Beautiful Japañero Roll at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles
Atom Balls (crispy rice ball w/ spicy tuna & eel sauce) ✨delicious at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles
at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

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Vegan Japanese restaurant that serves organic, non-GMO Japanese food including various sushi rolls, nigiri, curry, yakisoba, gyoza, as well as Japanese style drinks. Also has a food truck in the LA area. Reported closed January 2023.

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15 Reviews

First Review by Uttera

Avatar phashonkat

phashonkat

Points +503

Vegan
02 Jan 2023

Love this place

I love the variety of rolls, ramen, yakisoba, and everything else on this super cute menu. Everything is named after an influential mind from the sciences and each dish was a successful experiment in flavors.

Big fan of the food truck so was excited to try out their brick and mortar location. I haven’t had sweet egg since I was a kid and the food truck scratched that culinary itch for me so well. I was looking very much forward to doing that again here with the Okinomiyaki, but it was out of stock so I’ll just have to go back again…and again and again.

Pros: Tons of variety, Great service

Cons: Some things go out of stock, No designated parking

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Avatar Cherylnickole

Cherylnickole

Points +56

Vegan
19 Nov 2022

Crazy good.

My partner isn’t vegan and said this was the best sushi they ever had. Big W. It’s a little pricey but I would say it’s definitely worth it!

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Avatar Sepideh

Sepideh

Points +88

Vegan
13 Nov 2022

Delicious and beautiful 😻

Tested it during the LA playground. Even though the waiting time was long (25 min) because their truck was very successful, it worth it 😉

Pros: Quality made fresh makis, Beautifully presented

Avatar FrannyV1

FrannyV1

Points +13

Vegetarian
12 Nov 2022

One word, AMAZING!!

Atom Balls, Goyza, Sushi Rolls, Banana Samosa’s

Avatar theNumberOfTheBeast

theNumberOfTheBeast

Points +4925

Vegan
25 Oct 2022

最高 ~~ Saikō!! Sugoi!!

Special thanks to The Plant Lab for mixing up some super special alchemy for me in their laboratory. Can't say I've had its equal in LA. Sits atop my list of world's best western style sushi along with Midori, Shizen, Beyond and Tane.

I loved the avocado and sake cut roll, and two types of stuffed inari. Thanks for the the magic, these wizards have found the philosopher's stone, because they certainly have managed to turn lead into gold. Or rather sa-led into gold!

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I've got your picture. Or maybe two.
You made me zushi, so I love you.
I sit here drooling cause what else I gonna do?
Oh it's in color, the best in town.
It's on the table, I'm in the clouds.
I'm gonna eat you like there's no one else around.

Updated from previous review on 2022-10-25

Pros: pretty, tasty, inventive

Good to go. at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Avatar Lee_A

Lee_A

Points +1359

Vegan
06 Sep 2022

05/09/22

What a place! As soon as I saw okonomiyaki on the menu, I knew I was gonna love it here. And I did. Such a large menu, there are just two faults: 1. You'll find it hard trying to decide what to have from the amazing menu, and 2. I live 7000 miles away, so a return visit soon may be difficult. Unfortunately I won't be able to make it back soon, but you should definitely try it.

Pros: Fresh, Huge menu, Friendly staff

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Crispy gyoza (8/10) at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Croquettes at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Okonomiyaki (8/10) at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Crispy chicken teriyaki (8/10) at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Avatar Joshua_De_Serres

Joshua_De_Serres

Points +1236

Vegan
26 Aug 2022

Amazing

Amazing quality sushi. The faux fish looks eerily similar to real fish. Although I found the ramen rather bland.

Pros: Fully vegan, Delicious , Good quality

Cons: Expensive

Nigiri at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Avatar vickerbasket

vickerbasket

Points +1409

Mostly Veg
20 Aug 2022

Vegan Japanese

Came here for takeout on a Friday for dinner. Ordered online around 4:15pm. They open at 4:30pm. We waited in our car until it was ready, e-mail said 4:45 but it was another 10 min wait when we got there.

We ordered the Japanese curry with chicken, shoyu ramen, salmon and yellowtail nigiri, Marie curie roll, and a Mendel roll. The curry was a bit sweet but really enjoyed the avocados in there. The Katsu was convincing. The salmon nigiri texture was amazing. The rolls were okay. Salad dressing was good.

We would come back if craving Japanese food as they’re so close, but Shojin is much more impressive

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-19

Pros: All vegan, Lots of options, Online ordering

Cons: Expensive

Roll at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Roll at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Yellowtail and salmons nigiri at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Chicken curry at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Shoyu ramen at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Avatar RichardsonManzol

RichardsonManzol

Points +176

Vegan
18 Aug 2022

BEST VEGAN JAPANESE IN LA!

Food was delicious!!!
No doubt the best Japanese Vegan food I have tried in Los Angeles.
Super friendly service and convenient parking at the motel next to the restaurant.

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Avatar vegan_of_reason

vegan_of_reason

Points +66

Vegan
17 Jul 2022

We NEEDED this

All of our food was creative and delicious! It’s difficult to find fully vegan Japanese establishments and this one did not disappoint. The hand rolls were divine. The tonkatsu was incredible….I just wish I had a bit more Omni pork (or less rice…I had a lot of rice left over). Give it a try!

Pros: Original , Creative , Large portions

Cons: Some options are a bit pricey

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Tonkatsu Rice at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Avatar JakeFuller

JakeFuller

Points +1562

Vegan
30 Jun 2022

I need more stars to rate this place!

The food is so good, I almost can’t believe I’m eating vegan seafood. I ordered the Gravity Bags and Marie Curie roll. Presentation was beautiful, textures unreal, flavors beyond any expectations I had. I can’t recommend this place highly enough!

Pros: All vegan , Worth every penny

Cons: On the high side of prices, but it’s Hollywood!

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Avatar Doctordeb

Doctordeb

Points +328

Vegan
21 May 2022

Imaginative vegan Japanese food

Initially, the menu was a tad confusing with salmon, tuna, eel and other fish listed…but it’s all vegan! I see why it’s called The Plant Lab; we ate things that really seemed to be from fish, like the roe, for example. The restaurant does lack in ambiance but the staff was extremely warm and helpful. The menu is very large, printed on plain white paper and stapled together. The tea I ordered was delicious and our waitperson filled up the teapot repeatedly with hot water. We ordered spicy tuna hand rolls which I hadn’t had for a decade! I think they may have been made from chickpeas but they were delicious. We had a crispy tofu over rice and shredded cabbage that was delicious, and two special rolls that were fab. One had crispy fried shrimp on top and it was exceptional. If you haven’t had vegan shrimp yet, it’s a stunning reminder that we don’t need to kill animals to eat. Humans have it all figured out. Back to the restaurant: it is quite small, only about 6-8 tables, and there isn’t continuous service. And they don’t serve any alcohol. This place may not look like Shojin, but the food was imaginative, flavorful and very satisfying. If I lived in LA, I’d try everything on the menu.

Pros: All vegan , Tons of choices , Friendly service

Cons: Not inexpensive , No beer or wine , Very bare bones interior.

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Avatar ronitw

ronitw

Points +931

Vegan
16 Apr 2022

Great Experience

We had lunch at The Plant Lab. Enjoyed their rolls - Japañero, and basic rolls with pickled radish, and a salad with crispy chicken. Attentive service as well! We were surprised by the 15% lunch discount. We even found street parking! We'll be back for more.

Pros: Great food, Beautiful presentation, Nice service

Beautiful Japañero Roll at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Avatar JennaGrindle

JennaGrindle

Points +46

Vegetarian
06 Apr 2022

Delicious

We loved everything we tried here! Staff was very friendly. The Galileo roll was a festival of flavors. Can’t wait to come back!

Updated from previous review on 2022-04-06

Pros: Impressive meat substitutes, Large portions

Galileo Roll 💜 at The Plant Lab in Los Angeles

Avatar Uttera

Uttera

Points +80

Vegan
03 Apr 2022

Keeps you craving for more!

I tried a bunch of things on their menu including their spicy miso ramen, umi roll, spectrum rolls, gravity balls, but I absolutely loved their crispy chixkn teriyaki bowl. Their presentation of the food is super cute and the food tastes amazing. Highly recommend!

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