Just when I thought it's impossible to find a vegan restaurant in chinatown I came across this amazing family run restaurant serving vegan Asian cuisine.
The staff is welcoming, the food is pocket friendly and the hearty portions are stomach friendly! 😁
Spacious restaurant with a good amount of seating. Came around 1:30 for lunch on a Saturday and it was empty, but it's kind of out of the way from Chinatown as well.
Interior is maintained and looks clean and tidy. Washrooms are also clean.
Menu offers a good selection of vegetarian options. It's not too different from a typical Chinese restaurant menu, perhaps with a few different ingredients in some of the dishes.
Portions are pretty big. Consider splitting dishes with others if going in a group.
If you're looking for a vegan place and don't want to spend too much, this is probably one of the more affordable options compared to other places I've seen.
What's the one thing you miss as a vegetarian? Is it steak while you sit on a patio? Or is it the sausages during Oktoberfest? Nope, it's the Chinese food.
Ever since I became I vegetarian I've missed having those Chinese take out moments. Opening the special boxes, eating with chopsticks, even the whole experience; till finally I found Greens Vegetarian. Greens is located on Dundas right near Kensington and the ENTIRE menu is vegetarian! The restaurant is usually empty aside from three or four other people, giving it the peaceful atmosphere you want while enjoying their food.
The service is fantastic, the bringing you a pot of warm jasmine tea the moment you sit down. There are two items that I eat every time I come to Greens, the dishes being their 'Mock Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls' and one of their soups.
The mock chicken is perfectly cooked with a sweet sauce, the slight taste of red peppers and pineapple accompanying it. They are cooked exactly like the more 'american' styled chicken balls, though with tofu and far more delicious :)
Their soups are gigantic! The servers bringing you a ladle and a smaller bowl to eat from. The wonton soup is especially excellent, the dough being perfectly cooked to complement the vegetables in the soup.
Overall this restaurant is a blessing to vegetarians everywhere and if you haven't eaten there you must try it soon!
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