Vegan
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Catering
Fusion

Vegan fusion restaurant, opened Nov 2022, this is their 2nd location. A variety of vegan meat dishes and salads with an Asian / International flair. Open Mon-Sun 11:30am-9:00pm.


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81 Reviews

First Review by ChristySueShort

SamuelGutierrez

Points +86

Vegan
06 Apr 2024

Delicious and fast food!

Wow. So many flavors and dishes. I came from Mississippi to eat here because of their top rating in DC! Definitely worth it.

TinaHarris

Points +28

Vegan
01 Apr 2024

Yum

Lots of healthy but tasty vegan options!

lvd

Points +435

Vegan
30 Mar 2024

Great options and tasty food!

We loved our meal here. Healthy and fresh and a huge portion. Lots of great sounding options!

Pros: Options, Service, Portion sizes

CrunchySpice

Points +126

Vegan
18 Mar 2024

Tasty

Fast casual restaurant with surprisingly complex and tasty options. Lots of vegetables. I was with a group, and the guy who got fried rice found it mediocre, but everyone else loved their food.

mandamanda

Points +778

Vegan
09 Mar 2024

Wow wow

This was amazing. Me and my partner shared the chick’n fingers, fried rice, Sichuan dumplings and trolley fries. I recommend trying them all!

phytophile

Points +1184

Vegan
08 Mar 2024

Delicious vegan food

This place has all the standards of savory food in an Asian fusion way.

Pros: Solid work on vegan deliciousness

Cons: Some sauces are overbearing on dishes, Not a lot of freshness/more deep fried, Sauces cost $1 for 15 ml. Not cool.

wompwomp

Points +11

Mostly Veg
14 Feb 2024

Absolutely fantastic

Exceeded my every expectation, in every respect. So good that even non-vegans will like it.

Pros: 100% Vegan, Delicious Food, Everything is customizable

50%Dakini

Points +830

Vegan
10 Feb 2024

Outstanding

Delicious fusion food with the perfect balance of yummy taste and healthy options

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-10

castronaut2000

Points +56

Vegan
17 Jan 2024

Crazy

Absolutely the best food I had in DC, I went twice during my 4-day visit. The portion sizes are great, all the individual elements in the food are just so carefully prepared, and the prices are pretty reasonable. The interiors are super nice too. 10/10, 5/5, 100% would recommend!! I hope they will keep up the good work!

KaterinaFox

Points +743

Vegan
11 Dec 2023

Pow Pow is Yum Yum

Delicious Asian fusion food. Portions were a good size. Price is worth it. This is an order by screen restaurant and pick up your own food.

Pros: Delicious food , Lots of seating , Free bathroom

Cons: Limited parking , Ordering by screen

broman

Points +218

Vegan
19 Nov 2023

Good fast food, lots of options

You order from a touchscreen. I had to go look at the menu board to see what was in the bowl, then go back. I wish there was a full printed menu by the kiosk. The kiosk was easy to use.
We had colds, so we got the wonton soup. I had the Korean BBQ bowl, and my husband had the lemon chik'n bowl. The soup was awesome! Just what we needed, with a really good broth. The BBQ bowl was very good, and I love the multigrain rice base. My husband didn't care for the lemon sauce on his; he said it was too goopy and the chik'n wasn't crisp. Overall a good value and worth trying!

Pros: The wonton soup was great!, The rice grain base for the bowls was delicious , Easy, fast

Cons: No printed menu with full descriptions by kiosk, Seating and tables hadn't been wiped down

StingRae

Points +46

Vegetarian
22 Oct 2023

Ehh..

I would say service was terrible but there wasn't any, no one took my order or brought my food. The toppings on the trolley fries were good but the actual fries were dry. The Mom's Style was over powered by the curry and I couldn't taste anything else. I ended up throwing most of it away. Not even walking 12 miles around DC made it taste good.

Pros: Toppings on Trolley fries

Cons: Service , Fries, Mom's style

richardcorbridge

Points +96

Vegan
19 Oct 2023

Excellent DC option

Had the Teriyaki bowl which was delicious. Nice atmosphere, modern surroundings. Will be back!

veganinboston

Points +70

Vegan
17 Oct 2023

Very Disappointing

I feel like I must have eaten at a completely different restaurant given all the 5-star reviews. I ordered Mom’s Style Fried Rice. It was pretty bad actually. The mock chicken flavor was okay but the texture was strange. Given how many great mock meats are available these days, I was disappointed. Some of the vegetables were crisp and fresh tasting and others—the broccoli especially—looked like they had maybe been reheated multiple times and tasted like they had gone bad. The result was that some forkfuls of the fried rice tasted fine and others I struggled to swallow. I left most of it uneaten.

The Happy Cow app won’t let me give just one star since Pow Pow is fully vegan. I recommend skipping this restaurant.

Cons: Mock meat seemed low quality , Freshness was questionable

TheTofuTyrant

Points +2135

Vegan
02 Oct 2023

Delicious!

The general’s chick’n is so flavorful and filling. Highly recommend!

Pros: All vegan , Satisfying , Rich flavors

LisaLehman

Points +64

Vegan
30 Sep 2023

Meh

Food was good, first thing, most important!

Found a hair or something in my tofu, not like a human hair but like a nylon cast-off from maybe a shirt or apron or something.

Hubby asked for no broccoli or cilantro in his Angry Noodles, which came out ok, just WAAAAAY too much sauce: it was soupy. But he DID find mushrooms and green peppers, which he also doesn't like. Wouldn't be a problem if they were on the description and he just missed it, but they WEREN'T. So he spent most of the time picking things out of his dish.

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-30

shlomki

Points +248

Vegan
25 Sep 2023

Should have been named "Wow Wow"!

One of the best restaurants I've been to in Washington DC.
Every dish we got was absolutely delicious, and there was so much to choose from. Prices are reasonable for the portion sizes. I wish I'd have the opportunity to come back again!

Pros: The food, The prices, The variety

Cons: Food is served in disposable recyclable dishes

mgilmore

Points +359

Vegan
23 Sep 2023

Top notch

Wow - both dishes we ordered were super flavorful, zesty and fresh. Their mock meats are probably some of the best I’ve ever had. 100% recommend

LoganMelton

Points +1313

Vegan
16 Sep 2023

Great variety

Good vegan asian food isn't always the easiest to find. This fusion chain offers a wide variety of really tasty meals. They offer lots of veg meats, but you are always able to sub out for cauliflower if you would prefer!

happy_banana

Points +1591

Vegan
14 Sep 2023

Mozz croquette balls are incredible, great vegan chicken

A friend once came to visit and she told me she still thinks about the mozzarella croquette balls - SO good. I'm always a fan of their vegan chicken (especially the fried chicken) and their new spicy "angry noodles" dish is a fave. I also really like their Caesar salad, probably because of the fried chicken. I do think sometimes they could put more sauce on, particularly when you get the bowls with a bed of lettuce.

GlenRichard

Points +72

Vegan
31 Aug 2023

Delicous

Absolutely wonderful meal, i got the generals chicken, highly recommend.

APH

Points +95

Vegan
29 Aug 2023

Delicious Asian Fusion

Some of the most delicious unique meals. Their poutine is weird and wonderful.

AlexanderHaseloer

Points +13

Vegetarian
19 Aug 2023

Great!

Good selection of tasty and slightly spicy food!
Would go again!

DEdoc

Points +324

Vegan
11 Aug 2023

Indulgent

Though parts of the food, including rice and quinoa were healthy and tasty, much of the rest is an indulgent treat. We enjoyed the Korean BBQ, Natalie Porkman, and the Reuben eggroll (pretty big). The fried cauliflour appetizer was so crunchy!! The DanDan noodles had a lot of bokchoy to noodle ratio, just not as varied as the bowls were.
They have help yourself water and cups though the water was not cold.

Pros: Indoor seating, High quality food prepared fresh

Cons: Not the fastest of fast food but worth it

johannes_1899

Points +1163

Vegan
09 Aug 2023

Delicious

Tastes as good as it looks - great

whereisme7

Points +41

Vegan
23 Jul 2023

Delicious

I got the sichuan dumplings, sticky sesame bowl, and chimi chimi pow pie egg roll. Everything was delicious. Would recommend

sbheller

Points +180

Vegan
19 Jul 2023

High quality, all-vegan Asian fast food

Really delicious, fresh, satisfying meal, prepared by friendly staff in an attractive, welcoming environment




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