Sogo Tofu
Saratoga Plaza Shopping Center, 1610 S De Anza Blvd, San Jose
(408) 517-8958
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This place has mouthwatering vegetarian food, the very best!! One of the things I miss the most moving from the South Bay, but I come when I can (and get way too muchš)
Years ago, I spent more than a week in Taiwan. It was the tastiest time of my life. I think we consistently at five meals a day. We toured down the West Coast of the country and every town had a vegetarian restaurant; they sold food by the pound (or kilo). It was delicious, varied flavor and I loved it. Sogo Tofu was like being back in Taiwan, except they had SO much other food for sale. This satisfied my cravings for good, vegetarian Chinese food and I bought food to eat for lunch and for a few more meals in the future. The carry out food offers so many choices and their prepared foods do as well. Do not expect any atmosphere, this is just a to-go place but it is a dream for someone like me, loves Chinese vegetarian food and always wants leftovers! If you love bitter melon, they do a wonderful job with it!!!
Iāve heard this place for long time and finally got a chance to try it out. Tofu pudding (č±č±ļ¼ is very delicious. Chinese snacks like č¹ę®»é»&čæčēµ²é¤ are all fresh and tasty. Would be happy to come back and try other stuffs on their menu
Iāve had two back-to-back purchases of soy milk from this location spoil in under a week, even when refrigerated. The second one was still sealed.
With no expiration date printed on the container, customers canāt verify freshness or how long the product has been stored, which is very concerning.
So much Tofu!
Drove all the way down from SF for this soy milkā¦some call me crazy but itās good! All the food is clean veggie friendly. Thank you!
Hidden gem! Didnāt know about this place till I had to go to bofA in the same plaza!
Wow, everything was freshly made.
I picked up some tofu and egg platter, tofu custard made with organic soy bean, itās so smooth. Itās under $8 for the tub. Usually is about $4 at Chinese grocery store for non organic one. I thought they would taste the same. I was wrong! The organic one is so smooth and you can taste the freshness. It has only three ingredients! Highly recommended.
Amazing food
Ovo vegetarian, so dont make assumptions.
The hot (maybe, theres no warmer) food section is great, biig portion, the dishes are very much like a Singaporean hawker stall, with fried kway teow and rice vermicelli. Price is a bit high ($17 per box of 3 dishes+carb) but the box is STUFFED and one box fed 2 hungry people.
The savory rice balls with the youtiao is delicious too.
Come if you want proper chinese vegetarian food, . I needed to ask about egg, but owner (?) said all egg usage is visible, so if something doesnt look like it's got eggs in it then its vegan, but I'd ask again just to be sure.
I visited the store and a middle-aged man who claimed to be new was working there. Unfortunately, his patronizing attitude made the experience quite uncomfortable.
I also purchased some soy milk and noticed something strange ā even after sitting for several hours, there were no sediments. Typically, freshly made soy milk develops some sediment over time, so I suspected they had added some kind of binding agent or stabilizer.
When I called to ask about this, the same employee answered and was extremely defensive. He insisted that they hadnāt added anything, but it didnāt add up given the soy milkās appearance.
Overall, this was a disappointing experience, and I donāt plan on going back.
Restaurantji Recommends
I often come here to buy vegetarian items and I really like their goji berries. I usually avoid the ones made in China from regular supermarkets so I prefer getting them here. They sell them in individual bags which is convenient. Their soy milk is also pretty good and Iāll get it from time to time.
My favorite though is their rice ball with egg. Even though Iām not a vegetarian I enjoy picking up things like tofu, tofu skin, and their prepared veggie dishes. The bamboo shoots, pickled mustard, and radish chunks are all quite good. I also really like their spicy glass noodles.
UPDATE: At many Chinese prepared food stoes you'll finding human hair, bad odors, unsanitary conditions, and aggressive sales tactics (looking at you Jenny's Kitchen). But you'll find none of those things here! I greatly appreciate Sogo Tofuās cleanliness and the polite employees who leave you alone and don't use aggressive sales tactics to pressure you to spend $100 when you only wanted a rice burrito and cup of soy milk! While prices are expensive here, they're not outrageous considering that they use organic soybeans. The quality of their food speaks for itself.
This amazing shop serves excellent Taiwanese / Chinese breakfast and lunch options. The rice burritos / fantuan (rice balls) here are delicious. The ingredients inside are unique including the vegetarian pork floss ( vegetarian pork floss ). They also have freshly made organic soy milk, which is almost impossible to find. However, I was a little concerned about hot soy milk being poured into the plastic 1/2 gallon milk containers. To the Management: please pour COLD soy milk into the plastic containers to prevent the plastic from leaching BPA, phthalates, and other toxins into the milk!
I love that they make their own fresh tofu, soy milk, bean curd, and other soy products daily here. The soy milk you get at American supermarkets is heavily processed and manufacturers try to remove as much of the natural taste of soy milk as possible. As someone who grew up drinking natural soy milk, this process has always seemed insane to me--why ruin something so delicious?
Making tofu, soy milk, bean curd, and other soy-based foods is very labor intensive, so I appreciate that Sogo Tofu is doing this in-house and keeping it organic!
Did I mention that the tofu pudding with ginger syrup is textbook Taiwanese authentic? They also make their own style of chili crisps in-house.
I love this place!
This wonderful shop serves delicious Taiwanese/Chinese breakfast and lunch options. The rice balls here are delicious. The rice on the outside of the rice balls is a bit thick, but the ingredients inside are very unique. There is no meat floss in the rice balls, but the taste is not lost. They also have fresh organic soy milk here, but I'm a little worried about the hot soy milk pouring into the 1/2 gallon plastic milk container. Note to management: Please pour cold soy milk into plastic containers to prevent plastic from leach BPA, phthalates and other toxins into organic soy milk.
I love that they make their own fresh tofu, soy milk, tofu and other soy products here every day. The soy milk you buy in American supermarkets is heavily processed, with manufacturers removing as much of the natural flavor as possible. As someone who grew up drinking natural soy milk, this process has always seemed crazy to me.
Making tofu, soy milk, tofu, and other soy foods is very labor intensive, so I'm really grateful that Sogo Tofu is able to do it all himself and even make it organic!
What a great community store. I'll be back next weekend!
Bad attitude
Things are also expensive
The attitude is very bad and the things are very expensive. Soy milk doesnāt have an expiration date written on it either. Why not buy organic soy milk from the supermarket?
Its tofu curd, soy milk, sticky rice roll and radish bao are all very good. We have also tried some other dishes, which are not as impressive. But those 4 alone already worth repeated visit.
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