Reviews for The Purple Mint in San Diego, CA
This is a beautiful restaurant with every faux meat that comes standard in a non-vegetarian restaurant, except is all vegetable... protein in this place. The restaurant was nearly empty when we arrived for dinner, but filled out while we were there (Wearrived for early dinner around 5 pm). The food was delicious. We absolutely loved the papas salad and the spring rolls. Theirpeanut sauce is incredible. We also ordered a potato and tan curry, which was tasty, but came with a piece of plastic in it(likely from some tofu packaging) - they didn?t charge us food this entree due to the mishap. Likely any unfortunate and rareoccurrence. Our final entrée was the Kung PAO chicken. It has a nice teaser to it, and an amazing crunch that was fun to chew.Overall it was likely deep fried, and a bit too long. But it was still good. The portion sizes were a bit smaller than mostrestaurants, but in reality they were just right sized to fill us up and avoid much waste. My mouth is still watering for thepapaya salad every time I think about it. It was likely the best papaya salad I?ve ever had, and I lived in south East Asia fora long time, so that?s saying something. If you are looking for a reason to try, this is it- go try their pals salad.Incredible!!! Read more
This restaurant was a real find on my San Diego vacation. First, it was extremely accessible for my older cousin with mobility... issues. The waiter was attentive to both of our needs and quite patient when we repeated questions. The menu was huge which madeit hard to decide. We started with crispy wontons and some kind of spring roll. I expected them to taste the same, but there wasa completely enjoyable difference. I would have liked more of a variety in sauces instead of just sweet duck sauce, but it wasquite delicious, anyway. I had the entree with the black noodles and it was wonderful. We took home our appetizer leftovers andI?m excited to see how they taste on day two.. Everything else we gobbled up completely. And, in my opinion, the prices werevery reasonable! I highly recommend. Read more
Went for lunch. Was greeted immediately and shown to my table. I sat outside which was very nice. They were also kind enough to... let my use their WIFI so I could work. Although the place was empty I loved the atmosphere, very beautiful and clean. I orderthe Double Delight rolls (on the starter menu) which were recommended by my server. I also had a glass of Thai tea which wasDELICIOUS. I enjoyed the food, service, and atmosphere. Will definitely be back. Thank you Purple Mint team, keep up the greatwork! Read more
So I got the special fried rice or house fried rice and it was phenomenal. The restaurant was really empty but there was such a... great presence of staff and the entire Place felt clean and welcome. Definitely would order from here again. Read more
Great vegan place. We came here starving after a long flight. They have plenty of indoor seating. We were shown to our table by... a really nice staff. Their Thai iced tea is really good. We tried kung pao chicken, soy based filet mignon, noodle soup andcrispy tofu. The crispy tofu was a little bland for me but my wife liked it. The entrées were all great Read more
Beautiful, calming modern Asian ambiance, friendly service and delicious food! I am not vegan but I really enjoyed the vegan... food. The plating was beautiful and quantity was huge. The jackfruit salad is something I haven?t seen before and I reallyenjoyed it. The very much shrimp looking and tasting fake shrimp was extremely intriguing to say the least! I didn?t mind it butI don?t love it and don?t see the appeal. I have had the eggplant tofu combo before and this was very well done. The eggplantand tofu were fried just right and the sauce was well balanced. A great experience and approved by a non vegan! Read more
Purple Mint for a birthday dinner is always such a great choice! Vegan and vegetarian Thai food is so yummy! Thai Tea was... absolutely delicious! Everything tasted fresh! The place is so clean and staff is friendly and welcoming! Thank you for anothergreat experience! Read more
Came here for some vegan food and was not disappointed at all! The service was quick and the place is pristine, definitely has a... great atmosphere. The food was amazing! The yellow curry bowl with tofu was delicious and so was the vermicelli with ?chicken?,you honestly can?t tell the difference between this and real chicken. GO HERE if you need some vegan food. Will absolutely becoming back!!! Read more