Veggie Garden

Yes absolutely recommend... wish I came here earlier. So many awesome dishes to try here.Nice host, she gave me recommendations and showed pictures too.Loved the black pepper chowmein and the curry spring rolls.

INSANELY GOOD. I brought my dad who is not a vegan here for lunch, and even he was impressed with the food. I ordered the black pepper chicken chow mein based on our server's recommendation, and it was absolutely delicious. Decently sized portion, and it came full of vegetables and vegan chicken, unlike some places where they give like 90% noodles. My dad enjoyed the moo shu vegetables. The servers were quick and friendly, and the food came extremely fast, probably within 10 minutes of ordering. They have a pretty extensive menu, and everything the people around us were eating looked delicious too. I will probably be back here very very often to work through the rest of the menu!

As a Mountain View resident, I've been here a few times over the years, mostly doing picking rather than dine in. In terms of the dine in area, it's in a limited space but one should always be able to find a table. It's family owned and they're extremely friendly and will definitely give you the best recommendations! I mostly come here when I have company in the form of friends who are vegetarians/vegans and want to eat Asian food or on days I want to cut down on my meat intake. Few dishes I've frequented1. Black Pepper Chicken Chowmein - This is their highlight hands down. Flavor is spot on without being over the top on black pepper, good portion of soy based vegan chicken, and also adjustable oil based on request. N2. Mapo Tofu - I would get this spicy to get a Mapo Tofu with a kick and ask them to not add much sweetish flavor to this dish, because if you get it towards the milder side, you'll get a sweetish taste. But you know, the portion size is crazy and there it is not too high on oil either. 3. Wonton in Chili Oil - This has a peanut based flavor/sauce and is on the sweeter side, but I do love the peanut based flavor. It mostly contains veggies like cabbage and carrots inside. Good dish, again good portion size.Over the years, I have tried other dishes like the Hunan Tofu/Vegan chicken, the Mongolian Vegan Chicken, the tofu fries, salt and pepper tofu with most dishes being food. And oh yea, the Thai curries are pretty decent too. The weekday lunch combos are good value for money. The garlicky noodle was a bit low on flavor/bland for me. I wasn't super fond of the Singapore style rice noodle too, but that might just be due to my preferences of liking thick noodles and not rice noodles. Very consistent food and a 4 or 4.5 most times though. Parking available outside at all times in the small complex.

I rarely go to a restaurant twice within a few months as we are spoilt for choices in the bayarea. But I had a hankering for the black pepper chowmein, so we made our way back here. In addition to the chowmein I also wanted to try some eggplant dish and we were suggested to get the basil eggplant. So here is the rundown of the dishes we tried this time- Black pepper chowmein- 5/5- I came back here just for this dish. It's really good. Definitely get this!!!Basil eggplant-5/5- another epic dish. Definitely ranks high on the best eggplant dishes I ever had. Not spicy but very savory without any sweet notes. It came with tofu as well which was equally delectable.Veggie fried rice- 4/5- delicious but very oily. There was no need for so much oil in this dish. Hopefully they take this feedback and work on improving it.Organic chicken salad- 4/5- my younger one wanted this. It came with a bunch of greens topped with lots of crispy wonton skins, fried "chicken" pieces and some dressing on the side. It was surprisingly good as the elements worked together cohesively.Vegetarian wonton with chilli oil- 4/5- another solid dish, the wontons were topped with some peanut sauce. It was a tad bit sweet, though I don't prefer sweetness in my savory dishes this was great as well.It's a very cosy little mom and pop style restaurant. I highly recommend giving them a try. I can assure you, you won't miss meat.

Can't believe it took so long for me to try this place! It's right next to the vet I go to and I've had Veggie Garden bookmarked for awhile. Came by to pick up to go for lunch while visiting the vet. Lunch prices are reasonable and I thought portion sizes were good. The garlic eggplant lunch was enough for lunch and dinner for one person. They take Apple Pay and you can sub out rice for double chow mein :) Hope to be back!

Veggie garden is an Americanized Chinese vegan restaurant so a lot of dishes seem to highlight a variety of heavy, thick sauces whether it be the brown garlic sauce, lemon , etc. The sauce is delicious if that's the style you're craving! We got the basil eggplant, dry braised string bean, black pepper chow mein and garlic fish fillet. I think the base sauce for the eggplant, fish, and string bean was all the same (brown garlic sauce) but there was some distinctness to each dish, the basil really made a difference and was aromatic. The black pepper chow mein had a shockingly heavy amount of black pepper. I think some people love the heavy load but I definitely think it would be overpowering for others, can definitely get caught in the throat. The chow mein was good but a bit unsatisfying because there wasn't much of the noodles itself and had way more veggies. We didn't order rice because we wanted noodles to be the base. Eapecially taking into consideration the price is inexpensive for its location not only in mountain view, but in the bay in general. Truly I can see why this place receives so much love! Definitely would come back!

Veggie Garden is one of my favorite spots to frequent. The black pepper "chicken" is one of my favorite dishes of all time, and they have so much variety on the menu. The location is in a strip mall so not the most happening area, but definitely worth going for the food

5 stars for offering a wide variety of vegan dishes, 4 stars for the flavorful but thick gravy in each dish, which would be even better if they lighten it up a bit. Conductive to sharing family style so you can try everything. I appreciate that the staff asked us whether anyone had any food allergies. Check out their specials written on the wall near the kitchen. Both white & brown rice are offered and you can even choose which rice you want your fried rice to be made with. We had: Kimchee fried riceVegan Duck (my favorite)Vegan fried fish in lemon sauceVegan beef & broccoli Garlic eggplantChoy sum & black mushroomsVegan ribs with bell peppersThis place is located in a small strip mall and has its own parking lot which is convenient. Prices are reasonable and portions are decent.

Didn't miss the meatCame here with a vegetarian friend and was amazed at the quality of the food. We tried the hunan tofu and the thai basil "chicken". Both were prepared carefully, came out hot, and smothered in a delicious sauce. Hit all the traditional Chinese notes. Okay, the vegetarian dumplings were missing some porky goodness, but they weren't too bad. Prices were very reasonable as well and service was excellent

We have been dedicated patrons of this Mountain View institution for three years now. The food has always been excellent, the menu extensive, the service prompt and the prices reasonable.So why am I writing this review after three years ?To tell you that their new Kimchi rice is simply delicious