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Vegan menus in Thai Town, Los Angeles
Based on the provided sources, only two restaurants in the Thai Town area explicitly advertise as vegan or have third-party vegan certifications. Salaya is described as “the first all plant-based vegan restaurant in Hollywood’s Thai Town Los Feliz district” and explicitly states “NO MEAT NO POULTRY NO FOWL NO FISH NO EGGS NO DAIRY” [2]. Bulan Thai Vegetarian Kitchen (formerly Busaba) is located in Silver Lake, not Thai Town, and is described as a “vegetarian bistro” that uses “NO meat, NO m.s.g. and NO trans fats” and notes that dishes are “vegetarian and vegan delicacies” [1]. However, Bulan does not explicitly advertise a fully vegan menu or third-party vegan certification; it accommodates vegan requests as dishes are cooked to order [1].
Regarding specific vegan dishes that go beyond default vegetarian: The sources do not list specific menu items or dishes for either restaurant. Salaya’s menu page is referenced but no individual dishes are named [2]. Bulan’s menu is similarly referenced without specific dish names [1]. Therefore, no specific vegan dishes beyond default vegetarian can be cited from these sources.
No information is provided about Vegan Thai, Pure Vegan, or Satdha in the given sources. These restaurants are not mentioned at all.
Note on Mexican-origin ingredients: The sources do not mention any ingredients of Mexican origin (chile, tomato, corn, chocolate, vanilla, beans, avocado, pumpkin) in the context of these restaurants’ dishes.
Sources
- https://www.bulanthaikitchen.com/
- https://salayala.com/