AS A vegetarian out to dinner, you can always just order a salad or some vegetables on the side, but it's a lot better when the whole menu is open to you. While Silicon Valley doesn't have fine dining options like Greens and Millennium in San Francisco, here are five vegetarian restaurants worth checking out.

Garden Fresh 1245 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View. 650.254.1688.

Good Karma 37 S. First St., San Jose. 408.294.2694.

Kokila's Kitchen 20956 Homestead Road, Cupertino. 408.777.8198.

Komala Vilas 1020 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale. 408.733.7400.

Vegetarian House 520 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose. 408.292.3798.

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