Vegan
Fast food
Take-out
Asian
Breakfast
Korean

Small cafe focusing on Korean and Asian dishes. Has variety of beverages as well as breakfast foods before 11am. Offers a vegan 'tuna' poke bowl and 'no eggs' benedict. Opened Jan 2018 by YouTuber Cheap Lazy Vegan. Order takeout with contactless payment via website. For entry, call the listed number upon arrival at The Academy front door. The pick-up/take-out window is on the 6th Street side. Open Tue-Fri 8:30am-2:00pm, Sat-Sun 9:00am-2:00pm. Takeout only during second shift.


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70 Reviews

First Review by SelenaClauson

1AP1

Points +738

Vegan
20 Oct 2024

Tasty breakfast

Great find, great breakfast

inabambina1988

Points +260

Vegan
06 Aug 2024

100 % vegan 🌱

Super freundliches Personal.
Sehr coole Atmosphäre in diesem süßen kleinen Restaurant.
Alles hier ist mit so viel Liebe gemacht.
Was wir hier hatten war sehr lecker 😍
Hier fühle ich mich zu Hause 😍

BrunoArderucio

Points +235

Vegan
02 Apr 2024

Unbelievably good

Their menu is diverse and doesn’t rely on ultra-processed vegan alternatives. Every item I tried was delicious. I especially recommend their smoothies.

NaomiHoffer

Points +66

Vegan
31 Mar 2024

Hidden gem

Came here with my non-vegan parents for Easter brunch. The service was friendly and fast. Everything we delicious. Good portions. Parents really liked their tofu scramble, air baked potatoes, bagel sandwich and coffees. I loved my eggs Benedict and chai latte. So nice to come to a place that I know is 100% vegan and I can safely order anything on the menu. Any wait to be back soon to try more menu items.

Lynntrepid

Points +257

Vegan
30 Mar 2024

Delicious

I had the glass noodles… looking forward to visiting again and trying more on my next visit!

kinetic

Points +38

Vegan
25 Mar 2024

Food amazing. Service great. Location... meh.

Food was very good. Service was very good.

I'd seen this advertised quite a bit before giving it a shot. For some reason a veg place inside a gym made me feel like it was going to be a protein smoothie bar. Except it's actually more a coffee/brunch style place.

Although the decor is fine unfortunately the open space into the gym area is just weird. Feels like the gym reception dude is watching you dine, then some gym goers pass through and disturb the peace. It's not that bad but I could see this place thriving in a more appropriate setting.

Pros: Food good, Service good

Cons: Space

Valentinvegan

Points +88

Vegan
24 Jan 2024

Tasty vegan food

Had the tuna bowl which was pretty solid, but nothing special in my opinion

LauraD

Points +16

Vegan
10 Nov 2023

My go-to place to eat

This is practically the only place I eat out at this point. I live too far to get delivery, so I eat in the café. It's connected to a gym, so can get a bit loud, but I don't mind that.

Pros: Friendly Staff , Amazing Food

Cons: Connected to a gym, so it's loud sometimes

jchongster

Points +718

Vegan
04 Aug 2023

Wish they had longer hours!

I had been in Calgary all week, and was finally able to get here during their limited open hours. A nice little gem. Since going vegan, one of the things I missed was Korean food. So glad this place fulfills that craving !

Kalyn

Points +166

Vegan
01 Jul 2023

So good!

Not the best location (probably would’ve had a hard time finding it if I hadn’t read reviews saying it was inside the gym) but absolutely amazing food. I wish we were staying in Calgary longer so we could try more of the menu!

Pros: Good portion sizes, Great taste, Friendly staff

Plantpoweredrunner

Points +345

Vegan
08 Jan 2023

Vegan food with Korean twist

Great food and smoothies

Updated from previous review on 2022-06-19

Pros: 100% vegan menu, The Bipimbap is really good!, The strawberry banana is also tasty

Cons: Hidden inside gym lobby. (Hard to find)

MarcusK

Points +1008

Vegan
29 Nov 2022

Vegan Korean restaurants are rare

And when they are good they are jewels. The location if SaVeg is weird- it’s a cafe inside a gym but the food is excellent. It’s not at the level of Hangawi in NYC but so few restaurants are. This is a great restaurant for good Korean veganized dishes. They are a bit limited in their menu but what they have are great

Pros: Korean vegan!

Cons: Limited options

Veronica13679

Points +34

Vegan
25 Nov 2022

Tasty!

Great little place. The Japchae and dumplings are my all time favorites!

DanikaSnook

Points +333

Vegan
16 Nov 2022

Nice spot

💯% Vegan, so nice to be able to order a caramel latte and know it’s plant based.
I had the no egg Benny this time, which was pretty good. I had the “tuna” poke bowl last time. I would not recommend it. It was waaayy too fishy for my liking.

Pros: All plant based, Cafe feel, Can watch them make the food

Cons: Tuna poke bowl is very fishy

JoshSnook

16 Nov 2022

Veganomad

Points +377

Vegan
15 Oct 2022

Yum

Ordered the vegan bulgogi and a couple Korean lentil pancakes. Both were delicious!

Pros: fully vegan, not expensive

Nincherzi

Points +244

Vegan
22 Sep 2022

Nice cafe with Korean twist

Went there two times for breakfast.
First time we had the scrambled tofu and the breakfast burrito and for the second time we tried the egg Bennys. All were good but we felt like the serving sizes were a little small. So definitely take a side dish when hungry. I would recommend the savoury Korean pancakes and the delicious banana bread

Pros: All vegan

Cons: Small serving sizes

2Marin

Points +43

Vegan
02 Sep 2022

Love the name

Had the Tofu Katsu Curry and Hummus wrap with avocado, both were a bit underwhelming. Curry taste was good but the tofu was lacking both in portion and taste. The wrap was actually good but barely any avocado inside. Glad to see a unique take on Korean food. I’d still recommend checking it out.

hetalshah24

Points +941

Vegan
24 Aug 2022

Got to come here again!

While visiting Calgary came to this place on a number of occasions. Tried the breakfast burrito, Benny, bulgogi burrito, katsu curry, japchae and House special. Everything was flavorful but my fav was the burrito and japchae. Will have to visit Calgary again to try the remaining items on the menu!

Pros: Loads of choices - all good, Chance to try korean vegan food

Cons: Place shuts down at 2pm

DaveMoorhouse

Points +112

Vegan
19 Aug 2022

Amazing Tofu Benedict

Great food friendly staff

Pros: Great portion size, Excellent food

Cobbyness

Points +72

Vegan
11 Jul 2022

Excellent little cafe

While visiting Calgary I had to check out this place. It didn’t disappoint at all. My kid had the banana strawberry smoothie (which i sampled of course) , I had the no eggs benni and order the Korean curry and rice for my lunch later that day. All was delicious, I only wish I was able to go more often.

Pros: Fully vegan and loads of options , Quaint decor , Affordable

shosherine

Points +152

Vegan
07 May 2022

Great smoothies!

Solid spot for a healthy vegan breakfast to start your day!

Pros: Great smoothies!

happiestcow

Points +72

Vegan
04 May 2022

I would go back again and again

best banana bread. I have eaten a few more things that are absolutely delicious but I don't remember their name.

Pros: delicious

JenniferDavis

Points +263

Vegetarian
03 Apr 2022

Amazing food

I tried the breakfast burrito and the japchae and both were so good! Highly recommend this place

Nova3

Points +475

Vegan
23 Mar 2022

Great options

The tofu eggs Benedict is not exactly like a real eggs Benedict but the flavor is definitely still there and it's filling! But the real winner is the Bulgogi wrap. I mean, WOW, it's so insanely delicious. I would love to visit this place a third time if I visit Calgary again.

HeroicOverdose

Points +36

Vegan
27 Feb 2022

I'll Be Back 😋

I got banana bread and an Americano, it was very good. Nice atmosphere inside as well, I'll be back for full meal for sure!

Pros: Tons of authentic Korean sauces/kimchi, Great seating/environment, Fair prices

Ang&Brad

Points +191

Vegan
25 Nov 2021

Highly recommend!

The food was so good. Best vegan eggz Benny I’ve ever had, the dumplings were delicious and so was the bagel breakfast sandwich. Yum yum! Travel from Ontario to try this restaurant as I watch the owners YouTube channel (cheap lazy vegan).

Come check it out!

realihaveadilemma

Points +468

Vegan
07 Nov 2021

Great Food, Go Often

I've eaten here many times now. I first came before I was vegan and now that I am I come decently often. I order the same thing all the time because I love it. Very cute café and big portions. Staff is very nice too. Spicy Chickin Bowl is amazing — practically the only thing I order because I want it over and over again.

Updated from previous review on 2021-08-04

Pros: Good food, Lots of options, Very nice staff

Cons: Wish they were open a bit later




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