Chickpea
4298 Main St V5V 3P9 Vancouver, BC, Canada

While today’s April showers do their thing, why not snuggle up inside & have some cauliflower Choose 1 of these ways to order & enjoy Order by phone for pick up Find us on your favorite delivery app... Visit the truck on 4th & Yew // by @lexthevegan , of our Kassum Salad featuring some tastey fried califlower

GIVEAWAY!! Win a ticket to the #vegan420comedyshow AND a $20 gift card to @ilovechickpea!!! Vegan 420 is a virtual comedy show happening Tues. April 20th at 4:20pm PST. Tix and more info at:... peacepeopleproject.com/shop/vegan420 Tag your friends in the comments (each tag = an entry) Share this post to your stories and tag @peacepeopleproject @ilovechickpea for 5 entry points Winner will be announced Monday!

Our new special is a delicious twist on a Chickpea classic Chef @shanshona has taken our beloved house made hummus and loaded it up with sautéed mushrooms, our delicious chick-kabab mix, fresh salsa, spicy schug, tahini, toasted pinenuts, tofu-coconut feta & garnished it alll with mint. This dish is served with our house salad & flame charred pita ... ***Swap the pita for chickpea fries and this dish becomes totally gluten free !!

No jokes here. Just a friendly reminder that we’ll be open for the entire long weekend. Patio is Open while the weather holds. Both Delivery & Pick Up options available ... Truck is over at 4th See more

Ok friends here we go... Same, same but different. Our Restauant Indoor Dining Room will be closed for now, in accordance with the new BC restaurant regulations. All Patio space is still OPEN!! Orders will take place from our open window.... Pick up & Delivery are still going strong! Truck is out doing its thing. Catch our wheels over on 4th today & check the @streetfoodapp on the regular for all and any updates PLEASE NOTE: If you have the means to order from us and/ or our fellow Restauant colleagues please do so. Times are wild right now. In addition, we encourage you to be kind to all serving staff, delivery drivers & fellow humans as we all navigate through a new set of rules to help keep everyone safe & healthy

Our talented Bar Manager @kaylamahoney1 & brilliant FOH Manager @rebatistini combined their magic and created some lovely mocktails Now when you dine with us you can now order: ... Virgin Pims without a punch Mock-Jito The lovely hibiscus A bunch of our staff at Chickpea don’t drink alcohol. And we wanted to help normalize that lifestyle for our customers as well. Cheers

Hi friends! We are so so grateful for all of love you’ve shown our new Chkn burger special. It hasn’t even been a week and wowza!!! ... Just a friendly reminder to those choosing to dine in with us: Please remember to be respectful of our staff, fellow customers & delivery drivers. Keep a safe distance from one another... no matter how hangry you’re feeling Our staff are working super hard to serve you all safely. When you enter our space we ask that you too are kind, mindful of one another, and follow BCs Covid protocols.

If your New Years resolution was to treat your self more, we can help Our Hangry Chkn Burger Special is here & packing heat This killer (in taste, but not in nature) house-made, @mainstreetbeer beer battered chkn patty sits inside a house-made brioche bun which is lathered in our own spicy garlic mayo & is accompanied by shredded iceberg lettuce & sweet pickles. Severed up with onion rings & a smile. ... Feeling extra decadent? Make it a combo meal & add our new feature salted caramel-chocolate milkshake. Made with @sayhellosweets ice cream & a gluten free biscoff ** Combo deal only available in house ** Shake & Burg can also be sold separately

You deserve a drink! Try our new Earl Grey Martini. Made with @oddsocietyspirits vodka + our own in-house earl grey syrup & aquafaba The sun is out. It’s been a week. You deserve this!... .. and for our non-alcohol drinkers, stay tuned for some delish mocktails

Join us in wishing our boy @wilsomatic a fine farewell (ugh! We miss you already ) If you’ve ever visited the truck in the past 3 years you’ve seen Matt’s smiling face & have experienced his joyful, chilled out vibe first hand. Matt is one the kindest dudes out there & is forever Chickfamily He’s heading back to Manitoba for new adventures... and might just end up growing us some chickpeas in the future ... We love you Matt

Our truck took a bit of a winter break, but she’s back on the street and ready to serve ya’ll. Download the @streetfoodapp (for free!) to find us. Or track the truck via the link at the bottom of our website. ...Furry friends are always much appreciated at the truck (and everywhere!!) ... // by @crazy.dog.lady_m

Sometimes when the weather is super dark out, you’ve got make (and eat) your own rainbows // by @glennkachmar

Lazy Sunday Goals

Our new special was carefully created by @Suhakshi_arora , from our Chickpea Kitchen Team Suhakshi worked hard to cook up the BETTER chkn’ PLATTER. This comforting, Indian classic, has been handled with the utmost care and prepared vegan for all of you to enjoy. ... Creamy, rich vegan butter chkn’ sauce with chunks of marinated tofu are served with traditional aromatic rice. Accompanied by house made garlic naan, and a chopped fresh salad in Papad cone. Suhakshi wanted to share this incredible meal with you all to highlight the beauty and flavours of her Indian heritage. And we are beyond proud & excited to feature this meal at Chickpea

Our Truck is back in action & we have a full weekend ahead. SATURDAY, Oct 31st 9am-2pm : Riley Park Farmer’s Market 4pm-9pm : 4th & Yew ... SUNDAY, Nov 1st 9am-2pm : Hastings Park Farmers Market 3pm-8pm : Vegan Supply for World Vegan Day Celebrations // by our forever Truckpea @annasfreefromkitchen

Well friends, it’s been a year. Times have been tough, but they have also been beautiful. We don’t know what 2021 holds. But we do know that we are forever grateful for the community support we received during this past year. You blew us away... In addition we’d like to give an extra special shout-out to all of our Chickpeople (new & old), who hustled hard this year & poured their hearts into serving you with so much care. It’s been a wild time to be working in restaurants & our team went above & beyond. We’ll be open on the 31st, 1st & beyond for Dine In & Delivery to help usher you into a new year. Love ya’ll

Our carrot-lox bagel goes perfectly with these crisp autumn days Bundle up & eat this delish dish on our patio, or snuggle up at your place and order it via @doordash_ca

Our restaurant & truck doors will be open all long weekend long, however you won’t find any tofurkey or cranberry specials. Instead on Monday, Oct 12th we will be donating 10% of all sales directly to Kílala Lelum Health Centre , an Urban Indigenous Health and Healing Cooperative. Kílala Lelum aims to partner Indigenous Elders with physicians and allied health professionals to provide physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual care to the community in Vancouver’s Downtown E...astside. No matter if you dine with us on Monday or not, we hope you use this weekend to check out & support Kílala Lelum, and other Indigenous & Aboriginal initiatives in our community. https://kilalalelum.ca/

We’ve been pretty excited about all of our specials lately. All of Chef @shanshona ‘s awesome dishes, @sayhellosweets milkshakes & cool feature cocktails have made for an extra tasty time around here We love our specials AND our regular menu items too. Our ALL Day Brunch is pretty note worthy... This Latkes Benechick, with carrot lox, is always a good choice //by @letseat.veg See more

We still get a lot of questions about where our truck is parked. Thanks gang. We feel the love For the most part, these days, we’re camped out at 4th & Yew from 11am-9pm But ya’ll can always check the @streetfoodapp or find our weekly location at the bottom of our website. by @my_compassionate_plate

A loving reminder to be kind to yourself and each other (always, but especially) during the next few months as we enter into autumn & winter of this year. The small act of nourishing yourself with good food, that was prepared for you with love, or sending some off to a friend has great impact. Dining in is still happening at the restaurant, our truck is usually parked over by 4th & Yew and Take Out & Delivery options, (linked here: https://order.online/store/chickpea-64947)... are always available. // by @sprinklesandsweets

The first good rainfall of the season calls for cozy socks & nourishing food. Snuggle up at your favorite spot & try our New Special!! Just a really good Veggie Burger @lentil_canada ‘s awesome L’entil pattie & a house made brioche bun are lathered with spicy mayo & accompanied by fresh arugula, sliced tomato, crispy halloumi, tangy chutney & pickled shallots. Served with a side of vegan poutine, topped with mushroom gravy and chz. ... Finally, a veggie burger that tastes like veggies!!! Come get cozy in our restaurant, or stay where you are & order take out.

According to our DMs it’s Pumpkin Spice time already. We hear you Since ya’ll are ready for fall, but we are still hanging on to the last little bits of summer, @kaylamahoney1 has made the perfect compromise. A hot pumpkin spice latte for those of you wanting to feel all warm & cozy right now. And a deliciously, cool pumpkin spice frappe, for those of us who know fall is coming, but still want to wear T-shirts and sip our drinks in sunglasses. Let us know in the comments if you’re team or team

Didnt make it camping this year? We got you!Come cozy up at the restaurant and try our new vegan Smores milkshake The lovely @ellie.golding has taken @sayhellosweets marshmallow ice cream (which has delish vegan marshmallow bits inside!) and combined it with chocolate sauce & coco whip. The shake is then topped off with graham crackers, a toasted marshmallow & dark chocolate shavings. This milkshake is super sweet & bound to make you smile... just like the lovely Bar Mana...ger who created it (We love you Ellie!!)

Need a little pick me up this week?! Try our new Mint Chip Milkshake. @kaylamahoney1 has taken over the reigns as Bar Manager and she’s hit the ground running. Mint to Be @sayhellosweets combined with coco whip, vegan chocolate chips and topped with some super fresh mint leaves. ... Even those most skeptical of the chocolate- mint flavour combo have magically been won over by this shake

@shanshona s Bomb Mi is our new special This love bomb, takes a fresh French baguette, and loads it with @happyveggieworld lemongrass chkn, pickled daikon & carrots, sliced cucumber, fresh jalapeos, cilantro & garlic-dill mayo. Served with a fresh papaya salad that includes green beans, cherry tomatoes & roasted peanuts.... Orders up

We’re looking for cool, kind-hearted humans to join our Kitchen Crew!! Got experience with vegetables? Send a resume over to our Operations Manager, Tom, at [email protected]

Happy day yall!! Weve got loads of options to feed your soul today Pop on by the restaurant for our full course, @dineoutvanfest brunch or dinner Grab a bite of @shanshonas recent special, The Mr Nice Guy, before she switches it up again... Treat yourself to a @sayhellosweets milkshake s by @kunra_eat kunra_eat, @shanshona & @ellie.golding @ Chickpea

Starting tomorrow (August 21st) well be participating in Dine Out Vancouver Festival Come hang out on our street patio & sidewalk benches, while treating yourself to a delicious set menu, drinks included!! Click the link to peep our Dine Outside Menu + make a reservation. https://www.dineoutvancouver.com/listings/chickpea/47312/

New Special Alert!! The Mr. Nice Guy Perfectly marinated jerk-jackfruit & soy curls, roasted in a jerk barbeque sauce, layered with crispy-tangy coleslaw, chard pineapple spread & pickled shallots. All served on a house-made brioche bun Accompanied with deliciously seasoned plantain chips & aoli.... This sandwich special is beyond nice

Closed today & tomorrow (Aug 10 & 11) for some more staff & nature appreciation If youre craving hummus & other vegan, Mediterranean/ Middle Eastern goodness while were closed we highly suggest hitting up Aleph Eatery And while youre at it please consider donating to their campaign for emergency aide relief for Beirut ... https://alepheatery.com/donate Pictured: Two little restaurant heirs, one Israeli & one Lebanese-Palestinian, taking in the wonders of nature together and sharing snacks

Didn’t make it camping this year? We got you!Come cozy up at the restaurant and try our new vegan S’mores milkshake The lovely @ellie.golding has taken @sayhellosweets marshmallow ice cream (which has delish vegan marshmallow bits inside!) and combined it with chocolate sauce & coco whip. The shake is then topped off with graham crackers, a toasted marshmallow & dark chocolate shavings. This milkshake is super sweet & bound to make you smile... just like the lovely Bar Mana...ger who created it (We love you Ellie!!)

Were taking reservations now! Parties of 4-6 people can now save a spot in advance at the restaurant. Just follow the link below https://www.tbdine.com/book/restaurant/chickpea... Oh and well be open tomorrow, August 3rd for all of your long weekend cravings. No need to reserve in advance. But feel free to if youd like (And Yes, non-reserved tables of 1-6 people are still happening too )

Time for a new special! The Corn on the Cobb Salad This 100% Vegan creation features crispy tofu shnitzel, @plantbasefood bacUN & house-made soy feta & a really cool Vegg. Accompanied by fresh romaine lettuce, shallots, avocado & grape tomatoes. Served with a deliciously seasoned charred corn on the cob & ranch dressing on the side....

@shanshona ‘s Bomb Mi is our new special This love bomb, takes a fresh French baguette, and loads it with @happyveggieworld lemongrass chk’n, pickled daikon & carrots, sliced cucumber, fresh jalapeños, cilantro & garlic-dill mayo. Served with a fresh papaya salad that includes green beans, cherry tomatoes & roasted peanuts.... Orders up

Our new cocktail feature, is a kiwi Mojito Our wonderful & brilliant, Bar Manager, @ellie.golding has taken the classic mojito recipe & deliciously enhanced it with lots of fresh kiwi. This drink is perfect for sipping on our summer-time patio. Cheers

Shes Done it again Chef Shani created a new amazing special. Meet the Blossom Taco Taim Taim in Hebrew means delicious, and you better believe these tacos are NEXT LEVEL tasty @litasmexicanfoods s organic whole wheat flour tortillas are filled with a tangy slaw, beer battered deep fried banana blossom & drizzled with creamy guac. Garnished with sumac pickled shallots & fresh cilantro. Served up with seasoned tajin chickpea fries & a baja dip.... This new amazing special looks and tastes like fish tacos but its 100% fish free!! These tacos are filled up with plants & a lot of love from @shanshona

Happy day ya’ll!! We’ve got loads of options to feed your soul today Pop on by the restaurant for our full course, @dineoutvanfest brunch or dinner Grab a bite of @shanshona’s recent special, The Mr Nice Guy, before she switches it up again... Treat yourself to a @sayhellosweets milkshake s by @kunra_eat kunra_eat, @shanshona & @ellie.golding @ Chickpea

We are going to slow things down a bit. A mixture of personal rest, staff bonding & truck & equipment repair are all in the works. Staring today the restaurant & truck will be closed each Monday & Tuesday for the rest of July. Hope each of you can also find time to rest & recharge

Starting tomorrow (August 21st) we’ll be participating in Dine Out Vancouver Festival Come hang out on our street patio & sidewalk benches, while treating yourself to a delicious set menu, drinks included!! Click the link to peep our Dine Outside Menu + make a reservation. https://www.dineoutvancouver.com/listings/chickpea/47312/

Our talented Chef Shani is at it again! The Dreamy Halloumi Sandwich is our new Chickpea special This beautiful sandwich is made up of balsamic glazed eggplant, roasted red pepper, fresh arugula, and a home-made almond Halloumi "cheese", layered between two slices of bread lathered with mayo and a harissa spread. Accompanied by pickled french fries & ketchup.

For some of us Canada has become a safe new home filled with opportunity. For some of us, the Canadian government has and continues to marginalize, discriminate against & culturally decimate. At Chickpea we stand for people. Not countries. We have yet to find one land or government that speaks for us all. And yet, we all agree that all people have the right to safety, love, respect & justice.

New Special Alert!! The Mr. Nice Guy Perfectly marinated jerk-jackfruit & soy curls, roasted in a jerk barbeque sauce, layered with crispy-tangy coleslaw, chard pineapple spread & pickled shallots. All served on a house-made brioche bun Accompanied with deliciously seasoned plantain chips & aïoli.... This sandwich special is beyond nice

Our truck will be parked over at 4th & Yew from 11am-9pm for the rest of the week(tomorrow, July 1st included). Grab a meal to take back home or bring us down to the beach with you UPDATE In the name of love our truck will be at a wedding tomorrow (July 1st) and then back at the 4th & Yew location round 3pm ... // by @yasminpeixto

Closed today & tomorrow (Aug 10 & 11) for some more staff & nature appreciation If you’re craving hummus & other vegan, Mediterranean/ Middle Eastern goodness while we’re closed we highly suggest hitting up Aleph Eatery And while you’re at it please consider donating to their campaign for emergency aide relief for Beirut ... https://alepheatery.com/donate Pictured: Two little restaurant heirs, one Israeli & one Lebanese-Palestinian, taking in the wonders of nature together and sharing snacks

Our @sayhellosweets milkshakes bring all the folks to the patio!! Thats right. Our restaurant has added milkshakes to our summer menu YOU. ARE. WELCOME! Right now our feature flavour is strawberry Stay tuned for more delish flavours throughout the summer

Today is the day!! Were reopening our doors to the public and are so excited to seat you. Come hang with us from 10am-10pm Mon-Thurs & 9am-11pm Fri-Sun. (No reservations, for now)... Were also super excited to welcome Chef Shani Cohen to the Chickpea Team. @shanshona is passionate about vegan cooking and strives to show the world that you dont need to compromise your morals to eat delicious food Shani will be carefully creating weekly specials at the restaurant - starting with this delish dish: -! Crispy Pitas, stuffed with rich portobello mushrooms & lentils, drizzled with preserved lemon tahini & pine nuts & accompanied by a mint chimichurri dipping sauce. Served with a charred shallot vinaigrette house salad and paprika-lemon seasoned chickpea fries Whether youre popping by for your favorite regular, or coming in for this weeks special, were looking forward to welcoming you back to Chickpea @ Chickpea

The Restaurant is Closed for the day - June 22nd - while we spend the day getting our staff & space ready for you TOMORROW. The truck is still out doing its thing but all deliveries & pick up orders from 4298 Main St are paused for the day. Were super excited to start table service!! And we have a few new tricks up our sleeves for the summer, so stay tuned...

Chickpea was born out a desire to create safer spaces for people who are all too often overlooked. We will always celebrate & represent diversity. We have zero tolerance for violence or hate of any kind. We are constantly learning and unlearning how to show up for our staff, colleagues, friends, family and larger community. ... Black Lives Matter. They have always mattered. Weeks & months from now black lives will STILL matter. Forever.

Falafel. The perfect companion for your colorful nature walks // by @kristin.man

Friday Update Meals were donated & delivered to the fine folks at Richmond General Hospital this week. Truck is hanging at West 4th & Yew today- Sunday from 11am-9pm We are keeping our restaurant doors closed to the public for now but are still happily doing the pick up & delivery thing ... Oh and we still love & appreciate all of yall // by @snehasnesi

This feels like the longest weekend ever Trapped in the time warp with us? All good, truck & resty are both happy to feed you via delivery & take out today // by @makenna2113

This week was all about nurses & caregivers With your support we were able to nourish several @vancouvercoastalhealth at home nurses, as well as the caring staff (custodians included!) at the Weinberg Residence. Sending love to all of you

We recognize that, even when we arent all socially isolating, Mothers Day is a complex day. It can be filled with joy, grief, giggles & tears. And this year, your personal experiences of this day may be amplified given our current situation So today, weve decided to simply continue to offer up our regular, nourishing food for you & anyone else you feel like sending off a meal to. Our staff will be handling each order with extra special care today as we think about you... & all of the emotions today brings. // by @foodyblogs

Yesterday & today we had the pleasure of dropping off over 200 meals for the custodial & cardiac departments at Saint Pauls Hospital Our communitys generosity & kindness continue to blow us away. Every day we receive donations to help us nourish & thank essential workers, and those in need. And every day we open up our inbox to wonderful, heartfelt letters from the recipients who are so very thankful for the support. Our weekly donation drop has become s...omething we all look forward to during this strange strange time. Thank you Vancouver. You are really showing up for one another. Email us at [email protected] if you have an organization in need AND hit the link if you feel like contributing to our meal donation fund https://checkout.square.site//601295a01ecf4ee29ec804d201b5

Our truck has switched up our location again. Were still in Kits, but moved over to 4th & YEW Dont worry Connaught Park lovers, were still within walking distance of yall. And for those of you downtown, we made sure we are accessible on @doordash & @ubereats_canada . Catch us here from 11-9 on the daily //Pita pic by @dari_eats

Yesterday we had the absolute pleasure of dropping off 100 donated meals to our citys hard working bus drivers! These beautiful humans rock every day. And we are especially grateful to them at this time for continuing to work with the public and help us get to where we need to go. Thank you bus drivers! Thank you donors! ... @ Vancouver Transit Centre See more

Its #nationaltakeoutday Celebrate by ordering take out with us via @doordash and get 10% off with the promo code: PICKUPCAN And hey, dont forget to tip your dasher // by @nomsofvan

TRUCK UPDATE In case you havent already noticed, were not downtown anymore. Now, were over at Connaught Park, kickin it round the Kits area Catch us HERE from 11-9 on the daily giving our Westside Vancouver peeps some Chickpea love Safe pick up & contactless @doordash + @ubereats_canada delivery are up and running from the new truck location... //park picnic by @vancitykid.foodie.traveller

One of our favourite donations to date A BIG thank you to those of you who made it possible (80 meals ) Todays meals went to the @vancouverfirefighters at Station #2 and EMTs at @bc_ehs Station #248 ... Stay safe and thank you for the work you do every day for our community. Now more than ever

Chillin at home with the munchies today? We got you Restaurant is open from 10-10. Truck is at David Lam Park from 11-9. Both are providing safe, friendly delivery & pick up // by @alisa.1995

Have we mentioned lately how much we love you In addition to supporting our business on the daily, yall are also constantly showing up to help us provide front-line workers & vulnerable communities with hundreds of meals each week. Up until right now, your donations were all coming in by phone. And now we have a donation button on our website for your convenience. If youd like to make a donation, please click the link & then click past the pop up and youll find it in bl...ue on our home page. In addition, if you are part of an organization in need please email us at [email protected] Together we can continue to spread the Chickpeace www.ilovechickpea.ca

Spread that Chickpeace Raz Ombertu De-picciotto

Thanks to your continuous support, we accomplished another week of spreading some Chickpeace. This week we had the honour of providing 115 nourishing meals for the staff & community of Klala Lelum Health Centre a beautiful urban Indigenous Health & Healing Cooperative. In addition to Primary Care & Cultural Programing Kilala Lelum also provides daily meals for those facing the challenges of living in the Downtown Eastside. This week we were able to provide a Wednesday lu...nch. If you havent heard of Kilala Lelum, we encourage you to learn more about their Model of Care, which embodies the values of equity and wellness, respect, kindness, indigenous culture, love, Elder leadership, and, especially important, laughter.