The Dancing Dog Eatery & Juicery

I’ve been back to Dancing Dog and I can say that they’ve greatly improved their menu! I had the burger which was satisfying and the service I experienced was great! The burger had a great taste and texture. The best thing was the «goat cheese» made from cashews. I will add that the food is still a bit expensive in my opinion but at least it seems like more of it is made in house!

Went here today and got the sunshine smoothie and french fries. Its very cute. The smoothie was a bit tart but it will still good. I did add a little sugar though. The french fries werent super crispy but they are amazing! Just thicker (similar to the fries at wingstop). And the ketchup was even better and i would never say that about ketchup, but this ketchup is so good. Great place and only $ 8 all together!
Update: tried the pesto grilled cheez and the cheez was the worst! As someone thats not vegan, im not impressed at all. The only thing i liked about the sandwich was the tomato. The cheez had the texture of jello… never want to see it again. It also took over 25 minutes to come out. But despite the terrible grilled cheez, ive still had good smoothies and fries from there.

The french fries and home-​made ketchup are the best in town. Everything I’ve tried (tacos, burger, salad) has been really good and at a fair price. The wait can be a little long, but the atmosphere is friendly and you can have a conversation without having to shout over the music. So glad to have a place that really showcases to the pleasures of vegan food.

love the dancing dog. Food is amazing, you don’t even notice that your meal happens to be vegan! I love the sunshine salad and their house red wine :) don’t shun this place because it’s different than your usual palate, open your mind to some amazing food that makes you feel great!

I have to revise my earlier statement. I would still give this a 4 stars because for the most part, I found everything to be very good. However, maybe the mixed reviews is because the food isn’t made consistently every time. I had the tacos recently and there was much less flavor than there was i the past. So unless they changed the recipe, maybe the chef on that particular day didn’t make it right.

Ok, so I’m saying this upfront… I really liked the food a lot!!! BUT… we had a really long wait, 60+mins, and I’m not really sure why. Had to get it to go so we could get back for meetings.
So, overall it gets a lower rating only for that reason. Food and Juice would rate 4 – 5 stars.
The black bean burger and quinoa and corn salad was absolutely delicious. I also got the Chihuahua juice and will come back just for that.
There are several items I will eventually try, but will plan to not be on any time limit just in case next time. Maybe in a weekend so I can try a few of the possible adult beverage combinations…

The Dancing Dog has a nice lunch selection, and some good tasting beer to go with it. I especially liked the casual atmosphere and classic rock playing at just the right volume in the background. I will have to return for dessert ad that looks delicious!

My friend and I always find ourselves going back to Dancing Dog. The restaurant is tiny, but delicious. I like to eat healthy and don’t eat meat a lot of the time and this restaurant is perfect to fulfill those needs.
Each dish I have ordered has been surprisingly tasty and I can’t say I didn’t like any of them. I’ve done the stew, the roasted red pepper soup (careful for allergies-​made with cashews), and numerous of their salads, but my favorite being the sunshine.
We always grab juices as well while we are here, either stopping in and just picking up the juice or ordering it with our meals. They’re very good, but could be filled to the top a little more considering the cup they are given in is tiny! The last time I went I took a cookie dough jar to go and it was by far one of the tastiest and not too over-​the-​top sugary treats I have tasted in awhile. I highly suggest visiting this restaurant if you’re in the area. It never disappoints.

Absolutely amazing! The pizza, fibbish & chips, and Reuben are unbelievable! And this is coming from non-​vegans.

Very yummy and very friendly staff! Have been there for dinner and Sunday brunch. The chai snickerdoodle was huge and the best snickerdoodle I’ve ever had vegan or otherwise. It isn’t cheap but it is yummy and fresh with a nice selection.

The dancing dog. Don’t let the name fool you, if your looking for high quality food to feed to your canine, you’ve found the place. However if your looking for a place to satisfy your hunger, keep searching.

Let’s be clear– part of the reason I marked this a half star lower than I would, is that it is relatively more expensive. That could be because of ingredient sourcing. Now for the food: lovely gluten-​free almond cherry cake that’s just about sweet enough to compensate for the lack of flour for us folks with regular digestion, and fresh, flavorful, balanced texture on that burger! I wiped off the coleslaw too. I plan to try the tacos and quinoa salad, and the seitan Reuben next! I have a feeling I’ll be convinced to bump this up to 5 stars then.

The vanilla lavender cake tastes exactly like the weird cakes from Strawberry Fields :/​. Dry, far too dense, overpowering amount of sugar, particularly the weird taste of powdered sugar. This didn’t taste much like lavender. It tasted like a fudgy brick of flour and sugar and hard frosting. Exactly like the Strawberry Fields cakes. Cakes are supposed to be fluffy and airy and creamy. Not so at Dancing Dog. Also costs over $ 5 per slice… Totally does not make sense considering the taste.
Cole slaw tasted like coconut milk, which was a really off-​putting flavor to have in this kind of dish. That is, a vegetable dish that is not supposed to make its substrate the star. The slaw was super watery too.
The spaghetti and meatballs was mostly pasta. Flavorless. What meatballs there were dry.
The reuben sandwich was the only acceptable part of this meal. I actually traded my spaghetti and meatballs dish for my friend’s sandwich. If you ever find yourself here because you got lost on your way to a restaurant that serves good food, order this.
Everything was overpriced for the quality of the dishes as well as the portions. This is the worst vegan cooking I have ever encountered. They actually do worse than meat-​centered restaurants at vegan cuisine.
Dancing Dog is one of those places where I would never come back of my own accord. Wow. I’m just blown away by how these foods passed the design stage. How… How…

My friend and I came in for lunch one afternoon and I am so glad that we did! I was very excited to try an all-​vegan menu. I enjoyed their broccoli soup, a fresh glass of orange juice, and the dancing dog nachos. Everything was great from service to taste. My orange juice and soup were exceptional!
The ambiance that afternoon was very calm and perfect for the two of us. I love the décor and the wait staff is very kind! I finished my meal with a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie — which was easily one of the best cookies I’ve ever had. Definitely recommend!

I don’t know, I liked the food here but I was also somewhat let down because I hold vegetarian and vegan food to a higher standard than what they seem to serve here. The food here is alright but it has so much more potential to be great, and more flavorful, especially for such a price. I think they need to become more creative and up their standards here until they can be compared to the trendy vegetarian restaurants in Chicago.

Urbana has a vegan restaurant! Definitely a fan. Their desserts were GOOD; my favorite is the carrot cupcake! You must try it if you go! Their food is very tasty; however, I’m hoping in the future that they can expand their menu to include some creative vegan dishes that don’t depend on fake-​meat. There’s a plethora of options available! Until then, I’m sure this will satisfy any vegan and NON-VEGAN’s taste buds. :)

Who would have thought, that an amazing vegan restaurant would be nestled in the main street of Urbana, IL. I had not eaten all day and I was ready to chow down. Usually in situations like this, I think Mexican food. But my friend Issac said we have a cool vegan place 2 blocks from where you are playing you should check it out! Oh man Im so glad we did. I got this wonderful Peanut Butter thai veggie bowl with rice that had the most amazing flavor and totally hit the spot for a perfect dinner option!
The place was cool, you can order anything off the menu vegan, and they have amazing looking deserts! I went back the next morning to get coffee for the road and I loved how they had Soy Creamer (not just soy milk) for the coffee!
Really wonderful spot! I must stop of the highway next time I’m driving through to hit this place up again!

Desserts: fantastic taste, creative recipes, generous proportions.
Juice: tasty, fresh as can be, but overpriced.
Entrees: To put it simply, it’s just fake-​meat versions of bar food + salads. Vegan cooking is so much more than that! :(I always feel gross and bloated after eating here… I stopped going after 5 visits (2 lunches, 3 dinners). This food just makes me feel greasy and bad inside my body, and I am sorry, but I can cook better healthy vegan meals at home. Don’t try to compete with Crane Alley. Instead, go deeper into the world of creative vegan cooking, please.
Staff: friendly, patient, helpful, seem genuinely happy to be there. But every time I’ve gone (and this is consistent among at least 4 servers), I’ve noticed an air of awkward unsureness that’s a bit unnecessary and annoying.

This place was recommended to me by a friend who is a regular here. I am not vegan, but I love to try almost anything.
I really wanted to try the Fibbish and Chips, but they had run out. So, I ended up going with The Down and Dirty Dog with the quinoa and corn salad as my side. I also had a Pineapple Blueberry smoothie. Just drinking that smoothie made me feel healthier (technically one smoothie won’t make you healthier, but that’s besides the point).
I get my smoothie first and they had made it wrong, it tasted a little off and looked kind of not right in color, but I actually wasn’t going to say anything. They knew though and had another made for me that looked much better when I got it.
Then, my food came. The quinoa and corn salad is very light. I like it, although I think if they use lemon at all in it, maybe a little more. The Down and Dirty Dog is delicious! The beans and slaw on it are the pièce de résistance. I love the slaw! :)
I decided that I might as well finish with a dessert since I was going to do a review. I was going to get a piece of their double chocolate cake, but someone literally ordered the rest of it before I was able to acquire a piece. Oh well, another time. I did however, get one of their big chocolate chip cookies. It has walnuts in it and I don’t normally like walnuts in my chocolate chip cookies, but the walnuts added to the flavor and texture of the cookie. It was a little crispy on the edges and nice and soft otherwise.
It was a really good food experience and I will be back.

How is it fair that Urbana has a vegan restaurant, and all the way in Naperville I have to settle for my infrequent trips to the city in order to eat at a restaurant that actually serves food I’ll eat!!! Yes, I’m jealous!
The menu here wasn’t super extensive, but I actually really like that in a vegan restaurant. I spend less time agonizing over what to order, and more time looking forward to eating it. I got a seitan reuben, and it lived up to all of my expectations. I did think it was on the rather small side, but it was still filling, and came with a nice, heaping pile of fries. Yummmmm.
I guess I’ll just have to be back to visit my good friend in Urbana more often and try out the rest of the menu!