Kusa Japanese Vegan- Bukit Bintang

A large selection of vegan sushi and other Japanese dresses such as tempoura, ramen and other noodle dishes, fried rice etc. very tasty, just quite expensive updated by previous review on 2022-03-23

SUPE Vegan was called Sushi Kitchen when I visited, but the restaurant name changed due to copyright reasons. I was impressed by every dish I tried here. Eating the Inari Sushi (the tan bean curd wrap with rice inside) reminded me of my childhood days, because I enjoyed that same dish as a child and then ate it 20 years later at this restaurant. I'd like to address the comments that another reviewer shared here: SUPE Vegan does offer Japanese dishes, which their menu is clear about. Inari (which I mentioned above) and ramen are Japanese dishes so I disagree with the reviewer about this aspect. However, I do agree that SUPE Vegan's food likely isn't authentic Japanese cuisine, like what you'd find in Japan. I would describe it as Japanese dishes with a twist: not authentic, but more experimental. I enjoyed the apple and green tea chocolate cakes from here so much, that I took four slices to-go.

I lived 10 years in the Tokyo area, most of which was before being vegan. So I know what I'm talking about when I say that Supe is not going to satisfy cravings for Japanese food. Some of it looks like the real thing (the sushi and makis), but even they don't feel like veganized forms of sushis one might have eaten when they were omnivore. Don't get me wrong, the food was quite good. But keep expectations in check when visiting. The fact that none of the staff speaks Japanese and that no Japanese at all appears in the menu (I asked, they don't have another one) says it all. It's a well known fact that Japanese nationals love to eat their cultural food when abroad. So if a place selling so called Japanese' food does not cater for Japanese people, it's not a good sign. The restaurant in nice and cosy though, and the food is beautifully presented. I won't go again, but I'm glad I did.

Nice food and friendly staff. Tried the vegan sushi first time- was nice.keep up the good work .

How awesome is it to find a Japanese sushi restaurant that’s 100% vegan right down to the mayo? The food itself is excellent, the atmosphere is a perfect upscale modern casual, and the staff is wonderful shout out to Rashid who was incredibly polite and friendly. Sushi Kitchen must be strict in who they hire, because I had the same experience with the staff at the George Town branch who were also genuinely friendly and caring and proud of the restaurant. If only every restaurant was staffed with people this pleasant! While the sushi is of course great, I highly recommend trying the udon noodles. They’re a good thick udon with just the right amount of chew and texture that makes them hearty in exactly the way good udon should be, and the veggies and sauce are great as well.