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October 2024 by Arnell P
Small but good selection. The person who works there was very helpful.
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June 2024 by H D
Absolute gem for vegan/vegetarian Asian foods. They have a large variety of items at really affordable prices. Honestly nothing but great experiences and tastes here!!
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March 2024 by Meka B.
Great hidden treasure, friendly helpful staff. I always find a new plant based meats! My favorite is the GlutenFree Chicken drums They also sell their products at Berkeley Bowl and Rainbow Grocery
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February 2024 by SarahS88
Awesome selection of faux meats. Lots of soups mixes, seaweed, and other options. Lovely staff.
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November 2023 by Gopala108
Layonna Vegetarian Health Food Market isn't really a natural food store, but a vegan butcher's shop that specializes in vegan faux mock meats.
If you are looking for a Natural Food Store head to Sprouts further up Broadway or the Whole Foods near Lake Merritt. Layonna Vegetarian Health Food Market has an eclectic array of vegan mock meats & to my knowledge were all labeled clearly vegan. Most are made in Taiwan it seems.
The most unusual mock meat was Vegan Beef Tendon. Special kudos for the bulk section of mock meats. I love making a large pot of vegan stew every week in my slow cooker & feel that using the bulk section here would be great to "beef" up my vegan stew a bit w/ some Vegan Beef Tendon or Vegan Shrimp or Vegan Scallops. Of course would focus my stew as always on dried beans & heaps of veggies yet the addition of some mock meats found here would keep it interesting for sure.
Besides mock meats there is miso, dried mushrooms, & noodles along w/ tofu also available in bulk.
For vegans that live in the East Bay or those that aspire to a plant powered lifestyle or flexitarans think you should come on over to experiment w/ some of the products here.
I feel mock meats are especially useful for transition foods for those new vegans yet even seasoned vegans like myself having these to accompany your home cooked meals keeps things fresh!
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August 2023 by J
The best place to get vegan “meat” and ingredients. The ladies there are always so sweet.
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April 2023 by Jennifer L.
If you're a vegetarian and like to cook you should visit this old school shop. Miss Layona has an entire shop of vegetarian meats, and vegetarian seafood. EVERYTHING IS VEGETARIAN! It's mostly frozen items shipped from China, so it's really an adventure shopping. If you've had vegetarian chicken with the wooden drumstick, at some local restaurants they probably get it here. So if you want to make stir fry with fake beef, chicken, or shrimp this is the best option. The veggie steamed buns are delicious, just pop them in the microwave! Your air fryer can make most of the delicious food just add some sauce to top or dip! On the edge of Chinatown, if you go on Friday you can hit the farmers market across the street for awesome veggies to add, or just visit one of the many produce stores to compete your meal.
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January 2023 by Aysha S.
Fantastic selection of homemade vegan meat and fish substitutes. Owners were friendly and helpful giving me a mini tour of the shop and suggesting recipes and cooking ideas. Purchased ham, smoked drumsticks, shrimp, crab, chicken and shredded tuna. Will definitely be back.
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January 2023 by Brandon J.
Best place in the bay for vegan food and ingredients. I go here regularly and they have so many options!!!
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November 2022 by missmuffcake
The best vegan jerky you can get is here! My boyfriend and I call it meat candy! I would go more often but parking around the area is horrible!
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October 2022 by colbyjam
As others have noted they have tons of mock meats at cheaper prices than places like Berkeley Bowl and Rainbow Grocery. They also have some harder-to-find specialty items like vegan fish sauce (with MSG for proper levels of dankness). There is a robot voice that welcomes you upon entry and politely sends you on your way as you leave. Highly recommended.
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September 2022 by Bradley S.
I do wish parking was better...but hey, it's a city so what else should I expect? This is the only place I can find a facon (vegan bacon) that we really, really like!
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August 2021 by Allyson K.
I love Layonna! This shop has so many great meat alternative options to add to my weekly meal plan! The staff working are always friendly and helpful with questions. It's a gem to have a shop like this in Oakland!
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January 2021 by Jessica Sands
Wow!! Great prices, delicious fake meats that are ready to eat. I got some Thai style ready-to-eat "chicken" that was delicious and a great price. Also, I got a few bags of jerky for only $3 a piece. The owner was super friendly and offered help as I was looking. I love the variety of items and the great prices so I'll definitely be coming back. :)
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January 2021 by Erika W.
Been here 4-5 times. Absolute favorite place to buy asian meat substitutes. I always buy their hotpot vegan fish balls (taro, mushroom, etc), and bean curd rolls! They are very unique, price is reasonable, and seems like the only place near me that sells these products! Wish they would sell pepperoni.
