Golden Era is a fun change of pace if you want to try well-prepared Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine made with a variety of fake [vegetarian] meats.

There are a lot of Vietnamese, Thai, and Indian places around Union Square (a few blocks into the seedier part of town, but relatively safe). Golden Era is a vegetarian Vietnamese place that people seem to like. For Thai and...

Golden Era Vegetarian.

hot and really crispy. One of my favorite lunches is the lemongrass tofu @ Golden Era on O’Farrell near Taylor. The lemongrass flavor is pronounced and flavors the whole dish.

culture in New York. Hawaiian Souvenirs: A Tribute to the Lexington Hotel Hawaiian Room. In a special tribute to the Lexington Hawaiian Room of the 1930s- 1950s, HCF will present a short program of music and dance from this...

good vegetarian dishes on the menu at many many restaurants in San Francisco. Firefly, for example, has some great options. Golden Era, Joubert’s, and HuLu House are my current faves for strictly vegetarian in SF. But Cha-Ya...

around forever, for many years housing the Golden Pagoda restaurant.) Indeed that’s the trouble with looking for a Paul’s Kitchen type of place in Chinatown. I can’t think of any restaurants there that have a...

there is a bakery on college called Golden Wheat Bakery. the tarts are amazing.

Golden Wok restaurant, a hulking giant from a bygone era of oversized and very dark Chinese restaurants has been living on Villa St one block off Castro St for a very long time. It is largely ignored by food enthusiasts. However,...

Fish, Beretta, Chow, Golden Era, Tataki, and Assab. I don’t consider Cha-Ya or Udupi to offer anything above average. More like bland (Cha-Ya) and overspiced (Udupi).

Golden Era on O’Farrell is AWESOME. It’s mostly Vietnamese and all vegan except for ice cream (there is vegan ice cream as well as vegan cakes). A must try is the “fish” in tomato sauce — a masterful...

/Vietnamese and Golden Era which is Vegetarian Chinese/Vietnamese on O’Farrell. I would love to find more good Chinese places in the 'hood.

. Other veggie news: - Golden Era will open a new restaurant in SF’s Richmond district - — Herbivore opens a 3rd restaurant in Berkeley. The Bay Area Vegetarian website seems like a good resource for, well, Bay Area...

lime soba). Golden Era, 572 O’Farrell Street: strictly vegan Vietnamese, at great prices; sketchy 'hood. An impressive spread of delicious pseudo-meat dishes. Herbs galore. Try the plum lemonade if you like sweet-and-sour...

venues in town. Now that The Bayou, The Cellar Door, JJ’s Apple Pie and all the other rock 'n roll clubs of the Golden Era have shut down for good, CH is probably one of the last still operating. I wonder if they still have...