Quincy V.
Yelp
I really wanted to love Cleveland Vegan, but instead, I was rather disappointed. Very slow, indifferent service, mediocre food and steep prices. Maybe it was a fluke, based on the reviews? I just felt sad that I drove all the way across town for a sub-par experience.
I ordered takeout and showed up on time. A lady at the desk said my food wasn't ready yet and walked away. It would have been helpful if she told me it would be another 20-25 minutes. Yup. I waited for more than 20 minutes before a different woman finally came out with my food and apologized. The first woman never apologized or communicated how long the wait would be. Considering it was a Wednesday night, the place wasn't busy and they had at least four people in the kitchen, I'm not sure what took so long.
I started with the tofu wings. These were cold (probably because they were sitting out, waiting for my other dish) and very uninspired. Seriously. Cold, limp tofu with buffalo sauce. They weren't crispy and I wonder if they were cooked at all? They were edible, once I doused them in ranch.
My entree was the fried chicken sandwich, which was listed as a popular item. It barely had any chipotle mayo and was very dry. I poured some of the leftover ranch on it. The slaw was crunchy, flavorless cabbage and onions, not exactly what I was expecting. There were a few limp pickle slices on the side, but not like the picture on the menu.
I paid $27 for a lifeless, unfulfilling dinner. To top it off, the receipt asked if I wanted to leave an additional (second) tip. Considering I already tipped, before I knew how my experience would be, there was no way I was going to tip again...
I'd like to maybe try coming here again, they seemed to have a lot of good looking desserts, but I wouldn't go out of my way to stop by a second time.
Honestly, I feel bad writing this review. 3-stars is probably being generous, but hey, at least everything was vegan.