Foodhisattva

Foodhisattva Foodhisattva: Compassionate Cuisine. Vegan, ethical Asian-fusion Cafe located in Cleveland Hts. Ohio

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Foodhisattva (pronunciation: food-duh-suht-vuh), a combination of the word "food" and the Buddhist term "bodhisattva", began as a series of vegan pop-up restaurants on the east side of Cleveland in 2014. In 2019, we opened our cafe in our neighborhood, the Cedar-Taylor district of Cleveland Heights Ohio. Our goal is to contribute to the reduction of suffering by creating delicious and affordable cruelty-free food that people, regardless of their dietary preferences, can enjoy. We're excited to be serving our community compassionate cuisine and look forward to feeding our neighbors for many years to come.

Trends change. Apparently, the taco craze has officially run its course in Cleveland.These tacos were once some of our h...
09/18/2026

Trends change. Apparently, the taco craze has officially run its course in Cleveland.

These tacos were once some of our hottest sellers. These days, they move at a pace that makes a snail look ambitious.

And yet, every time I take them off the menu, I hear about it. I get it. I have my favorites, too.

One of the harder parts of running a tiny restaurant is trying to make room for a lot of different kinds of eaters with very limited time, space, and resources. As much as I’d love to keep everything forever, the lowest sellers have to make way for things that actually move.

Some old favorites have found a second life as specials. I’ll occasionally take a loss on something just to satisfy the regulars who keep asking for it (yes, I'm looking at you, Nachos). But with sales down and the cost of basically everything continuing to climb, even that has become harder to justify.

So, for now...

Goodbye, tacos. 🌮

I'll see you on the other side.

Dessert SpecialsIs this the best cake in Cleveland? A lot of people tell me it is. I don't like coffee, or alcohol, but ...
09/17/2026

Dessert Specials

Is this the best cake in Cleveland? A lot of people tell me it is. I don't like coffee, or alcohol, but you'll keep asking for it so it must be good!

Tiramisu Cake
Vanilla sponge soaked with coffee and rum, layered with mascarpone, coated with vanilla cashew cream, and dusted with cocoa powder.

This is my jam, or rather my CREAM (cash doesn't rule everything around me, but it's fun to sing along). Szechuan pepper has a nice little tingle to it.

Szechuan Orange Cookie Sandwich
Orange Swiss buttercream sandwiched between two Szechuan pepper sugar cookies.

Menu Changes

This week we're bidding farewell to a bunch of our Summer Menu options. This weekend is your last chance to get: Mushroom Scallops Curried Cauliflower Bites Solstice Snap Salad Bangkok Tacos Szechuan String Beans Potato Salad I tried to get ahead of this menu change, but I fell behind again. Who knows what will happen over the next few days? I may make some more changes. That's the exciting thing about running a restaurant entirely by the seat of your pants.

The Mushroom Scallops are a summer classic at Foodhisattva. As the Summer subsides, as do the Scallops. I like this dis...
09/12/2026

The Mushroom Scallops are a summer classic at Foodhisattva. As the Summer subsides, as do the Scallops.

I like this dish a lot, it plates beautifully and tastes great. It's creative but familiar enough. It takes the middle path.

Get it while you can!

We have another dessert special ready for y’all! 😮Banana Foster Pudding (GF)Layers of baked banana foster, whipped cocon...
09/11/2026

We have another dessert special ready for y’all! 😮

Banana Foster Pudding (GF)

Layers of baked banana foster, whipped coconut cream, and candied pecans.

For the 3D experience:
Move your phone with the photo centered on the screen slowly toward your face. Keep your eyes on the Pudding as it approaches your sensory features. Be careful not to hit yourself with your phone.

For maximum immersion, slowly say “whoa” as the Pudding approaches your face.

We cannot guarantee that this will work. We can guarantee that you will look ridiculous so maybe perform the 3D experience alone.

It’s time to say goodbye to our Szechuan String Beans.We all love these, but Summer is ending and we have to go back to ...
09/11/2026

It’s time to say goodbye to our Szechuan String Beans.

We all love these, but Summer is ending and we have to go back to school. In this analogy, school is the new menu, and Summer represents that simpler time when most of us understood that tech billionaires are more than capable of destroying us all for nothing more than bragging rights.

They’re nuts. Comically evil. Clichés in that 80s movie kind of way.

Anyway, while they’re playing spaceship or bunker, and the rest of us are preparing for the end, we’ve still got a couple weeks to get our string bean fix.

No beans for sad, bitty, bean-brained tech bros.

P.S. I’m back to writing whatever in these. The picture speaks for itself. 😅

Butternut is both butter-free and nut-free. Isn’t that weird? 😅SPECIALSRoasted Squash HummusRoasted butternut squash wit...
09/10/2026

Butternut is both butter-free and nut-free. Isn’t that weird? 😅

SPECIALS

Roasted Squash Hummus

Roasted butternut squash with chickpeas, pomegranate molasses, and candied pecans, served with warm flatbread.

Matchanko Cake

Vanilla sponge filled and coated with matcha cashew cream, topped with anko pastry cream and toasted sesame seeds.

Second (GF) dessert dropping soon. Stay tuned.

The holiday got us a day behind schedule.

I have nothing else to report except the same old, same old. We're hiring. Great pay, tip share included. Seriously, I give everything we make to our staff in the hopes that I can eventually take a day off. Fingers crossed it works one of these days. The job apps have been pretty rough. We've never had much luck with them. We're still looking for a new place, too. The last lead I chased wanted $1.7 million for their space, so that was a hard pass.

Okay, bye.

I’m working on the Autumn menu update, and I like to let folks know what’s gotta go to make room for Fall flavors at Foo...
09/09/2026

I’m working on the Autumn menu update, and I like to let folks know what’s gotta go to make room for Fall flavors at Foodhi.

Our cauliflower has a mighty following, but it hasn’t been as popular with our weekly regulars. At the end of the day, that gang keeps our lights on, and like me, they’re always excited to try something new.

You’ve still got time to get your Bangkok Taco fill...

And I promise, it will pop-up occasionally.

I'm working on the Autumn Menu update, which means some summer favorites have to make way for Fall. Time and space, as a...
09/07/2026

I'm working on the Autumn Menu update, which means some summer favorites have to make way for Fall. Time and space, as always, are limited.

The Summer Solstice

One of those “for me” dishes, I didn't expect this one to take off. Cleveland isn't known for its love of vegetables, and this salad isn't exactly loaded with familiar Midwestern flavors. But I was craving fennel and snap peas, and I found they paired well with an umeboshi plum vinaigrette.

One of the perks of owning a place like Foodhisattva is getting to occasionally cook for my own tastes—even if I have to sell breaded cauliflower to even out the playing field.

Time is running out on this beauty. Ironically, it's running out on that cauliflower too. Sales are weird; what's huge on one menu can completely fall off on the next.

Grab it while you can.

And if you made it this far, tell me your favorite fall vegetable. It might inspire the next menu. At the very least, it feeds the monstrous algorithm and gets more eyes on this gorgeous summer salad.

☀️ 😎

The Chick'n Katsu Sando is back tonight (while supplies last)!I’ve been making these bad bois for well over a decade now...
09/04/2026

The Chick'n Katsu Sando is back tonight (while supplies last)!

I’ve been making these bad bois for well over a decade now. They were a staple at my pop-ups, born from my love of the Katsu sauce recipe I was making at the time and my then-obsession with fusion food.

These days, vegan chick’n sandwiches and Katsu chick’n are pretty common. But back in my day 👴, they were still pretty novel around Cleveland.

Getting old can be a huge bummer sometimes, but at least I can say I made something that felt genuinely new, in the ancient past. 😂

So come taste a little piece of Foodhisattva history tonight or tomorrow. We made quite a lot, so these should last through the weekend.

Address

2158 South Taylor Road
Cleveland Heights, OH
44118

Opening Hours

Thursday 4pm - 9pm
Friday 4pm - 9pm
Saturday 4pm - 9pm
Sunday 4pm - 9pm

Telephone

+12169385675

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