Vegan-friendly
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American
Juice bar
Delivery
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Serves meat, vegan options available. Vegetarian friendly restaurant with several locations in Orange County. Extensive food menu with many choices suitable for vegetarians. Vegans to ask. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-9:00pm.
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211 N Pomona Ave, Fullerton, California, USA, 92832
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Added by The Veggie Cook on 30 Sep 2011
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7 Reviews
First Review by SavageMaxx
disgraciejean
Points +38
good for vegetarians, bad for vegans - Edit
this used to be my favorite restaurant when i was a vegetarian. the vibe is nice, the staff is friendly, and the food is reasonably priced. unfortunately, after i made the switch to vegan i realized how not vegan-friendly this place is. nearly every dish has cheese on it. of course you can make adjustments, but they don't really have any alternatives available. you just have to ask them to take things off. i understand that this place is historical, and most likely has a similar menu to when it opened in 1970. the hippie vibe and decor is lovely, but when it comes to the menu, they need to get with the times. it's 2024, there should be vegan options. especially at a place that prides itself on being vegetarian friendly.
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KateShaw
Points +823
Lovely space, surprisingly few vegan options - Edit
The space and the service was great. However, I was surprised by the lack of vegan options. I think the other location must be more vegan-friendly. Here there are no vegan-as-is items on the menu. Some vegetarian options can be veganized by omitting sauces and cheese, but the menu offered no guidance there so I had to ask the server for help with ingredients. I had the falafel wrap without the “creamy herb dressing,” and was able to smear hummus on it. It was ok.
Read morePros: Nice customer service, Large portions, Vegetarian options marked on menu
Cons: Few vegan options
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monkeywrench67
Points +16
Not for vegans - Edit
Cool place, but not vegan friendly. Ironic, given it's boho vibe.
Read morePros: Some vegetarian options
Cons: Almost no vegan options
Guest
Charlottegrowns
Points +90
YUMMY - Edit
Lots of yummy vegan options, ps get the peanut sauce to put over your rice, makes a huge difference!!! 10/10
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jennamichelle1
Points +337
Cute Atmosphere, okay food - Edit
I go here with my girlfriends who like to eat healthier, but aren't vegetarian or vegan. I'm able to get a salad that is pretty good. There aren't any vegan dessert options, and I have to ask a lot of questions about ingredients. There are tons of vegetarian options, but not a lot of things for vegans. The menu is a novel and really cute to go through. You can customize a lot of things to make it vegan, but I usually wind up with the Thai Peanut Salad, which is a huge serving. The food is also not my favorite, but it's a cute little restaurant located in a house, so the atmosphere is fun and my friends really enjoy it. It's a good place to take non-veg friends as there will be options for both of you, but if you're vegan you'll have to do a bit of menu searching.
Read morePros: Cute Atmosphere, Good place for non-veg friends, Lots of vegetarian options
Cons: Not as many vegan options, staff not always knowledgable
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catercow
Points +53
So-so - Edit
I went here with my (carnivorous) boyfriend on a recent visit to California. While I am a fully practicing vegan, the one exception I allow myself on occasion is grilled cheese sandwiches (they are my kryptonite).
Read moreI ordered one here, which said on the menu only that it was melted cheese on squaw bread and had a vegetarian icon next to it. When I got it, it was pretty gross. It was lightly heated (not toasted) sweet bread with really thick and rubbery pieces of american and swiss (gross) cheese on it.
Now, I know I was taking a chance ordering a grilled cheese, but the menu or the waitress should have at least mentioned the types of cheese on the sandwich. Especially since swiss cheese makes me extremely nauseous.
That, however, is not my biggest complaint. I asked the waitress if anything came on the side of the sandwich and she said a pickle, some fruit, and a pasta salad. Now, being that this was tagged on the menu as a vegetarian dish, I assumed everything on the side was vegetarian. However, a few bites into the pasta salad, I noticed there was chicken in it. Don't you think that would be something important to mention (either on the menu or by the waitress), especially if a large percentage of your customers don't eat meat?
Also, be very careful when you order the apple pie there because (and again, neither the waitress nor the menu mentions this) there is cheddar cheese baked into the crust. I found this extremely unsettling because we do not have a habit of doing that in Florida, and especially after my experience with the "grilled cheese" this just made me feel even more sick.
On the upside, they had a nice 42 cent special dip served with carrot and celery sticks, although I suspect it was something I could have bought at the grocery store myself :(
Pros: cute atmosphere, nice location
Cons: menu does not specify ingredients, waitress was not very helpful, not very safe for vegans
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SavageMaxx
Points +17
Great vegi friendly place.... - Edit
I really enjoyed Ruta's. The atmosphere was great, quite and friendly. The service was always spot on. I really enjoyed the Mexican Caserole and the pumpkin hummus was awsome. The salads are MASSIVE. The price was fair, I can have a beer, huge salad, pumpkim hummus and chips, leave a good tip and still walk out for under $20.00.
Read morePros: Great service, quite and comfy, excellent food
Cons: not open for breakfast
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