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Serves meat, vegan options available. Asian-inspired teahouse and restaurant with a few D.C. locations. Offers a variety of teas plus small dishes and mains. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-8:00pm.
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400 8th St NW (at Penn Quarter, Washington DC), Washington, District Of Columbia, USA, 20004
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Last update on 14 Nov 2022 by eockerman10
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20 Reviews
First Review by cookiem
SiggyM
Points +46
Vegan bento box with delicious tea - Edit
I stumbled upon this wonderful establishment on a beautiful Farmers’ Market Sunday in DuPont Circle and was delighted to find that they not only had several vegan options, they had vegan bento boxes that were also gluten free! Great flavors and delicious sauces. I will definitely seek this place out next time I’m in DC!
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mackenzie8910
Points +206
Tea and Scones! - Edit
Tried the vegan udon soup, spicy glass noodles with tofu (we removed the spiciness), vegan ginger scones, and some jasmine tea. I really recommend the scones! The glass noodles were delicious, and the soup was just okay.
Read morePros: Lots of tea options, Vegan scones
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AvatarJelly
Points +126
GET THE CHEESEBURGER - Edit
The vegan cheeseburger here was PHENOMENAL. So, so tasty -smoky, crispy, and fresh all at once. And all that from a beet-quinoa patty! Was very happy to try vertage cheese for the first time too. A hidden gem for vegans in penn quarter! #veganuary #Veganuary
Read morePros: Tasty, Reasonably priced, Variety
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CrunchySpice
Points +126
Genuinely unusual flavors - Edit
The black bean bento is genuinely unusual. Each component tastes different and not necessarily how I would expect. It's interesting. It's hard for me to say whether I like it or not, but I'm glad to be trying it.
Read moreThe jasmine silver needle tea is excellent.
It's a counter-service restaurant, but on the nicer side for that category.
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LoganMelton
Points +1313
Mind blowing - Edit
Clearly labeled options, and the food is absolutely incredible. Not a ton of options, but the options they do have make it well worth the visit.
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eszter.csapo
Points +1043
Flavourful vegan options - Edit
Very tasty vegan options at a great central location, with displayed allergan menu with ingredients. A good choice if you are in central DC.👍🏻
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AlexinDC
Points +449
Decent food - Ask for the allergen menu! - Edit
The burger is very good - but so is the salad and the curry. Actual tragedy that they have never had a vegan dessert.
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ThroughTheRoses
Points +179
Good quality! - Edit
Pleasant atmosphere to enjoy food and drink. I ordered the bean cake bento box, but as it turns out, I'm not big on cold food (broccoli, spaghetti squash, the bean cakes were tasty enough to make up for the cold...) so I picked off my friends' plates. The tempura is amazing! Very crunchy. The rice and white sauce is great as well.
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Kate5
Points +255
Delicious - Edit
You can get vegan bento box and a vegan cheeseburger, which is what I got. The bread was good and the cheese was interesting but not bad. The ginger scones were amazing. Overall a decent amount of choices and service is fast.
Read morePros: Labeled vegan
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Ioannam
Points +122
It was nice - Edit
Tried the bento box as well as the burger and the ginger scones.
Read moreBento box was great (although I would like the sweet potato that came with it to be warm or at room temperature and not cold..) but I didn't fall for the burger! I would like some sauce to it and some avocado perhaps..also I would expect the bun - ciapata to be quite crunchy and not so soft
Scones were great, I had them with marmalade.
Updated from previous review on 2022-04-06
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paypar
Points +800
Love the scone! - Edit
Popped in here for tea and delighted to discover they had vegan ginger scones, you get two for $3 and it was DEELISH. Especially happy they had vegan butter and jam. Absolutely loved the way my tea was served and it was a great compliment!
Read morePros: Vegan butter!, Tea selection , Vegan scone
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kmau_
Points +1143
Great food & tea - Edit
Teaism is great for a quick, delicious, healthy meal. 100% recommend.
Read moreSince this a tea place, I was honestly surprised the food is so delicious! So many great flavors and textures. I particularly love the veggie kabobs, veggie burger, and the lentil soup. Obviously the tea menu is extensive and very good as well.
The best part is that each menu item is listed on a dietary chart which identifies all the vegan, vegetarian foods. The chart contains information for other diets also like gluten-free, allergies, etc.
Updated from previous review on 2021-06-18
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nehakumar88
Points +59
Amazing food! - Edit
Delicious! We stopped by for a quick bite and it was amazing! We ordered the vegan cheeseburger and the veggie bento box. Both were scrumptious. The Boba Tea and Matcha were really good and adequately sweet. Will definitely recommend!
Read morePros: yummy vegetarian options, good teas
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JonClark
Points +66
Yummy vegan options - Edit
The biggest reason to visit is the tea as first Teaism is a tea shop. But stay for the food. Among the vegan options, cabbage butts (sustainable), Indonesian greens, the vegan udon, and last night I tried the black bean bento box for the first time. I recommend doing tapas style: order a few small plates and include a coconut miso broth. If you're unsure about what in everything, ask to see the dietary info sheet: nuts, gluten, veggie v vegan ECT all explained.
Read morePros: Wonderful atmosphere, Downstairs coy pond, Good for large parties
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VFilipa
Points +28
Great, delicious food - Edit
I had the Indian vegetable curry, and it was amazing, spicy, tasty, super yummy😌
Read moreI'll be back to try the vegan burger
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Jessica_Marie
Points +416
great vegan bento! - Edit
I inhaled the black bean called bento box!
Read morePros: vegan, complete allergen list on the website
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ElizabethMae
Points +421
fantastic! - Edit
This is such a cute little place! Great atmosphere. My mom got the vegan burger and she really liked it. I got the South Indian curry and it was delicious and had a lovely presentation. It's a fantastic post-museum stop and the food came out really quickly. If I lived here, I would go to this place all the time!
Read morePros: atmosphere, food, presentation
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lazylimabean
Points +200
Great tasting food - Edit
Wonderful food and great tea selection. Highly recommended!
Read morePros: Great vegan options Big selection of teas
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Soul2Soul Educare
Points +1102
A Tea Shop with a Twist - Edit
We happened to come across this place after our visit to the Spy Museum and the National Archives. It's a casual place but with a large selection of delicious teas (the tea shop where you can purchase the teas is right next door) and delicious food. A nice selection of vegans and vegetarians with everything marked clearly on a separate vegan menu. We ordered the tempeh burger and one of the veggie bento bowl. Everything was fresh and tasty. Only complaint was that it took them quite long to get the food out. Good place to relax and take a load off.
Read moreCons: slow service
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cookiem
Points +5888
Great little tea house cafe - Edit
Teaism is all over the District, but it is a positive semi-ubiquitous tea house because it has a menu that tells you (if you ask or go on-line) what is veg*n and if anything can be veganized!
Read moreThe teas are splendidly refreshing on a hot day or warmly soothing on a cold day. The entrees range from a bento box to fabulously fresh and large sized portions of side entrees like seaweed salad, pumpkin, spinach and green beans. The large entrees or big dishes include tempeh scramble for brekkie or brunch, along with some delicious stir fries, rice soup and even a tempeh burger.
I love this little haven because it makes me feel secure that what I order is vegan. I also love being able to get a few sides to nibble on with tea! Though the portions are hearty!
Pros: Vegan menu markings available, Tea, Side dishes galore!
Cons: Mocha is only vegan dessert, Sorbet is vegan, but cookies not
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