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CLOSED: Iku Wholefood Kitchen - Chifley Square
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Vegan
Vegan
Macrobiotic
Organic
Western
Take-out
Has gluten-free options as well. CONFIRMED CLOSED, JULY 2016.
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Kiosk 33, Leve1, Food Court, 2 Chifley Square (at Hunter St & Phillip St), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000
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Last update on 08 Aug 2016 by Guest
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7 Reviews
First Review by philjdomm
gayauckland
Points +39
food court closed - Edit
closed for renovations?
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jencompgeek
Points +311
Meh - Edit
We were happy to find healthy vegan options (and brown rice!), but the food looked a lot better than it tasted. The curry we tried was very bland. I guess it was filling enough, but considering what we paid for it I was hoping for a better experience.
Read morePros: brown rice
Cons: pricey, bland
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Tofulicious
Points +1425
Terrible service, overpriced food - Edit
I'm a big fan of Iku, and met a friend here for lunch with anticipation. For my $10 'tempeh and pumpkin curry' I had the pleasure of a bored, insolent counter attendant slop half a spoonful of sauce onto some rice, leaving the sauce dripping off the plate, and omitting all of the vegetables and tempeh that the dish was purported to contain. Apart from the terrible service, I was left hungry and had to go elsewhere for a second lunch. If you want to eat at Iku, don't bother with this place - go to their Darlinghurst store instead.
Read morePros: vegan
Cons: non-existent service, bland food, undersize portions, overpriced
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Mellifluoust
Points +807
Healthy, quick veg fare - Edit
I was super excited to try a 100% vegan chain, so turned up around 9am on a Monday morning. Unfortunately, although it was open, most of the food wasn't ready, so my options were limited to porridge, museli and a couple of ready-made puddings. The porridge made a great breakfast, served with fruit compote and rice cream. We also got 2 of their puddings to go - a sago & a black rice one. Later on in the trip, I came to get dinner for my flight back to NZ that evening. I ordered a mixed salad (brown rice, vege and couscous) with a tofu fritter, all slathered in tahini and chilli. For dessert, I added a mini cocoa friand. I was chuffed to be able to whip out a wholesome, delicious, reasonably-priced meal that evening when all the other passengers were stuck eating rubbery plane food!
Read morePros: Quick, Wholesome
Cons: Limited options in morning
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VeJo
Points +213
Dependable vegan fare - Edit
Iku is about the only chain vegan place I know of in Australia (Melbourne has Lord of the Fries, but it's only vegetarian with vegan options). And for that reason alone I think it's worth supporting. Just imagine if every Australian town had an Iku? We'd never go hungry.
Read moreGiven that it's a chain, Iku's menu is a little predictable. It has some very dependable options though -- there's a miso and caramelised onion tart that I just love, and the bancha cakes are also good. I've been to the one in Glebe and in Rozelle, and both have a very different 'vibe', so I imagine that people's experience of Iku depends where they go (my sense of it, for instance, was certainly not "pretentious" -- the staff are very friendly).
My family are not so keen on Iku, because they find a bit bland and "70's vegetarian". I think they just haven't tried the right dishes. Their house salad dressing is delicious, and can be purchased by the bottle. But I find their dessert tart (now is it cheesecake or a lemon tart? I can't remember) a little tofu-y. The Chai tea is very nice, but they don't do coffee (at least not at the Glebe store).
Pros: vegan food wherever you are in Sydney, tasty and dependable, friendly service
Cons: could be a cheaper, menu a bit predictable
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SonjaCPA
Points +5270
Filling breakfast - Edit
This Iku location was across the street from our hotel, so we went a couple of mornings for breakfast. The first time was a Monday morning and they didn't have any baked goods available yet, so we had the porridge and granola bowls. They were both delicious and filled us up well for our day of sightseeing. The takeaway containers for these are smaller, so I would recommend eating there if you can. We did have muffins the next morning - blueberry and fig muffins. Very tasty. They are located in the food court on the upper floor.
Read morePros: tasty and filling, open for breakfast
Cons: no muffins on Monday mornings
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philjdomm
Points +945
too pretentious - Edit
a suit hang out and overly priced...
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