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Potala Organic Cafe

1045 San Pablo Ave.
Albany, CA 94706
510-528-2375
PotalaVegan.com
Albany & Kensington

Potala Organic Cafe disproves commonly held beliefs about the flavorlessness of macrobiotic food. Chef Tenzin, a fifteen-year veteran of Shangri-La Cafe in North Oakland (formerly Manzanita and Organic Cafe) is co-owner, and he’s branching out from the stripped-down cuisine of his past. Everything is organic and vegan, and besides a few potato and beet digressions, also largely macrobiotic. More importantly, the food has flavor, with seasonings like basil, ginger, and garlic making the healthful fare more user-friendly for the uninitiated. Similar to Shangri-La, the rotating daily menu is an affordable prix fixe, with a balanced range of grains, soups, desserts, salads, and cooked veggies in each meal.

— Jesse Hirsch

Hours: Mon.-Sun. 11 a.m-3 p.m., 5:30-9 p.m.

Tags: Vegetarian/Vegan, Organic/Sustainable, Tibetan

Features: Lunch, Dinner, Takeout, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian Friendly, Off-Street Parking, Reservations Not Accepted, Menu, Image

Price: $-$$

Payment Type: Cash, Mastercard, Visa

Menu

Prawn Cakes

plump and delicious deep-fried dumplings made from ground prawns, lightly battered, and served with sweet chili sauce.
7.95
Ground Pork Soup With Seaweed

healthy and delicious clear broth with marinated ground pork, seaweed, mushrooms, cilantro, and roasted garlic.
8.95
Seafood Salad*

combination seafood salad with prawns, calamari, green mussels, and crab tossed in our lime vinaigrette.
11.95
Issan Thai Sausage

authentic thai sausage grilled and served with sliced lime, ginger, tossed peanuts, shallots, chili, and cabbage.
9.95
Ruen Pair Egg Noodles Soup

marinated pork, prawn, fish balls, sliced fish cake, and fresh bean sprouts in ruen pair soup.
8.25

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Health Food Redux

Everything is vegan and healthful at Potala Organic Cafe, but don't hold that against it.
- by Jesse Hirsch
- Jan 11, 2012

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