The Buddhist Vegetarian Kitchen

Seafood fried rice was a disaster - bland and non-presentable. The chef has no pride in his skill at all. I had to re-cook it again at home with better taste. If the chef has no pride or excellence in his skill, please leave the job or business. Customers go to eat at your restaurant solely because to expect to get great tasty food and service. Professionals and the everyday workers and skilled workers must work with pride and excellence to be grateful and proudful of their skills and service they give to customers. Even Garbage collectors do a better and useful job collecting garbage bins daily from residences to keep clean the homes and streets. There are good karma and blessings for these workers. But when you simply just sloop off some food from the wok to serve customers, that is another thing. This is an honest comment for the owner/chef just so he can improve his skills and work attitudes. Good luck to them.

I was excited to try this place after so many years but I guess there was a good reason for that. Firstly, when we were ordering the food in-person the person working there was a bit rude and rushing us. She told us it will take 10 mins at least so we waited outside and when we went to pick it up she just handed me the bags. Only when we got home did we realize that this does not look like what we ordered. We ordered 4 things : vegetarian ball & & cashew nut i asked her if it was a sauce and she said yes, fried noodles with mix veggies, fried rice, and kung pao chicken. The fried rice barely tasted fried, the noodles weren't cooked properly and frankly it looked sloppy the way they just put the noodles and dumped the veggie and sauce on top. However, what was really infuriating is that we ordered a vegetarian ball but there was no ball... just mushroom and cashews... and then the kung pao chicken looked exactly the same. I've attached the images because if you ordered those items, would you expect these? We thought maybe they gave me the wrong order by accident even though when she saw me she immediately shoved it to me. Therefore, we called them... no response. We went all the way back there to ask and it was locked.. no one was there. Mind you this was around 6:50pm.. they say they close at 9pm. I was at least hoping to give this a 2 star rating but the food was not good at all. I don't like writing negative reviews but this was just an overall terrible experience and wanted to warn people before wasting their money.

I've only had good experiences here. I've read some of the other reviews, and I was saddened to hear the average to horrible experiences by other people. That being said, I tend to go in, order my food, and leave, so I haven't been able to get the same experience as others. I can tell that they tend not to be a fan of speaking English, which may contribute to a feeling of prejudice, but I hope I'm wrong. Otherwise, I am very happy with the taste of the food and my quick experiences with the staff. I can get a little pricey so it's a little vegetarian treat every once in a while. I truly hope that everyone has a good experience with the staff, and that the staff need to understand that most other cultures enjoy experiencing the foods of others and that sometimes a little effort is needed to bridge that gap so both sides can come out happy, and on the customers side, fed as well.

I had spring rolls, sweet and sour chicken, and 3 mushroom fried rice. It was ok! The chicken is a bit tofu-y, not as nice as some mock chickens. the spring rolls were a bit mushy inside and tasted a bit like old deep fryer oil. the fried rice was EXCELLENT. Service is pretty limited so don’t except some crazy great service.

Very small family style bistro. Really love the assorted vegetarian gluten dish, it should be one of the best in town. Price is very reasonable. We ordered fired noodles, congee and small assorted vegetarian gluten dish, and only cost $19.

The only place I have found that serves good/flavourful bean curd <jah>. The pricing is fair and the person at the front cuts it up and puts together your plate in front of you with option of having some items instead of others. It is a tad oily but its not drenched in it when they put it in the container - be aware this is the process in making and preserving them so its relatively normal. There are different flavours and textured bean curds. Cost is approx $10 for a large. They speak canto here. Every time ive been here there arent a lot of people eating inside. I usually take it to go.

Came here for lunch and it’s not bad for vegetarian food. The place is pretty small and prices are reasonable. I did enjoy their noodle soup and the staff has low patience so it’s better to know what you want to order cus if you are trying to figure while they are their they will just walk away and tend to to other customers.

Been going here to eat with my family since I was little and been ordering most of the staple items consistently. Love their flavor and food. The stuffed bean curd, fried chow mein with mixed vegetables, and vegetarian dim sum are musts! Every time I order takeout here it brings back good childhood memories.

The server was a little rude and the foods were super oily. However, the taste was still good. We got the mock duck and fried noodles with three types of mushroom.

Great spectrum of delicious Chinese vegetarian food here. Been a patron for almost 20 years now!

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