Vegan-friendly
American
Organic
Take-out
Catering
Non-veg
Serves fish, vegan options available. Health food shop with a little deli cafe offering vegetarian food and fish. Vegan choices include vegan egg salad, veggie burgers, burritos, different kinds of soups, salads, and sandwiches. Open Mon-Thu 9:00am-6:00pm, Fri 8:00am-5:00pm.
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617 W Main St, Visalia, California, USA, 93291
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Last update on 22 Mar 2018 by moretofuplease
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19 Reviews
First Review by AvocadoLover
VeganVegasGirl
Points +912
Most vegan and healthy options gone - Edit
Since its ownership changed, this place, which used to have lots of vegan options, now just has a few. Their peaceful garden out back is still there, but the vegan choices now are very limited. Disappointing, as there are not many other vegan options available.
Read morePros: Peaceful shady garden out back
Cons: Few vegan options
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anychka
Points +59
Five stars for the vegan options - Edit
There is no fully vegan place in Visalia. Watson’s Veggie Garden offers wonderful vegan options such as the toasted eggless and tofu burger. Unfortunately, the number of vegan options is limited, but they offer to veganize other items on their menu. If you are into whole-food plant-based food, it is probably your best shot in Visalia! The beautiful garden in the back is a bonus!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-06-08
VeganVegasGirl
Bellis is a fabulous fully vegan place in Visalia!
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JakeFuller
Points +1562
Decent Snack - Edit
I grabbed a vegan egg salad and some crackers and jumped back on the highway. Nice little grocery store next to the cafe.
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princess_and_troll
Points +800
Market & Cafe - Edit
A nice market with vegan products as well as an attached cafe also with vegan options.
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MihaČerv
Points +45
Great vegan options and a beautiful garden - Edit
We were pleasantly surprised to find the green oasis in the back. The garden was pointed out to us by the friendly waitress after we sat down on the street side. The food was delicious. I ordered a bean soup and the vegan patty burger. My girlfriend (vegetarian) ate the eggplant burger and she liked it very much. We were to hungry to remember to take photos of the food, but I took a photo of the roses in the garden.
Read moreYou should mention you are a vegan. For the bean soup I specified that I wanted it vegan, so they put onions on top instead of cheese, and for burgers they used the vegan mayo.
Pros: Lots of vegan options, Beautiful garden, Friendly staff
Cons: Speaker for order calls a bit quiet
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sararenold
Points +152
Lots of vegan options - Edit
I don‘t like that they serve everything in plastic. Especially for a restaurant that tries to be healthy and organic and stuff... It‘s not so hard to just serve it in porcelain bowls or something like that. The salad had a slightly weird taste, maybe because it was pre-packaged. The hotdog was tasty.
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Vegamom91
Points +86
This place is great - Edit
The owner is SO FRIENDLY. All the staff is really friendly and professional. I've had a few vegan foods from the deli. All were amazing. I had a wrap, quinoa cold salad, and you have to try one of their power salads with the lemon herb dressing! The dressing is so good it always goes so fast! They have a beautiful outdoor eating area as well.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Find stuff you can't find elsewhere , Friendly staff
Cons: They aren't open on the weekends!, They are more on the expensive side.
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Ducharme
Points +40
Vegans heaven in Visalia - Edit
5stars! This place is magical and the only place in this town to buy ACTUAL health food. The owners are beautiful kind people and the food is SO delicious. Wait to you see the outside area in the back. Looks like what you see in the movie the secret garden. It is a gem, and pretty much the only place for vegan families to eat. The sweet potato fries are so good, and I can’t recommend this place enough!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Beautiful atmosphere , Supporting local business
Cons: Close at 4 and weekends
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HokeyPokey
Points +13
Uninspired sandwiches and expensive vitamins. - Edit
Watson's is.... The worst. Yes there are aisles of vitamins. Nothing you can't order elsewhere. Expensive packaged 'health food' items. A small frozen section. Nothing fresh is for sale, so not sure why it's a 'health food store', you'll have to get your fruit and veggies somewhere else. Where?
Read moreNot the deli!
Deli: Ok they make tunafish sammies. Lots of sammies with sprouts and cream cheese. All the burgers are prepackaged / frozen, not made fresh. Once I ordered 2 side salads and was served miniscule salads in tiny plastic dixie cups! Yes, SRSLY!! Might have been 1 spoonful in each cup. For the price, it was appalling.
They have juice. Fresh squeezed juice sounds nice, right? All they sell is carrot juice in, get this, 16 oz size. Who the heck drinks 16 oz of carrot juice?????
Hours? They suck, close at 4pm.
The space is cute enough. What the restaurant needs is for someone to come in and upgrade the menu, offer more things made fresh, innovative tasty food, and hire staff that are friendly. And then stay open!
They are closed Sat and Sun
Would rather drive to fresno than eat another dry, uninspired 'veggie' item here. Just bc it has sprouts doesn't make it 'health food'
Alternative: try SolBol for acai bowls, avo toast and nitro coffee just a few blocks east. They serve fresh healthy food.
Updated from previous review on 2019-04-07
Pros: It's there, Outdoor seating
Cons: Uninspired food, High prices for what you get, Could be so much better with even common sense cha
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Mortiz
Points +16
Great food options! - Edit
The enchiladas today with Vegan sour cream is great!
Read morePros: So many Vegan options!, Increase seating area!, When I’m in the area it’s a go to place.
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Mvr1yn
Points +22
Lots of vegan options! - Edit
This place was heaven for me! From the store having vegan cheeses, veggie hotdogs, cruelty free skincare and house products. Including the amazing food ! I had the vegan egg salad which was amazing and the eggplant burger which was also delicious!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan food options on menu , Has another store with vegan grocery’s , Promotes healthy living
Cons: Closes at 4, too early
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JackGerow
Points +34
Watson's Health Food/ Veggie Garden - Edit
It has options for anyone who're Vegan, Vegetarian and Gluten free. Smaller selection but has items that can't be found in all the other local chain grocery stores. They're attentive to the individual Custer's needs.
Read morePros: Carries Vegan, Vegetarian and Gluten free items. B
Cons: Small Selection, closed on the weekends
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Thalz90
Points +89
great burgers - Edit
Had the tofu burger and it was well done, have had it twice already. Yum
Read moreI also had their fruit which was the sweetest bowl of fruit I've had in a long time
Pros: A little bit pricey
Cons: no sides with the burger
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moretofuplease
Points +634
Delicious Deli - Edit
Previous reviews said this was a health food store with a deli in the back. I'd say it's the other way around. The menu for the deli offered many vegan options in salads, sandwiches, burgers and wraps. My wife and I shared two burgers. The Tofu Burger was a substantial slice of marinated tofu with black olives, sauteed peppers. The Eggplant was a tender roasted eggplant slice with onions, tomatoes, peppers. Both also had cheese (be sure to ask for vegan if you don't want dairy). For only $7 each, I thought they were quite good. The menu is about 95% vegan, but watch out for cheese, tuna, sour cream, etc. Luckily there are many vegan subs. Also, deli is only open M-F 10-4, store is open 9-6 M-Th, 8-5 Fri. Not open weekends. Good think I was there on a Thursday afternoon.
Read morePros: Many vegan options, Tasty food, Inexpensive
Cons: Not open nights and weekends
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JenLiepin
Points +23
Garden Oasis (behind store) & Amidst Ag Country - Edit
Video Tour of Watson's:
Read morehttps://youtu.be/wg0B6UdFMMU
While speaking on campus at the College of the Sequoias, as part of the vegan outreach program - 10 Billion Lives - we were referred by a student on campus to check out Watson's - as they are not many other vegan options within an hour of this school.
(We are talking no Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, or other health food options in this town, or in the surrounding area.)
Watson's is located "downtown" and is a nice, homey little store, attached to its eatery that serves some sandwiches and hot food.
My friend ordered a veggie burger sandwich. It was lackluster - both the patty and the lame whole wheat bun it was on, but in a vegan-desert town, I suppose it suffices.
There certainly are vegan options there - cheeses, ice cream, snack products, etc. It's a spacious store, uncramped and stuffy, unlike other small town health food stores I have visited. However, I was not surprised or wowed by the options on hand.
There are some local, organic produce items.
The best part is the large garden backspace behind the store, where you can sit down and munch.
Staff are friendly, and there is plenty of free parking nearby.
Pros: Fresh organic produce, Plenty of parking nearby, Vegan options in an area without
Cons: A bit pricey, no more than any local health food s, Not a huge selection
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GraceOlivia
Points +20
Decent Vegan Burger - Edit
This cute health food store has a good selection of vegan groceries and quite a few vegan options in the attached deli. I picked up a few treats (vegan, slave-free chocolate and fig bars!) as well as their vegan burger. The patty was alright and the bun left something to be desired, but the addition of sprouts and avocado made this a solid burger. I also recommend adding some ketchup and crushed red chili peppers to give it some zing. And don't forget to check out the peaceful garden in the back of the store!
Read morePros: Vegan Groceries , Menu items can be made vegan , Friendly staff
Cons: Avocado is an extra charge , Bun too small to maintain the integrity of the bur
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ComplicatedHD
Points +18
love it - Edit
i have been here lots of times and i loved ever single visit
Read morePros: good food, good food, nice people
Cons: small, small, small
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VegeJules
Points +25
Watson's Veggie Garden - Edit
I recently discovered Watson's Veggie Garden while visiting a friend in Visalia. It was such a great discovery. They had lots of great choices. They were very friendly. I will definitely be back!
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AvocadoLover
Points +64
I love Watson's! - Edit
Watson's is such a great place. I wonder if it should be changed from store to restaurant because they have such a big menu? I really love the vegan eggless egg salad - Yum!!! You can't beat the atmosphere; sitting in the beautiful garden sipping on some iced tea. The store is small, but has a lot of essentials- nuts, vitamins, organic beauty products. I am so glad we have Watson's in Visalia! You should note if you are planning to go there they are closed on weekends and only open during the day.
Read morePros: Garden!, Yummy organic foods, Good shopping
Cons: Wish they were open more!
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