Go Zen

We ended up at this place as Red Bamboo was full. Turned out it was a stroke of luck. What an amazing little gem this restaurant is!

We ordered a variety of dishes, ranging from crispy tofu to soy beef & broccoli to cheese stuffed eggplant. Each single one of them was delilious in it's own way. The white chocolate cheesecake topped it off like no other dessert could have. Not often do you stumble upon a vegan restaurant with such a range and performing top notch on each single dish.

The staff was very considerate, extremely kind and very swift in serving us. Thanks again for your great service. The interior is simple but classy and warm.

All in all Go Zen is just fantastic, a true recommendation to anyone who might read this.

Because that's what you're gonna end up doing anyways after going to this place. Along with giving them five stars. I got the BBQ seitan as an appetizer. Get that! Get that! It left me craving more. I would go broke for it. For the meal I got a pesto linguine. Very tasty although I feel they might have even tastier options under the Rice & Noodles section. I had a 'make your own smoothie' (16oz) with a base of almond milk and for my items: peanut butter, banana, and mango. As expected: slurp. gone. :(
Anyways I didn't have cash on me and I was with an crazy alcoholic (babysitting her in a way) and when we got our food and left to go eat it across the street on the church stoop she wanted rice and thought it should come with it. And you know how crazy drunk people get so I had her wait and stay on the stoop. The people inside were so nice and I didn't want to disrupt/disturb them plus they were about to close and I didn't want my alcoholic acquaintance to go inside so they understood my situation (and they witnessed her too since she was inside earlier) and gave me the rice for free since I had no cash to pay for it. Initially I was going to go to red bamboo but I saw this place and got confused cause they were both vegan and I though red bamboo changed their name or something. It wasn't until I walked up the block that I then passed red bamboo and there was a staircase separating the two restaurants that block the view of each other even tho they're so close. Also I had yelp at the time and the maps said I arrived and they are so close to one another one the pin point blocks the other and in this case the red bamboo pin blocks go zen'. Anywayzz I'm glad I went here it was lovely.

Get the tofu & tempeh dish with the jalapeños. It's not spicy. The flavors are amazing! This place has great ambiance and quick service.

Go Zen is the new restaurant by people formerly involved with Zen Palate and Nobo (the children of Zen Palate) and in place of the Vegetarian Paradise II. We've eaten at all 3 over the last 20 years, but all the locations over the years which have all closed, VPII just a few months ago. They refurbished the VPII space, new couches, better lighting, still great location, and the menu is sort of a combination of the 3, and all great. It's a little more expensive than VPII about 12-15/ entree but still a great deal, with some lunch specials for $7.

We ordered a the Beijing Seitan, and Soy Cashew Saute, and BBQ Seitan with Yakisoba Noodles Plate. All amazing, and more than enough for 3 hungry people. We will definitely come back.

I was actually pretty upset when each of these restaurants had closed, and glad to see that at least this one is back.

They've added a few other non-Asian items to the menu such as GoZen Burger and GoZen sandwich, which might be good for a change.

I found the food less oily than Buddha Bodai in Chinatown, felt more healthy, though we love that place as well.