Oakland: Souley Vegan

There are only a few people I would voluntarily enter a vegan restaurant for.  SY is one of them.  I just can't say no to her.

Which is how I ended up at Souley Vegan after work one day:

After placing our order at the podium, we walked into the back room for a table:

My expectations weren't really high to begin with, being a veggie hater and all.  So I wasn't too let down when the food wasn't all that great.  SY, on the other hand, was a bit more surprised by the disappointment.

We shared the spaghetti with crushed falafel:

It wouldn't have been too bad if it had just a bit more salt.  The sauce came out rather bland and uninteresting.

I was actually kind of looking forward to the fried okra:

The breading on the okra was just...strange.  SY and I couldn't exactly pin down what was off about it, but I guess I would say that it was really hard in an unpleasant way.  The okra itself wasn't seasoned either.

In conclusion, I won't be back.  Which is too bad, because some of the dishes on the menu actually sounded kind of interesting.  While I'm an unabashed carnivore, I honestly have nothing against veggies...unless they're flavorless.  That's just unforgivable.


Souley Vegan
301 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 922-1615
http://souleyvegan.com/