The vegan super nut burger is nothing short of amazing. And I'm not sure if it is a trend, but that was the fastest I've seen the food prepared.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Geeokonkwo
Healthy fast food, mildly seasoned. Get extra pickles and sauce for any item! Food is fresh and healthy for sure. Lacking in seasoning, in my opinion. I fix this w extra pickles and extra sauce on the side. Example- large potato salad? Get a whole pickle to compliment it.
They also have smoothies and vegetable juice. I recommend something fruity as they aren't playing w their vegetable juice.
Tried the mini cookie and it was enjoyable.
I give every vegan restaurant 5 stars cuz honestly, Im grateful.
I've had super nut burger, mushroom millet (the only seasoned item. too mushroomy imo), mini cookie, vegetable juice, potato salad
Updated from previous review on 2024-10-13
Alexandra Santos
The staff are really kind and helpful. Environment is super cute, mostly outdoor seating which is nice!
The nut burger is delicious and huge! And actually really good cold too! Lol ? fresh and wonderful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sacramento Beekeeper
Always exceeding expectations across the board. Year after year.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Super Nutburger
loadedsmile
A nut burger with/avocado
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beth Webb Beyer
Lots of sandwiches and wraps. Pleasant outdoor seating. Good food. Friendly atmosphere. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Douglas Hirsch
Another delicious meal! Best veggie/vegan food in Fair Oaks.
Vegetarian options: Great vegetarian burger drive-in. Walk up counter, outdoor seating. Food was delicious. I had the nutburger and the millet burger and they were both great. The millet burger was even good for lunch the next day. Potato salad was good, and the shake was almost gone by the time I got back to the hotel. Good place I will visit whenever I'm in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mushroom Millet Burger, Nut Burger with Avocado
Tessa
The staff is rude. The food is not good enough to make up for the bad service. I asked for sauce on the side instead of on the nut burger. I was given a solid no even after I when I offered to pay more to do this. I practically begged because this was for an ill loved one who has strict diet concerns. I told the lady this but she didn’t care.
Service: 1
S&W H
Great food, but always super slow service. Took 48 mins to get 1 nutty taco & a smoothie. As a bar and restaurant owner myself I feel like there is a more efficient way to get the food out faster… I was watching the cook was literally making one single taco out of an order at a time.. they should have a larger skillet with the nutty taco meat in it always cooking constantly since that is one of the most popular menu items… Like when I cook tacos at home for my own family I make a big batch and fill the tacos and we all eat at the same time. Opposed to just making a little bit and doing one or two tacos at a time and then the toppings and filling… I feel like there’s a way they can be faster and more efficient so you’re not waiting over 45 minutes for one taco.
Vegetarian options: Love it for that reasons. Wish they had another cook in there, the service is just too slow and not enough seating outside.
This place is to small bad parking and needs a cleaning. I don't understand why they can't create a better environment for the customers. The seating is very odd and not enough. Same it lacks everything other than being vegetarian that I want.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
J B
AMAZING! The mushroom millet burger and peanut butter brownie, soooooo gooooood!
Georgia Frank
Been coming here for years. The best homemade veggie patties are served here. Your mouth and stomach will want more of this healthy yummy sandwich. The photos shown are what we had. My husband and I shared a super nut burger with extra sauce. They do charge for extras like more sauce or pickles. Great fresh juice and smoothies here. Hot and cold food options. This place is a gem and has been serving the community for years. If you want healthy but yummy come here. Always the same good food at reasonable prices and big enough to share.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Super Nutburger
Casch52
Okay, it's a drive-in. This is not a knock to the establishment. Their food is The shining Star as any restaurant should be. The fare is vegan and vegetarian and the food is really good. I had the avocado and cheese sandwich the others have nutty tacos. For the most part we are not vegetarian. But it's still nice to get a healthy meal without meat. They've been in business for 45 years and the reason for that I'm sure is the quality of the food. Just so you know they are closed on Monday.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Falafel Sandwich, Nut Taco, Nut Burger with Avocado
jimmy notch
I have been eating here since shortly after they opened almost 50 years ago in 1978. My mom would take my brother and I when were young because their food was a healthy alternative to other fast food type spots. Years later, as a high school kid in the 80s, I discovered the Super Nutburger with Cheese. Since then, it has been my go-to menu item. One summer afternoon visit, a staff member recommended adding avocado and mushrooms, thereby creating the ultimate Sunflower cuisine. I have ordered the same thing almost every time since, which probably numbers in the 100s of visits. As an adult in my 50s, it remained one of my all-time favourite places to eat. Nothing anywhere is really anything like it. The unique menu and quirky vibe make this place, in my opinion, one of the hidden gems of the Sacramento area. It's the kind of place that helped define the vibe of the surrounding neighbourhood. It exists as a compliment to the community and stands out from other establishments that are happy fitting into a rather homogenous culinary landscape. All of this to say, I have been a fan, a loyal customer, and someone who has recommended the Sunflower to others for the almost 50 years of its existence. Until today.
I joined two friends for lunch at The Sunflower Drive In this afternoon. The food was delicious as always, but the unparalleled level of rudeness and abject distain shown to our group by the staff of the Sunflower Drive In left me stunned and angry enough to promise never to return. The indignant rudeness we were subjected to was followed by the kitchen staff glaring and loudly talking about our group. We were seated at the inside dining room table and were stunned, confused, then deservedly angry by the almost unbelievable behaviour. To call our treatment wunprofessional, uncalled for, and unexcusable merely scratches the surface. I personally have never been treated so poorly by any restaurant ever, and if such unacceptable treatment towards customers continues, the Sunflower deserves to go out of business.
I can guarantee I will never go back, and nor will the friends who joined me. Those friends are also buisiness owners in the immediate vicinity of the Sunflower and I know they feel the same way as I do. I will never promote them or recommend them to anyone again. And I am fully aware that the Sunflower has plenty of both repeat and new customers... they don't need my money. Which is fine, because I will never spend my money there again. It's sad that to see how poorly they treat their customers and little they value their reputation.
The vegan super nut burger is nothing short of amazing. And I'm not sure if it is a trend, but that was the fastest I've seen the food prepared.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Healthy fast food, mildly seasoned. Get extra pickles and sauce for any item! Food is fresh and healthy for sure. Lacking in seasoning, in my opinion. I fix this w extra pickles and extra sauce on the side. Example- large potato salad? Get a whole pickle to compliment it. They also have smoothies and vegetable juice. I recommend something fruity as they aren't playing w their vegetable juice. Tried the mini cookie and it was enjoyable. I give every vegan restaurant 5 stars cuz honestly, Im grateful. I've had super nut burger, mushroom millet (the only seasoned item. too mushroomy imo), mini cookie, vegetable juice, potato salad Updated from previous review on 2024-10-13
The staff are really kind and helpful. Environment is super cute, mostly outdoor seating which is nice!
The nut burger is delicious and huge! And actually really good cold too! Lol ? fresh and wonderful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always exceeding expectations across the board. Year after year.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Super Nutburger
A nut burger with/avocado
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lots of sandwiches and wraps. Pleasant outdoor seating. Good food. Friendly atmosphere. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Another delicious meal! Best veggie/vegan food in Fair Oaks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Sandwich, Super Nachos, Mushroom Millet Burger, Patty Melt, Vegan Burrito, Fudge Brownie, Veggie Burger, Avocado and Cheese Sandwich
Vegetarian options: Great vegetarian burger drive-in. Walk up counter, outdoor seating. Food was delicious. I had the nutburger and the millet burger and they were both great. The millet burger was even good for lunch the next day. Potato salad was good, and the shake was almost gone by the time I got back to the hotel. Good place I will visit whenever I'm in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mushroom Millet Burger, Nut Burger with Avocado
The staff is rude. The food is not good enough to make up for the bad service. I asked for sauce on the side instead of on the nut burger. I was given a solid no even after I when I offered to pay more to do this. I practically begged because this was for an ill loved one who has strict diet concerns. I told the lady this but she didn’t care.
Service: 1
Great food, but always super slow service. Took 48 mins to get 1 nutty taco & a smoothie. As a bar and restaurant owner myself I feel like there is a more efficient way to get the food out faster… I was watching the cook was literally making one single taco out of an order at a time.. they should have a larger skillet with the nutty taco meat in it always cooking constantly since that is one of the most popular menu items… Like when I cook tacos at home for my own family I make a big batch and fill the tacos and we all eat at the same time. Opposed to just making a little bit and doing one or two tacos at a time and then the toppings and filling… I feel like there’s a way they can be faster and more efficient so you’re not waiting over 45 minutes for one taco.
Vegetarian options: Love it for that reasons. Wish they had another cook in there, the service is just too slow and not enough seating outside.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Nutty Taco
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is to small bad parking and needs a cleaning. I don't understand why they can't create a better environment for the customers. The seating is very odd and not enough. Same it lacks everything other than being vegetarian that I want.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
AMAZING! The mushroom millet burger and peanut butter brownie, soooooo gooooood!
Been coming here for years. The best homemade veggie patties are served here. Your mouth and stomach will want more of this healthy yummy sandwich. The photos shown are what we had. My husband and I shared a super nut burger with extra sauce. They do charge for extras like more sauce or pickles. Great fresh juice and smoothies here. Hot and cold food options. This place is a gem and has been serving the community for years. If you want healthy but yummy come here. Always the same good food at reasonable prices and big enough to share.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Super Nutburger
Okay, it's a drive-in. This is not a knock to the establishment. Their food is The shining Star as any restaurant should be. The fare is vegan and vegetarian and the food is really good. I had the avocado and cheese sandwich the others have nutty tacos. For the most part we are not vegetarian. But it's still nice to get a healthy meal without meat. They've been in business for 45 years and the reason for that I'm sure is the quality of the food.
Just so you know they are closed on Monday.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Falafel Sandwich, Nut Taco, Nut Burger with Avocado
I have been eating here since shortly after they opened almost 50 years ago in 1978. My mom would take my brother and I when were young because their food was a healthy alternative to other fast food type spots. Years later, as a high school kid in the 80s, I discovered the Super Nutburger with Cheese. Since then, it has been my go-to menu item. One summer afternoon visit, a staff member recommended adding avocado and mushrooms, thereby creating the ultimate Sunflower cuisine. I have ordered the same thing almost every time since, which probably numbers in the 100s of visits. As an adult in my 50s, it remained one of my all-time favourite places to eat. Nothing anywhere is really anything like it. The unique menu and quirky vibe make this place, in my opinion, one of the hidden gems of the Sacramento area. It's the kind of place that helped define the vibe of the surrounding neighbourhood. It exists as a compliment to the community and stands out from other establishments that are happy fitting into a rather homogenous culinary landscape. All of this to say, I have been a fan, a loyal customer, and someone who has recommended the Sunflower to others for the almost 50 years of its existence. Until today.
I joined two friends for lunch at The Sunflower Drive In this afternoon. The food was delicious as always, but the unparalleled level of rudeness and abject distain shown to our group by the staff of the Sunflower Drive In left me stunned and angry enough to promise never to return. The indignant rudeness we were subjected to was followed by the kitchen staff glaring and loudly talking about our group. We were seated at the inside dining room table and were stunned, confused, then deservedly angry by the almost unbelievable behaviour. To call our treatment wunprofessional, uncalled for, and unexcusable merely scratches the surface. I personally have never been treated so poorly by any restaurant ever, and if such unacceptable treatment towards customers continues, the Sunflower deserves to go out of business.
I can guarantee I will never go back, and nor will the friends who joined me. Those friends are also buisiness owners in the immediate vicinity of the Sunflower and I know they feel the same way as I do. I will never promote them or recommend them to anyone again. And I am fully aware that the Sunflower has plenty of both repeat and new customers... they don't need my money. Which is fine, because I will never spend my money there again. It's sad that to see how poorly they treat their customers and little they value their reputation.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
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