HAAM Caribbean Plant Cuisine

Absolutely amazing food and experience from start to finish. It’s a beautiful space with large open windows and kind staff. We ordered: • Island Onigiri: flavorful Caribbean spin on classic Japanese onigiri. very tasty, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. • Patacon de Jerk Mushrooms: plantain sandwich with crispy tofu! all the flavors paired perfectly. I normally don’t love pineapple in savory dishes but it worked well here. • Yuh Motha’s Mofongo: MUST TRY! this was my entree and by far my favorite item. every part of this dish was so delicious and I finished off every bit of the curry sauce because it was that good. they were also able to switch the fried mushrooms to sautéed to make it gluten free which was appreciated. this place deserves more hype! I’ve been to a lot of the top vegan restaurants in the city and this is now one of my favorites.

The server was great and gave details on every dish. The food was yummy. I'm gluten free, soy free and vegan so I was a bit limited. Coconut amino is a good soy alternative FYI. The experience was excellent!

Stopped in in the late afternoon after running some errands and finding Haam after a quick google search of vegan restaurants in the area. The space itself is beautiful and cozy, clean but colorful and filled with bright art and plants. I don’t normally note or care much about the bathrooms in a restaurant, but even the restrooms were pristine and beautifully decorated. We chose to sit in one of the booth tables near the large sunny window. Our server, Rosa, was lovely. She was warm and friendly and was very knowledgeable on the menu and ran through several options and substitution options for my partner with a gluten intolerance. We started with the Island Onigiri. It was so delicious that I failed to take a photo before scarfing the whole thing down. The spiced yellow rice with jerked mushrooms were fantastic with the accompanying chimichurri and crema sauce. This dish was by far the star of the show for me. I could’ve happily eaten a plate full of them. For entrees, we shared the Yuh Motha’s Mofongo (with the mushrooms served on the side for me to enjoy) and the Patacon de Jerk Mushrooms. The coconut curry on the mofungo was incredible and the breading on the oyster mushrooms was to die for - just like southern style fried chicken. The combination of subtly sweet and savory flavors together were just amazing. The Patacon de Jerk Mushrooms was good, but paled in comparison a bit to the other dishes we tried. I would have have probably thought it was very good had I not just had the onigiri to start, but for some reason, the flavor of the jerk mushrooms doesn’t come through quite as much on this dish, though it’s still a good sandwich option for those whole can’t eat wheat or gluten. I’m always so thrilled to find new vegetarian and vegan options that showcase real culinary skill and delicious flavors, so I’m happy that I now have Haam to add to my rotation and really excited to return to try out more of the menu!