Ramen Yamadaya - San Francisco

Vegan creamy ramen delicious, I got a level 3 spicy and it was perfect, a little intense. I have an okay spice tolerance. My gf got level 2 and she said it was too spicy. gyoza vegan dumplings good Would be great to see more vegan options on the menu in the future!

I went to their location on Clay Street (near Chinatown) this weekend for lunch. First of all, due to the following note on their online menu: please note that our vegan items are prepared in the same kitchen and cannot avoid contacting non non-vegan ingredients. I made a request to the waiter to please ask the chefs to change their gloves before making our vegan ramen bowls, thinking that the warning was about cross contamination due to the handling of food by human hands and/or utensils. However, to my surprise, the friendly waiter informed me that they use the same fryer for all ingredients (veggies, meat, seafood), and so the vegan bowls are actually not vegan (not even vegetarian) since they have been cooked in and contaminated by the same oil by various meats and fish/seafood ingredients. Since we were with other people, we couldn 't just get up and leave. Instead, we compromised by substituting out all the fried items (kale, squash, mushrooms, bell peppers) and we were left with inari, spinach, nori. Not a very satisfying or interesting meal. Please be careful when you eat at Japanese (or any other, for that matter) restaurants that are not 100% vegan (or vegetarian), and don 't necessarily trust menu items that are marked vegan or vegetarian. Also, I waited a few minutes for one of their two (individual) bathrooms right after one of their chefs had used it and found that the previous occupant (who I assume must be the chef since it 's unlikely that he had spent a few minutes in the bathroom doing nothing but take a break) had not flushed the toilet but instead had covered up the dirty content with toilet paper and napkins. I thought maybe the toilet wasn 't working, but it was fine. I flushed it, and the water pressure and flow was normal and strong. Updated from previous review on 2022-07-26

I had their creamy vegan ramen (spice level 2), vegan gyoza, and tempura. Everything was so delicious! I love how you can customize your spice level. I grew up eating really spicy foods and a level 2 was a little too spicy for me. The vegan items are clearly marked on the menu. You can order/pay from your phone and the staff will bring your order over. Updated from previous review on 2022-07-20

Had their stellar creamy ramen, shishito peppers, veggie gyoza. Was so fast and SO GOOD. Great atmosphere! I’ll be coming back religiously every time i come to San Fran! My omnivorous friends loved it too.

I got the Creamy Vegan Ramen (spice level 2 — it was pretty spicy even for my decent spice tolerance! I recommend a level 0-1 for those with a milder spice tolerance) I really do think this place has really good vegan ramen! Tied for first or close second to only Mensho Tokyo on Post street.