My husband and I visited Asian Vegan Bistro for dinner on a Friday night, and surprisingly, we appeared to be the only diners in the restaurant. On what is typically one of the busiest nights of the week, it did make us wonder if that was an early signal of what was to come. To start, the menu is undeniably extensive...spanning multiple Asian cuisines with a wide variety of dishes, from ramen to curries to appetizers like tofu satay and crispy enoki. While ambition and variety can be a strength, here it felt more like quantity came at the expense of execution. We ordered a range of dishes to get a fair sense of the kitchen: tofu satay, crispy enoki, tonkotsu-style ramen (soy milk-based), drunken noodles, and ma po tofu - all items that, on paper, should deliver bold, distinct flavors. Unfortunately, most fell flat. The tofu satay lacked depth, the crispy enoki was an interesting concept but noticeably under-seasoned, and the ramen broth missed the richness and complexity you'd expect from that style. The drunken noodles and ma po tofu similarly leaned mild and muted, rather than vibrant or aromatic. To be fair, the concept of a fully plant-based Asian menu is appealing, and there is clear effort behind offering such a wide selection. However, in this case, the breadth of options seems to dilute the overall quality and consistency of the dishes. Overall, while I appreciate the intention and inclusivity of a fully vegan menu, the execution didn't quite meet expectations...especially given how many flavorful reference points these dishes typically have. read more

I really, really wanted to live this place. We stop in Bakersfield on out way to Joshua Tree and I had a hankering for vegan. The menu looked great, but the food disappointed both my husband and I. We'll search for somewhere else next time. read more

What an amazing find in Bakersfield! When I asked about vegan food here everyone told me there wasn't anything. Well, they're wrong! Everything is vegan! A super extensive menu, delicious food. This is my second time here. The restaurant needs some love, but don't let that keep you away! read more

Asian Vegan Bistro - Yummy vegan ice cream! Salted Caramel and Chocolate with Chocolate bits. - Vegan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

As I said before, the food is great. This time, I dined in, no take out. The atmosphere is totally Asian and wonderful. My server was an absolute doll. Super quite, so I missed her name, but she was excellent. I still did not like my take out experience, but I highly recommend dining in at the Asian Vegan Bistro. read more

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Great vegetarian options. Tofu and eggplant is by far the best dish. Service is good. Older interior but is clean.

You get what you pay for. The food was alright. Maybe I'm just spoiled in Los Angeles. For example, the tofu satay appetizer was basic. The orange chicken portion was only enough for one person. Usually when I go to Asian restaurants they have shareable portions. Service was lacking on a Sunday afternoon even though the restaurant wasn't super busy. Very large dining area with plentiful parking. Overall, maybe it's good for a decent affordable meal, but don't expect too much read more

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This is my once a Week Treat . Finding a great Plant Based restaurant is a joy. Food is fresh organic and delicious. I am picky about no added Sugar. But they can accommodate me . Environment is a dated and not fancy. Wait staff friendly and remember our names when we show up. Love the Fresh Rolls with Tofu. read more

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Great food, great and fast service, great prices, and roomy seating. We love coming here. read more

Asian Vegan Bistro - Vegan wontons - Vegan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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It's great to have a vegan restaurant in Bakersfield, but we were disappointed to see a fish tank with zero enrichment at their entrance. It's a very bad look for a vegan restaurant when veganism is against the abuse of animals. And yes, fish do feel, just like us. Imagine being trapped in a tank all day with nothing to do. Other than that, service was good and food was well priced. I will add stars once this issue is improved. read more

Asian Vegan Bistro - Zero enrichment for the poor fish. Not a good look for a vegan restaurant. - Vegan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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I come here at least once a week. I'm obsessed. Their food has so much flavor, you don't miss meat. Today I got my usual spring rolls with peanut sauce and am trying the teriyaki tofu bowl for the first time. The service is impeccable & friendly. The interior is quirky yet comfortable. read more

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Good flavor/food and customer service. If you're looking to get full then order multiple things

5 stars is not enough! This place is perfection!! The food is phenomenal, truly authentic Thai flavor. Sooo many menu items to choose from, you will definitely find something to enjoy for everyone. Family owned and extremely friendly service. It's a big spot to bring the whole family, very clean and peaceful. It's a pleasure to sit down and enjoy your meal. I recommend the "beef" protein with the fried rice and/or chow mein. The Thai Spicy Fried Rice is my favorite, favorite! read more

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This is hands down THE BEST Vegan restaurant in Bakersfield! The negative reviews make me sad, so Since I've been going here at least 2-3 per month since it's opened I thought I should write a review. The food is absolutely delicious. The curry is my favorite but the gyoza, spring rolls, sushi, ramen, tofu dishes, and enoki are SO good. I'm pretty sure the owners are the only 2 who work here, one cooks and one waits tables. They are super nice! If you come here and you feel like are waiting too long at the door, be mindful of this before you have a fit. Remember this is a small business! I'd rather come here and wait a few minutes extra to support them and get some delicious vegan food than give my money to some chain restaurant. They get the food perfect every time, and that's why we keep going back! read more

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This restaurant has a large selection of vegan options across cuisine. Super impressed with the menu. The food was great. Cons- poor lighting, slow service, and the interior was outdated. However, this place places heavy attention on its food instead of its location, which I appreciate. We will be returning. read more

We ordered ahead for pick up and the food was hot and freshly made. The portion size was more than enough because I had leftovers. Everything tasted homemade and was delicious. It was my first time trying the restaurant and will definitely be back. Also, it was very affordable for it being vegan. Definitely must try. read more

Asian Vegan Bistro - Chow Mein with tofu - Vegan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Driving back to LA, we were surprised to see place with such a variety. They have Thai, Japanese and Chinese menu to offer. I will start this review with something that, as an animal rights activist and a vegan person, I definitely could not just pass by and ignore. This place has amazing menu, and even a message in their menu that states that vegan means peace for all, however, as soon as you enter you will face sad, large fish, living in a small tank, without any structure to help replicate the natural habitat or any artificial plants. There was nothing in that tank, just water. That can not be a happy, peaceful life. This really bothered me and it did not give me that great of a experience, even though food and service was good. Now, the menu. Menu is great. Such a great variety. We ordered few different appetizers, main course, green tea and coffee with boba. Everything was delicious. Crispy tofu had perfect crispness on the outside and so soft on the inside. Comes with sweet and sour sauce. Lobster roll was good, chow mein was delicious, very saucy and well cooked. BBQ pork tasted very good as well. Fried enoki was ok, very oily and breaded for my taste, but it was still good. My favorite was fried wontons that were filled with cheese and spinach. So overall it was good experience. Since it is a vegan place, I would highly suggest moving forward, to swap styrofoam with more environmentally friendly takeout packing. Styrofoam is slow to degrade, and if disposed of improperly, the foam can leach chemicals into the environment harming water sources. Other than that, atmosphere was good, definitely could be a bit cleaner, but considering how great of a food it was, if they would improve the condition of the fish, I would definitely change review to 5 star experience. For now, it is in between 3 and 4, since the condition of the fish really left a bad experience for me. I am highly encouraging the management to contact me if they need help with improving the condition for the fish in their restaurant, I will be happy to help. read more

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I was very excited to find out about this new vegan Asian fusion restaurant from Bakersfield vegan Facebook group and knew I had to visit and show support. The new restaurant is located in the from Shangri-La Asian Bistro & Bar building but luckily, there is signage with the new restaurant name on the windows to make it easy for customers to find. Upon entering the restaurant, we were warmly greeted by a staff member who asked if we were dining in or taking our food to go. Since we had a prior engagement, we decided to take our food to go. As I opened the menu. I was in awe of the variety of Chinese, Japanese, and Thai Asian cuisine as well as desserts and smoothie bowls. After taking time to review the menu, I decided to order appetizers of fried wontons with vegan cream cheese and spinach. Although I had planned to order an appetizer of Enoki with bacon which is grilled Enoki mushroom wrapped with vegan bacon but unfortunately, the bacon they used wasn't vegan so they've pulled it from the menu at this time. For my main dish, I had pad see ew with tofu, hubby ordered yellow curry, and he got beef and broccoli and vegetable fried rice for my mom-in-law. The staff member told that they're out of orange chicken since because they were extremely busy last night which is a good thing considering this restaurant is newly open. Hubby asked if they was nuts in his curry and was told there was no nut in the curry. Our food order was quickly rung up and the staff member said the food would be ready in fifteen minutes. I especially liked that when we returned to the restaurant to pick up our food, the staff member brought the food to our car which was a nice and unexpected example of great customer service. The food was given in good portions, was flavorful, and delicious. Of all the food we had, I especially liked the vegan cream cheese wontons since I haven't found a place that make them since becoming vegan in 2009. In addition, although I love eating pad see ew from other restaurants, Asian Vegan Bistro sets itself apart in reference to the big chunks of tofu they add to the dish. I love that this restaurant is 100% vegan and that the staff are so transparent with their mission to have a fully vegan restaurant and not have any ingredients that contains animals on their menu or in their food items. Although they're currently accepting cash only while they get their cash handling system set up and have recently run out of food due to an influx of customers, I'm sure once these issues are resolved, Asian Vegan Bistro will become a popular vegan restaurant mainstay in Bakersfield. read more

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No one in our group was vegan, but most of us agreed that we had one of the best meals of the last several months here. I highly recommend it whether you're vegan or not. read more

Delicious vegan Asian food with bold flavors and great variety! It's hard to find plant-based versions of classic Asian dishes done this well, but this place nails it. The staff was friendly. Whether you're vegan or just exploring plant-based options, this spot is definitely worth checking out. I'll absolutely be coming back. Highly recommend! read more

Incredible vegan food, we ate here twice today!! The menu has incredible variety and everything we ate was so good. We also had the yakisoba, Tom yum, veggie dumplings, Hong Kong noodles, boba smoothies, and the lab nah. We wish we could stay longer in Bakersfield and try more but we will definitely be back next time we are in town! Service was also great and fast and the restaurant is super cute. Amazing spot in Bakersfield read more

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This place is so good! Everything I have tried has been delicious egg rolls are my favorite here. read more

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great vegan food tasted incredible. better than the real thing curry a little runny but mongolian beef was excellent read more

Spicy beef noodle soup was 10/10 and very filling and mango sticky rice perfect dessert

We didn't even wait to be seated. The parking lot was practically empty. We walked in (the sign said open) but there was no one in there and no staff to be seen. The restaurant was dark and smelled like mop water. We turned around immediately. read more

WOW! This is some of the best Asian food I've had--vegan or not. The eggplant tofu was wok seared to perfection and had the perfect amount of spice too. We also had the broccoli "beef," and the soy beef protein had great flavor and texture. The Thai spicy fried rice had the perfect kick and wasn't greasy at all. I hope more people patronize this business because I want to see this place stay around for a long time to come! I'd be very happy to come back soon and try more of their menu items. read more

Asian Vegan Bistro - Thai spicy eggplant with tofu - Vegan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Ordered a tofu salad to go. Not a lot of tofu. Peanut dressing pink? Just nothing I would order again.

We came here for Mother's Day. This restaurant is a bit of a hidden gem. Even though there is no meat in any of the dishes, you won't miss it. The dishes have a lot of flavor (and I love meat) the service is always really nice and you can tell it's family owned:) the decor is really interesting and there is plenty of seating. read more

my favorite place everrr!!! i love being vegan & their menu is lovely i love the shrimp & chicken kung pao!

Excellent vegan food from a variety of asain cuisines. Very good service. Clean though a bit dated inside. Plenty of seating and parking. We tried this place twice while in Bakersfield. Everything we ate was great. Go eat here and you will be happy. read more

We came to this place to try it out and we were very happy we did, we ordered the seaweed salad, the cabbage was so good with it, had spicy edamame, papaya salad, really good portions, tried the Tom Ka soup and also some noodles and everything was tasty, really good seasoning, definitely recommend it, healthy food and the prices were very reasonable read more

Asian Vegan Bistro - Green Curry with vegan shrimp! It was so delicious - Vegan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

We ordered the Hong Kong Pan Fried Noodles (Soft Noodles instead of crispy, tofu, onion, carrot, bamboo, and mushroom in gravy sauce), Tofu Katsu Bowl (Fried tofu with katsu sauce and rice), Lard Na (Flat rice noodle, Chinese broccoli, carrot, onion topped with gravy sauce), and Scallops (Oyster mushrooms and baby Bok Choy). We told them less salt for everything. It's very pricey for vegetable dishes, but they have great service, there's cute decor, and they're clean. Asian Vegan Bistro is located in a plaza and it is the first restaurant located at the entrance of the parking lot. It's conveniently located next to a gas station. It's a really big restaurant so they can accommodate large parties. There's bathrooms located in the front of the restaurant. read more

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So far my favorites are the red/yellow curry and the pineapple fried rice. I've had them both with the soy style chicken and tofu. They're both delicious. read more

The food here is delicious! I'm in Bakersfield helping my sister who has a back problem and was looking for some healthier food. I passed this place and decided to get some takeout. I had the Pad Thai and added crispy tofu, as well as the garlic green beans. It was hot and fresh and the servings were big. read more

Asian Vegan Bistro - Vegan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This is a great new vegan restaurant in Bakersfield. We are so overdue for more vegan spots. I ordered take out and it was ready as promised in 15 min. Their orange soy chicken was amazing. Seriously really really good. The portions are just right and the brocolli that came with the meal was steamed perfectly. Another thing I loved that they offer a variety of Asian cuisine (Thai, Japanese and Chinese) and its all vegan so you don't have to worry about holding the sauce on your dish. read more

Asian Vegan Bistro - Soy orange chicken meal - Vegan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

The food was fresh and amazing! Best vegan spot in town ! The service cool we came closer to closing time but they accommodated our party of 10 Very impressed read more

I love this place it is fast healthy and delicious I'm not even vegan but I crave their lo mein and spicy beef noodle soup I would definitely recommend this hidden gem. read more

I come here at least once a week. This place is always fresh. It can take a little bit longer to get your food but it's always worth it. Highly recommend the ramens and the curries. read more

This is by far the best place we've eaten when merging our vegan and non-vegan family members. The service is good, and the ambiance is nice. The tempura vegetables and orange chicken are outstanding. The udon noodles and honey walnut shrimp were right on par with the rest of the meal. All I can say we will definitely be back ! read more

Love this place. The food is amazing and tastes authentic. As a vegan, I'm happy to have this as an option I'm Bakersfield where there are so little vegan friendly places. The service is amazing, they all are so kind whenever I go to eat there or get it to go. Even my father and friends love this place and they are not even vegan. The food is amazing, period. read more

Listen!!! Listen to me!!! This food is vegan comfort food as a family we are going vegan not only for the ethical reasons but just to lower our consumption of cholesterol food. So this being a new way of life we are so thankful to be able to enjoy vegan meat that closely resembles and tastes like meat! You must try the honey walnut shrimp and green curry! The shrimp was so mind blowing we kept asking each other if it was real shrimp and then I dropped my phone in the chaos of the experience So that leads to the customer service. It was superb. Especially considering they let us know they were short staffed. We didn't mind one bit because we were too busy enjoying the appetizers they brought out. They need to bring this more north because it's going to be hard not to want to make this trip from Oakdale CA to Bakersfield just to eat here. We are coming back tomorrow to try some more food before we leave town. Eat here!! You will not regret it! read more

Asian Vegan Bistro - Tonkatsu Ramen - Vegan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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