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Stand Natural Food Restaurant is located in California. It's known for its vegetarian offerings. This place features outdoor dining. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a family atmosphere. This restaurant is good for groups.
5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is GREAT for lunch! Healthy, close to my work, and people bring their cute doggies. :) I am surprised at how tasty their dishes (I am not a vegetarian or vegan) SO anything without meat...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Stand is so cute and wholesome I feel like I should be taking it home to meet the folks. Everything here is vegan and healthy. The kind of food that you feel good eating. Leave your "Why did I...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the mother f'n bomb!!! i cant love this place anymore...when i had to work down for the gym i would eat here everyday and get the rice beans and guacamole burrito.
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Off the charts. Healthy but not weird healthy. Mighty tasty and great price. The staff were down to earth and helpful in navigating the giant menu. I am vegetarian, my husband is not...weboth left...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've always been a fan of vegan/veggie food, and was looking forward to trying this place. I ordered the avocado pita which was very good. The lemon dressing really adds some zest. My girl ordered the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Stand is great. The food is very healthy, the staff are very friendly., and the prices are reasonable. The previous time I was here, I was waiting for my food with some vegans who had stumbled...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place!!
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I recommend the avocado pita..It comes stuffed with a generous amount of avocado and veggies with a delicious lemon dressing and a good amount of Have'a chips for 5.95!! I also love the fruit soft...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to go for lunch when you want to avoid overpriced food geared toward tourists. Affordable and healthy! Everything that I've tried so far is pretty good.
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great vegan food, cute and friendly staff. The tortilla soup was a little bland, but the Special Burrito was amazing. Their guacamole, which is on almost everything, is one of the best I've had. Be...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the stand rules! the smoothies are amazing. tons of vegetarian and vegan stuff. tofu tacos and veggie burgers and whatnot!the hand-drawn/written photocopied take out menus are awesome. i love that...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Stumbled upon the Stand via my handy dandy Yelp IPhone App. Stopped in after a nice little jaunt at Moss Point and before heading over to Kali Mandir in the Canyon later that eve. This was just a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Tried this place the other day and was impressed. I'm not a vegetarian, but it was a place I would go to often if I lived closer. The tortilla soup was very good! The unique menu is at least worth...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not a gr8 deal of a veggie...but tHe STAnD is awesome!On our road adventure to Orange County, we stopped here for a quick eat. From the menu to the counter attendant..everything was pleasant......
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Alright, I get it. It's a hippie place. Peace, love and all that fun stuff. You love animals and vegetables. Your parents probably gave you a middle name like Moon Hawk or Flower Beam. Everything here...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i'm not vegan, or vegetarian, and i am not a fan of more than half of their menu. everything is super healthy, with sprouts and avocado and junk. i don't subscribe to that 'go green' bullshit either,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The name is a great discription of this place .. it's literally a stand. The only way it could be even more discpitive is had it been named, The Hippy-Dippy Stand. First off I totally disagree with...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Delicious? Surpasses delicious. It was worth the drive up and down them hills to get their. My friend and I each ordered the 1/2 sandwich (avocado) and Soup (black bean) for a grand total of 5ish...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
AWESOME! I spent a week in the area visiting a meat-eating friend, and he brought us to The Stand, introducing it as one of his favorites. Despite the wide variety of eateries that we wanted to hit,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good vegan food. But my burrito food was more like luke warm and juice was warm.
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
IM LETTING YOU IN ON MY SECRET!!!!This place is amazing. If you like good, organic healthful foods that don't put your wallet in the dump- come here. It is very hole in the wall so LOOK for it!...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This hole-in-the-wall is delicious, esp. since I am not vegan and usually tend to shy away from places that cater to only this demographic. It is def. a little pricey for what they are serving, as...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Normally my jaunts down to Laguna tend to get a little annoying after the tourists and MTV cast member rejects swarming around start to encroach on my awareness, but, I was glad to find this place...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
100% vegan.window style american [sandwich] and mexican food, um, restaurant.. located near beach, so more local, surfer type joint. very limited parking [street/meters] and seating [added more on...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After a day of shielding my eyes to the inappropriate Speedo convention apparently taking place on Laguna Beach, The Stand made a lovely respite for lunch. It's definitely got a very LA vibe to it....
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been coming here since I was 14. I love this place. It is expensive, but they do use all natural ingredients and have so much variety. Their smoothies are wonderful, as are all of their...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Located in a red barn-like structure next to a bicycle shop, "the Stand" offers a wide variety of vegetarian meals that are healthy and wholesome. After a long while of deliberating over the vast...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is such a cute place. You order and pick up your food through a window and can eat on the nearby benches. Tasty food! Love their lentil soup. I've liked everything I've ever ordered there....
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Stand is pretty expensive and I still can't figure out why. It felt like I went to Whole Foods, only I just paid someone else a surcharge to make my sandwich. Granted, it was a great sandwich (I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A shack type cute restaurant which is walking distance from the beach. I love this type of food and the man helping us was super nice. The food was obviously fresh and high quality but I still...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I had high hopes for the The Stand and was kind of let down, but I think I may have just ordered the wrong thing. I got a hummus and avocado sandwich and it was delicious, but didn't taste any more...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i love this place. i'm a vegan, and my girlfriend is a meat eater, but she likes trying healthy food. so we checked out this place.it was already 2pm, passed the lunch hour, but there was still a long...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My absolute favorite place for vegan food in Laguna Beach! I go to school at LCAD down Laguna Canyon rd. and The Stand is my spot to go after class or when I feel like eating a healthy meal and don't...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am bedazzled by how COLORFUL the food is!! I guess that's one of the beauties of fresh fruits and veggies...they're perdy... and yet The Stand is so much more than just salad!! In fact.. I really...
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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I love the Stand to get healthy, fast food and smoothies. The courtyard is beautiful, and there is a huge, old tree that offers perfect shade on a summer afternoon. Order the veggie tamales, they are...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a hardcore Vegan restaurant with damn good food. Big ass menu so big youll being standing infront of the counter forever just scratching your head trying to figure out what tasty meal your...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is the ideal lunch place. Yeah, I must admit that I wish they had some meat on the menu but even though I rarely eat Vegan style, I now am going to visit this place one to two times per...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place in spite of the prices. when you want to get your wheat grass or freshly squeezed juice on, you cant' go wrong here. I love the tamale plate. most all of the food here is good....
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really love this place. The food is great and at a reasonable price. I usually get the potato guac burrito.
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really wanted to love The Stand. The menu was big and looked great , and as a vegetarian I think it's always nice to have a ton of things to choose from because normally at restaurants there are...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm still a fan. Taco bowl: $5.95. Comes with a corn tortilla on the bottom, lots of beans, avocado, sprouts, salsa.Tasty. I'm not even vegetarian, but I got my scarf on w/no interruptions.There...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
From the perspective of a big, bad carnivore, this place is really, really fantastic!! This is a great find tucked away in ritzy Laguna Beach! The menu is enormous! There are so many to choose from, I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They have a fantastically broad menu. They have it printed for take out so I am not sure why they don't have it online somewhere. The salads are amazing. They are big, tasty, and full of variety. The...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I recently found that Orange County grades restaurants with the same letter grade system as in LA. (http://foodinspections.ocgov.com/foodinspections/) They are not yet required to post these letter...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If I could eat here everyday I would. And I'd probably lose like 10lbs cause everything is so healthy and natural. I thought eating vegan would be impossible but it really isn't. The Stand helps get...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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If you love natural unprocessed food then this is the place for you! The food is very good and you feel healthy after eating there. The staff is nice but there are not many places to sit on crowded days.
citysearch.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
great local spot in laguna for inexpensive, healthy food. i took the recommendations of everyone here to have the veggie burger, and yes, GREAT. soup was a little cold, but tasty, even for having no...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely the best veggie burger around! I do get the lemon herb sauce on the side because it's already pack and messy to eat. Then I just dip into the sauce as I go. A lot of great things on the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place. I always come here to grab some grub before I hit the beach. The food is very tasty and reasonably priced. I stumbled on to this place a few years back and now I have to stop by for a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For anyone, including non-vegetarians: try the veggie burger! It's really so tasty. The cuteness of The Stand, its owner and Laguna Beach all mix together so well, I always leave a little happier...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
sometimes it's really hard for me to choose between taco loco and the stand when i'm in laguna beach. then there's times when i'm hungover and i just want taco loco. but there's also times when i'm...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Even though the hummus bowl at The Stand is delicious, be prepared to finish the dixie bowl-sized meal in less than five minutes. Take an extra minute to savor the single tortilla chip on top. Their...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A completely vegan food stand near the beach. It's great. Even the carnivores will find something the can enjoy. You can choose from sandwiches, pitas, burritos, tacos, and larger plates. And don't...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my kind of joint!There is a huge menu with a lot of different choices including tamales, rice bowls, burritos, sandwiches, soups, smoothies and lots of other yummy and healthy food. The fun...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I go to the stand anytime I'm in laguna, well anytime I'm anywhere near laguna beach I'll find a way to go. Fresh food that really hits the spot after a hot day at the beach. Its all very refreshing...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
avocado sandwich!!! herbal iced tea!!! everything else!!! i don't eat here anywhere near as often as i should, but it's always the best meal of my life when i do. i love the stand!
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
so i had their half sandwich with soup for 4.99 special today. now with the special i could have gotten the half sandwich with veggie salad or fruit salad or something else (i forget), but i figured...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the stand is where i go when i feel like eating healthy and loving it. just about everything is delicious, and not horribly expensive. they let you have tasters of any of their fresh soups.i love the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sit at the Tree. Eat gooooood soup. Be cheap and get the veggie taco and goooood chips. Drink goooood juice. Read far out newspapers. Watch dudes and dudettes from the beach. Listen to Laguna Pete's...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2006
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This place has an amazing seletion of healthy, creative vegetarian quick fare. You have your choice of sandwiches, soups, mexican dishes, chinese bowls and other veggie creations all coming out of a small...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/05/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good old school health food. 1970s style of the brown rice and sprouts variety. Order at the window and eat outside. Then go across PCH for a walk on the beach. The avocado sandwich is yummy yummy...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2005
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soft-serve fruit and vegan meals...
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