Like many other cuisines, the Bay Area certainly doesn't fall short of vegetarian options. Whether you eat a strict vegetarian diet or not, Check, Please! Bay Area guests have round up ten dishes worth trying...
Restaurant: Encuentro Café and Wine Bar
Season: 8
Recommended by: Michelle
Dish: Stuffed dates with Redwood Hill Farms goat cheese or macadamia nut pate and walnut ‘honey’
“Melt in your mouth dates!”
Restaurant: Benjarong Thai Cuisine
Season: 5
Recommended by: Alexis
Dish: Tofu Pumpkin Curry
“It’s the best Thai dish I’ve found in the Bay Area.”
Restaurant: Udupi Palace
Season: 2
Recommended by: Ezperanza
Dish: Udupi Spring Dosa – Crepe with vegetables & potatoes, served with coconut chutney & sambar
“I describe the potatoes inside as little puffs of heaven!”
Restaurant: NOPA
Season: 3
Recommended by: Gary
Dish: Moroccan Vegetable Tagine – with toasted almonds and lemon yogurt
“Their food really is splendidly fresh.”
Restaurant: Gather
Season: 6
Recommended by: Cathy
Dish: Spicy Tomato Pizza
“It is so good!”
Restaurant: Greens
Season: 7
Recommended by: Sharmila
Dish: Mesquite Grilled Brochettes
“It’s a signature dish!”
Restaurant: Alegrias
Season: 4
Recommended by: Amber
Dish: Paella de Verduras – Classic saffron flavored Spanish rice with vegetables
“The rice was perfect – rich with saffron and tomato, and the vegetables had just a hint of white wine flavor.”
Restaurant: Farmerbrown
Season: 4
Recommended by: Syndey
Dish: Vegetable Jambalaya- Cajun rice dish with mixed vegetables
“It was delicious!”
Restaurant: Senor Sisig Food Truck
Season: 9
Recommended by: Suki
Dish: Tofu Sisig with Steamed Rice and Fried Egg
“Tofu is an option on everything!”
Restaurant: Pomelo
Season: 5
Recommended by: Ray
Dish: Tofu Koh Samui – Spicy coconut curry with tofu, oriental long beans, thai eggplant, squash, straw mushrooms, kaffir lime leaves, fresh cilantro with jasmine rice
“Really perfect and filling!”