Victor frames the Mercury News article that rates the restaurant at 3.5 stars with the 3.5 stars on top.
Great Vegi Land, Sunnyvale 562 S Murphy Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 735-80437 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113 http://www.greatvegiland.com/ Chinese Friendly
Special Features:
tasty, creative, Chinese-inspired vegan dishes
fresh ingredients, organic when possible
no garlic or onion
100% hand-crafted
no canned ingredients: chopping done in the kitchen
very little oil in the cooking compared to other restaurants
house-made chili sauce
Victor's Story
(Victor is the owner who runs the entire restaurant by himself). "I was not born a Buddhist, but became one 18 years ago when my wife gave birth to our child. Going through that experience with her made me realize how precious human life is so I started practicing Buddhism. So for me this business runs on faith and belief. I pay attention to every detail, such as the cleanliness of the bathroom, quality of the ingredients (I go shopping form them twice a day and go for quality rather than the lowest price), and decor, etc. Not everything is perfect but I do care. A lot of vegan restaurants don't survive, but mine has and it's because most of my customers return. The work is hard. I work 14 hours a day, almost everyday. To save on labor, I now do everything myself. Sometimes at lunch time, 20 people would come in at once, so I must be extremely fast (I ask for your patience too if the service is some times slow). I think I am doing a great job even though I am not making a lot of money because it is hard for a small business. On the wall of the restaurant, I have this article from Mercury News that rated me 3.5 stars. My goal is to get 4 stars."