Garden Fresh: What’s Vegetarian Editorial Review

Garden Fresh is a vegan Chinese restaurant at 1245 W El Camino Real in Mountain View. The M-A Chronicle reported in January 2025 that Garden Fresh cooks with “purely vegan ingredients,” so vegetarians and vegans can order from the whole menu. Mock meats are the specialty.

What’s vegan and vegetarian at Garden Fresh

Garden Fresh calls itself vegan Chinese, and it names Vegetable Potstickers and Vegi Ribs as popular dishes on its site. According to the M-A Chronicle, founder Alice Liang, a vegan who moved to California from Taiwan, opened the restaurant about 22 years before that 2025 article. The paper said the cooks make their mock meats from soy, mushroom, yam, and monk bean.

What to order at Garden Fresh

Start with the Vegi Ribs. Garden Fresh names them on its site as a popular dish, along with the Vegetable Potstickers. The M-A Chronicle also wrote up the Orange Veggie Chicken ($15.95), Veggie Beef with Broccoli ($12.95), and Crispy Sesame Prawns ($15.95). For something small, the paper listed Steamed Veggie Buns and Thai Iced Tea at $5.95 each.

Those prices date from January 2025. We couldn’t open the current menu on November 6, 2026, so expect some changes.

How to order at Garden Fresh

Garden Fresh is open Tuesday through Sunday, for lunch from 11:30am to 2:30pm and dinner from 4:30pm to 9:30pm. The restaurant closes on Mondays. Call (650) 254-1688, or use the order link on gardenfreshca.com for carryout or delivery.

Before you go to Garden Fresh

Ask about gluten. Many mock meats contain wheat gluten, and Garden Fresh publishes no allergen notes on its site. And skip Monday.

Our verdict on Garden Fresh

Go. Garden Fresh serves Chinese takeout classics with no meat in the kitchen, and the menu leans on mock meats. Order the Vegi Ribs and the potstickers, and call ahead to confirm the current prices.