Joyheart Cafe - San Jose

I went there for the first time with a friend/colleg near my office. it is not on happy cow and should be definitiw. eating is great (Taiwanese) and they have an excellent organic shop in the same building that sells everything from mock meat to seetang to fermented foods etc. a great selection.

I went there for the first time today (it's close to my office) with a friend/colleague. It's not on Happy Cow and definitely should be. The food is great (Taiwanese) and they have an excellent organic shop in the same building that sells everything from mock meats to seaweed to fermented foods etc. A great selection.

As I was browsing their menu from afar, there was one dish that caught my eye immediately: Japanese Style Vegan Unagi Eel) $12). I had to take a second glance and make sure that was correct... vegan. eel? Damn. This vegan unagi was BOMB. It looked like unagi. It tasted like unagi. It felt like unagi. We took it home where we cooked up some brown rice and veggies to go along, and our meal was amazing. I 'm not sure what type of meat substitute was used perhaps some type of soy. But the way it was cooked up with their sauce made for an amazing dish, and a fraction of what 'real ' unagi would typically cost at a restaurant. Needless to say, I was so happy we stopped by and I look forward to returning again. I will return one day to try their desserts.

Very clean and cozy dining area with friendly service. Meal was prepared super quick and was delicious, very filling! Reasonably priced.

Our lunch at Joyheart Café was very tasty. The lunch set included an entrée (I got mapo tofu with rice), a small cup of ginger-broth clear soup with enoki mushrooms and thinly sliced bok choy, a cool, fresh-tasting seaweed salad, two perfectly cooked Brussels sprouts, and some fresh fruit. My husband got the veggie pork, and noodles instead of rice. The noodles were so savory and good! I will get those next time I go, although the rice was delicious, too. All dishes that are not vegan can be made vegan by omitting the egg. This is not one of those places with an eight-page menu. There’s just one page for lunch; one page for dinner, with what appear to be carefully selected dishes. The atmosphere was quite pleasant. It’s very clean and airy and seems brand new. The staff were nice and friendly. The attached grocery store is great, too. I’d definitely recommend it!