Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Vietnamese
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Vietnamese cuisine restaurant. Has separate vegetarian menu with approx. 25 items, all of which are vegan suitable. Open Mon-Thu 11:00am-9:00pm, Fri 11:00am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am-9:30pm.
15 Reviews
First Review by RobertfromCalifornia
Kakowacko4
Points +16
Dinner - Edit
The staff is really nice. We had the basil eggplant, Mongolian beef, and spicy noodle soup. Everything was delicious!! It’s my new place.
Read moreCons: No
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mzlanna
Points +191
Vegan Options - Edit
This not an all vegan place. Sanleandro is unfortunately lacking in this department. However I’ve been coming to lotus leaf for almost 2 years now but just writing a review. There are 2 things that I get everytime. The Buddha roll which is tofu veggie spring roll with peanut sauce and the veggie rice clay pot with vermicelli noodles on top. It is so flavorful. Satisfies me everytime. Now i don’t know if they cook stuff separately and I rather not know or look in the kitchen to see I’m just going tell myself it’s all good.
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livegreenwearblack
Points +313
Tasty food, open in mid afternoon - Edit
Very tasty food - I’ve been here a few times. They have lots of vegan meat analogs, tofu and fresh veggies. Thai tea with coconut instead of moo juice. Parking in their own lot!
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Zombiecynthia
Points +5559
Fresh Vegan Options Available* - Edit
Update:
Read moreFinally walked into this place, cute interior and friendly service. While deciding what to order someone tried to recommend animal-based dishes. Ooof! Other than that, good experience.
Original: Ordered on my behalf, with love via a third party app (negative points for how the food was delivered but it was ordered on my behalf so I super appreciated it and don’t put that on the establishment).
I was iffy of the unsealed Lemonade so I didn’t consume it, but I thoroughly enjoyed the Buddha Rolls x 2. Super fresh veggies and tofu with peanut sauce for dipping! Yum!
I’ll have to update once I try the Eggplant Dish, I just couldn’t eat everything all in one go. #Veganuary
Updated from previous review on 2023-01-01
Pros: Vegan Options Readily Available, Delivery Available, Fresh Ingredients and Affordable Pricing
Cons: Not All Vegan, Recommend Use of More Sustainable To-Go Packaging, Quality of Delivery Service Highly Variable
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andyjng
Points +5372
Love Me Some Viet - Edit
Lotus Leaf is one of the few spots in town that offers a separate vegetarian/vegan menu that is as large as the meat side. I was curious to try it since I've been to virtually every mock-meat restaurant in San Jose, and I have to say that it was not bad for a local stop in the East Bay.
Read moreI ordered the Veggie Vermicelli Bowl, which came with an egg roll made with taro, and a few mock meat options made from soy and wheat-gluten. I was skeptical at first because of how realistic the meat looked! My plate was pretty tasty but I noticed the mock meats lacked flavor. The vegan fish sauce was a definite must for everything to really come together. My favorite part was definitely the egg roll in this case.
If you aren't interested in mock meats, they still have other veggie friendly options like vegetarian pho with tofu and veggies, and salt & pepper fried tofu.
Overall, a good spot for veggie and meat eaters alike, but could be a bit more flavorful for some of the mock meats.
Pros: Mock meat options available
Cons: Food could use more flavor
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nikisvegan
Points +531
yum! - Edit
I got the basil eggplant tofu and it was delicious! amazing portion sizes for reasonable prices. and TONS of eggplant!
Read morePros: large portions, reasonably priced, entire vegetarian menu is vegan
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super_marisa
Points +1080
Delicious - Edit
It was our first time trying Lotus Leaf. The food and service were excellent!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-03-07
Pros: So many vegan options to choose from
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SoyCoffeeFTW
Points +741
Delicious Vietnamese Food - Edit
One of my favourite places to get vegan food in San Leandro. I love getting the Vermicelli with Eggroll. If you like spice, try the spicy lemongrass tofu with the curry fried rice!
Read moreAs of today, they are currently open for in-door dining.
Updated from previous review on 2021-07-05
Updated from previous review on 2021-08-27
Pros: Extensive vegan/vegetarian menu, Convenient location, Good service
Cons: Expensive
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FraniZazi
Points +52
Try the vermicelli! - Edit
I ordered the vegetarian vermicelli (it's vegan) and it has been the best vermicelli I have ever tried! The service was great and the wait time was short.
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SRocha
Points +98
I'll be back - Edit
I liked the House Rice Clay Pot. The mushrooms were so flavorful and we'll cooked. Onions were tasty too. All the flavors mixed in well. It was slightly oily but not too bad. I would eat here again, the prices were very reasonable too
Read morePros: Flavorful, Vegan options, Well priced items
Cons: A little oily
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christynleon
Points +69
Delicious - Edit
The food was delicious and will definitely eat here again. We ordered the vermicelli and fresh spring rolls.
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SFRobbie
Points +1102
Lot of options, nearly everything deep fried - Edit
We tried four items from the "vegetarian" menu (which in small print says includes no animal products including egg). The best of the bunch was the Claypot which was a delicious mix of noodles, rice, tofu strips, and veggies. Definitely something you'll want to share because the dish is a bit heavy, but was hard to stop eating it! We were disappointed that ALL but one entree included deep fried veggie meat or tofu, and even the papaya salad and fresh spring rolls included deep fried tofu and other fried bits. The dressing on the papaya salad was not at all traditional and was frankly unpleasant. It made us long for Blossom or SF Loving Hut's version of the same dish. The Summer Rolls were very good but one of the reasons we usually like to order that dish is that it is supposed to be fresh and healthy, not filled with deep fried ingredients. Finally, the one non-deep fried entree, Eggplant basil with tofu, was tasty for the first few bites, but there was so much oil in it that we didn't want to eat it and it's still sitting in our refrig three days later! Bottom line: might be a nice place to go if you want to treat yourself to deep fried food. Otherwise, choose elsewhere. (Maybe they can alter the abundance of oil if you ask?)
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SteveYates
Points +97
Love this place - Edit
As others have said, there are lots of Vegan options. The menu labels the section “Vegetarian” but reading through the items, none of them in that section use animal products. Then at the bottom of that section is note that essentially reads no animal (including dairy) products used for these menu options. We’ve eaten there 4-5 times and have never had a bad or even a mediocre meal. It’s all been delicious. I would give 5 stars but Happy Cow reserves 5 star ratings for Vegan only restaurants.
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MelodyVeganJoy
Points +7367
Delicious, affordable variety - Edit
Solid 2 pages of veg options. The majority of dishes were under $10. I got the spicy noodle soup. It came in a LARGE bowl and was super flavorful. Definitely eating here again.
Read morePros: lots of options cheap flavorful classy
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RobertfromCalifornia
Points +46
Two pages of vegetarian menu - Edit
Tasty interesting faux meat and tofu dishes. Lots of vegan options.
Read morePros: Staff are sweet. Since they added the vegetarian
Cons: Can get busy. Skip Wednesday, they have alternate
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