've gone back again.
Definitely put this on your list for Vegas.
Pros: All vegan, Unique
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awesome food, awesome service - Edit
My family and I ate dinner here and we loved it! There were so many great options to choose from. We highly recommend the sweet potato ravioli and the sushi appetizer. Our server was helpful and kind. The amount of food for the price was good. The atmosphere was perfect- artistic, fresh, and earth & animal-friendly!
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not as great as expected - Edit
I've been vegan for 3 years, and spent that whole time in Portland, so I had some lofty expectations. this place fell flat...
it seemed as though the smoothie we ordered had ice as the two main ingredients. I ordered the meatball sandwich as our server said it was his favorite item on the whole menu. it was just Gardein meatless meatballs with a sprinkling of Daiya cheese and not near enough sauce. while I have nothing against that, I could easily make it in my kitchen. I enjoy being wowed when I go out to eat.
Pros: 100% vegan
Cons: rather bland
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good vegan food - Edit
We went here for Sunday brunch. I had the breakfast burrito, boyfriend has the tofu scramble. Service was good, food was good, nothing exceptional.
Pros: it's vegan
Cons: needs more flavor
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excellent place - Edit
I plan to come here whenever I'm in Las Vegas
Pros: wonderful food, moderately priced, super friendly staff
Cons: it's downtown
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Great breakfast - Edit
I got the tofu scramble and it was very good. Best vegan breakfast I've had in a long time. Service was great and the place has a nice atmosphere as well. Coffee was good too! I'll be back to try more items on the menu next time I'm in Vegas.
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Good - Edit
While everything should have been fantastic I was a bit underwhelmed. The chicken and waffles were good - waffle cooked to perfection with some gardien chicken nuggets and a savory sauce with jalapeños. I was expecting a sweet plate. They must be known for their cold brew because my French press coffee water wasn't hot enough to brew the grounds. Probably a fluke in ordering and wouldn't deter me from visiting again.
Pros: Good location, Variety in menu options, Friendly service
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yep yep yep :) - Edit
They say best vegan place in Vegas it must be true: simple but good food well prepared. Prices were good and the service is warm and great. Go there.
Pros: food and service
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So Good - Edit
I got the Mamma Red's Burrito and it was so good especially with yummy fresh fruit on the side!
Pros: Friendly, Enviroment
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I really wanted to like this more - Edit
So, in the interests of fairness, I went for breakfast, and this review is only for breakfast.
I really, truly did want to like this place more (I always want to like 100% vegan places.) I almost feel like I went to some other restaurant than the other reviewers.
It's a convenient walk from my hotel, and the work I'm in town for, yet pleasantly away from the horrorshow that is the Fremont Street Experience.
Look, bottom line is that when I pay $10.95 for a breakfast burrito, it better blow me away. Or at least be excellent. Or at least very good.
This was just... good.
The menu lists the Burrito as containing "Black beans, Veggies & Chirzo tofu". It was chock full of potatoes, had a little substance with minimal taste that might have been the "chirzo tofu" (whatever that is), a decent amount of black beans, and about three pieces of vegetable. It tasted... fine. Okay. For $5.95? Sure. $6.95? Maybe. $10.95? Absolutely not.
The small sides of pico de gallo and guacamole are a nice touch, but too small, and too little, too late. The guac was very cold, and not that gorgeous green like fresh made guac is, but vaguely tending toward brown: it clearly came out of a fridge from a prior day. The small bowl of fresh fruit was the stuff you see on every hotel buffet line: watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew. Fine, but boring.
I didn't opt for a $3 cup of coffee, as I'd had coffee at my hotel.
The service was quite friendly, which wasn't hard given that I was the only non-staffperson in the restaurant until the bread delivery guy showed up.
Look, it's a cute place, and I'm glad there are vegan options in downtown Las Vegas, since most of the (reasonably affordable) vegan options in LV are a hike east or west from downtown/the Strip.
LV has become increasingly accommodating to vegans in the five years I've been coming here regularly for work, as long as you avoid the casinos. Or are rich, and can at eat at the Wynn. So I dunno: if I exhaust all of the other options, I might give VegeNation another shot for dinner. But I certainly won't be going back for breakfast.
I wish I could give it 2.5*. But I just can't give it 3. It does need improvement.
Pros: nice staff, downtown location
Cons: EXPENSIVE, menu descriptions misleading, EXPENSIVE
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Delicious food, lovely food - highly recommend! - Edit
I tried the blueberry waffles and the french toast for breakfast - both were delicious!
For lunch I tried the soft tacos and the Italian dumplings, and we got a free dessert (a delicious brownie sundae with chocolate and vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, banana, strawberries and brownie pieces) for signing up to their newsletter!
Also they brought us ice cold water without asking when we arrived which was very welcome in such a hot place!
Definitely go to Vegenation if you are in Vegas - it is only a short taxi ride from the main strip and is walking distance from Fremont Street. And don't miss out on their blueberry waffles!
Pros: Vegan waffles, Friendly staff, Yummy desserts
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First visit - they DELIVERED - top notch - Edit
My first visit.... SUPER great food, service, people, atmosphere. The chocolate dessert tacos were amazing (but tiny - ok size by dessert time). The sweet potato quesadilla was SO tasty. Great concise menu - not overwhelming. What really stood out was the great vibe of EVERYONE working there - team players of joy. Ambiance is chill too! Way to go downtown Vegas!
Pros: Food quality/variety, Staff, Location/sense of community
Cons: Plastic straws - ditch 'em
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Delightful Restaurant - Edit
I had an awesome lunch at this restaurant, the food was amazing and the service so great, what a pleasure it was :)
Pros: Awesome food (menu is 100% Vegan), Excellent service, Cool place
Cons: I wish I could try all the dishes :)
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somehow exceeds the hype - Edit
As a local Las Vegan, the buzz from fellow local vegans for the months before this place's opening was crazy. I thought there was no way it could live up to it.
Holy hell was I wrong.
I take everyone who comes to town here. Anytime I'm downtown I stop by - it's so conveniently located it's hard not to stop by.
Pros: delicious, vegan, convenient
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The best place around. - Edit
The food was fresh and delicious, the service friendly. Worth the trip even if you aren't close by
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Hearty food and lots of it - Edit
Ate here on a Monday night, they were busy but not packed. The tagine and the Out Of Africa stew were both very good. This was A LOT of food, we could have shared one dish and been full. Dinner tonight = leftovers for lunch tomorrow
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netter Laden - Edit
Sehr attraktive weibliche Bedienung(Thx 4 the Water 2go), leckeres Frühstück, Waffeln waren fantastisch, scrambled egg mit Bratkartoffeln war auch sehr lecker
Pros: vegan
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very friendly & good food - Edit
the staff there was very friendly (thanks for the water to go) and the food was also tasty: chia bowl and waffles were very tasty, the scrambled tofu with potatoes a bit too spicy and with aubergine (which I didn't know and don't like)
Pros: friendly, nice seating
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Great place in downtown - Edit
Great place with some alternative people like they are typical for vegan restaurants.
We were there on a Sunday at noon and the brunch menu was a little bit limited but everybody found something he liked. The regular menu offers more entrée choices.
The food tasted good and the portion was enough to not leave space for a dessert. They don't try to replace meat by some soy meat. Instead they use vegetables which are close enough but give a different taste. This worked well for our sushi, tacos and burritos.
Pros: great variety: Italian, Mexican, Asian, close to downtown
Cons: far away from strip
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Pleasant Surprise - Edit
I was kind of skeptical to visit this place because their menu looked too eclectic for my liking. My husband insisted that we try it - I am so glad he did. This place is awesome! Their food is delicious and the staff is super friendly. I can't say enough good things about their sushi roll (appetizer) and their pizza is kinda deep dishy. SO GOOD!
Pros: Delicious, Healthy, Lots of whole food options
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A vegan oasis in the desert - Edit
Short version: great food, great atmosphere, great service, great location. Everything a vegan could ask for and more!
Long version: I was recently in Vegas (staying on the strip) with a group of non-vegan family and friends. I knew going in that there were not going to be a whole lot of vegan options, but I was OK with this since my next stop was Portland, which is a gourmet vegan paradise.
But after a week of dining on the strip, the slaughterhouse ambiance started to get to me (several places literally showcased hanging animal carcasses). My travelling companions all had flights out a day earlier than me, so on my last day there I pulled up the HappyCow app on my phone and it told me that there are exactly 5 vegan options within 100 miles of Vegas, of which only 2 are actually sit down restaurants.
One of these is the newly opened VegeNation which is not on the strip but in the nearby and newly revitalized downtown area, right across the street from Container Park which I had been planning to visit anyway. I went for brunch and the food was so good I returned for dinner and an early breakfast the following day. I thoroughly enjoyed every meal, not just for the food, but also the atmosphere is very pleasant and the service was fantastic: fast when you need it to be but happy to let you just relax and hang out.
Everything on the menu looked good to me, so for dinner I ordered three different appetizers: vegan sushi, mushroom/spinach dumplings, and lentil/pumpkin tamales. The sushi was good, the dumplings were great, and the tamales were absolutely amazing (my only suggestion to the chef: increase the filling/masa ratio, the lentil/pumpkin filling is to die for).
The restaurant has a very pleasant interior, with a large communal table as well as plenty of individual tables, and a wall covered in plants. The chef and the staff are clearly all highly motivated to make the restaurant a success, and I urge you to visit VegeNation whenever you are in Vegas. It is not on the strip, but you can easily hop on "the deuce" (the #2 bus that runs up and down Las Vegas Blvd) and it is just a few blocks off Las Vegas Blvd. While you are there you can check out Container Park (the fire-breathing grasshopper out front is very cool), and if you are into the Vegas nightlife thing, check out the Fremont St. experience a few blocks away (it is basically a huge street party with people zip-lining overhead -- a lot of fun but very loud).
Pros: Great food, Great service, Great atmosphere
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One of the best restaurants in Las Vegas - Edit
This place is great! Very friendly stuff, nice atmosphere, good food...
I was in love with the "Save The Tuna" Sushi.
Try the Brownie Sundae for dessert! :)
Unfortunatly it's downtown, away from the strip (5 miles by foot), so you need a car oder taxi. Meter-Parking ist available right on the corner.
A must visit!
Pros: very friendly, serves breakfast, atmosphere
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superb! - Edit
Great food, welcoming atmosphere, fabulous service and a healthy, sustainable menu to boot. That's a hat trick. Try this gem--you won't be disappointed.
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VeganVagabond 02 Aug 2015 - I agree with everything you said, so I'm wondering why you only gave it 3 stars?
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Vegan In Vegas: Joyful Eating at VegeNation - Edit
Wow. What an amazing culinary experience I had at VegeNation in downtown Las Vegas. The address is 616 Carson Ave, #120 Las Vegas, NV 89101 to be exact. The Jackfruit Tacos aka East West Taco were super amazing and the Quinoa Spaghetti (Mama Mia) brought back memories of mama’s meatballs. I even purchased a VegeNation t-shirt as a reminder to return as soon as possible.
Also on deck were Hot Tamales, Wok’ed Veggies, Bao Wow (with Asian BBQ tofu, shitake mushrooms and spinach) and a brownie with coconut ice cream on top. It was my anniversary weekend so Misa and I deserved it. The cafe styled vegan eatery also serves breakfast. Prices are very fare but expect to dish out $27 for a cab ride from the strip. But more importantly the music created a melodious vibe. When Robert “Nesta” Marley came on I knew this spot would become a permanent marker on the revisit list. Not all of Vegas is sinful!
Pros: Massive Variety, Large Portions to share, value priced
Cons: far from the strip
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Excellent Vegas Choice - Edit
It's exciting to see that Las Vegas's vegan restaurant offerings are growing.
This new restaurant is one of the first, if not the first vegan restaurant offerings in Vegas that is not a raw food restaurant or a take out type restaurant.
Vegenation has a comfortable atmosphere, quiet and tastefully designed. The waiting staff is very pleasant, helpful and attentive.
The food is really good. I ordered a vegan tamale, and it is the best vegan tamale I have had.
My waiter suggested I order the spaghetti with "meat" balls, which turned out to be best vegan meat balls I have ever had. These dishes could convince any meat eater that vegan food is excellent.
For dessert, I decided to go healthy with a vegan berry smoothy. Once again, a perfect choice for me. Creamy, healthy and just divine.
I will be back!
Pros: Food, Decor
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vegan restaurant in downtown vegas - Edit
What a great vegan restaurant. I was visiting downtown vegas for the Punk Rock Bowling Festival in May 2015 from the UK and found this restaurant very close by and in walking distance from fremont street. The food is excellant and the staff are really frendly and always willing to help. They have a great menu from the starters to the desserts all at a reasonable price. A must visit to any vegan or meat eater
Pros: 100% vegan, nice and varied choices, reasonably prices and a fresh food
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I pledge allegiance to VegeNation - Edit
I go to the downtown area of Las Vegas a couple times a year for work. When I started going 10 years ago, it was not easy to find much vegetarian in the area. What a difference a decade makes! Now the Triple George Steakhouse has a vegan menu and O Face donuts have several vegan donuts. And the latest entry is this all vegan restaurant. I ate here twice and was very pleased (as were my omnivore friends). My favorite things were the sushi (it would rate even higher had I not discovered Shizen, the amazing vegan sushi place in San Francisco), the ravioli (such a unique and fresh take) and, surprisingly, the delicious side dish of red beans and curry quinoa. The chef came out after one of our lunches and talked to us for a good five minutes. He was very gracious and is obviously passionate about good vegan food. I will definitely come her again (and again). I really hope this place is successful.
Pros: Good food, reasonable prices
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Vegan looking for good food - Edit
First time here and very impressed. Food great. Service great. Atmosphere very nice. Friendly wait staff...especially Treviso. Would recommend to anyone for a casual night out.
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VEGAN HEAVEN - Edit
So happy I found this! All vegan, all delicious. I got the sweet potato quesadilla and my mom got the sweet potato Italian dumplings (ravioli). Both were insanely delicious. And for dessert, chocolate ice cream sundae which was perfect. Definitely go here if you're in Vegas! #vivalasvegans
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Fantastic on all three visits. - Edit
My partner and I visited Las Vegas in May. We had dinner at Vegenation on our first night. We shared three starters. We have been vegetarian for 25 years andhave eaten all over the world. Our home in Vancouver BC has great restaurants. I can honestly say that Vegenation is in the top 10. The sushi is seriously one of the best of the best things I have eaten. The tamales are fine but could be moister..my partner loved them and had them again on our second visit. The bad wow buns are amazing, I have never had anything like them. Desserts..the brownie sundae is crazy good. Not too sweet with chewy brownie bites on the bottom that I loved. I am still craving the carrot cake. On the last night on our stay we walked from Main just to get dessert. On our second visit I had the ravioli. on my first tasee of the sauce, I was a bit put off. I belive it has a strong saffron flavour, however when combined with mouthfuls of fresh tender ravioli the flavors fell together and I couldn't get enough. My partner had the tamales...which he loved. This is a must visit restaurant and a fun area of downtown
excellent coffee btw and good servers. Attentive and knowledgeable.
Pros: yum, great area of old Las Vegas, healthy and affordable
Cons: not in my home town.
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Good but needs improvement! - Edit
So we went with really high hopes. Nice atmosphere, nice servers (although I don't think our server has even tried the food himself. And the hostess was wearing so much makeup it looked like a mask)!
We ordered the sushi and the dumplings to start - sushi was AWESOME. I mean, everything else could be horrible but I'd still go back for that. Seriously good. The dumplings were pretty good, a bit soft though.
The mains were tried were the Casa Blanca - really really not good...it's like something I'd just throw together when I don't feel like cooking something actually good...Gnocchi - the sauce was really thin...nice flavor, but kinda just an odd dish, just not quite right. The ravioli were...meh. Not flavors you might really want in ravioli. One small taste was enough for me.
The brownie sundae I heard was the best ever, but it was awful! I LOVE dessert and I couldn't get through even half. Everyone else tried a bite, and no one wanted another. Seriously, desserts from Bite Vegan Bakery and Red Velvet and Veg Out and Garden Grill, ETC are wayyyy better than that. The caramelized banana was good, I wish it had just been that.
I know a lot of you are gonna hate me for this review, but I've eaten at so many vegan restaurants in lots of places and they just don't measure up, I really hope they get better! If they fix the kinks, I'd go here once a week (at least for the sushi)!
Pros: SUSHI, okay menu, average food
Cons: needs improvement, unimpressive, disappointing
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vegan food and booze - Edit
Great selection of house made vegan delicacies. We enjoyed the pizza, burger, and gnocchi. All were great and can't wait to try the rest of the menu. They have juice tails which are fresh juice and vodka and good wine selection
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The best... - Edit
One of the best restaurants in Vegas! Absolutely loved everything we ordered. They have a mix of different menu items from Italian dishes, Mexican, American and even Pho and Sushi. We ate quite a bit of food and none of it made me feel heavy and gross like a lot of vegan restaurants I've been to. Definitely check them out & order one of their "juice tails", super yummy.
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