Vegan-friendly
American
Organic
Juice bar
Take-out
Fusion
Honey
Breakfast

Opened Jan 2019. Plant-based cafe in a small house setting. Serves smoothies, coffee, and light breakfast and lunch foods. All vegan except for honey. Also sells some clothing and accessories. No indoor seating as of Jan 2021. Open Mon-Sun 7:30am-5:00pm.


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39 Reviews

First Review by Ukmfa1

Jadediana

Points +2675

Vegan
09 Nov 2024

Best Vegan Food on North Shore!

Definitely worth the stop if you’re on the North Shore. Great spot to sit and eat with lots of tables. The food is incredible! Definitely would recommend the waffle, pounders panini, and frappe (new menu option!).

When I asked about vegan options (6/16/2024) they told me everything was vegan. However, there are lots of items that have honey, so you need to specify.

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-01

Mochicita

Points +126

Vegan
23 Aug 2024

Panini was especially good

We had beet poke bowls and nachos and a pesto panini. All was excellent. I think the panini was especially good. I enjoyed the beet poke and the kids thought it was pretty good, but in the end they were overwhelmed by the beet-y-ness. So my warning is that if you don't like beets, even though the sauce is really good, you can still taste the beets pretty strongly. We also had a chips and cheezy dips and they were really good.

Pros: Excellent variety , Nice location , Good food

Cons: Beets being beets lol

Ad3le

Points +173

Vegan
06 Aug 2024

Just good

The location couldn't be beat - that area is a vegan food desert and I appreciated having something to eat among the endless shrimp food trucks. That said, I was underwhelmed. Maybe I should have ordered something else. I got the Pounded Panini, which was basically just veg, a little Daiya, and a little pesto. No substantial protein on the menu, though you can pay extra for vegan bacon.

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-06

Pros: Good location , Plenty of healthy veg , Big menu

Cons: Not much protein

Richards_E.C.

Points +752

Vegan
02 Jun 2024

Very fair

Raised by waves

Decent parking
Open outside venue with plenty of seating (I don’t know what they do for weather considerations)
Can’t complain about the prices
Good service. Reasonable food to table.
Menu specifies vegan items and non-vegan items are a simple fix.
Luna smoothie without honey: probably needed the honey/sweetener. I feel like agave would be an easy alternative
Pounders panini: Very good, savory, comparable to the sunrise shack
Island rolls: very earthy, healthy, nice little dip to come with it. Good option that I personally wouldn’t get typically.
I had a lot of hype for this place, and I don’t think it reached the potential I thought it would. Would love to give another try sometime if I’m over here to give a redux review. But for now- I will say it’s very fair.

BellaCiclista

Points +133

Vegan
15 May 2024

Wholesome & delicious

A good selection of meals that taste wholesome and delicious with lots of choices on the menu.

Pros: Selection , Lots of fresh veggies , Nice people

Vegantrvlr

Points +404

Vegan
09 Mar 2024

My favorite on Oahu

Love Raised by waves. Yummy nut cheeses, large selection of shakes and smoothies. The Aloha bowl has amazing beet poke.

Pros: The fresh ingredients

MiniFantini

Points +130

Vegan
15 Feb 2024

Good food, staff may have had a bad day

We came here because of all the great reviews and the cute name. We had an açaí bowl and the keiki toast (which I hadn’t had a chance to take a picture of bc my husband devoured it 😃). The toast was very good, the açaí bowl was fresh and tasty although I liked other açaí bases more than this. The staff unfortunately was rather slow and seemed to be a bit annoyed. Could have been just a bad day though. One thing that bothered me is: they claim there 100% plant based, but so many dishes come with honey in it. Make sure to tell them you want no honey, if you’re vegan.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-15

KatiE-C

Points +63

Vegan
29 Jan 2024

Worth the Drive?

Good variety but a bit pricey and slow service. The Dragonfruit Açaí Bowl was very good - I’d get that again but the shakes were a bit thinner than I’d like. I’d heard positive reviews and was excited to try it but I’m not sure it was worth the drive. However, it was nice to have some plant-based options on that side of the island.

poseidonneptune

Points +512

Vegan
30 Nov 2023

Poke bowl

Everything was super nearly all is GF.
Got the whipped coffee, 5 stars.

kjacobsohn

Points +166

Vegan
28 Oct 2023

Just ok

Saw all the great reviews and we were pretty excited. Service was kinda slow and the woman behind the counter seemed unnecessarily annoyed with my taking too long to order. We tried the poke bowl, raw nachos, and the panini. Panini and poke bowl were the best of the bunch but not worth coming back for another trip. Loved the plant based vibes but I wanted to like it more.

AlixAmu

Points +889

Fruitarian
24 Oct 2023

Best healthy spot in Honolulu

We made several trips to this side of the island just to eat here!
Totally worth every minute and such a beautiful drive.
Everything we had was delicious. The panini is really good just slightly on the greasy side for me. My personal favorite was the poke bowl and the aloha bowl.

Pros: Everything is good!, Healthy, Many options

Cons: Only one location

Atsirk

Points +84

Vegan
20 Oct 2023

Delicious and wonderful service!

We really enjoyed the food, drinks and setting.
Service was amazing and they were so kind.
We will be back!

It's well hidden on the backside of the building, park and go hunt for it. You will not regret it 😍

Pros: Food & drinks, Setting, Service

Cons: Not really

SelinaTrummer

Points +117

Vegan
12 Oct 2023

Really good

Had avocado toast, vegan cheese toast and coffee, very good and cute location. Nice staff

WFPBdoc

Points +88

Vegan
24 May 2023

Healthy Choices

Lots of good choices! Fresh taste.

Pros: Lots of drinks, Fresh flavor

HannahCooper

Points +109

Vegan
30 Mar 2023

Fresh and tasty

All vegan cafe. Had the nachos and an iced coffee. Both tasted fresh and healthy. There weren't many other vegan options here so was grateful to find this!

blueberrymoon

Points +113

Vegan
11 Mar 2023

Veg Waves

Great selection of breakfast and lunch items. Fresh and tasty. Requested Golden Milk and scone first but all was delivered together.

Pros: All vegan, Many drink options, Fresh

Cons: Can’t think of any

Freya812

Points +70

Vegan
20 Feb 2023

Yummy and fresh

Had toast and sandwiches. Really fresh ingredients. They have gluten free bread too.

OperationChowhound

Points +7531

Vegan
14 Feb 2023

Unbeetable Rolls

I ordered the Island Rolls, which are two rice paper wraps filled with cucumber slices, beet hummus, organic greens, sprouts, arugula, purple cabbage, cilantro, mint, shredded carrots, and bell pepper. They were pleasing to the palate and the eyes, but I wish I had more sunflower tahini sauce to pour on them!

Warning: Café advertises as "100% plant-based," but uses honey.

Pros: paper bowls, healthful

Cons: honey

laura95368

Points +37

Vegetarian
12 Feb 2023

Next to Seven Brothers

Took a bit to find, but glad I did. I ordered the Kawela flatbread and headed to the beer garden to enjoy it.

AleVibes

Points +148

Vegan
10 Jan 2023

Love this place

Poke bowl and Panini is my go to! My keiki love it and I always come back for more!

Pros: Great food , Easy parking , All vegan

vegan_mum

Points +305

Vegan
01 Jan 2023

all vegan* sandwiches and bowls

Hurrah, Raised by the Waves is open!

This casual place is almost all vegan (many dishes contain honey) and has shaded outdoor picnic tables for seating amid historic farm equipment, grass, palm trees, and a large lovely plumeria tree.

Our family enjoyed their fresh, well-seasoned sandwiches and bowls. These folks know their beets. The beet poke was convincing and beet hummus was garlicky and delish. The portions are made for mortals (not ginormous) and satisfying. 5 stars!

Updated from previous review on 2022-12-30

Pros: All vegan (except honey), Lots of different sandwiches and bowls, Relaxed outdoor seating

Cons: Slight parking lot vibe

MelissaHorsefeathers

Points +1573

Vegan
11 Oct 2022

Good Find!

Good food, but just didn’t have that wow factor that would give it 5 stars for me. The nachos were tasty, even with the weird grainy “cheese” they use. The BLT sandwich was solid, but the ingredient ratios were off. There was too much bread and greens and not enough tomato or “bacon”. Overall very decent food and definitely worth a try!

Pros: All Vegan Menu!, Nice location, Healthy feeling food

Cons: Some dishes could use tweaking

Annukka

Points +263

Vegan
01 Oct 2022

Nice plant based choice in chilled atmosphere

Loved this little place - great atmosphere, nice music, friendly staff and guests, nice choice of freshly made plant based food. And whilst not a fan of disposable plastics, as least they were compostable and vegan.

myra975

Points +1753

Vegan
03 Aug 2022

Sunday Drive Surprise in Kahuku

Located in the old Kahuku Sugar Mill Plantation - next to the Kahuku Post Office. Currently, there is only outdoor seating available during covid era. There is an option to order online which is nice, but since we just popped in, we ordered at the door. The server was located inside next to the counter by the register - we simply looked at the menu provided at the doorway and hollered our order to her. Social distancing was in full effect - lol. Checking out the inside which is blocked off for now, you can see that they have cute mugs, shirts, and other merchandise - I'd like to visit again and check it out once they reopen the indoor area.

We ordered Avo Toast, two AlohaMachas (added agave), and a Blue Room smoothie with no honey. Wait time was about 25-30 minutes. Once our order was was ready, it placed on a table by the door for pick up. We sat outside of their dining area at one of the other tables in the marketplace.

I enjoyed my sandwich. It was delicious! The smoothies were good - not sweet so if you want them on the sweet side, ask for extra agave.

Cute little place to visit when on the NS. We will definitely be visiting again.

Updated from previous review on 2020-07-21

Pros: Great vegan options, Ample parking, Friendly staff

RandiStoos

Points +19

Vegetarian
03 Jun 2022

So good

Wonderful sandwiches/ bagels. Lots of seating and parking. Not much of a wait.

Sierradawnd

Points +66

Vegan
01 May 2022

Such delicious food

EXQUISITE tasting vegan food recommended by locals. I eat açaí bowls, smoothie bowls, avocado toast etc on the regular and these guys did it the absolute best.

Pros: Amazing taste, Excellent atmosphere , Great portion size

Cons: Restaurant was hidden , Long wait

maddienarciso

Points +15

Vegetarian
26 Apr 2022

Excellent

We got the chuns sand which,sunrise waffle and the keiki toast which were all great. The toast was a more basic peanut butter toast but still really good. The sand which was really really good and so was the waffle.

Pros: Lots of Bergman options, Creative menu




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