ABOUT

Owners Sam and his brother in law/best friend first opened their restaurant on May 1, 2022. Himalaya Organic Vegan restaurant is stationed in the Sacramento and Natomas area with a mission for "Peaceful Food". A culture of Food that is healthy for customers and protects animals at the same time. The cuisine here is largely influenced by a Macrobiotic Diet, to reduce animal products, and eat locally grown foods that are in season. The Macrobiotic Diet stems from Zen Buddhism and its origins came from Japan. The diet tries to balance the supposed yin and yang elements of food, a diet based primarily on grains, vegetables, and other plants.

Sam was born and raised in Tibet, a peaceful buddhist country that was invaded by Communists China in 1949. Since that time, over 1.2 million out of 6 Tibetans have been killed, over 6000 monasteries have been destroyed, and thousands of Tibetans have been imprisoned. Sam fled Tibet in 1995, and ended up in India to study Buddhism. During his time as a monk in India, he was tasked with cooking for 200 monks at a time, with 5000 plus total monks that stayed in the temple. Sam quickly fell in love with not only cooking, but also the culture of food within the religion.

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Sam then moved to Europe and was a cook for a 5 Star Hotel, serving the cafe and restaurants. Sam also has experience in cooking Sushi and Indian food, but always found himself drawn to vegan foods. In 2013, Sam moved to the Bay Area to work at his uncle's Vegan Restaurant, and spent a total of 5 years cooking vegan dishes. Sam then moved to the Sacramento area to be closer to family, and took his experience and love for vegan food to open his very own restaurant, Himalaya Vegan Organic Restaurant.

This restaurant is based around clean cooking, and heavily relies on letting the freshness of the ingredients to shine. Every day the menu is different, and is always changing, based on the freshest organic vegan ingredients available. We welcome all cultures, all religions, and all people to try our food. Many customers eat here to better their health, whether it is for weight loss or better skin, or simply for clean eating that will help you feel great throughout the day. We hope that with each bite, the taste reflects "Peaceful Food" that is absolutely delicious. Food that not only tastes good, but also makes you feel good.

I asked Sam what his 10 year goal was, and if he was interested in opening more locations. Sam told me he doesn't know about more locations and isn't really thinking about it, rather he simply wants a peaceful life, and simply wants to be able to provide a good education for his children :)