Ipanema Café

917 W Grace St, Richmond
(804) 213-0190

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Ashley Garcia

The food is wonderful.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: BBQ Jackfruit Sandwich, Cowboy Tacos

Reginald Skinner

My companion and I were seated in the booth closest to the kitchen. As we were enjoying the hummus plate and waiting for our entrees, she noticed a medium-sized cockroach moving around in the booth right behind me. We alerted our server and told her we were leaving. As she stepped away to alert the manager, another roach crawled up the wall of our booth. Absolutely disgusting. We left immediately.

Atmosphere: 1

Yuliang Hu

Excellent creative vegetarian/vegan food in a discreet little restaurant in the basement. We enjoyed the beet salad and BBQ jackfruit burger. Both were flavorful and filling. The environment of the restaurant seemed a little dark and grubby though.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: BBQ Jackfruit Sandwich, Salad

Kutii Nay Nay

The place doesn't answer the phone and from the looks upon arrival, it's no longer open.

Victor Weiss

Sadly they didn't have most of the ingredients on their menu. 2-3 people in my party had the Reuben sandwich and it was unanimously disliked. The tofu melt sandwich was pretty good.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Claire Hudson

We were the only ones in the restaurant. They are out of half the menu, no big deal. My water glass came chipped so I asked for a new one, no big deal. The server tells us our tickets didn’t go through so it will be a few minutes longer wait, no big deal. Then my burger finally comes and there’s a hair in it.

Was super excited for this place but it was a letdown.

Food: 1

Service: 2

Marcella Caudill

Oh my. Do not order the Reuben. In lieu of mustard, they put gochujang/cinnamon paste all over the inside of the sandwich. It was an assault on my senses in the worst way possible (I have a cinnamon allergy and there was no cinnamon listed on the menu for this sandwich). Would give it 0 stars but the tofu wings were *real good* plus the Caesar wrap. Couldn’t tell the difference between the Mac n cheese and the macaroni salad (maybe they messed up the order?) regardless, they both tasted like cardboard paste. When I walked in to pick up my order, I was greeted with complete silence and awkward stares. Felt like I walked into someone’s apartment but it was in fact the establishment. Lots of flies buzzing around inside. Great dive bar atmosphere. I’m an out-of-towner and would not return nor recommend.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Richard Kaczynski

I love the food and vibe here; however, this business doesn’t answer their phone, their voice mailbox is full, and they don’t answer emails.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

Kerrigan Owens

Wonderful little spot, I had the tempeh Reuben sandwich and it was delicious. I would also recommend any of their salads!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwich

Zara

I had the kale salad, chicken sandwich (w/honey-garlic sauce), & truffle fries

Everything was delicious! The tofu on the salad was grilled to perfection.
The sandwich was out of this world so crispy. Def coming back just to order this.
The fries were simple but flavor profile executed excellently.

Definitely recommend for VCU students, travels, and locals alike!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wayne Mason

All vegan food. My wife was very pleased. Very delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cowboy Tacos, Fries, Salad

TW

I had the kale salad, chicken sandwich (w/honey-garlic sauce), & truffle fries

Everything was delicious! The tofu on the salad was grilled to perfection.
The sandwich was out of this world so crispy. Def coming back just to order this.
The fries were simple but flavor profile executed excellently.

Definitely recommend for VCU students, travels, and locals alike!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Elizabeth S Nash

Touristing: walked miles to try this place. Closed without even a note on the door. Number called goes nowhere. So sad

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Persephone Underworld

I was satisfied with my vegan experience here, and the vibe def added to the charm.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Sweet Potato Fries

Michael Zohab

Food was alright at best

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