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CLOSED: LYFE Kitchen
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Veg-options
Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
American
Juice bar
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Fusion
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Small chain of healthful-eating restaurants. Menu offers marked vegan choices, from appetizers and soups to salads, tofu tacos, black bean burger, and desserts.
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167 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, California, USA, 94301
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
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Last update on 18 Aug 2018 by Guest
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5 Reviews
First Review by jacaciodebarros
vegangirl22
Points +132
Great place - Edit
The black bean burger is really good, and I appreciate how the vegan options are clearly labeled on the menu. There's also plenty of seating, which is great.
Read morePros: Great food, plenty of seating
Cons: Could use a few more vegan options
Guest
alexandra_vegan
Points +1549
Nothing special - Edit
We tried the vegan black bean burger and the roasted veggie flat bread. I liked the burger more than the flat bread. Nothing special, medium portion size.
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vegan_mum
Points +305
Nice idea, very popular, kinda a ripoff - Edit
I have eaten here a couple times in the past few years. The ambience (natural light, live plants, high ceiling) is nice when the place is not heaving with crowds. The food is tasty enough, though I got the feeling the cooks and staff were having to try really hard to make vegan orders vegan, which never inspires trust.
Read moreMy major gripe was my general restaurant-food gripe: too much oil, salt and sugar. Exacerbating that, though, was the small portions. I'd rather get a big hearty bowl of beans, greens & grains, lightly dressed, than these frankly greasy entrees. Give me nutrient-rich clean calories over empty fat calories any day.
Updated from previous review on Wednesday July 16, 2014
Pros: Nice ambience when not crowded
Cons: Noisy, Crowded, Pricey for what you get
veuzent
We have eaten here several times. While I will agree many entrees have too much sodium to be healthy, the beauty of this restaurant is they post how much sodium is in each dish, fat, etc. Also, if you ask them if salt is added during cooking and it is, they are willing to not salt your food so you can reduce your sodium easily. Lastly, I always ask for dressing and sauces on the side since that is where lots of fat, sodium, and sugar often resides. Then I can add just a little - or even none at all if I don't think the sauce is worth the calories or sodium after sampling it - and find I can eat perfectly healthy food here with a number of possible options. They really want to be accomodating. One time a friend came who had an alergy to seafood and they were very careful to mark it down and bake her lunch in a different oven that is NEVER used for seafood.
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saysuan
Points +142
LYFE Kitchen - Edit
This used to be one of my favorite restaurants. I like the vegan menu and the vegan unfried chicken is delicious. I did go once while they were filming and the staff must have been thrown off. I ordered the (vegan) chicken and was served a veggie burger (not a big deal because it was vegan and delicious) but they also gave me the chicken I ordered which was not Gardein chicken but the gross, dead kind. I had the waitress check that it was vegan, she did and assured me it was but I still wasn't convinced and asked the manager who confirmed it was the dead deal. He apologized and gave me a $10.00 coupon asking for another chance and gave us two free desserts which were delish. But I had stomach cramps about twenty minutes after my bite of dead chicken and thought comping the meal as well as a gift card might have been a better solution. I don't think I'll ever order wheat meat in a mixed restaurant again, just in vegan restaurants where I know there is no possibility of getting the two mixed up.
Read moreI do like the restaurant and will return but just change my orders to unambiguously vegetarian dishes.
Pros: Delicious vegan offerings, Reasonably priced, Nice vibe
Cons: Non vegan kitchen
Guest
jacaciodebarros
Points +79
lyfe kitchen - Edit
This place has a menu with clearly marked vegan foods, but I found the vega options lacking, as you'd be mostly constrained to salads. The salad I ordered could've been great, as it had very fresh vegetables, but I made the mistake of not ordering the dressing on the side. Dressing was way too sweet.
Read morePros: vegan menu
saysuan
I am surprised to hear you say that. I have had the unfried Gardein chicken, tofu fish tacos and veggie burger and they were all delicious.
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