Donna Jean

"THEY HAVE GLUTEN FREE CRUST NOW!! Pretty much the whole menu can be made gluten free now! And it's already all vegan! Fellow gluten free vegans rejoice!! The BEST gluten free crust I've ever had! I have celiac disease and they said they're trying their hardest to avoid cross contamination and explained some of their procedures, but I definitely play fast and loose with that. No reaction so far. $75 for two pizzas, fries, and two kombuchas. We have a LOT of leftovers. Very happy."

"Excellent high quality vegan Italian food - think pastas, pizzas, salads. Ordered the caesar salad, the cast iron shells and cheese, and the first horsemen pizza - all was delicious. For dessert ordered a cast iron snickerdoodle cookie which was amazing. Sat indoors as it was a bit chilly but they have a large outdoor patio space with fire/heaters. Staff was friendly, helpful and attentive. Would definitely recommend."

"Excellent Vegan Restaurant to visit in San Diego if you're near Balboa Park. We found this place as the first suggestion when we googled best vegan food experiences in San Diego. We got to Donna Jean at around 11AM on a Saturday - we were the first ones there and were promptly seated at our table by the host. The server came over a few minutes later, answered any questions we had, and left to come back with glasses of water a minutes later. We ordered The Motherload & Breakfast In Bread. Both the items were well cooked, well seasoned, with fresh ingredients in well portioned sizes. There were a lot of other things I wanted to try on the menu (Nashville Hot Shrooms, Frittata & Fungazi Pizza) which will have to wait until my next visit to San Diego."

"Little known fact: Donna Jean was started because of a son who wanted to help his mother live longer after a diagnosis of cancer. His mother's name was Donna Jean. This restaurant is the best restaurant I've been to in my entire vegan life. I hadn't had lasagna in a very long time. The last time I had lasagna I was not vegan, and one bite of this lasagna was not only better than my memory of my meat containing version, but was less heavy and far more flavorful. The salads were another phenomenal part of the menu. These weren't your regular ho-hum mixed greens salads with croutons or vegan cheese. They posted a complexity that is unmatched with even seven layer salads. Some were sweet, some were savory, but all we're delicious. Finally, for this to be an Italian restaurant don't get it twisted. It is not an Olive Garden or a place where you will go and have a heavy, starchy, greasy and buttery meal. But rather you will leave feeling like you had a full body Italian three or four course meal without the guilt without the heaviness, but way more flavor. Romantic ambiance. I highly recommend this restaurant to any and everyone. It will appeal to even the most carnivorous out there."