• Full Steam Dumpling

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Pop-up dumpling and ramen shop frequently located inside the Santa Cruz Art Center. Has a variety of seasonally rotating vegan options on the menu, such as gyoza and ramen. Open Wed-Sat 5:00pm-9:00pm. Closed Sun-Tue.


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4 Reviews

First Review by andyjng

Conniemm

Points +1770

Vegan
13 Oct 2024

Oily ramen

I ordered the mushroom shoyu ramen and while it was tasty, there was an oil sheen on the broth (visible in the photo I posted) which would make me hesitate to order it again.

There was a nice balance of noodles, tofu chunks, mushrooms and bamboo shoots.

The dan dan noodle special looked good and I may opt for it in the future.

Cons: Oily ramen broth

Zurv

Points +1150

Vegan
02 Jun 2024

Best ramen in sc

The vegan ramen was amazing. So good! And the vegan gyoza were tasty too! Best ramen in sc hands down.

Pros: Vegan ramen

Cons: Price

serenacam

13 Jun 2024

The tahini sauce they put the gyoza on is heavenly

holly-bb

Points +232

Vegan
04 Apr 2024

Great vegan ramen

Super tasty vegan ramen with tomato, mushroom, cabbage, and tofu! Expensive but filling, full flavored, and made by cool people. Great local business and you can buy their broth and dumplings frozen at the downtown farmer’s market on Wednesdays

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-04

andyjng

Points +5372

Vegan
24 Dec 2023

Best Vegan Gyoza/Ramen in SC

I've had Full Steam a few times now and have loved their food and service. They are situated here at 11th Hour on most days as a special pop-up kitchen, and am glad to see them doing well.

I ordered their Vegan Gyoza which are made from mushrooms, tofu, and veggies, laid over with their own chili oil that brings out a lot of flavor. The dumplings were pan fried to perfection and were really delicious. I highly recommend trying the mushroom ones even if you eat meat.

Although I love their food offerings, I can't deny that $14 for five dumplings seems to be on the higher side of things. They are indeed delicious and probably the best homemade dumplings you'll find in Santa Cruz, but to pay almost $20 for the meal including tip is a bit steep.

Definitely a "once in a while" type of spot for me. Next time I'll try their vegan ramen which looked creamy and delicious.

Pros: Seasonal vegan items




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