Vegan
International
Organic
Buffet
Fast food
Salad bar
Take-out

Serves organic vegan food. Supports sustainable agriculture, local farmers and green initiatives. Fully vegan Jan 2020. Bring your own container for discounts. Relocated from Ukiah. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-5:00pm. Closed Sun.


36 Reviews

First Review by nsweeney

SethV

Points +133

Non Veg
14 Aug 2018

Fantastic

An amazing restaurant that should not be missed. Excellent and friendly service.

Pros: Excellent food, Great people who care!!

Cons: Closed on Sunday

steveveg

Points +3196

Vegan
25 Apr 2018

Fine burger

I made a brief stop in Ukiah, and had a veggie burger here. It was fine. The place is neat and friendly.

MelissaJohnston

Points +22

Vegan
03 Feb 2018

amazing!

The ambience of this place was great along with the food!! Everything was so tasty and majority was vegan! The only problem was; they gave us regular cheese instead of vegan cheese on accident...

Other than that it was lovely and I would tooootally return

kkeegan5

Points +442

Vegan
21 Oct 2017

Absolutely delicious!

Went in for their veggie burgers. They did not disappoint! Delicious sweet potato fries. Great salad. Love this place!

daroff

Points +1630

Vegan
15 Apr 2017

Surprisingly Delicious!

Who'd have thought that there'd be a really delicious vegetarian (nearly vegan) restaurant in Ukiah?!? All but two items are vegan - cow on grilled cheese sandwich and on a Reuben sandwich.

We ordered from the buffet - where we had tempeh, sweet & sour chk'n, collard greens, sweet potato w/peanut butter mash, curried potatoes & garbanzo beans, and eggplant. All was delicious. We also had gluten free vegan chocolate chip cookies. All our choices were excellent we would gladly order them again.

There are also made-to-order menu items, like sandwiches and wraps - which we hope to have on our next visit.

The staff was very warm and welcoming.

Pros: delicious , good pricing, nearly all vegan

Cons: wish it was 100% vegan :)

tonyakay

Points +4095

Vegan
28 Dec 2016

jewel in Ukiah

They have raw food, cooked vegan, creative Jamaican dishes - all delicious. Great vibe, great music and a play square for kiddos.

SFRobbie

Points +1235

Vegan
09 Dec 2016

Great variety and uniformly delicious

Everything is vegan at this fun casual restaurant near downtown Ukiah with the exception of two sandwiches that include dairy cheese. They have a prepared selection of about 8 hot dishes, or you can select from a specialty menu that includes sandwiches and several raw selections. The food was extremely flavorful and every one of the five hot dishes that we shared on a combination platter was great. We will definitely stop by again whenever we are in the area!

Pros: Fun vibe, Friendly service, Great selection and pricing

Cons: Would be nice if they went all the way vegan! :-)

Seahorsea

Points +132

Vegan
08 Jan 2015

Clean fast food

I'm very happy that Tastebuds is in Ukiah. Their food is similar to food I would make at home- various lentils, beans, whole grains, and vegetable dishes. Also some raw options including raw pies.
The other day I went for the combo plate, and it was delicious- I chose some garlicky kale, curried garbanzos, and a carrot-beet-cauliflower dish. All good and simple.
For $8.50 it filled me up, and felt good in my body. And it was super fast, so I could take it with me to the mechanic and eat it while they fixed my car.

The hemp shakes are DIVINE! No sugar, but sweetened with dates. I love the nettle/vanilla/goji/ berry combo!
When I was there, I would have loved to try the tempeh or something similar, but they only had several mock meats with gluten.

With all that praise said, about one out of 4 times I've gone here, the food has not been very good....undercooked veggies, bland pasta....so there is a risk you come on an off day....
Updated from previous review on Friday October 11, 2013

Updated from previous review on Wednesday June 18, 2014

Pros: healthy, simple, delicious

Cons: nothing wrong here, sometimes weird flavors, inconsistent

nsweeney

Points +260

Vegan
23 Dec 2013

Fantastic food- extremely vegan friendly

My husband and I were on a roadtrip and found ourselves very hungry and traveling through Ukiah. We decided to try Tastebuds and were extremely pleasantly surprised to find that almost everything was vegan. We both had combo plates which is 3 items from their already prepared dishes. All of the items were really good, the bbq tofu was my favorite. Staff was very friendly as well. I would make it a point to stop and eat here if I am ever in the area again.

Pros: Vegan friendly, Very good food, Friendly staff




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