Food & provisions · San Francisco Bay Area
Lotus Cuisine of India — San Rafael
Vegan potato-and-pea Aloo Paratha and vegetable pakora near Fourth Street. A potato-filled bread alternative, not a taco. Do not assume vegetarian curries or buffet dishes are vegan.
Vegan evidence
September 15 official ordering menu verifies these vegan labels and prices. Website identifies 812 Fourth St. Vegetarian aloo gobi, bengan and channa listings do not establish vegan preparation. Broad vegan marketing does not establish each curry or buffet item. Specific current lunch service and opening date unverified. Historical San Rafael handoff received 2026-09-18 (Pasted text(20260918-170924).txt; source libfile_d3f78868ae7081918e277bf4db4ccf2c). Original research/check dates and direct links were absent. Assistant assessments are not user visit or taste feedback. Handoff claim (historical, not independently established by this import): Historical priority/relationship candidate: family-run, substantial vegan depth, plant-forward identity. Strongest-overall ranking is a prior assistant assessment, not user taste feedback. Qualification queue: Preserve specific confirmed vegan items; do not generalize every curry, bread or buffet tray. Evaluate repeat hospitality through explicit user feedback. 2026-09-18 handoff qualification: official homepage resolves the saved à-la-carte lunch question: available whenever open, including lunch. Toast reaffirms the saved vegan bread/pakora labels and prices, additionally labels onion pakora and fenugreek/olive-oil Paratha vegan. Do not generalize vegetarian curries: main site states ghee is used; mint sauce explicitly includes yogurt, vegetable momos paneer, and Veggie Kulcha ghee. Family-run claim in historical handoff was not freshly established by the checked current primary pages; relationship quality remains untested. Preserve September15 potato-bread recommendation and prior evidence. Checked source scopes: https://www.lotusrestaurant.com/ — À-la-carte during lunch, posted service hours, ghee usage; Sunday buffet-hour wording inconsistent. | https://lotuscuisineofindia.toast.site/order — Explicit vegan bread/pakora labels and prices; item-level yogurt, paneer and ghee descriptions. 812 Fourth St branch identity.
Booking
- Booking, price & service
- Official order menu: Aloo Paratha $6.95; mixed vegetable or onion pakora $7.95; vegan Tandoori Chapati $3.95; vegan fenugreek/olive-oil Paratha $6. Website explicitly permits à-la-carte orders during lunch. Mon–Sat lunch buffet 11am–2pm, dinner 4:30–9pm; Sunday 11:30am–8:30pm. Separate daily-buffet text says 11am–2pm, so Sunday buffet start is inconsistent.
Location
Location precision: Address. Map placement does not verify hours or driving access.
Record history
- Booking / price Official order menu: Aloo Paratha $6.95; mixed vegetable or onion pakora $7.95; vegan Tandoori Chapati $3.95; vegan fenugreek/olive-oil Paratha $6. Website explicitly permits à-la-carte orders during lunch. Mon–Sat lunch buffet 11am–2pm, dinner 4:30–9pm; Sunday 11:30am–8:30pm. Separate daily-buffet text says 11am–2pm, so Sunday buffet start is inconsistent. Previous: Aloo Paratha $6.95; mixed vegetable pakora $7.95; Tandoori Chapati $3.95 explicitly vegan. Lunch availability of these à-la-carte items needs confirmation. Historical handoff integration; fresh source evidence is scoped in Evidence / gaps. User status/notes and prior evidence preserved.
- Last checked 46283 Previous: 46280 Historical handoff integration; fresh source evidence is scoped in Evidence / gaps. User status/notes and prior evidence preserved.
- Next check 46297 Previous: 46294 Historical handoff integration; fresh source evidence is scoped in Evidence / gaps. User status/notes and prior evidence preserved.
- Evidence / gaps September 15 official ordering menu verifies these vegan labels and prices. Website identifies 812 Fourth St. Vegetarian aloo gobi, bengan and channa listings do not establish vegan preparation. Broad vegan marketing does not establish each curry or buffet item. Specific current lunch service and opening date unverified. Historical San Rafael handoff received 2026-09-18 (Pasted text(20260918-170924).txt; source libfile_d3f78868ae7081918e277bf4db4ccf2c). Original research/check dates and direct links were absent. Assistant assessments are not user visit or taste feedback. Handoff claim (historical, not independently established by this import): Historical priority/relationship candidate: family-run, substantial vegan depth, plant-forward identity. Strongest-overall ranking is a prior assistant assessment, not user taste feedback. Qualification queue: Preserve specific confirmed vegan items; do not generalize every curry, bread or buffet tray. Evaluate repeat hospitality through explicit user feedback. 2026-09-18 handoff qualification: official homepage resolves the saved à-la-carte lunch question: available whenever open, including lunch. Toast reaffirms the saved vegan bread/pakora labels and prices, additionally labels onion pakora and fenugreek/olive-oil Paratha vegan. Do not generalize vegetarian curries: main site states ghee is used; mint sauce explicitly includes yogurt, vegetable momos paneer, and Veggie Kulcha ghee. Family-run claim in historical handoff was not freshly established by the checked current primary pages; relationship quality remains untested. Preserve September15 potato-bread recommendation and prior evidence. Checked source scopes: https://www.lotusrestaurant.com/ — À-la-carte during lunch, posted service hours, ghee usage; Sunday buffet-hour wording inconsistent. | https://lotuscuisineofindia.toast.site/order — Explicit vegan bread/pakora labels and prices; item-level yogurt, paneer and ghee descriptions. 812 Fourth St branch identity. Previous: September 15 official ordering menu verifies these vegan labels and prices. Website identifies 812 Fourth St. Vegetarian aloo gobi, bengan and channa listings do not establish vegan preparation. Broad vegan marketing does not establish each curry or buffet item. Specific current lunch service and opening date unverified. Historical handoff integration; fresh source evidence is scoped in Evidence / gaps. User status/notes and prior evidence preserved.
- Supporting URL https://www.lotusrestaurant.com/ | https://lotuscuisineofindia.toast.site/order Previous: https://www.lotusrestaurant.com/ Historical handoff integration; fresh source evidence is scoped in Evidence / gaps. User status/notes and prior evidence preserved.
- Latest change 2026-09-18: Historical handoff reconciled; additional source qualification, if completed, is scoped in Evidence / gaps. Not a new-opening alert. Previous: 2026-09-15: Added from potato-taco and San Rafael lunch review. Specific vegan offering verified. Historical handoff integration; fresh source evidence is scoped in Evidence / gaps. User status/notes and prior evidence preserved.
- Location checked 46283 Previous: 46281 Historical handoff integration; fresh source evidence is scoped in Evidence / gaps. User status/notes and prior evidence preserved.
- Location notes Address transcribed from canonical workbook v8 Area/Evidence; venue evidence last checked 2026-09-15. This map backfill does not reverify venue operating status, menus, hours, or branch occupancy. US Census Public_AR_Current geocoded 2026-09-16; matched 812 4TH ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA, 94901; TIGER line 192764715. Coordinate is interpolated along a street address range, not a surveyed building entrance or parking location; suite/building omitted from the geocoder input. Postal code is the Census matched-address result. 2026-09-18: Preserve existing pin and provenance. Official ordering address matches canonical branch. Menu and location verification are separate; original geocode provenance retained. Previous: Address transcribed from canonical workbook v8 Area/Evidence; venue evidence last checked 2026-09-15. This map backfill does not reverify venue operating status, menus, hours, or branch occupancy. US Census Public_AR_Current geocoded 2026-09-16; matched 812 4TH ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA, 94901; TIGER line 192764715. Coordinate is interpolated along a street address range, not a surveyed building entrance or parking location; suite/building omitted from the geocoder input. Postal code is the Census matched-address result. Historical handoff integration; fresh source evidence is scoped in Evidence / gaps. User status/notes and prior evidence preserved.
- Map location initialized Address: 812 Fourth St, San Rafael, CA; 37.9727424, -122.5241489 Address transcribed from canonical workbook v8 Area/Evidence; venue evidence last checked 2026-09-15. This map backfill does not reverify venue operating status, menus, hours, or branch occupancy. US Census Public_AR_Current geocoded 2026-09-16; matched 812 4TH ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA, 94901; TIGER line 192764715. Coordinate is interpolated along a street address range, not a surveyed building entrance or parking location; suite/building omitted from the geocoder input. Postal code is the Census matched-address result. Sources: https://lotuscuisineofindia.toast.site/order | https://www.lotusrestaurant.com/ | https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/address?street=812+Fourth+St&city=San+Rafael&state=CA&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&format=json
- Added Lotus Cuisine of India — San Rafael: Official ordering menu explicitly labels Aloo Paratha and mixed vegetable pakora vegan. Aloo Paratha is whole-wheat bread with potato and peas cooked in the clay oven. Aloo Paratha $6.95; mixed vegetable pakora $7.95; Tandoori Chapati $3.95 explicitly vegan. Lunch availability of these à-la-carte items needs confirmation. https://lotuscuisineofindia.toast.site/order ; https://www.lotusrestaurant.com/ Checked September 15. September 15 official ordering menu verifies these vegan labels and prices. Website identifies 812 Fourth St. Vegetarian aloo gobi, bengan and channa listings do not establish vegan preparation. Broad vegan marketing does not establish each curry or buffet item. Specific current lunch service and opening date unverified.