Berkley

Name:Long life Vegatarian restaurant
Location: near or on Shattuck
Type of food: Vegetarian, vegan
Price Range: Affordable ($10 - $15 per meal)
Review: This place is great! They are really good about my questioning them on exact ingredients (so that I don't end up with dairy or eggs) and the food is always wonderful.

Healdsburg

Name: Acre
Location: Center Street
Type of food: Vegan, Vegetarian, Regular Fare
Price Range: Moderate ($6.00 appetizer, $15.00-$18.00 entree)
Review: Great Wine List (of course, this is Sonoma County!) Wonderful meals. I've had grilled tofu on a bed of spinach w/sauce that was to die for - also their portobello mushroom was yummy. My recommendation is to call a day in advance (or around 2-3pm) if vegan, just to make sure the chef can adapt many of the food items - especially the delicious specials. My hubby had the chicken dish and said it was supurb.
Atmosphere is casual ->slightly dressy. Excellent/knowledgable wait staff too. The town of Healdsburg has a pop. of 10,000 and is a nice place to come if you're in San Francisco.
Thanks to Joni & Jim

Irvine

Name: The Wheel of Life
Type of food: Thai and Chinese
Price Range:Reasonable. The most expensive dishes on the menu are 8.50
Review:This restaurant is entirely Vegan. Most of the dishes are made with meat substitutes made of wheat gluten and soy protein, so you can get 'chicken', 'fish', 'beef', 'pork', and even 'shrimp'. What made me blink was seeing the BBQ 'ribs'. If you aren't into substitutes or are allergic to wheat, there are also plain vegetable and tofu vegetable dishes available. I love this restaurant because I missed spicy orange sauce terribly and was never able to make an entirely satisfactory replacement at home.
Thanks to Aya Shirai

Pasadena

Name: Orean The Health Express
Location: 817 N. Lake
Type of food: Burgers, Pizzas, Burritos, Salads, etc.
Price Range: Student Special (Less than $5 per meal)
Review: Really good vegan fast food take out! They have something for practically everyone. They offer everything from chili cheeseburgers, chiken burgers, air-fried french fries, burritos, tamales, tacos, and salads. They also offer a variety of drinks with spirulina such as shakes and slushes. My favorite food combo is the chicken burger with some air-fried french fries and a stawberry spirulina slush! Orean's is approved by the American Heart Association and they use no beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs, milk, or refined sugar. They also use non-dairy cheese and organic clover sprouts.
Thanks to A.J.

Redding

Name: The Jade Garden
Type of food: Schezsuan, mandarin, cantonese
Price Range: Budget ($5 - $10 per meal)
Review: I have three words: Spicy cashew tofu. This restaurant is great about making any beef, chicken, or seafood dish with tofu, and the price is so reasonable. 20$ or less and my boyfriend and I always leave happy.
Thanks to Emily

San Diego

Name: Cafe India
Location: 3760-5 Sports Arena Blvd
Type of food: Fine Indian Cuisine
Price Range: Budget ($5 - $10 per meal)
Review: Please try the vegetarian/vegan buffet. (Note: everything after this in the email was cut off)
Thanks to Inwin

Name: Jyoti-Bihanga
Location: 3351 Adams Ave. San Diego, California (in Normal Heights)
Type of food: Ovo-lacto vegetarian, vegan friendly
Price Range: Most expensive item: $9.45, I typically spend $10-$15
Review: This restaurant offers mostly American vegetarian food, and some Asian as well. My recommendation: The curry or the portabello mushroom burger. Meat eaters seem to prefer the tofu BBQ burger or the Brahma Burrito. They also offer Now and Zen vegan deserts. Brunch is offered on weekends. If you go in April or August, call ahead as Jyoti-Bihanga closes for one week in either month.
Thanks to Melrenee1@aol.com

Name: Pokez
Location: 10th and E in Downtown San Diego
Type of food: Mexican Food that can be made Vegetarian and Vegan
Price Range: Cheap! Mainly about $2.50-$4.00, Most expensive thing on the menu is probably $6.
Review: Terrific place. Very tasty foods, Lots of Vegan and Vegetarian choices. The people there are very receptive to comments and although service can be a little slow at times, it's well worth the wait for such flavorful large portions. Things to look for: Vegan Tofu tostada, Tofu Burrito, Vegetarian Chorizo.......Not everything is Vege, so meat eaters will be glad to come along.
Thanks to Wgnrncs82@aol.com

San Jose

Name: White Lotus
Location: Market Street
Type of food: Vietnamese
Price Range: approx. $10 per person
Review: This is my happy place. The menu is almost entirely vegan. The items are listed as beef curry and spicy pork, but they are all made with meat substitutes. They use everything: tofu, tempeh, seitan, TVP... The only drawback is that some of their chicken items contain eggwhites. However, there are so many items on this menu, no vegan could be disappointed! My recommendations are as follows:
Appetizer - Combo Spring & Summer Rolls
Entree - Deluxe Stuffed Tofu Curried Beef

Upland

Name: Bakers
Type of food: Fast Food
Price Range: approx. $10 per person
Review: A fast-food chain and it's gotta be one of the most vegan-friendly chains around (I believe it's owned by Seventh Day Adventists). There is even a combination meal on the menu, a la McDonalds, of a Boca Burger, fries and drink. They offer rice and bean tacos and more. They're great! And they're building one just a few blocks away from us.
Thanks to Liz Davenport