September 28, 2021
Trying to find restaurants that will offer vegan and vegetarian options is definitely a challenge living in Nebraska. Eating at Fauxmaha makes this challenge easy with everything on their menu being completely vegan. Fauxmaha is vegan casual eating made easy with affordable prices and a sandwich shop type menu.
For continued Covid safety, the restaurant is currently not allowing in house dining. However once one is able to dine in again, they will find a causal laid back style eatery. The table setup gives a cafeteria feel and the use of primary colors in their décor and advertising reminds me of nostalgic elementary school memories.
The menu, although short, fits into the feel of the restaurant. Vegan hotdogs, sandwiches, tater tot nachos and breakfast burritos are offered. My go to order is the classic Fauxmaha hot dog, with relish and mustard, and a side of tater tots. I personally find the seitan hot dog very filling and has just enough flavor, but not too much to overpower my chosen toppings. The hot dog bun itself is also incredibly impressive, most vegan bread is grainy and difficult to stomach. However, buns at Fauxmaha are light, airy, and delicious. I one hundred percent recommend trying a Fauxmaha hotdog.
As strongly as I recommend their hotdogs, I advise caution for ordering a sandwich. On my multiple attempts to find a sandwich on the menu I enjoy, I have found one of two things to be true. The sandwiches are either bland and leave you expecting more, or the sandwiches have so much salt it is actually hard to swallow. In my recent dining experience I found their seitan Philly to be bearable, but not anything remarkable that I needed to eat again. Their French Dip dipped in the side sauce Aus Jus, was so salty I promptly spat it out of my mouth to get rid of the horrible taste.
However all three menu items cost under thirty dollars total, so although my experience was not all pleasant, I didn’t feel robbed by an enormous charge. Fauxmaha is fairly inexpensive and I feel reasonably priced for the type of food served. Fauxmaha might not be my new favorite restaurant, but their food fills a need for vegan restaurants in our community. As long as one steers clear from the sandwich portion of the menu, I see no reason to not patron Fauxmaha.
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