🌱 Join CAA for a dine out at Tori Ramen! All are warmly welcome. 

Tori Ramen’s Korean BBQ Mushroom Ssam — a shareable dish perfect for a dine-out

❗RSVP at the bottom of this page ❗

📍 Where: Tori Ramen, 603 7th St W, Saint Paul, 55102

🕖 When: Monday, August 3, 6:30-7:30pm 

💬 Space limited. RSVP soon. The RSVP form is at the bottom of this page.

We’re getting together. YOU’RE invited! 

Tori Ramen is a current participant (and prior 2023 champion!) of the Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge. They have an incredible dish entered in the competition that we’re holding a dine-out to try. We’ll also take a simple optional action together at the event to help animals, like calling our reps or signing a petition. After that, we’ll rate the food, and your rating will help us see how it stacks up against the many other restaurants in the competition!

🍜 What’s the food?

We’ll all be trying out their 2026 Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge dish. The Korean BBQ Mushroom Ssam is a smoky blend of oyster, king oyster, and shiitake mushrooms in a tomato and pepper Korean BBQ sauce, served with house-made kokuho rice, lettuce, and seasonal banchan. It’s a delicious, savory, flavorful dish, perfect for splitting and sharing. The picture above shows a serving for two people, and you can order a batch for 1-4 servings. 

Tori also offers a variety of other vegan dishes on the menu, from the Bali Ramen (ground tofu, szechuan peppers, tahini) to the Shoyu Fire Ramen to appetizers like Korean Cucumbers. Just ask the servers about their menu options. Tori offers a choice of either rice noodles or wheat noodles, and is able to make gluten-ingredient-free dishes, though there is not a separate prep area.

👨🏾‍🍳 What is the Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge? 

Each August, restaurants around the Twin Cities add a new vegan dish to the menu. Diners visit restaurants and rate each dish they try. These ratings will be used to determine the winners! 

We’ll crown the winning chef at a ceremony on Sunday, September 20, at Twin Cities Veg Fest at Harriet Island Park in Saint Paul. 

Who is competing this year?

You can see the full list of competing restaurants here!

🤝 Why come?

• Meet awesome new people from all walks of life
• Enjoy great conversation over tasty food
• Make change for animals
• Help determine the best challenge dish of the year 
• Get a chance to win gift cards when you rate your dish or post about it
• Perfect event for those who want to learn more about vegan food

⭐ Who puts on this event?

Compassionate Action for Animals is a Minnesota nonprofit organization working to create an animal-friendly culture throughout our state and offer support for compassionate choices. You may know us as the organizers of Twin Cities Veg Fest, and we run many other programs. Find upcoming events at caa.mn/events. 

Hope to see you there!