Long time customer. Fan tuan used to be $4-$5. Fan Tuan with egg was $9 today, bit of a sticker shock. I'm sure the last time I got it wasn't $5 but $9 is still wild. I get it, inflation. I think the fan tuan ratio could have a little less rice but that's an easy fix. I also often get their bean curd strips salad 涼拌乾絲. The pastries are okay, I do think those can be slightly too much bread/dough ratio too. Still, pretty cool that it's a vegetarian spot with lots of options. Plus, this is one of the few places that serves fan tuan even during weekdays. Service is straightforward, you order and pay at the counter. It's a pick up place but they have a small table for a quick bite. read more

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As a vegetarian, I'm super stoaked about discovering this place. Here it's been around and I never knew about it. I feel like I've lost out on so many great meals. Now I'm going to make up for lost time. Prices are a little high, but for vegetarian quality, I'll take it. I've only been here twice and noticed that items changed in the front. How exciting! I'd like to try the plates and keep going back for as long as they stay open. read more

I've been back several times since my first visit a month ago and have loved everything I've tried. They have a good selection of items available for the lunch plates, and although I may not know the names of all of the dishes, I can confirm everything I've tasted so far has been yummy. There are also some prepackaged dishes that I crave occasionally. I'm glad they're nearby, so it's easy for me to grab a quick delicious bite. I feel like a regular at this point. Highly recommend giving them a try! read more

Sogo Tofu - Lunch plate - Vegetarian Near Me - San Jose, California

Heard about Sogo Tofu randomly through social media and knew I had to pay a visit and try their rice burritos and authentic side dishes. The entire store is vegetarian and offers plenty of choices to pick from, ranging traditional Chinese herbs, soy milk, fresh side dishes, desserts, soups and frozen buns. I picked up two different versions of their rice burritos, kao fu side dish (braised wheat gluten), shao bing, and red bean paste puff pastries. I loved everything except the rice burritos purely because of the texture of the vegetarian pork floss which made it mushy. I've been back a few times now and always get the kao fu and the red bean paste pastry- so good! read more

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It's honestly amazing having a 100% veggie place in the Bay that also makes Taiwanese breakfast. There are almost no places that make shaobing youtiao in NorCal (or any?), let alone one that makes a decent version. Everything is expensive here, but for all the work it takes to make each item they sell, I think it's worth paying for. The place is really small, and functions more like a mini-mart or deli than purely a breakfast place. You can buy various kinds of freshly-made tofu, beancurd, soymilks, and small dishes to take home. Just make sure you know what you want when you order at the register, because the owner won't have any patience for dillydallying. We got a purple rice fantuan, a daikon pastry, and a shaobing youtiao. 1) Fantuan was pretty solid: youtiao fried the right amount, pickled veggies, veggie floss. Only downside was that the rice was not fully/evenly cooked in some parts. 3.5/5 2) Daikon pastry was flaky, buttery, and packed with tender, shredded daikon. 4/5 3) Shaobing youtiao was pretty solid as far as what you can get in the US. The shaobing was super flaky (maybe a little too much), and the youtiao was perfect. 4/5 read more

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So awesome to find a Taiwanese Vegetarian place with a lot of delicious options (savory and sweet)! Went back immediately the next day after trying it one day and will be returning for more. Really enjoyed their 水煎包 and "Spicy Veggie Chicken." Highly recommend even if you are not vegetarian :) read more

Sogo Tofu - Vegetarian Near Me - San Jose, California

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It has been 2 years since my first visit here and it has remained reliable and unchanged. Still, I can look forward to the most deliciously brewed soy milk, hand made tofu products, grab & go tofu and noodle dishes in the fridge, frozen items like bao and dumplings and ready-to-go hot food too. I almost always come for the gua bao and rice balls with a side of chili oil and maybe a grab & go item from the fridge. This is a tiny mom & pop shop that really gives off that local hole in the wall vibe I feel when I'm in Taiwan. I've said this before but if I lived closer, I'd honestly be here every other day. They have so much yummy stuff to try and it's sure to nourish your craving for good, healthy food. There is no shortage of protein here! I can't wait until my next visit! read more

Really unique spot with healthy traditional items. Spicy peanuts were the hidden gem, get those. read more

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Always recheck the soy milk you bought. I got fouled one last month. I had to drive back and exchange. Pretty bad!

I used to love this place for their chive pancakes, but I don't think my family and I will go here anymore due to the stale and old taste of the recent thick green onion pancakes that we ordered. I paid approximately $8.00 for two pieces and my family mentioned that it tasted "like it was left out from last night". When I touched the pancakes, they were as hard as a rock - not even a microwave or toaster oven could save them. I wish I could have had a better experience, but unfortunately, I probably will not be going here anymore. read more

I've had two back-to-back purchases of soy milk from this location spoil in under a week, even when refrigerated. The second one was still sealed. With no expiration date printed on the container, customers can't verify freshness or how long the product has been stored, which is very concerning. read more

The food here was really good and I enjoyed every bite even though I came not knowing what to expect, the flavors were fresh and well balanced without being over the top the kind of taste that makes you want to come back, the staff was super friendly and made me feel welcome right away which made the whole experience even better, they checked in a few times to make sure everything was alright without being pushy and seemed genuinely happy to help, the atmosphere was cozy and relaxed which made it easy to enjoy the meal without any rush or noise, the portions were just right and the presentation showed care which added a nice touch to the whole dining, overall it felt like a spot where people care about what they serve and how they treat guests, and I appreciated that kind of genuine effort in every part of the visit. read more

The overall feel of the place was very welcoming and the staff made it clear they wanted us to have a pleasant time by being both polite and friendly without rushing us the menu had a nice range of choices and every dish we tried was tasty and well made the flavors were fresh and vibrant with just the right amount of seasoning not too bland and not too salty which showed good attention to detail the portions were generous enough to satisfy but not leave you overly full which was nice the service was steady and efficient with a friendly touch that made the visit comfortable the kitchen clearly cared about using good quality ingredients because it showed in the taste and texture of the food i really appreciated how smoothly everything went from start to finish and how everyone seemed to enjoy what they were doing read more

Sogo Tofu is the best! Everything is vegetarian and so yummy. They have very unique, homey dishes you don't typically see in Taiwanese/Chinese restaurants. I like getting their bentos where you can choose one base and a couple sides, of which my favorites are spongy gluten, bat nuts, eggplant, and seaweed knots. They also have dough-based snacks like chive pockets and Taiwanese breakfast, which sometimes runs out. Everything is reasonably priced. There's usually no line. read more

Always wanted to try this place and was heavily recommended from friends. Coming to the place itself, it is very small and no dining inside. Plenty of parking spots. Coming to food choices, oo man, there are plenty of options to fill in various appetites We could even take some dim sums home as well and they looked yummy. You can take bento box as well and they looked good but couldnt try this time We tried a few : Gua bao was awesome Sticky rice roll with egg outside was Winner for me and hmm filling inside ( i think this is called fan tuan) was truly awesome Seaweed sticky rice roll was the runner up for me with so much flavor inside Spicy Tofu - This is heavenly with little bit of spiceness and flavor was awesome. We also took a bun and this was my least favorite among the all We tool taro bun and was ok Grilled scallion was decent read more

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Great Taiwanese/Chinese vegetarian takeout place with many different dishes to choose from, they have extremely limited seating. Food is little oilier than I would like but still delicious. Service is quick, and they have frozen items that you can buy and take home. read more

This is a vegetarian's dream! If you're a meat eater, you have been warned! There is no meat here! +++ A M B I A N C E +++ This place is a small take out place! They have shelves full of refrigerated food like soy milk and soups that you take and warm up at home. There is a counter where you pick what food you want in your lunch box and additional side items and then pay at the register: Chipotle style. There was a line last time we went! +++ F O O D +++ [+] Lunch Box I got 3 lunch boxes! You choose from a noodle base: spicy wide flat noodles and not spicy thin rice vermicelli! This takes up half the box. You then get 3 sides for each box! There were all sorts of things, I don't know what all of them are! There was an eggplant dish, bokchoy with bean curd, mushroom with tofu. It all tasted delicious! The portions they give is generous! [+] Green Chive Box Bun The man in line ahead of me asked me if I wanted any Green Chive Box Buns and I said yes and he said "Oh you should order first because I am going to buy whatever they have left!" How nice of him! Also of course I wanted it try one if someone thought it was so good that he was going to buy ALL of them! This was pretty tasty, I wish it had more seasoning and more egg. It had a lot of noodle but not enough chive. Unfortunately, all the food we got was room temperature. It was strange. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to take it home and warm it up or eat it at that temperature? I think it tasted better hot. [+] Soy Milk The soy milk tastes good! The sweetened soymilk is not very sweet, which is nice! The best compliment from a Chinese person hahaha. We love our minimally sweet treats hahaha. +++ S E R V I C E +++ A lot of signs are in Mandarin Chinese with English translation. They also accept credit card. The servers speak both English and Chinese, so pick whatever you are more comfortable with. It is a great place to practice your Chinese! The servers are really friendly! My husband spoke to them entirely in English and I spoke to them entirely in Chinese, so I thought it was great! +++ O V E R A L L +++ There were so many pastries in this place that I wanted to try and buy! I will definitely have to come back! Next time I will just reheat everything when I get back home! Then it will be piping hot! read more

Sogo Tofu - Vegetarian Near Me - San Jose, California

You don't come to Sogo for meat items, because everything here is vegetarian. But they do a pretty dang good job of producing the Taiwanese breakfast experience, without our favorite proteins. The soybean milk is made fresh and comes in sweet and non sweet variations. You absolutely have to try the rice burrito (fan tuan), which combines sticky rice, pickled vegetables, and egg. The other pastry items are also quite delicious. It's a mom and pop shop with the old school Taiwanese feel to it. They're friendly, and I'm not sure if they speak English. Mandarin is fine. If in doubt just point. read more

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Food is bad - youtiao/spring roll are too greasy, filling of spring roll is bland, mayo in the 烧饼夹肉 is yuck Operation is inefficient - everything is scattered with little to no description, and what is served is not clear. When ordering, the front desk keeps pushing us to order, and it has to follow certain direction - like if we finished ordering one section we can't go back and order - WTH? And we missed one item due to their pushing. All these came at a cost that is not cheap at all, we ordered 5-6 items and it cost us $45. Save yourself, and go to Marina foods - you can get way better quality breakfast for half of the price, and more streamlined operations. read more

Hot food from the hot food bar was not hot. Not sure if it is made fresh or heated up from frozen.

Vegetarian or not, try this place! Don't be intimidated by its authenticity, despite almost everything being in Mandarin the owner speaks Cantonese and English as well. Came here Sunday around 9am and got the purple rice fan tuan and the egg fan tuan. Both were delicious but I preferred the egg version slightly more as the purple rice was a little hard in some places. I swear for both I tasted pork floss, which can't be true considering everything here is vegetarian. Whatever substitute they used was spot on though. Both came out to around $10, which initially felt a little on the higher end but when compared to other breakfast options like diner food or avocado toast, it's actually really affordable. They have a lot of other breakfast, lunch, and dessert items as well. The egg tarts really caught my eye as they are the only place I've seen in the area that does the huge flaky version that I usually have to go to Oakland or SF for. They're a little expensive though at almost $3 each. I used to live literally down the block from this place and I'm kicking myself for not giving them a try till now as it would've been the perfect quick breakfast on so many occasions. Despite the distance I will still try to be back--I really want to try the soy milk! read more

Sogo Tofu - Purple rice fan tuan - Vegetarian Near Me - San Jose, California

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A place selling all kinds of traditional Chinese homemade food. the taste is great and the price is reasonable. will come back！ read more

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Please support this local business my fellow vegetarian and tofu lovers!! It's a little pricey but those extra dollars will pay off when you realize everything is handmade and going to a business that you want to keep in the area!! My absolute favorite breakfast item is a fan Tuan and they sell them all day long - again completely vegetarian with veg "pork" floss, which is sometimes hard to find. Their freshly squeezed soymilk has me in a chokehold and I will no longer be purchasing Silk or anything of that sort. So delicious. I also really like their tofu and soy skin options (not a fan of their seaweed it felt too ocean-tasting to me) but their buns and dumplings are not to be missed! My favorite is their mushroom/spinach bun! So so good, and you can be sure to get tons of clean vegetarian protein options. read more

We are a regular! It's our go-to place for a simple, healthy lunch. It's a vegetarian deli not a restaurant so you should come here with the right expectations. The cashiers may not speak fluent English, but there's nothing you won't manage being polite and a smile and not being entitled. Our favorite is their sour and spicy soup, refrigerated taro cake that you can panfried at home, cold appetizers, rice balls and their build-your-own bento box (try the veggie-rice or spicy wide noddles for the choice of carbs). We get stuff here for our extended family when we visit them up north and everyone is a fan! read more

Pricey, but everything in the bay is. They have so many of my favorite items - Jian Bing, You Tiao, Bean Curd Noodles, Mung Bean Pastries, Fan Tuan. It's all hot and fresh too!! Small mom and pop shop, the owners are also so friendly. Walk up to counter and point at what you want My haul this time was: 4x Assorted Fan Tuan (Sticky Rice Rolls, they make breakfast ones with egg too) 1x Mung Bean Pastry 2x Jian Bing (HUGE, and they were still warm) 2x Cold Tofu Side Dishes ($6.99 each) 9 items came out to be more than $50. Free soy milk if you spend this much! read more

Sogo Tofu - Vegetarian Near Me - San Jose, California

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A great hidden gem in Silicon Valley. This is a mom and pop shop that sells fresh soy products as well as authentic Taiwanese food. I didn't know such places still exists. My only complaint are the prices. It's easily 2-3x more than what I pay for in LA. You can easily spend $50+ here just grabbing a few items. Portions are small. Not all prices are listed and you don't get an itemized receipt. I'm still grateful for these type of businesses and will treat them as splurge visit. With that mindset，I come and leave happy! read more

We went there in the afternoon to pick up some rice balls. The store was empty. The woman at the counter didn't greet us, not even with an eye contact. We gave her our order, but she told us to get what's left on the counter. She wasn't willing to make a fresh rice ball. Then when I asked her what fillings were in those rice balls, she just tapped the flyer like she's too lazy to explain. I don't know what's wrong with this lady. She looks like the store owner but clearly did not care about customer service. read more

After having this on my list for a long time, finally got to check it out and I love it! Vegetarian options galore. Even if you're not into vegeterian food, I'd highly recommend Sogo. Chinese vegeterian protein or mock meat is so good. So I was able to get a bunch of sides for the week. They also have my favorite radish su bing in the area. This place reminds me of Jenny's Kitchen but vegetarian. It'll def be on my go-to list in a busy week. I was there on a day when a number of their popular things were sold out. I look forward to trying their fan tuan next time! read more

Bought the frozen taro bao, frozen potstickers and soybean milk to go. The soybean milk is fresh and slightly sweet- I enjoyed it heated up and price was fair. Ordered the lunch plate to go and it reminded me of the Ranch99 deli lunch but a tad more pricey. There is only a small cafe table available to eat in store. Definitely a take out good to go place. read more

Long line around 11:00-12:00 Saturday, 2 -3 customers in store at a time. Be ready what you want to order before you walk in the store and also take your time if you are first time visiting:-) I am currently on diet. My doctor told me not to eat dairy and fruit for first two months...I bought different kinds of dry tofu, soy milk(non suger) and lunch ( Chinese medicine tofu藥膳） vegetable tofu roll. If you like oily for lunch, then bento is the first choice, if you want to try traditional Taiwanese breakfast, then try what they have on front desk( fried break stick+ clay oven rolls燒餅油條， rice ball飯糰+ bao ） just check what they have at side desk and back desk... read more

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5 on 5 stars. Hidden gem! Organic fresh tofu made daily. Nothing store bought can compare. Melts in your mouth. You can eat it raw! Fresh black soy milk. Unsweetened! Excellent Chinese desserts that are lightly sweetened. Fresh bento box with a choice of rice noodles or rice and lots of veggie stir fries, tofu and other savory dishes. Excellent! Strict social distancing. Only one patron or family is allowed at a time. Owner is friendly and has been around for 17 years. For the best tofu, veggie Chinese, fresh tofu, soy milk, desserts, hot sauces and all your fixes, made with love and packed full of flavor, head on down to SJ. Plenty of parking for deliciousness that is guaranteed read more

I was on the hunt for you tiao (Chinese fried donuts/cruellers) and do fu nao (tofu soup to eat with the you tiao), and this was one of the few places that popped up. The you tiao was standard, soymilk was great, but unfortunately they didn't have the tofu soup :( Maybe the South Bay just doesn't have Northern Chinese fare because I've been searching and searching for the savory do fu nao to no avail. Alas, no worries, this place has a wide variety of other handmade goodies! AND they're all vegetarian too. Fear not fellow meat-lovers, I can vouch that all the dishes are delectable and packed with flavor, with no two dishes tasting the same. We got their home made soy milk and black sesame milk. It comes both pre-sweetened or not sweet- I opted for not sweet so I can adjust my own levels of sugar. We also got a to go box of noodles and three entrees which paired perfectly alone or with porridge. The flavors reminded me of home, and by home I meant China so they're super authentic. The prices are a bit higher than other places, but very reasonable when you consider they're all made by hand in small batches and the quality of ingredients involved. If you're looking to support a neighborhood mom and pop shop, and want to eat some delicious Chinese vegetarian sides, go visit this shop now. read more

HOW have I not found out about Sogo Tofu until now?!?!? Thank you to Studio Zucchero for introducing me, since I came to pick up my box from them! Sogo Tofu was fairly busy at 2:45pm on a Saturday, and a good amount of customers were coming in and out. They recommend only 2 parties in the store at a time, and customers were pretty good about complying. However, once you get into the store, it's more of a free for all. They have arrows on the floor to guide people in one direction, but then you can't look at the refrigerated section on the right hand side of the store before you pay if you follow the arrows... A good amount of the items were labeled, but there are SO many options it was a little overwhelming for a first timer like me. They had frozen baos, dumplings, various tofu appetizers, soy milk, hot dishes, desserts, and lots of other items that would be too long to list (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=AJgE7fGJ23guI6gUKnhJPg&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg, https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=E6a4PUy1rAbv2JMcOuyrIQ&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg). For this trip, I ended up trying: -Egg Pancake ($4.49, https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=umRVgV_vq1eC5tuGhJrFJA&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg): Yum- fresh and flavorful. The pancake was soft but a little chewy, and there was plenty of egg- recommended! -Egg Tart ($2.29, https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=FlCnAi3BvKvRewXZK58EhQ&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg): Solid egg tart, but the filling could have used a touch more sweetness. However, the crust was buttery and flaky. -100 Soy ($6.99, https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=l2qB7fK_rI-2ELvtGBQy4w&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg): Surprisingly really good! I liked the texture of this- chewy, but with substance and not too dense. It was flavorful without being salty, and had a hint of spice. The owners were really nice, and I'll need to come back to try more of their items! Parking in this plaza was easy since spots are plentiful. read more

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Ask for an itemized receipt. They are 100% capable of printing one, but won't give it to you unless you ask. This is so the shop owners can sneak food items into your receipt. For example, when eaten, Chinese donuts split into two sticks, but they are sold as a SINGLE item. When you catch the manager double charging you for a Chinese donut, this is the lie he'll try to use to get out of it. They also sell expired or day-old food items. Rice rolls here are $5.99 each. They will saran wrap 3 rice rolls from yesterday and sell the lot for $10.00. Touch the plastic-wrapped foods and if they're cold, you know why. See attached screenshot for where they place expired items. Manager has a shaved head and his wife works here as well. Manager also works at Marina Foods, so now you know where he gets his bad business practices. -1 stars for dishonest business practice -1 stars for reselling packaged food as their own -1 stars for trying to sell expired food. 2 stars remaining because the food is good when it's fresh. If only it wasn't so overpriced and the manager weren't dishonest. read more

Sogo Tofu - Vegetarian Near Me - San Jose, California

Now that the weather is early Spring-like, I'm eager to drive my new car and explore. Vegan Taiwanese food but the food isn't piping hot. You're supposed to take it home and heat it up. The lady at the counter was very resistant to change. She said that she would charge me $16 for three items at the cold bar. I saw that the portion sizes of the three items were huge. I told her that I just wanted to try a variety of things and I wasn't interested in large portions. I was really there for the novelty. She finally relented when I told her that she would end up saving money because I just wanted tablespoon sized servings of six items. Now I know what a vegan Din Tai Fung would taste like. It was good but I'm not inclined to return because there's nowhere to sit, and even if there were the food is cold read more

Such a hidden gem The lady working was super nice - we came on a Sunday morning at 9am and bought all our fave Taiwanese breakfast items: - purple rice ball - sticky rice ball - egg rice ball All have Chinese donuts and pickled mustards - soy milk - liang mien - egg tarts All yummy and definitely affordable. Big plus is they take card. The lady offered us some free cups so we could take out soy milk to the beach If you enjoy supporting small businessss and looking for some bomb TaiwAnese breakfast check em out read more

I love this place! It's pretty good value for the price, they give you a TON of food. The bao are so good. read more

Sogo Tofu - Noodles, 3 entrees, and a bao - Vegetarian Near Me - San Jose, California

The food was amazing! The eggplant dish I had was one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten in my life! I was only visiting and am sad that I'll probably never get to eat there again but the food was so good and I'm so glad I got to eat there! read more

Sogo Tofu - Eggplant - Vegetarian Near Me - San Jose, California

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The black rice roll was well done with pickles and pork floss. They have a pink version too but I can't tell what flavor it is. Most people seem to come here for fresh typical Taiwanese breakfast eats: baked flatbread with dough stick and egg (aka shao bing you tiao). Owner and wife was really nice, and spoke English just fine. It's a small takeaway shop with one table. But you can eat at the food court nearby if you can't wait. Their little round papery pastries were really good too. There's savory like radish, and sweet ones like green bean, red bean, wife cake..etc. Green bean was the sweetest! Their steamed mantou buns on the side looked so interesting with goji berries, they have them fresh on the racks or wrapped on the side. I would get them next time. read more

Sogo Tofu - Black rice roll with pickled veggies, pork floss, and fried dough : p - Vegetarian Near Me - San Jose, California

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Tried this place for the first time and it was okay. The flavors tasted really mild/healthy/low-sodium, so if that's your jam then you'll find lots of selection here, from lunch combos, fresh tofu, rice milk (brown mi jiang which I usually can't find anywhere - it was just ok - I like mine sweeter lol!). We had their lunch combo, 3 different steamed mantos (which were bland but props to their innovative mixins like goji berries), rice milk, fresh tofu, and radish cake (which ended up being my favorite thing because it was crispy and flavorful!). Definitely worth a try if you're looking for fresh healthy eats! read more

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