Crispy Tofu: Really delicious. The tofu was nice and soft, the breading was good and the sauce was nice at Green Lotus - Vietnam Town in San Jose
Front at Green Lotus - Vietnam Town in San Jose
crispy tofu at Green Lotus - Vietnam Town in San Jose
Vegan-friendly
Take-out
Asian
Vietnamese

Vietnamese vegetarian food restaurant est. 2016. Offers a variety of dishes, and makes it own tofu. Vegan dishes are marked. Open Mon-Sun 10:00am-8:00pm.

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18 Reviews

First Review by frederickcampion

Avatar GoodCook

GoodCook

Points +207

Vegetarian
01 Apr 2024

Good but not quite superb.

I've had superb viet fusion cuisine, white lotus (now closed) in san jose, golden era in sf, golden lotus in oakland. I am spoiled. None of the dishes I have tried so far at green lotus tasted quite as superb. Also beware the small red peppers, I thought I liked spicy but have been humbled.

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-01

at Green Lotus - Vietnam Town in San Jose

at Green Lotus - Vietnam Town in San Jose

Avatar gabs1205

gabs1205

Points +210

Vegan
09 Feb 2024

Solid place for vegan viet food

Pretty good vegan viet food! The fried oyster mushrooms were really good. Everything else was decent

Avatar TerryMackenz

TerryMackenz

Points +101

Vegan
16 Jun 2023

Superb

The food was fresh, hit when needed to be, presented very well, generous portions, and fairly priced. The menu is extensive. The food was awesome!

Pros: Taste of food, Value for portion, Menu variety

Avatar MarkPatrick

MarkPatrick

Points +79

Vegan
25 May 2023

Delicious food presented well

Glad I found this place while in San Jose. Best spring rolls ever! Spicy noodle soup was excellent (not really very spicy though - I added some hot sauce). Wish I could have tried more things!

Updated from previous review on 2023-05-25

Spring rolls and spicy noodle soup (not too spicy) at Green Lotus - Vietnam Town in San Jose

Avatar themuppetlibrarian

themuppetlibrarian

Points +2859

Vegan
27 Mar 2023

Great Vietnamese food

The food is absolutely great, we loved all dishes we ordered. Service is slow, and appetizers came out with main dishes. The restaurant is not fully vegan but vegan dishes are clearly marked.

Updated from previous review on 2023-03-27

Avatar andyjng

andyjng

Points +5495

Vegan
28 Nov 2022

Great Vietnamese Vegan

Green Lotus is a must-try vegetarian/vegan spot in San Jose. I decided to try this second location on Story since I always frequent the one on Business Circle. After my experiences, I have to say that I prefer the other location more mostly due to service, but it can be overlooked with the similar food offerings.

My friends and I all split the following gems:

- Crispy Oyster Mushrooms - A definite must if you enjoy anything deep-fried. I let go of my whole foods diet just for these because they are so yummy. If you don't particularly enjoy mushrooms, you may change your mind after these calamari-esque treats. Wonderful homemade tamarind sauce is accompanied with these bad boys.

- Claypot Pork - A saucy 'pork' dish that goes well over rice. The texture was amazing and it really did resemble stewed pork even down to the fatty parts.

- Hot Pot Sweet & Sour - This huge hot pot set has more food than meets the eye. It's meant for 2 or more people to share and is a great deal for plant based hot pot goers that want something more worthwhile while their friends consume meat. Great variety of mock meats, tofu, and some vegetables. With that said, I was surprised this set did not come up with a variety of fresh vegetables as other hot pot sets had, such as the mushroom set. Those veggies make hot pot for me so I was a bit disappointed considering this was only $1 more than the later.

Service here was decent but I felt it could have been a lot better. It was difficult asking for water refills and they rarely checked up on us throughout our meal. We managed to survive but with the food being hot (not spicy), it was invaluable to have water readily available.

Pros: Great value, Extensive vegan Asian menu

Cons: Slow service

Avatar SuzT

SuzT

Points +937

Vegetarian
26 Jun 2022

Delicious vegetarian Vietnamese food

The food was flavorful. You can tell they really tried to authenticate the flavors as much as possible.

Pros: Big menu

Sautéed crunchy "fish" with lemongrass & pepper at Green Lotus - Vietnam Town in San Jose

Green Lotus sample rolls at Green Lotus - Vietnam Town in San Jose

Avatar QueerReese

QueerReese

Points +92

Vegan
06 Jun 2022

Delicious and friendly

Such an amazing selection and such tasty food! This place is a delight.
Had the Shaken "Beef" with Bell Pepper, which was yummy.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Tasty, Friendly staff

Avatar BruceFaithwick

BruceFaithwick

Points +42

Vegetarian
08 Oct 2021

Yellow Curry Take Out

I found the yellow curry had stiff tofu and the vegetables were pumpkin and potatoes. Yellow curry from Thai restaurants is generally excellent. It was disappointing.

Pros: Lots of vegetarian options, All vegetarian restaurant

Avatar dan&mia

dan&mia

Points +759

Vegetarian
12 May 2021

Lack of vegetables

The menu is loaded with tofu and mock meats, but has very little vegetables. The exception was curries, but those had whole milk and we were told couldn't be made vegan. We ordered a soup that had two pieces of carrot, two pieces of broccoli and a mountain of noodles, tofu and mock meat.

Avatar yael

yael

Points +78

Vegan
07 Jun 2020

Huge menu, almost all vegan, all good

This is one of our favorite places to eat in San Jose and a great place to go as a group. Everyone we've brought here loved it. The menu can be overwhelming, but in the exciting way of having way more vegan options than normal. Staff is very nice and service is quick.
Favorites we order again and again:
Banana flower salad
Green lotus eggrolls (vegan, amazing crispy things filled with something delicious and soft, served with lettuce leaves and mint to wrap them in, really worth trying)
Pho
Tofu dumpling soup

Highly recommended!

Pros: Delicious food, Good value, Friendly comfy atmosphere

Avatar natashaa

natashaa

Points +18

Vegan
13 Apr 2020

Vegan delivery option!

One of the only vegan places offering delivery. Have ordered thai fried rice, green curry, eggplant basil, thai soup, vietnamese soup- all quite tasty!

Pros: Everything was v flavorful, All vegan

Cons: Doordash fee is expensive , “Thailand” Soup was kinda oily

Avatar veganpatch

veganpatch

Points +5252

Vegan
28 Oct 2019

Popular Spot

We visited this for lunch on a Monday. It is in a small strip mall area.

It was packed. We were lucky to find a parking spot. We had ordered to go.

We were advised they no longer offer the french bread with the stew but have rice noodles for vegans. The other noodles are egg noodles.

Beef stew: Really great flavor, we definitely recommend. It is brothey like a pho so we recommend getting noodles, they are $1.00.

Crispy Tofu: Really delicious. The tofu has a great texture, the crispy breading is delicious and the sauce is nice also.

Even though it was busy, the staff were friendly and prompt. We appreciated that the individual repeated our order when we called in.

Parking: there is a large lot with several shops and several parking spaces however it gets quite busy.

Overall it's a great spot. Several options, flavorful and a decent price.

Crispy Tofu: Really delicious. The tofu was nice and soft, the breading was good and the sauce was nice at Green Lotus - Vietnam Town in San Jose

Vegan Beef Stew with Rice noodles: great flavor, they no longer offer French bread at Green Lotus - Vietnam Town in San Jose

Front at Green Lotus - Vietnam Town in San Jose

Avatar ronitw

ronitw

Points +765

Vegan
26 Aug 2019

Great Place!

We shared huge quantities of food among six people. Everything was delicious! This was our third time eating there, and I highly recommend.

Pros: Great food!, Good service!

Avatar litza

litza

Points +22

Vegan
24 Jun 2019

Amazing find!

Everything was pleasantly delicious! Will definitely come back and can’t wait to try all the vegan items on the menu. They weren’t serving the papaya or pomelo salads but we had the lotus root salad (I’ve never had that before) and it was awesome.

Pros: All veg! Some dairy but plenty vegan, All rice papers and rice noodles are super fresh!

Cons: Hard to avoid tofu in the dishes

Avatar SwatiHanda

SwatiHanda

Points +15

Vegetarian
27 May 2018

great options

Hygienic, great presentation.
Never disappointed with food

Avatar sam.bishop3030

sam.bishop3030

Points +126

Vegan
16 Apr 2017

Very vegan friendly

Yummy food for dad wanting spicy noodles, mom wanting pho, daughter wanting smoothie, and son wanting "chicken and rice". Very relaxing environment. Helpful, low key staff.

Avatar frederickcampion

frederickcampion

Points +33

Vegetarian
23 May 2016

Awesome Eats!

What a delight to stumble across this top quality fusion cuisine, only open for a few months now. The setting is modest, but the food is over-the-top delicious. Every dish is a surprising mix of various Asian and other styles. Superb!

Pros: The food!, The servers!

Cons: Parking no the greatest

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