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Cinnaholic (Berkeley) opening 7/17

BAVeg — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:15:53 +0000

Berkeley is leading the Bay Area with the first cinnamon roll shop, aptly named Cinnaholic. Doors open to the public on July 17th, so be sure to check-out the variety of different flavored frostings and toppings for you to mix and match and create your own unique and gourmet cinnamon roll! All products at Cinnaholic are entirely vegan.

For more info:
Ultimate Guide – Cinnaholic: read it, rate it, review it!
Cinnaholic Grand Opening information

Saturn Cafe (Berkeley) opens July 7th

BAVeg — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:01:32 +0000

Thanks to Jeanna at Saturn Cafe for the update:

We will be opening at 2175 Allston Way on July 7th (only a few weeks left!) Also, our brunch menu is now served during all hours of operation.

Ultimate Guide: Saturn Cafe (Berkeley)

Vegan Bakery in SF – Wholesome Bakery

BAVeg — Sat, 08 May 2010 06:21:32 +0000

A vegan bakery opened last month in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights. Wholesome Bakery is the San Francisco Bay Area’s first fully vegan bakery with a retail storefront.

And the Bay Area will be doubly fortunate in vegan desserts later this summer, as Cinnaholic will be opening their vegan bakery in Berkeley near the campus.

Bernal Heights is a wonderful neighborhood to window shop and indulge your sweet tooth. And with both Wholesome Bakery and MaggieMudd (who makes the most delicious vegan ice cream — look for Tarmac), it’s double the taste sensation.

Ultimate Guide: Wholesome Bakery – read it, rate it, review it!

Maoz Vegetarian (Berkeley)

BAVeg — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:00:19 +0000

Maoz, an international falafel chain, has opened in Berkeley, a perfect place with its large student population for quick and easy falafel meals.

Maoz is the East Bay’s third falafel restaurant, following Chick-o-Peas in Berkeley and Amba in Oakland.

Thanks to Greg for the update!

Basil Cha Cha (Foster City)

BAVeg — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:36:59 +0000

Basil Cha Cha Vegetarian Bistro, Foster City’s first vegetarian restaurant, opened in early March. It’s entirely vegetarian, and the menu clearly distinguishes between what is vegan and vegetarian. Nearly everything on the menu can be made vegan.

It is a spin-off of an earlier restaurant in this same space, which was a mixed Thai restaurant with the same owner. The owner moved her original mixed Thai restaurant to another location in the same mall, and opened up this all vegetarian bistro.

There’s a nice bayside trail across the street, so bring your appetite and your walking shoes.

Ultimate Guide – Basil Cha Cha: read it, rate it, review it

With the recent opening of Basil Cha Cha and Garden Fresh in Palo Alto, the Peninsula is now home to a record 5 vegetarian restaurants.

Thanks to Dipti for the heads-up on Basil Cha Cha.

Garden Fresh (Palo Alto)

BAVeg — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:18:44 +0000

We’ve been waiting since the new year to make this announcement: Garden Fresh, a long-time favorite of the vegetarian community in Mountain View, has expanded to a second location in Palo Alto on Ramona Street. Palo Alto now boasts two vegan restaurants.

Thanks to Elizabeth for the update!

Sugar Plum Cafe (Sacramento)

BAVeg — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:04:28 +0000

Cafe, as well as vegan bakery

Sugar Plum Vegan Cafe opened in downtown Sacramento. They offer breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a vegan bakery for direct ordering and wholesale.

Ultimate Guide: Sugar Plum Vegan Cafe – read it, rate it, review it!

(Photo: Sugar Plum Vegan Cafe)

Flacos Restaurant opens in Berkeley!

BAVeg — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:45:55 +0000

Flacos opened its long-awaited restaurant on Friday in Berkeley, at the location formerly occupied by Vital Ital Calabash, at 3031 Adeline St.

Flacos is a popular food vendor at Berkeley Farmer’s Markets specializing in authentic Mexican food, vegan-style. Fans of Flacos have long-awaited this day when Flacos food is available fresh every day.

Ultimate Guide: Flacos -read it, rate it, review it~!

Say It Your Way

BAVeg — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:57:36 +0000

Opinionated people welcome! Your ratings and reviews determine the Top Ten restaurants featured in the Ultimate Guide, our online database of vegan and vegetarian foods in the San Francisco Bay Area. Your review is also a great way to support your favorite veg restaurants that make our Bay Area such a wonderful place to live and eat veg.

So help us support them by taking two minutes to share your two cents. You need a userid on the bayareaveg.org website. This userid is distinct and separate from any other userids that you may have on Yahoo, Hotmail, etc. It can reuse or be the same name as one of your userid on another site if you like.

Once you have a userid, just start reviewing all your favorite veg restaurants and businesses. It’s that simple. So what are you waiting for?

1. Register for a Userid – and be sure to add a profile graphic!
2. Find the restaurant you want to review in the Ultimate Guide
3. In the listing for each business, there is a button called “review”. Select that. The next screen may ask you to log in. (This is also where you’ll have the opportunity to select the link “I forgot my password” to re-establish your ability to login)
4. Type your review, and that’s it!

New Loving Hut coming to SF Union Square

Chris — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:29:45 +0000

Breaking news! A new Loving Hut will be coming to Union Square this spring.

And the real good news is that it’s being run by the same family who first brought us Golden Lotus in Oakland, then Golden Era in San Francisco, and most recently Merit in Sunnyvale. While under the same family management, it will be operated under the Loving Hut brand.

It will be in a high traffic food court, offering a smaller scale of food than the current restaurants. Similar style to the Golden Lotus steam table lunch offerings (yum!)