• Zachary's Restaurant

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Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
American
Delivery
Take-out
Breakfast
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Serves all made-in-house breakfast and lunch since 1985 in downtown. Vegans can have the basic tofu scramble for breakfast, the tofu mess for brunch and a catalina veggie burger. Popular breakfast so expect a long line during peak hours. Open Tue-Sun 7:00am-2:30pm. Closed Mon.


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9 Reviews

First Review by MattRuscigno

BeckyC

Points +864

Vegan
11 Sep 2024

Great breakfast

Really good size portion, I just asked for it vegan and they gave me it perfect with vegan butter, and advised that the sourdough wasn't vegan but suggested the other breads that were. Lovely staff, lovely food

Pros: Good vegan breakfast , Very helpful staff

andyjng

Points +5166

Vegan
24 Jun 2023

Great Tofu Scramble

After living here for nearly four years, I finally got a chance to get up early on a weekday with my team to try out Zachary's. They are a local breakfast hot spot that gets lines out the door on weekends, so I was ready to see what the hype was about.

I went with The Basic Tofu with a couple of add-ons to really amp up my scramble. They recommended I go this route instead of ordering "The Tofu Mess" since they aren't able to do substitutions. My scramble was nicely seasoned and prepared and came with a slice of oat-molasses bread as their vegan friendly option. They even brought out a small amount of vegan butter for me to use as spread which was a really nice touch!

Their attention to detail when it comes to plant-based diners like myself was very welcomed. Overall, great breakfast at an established Santa Cruz staple made this one an easy 5-stars for me.

Pros: Attention to vegan condiments, Friendly staff

murphman1

Points +55

Vegetarian
27 May 2023

It should be a 5 Star review!

I love the fact that it has vegetarian, vegan and meals for non-vegetarian friends in an call building. The restaurant is going on 40 years now. Great service, excellent food and large portions.

Pros: Basic Tofu dish, Tofu Mess for those who have a bottomless stomach., Pricing

Cons: It can get a little noisy during the rush, They don't do dinner.

BharathiB

Points +17

Vegetarian
19 Jun 2021

Amazing tofu scramble

The tofu scramble is vegan and you can add lots of add ons to it. Delicious.

joenfam

Points +16

Mostly Veg
22 Feb 2020

omg every thing from scratch

I love this restaurant! Tons of choices to suit everyone in my diverse family! My vegetarian daughter loves all the vegetarian choices, and tofu swap outs. This place is rustic and wholesome but closes mid day- only breakfast and lunch. Can't get enough! Not just a restaurant but a full bakery too, I love taking home a loaf of the oatmeal molasses bread.

Pros: nice vibe, diverse staff, consistent

Cons: can get really busy, line on weekends

Loudogqueenstown

Points +91

Vegan
14 Jun 2019

Good tofu scramble

More food than I needed! Ordered tofu scramble and added mushrooms and avocado. Very generous.
Home fries are cooked on earth balance as stated on the menu. Service was okay, but they were busy.

Pros: Plenty of food

feather

Points +43

Vegan
25 Sep 2018

Weren't very flexible

The tofu scramble option came with home fries and bread that wasn't vegan, when I asked that they substitute the bread for tomato slices they said the bread wasn't substitutable, but the home fries were. I asked what I could have that is vegan and they replied that they didn't have many vegan options and the server didn't offer up any substitutions, but stood there looking at me. So we paid for our teas and left.

One of the servers was a bit rude and when we were being seated that gave the experience a bad vibe from the start.

TobiSt

Points +69

Vegan
25 Feb 2018

Best Vegan Scramble in SC

I live in Santa Cruz and have had tofu scrambles at pretty much every breakfast place that offers them; Zachary's is the best. I always get the tofu Mike's Mess without dairy and add avocado with a side of Miguel's salsa. It is delicious! Super flavorful and well seasoned. My non-vegan boyfriend also loves this place. Highly recommend!!

Pros: Delicious food

Cons: Not a lot of vegan options

MattRuscigno

Points +111

Vegan
26 Dec 2017

meh

If you have to eat here for some reason there are options- just super basic and unimaginative: only tofu scramble or a veggie burger. Do have soymilk for coffee.

Pros: you won’t starve, breakfast potatoes are good, 1990’s feel

Cons: limited options, bland




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