Good Karma Artisan Ales & Café

37 First St, San Jose
(408) 294-2694

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Gleb Kolobkov

Awesome selection of beers and good music

Aidan Connor

Really good vegan food, even non vegans enjoy. Portions are on the smaller side but not tiny. Water was the only thing that was strange it was like warm and in small glasses.

pk Patel

My wife and I visited this vegan restaurant last Sunday afternoon, and we had a great experience. The streets were quiet, which made the outdoor seating even more enjoyable—peaceful and calm, just what we needed.

The food was delicious with fresh flavors, and I especially loved their cider beer—crisp, refreshing, and full of excellent taste. It really stood out!

Overall, a lovely place to unwind and enjoy a good plant-based meal. Only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that there’s still a little room to elevate the experience even further. But we’ll definitely be back!

Paul Burke

Low-key and laidback place with some great beers to choose from. I didn't eat here but it smelled good.

Matthew Israelson

Amazing place to stop for snack and brew. Craft beer selection on point. Music is the vibe here. Cool record/cd collection played over the system. Food was ok. Not mind blowing but decent veg fair

Shaela Sanchez

food IS good but, they are very skimpy with portions especially for such high price. i ordered the pulled “pork” tacos and there was practically nothing inside the tortilla. service was also slow.

Jackie Wolfe

Let me start by saying I’m not personally vegan but I would ABSOLUTELY come back here because the food was that great & I couldn’t even tell it was vegan! I got the 1 item plate with Jamaican Jerk with brown rice (pictured) & my friend got the Pulled “Pork” street tacos which were also spectacular. We also ordered a couple desserts, Mom’s Apple crisp & the Baklava, which was also super delicious! They also have a wide beer selection! I have to point out how rad & laid back the atmosphere is; all the art & vinyl records makes this place truly one of a kind! We went on a Saturday night & they had a live jazz band playing which made it even more special. If you’re vegan or not, you have to check this place out!

YoJmo

Went here twice on a work trip and was glad I did. Had burritos, with masala, then jerk chicken, and really enjoyed. Sized portions. Order at the counter first, then sit where available. Great atmosphere, service and music playing.

Siddharth Wagh

Stopped here for a quick lunch & got buddha bun, vegan drumsticks, burrito.. all of which were excellent. Ginger beer was perfect for the tummy. Nice staff.

SherryT

Awesome vegan place! We tried a red curry burrito, pulled “pork” st tacos and a Jamaican Jerk plate. Everything was excellent! Great selection of beer and they spin vinyl. Great service and super friendly. Highly recommend! Updated from previous review on 2025-03-01

ColinAF

We ordered the quesadilla and nachos along with the Mayan chocolate pie for dessert. Quesadilla was excellent, simple and to the point with two flavorful sauces. Nachos were great too. The cheese was melted just right and the beans were wholesome. The pie was awesome with almost a coffee flavor that had a bit of a spicy punch for the after taste. Definitely will be coming back!

K A

Owner was friendly, atmosphere was good. We ordered 4 quesidillas which turned out to be tiny supermarket tortilla with almost no cheese. Menu said green peppers and onions, it had neither. Owner said menu needs to be updated when I asked.

Thanks for the kind service, but our honest feel is that the quesidilla had no substance, was not as described, and was very small. We felt misled, and ended up having to grab a real meal after paying here.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

David Beckan

ABSOLUTELY JOKE OF A PLACE, GOOFY PORTIONS WITH FINING DINING PRICING ? They had a “La Carte” menu like it has fine dinning 7 course meals ? I thought I was eating at my aunty’s house with the cutlery (she hates my guts and family)

Beer was garbage, food was trash

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Craft Beer, Buddha Bun, Pulled Pork’ Street Tacos

GuruKaKhalsa Khalsa

1 ordered the 2 orders of tacos (4 tacos total) & arugala salad. The price came out to almost 50$. The salad came in a home serving bowl with 1/5th of a child’s hand full. The tacos were mid at best, also heavily cheaped out on the actually taco material. Essentially I had 8 tortillas will very little filling & absolutely joke of a salad. The owners seems to live in the restaurant & makes the food & orders. I feel bad for him, but ‘the pricing vs what I got’ ratio was horrendous. I am very annoyed that these I was mislead to go here by the reviews. They’re all lying, go to this place if you have money to blow. I am a vegetarian, this place is NOT EVEN 5% of what Craft roots, Morgan hill is. I suspect the owner makes fake reviews to make sure he can afford the rent and groceries for the week.

Also, the really bad music was sooooo loud that I couldn’t have a normal convo with my friend. The empty restaurant (besides 2 some beer drinkers sitting outside) should’ve been a sign of how mediocre this place is.

I am a vegetarian, this is a bottle of the barrel place if you want vegetarian food. I can recommend vegetarian house, the merit, dilac, shooot even Veggie grill was 10000% more fulfilling.

I had to walk down the street to the Ike’s to actually get a meal (that I paid and filled me up). NEVER GOING HERE AGAIN, already warned bunch of my vegetarian friend groups about this place.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Organic Kale Salad, The Bosco Tacos

Daniel Filip

Great jazz on Sundays

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Good Karma Artisan Ales & Café

37 First St, San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 294-2694