• CLOSED: Vegan Plate

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Vegan
American
Thai
Delivery
Take-out

Menu features vegetarian Thai cuisine from appetizers, soups, salads, currys, rice and noodle dishes to wraps, veggieburgers, beverages, and desserts; brown rice served. Moderate size setting, casual decor. Accept credit cards with minimum $15 purchase. Valet parking onsite for dine-in only. JAN 2015 REPLACED BY H.O.P.E.


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13 Reviews

First Review by VeggieHeather

kat_436

Points +28

Vegan
29 May 2014

Good food

Great place that is near my work and delivers! Cowboy burger is da bomb - great garlicky flavor. The veggie burger is not for me though - not great texture. Everything else I've ever tried here is great. The chocolate cake is very moist and yummy - has more of a pudding frosting rather than traditional frosting but still tastes great.

Pros: Good food, Delivers

Cons: None

veggiemom123

Points +37

Vegan
18 Aug 2013

Not worth it

First, the valet parking in a normal strip shopping center is very weird, and if I had known about that, we wouldn't have gone. We were the only ones in the restaurant, yet the service not good or friendly. No one checked on us after being served. The place is not what I'd call clean either. We had chow mein and tofu on a skewer (forgot name) and it was just O.K. Would not keep that on my list if we ever go back to L.A.

Cons: Unfriendly service, Dingy/not clean, valet parking

Traveling gal

Points +50

Mostly Veg
14 Aug 2013

Not Worth It

I went there a few years ago, when I was visiting my sister, and the food was so great I went back there with my sister and a friend. Also a great meal. This visit, I was very disappointed. I was taking out and it took forever, even though there were only three other people there. Two of which already had their food. Maybe it was an off day, the A/C was off, and it was sweltering hot, they had a few floor fans but the long wait was unbearable. The staff was not very friendly- maybe it was the heat- and the food was too salty and tasteless. Will cross them off my list of places to go on my next visit.

Cons: Salty Food, unfriendly wait staff

Epiphany

Points +20

Vegan
26 Jul 2013

Former Fan Turns Into A Disappointed Diner

I've been to Vegan Plate countless times and I've brought many friends there, mostly non-vegan/vegetarian folks who were open to trying it based on my recommendation. I've always found the food to be satisfying and so good sometimes, I've questioned whether it was actually vegan. For instance, they served french fries to me one day that tasted EXACTLY like McDonald's fries. There happens to be a McDonald's directly across the street and my dinner companion and I joked that they just ran across the street and picked up a few bags every day and then reheated them when customers came in. (I'm not saying they did this, but... boy, it really had that same distinctive Micky D's taste!)

I was a regular customer who always had pleasant experiences with the wait staff, even coming in to pick up take out food now and again. One day when I picked up an order to go I signed off on the card as usual and even gave a cash tip. So imagine my shock when I took a look at the transaction online a week or so later and noticed they'd tacked on an additional FIVE BUCKS for themselves that I didn't authorize! (The bill was over the $15 minimum.) I suppose I could have gone back and disputed it with them, but I had already entered my receipt in Quicken and shredded it. I was so pissed I never went back. I am sad about it too because had they not ripped me off I would have given the place a great review.

P.S. - You can avoid the small parking lot and valet service entirely if you don't mind a short walk by simply parking down the street (Radford) near CBS studios.

Pros: Good vegan comfort food, Not usually that busy

Cons: Watch your credit card charges there!, How vegan, healthy, MSG free are they?

vegebald

Points +59

Vegan
27 Feb 2011

Don't waste your time or money on Vegan Plate

I'm always anxious to try a Vegan restaurant that's new to me, but I'm sick and tired of all those sinister Thai "vegan" restaurants that have been popping up all over L.A. that continue to "poison" us steadfast vegans by secretly using egg and dairy ingredients, so I've been very hesitant to try Vegan Plate, but I read the reviews (they're all so old!)and checked out Quarry Girl so Vegan Plate seemed to be vegan-true so I gave it a try tonight with my vegetarian-ish mom and I ended up very disappointed overall. I found the 3 entrees that we ordered expensive, small portions, and mostly tasteless. Will I return? Probably some day when I'm less value-conscious, they're one of the closest vegan restaurants to vegan-devoid Burbank, but not any time soon. My mom is 74 years old, doesn't eat much, & I'm not a big man, & the 3 entrees we ordered filled us but just barely. Between us, we spent $37 plus tip, and this seemed WAY too much money for a little hole-in-the wall (albeit pleasant) casual strip-mall restaurant. Yes, like everyone else said, the Orange chicken is out of this world delicious but is a small portion and the most expensive single item on the menu. But I am a Pad See-Eiw devotee and their version was one of the worst I've ever had: totally bland, small portion, and the seitan that they added to it was easily the worst seitan that I've ever had (grainy, porous, tasteless, loose consistency). The best Pad See-Eiw ever still remains at Arunee House in Toluca Lake (I'd sure like to find it somewhere else as good or better). The third entree we selected was Cashew Nut which is a very standard menu item on virtually all Thai menus. But the Cashew Nut at Vegan Plate was once again tasteless, had NO traditional red sauce as we expected, and the portion was so small they really should be embarrassed. It's my mom's favorite Thai dish because of the typical sauce, but at Vegan Plate she was really bummed. I've been trying to ween her off of the Cashew Nut dish that she adored at Green Leaves Restaurant Silverlake where I won't return because they AREN'T vegan (heck, they aren't even vegetarian...the whey in their foods have animal stomach (rennet)!) but they ARE purveyors of deceit if you've read all the stories on the internet about them!

Maybe I merely picked the bland menu items by happenstance, but the way i figure it, if a Thai chef can't even make good Thai recipes, how good could the other dishes be?

Won't be returning anytime soon!

Pros: Burbank-close, Vegan-True, Orange Chicken!

Cons: Expensive, Small Portions, Bland Food

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Points +17478

Vegan
28 Feb 2009

Good Place... ;)

So came here expecting just Thai food, but to my surprise they carried some other great looking options. I opted for the Cowboy Burger...yum!!! My friend got the pepper steak (and he never shut up about it for hours after eating there) with his entrée and loved it. Overall this is a good place!

Island Hopper

Points +61

Vegan
03 Dec 2008

The Truth

I've eaten here many times. The menu is varied, quality is good. I'd recommend the pancakes, lentil wrap, veggie burger and fries if you're into them. As noted in other reviews the wait staff is adequate. Very small parking lot and valet most times, but not all. Mostly nights and weekends. If Valet is on, then just get your ticket validated. No big deal.

Pros: Portions, Value

Cons: Staff (at times), Parking

Hugo

Points +53

Vegan
29 Jul 2008

Great Vegan restaurant!

I ate at the Vegan Plate for the first time today. The food was REALLY tasty! My wife and I had the yellow curry, steamed curry dumplings, spicy rice noodles, a GIGANTIC portion of french-fries, and a couple of Kamut pancakes. Everything was very flavorful, to say the least. The prices are reasonable, and we even got to chat with the owner/chef who was very charming. I will definitely be going back the next time I'm in the area.

Pros: Very tasty, Great atmosphere

ronitw

Points +675

Vegan
16 Jun 2008

We are lucky

to have this place so close to us. Good food, reasonable prices, good service. Especially perfect lunch menus!
I always park on the street. Ridiculous to pay for valet parking.

tinam001

Points +39

Vegan
28 May 2008

I drive in from East LA just to go there!

I love this place. Yes, there are quite a few vegan thai restaurants in LA - some much closer to me. But none compare to Vegan Plate. The environment, the service and the food are great. I agree with the guy a few reviews back - parking is 'eh'...but I don't mind walking either. Again, the food is awesome. Haven't had anything I don't like. My [vegan only when I cook for him] hubby even asks to go there and he loves it.

We always get the Tom Kha khai soup (extra spicy - yum) and he's hooked on the cowboy burger. I go from the lentil loaf, to the wraps to the curry...I just can't pick a favorite. I'm determined to try the rest.

This place is better than most of the other vegan thai places so give it a try!

Pros: Delicious, Comfortable/Warm Environment, Satifying meal

lasquizee

Points +36

Vegan
23 Oct 2007

Pretty Good Vegan Food

This place was pretty good. Although their fried foods make you feel heavier than that of Vegan Factory's fried foods, Vegan Plate Offers a variety of different dishes. The coconut ice cream is exceptionally great.

Pros: Creative Menu, Quick Service, Pleasant dining

Cons: fried food is heavy

nainabarnett

Points +56

Vegan
12 Jan 2007

nothing spectacular, but tasty nonetheless.

though i have never dined in at vegan plate, i often order some food for take out. They have mostly thai food, with some burgers, wraps, and random sides thrown in. I have had their pad thai with soy chicken (pretty good), P.E.T. with tofu (also pretty good), spicy eggplant with tofu (decent but nice and spicy!), the lentil wrap (bland, skip it), glass noodle salad (decent), papaya salad (would have been pretty good if the tomatoes had been a bit more flavourful but i don't think that's their fault), banana spring rolls (a tasty, albeit, not very healthy dessert) the vegan smoothie (very good), and the item that keeps me coming back, the freshy rolls (really healthy, i get them every time i go and they're always delicious, and the sauce they come with is nice) Vegan plate has a good menu with a variety of options, and though i haven't been blown away by some of the stuff i've had, there's plenty of other things i can't wait to try. And though i personally am not a fan of mock meats (though i don't mind the soy chicken in the freshy rolls ) if you like them, vegan plate has a nice variety of ones to choose from. the main draw back is if you're going to dine in, parking can be difficult, though on busy nights there is valet for the strip mall.

Pros: nice staff, nice selection of dishes, take out/delivery

Cons: parking

VeggieHeather

Points +202

Vegan
24 Dec 2006

Not that impressed

I think the Vegan Thai thing is WAY overdone in southern California. The food here, while reasonably priced, just wasn't anything spectacular. I much prefer California Vegan. My friend got a dish spiced with mint leaves, and it had bite to it, but really no flavor. I got the P.E.T., which was a creative dish with pumpkin and eggplant, which was decent.

Pros: reasonable prices, good sized portions, very friendly service

Cons: food mediocre tasting




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