I would do anything for soy. Whether it’s a block of tofu or a single soybean, I’ll eat it and I’ll love it. Anna’s Vegan Cafe is not only for vegans, but also soy enthusiasts like myself. Everything on the menu is animal product-free, including their mouth-watering Curry Delight Vegetables ($6.50). It’s a lively veggie gala, submerged in spicy yellow curry and featuring such famous celebrities as cabbage, carrots, broccoli, onions, string beans, zucchini—but none more revered than the enchanting slices of soy protein. And if steamed brown rice (75 cents) makes an appearance, you’ve got yourself one wild plant-themed party. 3500 Stockton Boulevard, annavegancafe.com.
Sometimes, simplicity makes for the best dishes and the Tres Hermanos Taco Truck has figured this out and serves simple and delicious carne asada tacos.
Grab a bag of LJ’s Jerky, made by a Sacramento company that touts a more than 20-year family recipe with original and spicy flavors of crisp, sweet-and-fatty jerky.
Channel the nostalgia of grade-school lunch with 85 °C Bakery Cafe’s version of pigs in a blanket, but with soft bread baked, cheese, condiments and a good ol’ frankfurter.