Sarku Japan is a popular quick service restaurant chain known for its bento boxes, sushi, teriyaki bowls, and more. They have over two hundred locations spread out throughout the US, Puerto Rico, and South America. I reached out to their corporate office to find out which menu item are suitable for a vegan or vegetarian diet. However, this is the response I received:

 

“Unfortunately, we don’t have any vegan items on our menu.  Except steamed rice, we cook all the food on the same griddle so we cannot guarantee there is no contamination from meat in the food.  Hope it helps.”

 

Well, I guess it does help, but only in informing that nothing is suitable to eat there (besides the rice) if you follow a vegan or vegetarian diet. It seems like it’s the same problem if you’re looking for something vegetarian or vegan at Panda Express – nothing is separated so everything is contaminated. Considering the volume of people following vegetarian and vegan diets, it would behoove them to offer something suitable! In the meantime, it’s rice or nothing at Sarku Japan.