Vegan
Chinese
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Vietnamese
Long-time established pure veg Asian cuisine restaurant. Its menu features a varied range of choices from rice and noodle dishes to soy meats, hot pots, refreshing beverages and vegan desserts. Moved here 2014 from its former location on O'Farrell St. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-7:30pm.
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395 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, California, USA, 94102
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Last update on 07 Feb 2024 by Forman
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265 Reviews
First Review by baruchadam
flaxmealfriend
Points +40
Delicious and very accommodating - Edit
Most times I've hit this place up, I've come in parties of 10-40 People and they seat everyone! Everything I've tried so far has been delicious and they even sell things like jerky at the counter to go. I love it here!
Read morePros: All vegan
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VeganScientist
Points +847
Delicious place to take a date - Edit
I love bringing new people to Golden Era. Whether they are new to San Francisco, new to veganism or new to me, they always fnd something they like and we always have a good time.
Read moreI've had just about everything on the menu and everything is good. Some of my favorites include the ban xeo which is kind of like a folded omelet with tofu and mushrooms in it. I don't know another place in the city that serves it.
The appetizers are amazing too like the mushu rolls. And the desserts are fantastic. My favorite is the oreo cake. You can also buy candy bars, vegan egg. And other things to go.
There's always a table open because there is lots of seating, but they are always busy. Great place for a large group.
Pros: Affordable, Good variety
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PANOP123
Points +150
Good - Edit
I had Spicy Asian Stew. It was good. The Drumsticks were were not for me and simply came with ketchup - instead of a nice dipping sauce of some kind. Service nice.
Read morePros: Service is nice. Fast. , Food - good and very good for some some items, Pricing good.
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wakuu
Points +79
Favorite Vegan Spot in SF - Edit
The best vegan chinese food in town. Blown away by the quality, especially for their delivery. Have ordered from here many times in-person & through Door Dash. Pretty much have tried almost all of their dishes over many, many orders.
Read moreFavorites:
- **Golden Rolls (Deep fried egg rolls - yum!)
- Pot Stickers (Much better in-person. gets a little cold/hard in delivery transit)
- Crispy Sea Patty (This tastes just like fish. Ridiculous! Soy wrapped in seaweed. Who would have thought?)
- Mama's claypot (the "fish" in this is so delicious.)
- **Lemongrass Deluxe (hands down - the best. Seasoning is on-point and not over fried!)
- Crispy Cauliflower (Fried whole cauliflowers that are pretty tender!)
- Spicy Sweet Potato Curry (You'll end up drenching the curry on everything. It's that good)
Tip: Eating in is even better than ordering out from this place!
Pros: Food is Extremely Delicious, Wide Selection of Vegan Dishes
Cons: Delivery on DoorDash & Postmates is expensive, Neighborhood is not convenient
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BamRodríguez
Points +18
So good!!! - Edit
Incredible food! Lots of options. I had a pad Thai, which was incredible!
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sandykaren
Points +507
100% vegan - Edit
I love this place! I try to go here for lunch at least once a month. My favorite is the Lemongrass Deluxe -- I like that it is served with steamed broccoli so I don't feel so guilty about eating the fried faux chicken! My other favorites are the Spicy Thai Fried Rice and the House Rice Claypot.
Read morePros: 100% vegan, reasonable prices, large portions
Cons: not the best neighborhood
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BlueLovely
Points +82
Love, love, love this place! - Edit
The menu is packed with healthy and delicious food and I would literally eat here everyday if I could. It's definitely one of my favorite vegan restaurants in San Francisco. ❤🌱
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seabean
Points +34
Best sweet potato curry ever! - Edit
Large vegan Asian fusion menu. Ask for The buns! So good.
Read morePros: All vegan , Sticky buns
Cons: Not one
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Casong
Points +93
go go go! - Edit
First of all, I love the restaurant itself. I’m from Aus and it’s one of the biggest all vegan restaurants I’ve been to. We sat in the booth both times and it’s just so comfortable. When I went the first time I wasn’t even in the mood for Asian food but I quickly changed my tune. It was some of the best vegan food I’ve had. I highly recommend the mushu rolls (I was obsessed) and the blueberry cheesecake (the best I’ve ever had, maybe non-vegan included!!), it’s so light and fluffy. They also do a great chowfun and Vietnamese pancake. The pho was decent but nothing on vegan pho in Sydney (Golden Lotus).
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dizzybanana
Points +42
Amazing Vegan Food - Edit
A great vegan restaurant with endless vegan options as well as plenty of vegan desserts and other treats. Would definitely recommend if in San Francisco.
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JoyWomack
Points +92
Asian faves paradise - Edit
So many options it’s was hard to choose!! The waitress recommended some great things I had never tried before!
Read morePros: Vegan Thai iced tea, LOTS of options , Gluten free clearly marked
Cons: Crowded, Loud
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JenniferChiu
Points +118
I like big buns and I cannot lie - Edit
I discovered Golden Era Vegan on GrubHub and became addicted to their giant fluffy steamed buns. Everything is delicious! I’ve tried a lot of their menu items, spring rolls, chow fun, and my favorite sweet potato curry. Check out my full review with lots of yummy photos on my blog: https://thatjenngirl.com/blog/1706/vegan-in-the-city-golden-era-vegan
Read morePros: No reservation required
Cons: Shady Neighborhood
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770veg
Points +3936
Steamed buns! - Edit
We had a variety of items at this spot. But we fell in love with the steamed buns! We talk about them all the time and have yet to find an east coast vegan restaurant that has anything close!
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EC5
Points +2336
Delicious options! - Edit
Seriously great food! So glad we came here!
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OmSabor
Points +61
one of my favorite spots in sf! - Edit
I've been coming to this since they're old previous spot as a kid and continues to be one of my favorite spots!
Read morePros: amazing grab and go!
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TorixBear
Points +138
Gluten-free & Organic Options - Edit
Large, busy, relaxed vegan restaurant with a large menu of Asian meals. Not everything is organic, but the things that matter to health-conscious vegans are: tofu, berries, salad leaves etc. Gluten-free options are clearly marked and the service was good. I had GF raw vegetable rolls to start, followed by a Thai vegetable red curry (GF) with organic brown rice. Loads of veggies in it - cauliflower, cabbage, celery, squash, broccoli and all cooked al-dente, not boiled to a mush. My family enjoyed wonton, fried spring rolls, sweet and sour fried tofu, Indian spiced tofu with veg, Oreo cake etc - you can eat more cleanly or enjoy fried vegan food, the choice is yours - a really good all rounder. I also had an really delicious organic blueberry and banana smoothie. The only downside was the location in the Tenderloin district, a rather rough area at 8pm in the evening - I wouldn’t venture there alone...😄 But don’t be put off by it - we almost turned back, but glad we braved the walk.
Read morePros: Eat as cleanly or indulgently as you choose, Organic tofu, greens, berries etc, Gluten-free options clearly marked
Cons: Location a little scary...
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s.eslava647
Points +34
Great restaurant!!! - Edit
The food was great and lots of options
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BrunoMontez
Points +277
Pure Asian vegan cuisine - Edit
Very friendly folks over there, it's a big restaurant and every thing is vegan. Great options and many to choose from, salads, asian style soups and vegetable dishes. Good quality and well prepared, really recommend
Read morePros: Good food, Quiet, Good prices
Cons: Location
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Mitchel
Points +292
First meal in SF. - Edit
What a great welcoming to a great city!
Read moreWe loved our appetizers and meals.
I ordered the Kung Pao Chicken that came with Soy protein, celery, onion, zucchini, peanuts, bell peppers sauteed in spicy kung pao sauce.
Everything was great!
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janitajasmin
Points +172
Tasty food! - Edit
I had the pad thai and it was really tasty, the vegan shrimp was interesting. Would go again if I’m ever in San Francisco!
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UltraMagnus
Points +99
good food and service - Edit
Their version of "egg" foo young is really good! The last time i had (real) egg foo young as a kid; and this reminded me of his much I missed it. Definitely will be my go to next time I'm in San Francisco.
Read morePros: Tasty Food, good service ,
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justybin79
Points +29
Great food, fast service - Edit
Excellent vegan food. The spring rolls and tofu salad are yummy. Huge portions.
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veganmamabear
Points +380
Our Favorite Family Restaurant - Edit
My daughter even had her Bat Mitzvah dinner here! Consistent quality of food, seemingly unending delicious choices, usually good server recommendations!
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plantamy
Points +115
Good Chinese - Edit
My daughter and I ate dinner here while visiting in San Francisco after reading about it here at Happy Cow. We had a very good and filling meal. They seated us quickly and took our order promptly. And the food arrived quickly. It was a little slower getting the check at the end. There was a large variety of choices on the menu. I enjoyed my broccoli dish. It's a nice place in a sort of sketchy neighborhood but a good place for dinner.
Read morePros: All vegan choices, Great vareity, NIce atmsophere
Cons: Sketchy neighborhood
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pommes
Points +89
Nomnomnom - Edit
We had excellent food and take-away cake. Would recommend!
Read moreThe surrounding neighborhood was a bit surprising to us as tourists but I guess that's what happens if you don't know a city very well.
Pros: CAKE
Cons: the neighborhood
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KaitlynnGill
Points +1611
yummy! - Edit
Great vegan chinese. Fast service and friendly staff. Very mock meat and tofu heavy.
Read morePros: fast, delicious
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jsmnelehal
Points +16
great vegan food! - Edit
Great restaurant with a variety of Asian foods! Everything is vegan on the menu giving an abundance of choices which vegans don't usually get so that was really nice. The restaurant is really big and very nice on the inside. The dessert menu looked amazing as well but we were too full to order any because of the large dinner portions. Very affordable as well! Huge thumbs up!
Read morePros: lots of vegan options , affordable
Cons: in a rougher part of town, but still central
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