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Lyfe Kitchen
Shangri-La Vegan
Simple, delicious and healthy. You just don’t find this kind of homemade quality in restaurants. Nutrient full, organic ingredients expertly prepared. They only have one meal per day, listed on their website.
Magda Luna Cafe
Vegan Fajitas
Magda Luna is a charming cafe with warm, friendly service. The home-made quality and care put into their dishes is both comforting and satisfying.
The vegan fajita plate was delicious. Everything on it was super fresh, including the lettuce, tomato, and onion. Details all too often neglected in my opinion. The beans and rice were spot on, especially for being vegan. The tortillas were excellent, thick, hearty, and flavorful. And the sauces, clearly made from fresh ingredients, are simple and yet complex with overtones of citrus. Overall, the food was clean and healthy without compromising on taste.
Most of their dishes are available 100% vegan. The rice and beans are always vegan.
Vegan Mushroom Sopes
Vegan Potato Taquitos
Chipotle’s Sofritas – ok
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I had the opportunity to sample Chipotle’s Sofritas yesterday. The first bite was my last. I was, in a word, underwhelmed. The texture threw me off. Tiny pebble sized bits of tofu squeaking between my teeth. Perhaps, it’s better inside a burrito. I would make the pieces larger and add a rougher texture infused with more flavor.
It could be my bias against Chipotle. Their food, in general, is just ok. Why would Sofritas be any different? It’s a shame because I love tofu, especially hodo tofu. I do applaud their efforts for using sustainable foods (in whatever percentage that may actually be) and for creating a vegan dish which is very much appreciated. Sadly, Sofritas just don’t live up to their potential.
Mingalaba Restaurant – Burmese and Mandarin Cuisine
Berkeley Bowl
Chow
Sprout Cafe
Red Hot Chili Pepper
Saffron Indian Bistro
Curry Up Now – Indian Street Food
Shabuway
Saturn Cafe
Herbivore – The Earthly Grill
Golden Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant
Green Peas Casual Food
The following vegan steak sandwich rivaled only by the Rolling Steak Sandwich, OMG yum. The vegan breakfast options are pretty sweet too, especially the breakfast sandwich and the tofu scramble.
Vegan Steak Sandwich
Gracias Madre
Souley Vegan
The Plant Cafe Organic
Native Foods Cafe
Bistro Steak Sandwich
Rockin’ Moroccan Bowl
Jambalaya
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcake
Classic Deli Reuben
Sesame Kale Macro Bowl
Crunchy Cucumber Seaweed Salad
Sprouts Cafe
Merit Vegetarian
Cafe Gratitude
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Calafia Cafe
Calafia is located inside the Town & Country Village, across the street from UC Stanford, in Palo Alto.
This restaurant is a great compromise when dining with non-vegetarians because the menu is split 50%-50%, one half vegetarian the other half meat eaters. All ingredients are sourced locally and organically as often as possible. There are quite a few vegan options on the menu and they’ve happily accommodated requests to make something vegan (when realistic, of course). We’re fans of the Vegan Love Plate, Wakame Salad and the Vegetable Soy Lentil Quinoa Burger (lettuce cups instead of brioche bun). While it may be on the comfort food end of the health spectrum, Calafia really knows how to make delicious vegetarian food.
The ambiance is warm and comforting. It’s best to dine early because this place is really popular and get’s crowded after 6:30 or so. We’ve waited for 30-45 minutes at peek hours. I would also avoid letting them seat you in the market side, the service isn’t as good.
Thai Idea Vegetarian Restaurant
Thai Idea Vegetarian Restaurant
This gem is tucked away deep inside Foster City, at the Beach Park Plaza Shopping Center, across the street from the bay. It’s unassuming location is worth traveling to.
The menu is a welcome break from most restaurants because nearly 100% of the options are Vegan. They offer all of the usual fair with veggie chicken, veggie beef or tofu. My absolute favorite is the Pumpkin Curry (so comforting). The food is delicious and the presentation is always spot on.
It’s generally a quiet, relaxing place. The service is very friendly and attentive. The kitchen is occasionally slow on week nights, so I would order take out if you’re in a hurry.