The Booch Bar 110 Keawe Street, Hilo, HI 96720

"Great menu for dairy free, gluten free, and vegan. The kombucha is on point and above. The root beer is a bit mind blowing. Tastes like root beer without the sugary grossness. All seven that we tried were wonderful. My husband wasn't fond of the Palo Santo but I thought the flavor was really unique. The fish tacos and the chicken tinga were amazing. Bathrooms are nicely kept but please make sure to help them keep it that way by cleaning your mess."

"We tried two of their vegan breakfast items: Banana Walnut Sourdough French Toast (sweet) and the Verde Vegano (savoury). Both options were quite delicious! I'm hoping to go back for their lunch/dinner menu before we leave the island! Oh, and the kombucha on tap was also delicious! Great vegan options indeed!!!"

"We tried this restaurant twice and loved a couple of dishes! The ambiance is decent and service is quick, the staff is friendly as well! Their basil bananza bowl (recommend asking them to make the smoothie a bowl) was so delicious- a must try, it is very different from other acai/smoothie bowls you get everywhere. The passionate dragon bowl was good not great. The vegan taco salad was very flavorful and we really enjoyed it. One thing we realised that a lot of dishes felt the same in the ingredients so we didn't order a multiple savory items but went food hopping that night. :) Food is great, but its pretty expensive :) All their sauces were great - I must say worth the buy. We'd also bought one of their beer - mango, lilikoi and guava and trust me it tasted as interesting as it sounds! Loads of tables in the restaurant. Enjoy!"

"We visited the Booch Bar when we were in Hilo on the Big Island. They have a lot of vegetarian options and they can make a lot of stuff vegetarian/ vegan by removing/ substituting ingredients. We thoroughly enjoyed the meal we had here - we ordered the Mushroom Bibimbap, Verde Vegano and Kombucha Flight. Everything was excellent: in presentation, quality of ingredients, taste and price."

"Booch bar is a great local spot with some tasty eats that gets you away from some of the standard eats you’d find on the island. Offering a nice selection of both gluten free and vegan they definitely cater to someone with more of a restricted diet! That said as a meat eater the jerk chicken tacos were still quite tasty (would have liked it coming with 3) and the rest of the food we got also felt fresh and flavorful. Can’t speak to the Kombucha as we didn’t get any but seemed to have a good variety on tap if that’s your thing. Atmosphere is a bit more eclectic but feels local and calming after a long morning outside. All in all definitely worth a stop if you’re in the area and looking for something healthy."