Best Vegan-Friendly Restaurant
2011 Finalist
Shojin
333 S. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 617-0305
The name is a nod to the cuisine created by founder of the Soto Zen school Dogen Zenji, known as shojin-ryori. Like its inspiration, Shojin refers to more than its food. Tucked near a third-floor corner of a Little Tokyo mall that has seen better days, Shojin turns the ambiance from desolate to tranquil once inside, with sleek furnishings and subdued lighting throughout. The restaurant prepares impressive macrobiotic vegan sushi, ramen and even yoshoku. It is particularly impressive given how much Shojin retains in the way of the traditional notes associated with sushi and ramen without relying on either seafood or meat. That they use organic ingredients along with seitan, dressings and sauces made in-house only reinforces the shojin path. -Christine Chiao
Source:
LA Weekly
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