Our go to place for nice Chinese food in Palo Alto. We usually do take away and the food never disappoints. The fake meat choices are phenomenal. Our favorites are basil chicken, ribs, chow mein read more

This is a very unassuming looking little place at the corner of San Antonio Rd and El Camino. We were looking for a vegetarian dinner of Chinese or Asian food and this fit the bill perfectly. Awesomely great food with super fast and friendly service. I uploaded pics of our food. All dishes were a hit! I especially liked: A8: salt and pepper fried tofu E36 :Garlic eggplant This is good that is not just good vegetarian, but absolutely great food, period! For me (J-A sansei), the balance of spiciness is perfect. If you want spicier, they'll adjust up for you. Really accommodating. Anyways, best a path here. Great food at modest (for these times) prices. read more

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Got takeout from them on the weekend because we didn't want too big of a meal! We got dumplings, soup and mapo tofu. Our order was filled quickly and we were able to pick up our food on time. To me, their hot and sour soup is really delicious but definitely on the peppery side! Compared to the meat kind you get at other places, the version at Veggie Garden felt a lot less greasy in comparison. The veggie dumplings were also pretty good - I ended up putting them in the soup! Their mapo tofu was okay - maybe for this I'd prefer the meat version better. overall decent meal and would come by and try other things next time! read more

This has become our favorite go-to place for some hearty comfort food. All their dishes are delicious, generous and served quick. I love their location so close to home. I enjoy going here mostly for take outs. read more

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What a find! Came here with a girlfriend on Lunar New Year and enjoyed our experience. Loved the variety of vegetarian options! Scallion Pancakes - This was my friend's favorite of what we ordered and was my least favorite. I felt that it lacked scallions, but it was a good dough item to balance out the oil in the other dishes. Kimchi Fried Rice - This was good, but I'm weak to spice, so I probably wouldn't get it again. Spicy Eggplant and Tofu - This was the perfect amount of spice for me and was my favorite of what we ordered. The eggplant was perfect--not mushy like other places. String Beans - A staple order and was cooked well with just the right amount of crisp. Thai Soy Milk Tea - The soy milk tasted fresh, and the drink was lovely. At boba places, I don't typically order soy milk because the drink feels watered down--not the case here. I will order this every time I come. The service was good, and the ambiance was nice--not upscale, not a hole in the wall, but comfortable. Looking forward to coming back! read more

I wish I would've taken pictures. We had generous servings of their lunch specials. We ordered sweet-and-sour pork and beef and broccoli. Both were outstanding. That's what we used to order when we were meat, eaters, and they were very, very tasty. Service was fast and friendly. We will be back. read more

|PARKING| They have a shared lot, which has a decent amount of spaces. I presume people usually pick-up their orders so parking isn't an issue. |SERVICE| The service was odd and I've never experienced this at any other place. As previously stated, I think people tend to grab and go, and it felt like the staff did the bare minimum in serving their customers in-house. We ordered our food at the counter and ended up picking out our own seats. What really confused me was that they served our food in take-out boxes and gave us paper plates. On top of that, they gave us those cheap chopsticks that split unevenly when you break them apart. My friend said it was probably to cut down cost of hiring a dishwasher, but of course, at the cost of the environment. |FOOD & PRICE POINT| We got the jjajangmyeon, dumplings, and black pepper chicken chow mein. Everything was decently portioned, and I felt the amount was generous for the price point in today's economic times. We really enjoyed the dumplings and chow mein, but the jjajangmyeon gave me spaghetti vibes. The sauce they poured over the noodles contained carrots, peas, and a minced faux meat. I've never tried a Chinese version of jjajangmyeon (only the Korean kind), so it was interesting to try a new version. I would also say that their chow mein is more like chow fun, but nevertheless, we loved this dish. The food here is really tasty and the employees dedicate their hard work into creating a delicious taste. I personally would order to-go next time than eat at the restaurant though. read more

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Robert and Dylan make this place worth visiting .Not only did they make me feel so at home ,they made sure that my orders arrive on time .They were warm , friendly and very attentive during the entire dining experience read more

Pretty average chinese vegetarian food. Some dishes are pretty good but I don't think they're very consistent unfortunately. sad to say that the egg rolls are not allium-free. A lot of dishes can be made allium-free tho! read more

Drinks 10/10! Got Thai soy milk tea and lychee sake slush (alc) both were fantastic!! Food overall: everything was a vegan take on traditional Asian food and all was yummy. I would say though that a lot of the flavor profile was not what I expected from these dishes I grew up eating but they were still delicious in their own ways nevertheless. We got Kimchee fried rice (a little spicier than expected), scallion pancake (sooo good and crispy), black pepper chicken, wonton in chili sauce (sweeter than expected). All the dishes came out very beautiful and very quickly! Service was kind and fast. Love this mom and pop shop. Would come back again! read more

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The food was excellent, but the cost and the customer service are the reasons for the 1 star. The area likely justifies the cost, but there is no excuse for poor customer service. A dozen thanks from my end went unacknowledged with the lady who waited on us. I thought she must be having a bad day, but she was perfectly hospitable with the next table. For the record, this was on Saturday afternoon (8th Aug) around 3ish. There was another waitress who took over the billing counter at about 330 PM. She was great! read more

Foods are delicious but little small amounts of it. Overall it was pretty good foods.

We have been dedicated patrons of this Mountain View institution for three years now. The food has always been excellent, the menu extensive, the service prompt and the prices reasonable. So why am I writing this review after three years ? To tell you that their new Kimchi rice is simply delicious read more

Ordered E14 VG curry chicken and side of rice . It was decent just because of the seasoning, however the curry chicken tasted like a sponge literally and I had fake chicken before that I bought from grocery stores and it never tasted like this ... but overall I give a 4/10 just because of the seasoning .... :( this place wasn't for me I guess ... read more

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Stopped here for lunch with my wife. Very good food and orientated to vegan. They serve no meat. I do recommend this place if you are incline to eating vegan. I and my wife look forward to eating here again read more

Love that there is yet another wonderful vegan friendly Asian restaurant located in the South Bay. Veggie Garden offers a huge menu of items that primarily mimic standard Chinese-American fare, but they seem to be branching into other cuisines like Korean and Thai. Regardless of whether you are vegan or not, the food here is bomb and you're going to find something to enjoy. We ordered their "Very Garlicky Noodle," Sesame Chicken, and Happy Family (a medley of veggies and meats in their house sauce). Everything reminded me of when my parents used to run a restaurant and they'd bring home food like this for us. Only this time, everything is vegan friendly. Their Sesame Chicken was fantastically prepared - light coating with a tangy sauce and a side of broccoli. We love it when dishes give you more veggies to compensate for the processed mock meats. I also enjoyed the garlic noodles and was excited that they used thick rice noodles, when most shops use egg noodles and butter - making them not vegan. During the pandemic, they've become more no-frills mom and pop type of shop, and I am here for it. They serve everything in takeout boxes and you eat on paper plates and plastic utensils to save on costs and contact. This method does make it easy at the end to take leftovers home. I would love to come by again to try more of their dishes because what we had already was absolutely fantastic. Highly recommend coming and supporting this local business if you're able. read more

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Amazing food! We ordered the fried rice and sweet and sour pork. Fantastic flavor and the crispiness of the pork was so good. Definitely want to come back again. read more

Ordered Chow Fun to go and asked the person who answered the phone what they recommended. She said Black Pepper Chicken and General's Chicken, so we got the General's Chicken. The food was ready fast, like 15 minutes. It was still hot when we got back home. The Chow Fun was below average, I've had better at several places nearby. The General's Chicken was not really edible. We had one bite and said yuck. So this was our first time visiting this place. We usually don't eat vegan food, but order vegetarian dishes at other places in town. This was a major disappointment. We ended up throwing away the entire order of Genera's Chicken and ate about 70% of the Chow Fun between the both of us. Maybe we ordered the wrong dishes but we won't be back. Dropped $40 on food we threw away :-( Food 1 star Service 4 stars Ambiance - Can't comment on ambiance since we got the food to go. read more

Veggie Garden - One bite each and we didn't like it. Threw it away. I hate wasting food but didn't like it at all. 0 stars. - Vegan Near Me - Mountain View, California

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Black pepper veggie chicken lunch for the win! And under $10 for the lunch special! Score twice! First of all, I am not vegetarian or vegan but I do enjoy trying stuff out and supporting small businesses when possible. Visiting a friend, I came across Veggie Garden. Having a vegetarian friend, I decided to try it out for lunch and it did not disappoint! I ordered through grub hub and was quoted 10-15 for pick up. Walked over and was immediacy given my Black Pepper Vegetarian Chicken with brown rice and curry vermicelli noodles. When you order, they ask if you want brown rice or a combo rice and noodles. For the Black Pepper Chicken, they also ask the degree of spiciness (mild, medium, spicy, etc.) I got medium spicy and it has a nice kick to it. The chicken does look like chicken and the taste is comparable. The vegetables included (zucchini, carrots and mushrooms) were also quite flavorful. I will definitely recommend this to my vegetarian friend if he's ever out this way! read more

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Excellent service, delicious fresh vegetable and plant-based protein. Pleasant environment and good prices. I enjoyed a lunch special of Kung pao chicken which included brown rice, and some delicious rice noodles with cabbage and bean sprouts, a thaisoy milk tea, and a green onion pancake. I look forward to visiting this place again. read more

omg this place is SO delicious!! I highly recommend! I got the orange VG chicken and it was so crispy and so tasty I am going to miss it when I go back home (,: [visiting from Florida] Do yourself a favor and go here for your next restaurant date night!!! read more

Veggie Garden - Vegan Near Me - Mountain View, California

We ordered takeouts from Veggie Garden ~2 years ago and really enjoyed their food. Most importantly, everything on the menu is vegan, which is very convenient for me, a carnivore, and my partner, a vegetarian. This holiday when we ran out of food ideas, we remembered Veggie Garden. For two people, we ordered E8 Vegetarian Generals Chicken (similar to last time), A3 Vegetarian Wonton with Chili Sauce, E32 Dry Braised String Bean and E15 Mo Po Tofu. To my disappointment, nothing was as satisfying as I expected except the Dry Braised String Bean. The wontons were tasty by themselves, but the peanut sauce was quite off-putting - too sweet and Americanized, not what I expected from its name "with chili sauce". The Mo Po Tofu was basically small tofu cubes with some vegetables (carrot cubes and green peas), seasoned with a random sweet sauce. It had nothing to do with the Mapo tofu in my understanding. Our staple - the Generals Chicken was okay. However, the sauce was still way too sweet, especially combined with the other dishes in our order. Our biggest disappointment was the spicy level. For at least two dishes, when asked for the spicy level, we selected the top spiciness. Yet none of the four dishes even had a hint of spiciness, not even the small cup of dipping chili sauce that came with the order. Price and portions were still as good as I remembered. read more

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**ORDER THE FOLLOWING and you'll leave happy... fried scallion pancakes, very garlicky noodle, gobi manchurian, crispy fried tofu, and vegan eel. read more

String beans correct flavor but over cooked. Price was right just wished they disntovercook the string beans dried fried and vegetarian didn't miss the meat..... But they did offer brown rice ... Great option for us diabetics ... As a reminder gravy has cornstarch so they need to lighten up on the gravy otherwise they should switch to arrow root instead of corn starch as a thickener. To control the blood sugar. read more

I came here with a friend and got the basil vegetarian chow fun and thai green curry. They were both good, but enjoyed the chow fun more. It's had to get chow fun, so anytime I see it, I like to get it. We sat comfortably. The place wasn't crowded on a Tuesday night. The staff was nice and attentive. read more

try out their lunch specials! they got a ton of variety and they come with both noodles and brown rice.. it's almost as if you got a sampler plate! parking is a lil small - i havent really had any problem with that as i have just walked here to order and pickup food. read more

This is our go-to place for some comforting Chinese takeout classics like orange chicken and chow fun. I've tried quite a handful of items but I tend to gravitate towards chow mein and an entree like lemon fish or basil eggplant. Decent prices and portions! I usually call for a dinner pickup and it'll be ready in 10-20 minutes. It's kind of a hole in the wall located off El Camino in a small lot but it's worth trying! read more

Veggie Garden - lemon fish fillet & vegetable chow fun - Vegan Near Me - Mountain View, California

Wow! I've been eating healthier since I found out I gained (a lot) of weight on Thanksgiving, and decided to try a plant-based diet for Veganuary. I wanted to support a local business vs. veggie grill or sweetgreens so found this place thru Yelp. Thus Veggie Garden was the first restaurant I had in 2021, and might I say it is very delicious and fresh! I ordered on the phone for a black pepper "chicken", "chicken" chow fun and wonton soup. Black pepper chicken: 4.5/5 - very delicious and saucy, love the veggies included. I could tell it wasn't real chicken but the texture and flavor it absorbed from the sauce made it really tasty with steamed rice on the side. Chicken chow fun: 5/5 - I absolutely love chow fun and there's was no exception. Flavorful chow fun noodles with an array of veggies and 'chicken' - can't go wrong with this. Note that the to-go containers for both leaked thru constantly. When I got home the plastic bag was dripping sauce on the bottom (likely from the chow fun) so I had to wipe it down before we placed it on our table to eat. We couldn't finish and sauce still kept dripping no matter how many times we wiped so had to transfer to another tupperware - no big deal but just a warning to yelpers as I had dripped on my floor despite me being very meticulous with food - so had to spend time to clean, again not a huge deal because the food was good :-) Wontop soup: 4/5 - wontons was served separately with the soup which is perfect so the wonton wrappers don't get too soggy. Honestly the wontons itself was a 3/5 for me - mostly because my absolutely favorite wontons is in OC from a vegan place called hoa sen and the fillings in veggie's garden was a bit all over the place and not combined into a wonton (if that makes sense). The broth though - light but very flavorful! Glad they added some extra veggies like boiled spinach and carrots. Love the modern interior - I'm sure I'd enjoy it in restaurant whenever everything opens up again and Covid no longer exists! 4.5 stars - but raised to 5 for now ;) will definitely be back! read more

Veggie Garden - Outside of the restaurant - can't miss it! - Vegan Near Me - Mountain View, California

I enjoy coming here because of their food and their service. I especially appreciate the fact that they're very professional at least with my experiences here. They also offer options to go and they're pretty quick so you're in and out in roughly 15 to 20 minutes. The place is filled with natural light and it's a bright place to come and bring your whole family with you. The only rough part about coming to this place, possibly, is the fact that the parking is limited because it's such a small space that they share with other businesses. However, they are conveniently located right off of El Camino next to a larger parking lot which I am sure you can find a parking space and still make it to this restaurant. read more

Veggie garden is not only my favorite vegan restaurant but their staff is the sweetest! Tonight I came to pick up my partners birthday dinner and arrived early. As a happy birthday they gave us both free Thai tea! The food is so tasty and the staff is incredible! Come give it a try and tip them well!!! We love you veggie garden!!! Thank you for always making our experience incredible, regardless of if it's dine in or take out read more

Veggie Garden - B10. Thai Ice Tea - Vegan Near Me - Mountain View, California

For ones following plant based diets, this menu is one of the largest I've seen, and it is delightful! The menu features tastes and textures similar to many different kinds of meats - such as chicken, duck, beef, bacon - and this makes Veggie Garden unique. We tried their black pepper chicken, veggie deluxe noodle soup with added fried tofu and regular noodles, wontons with chilli sauce. In the past I have tried their Kung Pao chicken and Mapo Tofu, and I have always been impressed! I have also tried their goose appetizer along with chicken drumsticks a couple years ago but I remember being disgusted by it - maybe because I never tasted duck before and didn't know what taste they were trying to replicate. So I now stick with entrees that are vegan chicken based. I have deducted a star because they serve in to-go containers made of plastic, and serve in to-go containers while dining in as well - have you tried eating noodle soups with a flimsy plastic fork? :( I really wish they would change that, in order to avoid wastage and to give customers a better experience. Service was good - very friendly folks and provide recommendations if you have questions. Also, they have varying spice levels: mild, medium, and extra. For an Indian palate accustomed to spicy food, extra is the way to go. We tried medium and we could take more spice! All in all, vegetarian folks, this place is for you! And for omnivores, be ready to be surprised by how flavorful the non-meat meat is! read more

Veggie Garden - Vegan Near Me - Mountain View, California

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Veggies delux soup, just what the doctor ordered. Good dumplings Lovely soup - not spicy, you can taste the veggies in the broth. The kind that reminds you of home, when you're feeling not the best. I also got their wantons with chili sauce, also enjoyed them thoroughly read more

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Ordered S11 VG chicken chow fun and VG chicken Kung Pao and waiting our orders to be made. Hungry. Will update the review after eating read more

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Cute restaurant with wonderful service and good vegan/vegetarian Chinese food! I ordered their Thai iced tea that came with a soy foam and it was surprisingly very good! My partner loved their wonton with chili oil- be warned that it had peanuts in the sauce! He said it was really good but I couldn't eat it due to my allergy. Their basil chow fun was decent and their orange peel chicken was good, however my partner and I like something sweeter and tangier so we will try their normal orange chicken next time. We will definitely be back to try their other things! read more

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In my opinion Veggie Garden is one of the best vegan asian restaurants in the bay area! The owner and staff are hard working and kind. Food is served on paper plates, so it's not a fancy spot, it's a place you go to for just plain good comfort food :). I have dined in and ordered take out and my food is always ready pretty quickly. Seriously everything I've ever ordered has been delicious and flavorful. And their portions are super generous! I always have leftovers for the next day :). Tonight my boyfriend and I ordered the Singaporean noodles (our favorite), salt and pepper chicken, and the basil eggplant. All soo good like usual! read more

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Great food and service. Looking forward to the next meal here. Take away was very quick too.

Tasty, fresh, flavorful and very friendly. Our family had a pleasant and wonderful meal! Will definitely return. read more

Authentic Chinese vegan dishes are served to its original taste and it is very affordable. Please order dishes and not just noodle ! You will not be disappointed, order dishes other than the one you got from Panda Express like orange chicken! Try other dishes like the black pepper steak with green onion ! read more

Veggie Garden - Complimentary salad - Vegan Near Me - Mountain View, California

A vegan Chinese restaurant with excellent dishes! It's comfort food with huge portions for the price. I definitely would eat from here again. ----- E14. VG Curry Chicken 咖哩雞: soy bean-chicken with potatoes and carrots sautéed in curry sauce ($11.95). The curry sauce had a good depth of flavor and the potatoes were extremely soft. ----- E36. Garlic Eggplant 魚香茄子: eggplant with tofu, bamboo shoots, red chili peppers with garlic in special sauce ($10.95). The dish was not spicy at all despite it being listed as so in the menu. The eggplants were soft and the tofu was cooked well. A bit heavy on the sauce. ----- E37. Sweet & Sour VG Fish 甜酸魚: tofu skin wrapped in seaweed with fresh vegetables sautéed in sweet & sour sauce ($13.95). I love these styles of vegetarian fish so this dish was my favorite among the three. The accompanying vegetables were good too. ----- We stopped by to order take-out which took fifteen minutes. AMEX credit cards are not accepted. A couple of people were dining indoors, although everything was served in paper utensils. No outdoor seating available. read more

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Great food great service! My favorite is Hunan tofu and string beans eggplant without the brown sauce. But the brown sauce is very good too if you want a sweet and sour taste read more