While I'll always be a meat lover, I can appreciate a good vegetarian or vegan meal when done right. It's just unfortunate that most vegan meals aren't very appetizing or exciting. Luckily, Modern Love does vegan food justice and is worth a visit. Of course it's in the hipster capital of the world, so it makes sense that the area would have good vegan food.
Despite it being a random Sunday, the place was packed and they even asked if I had a reservation. Instead, Aarti and I got two seats at the "bar" - I use quotation marks because it's very tiny and no one was sitting there but they said we could order food there instead of waiting for a table. Unfortunately, while we were waiting at the bar the bartender spliced his hand open (not his fault) but no one replaced him at the bar and I had to flag down the hostess to order our food. One fork deduction for slow service and no one noticing his absence.
As I mentioned, the food here is all vegan. They try to make non-vegan food vegan like a cheeseburger or chorizo nachos which I usually am not a fan of, but they also just do regular dishes that don't have meat in them. Aarti and I split the tempeh stuffed avocado ($10), the arancini ($15) and the burrito bowl ($16). The stuffed avocados had spicy mayo, hot sauce and sesame in it - what could be better than spicy mayo and avocado? It was a tasty dish, although it felt like a slight cop out given how simple it was. The arancini was delicious and tasted exactly like a regular one - they used almond cheese instead of mozzarella cheese. Again, it's hard to go wrong with fried rice, cheese and sauce. The burrito bowl was a simple one like you could kind of find at Chipotle if they made vegan burrito bowls - it had refried beans, coconut rice, kale, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream and cilantro. Honestly, with the exception of the sour cream, I'm not sure what else in there would have been non-vegan to start. In any case, it was a tasty and large size bowl that we were both able to share and it felt healthier than a Chipotle burrito bowl.
Overall, it was a good meal hampered by unintended slow service. We both commented that we should have been more adventurous in our selection (I mean a burrito bowl is as safe as it gets). While the rating doesn't seem super high, I would actually definitely come back here again and even make a reservation so that we don't have to sit at the bar again. Total bill: $35/pp with tax, tip and drinks
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