{"id":15082,"date":"2020-03-10T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=15082"},"modified":"2020-02-27T11:22:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T16:22:40","slug":"veganic-thai-cafe-in-san-diego-california-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2020\/03\/10\/veganic-thai-cafe-in-san-diego-california-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Veganic Thai Caf\u00e9 in San Diego, California Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Luc\u00eda Rivera, VRG Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nestled among blocks of storefronts in the\nHillcrest section of San Diego, CA, Veganic Thai Caf\u00e9 awaits visitors with warm\nlights and an abundance of vegan Thai food. I visited one Sunday afternoon\nwhile hungry for a delicious midday meal, which I happily received by the end\nof my stay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \nThe restaurant has an elegantly designed interior, with a unique mural\ncovering one wall of the restaurant. After entering, the waitress quickly sat\nme and my party of three near the kitchen and filled our glasses with water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \nWhen reviewing the menu, I noted the statements on the front page\ndescribing the key aspects of their menu. Their vegan menu products \u201ccontain no\nmeat, dairy products, honey, eggs, and animal products,\u201d although they did\nmention when asked that they do not pay attention to whether their sugar is\nvegan or not. Additionally, as noted in their name, this caf\u00e9 likes to\nincorporate organic tofu and vegetables into their recipes. Their extensive\nmenu was broken up into appetizers, salads, soups, curries, specialties,\nnoodles and fried rice, stir-fried, desserts, and beverages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \nMy table decided to order two appetizers of summer rolls and soy chicken\nsatay. The summer rolls were fresh and served with plum sauce and peanut sauce.\nTheir tofu was not fried, so I would recommend this order specifically for\npeople who prefer soft textures. Additionally, the satay \u201cchicken\u201d (fried soy\nprotein coated with curry on a kabob stick) was a very nice mix of great\nflavors and textures, and a good start to the meal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \nFor the main course, I ordered the green apple salad with soy \u201cchicken.\u201d\nWhile this is usually prepared with a spicy lime dressing, I asked for the\ndressing on the side. I truly enjoyed my salad, which had carrots, red onions,\ncashews, lettuce, tomato, soy chicken, green onions, and of course green apple\nslices. It was a light meal that still provided protein and nutrients through\nthe fresh vegetables. With every crunch of crisp green apple, I became more\npleased with the dish. I was also pleased with the size of the plate and the\nrelative amount of soy chicken to vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \nWhile I stuck to soy chicken, Veganic Thai Caf\u00e9 offers several other\nforms of soy \u201cmeats,\u201d such as faux shrimp, beef, duck, and tofu. This variety\nis perfect for a family like mine where some members are used to non-vegan\nfoods because the replacement proteins very closely resemble the food they\nimitate. Veganic Thai Caf\u00e9 also caters to a wide range of spice tolerance,\noffering a mix of non-spicy and spicy menu items, with a 1-10 range for the\nlatter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \nOverall, my meal at Veganic Thai Caf\u00e9 was satisfying and I would\nrecommend for vegans, vegetarians, or omnivores in San Diego to stop by and get\na taste of their own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Luc\u00eda Rivera, VRG Intern Nestled among blocks of storefronts in the Hillcrest section of San Diego, CA, Veganic Thai Caf\u00e9 awaits visitors with warm lights and an abundance of vegan Thai food. I visited one Sunday afternoon while hungry for a delicious midday meal, which I happily received by the end of my stay. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15082"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15087,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15082\/revisions\/15087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}