Cha-ya - Berkeley

Cash only! This restaurant serves incredible vegan sushi that is top-notch. Our favorite is the Shattuck roll, but we also loved the vegan roll and the avocado/cucumber roll. I can't wait to come back.

I absolutely adore this vegan restaurant with stunning presentation. I highly recommend the "Mond Garden" dish with tofu, as the mushrooms were freshly harvested from their garden. It's rare to find a restaurant that doesn't use excessive salt and oil in their dishes. I could eat here every single day.

It was okay but with so many great places in the neighborhood I probably won’t come back. We had the Cha-ya roll and the sansai noodles. The roll was okay but the batter was quite thick, not light and fluffy like great tempura. The sauce was okay but not great. The soup was really salty. Prices are reasonable.

The vegetarian food at this restaurant is incredible - flavorful without being heavy. They offer a wide variety of soups that are perfect for a cold day and the menu itself has a lot of options to choose from. The atmosphere inside is a bit lacking, but some music could improve it. They only accept cash or Venmo as forms of payment.

Love love this place so much thank u. my only really great thing is that they are just cash and a little expensive. if they take the card, I would eat here every day at a 10/10 standard. tasty! they use asparagus and beans that is not typical of veg tempura soba 10/10 good both with or without! the suppe has a really delicious and delicious broth. I add in the regular kitsune (sweet tofu bag) supp to soup soba salat 10/10 beautiful and soou good. makes for really impressive photos and taste really refreshing. this is literally the only salate I have ever enjoyed with cut strawberries, I have to come again to try everything else!