Vegan
American
Fast food
Beer/Wine
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Take-out
Catering
Fusion
Small chain of vegan restaurants originating from Southern California. Offers a menu of sandwiches, veggie burgers, bowls, salads, and others. Order at the counter and food is brought to your table. Casual setting in a unique, yurt-like space with inside and patio seating. Relocated from 2937 Bristol St. Reported closed October 2023.
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350 Clinton Ave, Costa Mesa, California, USA
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Last update on 02 Oct 2023 by Veganbloke
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100 Reviews
First Review by juliotnunes
MrsVeganPizza
Points +234
Yummmy! - Edit
Native Foods is among the best. Variety of menu items including bowls, sandwiches, salads, and pizza. My favorite items include the Ensalada Azteca,the Twister Wrap, and Baja Surf Tacos. The food is manages to be both light and filling at the same time. I especially enjoy splitting items with the rest of my party to enjoy a little bit of everything.
Read morePros: Yummmmmy, Variety
Cons: Edamame is the only free side dish, option to accompany your meal, must pay extra if want fries/soup/salad
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novackofo
Points +89
Best Vegan Restaurant in Orange County - Edit
I stopped in yesterday after being in San Francisco for a month and tried their new menu. I was blown away with the freshness and delicious artichoke and barley salad. It was amazingly tasty. The one thing you are never sure of is a chain restaurant can pull off consistency in quality. Native Foods is always very consistent in every detail.
Read moreI met Chef Tanya and was very impressed with her not only as a gourmet vegan chef but as a compassionate person towards animals and her dedication to the environment, health and a vegan lifestyle. I am also impressed with her entrepreneurship as Native Foods is thriving and every aspect of the restaurant is on par with a 5 star vegan restaurant.
The staff is very accommodating and couldn't be more attentive and caring to your needs. I highly recommend Native Foods whether you are a vegan or not. The food is not only delicious, the quality is the best you can find and the prices are very reasonable.
Native Foods is exceptionally clean, the food is delicious, the staff is very accommodating and friendly. I have been a customer of Native Foods for many Years and the owner has certainly created a great chain of vegan restaurants. I love the salads and the bowls; the vegetables are always fresh and organic. Every time I have been there, the place is packed and the customers always seem very happy and i hear nothing but compliments.
The presentation of the food is also very appealing and again, everything is freshly made to order and organic. I have been a vegan for most of my life and I am really happy to see such a great success and run by people that are also vegans and very knowledgeable about the food. you can really tell that the staff loves to work there and put a lot of effort into making Native Foods the best vegan restaurant in Southern California......
Pros: creative, fresh, delicious
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whitecrow
Points +20
Love Love Love!! - Edit
I seriously can't get enough of this place, despite the fact that it's not in my budget to eat there as much as I do. Alot of items are pretty much vegan junk food....but it's SO darn good! The Chicken Run Burger, Oklahoma Bacon Cheeseburger and the Soul Bowl are my favorites. Sweet potato fries are also great. It's dangerous working across the street from here. mmm mm!
Read morePros: Friendly Staff, Yummy Food, Variety of Items
Cons: A bit expensive, To go portions are smaller
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onlyahuman
Points +213
If only it were in my home state... - Edit
I live in New Jersey and I've been to Native foods about 5 times in two trips. This place is great, I've tried something different every time and it's all great! The free refill drinks (usually watermelon, iced tea, and lemonade) are a huge bonus! I've also gotten the Native Foods cook book, the food is that good!
Read morePros: great food!, great selection!, free drink refills!
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veggefatale
Points +45
YUM!!!! - Edit
On a road trip we stopped at Native Foods in Costa Mesa.
Read moreI had the "chicken" sandwich and "wings" with soy ranch and cheesecake. My boyfriend had the burger with "bacon." Everything was delicious, and the customer service was stellar.
Pros: great customer service, great food, cool shops nearby to check out
Cons: parking sucks
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serenacarey
Points +290
Worst service EVER!!!! Go to Veggie Grill instead! I'd give it one star if I could - Edit
Updated: 03/2016 We drove from Las Vegas and we were looking forward to eating at Native Foods. My husband had never been here, but I had many times. I was excited to show him the vast vegan menu and he was excited that even though I am allergic to wheat, I could get some food. We had some questions and Kelly N offered for us to go to her line. They she reneged her offer and took the person in line behind us because we had questions and they did not. They knew what they wanted. This was strike one - I was floored at how rude she was with this. When it was finally our turn, we had some questions and she seemed not only annoyed to answer the, but very frustrated at us for not being 100% sure of what we wanted by the time she was ready for us. When she made a suggestion for my husband and I turned to him and let him know that I had that dish before (tempeh tacos) and it was disgusting and he might want to consider something different, Kelly started to make remarks under her breath. Strike 2. We finally decided on what to order. We went to get our water - the beverage bar was filthy and there were employees just "hanging out" and counting tips. Strike 3. We decided to sit outside and it was very dirty. It looked like nobody had swept in a couple of days. Gross! Strike 4. The music was nauseating and not something that you can digest your food well with - Strike 5. When our food came, the vegan gf Mac and cheese was tiny - only two bites. Strike 6. It's usually more substantial. The gentleman serving our food got the manager since I wanted to have an explanation of how two bites of Mac and cheese and about 15 tiny fries could be $5. Kelly was the "manager" on duty. She said they portion control their food and about a year ago the portions changed. This was very strange to me. I then was honest with her and let her know that her attitude to us was awful and that the survey on the receipt was taken and was honest, slamming her attitude. She said "ok, I can refund your meal". At first, I said no I just wasn't happy and wanted to go boxes because I had no appetite since she was so rude to us. She said fine with a terribly rude tone. At this point, I said I would take a refund. She eventually brought the to go boxes and threw the money done on the table. Strike 7. I will never go back to this location and her attitude makes me never want to go back to my one of my favorite restaurants in Southern California.
Read morePros: Vegan Food
Cons: Terrible attitudes, They don't care about customers and service, Filthy
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Keith_Thode
Points +712
Terrific in every way - Edit
I read the less-than-5-cow reviews, and I don't understand. Maybe they improved. I was in the area for 9 days, and I ate there 4 days. The only reason that I didn't eat there all 9 days is that with the limited time, I also wanted to enjoy some of the other fine vegan restaurants in the area. The salads, soups, entrees, deserts (especially the deserts) and the very friendly waitstaff are all the best.
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d_greenwald
Points +109
Best restaurant I have ever been to my in life - Edit
Best place ever. The fried items such as save the chicken wings are amazing. Textured soy meats will fool any omnivore. Amazing flavor. Portion size is very good (it better be at those prices). Everything I've had there is at least "pretty good" if not "amazing."
Read moreI told the guy "please do not blacken the veggies." That doesn't matter. Expect your vegetables in a bowl you order ot be burnt to a crisp every dang time.
Pros: Super tasty, Variety, Portion size
Cons: Pricey, Expect burnt veggies
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asdf19
Points +32
Delicious and addictive - Edit
We ate here on a recent trip to Southern California.
Read moreBeware: the place is difficult to find. As others have noted it is located in an outdoor-sports-and-yoga-themed strip mall, basically. We drove by twice before finding it.
But once we found it it was totally delicious. No complaints whatsoever. We had the scorpion burger, fish-style tacos and fries. Delicious, fast-food style meal but light, fresh, healthy and completely vegan.
It was nearly empty when we were there and we had no problems with the service. If we lived nearby we would eat there often!
Pros: Delicious, Get a fast food fix but fresh and vegan
Cons: Hard to find
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JenDiggity
Points +33
All vegan is alll riiight! - Edit
Well, how can you not love a place that is all vegan and you don't have to worry about double-checking every menu item to make sure you're getting something that fits your diet? The people at this location are incredibly rude and the prices are pretty steep, but the chickenish wings are good and they have vegan ranch! I've had a few of their sandwiches and some of the desserts. Everything's decent, but not the best. I'd love it more if they weren't so rude every time I go in there. My husband won't go there any more - he says the foods not worth putting up with the attitudes.
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danzona
Points +43
Verry cool - Edit
A friend took me here while I was visiting SoCal. It is a really neat place with fun food in a really neat little area. I want to come back and try everything on the menu.
Read moreWe do not have places like this in Chicago. Maybe someday.
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gr8vegan
Points +2363
A really cool vegan destination - Edit
I had no idea this Native Foods was in a super eco vegan environmentalist compound. There is so much cool stuff! Humanitare a vegan outfitter / patagonia lots of outdoor stuff and the architecture of the whole place is top notch. The Native Foods itself is really cool, its like a hut with a huge fan and booths all around a center island. You really have to go there to see! I recently decided I was DONE with Native Foods in Westwood, but I wanted to see this one since its the mothership. My gf and I split the Special and it was OFF THE CHART!!! Some setein quasadilla and we had the lentil soup. I think if you split your meals here you can make off pretty decent in the wallet and the waste. I wish they'd switch to oil free because its too unhealthy for me to eat there frequently.
Read morePros: specials, design
Cons: oily, fatty
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verdant1
Points +31
Great place. - Edit
I give four carrots to this restaurant. I was on a date with a lady I met through VeggieDate, and who lived in this area (I was a visitor). What a treat! An nice lady for company and a great vegan dinner as well.
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irlandaise
Points +149
Our FIRST Favorite! - Edit
I'll never forget te day we discovered Native Foods! Never thought a place like that existed! What a wonderful feeling to be able to order ANYTHING on the menu! Everything VEGAN, FRESH and DELICIOUS! The cheesecake in UNbeatable! We always leave feeling totally stuffed and happy!
Read morePros: DELICIOUS All vegan food!, Reasonable prices, Casual and conmfortable atmosphere
Cons: Wish there were MORE locations!
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breathingwater
Points +48
Yummy in my Tummy - Edit
I practically lived at Native Foods in the summer of 2006. The food is great; has a very specific taste to it. The iced tea is my favourite. I suggest the Portabello Sausage Burger with a side of ranch dressing. Some of the desserts are not so good and they changed their fake chicken strips so now they taste like KFC and it's not so good. The prices are pretty insane but if you can afford it or want to slurge on a great meal it's good food. Other favourites include: Native Nachos, Mama Mia Pizza and the French Dip. THe atmosphere is kind of cool but it gets really cold inside in the winter and really hot in the summer.
Read morePros: Portabello Sausage Burger, Iced Tea, Native Nachos
Cons: Prices, Desserts, Sometimes the Service
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jambot
Points +28
"save the chicken" fingers are amazing! - Edit
I ate at this place twice during my trip to LA and everything I had was great! The save the chicken fingers appetizer is by far the best vegan chicken I have ever had! I also got the mad cowboy bowl which was delicious! My traveling partner got the jerk seitan sandwich which needed a little more jerk for our tastes but was still a tasty sandwich and the peppersteak sandwich which he loved and commented that the bread was fantastic. I wish there were more of these restaurants around than just the few in southern california.
Read morePros: excellent food, delicious, amazing
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Yell
Points +88
I'm now an addict. - Edit
My boyfriend took me here a few weeks ago for the first time and we went again the other day.
Read moreI seriously CRAVE the Mad Cowboy bowl (homemade tempeh with BBQ sauce and the most AMAZING grilled veggies!!!) The peanut-butter parfait dessert is heavenly. The vegan philly cheesesteak was impressive. The nachos were addicting. Seriously, everything is good.
This is certainly my favorite vegan joint of ALL TIME.
The only drawback is how hot it gets in there in the summertime.
Pros: Food, Food, Food
Cons: Heat
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Guate_Vegan
Points +32
VEGANS! - Edit
Since this was the first vegan restaurant I had been to ever and it was for my birthday I have to say I loved it. The food was very very good and I got a free cheesecake and a candle to blow because it was my birthday. I was so happy and proud to be vegan.
Read morePros: A lot of vegans, Best cheesecake, A lot of choices
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juliotnunes
Points +744
Native - Edit
This place is soo good. I love all vegan places. To some people the workers seem rude. I get that sometimes when I go in. It's all vegan and I go there no matter what. Very very good. The Boogie Bar is the best treat there. It is very pricy here but well worth it.
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