Nature Vegetarian Restaurant

"Grace Young just gifted $10,000 to two Oakland restaurants. East Bay Nosh reports Nature Vegetarian and New Gold Medal are both now represented by Young’s program." - Paolo Bicchieri

"One of the East Bay’s foremost practitioners of Buddhist Chinese vegetarian fare, Nature Vegetarian has been pleasing vegans and omnivores alike for the past decade. The restaurant makes all of the faux meats that form the base of the menu in-house — a process that yields a particularly delicious take on sesame chicken. Any dish with eggplant or tofu is likely to be a winner, including several clay pot dishes." - Luke Tsai

"The sprawling menu gives vegans an abundance of Chinese options, many of which are prepared with the restaurant’s uncommonly tasty housemade mock meats. Never thought you’d get a craving for gluten-based vegan sesame chicken? You’ll want to give this one a try. Even better, almost everything on the menu costs less than 10 bucks." - Eater Staff