Lauren C.
Yelp
Delicious Mexican food with an unparalleled range of vegan options! As a Bay Area native now living on the east coast, I returned to San Jose craving good Mexican food. However, this was my first trip back to the area since turning vegan. Back in the '90s-'00s, it was hard enough just to find beans that didn't have lard in them. I set off on research for Mexican restaurants that had typical food for my non-vegan friends as well as vegan options for myself, and Adelita's rose quickly to the top of my list. My friends and I loved the vegan and non-vegan food so much that we visited twice in one weekend! The first time, I got the vegan tamale plate that came with two veggie tamales (filled with a mix of carrots, corn, and lima beans), tomatillo sauce, black beans, Mexican rice, and avocado. I loved this dish. I asked for hot sauce and they brought three types: green, red, and orange. Unfortunately the spicy orange one (habanero I think) is made with mayonnaise, so avoid that one if you are vegan.
On my second visit, I got the vegan burrito which comes on a whole wheat tortilla (love that!) filled with mushroom fajitas, black beans, brown rice(!!), salsa fresca, avocado. Delicious. I added liberal amounts of the red and green hot sauces as well as the house salsa.
Things I didn't have the chance to try and want to try next time are the homemade corn tortillas and the enchiladas. My non-vegan friends really enjoyed the breaded fried fish, the torta, and the ceviche. Adelita's, thank you for being so delicious and so inclusive and giving my friends and I the best time possible!