Vegan
American
Fast food
Take-out
Fusion

Small chain of vegan restaurants originating from Southern California. Offers a menu of sandwiches, veggie burgers, bowls, salads, and others. Order at the counter and food is brought to your table. This one est. 2012. Now offering 'Plant-Based Proteins' check app for more details and to place an order. Reported closed October 2023.


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108 Reviews

First Review by lisamoshop

MellyRoseC

Points +68

Vegan
01 Oct 2020

Fresh

Very helpful staff, good fresh food. Wouldn't know it was a chain

Pros: Quick service

Izanowak

Points +542

Vegan
16 Sep 2020

Good Vegan Fast Food

I've been eating here for at least a year and I've been happy with my food until they took both of my favorite items off the menu! I was obviously devastated but kept coming back for a while where I didn't really love anything, but then I found the cauliflower poboy which is amazing! It's worth a visit but I hope those come back.

Pros: All-Vegan, Fast Food, American Style

Cons: Take Things Off Menu

owlex7

Points +138

Vegan
29 Aug 2020

Only been here once

But the food was very basic and didn’t seem to have much flavor. Would like to come back and try again but haven’t been motivated to based on our last experience. The nacho cheese was a little sweet for my taste

marco122769

Points +29

Vegan
10 Aug 2020

Good food in general.

Good food, but they have stayed basically the same for 10 years or longer. 10 years ago it was a great option and now with all the new restaurants and options they just feel old and honestly mediocre, how ever they are still a decent option but far away from the best.

Pros: Gluten free options, Watermelon fresca is so good, Friendly staff

Cons: They are not innovating too much

MountainSage

Points +46

Vegan
08 Jun 2020

Stable of Boulder

Most dishes are very flavorful and decadent. The taco salad is great when you want a little more WFPB.

Pros: All vegan

Juliannamae

Points +174

Vegan
30 May 2020

Yummy Nachos

Delicious nachos and a great price

alyss_

Points +208

Vegan
29 May 2020

Nachos

Loved the nachos and the sweet potato fries are great too, well seasoned!

LoganMelton

Points +1313

Vegan
29 May 2020

Good food, not many gluten free options

I have ate through most of this menu and like basically everything. The food is awesome, but I cannot give it a perfect review because of the lack of GF options. They have maybe 5 gluten free options on the menu and considering that it is one of the only vegan restaurants in Boulder that is not a lot.

Pros: Good food

Cons: Not a lot of GF options

JenShuteBenson

Points +140

Vegan
09 Mar 2020

Love it

I’ve eaten here many times and always loved my food. I love all the options. The Reuben is great. Also love the chicken wings.

Pros: Lots of options, Food is delicious

Cons: If you really want FAST food it’s not that fast.

Fishy

Points +41

Vegan
30 Jan 2020

Love this place

My fiancé is addicted to the Bistro Steak Sandwich and I absolutely love the Chicken wrap and California burrito. The oatmeal cream cookie is worth it and the lavender lemonade is delicious.

Wero

Points +91

Vegan
08 Jan 2020

I would give six stars!

Amazing! I’m on a road trip and this little gem in Boulder has been the best place I’ve eaten since leaving. Had the Soul Bowl, it was really fun, tasty and very filling. My partner had a meatball sandwich and the meatballs might have been one of the best “fake meat” I’ve had.

Updated from previous review on 2020-01-08

Pros: Big portions , Tasty “meats”, Good selection

lorikunz

Points +83

Vegetarian
17 Dec 2019

Staff stole my son’s coat

Meh. Food is pretty bad.

I have trouble with anyone who is not accountable for their actions. My son left his coat here, yes it was a couple of winters ago. Called- they have my coat! Stopped in- it’s missing!

Given the coat was in the back I am assuming native foods defending their stealing employee.

I will never eat here again and will tell everyone I know what happened.

And the food is not good.

raybarrks

Points +45

Vegan
06 Dec 2019

Vegan Fast Food but SUPER yummy!

We bring our non-vegans friends here and they love it! Plus it’s perfect if you want a quick meal that’s vegan but has that comfort food taste

YoHannaBahNana

Points +58

Vegan
17 Sep 2019

All vegan. All the time.

Perfect spot for plant based healthy or junk food. Nashville hot sandwich and jalapeño burger are great. Get the oatmeal cream pie. Also, perfect for non vegans or vegan curios. Everything is good.

Pros: Great service, Great food , Oatmeal cookie cream pies

veganpatch

Points +5252

Vegan
11 Sep 2019

Great Vegan Spot

We love this vegan spot. Yes it's junk food vegan (still healthier than if it were animal products). People choose to be vegan for more reasons than just health.

If you are looking for a health option there is a raw vegan restaurant in Boulder.

We first stumbled upon Native foods in Oregon after being vegan for 5yrs and we always look for one near where we travel. It's nice to feel like you can eat at a real restaurant. Many of their items are large enough to split. We also enjoy their beverage selection as opposed to regular soda pop.

Don't forget to sign up for their rewards. We got $5 off for downloading their rewards app.

I do not like that they use non compostable straws. They can do better. A&W in Canada uses compostable paper straws and we've seen several places with other compostable straw options such as avocado straws. Hopefully they implement using compostable straws.

Pros: Entirely Vegan , Feels like a normal restaurant, Meals large enough to share

Cons: A bit expensive , Non compostable straws

BKForest

Points +73

Vegan
20 Aug 2019

Very good

I had the Reuben with a side salad, he had the California Burrito with fries. We shared the Buffalo “chicken” wings. We enjoyed all of it very much. I enjoyed my salad mostly because of the dressing because they use limp, dry, bag salad greens. I’m so accustomed to eating fresh, wet, organic heads of lettuce that the bag stuff tastes substandard to me. The dressing, which I think was Caesar, was very good.
We also got 2 desserts to-go: the oatmeal creme cookie and the peanut butter parfait. Both are delicious.

Pros: Good atmosphere , Friendly staff

Cons: Lettuce from a bag

eBirder

Points +46

Vegan
18 Jul 2019

Really good vegan burger!

Really good vegan restaurant! I had the poppin jalapeño burger and was really good!

Pros: Everything vegan, Outdoor seating, A lot of options

Cons: Kind of expensive

VeggieKev

Points +112

Vegan
29 Jun 2019

Delicious

Great tasting food in a hurry but able to keep it healthy.

KrystalMarie

Points +135

Vegan
10 Jun 2019

Yes!

Everything is delicious! And filling!
Lil pricey, but well worth it!

Pros: All vegan!

Cons: Lil pricey

Jadediana

Points +2667

Vegan
27 May 2019

Favorite Boulder Spot

Absolutely love stopping here when I am in the area. Everything is absolutely delicious!! Tons of options for drinks, food, and dessert. They also offer a large variety of different types of food from burgers to salads to Thai food. I was blown away with how good the first time I had it was, but they have made some menu changes with options that aren’t quite as good but still yummy. I had the chicken burger they were offering at the time, nachos, and Mac and cheese. The Mac and cheese wasn’t super great, but still decent. The nachos had a nice sweet sauce and lots of yummy fresh veg! I always love grabbing a burger and enjoy the different combos.

Pros: TONS of vegan options , Reasonable prices , Large variety of food

AnnetteBruhin

Points +2450

Vegan
01 May 2019

Native Foods is the best

We love all Native Foods anyway!!!

shnuges

Points +108

Vegan
26 Apr 2019

exciting chain

Fun atmosphere and friendly folks - I had no idea it started in CA! Very tasty foods with a few GF options in there, too... the two meat eaters I dined with enjoyed their dishes as well.

Pros: educational (and adorable) decor, GF options

AutumnTierra

Points +1450

Vegan
25 Apr 2019

Decent!

Native Foods has come a long way. I remember when everything you ordered came in takeout containers. This is the third Native Foods I have eaten at in three different cities. This is the best of the three I’ve been to (also DC and LA). It’s kinda like Veggie Grill, but not quite as good. I had the Brussels sprouts and banh mi salad. The salad had way too much dressing, but had a good kick! The staff is very friendly.

Pros: All vegan, Good variety, Friendly staff

austin7573

Points +23

Vegan
17 Mar 2019

Great vegan restaurant

First real food establishment I went to after fully embracing Vegan lyfe. Was not dissapointed:) and they had plenty of nostalgic options for my parents to choose from!

Pros: Lots of vegan options

Cons: Lots of soy and gluten

KTG

Points +43

Vegan
17 Mar 2019

Fairly tasty vegan (junk) food

This place....I like the concept and normalizing vegan food but there are a few major issues-- their food is not organic. They rely on a lot of heavily processed soy for most of their meals. For example, you can get any manner of fake meat, but beans and lentils are vastly underused and not an option to add usually. it's vegan- how about some healthy natural proteins?! If you are a gluten-free vegan (which so many are for health/medical reasons), you will find options very very limited...basically to salad. , Everything is covered in these goopy mystery sauces which are not at all natural- made with some kind of yucky vegetable oils and sugars and not so natural things. So although they might be vegan they are far from healthy. Lastly, unless you get something covered in said mystery sauces, you will find they are majorly lacking in flavor. If you are avoiding processed or added sugars, forget it! It seems spices and seasonings and fresh herbs are really not utilized here at all. For all these reasons even though they are in my hometown, I hardly eat there.

Pros: non-vegans will be ok eating here, conveneint counter ordering, varied menu

Cons: overly processed, not organic

erapkin

Points +20

Vegan
21 Feb 2019

Love the double burger!

I've been to four different locations in the southwest and I love every meal on this menu. Really great comfort food, great quality and terrific service.

shawncaroline

Points +46

Vegan
07 Feb 2019

Best vegan nachos

This is my go-to place for lunch. I am certainly a regular and my favorites are the nachos and taco salad. I used to also love the avocado crunch wrap, but it was discontinued. The sandwiches And wraps are incredibly messy, so get a ton of napkins before digging in. Also love the oatmeal cream pie. 👍🏻 It is great to be able to go to a restaurant and order anything on the menu. The only down side is that it is pricey.




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