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Veggie Today
The food was excellent. It is similar to that of the Loving Hut. We ate there with a friend who is gluten free, and we all ate many items from the menu that were gluten free. It was delicious with a lot of variety in the dishes. We will go to this restaurant regularly.
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Central Vegetarian Cuisine
Friendly, family run restaurant. Lots of seating. The Vietnamese Crepe is a must have. I despise eggplant, but I tried Central's and it was unbelievably delicious. Their pho is okay. Generous portions. Reasonable prices.
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Veggie Today
Bright, spacious, clean restaurant. Friendly-service (if a little frazzled at times) The food was really your standard Ching Hai fare. Not spectacular, not bad. I really liked their Salt and Pepper Tofu (despite its boring name). Their Curried Vermicelli soup was really spicy, but good. Foo young was delicious, as most deep fried things tend to be...
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Timeless Coffee
I had the vegan brunch last Sunday for $11. They only have one brunch item each week. This time "Eggs" Benedict with a side of homefries. It was absolutely delicious. The coffee was great. They have a coconut based creamer. It get's quite crowded though. Tough to secure a table. The baked goods looked great, but I was so full from brunch I didn't have a chance to sample them.
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Vegan Paradice
I had the house-made "meaty" burger, with grilled onions, delightfully saucy, followed by the soft serve vanilla/carob swirl topped with their carob sauce and nuts and crumbled carob chip cookie (they were sold-out of almond roca). Delicious, and very happily received. FYI, burgers served on disposable paper plates and soft serve came in styrofoam cups. Super to have this nearly vegan restaurant in Fairfield!! Small half-star deducted because: 1) the sliced bread didn't really hold up real well and became messy. 2) Honey isn't vegan, and for a place named "Vegan Paradice", it's a crying-out-loud shame that they don't use vegan buns and pizza dough. If this concerns you, be sure to double-check, as I didn't see this noted on their menu or signage in the store.
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Timeless Coffee
Excellent array of vegan sweets--cookies, rolls, cakes, pies. Also serving vegan brunches. Great to have a no dairy coffee shop, not having to watch the barista just to make sure the soy or almond latte request wasn't lost in translation. I take away one star for not having a bathroom, nor soft seating, nor wifi.
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Veggie Today
Will definitely return anytime I am in the area! Friendly service, good food, reasonable prices, good-sized portions. Most of the items on the menu are vegan, except for the chow mein noodles (sigh). Otherwise, highly recommend! Similar food to the Golden Lotus/Era restaurants.
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The Veggie Grill
One of my favorite restaurants. I have liked everything I have tried, which is about half of the menu, with the exception of one of the daily soups. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The only draw-back is the parking. Best to park across the street and walk in to Santana Row or go up to the 4th-6th levels at the Winchester parking garage. You likely won't find a spot in the Olin St. garage.
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Vegi Food
Friendly service, quick, simple foods - the potstickers (made in-house) are my favorite item on the menu.
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Lydia's Kitchen Cafe
Lydia's has flavorful, organic, and nutritious vegan food. There is a good variety of both cooked and raw items, served in a pleasant and informal atmosphere. This is one of my favorite places.
(For those of you who are familiar with Cafe Gratitude, I think that Lydia's is everything that CG aspired to be.)
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Banana Soy Vegan Restaurant
Extensive menu of all vegan offerings in a very tastefully decorated new restaurant in downtown Oakland. Despite the name, this is not a juice or smoothie bar, but rather a full lunch and dinner restaurant with much to choose from. I have enjoyed their spring rolls, dumplings, and yellow curry dishes. Service is timely, with an eye towards polite customer service excellence. Closed Sat/Sun.
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Potala Organic Cafe
I was never a fan of Macrobiotic Cafe and Organic Grocery, whose offerings I found dull and listless. Potala has added an infusion of flavor and zest, in a pleasant environment with gracious service, at a reasonable price.
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Casbah Mediterranean Kitchen
What an awesome find of a whole page of vegan menu items out in Livermore.
We had the Fesenjan (pomegranate/walnuts/soymeat) & the gheymeh (split peas, potatoes,soy). The owner was so nice & eager to serve our veggie food. He said he doesn't get asked for it much. Complimentary hummus-delish.
Come support these guys as they were very eager to serve more vegan food!
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Himalayan Flavor
Pleasantly surprised. Everything vegan is very clearly marked on the menu. All entrees come with a lentil soup that is delicious. The veggie momo (dumpling) appetizer was very good. Service was quick & attentive & friendly. We were too full to try the vegan carrot cake but will definitely be back.
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Green Earth Cafe & Bakery
I go there when I'm in the area. Currently I'm crazy about their Lentil soup, bean burger, and salad. Sushi is good but I wish it wasn't sour. I'm not into sour stuff. This is all vegan and organic. The desserts are less sweet than other places. People go crazy over their chocolate cake. ME? I like their banana bread with Twig tea. Wifi available, though it's a kept secret.
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Vaishnu Express Cafe
Thrilled to see a veg restaurant in this corner of the north bay. Although decor is sparse, Vaishnu focuses on what's most important: the food. Tried two of the curries and the samosas. Everything was reasonably priced, good-sized portions. We enjoyed everything. In fact, the samosas are huge, and a deal at only 0.75 each. Looking forward to returning and trying more. Note, it is fast food so everything is served on disposable paper trays.
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Pepples Donuts
Peeple's donuts are a tad on the pricey side, but hugely yummy. Treat yourself... and enjoy a great view of the Bay at the same time.
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Shangri-La Vegan
This is the old Manzanita. Same location, same type food. Delicious and very healthy food. Staff very friendly and helpful. I think this might be in the top 5 healthiest places to eat out in the SFBA. It's reasonably priced given that everything is organic. I really appreciate that there is a large volume of vegetables included in the meals, not true of many vegan restaurants. Ditto: whole grains.
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Potala Organic Cafe
A friend and I had lunch at Potala on Saturday. The food was excellent. I had the medium plate, which is the smaller of the two sizes, and it was a lot of food. Everything was tasty and healthy. The atmosphere in the restaurant was very pleasant, too. I'll be going back there soon.
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Herbivore
Love the bright, airy interior and good menu selection. Service is friendly, although too relaxed for my water-drinking comfort.
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Thai Garden Restaurant
I no longer recommend this mixed Thai restaurant. While the owner understands vegan requirements and has served me many times in 15+ years, on my last visit there was a chunk of chicken in my yellow curry vegetarian dish. While he graciously apologized and took the item off my bill, I will not return. It's only a matter of time before mistakes such as that are made in a meat serving restaurant.
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Wild Pepper Chinese Restaurant
I enjoyed a multi-dish meal here, with fresh veggies, inventive dishes, some hot and spicy just as I like them. A fried spring roll came with avocado inside, unusual for rolls that are fried. The veggie chicken dish had nice flavor and texture. Gracious service, nice interior and furnishings, super clean bathroom.
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Radiance Cuisine at Open Secret Bookstore
I love this restaurant. The food is vegan, healthy and delicious. The owners (Jerry and Kilimba) are always there making sure that everything is done to perfection. It's very informal; you order and pay at the register, then they call your name when your food is ready.
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Thai Idea Vegetarian
excellent, pumpkin curry is the most popular dish.
v11 Som Tum, Green papaya salad,
v32 Pumpkin Curry-most popular curry, even I like it
v35 spicy lemongrass "beef",
v40 Pad Priksod, peppers with jalapeno,
v47 pad woonsen-silver noodle,
v49 prarm-peanut sauce,
pad thai
firecracker
fried banana, coconut ice cream comes with peanuts with strawberry or chocolate
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Thai Idea Vegetarian
Not a great neighborhood and could have done without the tv in the place. BUT: The food is delicious and it's presented so artfully. I'll definitely be back. I know someone who said their medium spice was hot so that's what I ordered and I found it too mild, but still tasty. It's wonderful to have Thai food without worrying about fish sauce, and when we said no egg, they knew what vegan is.
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