Veg On The Edge - Santa Cruz

This little restaurant located in the food market downtown had some absolutely amazing vegan food! We tried the peanut soup, plantains, and suya mushroom burger. The staff were very friendly and the vibe was great. We sat near the restaurant, but you could easily sit outside or in any location within the market. The market had live music, which was so fun. The food was delicious and full of so many different flavors. We loved everything about eating here!

I found this place on the Happy Cow App. This place is located inside a food court. And nearby is a parking garage with reasonable rates and electric car chargers. The restaurant has a place for you to place a contactless order through a touchscreen. It was really easy to put comments on it too like "no cilantro". I chose to go with the African peanut stew. It came out very quickly and was delicious! The tofu had a perfect texture and flavor on the side. That may be the best tofu I have ever eaten. The stew is smokey and tastes like a lot of paprika. It is not spicy hot, but it has a very spiced flavor. It's delicious and I highly recommend it. It came with a side of brown rice and salad as well and that was very good. When the food is ready they call your name - there is no table service in the food court. My eyes are always bigger than my stomach. I thought it wasn't going to be enough food, but halfway through it I was feeling very full. I highly recommend eating here. The drink selection is small, but it is a food court so you can find something to drink very close by.

The best vegan food in Santa Cruz and also the most flavorful. Located inside the Abott Square marketplace, its a fairly new vegan place offering wraps, burgers, tacos and stews that are all vegan with tofu, shitake mushrooms and sweet potato as their main ingredients. The Suya which is another term for spiced shitake mushroom is an explosion of spices. The owner was kind to have us taste some of the filling and stews to help decide what to order. There is limited seating inside, but lots outside on the square for bigger groups. Be sure to try this place when visiting Santa Cruz.

Found Obe Egusi- Pumpkin Seed Stew as the best dish I have eaten so far. Tried few others before, nothing was close to this. Avoid Plantain, gotten worst, was served totally burnt. Update - not sure if chef changed, stew is different it’s more like curry. First time tried taco and it’s simple and nice.

Ordered several food items to kind of keep the family satiated until we could get home for dinner. Ended up getting two burgers some tacos and a pumpkin stew inspired by African cuisine. Everything was pretty good. The burgers were definitely good and the fries were great. The stew was really really delicious the tacos were good but I probably wouldn't get those again. One thing I didn't like was the gentleman making the food was not wearing gloves but besides that I would definitely go here again.