• The Café HOT

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  • White Vegetarian
Lacto
Ovo
American
Take-out
Gluten-free
Honey
Breakfast

Fully vegetarian cafe and sandwich shop. Offers breakfast sandwiches, burritos, bonuts (deep-fried biscuit dough rings) and a full line of coffee, including espresso drinks. Vegan items include avocado toastada, donuts and mochi cake. Also serves a vegan weekend special. Impossible sausages available. Certified by the Green Restaurant Association for sustainability practices. NOTE: Please verify if still fully vegetarian. Open Mon-Fri 8:00am-2:00pm, Sat-Sun 9:00am-2:00pm.


4 Reviews

First Review by turtleveg

vegantics

Points +57

Vegan
13 Nov 2024

Truly a restaurant for vegetarians

Look, no meat is still better than some meat, but of the five main menu options, none are default vegan. The Raven is listed as having a vegan option available. What they meant is I could pay the same price for them to take the bun and egg off their normal sandwich. Paying the same price for less ingredients on an item that better supports their no-cruelty objective makes no sense.

About half the donut options were vegan, which is nice, but there was a $.90 upcharge for oat milk (the only plant milk option). The staff was really nice and the location is good. I like that the cutlery and cups were compostable but for dine in orders there was no option for non-disposable plates.

Updated from previous review on 2024-11-13

Pros: Friendly staff, Good location , Tasty food

Cons: No default vegan options, Price, Small portions

TriciaWallace

Points +139

Vegan
14 Jul 2024

Flavorful

Tried The Cafe Hot this weekend while cat-sitting for my daughter in Burlington. Convenient spot near Church Street, fun retro vibe inside. I ordered the veganized Basterd Bing. (No egg, added avocado) Lots of flavor and a nice crunch in the middle. Solid vegan/veg options. 😊

Pros: Downtown location, Flavorful, Fun atmosphere

Cons: Pricey

Dan&julia

Points +47

Vegan
06 Jul 2024

For diner lovers

Great vegan options, both savory and sweet, to fill you up before a big day or after a night out. The Raven is our favorite.

turtleveg

Points +1650

Vegan
09 May 2023

All-vegetarian with great vegan options

They dub themselves as having a "no kill" menu (no meat), so aside from the obvious issue that the dairy/egg industry is far from no-kill, this place is fantastic.

The Basterd Bing (veganized, sub avocado for egg) and The Raven (vegan avo tostada). So good! Easy to order vegan here and love the energy of the staff.

Also love that oat milk is available at the coffee station. And the oat latte was top notch. And then there's the donuts, wow! Scrumptious vegan "krispy cream"-style glazed donut and a rotating flavor or two of other vegan donuts including espresso glaze. When we went there was also a choco-lime glaze.

Here's the current online description of the Bing: "our very own, very precious, basterdization of the famous jianbing. a flour tortilla with egg (sub avo), garlic chili oil, hoisin, secret sauce, sesame/orc dust, red cabbage, pickled onion, fresh 'erbs and the famous jianbing chip.

And the description of the Raven "our avocado toast-ada is a toasted All Souls corn tortilla with black-cat-Raven sauce, hass avocado, house vegan white sauce, and a garden of herbs. vegan and gluten free. make it a double if you're looking for a meal" Add Impossible sausage for $3.

Pros: all vegetarian, DONUTS!, filling and tasty vegan options

Cons: so.much.egg.




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