Bay Area Vegetarians

Vegetarian House, a popular restaurant in the South Bay with an extensive menu of Asian and Western foods, is now an entirely vegan restaurant.

Sunny, at Vegetarian House, said: “We are happy to say that the entire menu – including all desserts are now 100% vegan – (with no non-vegan options). The website was updated today – so please check it out again. Vegans can now order anything on the menu without any dairy. We have vegan crepes Florentine on the specials menu this weekend with our own ricotta ‘cheese’ and creamy white sauce.”

Check it out at the next monthly dinner. See BAVeg event calendar for details.

The Breakroom Cafe is open on 13th St in Oakland, serving vegetarian & vegan sandwiches, soups, and side dishes, as well as snacks, pastries, desserts, including vegan cakes by Black China Bakery.

http://www.bayareaveg.org/ug/display.htm?id=797

The much anticipated and long-awaited East Bay location for the popular vegan restaurant Herbivore finally opens. This is the 3rd restaurant, with two other locations in SF, in the Mission on Valencia (original location) followed by Divisadero. Thanks to Bob for the update and being the first reviewer!

Currently they’re open daily from noon – 10 pm.

Effective 6/1, Tues – Sun 10 am – 10 pm, closed Mon.

This is not yet updated on their website, but information is current in the Ultimate Guide.
http://www.bayareaveg.org/ug/display.htm?id=579

And, yes, they have vegan desserts too! (ice cream, donuts, and cheesecake)

Alameda has its first vegetarian restaurant! Central Vegetarian Cuisine opened this week. The cook at this Vietnamese restaurant also worked at Golden Lotus in Oakland.

Thanks to George for this update, and to Bob for more contributing information.

Healthy Heavens, a vegetarian cafe in the Richmond district of San Francisco, has closed. Thanks to Claudia for the update.

Fragrance Land, a new Chinese vegetarian restaurant, opens in Cupertino. Thanks to Erik for the information.

As he says, “Cupertino may lack affordable housing, a downtown, clean air, and things to do. But life in that heinous little South Bay city has just gotten a whole lot better, thanks to the opening of the oddly named but supremely delicious restaurant, Fragrance Land. If you’re in the South Bay, this is a restaurant you won’t want to miss.”

You can read Erik’s full review in the SFBAVEG archives and find the details on Fragrance Land in the Ultimate Guide

A new vegetarian dinner service is available in Berkeley! Namaste Restaurant donates space to Karma Kitchen, which offers a vegetarian (vegan-friendly) dinner on Saturdays from 5-10 pm.

Per Karma Kitchen

When you dine at Karma Kitchen, you don’t pay for your meal. Run mostly by volunteers, our meals are cooked and served with love, and offered to the guest as a genuine gift; to complete the full circle of giving and to sustain this experiment, we leave it to the guest to pay it forward, expressing their goodness in whatever way they wish.

Thanks to rawveginfo.org for this update.

Sadly, Cafe La Vie has added fish to it’s offerings. According to information we received from the owner, “The fish is not on the menu but we offer it as special. In the spring and summer we offer approximately 60-70% raw, vegan and the rest is cooked. In the Fall and Winter the number is the other way around.”

Di Lac Cuisine in Milpitas has closed. The San Jose restaurant is still open. Thanks to Ameet for this update.