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Address: 516 Barber Ln, Milpitas, CA 95035
Tips: Serving sizes are large, so I prefer to go with 2-3 friends and order 'family-style', which means that we all share the dishes that we individually order. I really like the Flying Buddha soup, Healthy Brown Rice (with the sauce by the side; it has oil) and tofu dishes.
Address: 1177 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Tips: My favorite dish is 'Spring Dosa' — it has lots of veggies; you can ask them to make it oil-free (just like Dosa Paratha).
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Reviews: Yelp
Address: 2105 Old Middlefield Way suite c, Mountain View, CA 94043
Tips: My favorite dish is 'Spring Dosa' — lots of veggies; you can ask them to make it oil-free (just like Madras Cafe). The sambar has 'ghee' (non-vegan); chutneys are vegan.
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Address: 1156 Story Rd, San Jose, CA 95122 — Tel: (408) 279 9947
Tips: A Buddhist Vietnamese restaurant. Cheap! Lots of choices! Fresh tofu. I like their non-spicy soups; they are large sized. I wish that their dishes were oil-free.
Address: 565 San Antonio Rd, Mountain View, CA 94040
Tips: Lots of choices! Diverse menu. Serving sizes are somewhat small. A friend recommends ordering steamed kale (off-menu item), blackened tempeh (side dish), and cauliflower mashed potatoes no dressing, which go rather well together.
Address: 57 Washington St, Santa Clara, CA 95050 — Tel: (408) 260 6885
Tips: Many choices! Crepes are awesome!
Reviews: Yelp
Address: 2464 W El Camino Real, Ste C, Mountain View, CA 94040 — Tel: (650) 961-6888
Tips: Large menu; Chinese cuisine.
Address: 548 Lawrence Express Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 — Tel: (408) 245 8988
Tips: More generous vegetable portions than most other places. A friend recommends getting steamed vegetables side and the steamed broccoli side with peanut sauce and optionally add brown rice; 8 cups of vegetables total.
Chinese, Vietnamese, Ethiopian, Burmese, Mediterranean and Indian restaurants have plenty of healthy, vegan options. Even pizza places have started offering vegan pizzas!
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Address: 142 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041
Tips: I've tried their 'Asian Salad' with Tofu (Coconut Curry), steamed vegetables (instead of shallow fried), all the toppings except oil and jalapenos, and Tamarind Vignarette by the side. Yummy! Would like to try their 'The Garden Box' next time without oil.
Address: 2580 West El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040
Tips: Really tasty and healthy: salad bowl (instead of pita bread / sajj wrap / rice bowl) with hummus, garlic sauce, garbanzo beans, eggplant, cauliflower, tomatoes, cucumber, onions, pickled cucumber, cabbage slaw, beets, pickled turnips, avocado, spicy tahini sauce. They serve it with hot lentil soup by the side.
Reviews: Yelp
Address: 3739 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Tips: This is a meat-heavy restaurant with very few but good vegan dishes. 'Tandoori Roti' is made of whole wheat; all the 'naans' and 'parathas' are made of refined flour. Among veggie dishes, I usually order 'Palak Aloo', 'Daal Chana', 'Chana Masala' and 'Baingan Bhartha'. Among these, 'Palak Aloo' and 'Daal Chana' are consistently good. The other two preparations are sometimes oily.
Address: 2400 Charleston Rd, Mountain View, CA 94043
Tips: I usually order a bowl with brown rice, black beans & pinto beans, fajita veggies (these always look oily though), extra salsa, corn, extra lettuce and sometimes, guacamole.
Address: 126 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 — Tel: (650) 938 6736
Tips: Jaffa-style thick hummus, no added olive oil please; whole wheat pita. For veggies, take multiple servings of their cabbage slaw which is a free side dish.
Reviews: Yelp
Address: 510 Barber Ln, Milpitas, CA 95035 — Tel: (408) 324-1107
Tips: Make your own vegan bibimbap in a hot stone pot; great price for healthy and tasty food.
Reviews: Yelp
Address: 545 San Antonio Rd #34, Mountain View, CA 94040 — Tel: (650) 941-1810
Tips: Make their 4 rice bowls vegan by choosing tofu instead of meat / seafood.
Address: 18562 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA 95070 — Tel: (408) 777-8226
Tips: They have Vegetarian Wraps which can be made vegan by removing cheese.
Reviews: Yelp
Address: 4115 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 — Tel: (650) 424-9400
Tips: They have Veggie Lovers Salad (which can be ordered without cheese) and egetarian Pizzas (which can be made vegan by replacing regular cheese with vegan cheese).
Reviews: Yelp
Address: 19672 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014 — Tel: (408) 255-2170
Tips: Recommendations by a friend: order Yellow Curry Vegetarian, add extra vegetables instead of tofu; also broccoli and mushrooms in black bean sauce; plus brown rice.
Address: 445 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 — Tel: (650) 323 6543
Tips: Many options under 'Vegetables & Tofu' section of their menu.
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