Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Organic
Juice bar
Take-out
Eco market and refillery with fresh juices, smoothies, and a range of vegan to-go treats. Also has a range of sustainable household goods like washing detergent and kitchen products. NOTE: Previously known as Main Squeeze Natural Foods Cafe, but closed the café part of the business in Summer 2023 and now operates as a eco market & refillery only. Open Mon-Tue 9:00am-5:00pm, Wed-Sun 9:00am-6:00pm.
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Last update on 08 Jan 2024 by Mainsqueeze
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36 Reviews
First Review by veggiequeen
Cleanrefill
Points +17
Delicious Grab n' Go Vegan Food! - Edit
Yes, Main Squeeze is no longer a full service restaurant and I know that is frustrating to some, but now they have a lot of great options for grab and go meals! I really appreciate a place where I can pick up vegan meals for me and my family on weeks when we are all too busy to cook. I love their grab n' go mac n' cheese and their vegan chicken salad, which are also big hits with the family. I also love their hot breakfast burritos, which are perfect when I'm on the run. They also have a lot of wonderful sustainable household products, so you can get a little bit of everything when you're there!
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TimH.
Points +1127
Not so much of a food place anymore - Edit
They used to have a large food menu with lots of options, but now you can either get a Buddha Bowl ($15 for brown rice, tofu, carrots, and broccoli), or a premade burrito or salad from the case. It's mostly a store now with some grocery items and other knick knacks from local artists. The place wasn't busy when we got there but the lady behind the counter couldn't be bothered to get off her phone to acknowledge us, let alone take our order. I was still contemplating adding a dessert from the case to our order when she just told us the total so she can go back to whatever she was doing (didn't look up at us once). The Buddha Bowl was... Okay. Truly just a half a cup of brown rice, maybe a quarter block of seasoned but uncooked tofu, and steamed broccoli and carrots with a drizzle of cabbage. Clearly a $5 meal but for $15... It's too bad. This town can really use a healthy lunch place with a robust menu. :/
Read morePros: Decent vegan option
Cons: Overpriced , Bad service, They sell vegan baked goods and chocolate
Guest
thegreatcallie
Points +54
Cute shop with great food - Edit
Good to know this awesome place exists just two hours outside of St. Louis. I don’t come to Columbia often, but it’s nice to have good vegan options there. They have ready-to-go cold/hot meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner as well as dessert items. I got a vegan breakfast burrito and then Mac and cheese for later. Both were amazing. They also have a decent collect of vegan groceries too like chips, just egg, nut milks, etc. I didn’t try the juices or smoothies, but will when I come back!
Read morePros: Tons and tons of good vegan options , Cute vegan stickers and pins , Close to I-70, Mizzou, downtown
Cons: Not entirely vegan , Parking kind of sucks
Guest
lordofthestrings86
Points +827
An Oasis - Edit
Not too far off the highway for those passing through. They have readymade sandwiches and treats to go plus some basic grocery items like chips, crackers, and bars. They also have a cooler full of things like soups and spreads.
Read moreHad the Chick’n Philly made with soy curls and cashew cheese. Also had the “Elizabeth Warren Ball” made from rice crips and peanut butter rolled in sesame seeds. Both were very good.
Updated from previous review on 2022-04-14
Pros: Good stop along I-70, Vegan items are clearly labeled
Cons: Not all items have price labeled
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Mimjy
Points +249
Great breakfast burrito - Edit
Very satisfied with the vegan breakfast burrito
Read morePros: Affordable, Tasty
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SPerkins
Points +122
Long-time favorite! - Edit
Love this restaurant and wish I could go more often.
Read morePros: Columbia's only all vegetarian/vegan restaurant, Vegan cheese, mayo, and sour cream options, Great smoothie selection
Cons: Limited hours
Guest
amandatrashpanda
Points +81
My go to place in Columbia - Edit
Reliably Good food. Can trust the food you ask to be made vegan will be 100% vegan. If they ever go 100% vegan I will upgrade my rating to 5/5 :)
Read morePros: Very Vegan friendly, Great weekly specials, Reliable great tasting food
Cons: Not 100% vegan, Just a tad too pricey, Parking
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RikkiLynn
Points +37
All I gotta say is Yummmmm - Edit
If they ever have the vegan chorizo tacos on the menu GET THEM IMMEDIATELY
Read morePros: Vegan & non-vegan option so you can eat w/ friends, Juice!, Amazing location
Cons: That it's not in my belly every single day
Guest
boallen
Points +107
Amazing - Edit
Try the Buddha Bowl. Best vegan food in Columbia.
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AmyHennessy
Points +81
Vegetarian with Vegan Options - Edit
I got the Bacon Apple Griller special which was absolutely delicious. Tons of vegan options (including ice cream) to choose from. Great customer service! I will definitely be stopping here every time I'm in Columbia.
Read morePros: Vegan options, Locally sourced, Staff willing to double check if vegan
Cons: A bit pricey (but worth it in flavor)
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GingerSetzer
Points +154
Vegan Haven - Edit
One of my best friends and I stopped at this place to have some lunch on our way to Kansas City. I appreciate that the restaurant doesn’t serve meat. I’m very thankful to have a meat free environment. I’m also very thankful that the staff are very helpful. They can veganize any dish you have in mind. The sky is the limit. I definitely enjoyed having lunch and not feeling guilty about what I ate. They’re a very healthy restaurant, but their healthy food is delicious too.
Read morePros: Everything can be made vegan, No meat served, Healthy food
Cons: On the pricy side
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v4g4n
Points +548
My Favorite Place in COMO - Edit
Amazing PB restaurant with so many vegan options to fulfill your vegan desires. Never a disappointment. New Benedict bomb is literally bomb. Cute & cozy place.
Read morePros: No meat on the menu! , Supports local food, Delicious
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emilyclay
Points +28
Best vegan restaurant in Como - Edit
Cute little restaurant with great food. It’s a little crowded and has limited seating but is amazing and worth trying.
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CaitlynKogge
Points +65
Amazing Variety - Edit
Fun and funky restaurant with tons on vegan and vegetarian food to choose from. We loved the flavor, variety, and abundance at this place. We will definitely go back!
Read morePros: Everything
Cons: Can get busy really fast
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veganpatch
Points +5252
Vegan Options for Road Trip - Edit
We stopped here on a road trip. It was a nice surprise to find a place with Vegan options.
Read moreIts a bit of a conundrum that they are vegetarian 'for the animals', I guess not for female mammals who are raped and have their babies robbed from them or the female chickens who are caged up and filled with hormones.
They also state they are vegan for the planet, civil rights and health. Dairy products and eggs are some of the most wasteful to produce. People who live by dairy farms or chicken farms do not have it any better than people who live by other factory farms. Dairy products are not healthy and are extremely inflammatory and leach bones of their calcium. Eggs are extremely unhealthy and are the highest source of cholesterol.
Its really frustrating that they can perpetuate and support such suffering and try to take a 'middle ground'. There are issues that you cannot take a middle ground on such as exploiting or killing an innocent life.
Overall we were not impressed with their food, but I'm sure it is the best in the area. It was definitely nice to order vegan meals on the road.
$9 Breakfast sandwich: dry and expensive. Other than that the flavor was decent and portion size ok.
$7 Peanut Butter Smoothie (can't remember exactly): Tasted worse than something I could make at home.
Restrooms: Non Gendered which is nice. They could have been cleaner for sure.
Parking: it's actually in a pretty busy area. It is not on a corner but pretty close. We were able to find a spot on a nearby street. Parking is a coin meter (can't remember if app was an option). We did not come during a busy time of day.
To Go Containers: Straws were compostable which was awesome. The only to go container for coffee was the same as the one for smoothies, not ideal. They also did not look to be compostable plant plastic.
Pros: Non gender restrooms, Compostable straws
Cons: Stop exploiting female mammals and birds, Don't have to go coffee cups , To go drink cups not compostable
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Brandybb
Points +39
Besttttt - Edit
Amazing food always. High quality, local, sustainable - what's not to love about this amazing cafe? It's my fave como eatery and I go there at least once every time I'm in town.
Read morePros: All veggie or easily veganized;, Vegan cheese, Vegan baked goods/desserts
Cons: Pricey but worth it
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von Schlemmer
Points +24
A vegetarian/vegan gem in the Midwest - Edit
Great hippy veggie restaurant that can veganize everything on their menu. Rancheros was especially good as was their vegan Porter smoked tofu sandwich. Very good juice and smoothie options. Got very busy at 11:15 on a Saturday morning, but worth the wait.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Lots of avocado options!, Great eclectic styling with local art in the wall
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mamasheshe
Points +18
To Die For - Edit
Adorable place, super friendly staff, and amazing food. We were dropping our son off at Mizzou on our way to LOZ from St. Louis. It was so good we are planning to routinely take the extra 30 minute detour every time we go to the lake! We had the Blue Zone, Ruby and TKO. All very good but especially enjoyed the sandwich & wrap.
Read morePros: great vibe, even better food, vegan options in red
Cons: Zero
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phillinda
Points +53
Yummy - Edit
Love the food. They have a tempeh BLT, yummy vegan bowls among other things. The menu is clearly marked noting which items are vegan. Great free spirit/hippie atmosphere. Wonderful customer service everyone is friendly. I’ve been back several times.
Read morePros: Many Vegan options, Vegetarian options too
Cons: Parking can be a pain sometimes
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Ophelia_Jett
Points +891
Kitschy vegan experience - Edit
Healthy options, reasonably priced, and amiable hosts
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Reasonable prices, Fresh
Cons: Takes a bit of time
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RachaelFerguson
Points +18
BEST restaurant in Columbia! - Edit
This is the best place for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Since having found this gem, I’ve been going every week. As a vegan living in Columbia, this is a treasure close to my heart. I’m so grateful for the incredible hours & DELICIOUS food!
Read morePros: Amazing vegan options, Great hours, Creative specials
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KaitlynnGill
Points +1477
Vegetarian cafe! - Edit
Had a hard time picking out what I wanted! Got the Fortune wrap which was rice and tofu and spinach and carrots with a ginger scallion dressing. Very good and big and messy. Boyfriend got the BLT which I'm not a huge fan of tempeh but they did a great job! Also got fruit suit smoothie and Pineapple Express smoothie both were great! Service took a little while but they were busy. Definitely recommend if in the area and can't wait to try for breakfast tomorrow!!
Read morePros: Wide selection, Organic/sustainable , Decent prices
Cons: Ambiance
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Brian@brianlawley.com
Points +23
Great food - Edit
found some good vegan wpf options.
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RikkiFox
Points +140
everything we had was delicious - Edit
It was my first time and even though the staff was super friendly I had to sort of figure out it was grab your own water and utensils. Not a problem. Would have been more obvious had I not been distracted by the three small children I was with. The food was delicious. Everything we had (all vegan) was great. Did the tacos - sub vegan cheese and sour cream, TLT, Peggy w quinoa, chips and salsa. Chips were a small serving but not unjust for the $2 price tag. I don't know what kind of love they poured into that Peggy but the dressing was truly amazing. Tacos were good too and the burger was a big hit. Really good job overall on textures and flavors.
Read moreThe only thing I thought was super odd was, when I asked which desserts were vegan, the response was "they're all vegan depending on how you feel about honey."
I just blinked a few times, because that's not a good answer. To make it worse, the employee didn't point out which desserts had honey in them.
I didn't state this at the time but I would recommend the staff be advised - any definition of veganism would talk about not exploiting animals, and honeybees are, without a doubt, animals.
Pros: TLT, smoothies, variety and vegan options
Cons: weird honey comment
livylou
If you ask they will look up the ingredients for each cookie!!! I got that same response which I thought was odd too! But most actual don't have honey! I love the pecan cookie!
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swhyte2020
Points +43
Really nice veg restaurant - Edit
It's got decent food and a pretty cool atmosphere. There's usually art on the walls from local artists. The food is mostly organic, and there are lots of vegan options.
Read moreSuper hard to find parking! And it can be hard to find seating since they can get pretty busy in their small space.
The smoothies are excellent. I really like their brown rice and Buddha bowl. The tofu isn't the best, but it's ok. I enjoy eating here from time to time.
Pros: Friendly Staff, Cool art, Great smoothies
Cons: parking, crowded
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josiezim
Points +35
great food, but not speedy - Edit
Delicious veg food with a TON of options. Parking is difficult and the line can sometimes go out the door. Because the food is made to order with care the service can feel slow. But it's absolutely worth the wait. Can also be considered pricey but again the ingredients seem worthy of the cost.
Read morePros: variety, ingredients
Cons: parking, speed
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gingerr
Points +20
Will eat here every time I travel I70 between KC a - Edit
Delicious! My thanks to Happy Cow for finding this place for us. We will definitely be back. Great food, great service, cheerful atmosphere.
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