A couple of dishes at Gobo at Gobo - West Village in New York City

  • CLOSED: Gobo - West Village
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    Closed

  • White Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
International
Organic
Juice bar
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Asian
Catering

NYC vegetarian food restaurant with 2 locations. Lunch dishes moderate from $11-14, dinner mains from $14-21 each dish. Reported closed to HappyCow Sept 2014.

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14 Reviews

First Review by Poundie

Avatar Kell Bell

Kell Bell

Points +58

Vegetarian
03 Sep 2009

Too Hip, Too Hyped

The decor must have cost them a small fortune. I guess that's why the food is overpriced and the portions are small. Decent vegan Chinese food though, but don't order the spicy asian noodles. It's a watered down, mushy pad thai. This place is more about being SEEN eating vegan and less about exploring the world of vegan cuisine. The General Tso Seitan dish is just a pile of seitan smothered in sauce. Yes, it's tasty, but not in the least innovative or healthy. This place could be so much more if it could get over itself.

Pros: Location - West Village, Decor

Cons: Trying too hard to be vegan

Avatar L2Lulu

L2Lulu

Points +34

Vegan
29 Sep 2014

Closed

Both Gobo locations in Manhattan are permanently closed as of Sept. 2014. :(

Avatar VeggieVisa

VeggieVisa

Points +490

Vegan
02 Jun 2014

Go for Dinner

Love this restaurant for dinner...lunch isn't quite as good. Be sure to try the eggplant stuffed with herbed tofu cheese and a juice. Both delicious treats.

Pros: Delicious Dinner Menu, Juice!, Nice cocktails

Cons: Loud, Expensive, Lunch isn't as good

Avatar Astonangel

Astonangel

Points +185

Vegetarian
04 May 2013

Excellent nite out

Very good choices without resorting to "meat substitutes" to create dishes. Flavourful and satisfying

Pros: Good food, Portions just right

Cons: Small so feels crowded

Avatar conniex721

conniex721

Points +136

Vegan
16 Apr 2011

Loud

I only got dessert (apple crisp) and bubble tea. I thought the dessert portion was small for the price, but tasty. The tea was good. The restaurant was far too noisy; we couldn't have a conversation.

Cons: Loud, Small Portions

Avatar veggiewoman

veggiewoman

Points +374

Vegan
16 Feb 2010

Pretty good

My favourite part about Gobo is the menu - HUGE variety of food, and many unique items and combinations I would not have imagined myself.

We had scallion pancakes (kinda bland, but very good with the mango topping it comes with), yummy spinach and soy-cheese deep-fried wontons and a plate of protein nuggests, veggies and brown rice. Everything was good. The atmosphere was a simple/wooden/modern kind of nice (we went for a v-day brunch). I would definitely recommend this place - but mainly to those who are a bit adventurous.

Pros: atmosphere, variety, service

Avatar lilmammal

lilmammal

Points +236

Vegan
24 Jun 2009

Excellent vegan cuisine

Amazing vegan food. We had seitan and soy protein dishes and couldn't even pick a favorite. The sauces were so deliciously rich, the seitan and soy protein nuggets well cooked. It is a chic, modern environment. It was a pricey meal, but the portions were huge. We got an entire second meal out of the leftovers.

Pros: delicious, vegan, location

Cons: expensive, tables very close to each other

A couple of dishes at Gobo at Gobo - West Village in New York City

Avatar Dena

Dena

Points +58

Vegan
30 Mar 2008

Overrated and overpriced

This restaurant felt to me like it was more about being hip than actually appreciating good food. Gobo seems like the type of restaurant that is vegetarian because it is fashionable rather than because it holds an authentic commitment to non-violence and plant-based eating. Gobo had decent vegetarian food, but it was not a place I would ever feel the need to return. I'd rather eat at any number of great vegetarian/vegan restaurants in New York and spend half as much money as I would at Gobo.

Pros: Has vegetarian food

Cons: Expensive, more about image than food

Avatar mr.pancakes

mr.pancakes

Points +51

Vegan
14 Dec 2007

bubble tea

what a nice place to eat.sometimes it's a lil loud in there but it was the first place i went to when i was in new york the first time.

i had the scallion pancakes with homemade mango salsa for starters and i think the sizzling soy cutlet platter with black pepper sauce for an entree.

it was really good and i will always remember this first night in new york.

thank you gobo

Avatar gr8vegan

gr8vegan

Points +2363

Vegan
05 Dec 2007

I agree with the last review

nice tie in to Veggie Heaven! Only my most favorite place in the world. Please don't soil the reputation of Protein 2000, though. Gobo is not all that. Definitely seek out another vegan restaurant, but if you're tired and its raining its vegan food...

Avatar jillian

jillian

Points +47

Vegan
02 Sep 2007

Not bad, but...

I don't understand why this restaurant is rated so highly. The food is ok, the atmosphere is ok and the service is ok. I ordered their most popular lunch dish (which was basically fried TVP served with greens) and was unimpressed. In fact, if you have ever been to Veggie Heaven in Austin, TX, the dish was identical to their most popular dish, Protein 2000. The juices were excellent, but the desserts were mediocre. At least they were all vegan. I would skip this place in search of something more interesting. There are way better vegan restaurants in the area.

Pros: All vegan desserts, Decent price, Decent food

Cons: Overrated!!!!

Avatar Nickysr

Nickysr

Points +140

Vegan
21 Apr 2007

Gormet Vegan

I was blown away by the overall package that is Gobo. The decor is super-stylish, the food wonderfully gormet and the pricing very reasonable. There was a fresh juice bar and a great dessert selection.
All vegan too.

Pros: gormet, stylish, inventive

Avatar chanmeng

chanmeng

Points +35

Vegan
07 Dec 2006

Inventive and Delicious

Excellent vegetarian and vegan food. Try their "Pine Nut Vegetable Medley with Lettuce Wrap" -- comes with a nice wok fragrance.

Pros: Location, Nice portions, Creative cuisine

Cons: Seating can be cramped

Avatar Poundie

Poundie

Points +13540

Vegan
27 Aug 2006

World class

Along with Hangawai and Candle 79, one of the best restaurants in the city. Everything is healty, delicious; the decor and service are great. It is pricey, though a bit less so at lunch time

Pros: Great food, healthy, great decor

Cons: pricey

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