"Plant-based Thai...from scratch.What's different about mugi?We're 100% plant-based, and inspired by traditional Thai cuisine. We use authentic recipes and spice blends to make all our curry paste or nam prik, broths and sauces in-house. We never use MSG, hydrolyzed proteins or glutamate flavouring for flavour enhancement. We substitute the fish sauce, shrimp paste and oyster sauce usually used in many Thai dishes with our own plant-based formulas, to create the umami factor in our dishes. Our kimchi, tempeh and pickled veg are made fresh, in-house.We hope to have the pleasure of serving you at Mugi, and we always welcome your feedback."
Address: 793 Bathurst Street , Toronto M5S 1Z5, ON, CA
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Reviews
Honestly Mugi is a place with a very specific identity & so some will very much enjoy it some will not. You cannot book a table in advance, and it has a lot of foot traffic meaning competition for the few larger tables for a party beyond 1-2 is fierce. You do not ask for water but serve yourself from a communal water station, which is certainly convenient but not for everyone. The business is mostly built around take out meaning food comes fast & hot which is a definite positive, but they also ask for your full order tip included at the beginning then ask if you're dining in or doing take out. All of this frankly would probably kill a place with a less defined niche, but Mugi does that one thing, vegan thai food very very well. The drunken noodles had plenty of onion without drowning out the spices, the cassava had a good springy texture, & the dumplings were the perfect temperature after dipping. I honestly think though take out is still ideal as the food definitely takes center stage & my sitting in didn't really add to the experience so much as detract from it. I'm not overly fussy but if I'm handed a fork & spoon then moments after party B is asked if they'd like chopsticks or a fork and spoon, that gives me pause. Not a bad place for flavorful food and the portions while not enormous are solid for the location, I would say give it a shot for takeout sometime with a smaller order before taking a plunge. Vegetarian options: Literally everything is fully vegetarian 0 issues. They're also very open to explaining what goes into each dish.
MUST TRY! We ordered the Khao Soi $15 with rice noodle and the Tom Yum stir fry $15 with sweet potato noodle and both were packed with flavour and so delicious. They were both a bit spicy which we loved. It's definitely a hole in the wall and you might miss it if you're not actively looking for it - but you will not regret trying this place!! Sooo much tastier than the other overrated Thai places in Toronto
The food is pretty good. Small, focused menu. Very small restaurant that's busy with take out orders. All vegan. Khao soi is spicy, curry spring rolls are unique. Vegetarian options: All vegan
Must try hidden gem in the city!!! I love the fact that they change their menu pretty often, so there is always something new to try. I tried their Khao Soi I believe and it was crafted so well with fresh ingredients. The staff is very friendly and the service is quick. Vegetarian friendly Thai food Hidden gem Vegan
This is a hidden gem that my boyfriend and I happily stumbled upon. The food and atmosphere felt so authentic; like I stepped out of Toronto and into another country. We ordered the Tom Kha Soup, Tom Yum Stir Fry Noodle and Khao Niew Bing for dessert - all were fantastic. Filled with flavour, textures, and fresh ingredients with fragrant herbs. Highly recommend to anyone in the area who’s looking for something different from the typical Thai restaurant experience in Toronto. The cherry on top is that their whole menu is plant based and the restaurant is eco conscious. We will definitely be coming back to try their other dishes - we overheard nothing but rave reviews from all the customers in store.
The food is very flavourful and the service was very nice. Had the pad Thai and the Khao Soi noodles and both were very fresh and tasty. Definitely would drop by here again!
Ordered takeout via ubereats. I got the drunken fried rice $15 and the turmeric tofu $6. Fried rice was okay, small portion size and loads of veggies but it was kinda bland. Didn’t taste much of the drunken sauce flavour. Tofu was raw… 3/5 Turmeric tofu was pretty bad. 1/5 literally raw tofu cubes in what tasted like turmeric mixed with water, threw it out Overall 3/5 healthy food but kinda bland at least for my tastes, keep in mind I’m south asian so I like my thai flavours stronger. Mugi just didn’t deliver.
Druken Noodle - beautifully spicy and sour sauce, good rice noodle but the tofus are bland. Excited to try other dishes here.
Visited this lovely restaurant for the first time yesterday and I must say I will definitely return. Mugi is a tiny space with big taste. We were lucky to find available seats. The staff were friendly and obviously busy with takeout orders but they were ready to take our dinner order as soon as we finished reviewing the menu. Such wonderful options for the Thai food lover! And safe for people with many different food restrictions. As a person with celiac disease, reading on their website that they're completely gluten-free is a real treat! I ordered the Green Curry which was incredibly flavourful, spiced perfectly... meaning hot! And of the spicy menu items, apparently that's a mild one. I will definitely return on a future trip to Toronto to try more from their menu, both non-spicy and maybe some even hotter options.
MUGI is a delightful pocket Vegan Thai restaurant on the SE corner of Bathurst and Bloor, staffed with a great dedicated team, with compact seating where I had their pictured delicious Khao Soy - Sweet potato noodle, tofu, shiitake mushroom, coconut milk, house-made Khao Soy curry paste, garnish: pickled cabbage, crispy onion, red onion, lime wedge, coriander. They are on their well deserved break until the beginning of February Vegetarian options: 100% Vegan Thai