Herbivores

Summary: Basic, convenient, and inconsistent vegan "junk" food.

Ambience: It is a small building in the middle of a parking lot with some nice (yet very large) tables to sit at in some spaces. Just know this is window order, they bring out, you do the rest style.

Service: We went four times in six days and each day service was night and day. Sometimes we had really interested, nice counter service that wanted to help us. Other times it definitely felt like they just didn't care. "Hey what would you recommend?" "Well get the hot dog if you like hot dogs" <-- style of advice. Also, the speed was significantly variable. We were never there when there was a line. We were never there when there was more than one other table. However, some days the food came out in 10 min, others 40. Being in the Hawaiian islands for three weeks now, we get island time and being patient, just note that.

Food: this is where the stars really get hurt here. Day 1, our breakfast burrito was probably one of the best we have had in 10+ countries and 20+ states. So we started on a high. However, it was all down hill from that first breakfast burrito. The following breakfast sandwich was okay but nothing special. The smoothies consistently wildly varied from sweet and thick to watery and runny. The hot dogs are dry and come on buger buns, quite boring. The chicken sandwich is really flavorless. We felt like it was just a fried alpha patty with nothing done to it. The BLT was... the rice paper bacon was REALLY salty and overbaked so it crumbled rather than had a bite and any chew. The bread, even when toasted got a little soggy. It was all just moderately okay taste wise.

Suggestions: please get some sides. There are tons of easy to prep sides that could be quick to get out for a few dollars more. The potato chips literally started hurting our mouths by day 3 and we ended up throwing away most of them. Also, we know everyone is having COVID staff problems. Well written and trained procedures and recipes should help with the consistency part as well.

Overall, if you need a quick vegan fix, this is the best place in Kona, but don't expect to be blown away.