Great vegan spot with lots of options! Sushi is fresh and tasty, great miso soup & gyoza.
steveveg
We had a lovely experience and dinner. We ordered mostly sushi. Their specialty sushi rolls were exceptionally inventive and delicious. We had a great time. Service was great, the ambience was informal and relaxed.
Prior 2016 review:
Perhaps we were limited by the gluten free menu, but the selection was uninspiring. The main menu was much more interesting. We had the miso soup, summer vegetable roll, garden roll, fava beans and seaweed salad. Dinner was fine.
Updated from previous review on 2016-10-28
LOliva19
Great service, very nice server but what I ordered was probably the worst food I've had in years. My husband's was also mediocre.
The miso soup was delicious but main sukiyaki soup dish 👎
We also had a chocolate mousse cupcake. For me it was to take away the taste of dinner. It was decent. The mousse was like frosting... I thought mousse was fluffy/airy. 🤷🏼
Everyone else's dinners looked great. 🙂
Raika Dan
Poor place. No restroom for delivery drivers. Shame on you.
Deborah Keller
This place is in the heart of Berkeley. It has been around for years now and has a refined menu with lots of options. Simply prepared with wonderful flavors. My favorite was the sesame sauce in the broccolini and blanced spinach. As well, the sauce on the sea vegetables was smooth, creamy and delicious. I can't wait to go back. It was 25 dollars each person, and we were happy with that. No leftovers, but satisfied.
ayoub salmasi
Service bad/ late. Waited min 1/2 hour until waitress stopped by. Asked for items and never came. quality food not as expected. looked / tasted cheap
Kwr_
I love supporting vegan restaurants but wasn’t overly impressed with the food. We got the ten bou as an appetizer which was ok but a little bland. For mains we tried the dengaku which had an overly strong miso flavour. We also tried the taku-sui which was just ok. Nothing special.
Updated from previous review on 2024-12-08
Henry Wang
The food quality is good. However, be aware that this is a vegetarian restaurant. I was expecting seafood sushi. It’s a bit disappointing. They don’t offer dine in for now. You need to make an order in person or phone and then pay through cash or Venmo.
Gina Giangiobbe
I moved away from the Bay, and it's been a couple years since I've even stepped foot in Cha-Ya, and I really miss this place!
Every time I went the food was super fresh and delicious. The people who own it and work there are warm and accommodating.
I look forward to going there next time I visit the Bay!
They have a small menu for gluten-free dishes, the staff is informed, just ask for it. It's fresh and fully vegan.
Dietary restrictions: Vegan and a small gluten-free selection
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Vegan Food
Joanne Orion Miller
The vegan food is out of this world. It's definitely the best vegan restaurant I've ever been to, with a tremendous variety and exceptional food. Not fancy, but it's the top choice among all vegans I know, with good reason.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Vegan Food
Loc Huynh
I like to support vegan restaurants and this one is worth supporting. Wonderful food and good service. They accept Venmo. So you didn't need to carry cash.
Cara Scully
Amazing food!!!! So fresh and healthy and delicious. Excellent restaurant whether you are vegan, vegetarian, or other. Great for takeout and dining in. They have a location on Valencia Street in San Francisco, too!
Great vegan spot with lots of options! Sushi is fresh and tasty, great miso soup & gyoza.
We had a lovely experience and dinner. We ordered mostly sushi. Their specialty sushi rolls were exceptionally inventive and delicious. We had a great time. Service was great, the ambience was informal and relaxed. Prior 2016 review: Perhaps we were limited by the gluten free menu, but the selection was uninspiring. The main menu was much more interesting. We had the miso soup, summer vegetable roll, garden roll, fava beans and seaweed salad. Dinner was fine. Updated from previous review on 2016-10-28
Great service, very nice server but what I ordered was probably the worst food I've had in years. My husband's was also mediocre. The miso soup was delicious but main sukiyaki soup dish 👎 We also had a chocolate mousse cupcake. For me it was to take away the taste of dinner. It was decent. The mousse was like frosting... I thought mousse was fluffy/airy. 🤷🏼 Everyone else's dinners looked great. 🙂
Poor place. No restroom for delivery drivers. Shame on you.
This place is in the heart of Berkeley. It has been around for years now and has a refined menu with lots of options. Simply prepared with wonderful flavors. My favorite was the sesame sauce in the broccolini and blanced spinach. As well, the sauce on the sea vegetables was smooth, creamy and delicious. I can't wait to go back. It was 25 dollars each person, and we were happy with that. No leftovers, but satisfied.
Service bad/ late. Waited min 1/2 hour until waitress stopped by. Asked for items and never came. quality food not as expected. looked / tasted cheap
I love supporting vegan restaurants but wasn’t overly impressed with the food. We got the ten bou as an appetizer which was ok but a little bland. For mains we tried the dengaku which had an overly strong miso flavour. We also tried the taku-sui which was just ok. Nothing special. Updated from previous review on 2024-12-08
The food quality is good. However, be aware that this is a vegetarian restaurant. I was expecting seafood sushi. It’s a bit disappointing. They don’t offer dine in for now. You need to make an order in person or phone and then pay through cash or Venmo.
I moved away from the Bay, and it's been a couple years since I've even stepped foot in Cha-Ya, and I really miss this place!
Every time I went the food was super fresh and delicious. The people who own it and work there are warm and accommodating.
I look forward to going there next time I visit the Bay!
Love the food here.
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Wonderful food
They have a small menu for gluten-free dishes, the staff is informed, just ask for it. It's fresh and fully vegan.
Dietary restrictions: Vegan and a small gluten-free selection
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Vegan Food
The vegan food is out of this world. It's definitely the best vegan restaurant I've ever been to, with a tremendous variety and exceptional food. Not fancy, but it's the top choice among all vegans I know, with good reason.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Vegan Food
I like to support vegan restaurants and this one is worth supporting. Wonderful food and good service. They accept Venmo. So you didn't need to carry cash.
Amazing food!!!! So fresh and healthy and delicious. Excellent restaurant whether you are vegan, vegetarian, or other. Great for takeout and dining in. They have a location on Valencia Street in San Francisco, too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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