Vegan comfort food in a casual, fast food setting with a drive-through and a dog-friendly garden patio. Uses 100% non-gmo ingredients. Choices range from burgers, wraps, and fries, to tenders, tacos, shakes, and desserts. All sauces are house-made. Relocated from 2965 5th Ave. Open Mon 11:00am-7:00pm, Wed-Fri 11:00am-7:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-8:00pm. Closed Tue.
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2611 El Cajon Blvd , San Diego, California, USA, 92104
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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267 Reviews
First Review by divine_health
Meggie and Ben
Points +1786
Awesome place - Edit
Great place, a throwback to a fast food joint with veganized versions of all my favorites as well as tons of tasty additions.
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flexkitchen
Points +10
Very Healthy meals - Edit
Very fantastic and healthy food. woooow relay nice.
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Pros: excellent food, good value, Healthy meal
Cons: good value, fiber food, fantastic
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AlexKrausman
Points +16
This is where you go to eat in San Diego - Edit
Amazing food. I was on vacation so I definitely was looking for savory comfort food and this place was perfect. They also had lots of healthy vegan options for all the health conscious vegans. Only good things to say about this place, warm staff, super nice dining area, incredible fake meats (battered chicken sandwich was out of control) tasty deserts (peach cobbler was incredible). If you are staying downtown by the convention center it's a short ride bus ride, definitely worth it. Downtown San Diego isn't super vegan friendly, but this is definitely the spot, one of the best restaurants ive been to.
Read morePros: Delicious food, period, All vegan menu, Great smoothies, kamboucha on tap
Cons: None, San Diego needs more of this
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GardenTiger
Points +267
DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS! - Edit
This restaurant has the best vegan burgers and fries I ever had. If you're in San Diego, don't miss out on this! I had a burger with a Tempeh patty and fries, and my boyfriend had a wrap, we both loved the food and went there 2 nights in a row. They also have loads of take away stuff (Salads, wraps, sandwiches) and tasty vegan cookies and cakes. Staff was very friendly and helpful. They also have a lovely quiet seating area which is not visible from the outside. Ohne of the best vegan restaurants I've ever been. :)
Read morePros: Lovely seating area, loads of desserts and take away, enough parking spaces
Cons: quite far from city center
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Eva*
Points +267
Lovely place - Edit
I was happy to find this place in San Diego, not particularly known for animal friendly attractions ;) we ordered a cheese burger and a Swiss cheese burger with mushrooms which were really good, much more like real food than the vegan options at some other burgerplaces. As a Side we had delicious chili cheese fries and both a strawberry milkshake which was really good, like what you would expect from a milkshake other than the soymilk with some blended bananas vegan places sometimes serve. Also the atmosphere and seating was really nice!
Read morePros: Good food, Nice atmosphere
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Nikki1801
Points +963
Worth the effort to go to! - Edit
As others have said, this place is awesome!
Read moreDOWNSIDE- again, everything in take-away even though there's a huge sitting in area. At least from memory they'd made some sort of attempt to separate trash.
I'm not an overly health conscious vegan, so eating here was perfect for us! I loved the chick'n burger (I can't remember which one) and we did make the effort to come back again before we left town.
We caught a bus here from the town center- it does take a while as it's on a busy route and stops SO OFTEN (like 20min trip) but it is so worth it :)
Pros: the food
Cons: disposable everything :(
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mmamantea
Points +16
amazing - Edit
As a raised meat eater and vegetarian/vegan by choice I have to say that this food makes me wish I had eaten here sooner. It tastes better then meat and makes my carnivore friends jealous. My daughter is a picky 3 year old and she was in love. We got the in n out style burger with fries and a vanilla cupcake. I'm going back for dinner tonight.
Read morePros: lots of options, sweets, love the outdoor seating
Cons: needs to be closer to me
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bmann52
Points +152
Great food - Edit
Great selection, great food. Try it.
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grantxvx
Points +84
Good Food for a Good Price - Edit
They food was pretty tasty and the milkshakes were really good. The best part was that it was pretty damn cheap!
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KurtDavidHermansen
Points +193
vegan - Edit
This is fast food for the most part, which is great when you are in a hurry. But eating fast, processed food is just that. This is not whole-food-plant-based vegan dining. This is a great place to go if you are jonesing for meat substitutes. They should provide a nice seating environment. It is a drive-through fast food joint. As a vegan, I want to support it, but I also want whole-food-plant-based meals, not fast food.
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Citrine
Points +21
Great Idea! - Edit
I have always wanted a drive through healthy veggie spot to stop at on a road trip! Evolution has a great set-up. Raw Tacos were awesome, the himalayan smoothie was VERY tastey. This place is also affordable and quick!
Read morePros: Affordable, healthy, good intentions
Cons: none
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blackcat182
Points +35
Great food - Edit
My husband and I shared a bacon cheeseburger and some buffalo chick'n tenders, both were really nice. In fact my husband said that it was the best burger he ever had! The bacon on the burger was really unusual (in a good way), I think maybe they made it themselves. We also bought a cheesecake and cupcake to take back to our hotel, I wasn't really keen on the cheesecake (my husband enjoyed it) but the cupcake was very tasty. We would have really liked to go back a second time but it was pretty far from our hotel and we were only in San Diego for 2 nights.
Read morePros: Good value, Excellent food
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insan0r
Points +85
Veeery Good Burger - Edit
I had the "south of the border" birger which was very yummy with a side order of fries. Looking forward to going there again.
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Yolanda
Points +2080
My vegan family loved eating here - Edit
Excellent choice and something for everyone. The have raw and healthy foods but we were here for burgers, fries and shakes for our first vegan all American fast food experience. We loved it and can't fault anything we had. We came for dinner and lunch the next day too and tried a range of burgers, shakes etc and liked them all. We all probably preferred their fake meat patty but all their patties were good. It is central and close to the Balboa Park and has some on site parking.
Read morePros: tasty All American vegan food, nice staff, great soft serve ice cream
Cons: there is only one outlet
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HelenK
Points +39
Delicious and fast! - Edit
Just as the name suggests, this is fast food! It was also very delicious and contained many interesting items on the menu. I had the raw burger, an amazing smoothie, and stuffed veggies, which was a very filling and satisfying meal.
Read moreThis restaurant really has the feel of a fast food restaurant, something I don't find often with vegan places and something I really enjoyed!
Additionally, I came here with my omnivorous parents who also approved of the food. I especially enjoyed my smoothie.
Finally, I have a corn allergy, to which they were very accommodating. The server even grabbed the bag of buns so I could check over some ingredients myself, which I very much appreciated. Gluten-free options are also plentiful.
They also have vegan soft serve and desserts, which I didn't have a chance to try but which looked amazing!
Pros: Excellent food, Good value, Accommodating of food allergies
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juicedoit
Points +63
Faboulous - Edit
We went here after a day at the zoo. I am juicing and needed juice before sitting somewhere with my two meat-eating friends. We found Evolution. I ordered two juices which were good and made fresh. My friends were hungry and ended up ordering the lentil soup, veggie burgers, fries, and chili (all vegan). They were very surprised by how delicious the food was and loved it. So, this restaurant is approved by two true meat eaters for deliciousness. The atmosphere is terrific....really nice seating area. Great menu. I wish they had more juice options, but it worked.
Read morePros: Great food, Good service
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Mellifluoust
Points +807
vegan McD's - Edit
Evolution was a fun experience - drive in with your order announced over loud speaker. We got the chilli cheese fries and the bacon cheeseburger. The fries were good, except for the cheese being unmelted (non-vegan cousin was not impressed). My burger smelled and tasted scarily like McDonald's, but in a good way. Also got a massive almond-based soft serve, so left very full.
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jonpaladin
Points +121
absolutely incredible - Edit
get that fried tofu and die of joy
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Tgaptte
Points +24
awesome raw fast food! - Edit
I wish we had a place like this in the SF Bay Area!
Read morePros: all vega fast food, great patio seating
Cons: good food can take a little time :)
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EdGauci
Points +80
Very nice vegan fast food - Edit
We had burgers, a "South of the Border" and "Mushroom Swiss". Both were really good. We also had fries (also good) and a smoothie. At first sip, I wasn't particularly impressed with the smoothie, but then I tried it again and it tasted much nicer. I'm going to blame my taste buds for that first sip, since it was the same smoothie.
Read moreService was pretty casual. You order, and wait for your name to be called. Patio seating was really nice.
Pros: Good food, Friendly
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LieslC
Points +16
Worth the cab fare! - Edit
While at a conference at the convention center I grabbed a cab to go pick up a house made burger fries and some daily greens. The fare was just over $20 but it was totally worth it! I prefer the fries to the sweet potatoes because they are more like chips but everything was yummy. Highly recommended for a burger fix!
Read morePros: all vegan, fresh juice, great burgers
Cons: sweet potato chips not fries
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MilksBad
Points +108
Great Vegan Fast Food - Edit
I have only been here once. (I don't live in the area.)
Read moreI used the drive though, I am not sure if there is seating inside. I ordered the vegan mushroom Swiss burger, sweet potato fries, tropical sunrise shake, and some cupcakes.
I the burger and fries were great, and a bit messy. Fast food vegan style. I enjoyed the shake. I didn't get the cupcakes I ordered, and forgot to double check my order, so I am not sure how they would have been.
All and all, I would go here again, but would make sure to double check my order.
Pros: Drive-through, Daiya cheese, Fast Food
Cons: Didn't get whole order
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Ladah
Points +421
Good vegan fast food - Edit
Went to Evolution once while in San Diego, ordered the house bean burger patty but got the Gardein, which I don't particularly like. Also got some sort of carne asada burrito special, which was made with Gardein also and very salty. I kinda think if we would have ordered something different we would have enjoyed it more, and also if we had gotten the bean patty like we ordered. Overall, I'd definitely go back and try something else.
Read morePros: all vegan, affordable, laid back
Cons: lots of soy, indifferent staff, salty food
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Edent
Points +584
Cheap And Cheerful - Edit
The interior and exterior look a bit grotty, but the food was hard to fault. Ranch dressing and zingy cilantro were fabulous. Cookies for dessert were very nice.
Read moreQueues can be a bit long.
Salad box was fully packed, but wasn't tossed so was a bit of a challenge to eat.
Worth visiting after the zoo.
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Janelle
Points +81
So yummy! - Edit
I was in SD for only 2 days and went to Evolution both days. I got the Mushroom Swiss Burger with "bacon" strips added, and my non-vegan friend got the "Bacon" Cheese burger and LOVED it. Said she couldn't tell the difference. The people there were warm (even tho it was raining!), inviting and just really nice. Sara in particular, who made this amazing Pumpkin "ice cream" that she said she made "with love". So cool.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Tuesday October 19, 2010
Went again 11/23/2012, didn't stay, seems a bit grittier than before. Not a comfortable setting at all especially for my disabled Mom. No friendly smiles, no warm welcome....so disappointing we didn't even stay to eat. Maybe under different management?? Just didn't feel right.
Pros: Yummy food
Cons: VERY fast foodish, No comfortable seating
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philjdomm
Points +945
Great Vegan place - Edit
Evolution has a drive through but in addition you can order inside at the counter. Very friendly staff and a great selection of all vegan and raw food. My favorite is the Buffalo Chicken Sandwich but their Shakes and Smoothies are very good as well.
Read moreFast service and great deserts to take home or eat there.
Pros: friendly staff, good prices, great food
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Siphon
Points +44
Great - Edit
Place is Awesome!
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