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    Golene's Vegan Kitchen

    4.9 (15 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Tamara E.

    As someone who's been following this business's Instagram for some time, I was pleasantly surprised to discover them during a farmer's market event at Loma Linda. Upon walking up to the food truck, I liked how their digital menu was shaded with an umbrella and staff was friendly and attentive. Hubby informed the staff about his nut allergy and staff quickly confirmed that he could eat all menu items and the cheese they use is coconut based. After looking at the menu, I decided to try the fried tofu and the mac and cheese egg rolls while hubby decided to try their carne asada fries. We were especially excited to see that they offer grape kool-aid to drink which made us feel nostalgic as kids of the eighties. They fried tofu was fabulous especially with the Thai chili dipping sauce. The mac and cheese egg roll was phenomenal in that crispy on the outside and packed and cheese on the inside. Hubby said that the carne asada fries were delicious and flavorful. The bottle of grape kool-aid was the perfect way to end the meal. My only annoyance with the food turck experience was that their desert of apple pie egg rolls was unavailable otherwise, I absolutely would've ordered those along with our other food items. Other than that slight annoyance of no desert, the food was so delicious, we will definitely plan to eat at their food truck the next time we have a chance!

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    I went to this place today at MSJC for the juneteenth festival. the wait was suuuuper long which i know can be frustrating at first but to anyone that wants to try this place, trust me just hang in there because the wait is 1000% worth it. best vegan cajun shrimp i've ever had! best vegan shrimp i've had PERIOD!

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    Diem T.

    Hub and I had Yolanda's Cauliflower Chickn' plate a couple weeks back and wow. Yummy! Although spicy (we didn't know it was supposed to be), the crunch on those pieces were amazing! It came with a side of coleslaw and corn on the cob. We also got the mac n cheeze eggrolls and I loved them. I love anything mac n cheeze lol Hub who is not a major fan of mac n cheeze, enjoyed these so much he had 2 eggrolls! That says a lot about those babies. our 2yo also enjoyed the mac n cheeze, in traditional form, with a fork and without the eggroll wrap will definitely try other dishes in the future! Customer service is A++! Thank you tons Yolanda!

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    Food and service is beyond amazing. Ordered 7 items and everything was really good. I will definitely order again.

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    Love their egg roll Mac and cheese! My go to order is their carne Assad fries. Delissh

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