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Matsuri Food Truck

  • July 16, 2020
  • Centennial Hills, Food Truck, Japanese, Las Vegas

Oishī (pronounced Oh-“E”-she). It means delicious in Japanese and you’ll need it to describe the plates from Matsuri, a vegan-friendly food truck, usually found on the Northwest side of Las Vegas. 

We’re told there are at least a dozen vegan items on the menu and all the entrees can be made vegan. Plus, on Tuesdays, the truck goes all vegan. 

Growing up eating Japanese food and going vegan herself five years ago, Matsuri co-owner and chef Brittany Ishiwata-Hisey says veganizing traditional dishes was a fun challenge. Nearly everything the Las Vegas vegan-friendly food truck serves is made from scratch and many of the traditional eats are the only vegan versions in town.

So, let’s go!

Las Vegas Vegan-Friendly Food Truck: Matsuri

Matsuri is a vegan-friendly food truck in Las Vegas. For more vegan options in Las Vegas, visit www.vegansbaby.com

We start our tour of Japanese street food with takoyaki.

Vegan options at Matsuri 

The crispy, savory bites are given a touch of sweetness with the house-made takoyaki (brown) sauce and topped with vegan mayo and nori. Inside, there’s shiitake mushroom, green onion and red ginger instead of traditional octopus. 

Matsuri is a vegan-friendly food truck in Las Vegas. For more vegan options in Las Vegas, visit www.vegansbaby.com

Next up is the truck’s best seller for vegans and omnivores alike: sweet chili tofu.

This entree starts with tofu cubes tossed in a potato flour mixture and fried to a perfect golden brown. It’s finished off with green onions and served with a side of rice. A little sweet. A little spicy. All yum!

If you’re concerned about cross-contamination, you’re all good — Matsuri has a separate fryer for all vegan items.  If you’re not convinced, you can watch the food truck’s live stream here on Twitch. 

Matsuri is a vegan-friendly food truck in Las Vegas. For more vegan options in Las Vegas, visit www.vegansbaby.com

Maybe tofu isn’t your jam, try the sweet and savory okonomiyaki. Stuffed with cabbage, red ginger, green onion and yakisoba noodles, this hearty “pancake” is drizzled with vegan mayo and okonomiyaki sauce. 

For a garnish, it’s nori and pickled ginger. Make sure you tell them you’re vegan so they hold the bonito flakes. 

This dish is a meal and will definitely fill you up, but … there’s more. Of course.

Matsuri is a vegan-friendly food truck in Las Vegas. For more vegan options in Las Vegas, visit www.vegansbaby.com

Leave room for dessert!

Vegan Dessert at Matsuri

In traditional Japanese fashion, dango is a fantastic, not-too-sweet way to wrap up your experience at Matsuri. These soft, chewy mochi balls-on-a-stick come smothered in a syrup-y soy-based glaze. We like to think of it as soy sauce’s sweeter, cooler, older cousin, adding just the right amount of gooey-ness.

Then, wash it all down with a selection of Japanese drinks, including three vegan options: peach, strawberry and Ramune (think a milder Sprite).

Celebrating  its one year anniversary in July 2020, expect the popular Las Vegas food truck to add on cold ramen summer 2020 and hot ramen once the temps drops. Both are always vegan and get rave reviews from plant-based diners and omnis.

If you’re craving more, ask for a punch card. Return customers get a free small appetizer after five stamps, and a free large appetizer after 10 stamps. Who doesn’t love free food?

Check Matsuri’s Instagram to preview the day’s menu and to find them around Las Vegas. The food truck normally parks in Centennial/Northwest Las Vegas. 

702-274-0121; Tues., Thurs.: 5pm – 8pm.; Wed., Fri., Sat: hours vary. 

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Courtney Perna is an EMMY Award winning Lifestyle TV Host and Journalist. She loves traveling, particularly solo travel, and of course, seeking out vegan food around Las Vegas! When she's not working, you'll find her cheering for her Michigan State Spartans; playing with her two pitbulls, Bubbles and Buddy; hiking the amazing landscape in Southern Nevada; or shopping at the nearest shoe sale.
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