Sipz! A vegetarian/vegan haven

Sipz Cafe
(858) 279-3747
5501 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA

A friend of mine showed me Sipz years ago, and they're absolutely amazing. They have a second location in Poway that they opened a couple years back, and I hear from a friend that they're going to be opening another location in North Park (which is much better suited for the cuisine).

Sipz bills itself as a fusion asian cuisine cafe. They don't make a big deal about being nearly all vegan and they aren't pretentious like a lot of vegan/veggie/raw food places are. In fact, unless you look carefully, you won't even realize that they only serve mock meat.

Their main dishes are bowls and include things like Pho (a classic Vietnamese beef noodle soup), Walnut Shrimp (tempura style fried shrimp and walnuts, my personal favorite) and Orange Chicken. They recently doubled the size of their shop and put in a vegan sushi bar. I haven't tried the sushi there yet, but everyone in the place seemed to be enjoying it.

So why the name Sipz? They also offer an extensive list of drinks, including boba teas (the popular milk-tea drinks with marble-sized tapioca balls in them), hot tea, cold tea, wines, beers, etc. If you can, save room for dessert. They have a vegan Banana Cake with coconut sauce that's fantastic.

Most of the bowls are about $7 at dinnertime. The desserts are about $4.