Kaya's Kitchen, Belmar NJ
Authentic Vegan Cuisine
Live Entertainment, Music & Poetry, Juice and Smoothie Bar, Freshly Made Take Out, Catering Available, Weekly Specials, BYOB
Why Vegan?
A balanced vegan diet (also referred to as a plant-based diet) meet many current healthy eating recommendations such as eating more fruit vegetables and whole grains and consuming less cholesterol and saturated fat. Balanced vegan diets are often rich in vitamins, antioxidants and fiber and can decrease the chances of suffering from diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some cancers
Public awareness of the condition of factory farmed animal is gradually increasing and it is becoming more and more difficult to claim not to have at least some knowledge of the treatment they endure. Sentient, intelligent animals are often kept in cramped and filthy conditions where they cannot move around or perform their natural behaviors. At the same time, many suffer serious health problems and even death because they are selectively bred to grow or produce milk or eggs at a far greater rate than their bodies are capable of coping with.
Plant based diets only require around one third of the land and water needed to produce a typical Western diet. Farmed animals consume much more protein, water and calories than they produce, so far greater quantities of crops and water are needed to produce animal “products” to feed humans than are needed to feed people direct on a plant-based diet. With water and land becoming scarcer globally, world hunger increasing and the planet’s population rising, it is much more sustainable to eat plat foods direct than use up precious resources feeding the farmed animals.
HOMEMADE SOUPS
Our Famous three-bean veggie recipe, spiced up nice.
Sliced onion suteed in seasonings, dently simmered in a light vegetable broth with essance of wine, topped with Cashew Cheese baked golden.
Very honorable mellow white miso with wakame, tofu and scallions. GF
Ask your server about the daily selection
SALAD BOWL
Blend of mised greens with shredded carrots, beets, cucumbers, zucchini, grape tomatoes, garbanzo beans, alfalfa sprouts, and hemp seeds. GF (add raw tofu or ripe avocado, $2)
Choose a Dressing
APPETIZERS & SMALL MEALS
Middle Eastern chick pea pate served with fresh vegatables and cumin-dusted pita wedges
Authentic avacado pate with cilantro, served with corn tortilla chips.
Sliced fresh, and sprinkled with hemp seeds
Textured vegeable protein breaded with panko bread crumbs, and fried golden. Served with agave-mustard and BBQ
Tofu strips tossed with our spicy buffalo hot sauce. Served with creamy ranch.
Battered tempeh tossed with our spicy buffalo hot sauce. Served with creamy ranch.
Strips of our homemade wheat meat tossed with BBQ
Nuggets of seitan, skewered and marinated in a homemade peanut sauce, the grilled to perfection.
marinated eggplant, zucchini, squash, roasted red pepper, grilled and stacked over a bed of field greens and drizzled with our homemade basil pesto.
A seasoned vegetable patty with shitake mushrooms, black beans, and sweet corn, servered over a bed of field greens and topped gaucamole and pico de gallo salsa and drizzled with ranch and siratcha hot sauce.
Sharing-size of hummus, crispy falafel, babaganouj, tabouleh, imported olives, and cumin-dusted pita wedges, drizzled with creamy tahini.
Sharing-size plate of country nuggets, tofu buffalo wings, tempeh wings, seitan ribs, and picinic potato salad. Served with dipping sauces.
A large flour tortilla with homemade vegan cheese, blackbeans, suateed onions, peppers, and chopped spinach, grilled to perfection! Served with sour cream, pico de gallo salsa and guacamole.
Crown rice elbows baked with our homemade vegan cheese
Please alert your server of any food allergies | “GF” denotes gluten free meals
Why Organic?
Organic food contains higher levels of essential mineral )such as calcium, magnesium, iron, chromium), that are severely depleted in chemical foods grown in pesticide and nitrate fertilizer-abused soil.
On average, organic is 25% more nutritious in terms of vitamins and minerals than products derived from industrial agriculture. Organic foods, especially raw or non-processed, contain higher levels of beta carotene, vitamins C, D,and E, health promoting polyphenols, cancer fighting antioxidants, flavenoids that help ward off heart disease, essential fatty acids and essential minerals.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
A medley of peppers and onions with broccoli, corn, and black beans in a spicy Mexican chipotle lime salsa sauce.
Ground chipotle lime tempeh, served on corn tortillas loaded with shredded lettuce, gaucamole, sour cream, black beans, salsa, and alfalfa sprouts.
Two flour tortillas rolled with ground seasoned tempeh, sour cream, and cheese. Baked with chipotle sauce and served with guacamole and salsa.
Flour tortilla loaded and rolled with black beans, brown rice, broccoli, carrots zucchini, squash, and cauliflower, baked with
INTERNATIONALLY INSPIRED
A taste of northern India brings sweet potatoes, sweet onions, mushrooms, eggplant, broccoli, cauliflower, and green peas togetherin a coconut ginger cilantro sauce, Served over brown.(add tofu, tempeh, veggie nugget, or seitan for $2)
Sauteed sweet potatoes, sweet onions, broccoli, chick peas,
and fresh pineapple in a tropical pacific pineapple curry sauce.(add tofu, tempeh, veggie nugget, or seitan for $2)
Served over brown rice.
and fresh pineapple in a tropical pacific pineapple curry sauce.(add tofu, tempeh, veggie nugget, or seitan for $2)
Served over brown rice.
Tender sliced seitan “wok-fried” with peppers, shitake
mushrooms, and broccoli in a sweet and spicy asian pepper
ginger sauce. Served over brown rice.
mushrooms, and broccoli in a sweet and spicy asian pepper
ginger sauce. Served over brown rice.
Chunks of our lentil loaf sauteed with potatoes, broccoli, sweet onions, rasta peppers, kale garbanzo beans, and black beans in a sweet and spicy jamaican sauce. Served over brown rice.
A traditional stew of diced onions and mushrooms with
slivered seitan in a russian white gravy sauce. Tossed with
pasta.
slivered seitan in a russian white gravy sauce. Tossed with
pasta.
Shitake mushrooms, onion hearts, broccoli, and cauliflower
sauteed in a classic asian brown garlic sauce. Served over
sauteed in a classic asian brown garlic sauce. Served over
AMERICAN FAVS
Seasoned textured soy protein and lentils baked and
smothered in our brown gravy. Served with seasonal
vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes.
smothered in our brown gravy. Served with seasonal
vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes.
Potato and spinach pierogies sauteed with caramelized
onions in a light seasoned garlic gravy sauce.
onions in a light seasoned garlic gravy sauce.
Tempeh and tofu buffalo wings, served with seasonal
vegetables and mashed potatoes with gravy.
vegetables and mashed potatoes with gravy.
Our seitan BBQ ribs, served with seasonal vegetables
and mashed potatoes with gravy.
and mashed potatoes with gravy.
Tender seitan flank breaded and fried golden with,
served with seasonal vegetables and mashed potatoes
with gravy.
served with seasonal vegetables and mashed potatoes
with gravy.
Spicy pepper-herb breaded tempeh, served with seasonal
vegetables and mashed potatoes with gravy.
vegetables and mashed potatoes with gravy.
Tender seitan flank marinated in a smokey garlic sauce,
grilled to perfection. Served with seasonal vegetables.
grilled to perfection. Served with seasonal vegetables.
A harmony of portabello, bell peppers, zucchini, squash,
eggplant, and tomato roasted in our house tamari. Served over
brown rice.
eggplant, and tomato roasted in our house tamari. Served over
brown rice.
A hearty stew of carrots, sweet onions, broccoli, kale,
mushrooms, and cauliflower in a seasoned brown gravy sauce.
Served over a mountain of mashed potatoes.
(add tofu, tempeh,veggie nugget, or seitan for $2)
mushrooms, and cauliflower in a seasoned brown gravy sauce.
Served over a mountain of mashed potatoes.
(add tofu, tempeh,veggie nugget, or seitan for $2)
Flavor from the deep bayou blends carrots, peppers,
zucchini, onions, mushrooms, potatoes, and tomatoes is a
spicy seasoned sauce. Served over brown rice.
(add tofu, tempeh, veggie nugget, or seitan $2)
zucchini, onions, mushrooms, potatoes, and tomatoes is a
spicy seasoned sauce. Served over brown rice.
(add tofu, tempeh, veggie nugget, or seitan $2)
SANDWICHES
Served on your choice on sprouted grain roll or gluten-free bread
*Add Avocado or Homemade Vegan Cheese to any sandwich or burger for $2
*Add Small Salad Bowl to any sandwich or burger for $3
*Add Potato Salad or French Fries for $2
Traditional middle-eastern seasoned chick pea fritters stuffed in a pita with lettuce,
tomato, cucumber, onions, and sprouts. Drizzled with creamy tahini.
tomato, cucumber, onions, and sprouts. Drizzled with creamy tahini.
Portabello mushroom cap marinated and grilled in balsamic reduction, stacked with
lettuce, tomato, onion, and roasted red peppers.
lettuce, tomato, onion, and roasted red peppers.
Thin sliced tempeh, baked with saurkraut, and russian dressing.
Piled with lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Piled with lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Thin sliced tempeh, baked with saurkraut, and russian dressing.
Piled with lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Piled with lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Homemade smoked tempeh “bacon” with mayo, lettuce, and tomato.
Tender slivered seitan griddled with bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms.
Breaded seitan flank fried golden, stacked with lettuce, tomato, onion, tempeh bacon,
and mayo.
and mayo.
Thin breaded eggplant, fried golden, and stacked with roasted red peppers, lettuce,
tomato, onion, and basil pesto.
tomato, onion, and basil pesto.
Sliced tofu marinated and grilled in our thai-peanut sauce, stacked with cucumber,
lettuce, tomato, and onion.
lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Sliced tofu marinated in a tangy BBQ and grilled, stacked with lettuce, tomato, onion,
and drizzled with creamy ranch.
and drizzled with creamy ranch.
Our famous textured veggie “chicken” salad, stacked with lettuce and tomato.
Our famous textured veggie “chicken” salad, stacked with lettuce and tomato.
What is SEITAN?
Although it is made from wheat, seitan
has little in common with flour
or bread. Also called “wheat meat”,
“wheat gluten” or simply “gluten”, seitan
becomes surprisingly similar to the
look and texture of meat when cooked,
making it a popular meat substitute.
Seitan is also high in protein, making
it a popular protein source for vegans.
What is TOFU?
Tofu is made from soybeans, water
and a coagulant, or curdling agent. It
is high in protein and calcium and well
known for its ability to absorb new
flavors through spices and marinades.
Due to its chameleon-like qualities and
nutritional value tofu, a staple of Asian
cuisines for hundreds of years, has recently
become popular in Western vegetarian
cooking.
What is TEMPEH?
Tempeh is made from cooked and
slightly fermented soybeans and
formed into a patty, similar to a very
firm veggie burger. Many commercially
prepared brands add other grains, such
as barley, and also add spices and extra
flavors. Although tempeh is made from
soy, it has a unique taste and is mildly
flavorful on it’s own, unlike tofu.
VEGGIE BURGERS
On your choice of a sprouted roll or gluten-free bread. Served with lettuce, tomato and, onion.
Choose your Burger
A chipotle-lime seasoned burger patty with cilantro
Textured soy protein patty, packed with flavor!
A blend of carrots, kale, broccoli, zucchini, walnuts, and green lentils
Choose your MAIN topping
16″ Pizza
(Dough is made fresh daily. Available until sold out)
Seasoned Tomato Pie with Daiya Vegan Mozzarella
Choose Your Toppings $1
Vegan Cheese
Sauteed Peppers
Basil
Sauteed Onions
Pineapple
Marinara
Vegan Cheese
Sauteed Peppers
Basil
Sauteed Onions
Pineapple
Marinara
DRINKS
HOMEMADE COLD BEVERAGES
1/2 Wildberry & 1/2 Lemonade
Lightly sweetned with agave
HOT BEVERAGES
BOTTLED BEVERAGES
Various Flavors Available
Various Flavors Available
Natural – No high fructose corn syrup
Natural – No high fructose corn syrup
Cut to order
Coconut Water & Espresso
Kaya’s Kitchen
1000 Main St. (corner of 10th & Main) Belmar, NJ 07719
732.280.1141
1000 Main St. (corner of 10th & Main) Belmar, NJ 07719
732.280.1141