Taco Twist
Taco Twist brands themselves as an Indian Mexican Food Battle. I'm not really sure why they chose this description because they don't really have Mexican food outside of the tortillas that are available for tacos or nachos. And it's actually a Taco Twist/ Indian Street Food/ Pizza Twist collective. Confused yet? Let me try to help. I went during their grand opening and here's what I saw and/or tried:
TACOS -
You can get tacos on either a flour tortilla shell or naan bread. The naan is NOT vegan; it comes buttered. Of the veggie tacos, the buffalo bites, aloo chaat, and tandoori soya are vegan if ordered on traditional tortilla.
I was supposed to get a taco but I never received it. (It was a free taco offer; I didn't pay for it, so I just let it go and didn't bother to ask about it.)
BURRITOS/BOWLS -
You can get burritos or bowls filled with rice or noodles. The noodles are wheat noodles and vegan-friendly. There are 4 vegan options in this section: Soya Chaap, Tikka Masala with soya, Bombay Briyani (biryani?) with soya, and Love Noodles with soya.
I ordered the Soya Chaap, which came with rice (although I asked for noodles), peppers, and some other fillers that I don't recall. The soya had a grilled/tandoori flavor to it. I really like the soya, but the bowl itself was just ok. I also requested that it be spicy, but it was not.
BURGERS -
The veggie patty for the Simply Veggie Burger is vegan, however the bun is not (the buns contain dairy/butter). This peeves me to no end. Vegan buns are easy to find, even in Costco or Sam's. However, they do offer a workaround - vegan-friendly sandwich bread. But then it's no longer a "burger" is it?
One of us tried the Tawa Noodles Burger with the veggie patty and sandwich bread. They said it was good.
MASALA FRIES -
Delicious and spicy, finally!
TWISTED WINGS -
I ordered 12 planted based wings with Mango Habanero and Manchurian flavors. They are vegan, made with soya. This were actually really tasty. Soya melts in your mouth. There is no weird texture or aftertaste. I don't know if we got both of the flavors that we asked for (they all tasted the same) but whatever it was, it was delicious. I also requested 2 dipping sauces/ mango habanero and buffalo. They'd forgotten these, so I had to go back in for them.
PIZZA -
Lots of options, and they offer vegan cheese. I'm not a pizza person, but we were offered a free one (to try during their grand opening). It came out about an hour after we'd ordered and had already eaten our other food. It didn't appear to be the pizza that we ordered though. I said no cheese and it had cheese. (I do not eat vegan cheese either.). I took off the cheese and tried one small bite after my other two dinner mates had already said they didn't like it. I concurred. We took the rest to give away to someone hungry.
BREAD TWISTS -
There are several bread twist (aka breadsticks) options. One had plant based cheese and the other was a masala-type bread. I inquired about the latter but was told it wasn't vegan. Another person in my party bought the plant based cheesy bread, so I assumed it was vegan, but I cannot confirm. (I did not try any of the bread twists.)
Things to keep in mind -
It was the grand opening, so the forgotten items were part of the learning process. I'm sure they'll get better with time.
Room for improvement:
Better education for staff on vegan and what is/isn't vegan on the menu. A vegan bun for the burgers. A clear allergen chart for all menu items.
I like the diversity of the menu, ensuring that there's something for almost every palate.
Personally, I would return for the vegan wings and masala fries. read more