Vegan
Take-out
Asian
Vietnamese

Vietnamese vegetarian restaurant in a busy strip mall. Offers an extensive menu with many mock meat dishes. Food is supposed to be all-vegan. Open Mon 11:00am-8:30pm, Wed-Fri 11:00am-8:30pm, Sat-Sun 10:00am-8:30pm. Closed Tue.


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41 Reviews

First Review by TexasVegan

xoanaeli

Points +26

Vegan
17 Jul 2023

Yumm

I was delighted with the food here. We ordered more apps after finishing our entrees. The food was tasty and it was a calm environment. Will be back!

Pros: Egg rolls, Hot tea

Cons: Water was blah

kenvegan

Points +12837

Vegan
27 Jan 2023

Excellent Vietnamese

Calm,spacious Interior with excellent food. The Dumplings are crisp and flavorful, and each dish was perfectly seasoned.

Pros: Good value, Excellent food

j.baptiste

Points +78

Vegan
07 Jan 2023

Great Food

I loved the mushroom balls and spicy eggplant dish. The staff are nice and funny. #Veganuary

Pros: Clean, Soy Free Options, Nice Staff

Santosha

Points +19

Vegetarian
30 Dec 2022

My Favorite Vegan Take-Out

Way before I was even interested in becoming vegan I found this place (about ten years ago) and fell in love with their vermicelli with charcoal “beef.” They have lots of other Vietnamese and some Chinese staples, but I always end up getting the same thing because I just love it so much. If you’re not familiar with Vietnamese vermicelli bowls, they’re kind of like a “noodle salad” so they’re served room-temperature with veggies and protein. Living in Houston, it’s ridiculously hot and humid at least half the year so this is my go-to dish to feel refreshed! But I still eat it in the winter and love adding chili garlic sauce for some spice. Not only does the mock beef taste incredible (I even liked it more than real beef during the time I was still a meat-eater), but the owner has not raised the prices in the past decade. It’s still the same price it was when I started going in 2012. I highly recommend leaving a tip even when getting takeout here to show some appreciation for them keeping the prices more than reasonable. And it’s just really delicious!

Pros: All vegan, Delicious, Many Vietnamese and Chinese staples are available

Cons: It’s a small operation and is sometimes not fast

Kai1

Points +11

Mostly Veg
02 Aug 2022

Delicious

The food was delicious! I had the vegan spring rolls and the tofu delight dish. Already ate my food or else would have shared a photo 😋

Pros: Entire menu is vegan , Affordable prices

pissmother

Points +26

Vegan
28 Jul 2022

FAVORITE VEGAN RESTAURANT EVER

Literally this place has the best vegan food I’ve ever had at any restaurant!! Hands down my favorite place I’ve ever eaten at period.💗Yeah sure the restaurant has an aged feel but tbh every restaurant I’ve been to that felt that way had the BEST food. 🧡

Pros: So many amazing vegan dishes!!, MUST TRY EGGPLANT

Cons: NO CONS HAHA

TXRhody

Points +400

Vegan
03 May 2022

Excellent family style experience

I found this place while my wife was going all over looking for the best Asian food around Bellaire. They have a traditional family-style menu. I got the salted tofu and vermicelli with egg rolls. It was really good. Now I wish I was a little more adventurous. I guess I'll have to come back.

Updated from previous review on 2022-05-03

Pros: Large portions

Cons: Not ideal for just one person

teaisfortia

Points +323

Vegan
09 Mar 2022

My favorite restaurant in Houston

I’ve been coming here for almost 5 years now. Even now that I’ve moved away to LA, it’s always the first place on my list when I’m in town to visit family. Sometimes I stop here before I even get home from the airport. My favorite dishes are the chicken fried steak, the salt and pepper tofu, and the mock duck! Some of the best vegan Asian food I’ve ever had anywhere.

Pros: everything is vegan, Authentic flavors, Delicious

AnhLarry

Points +34

Vegan
02 Jan 2022

My favorite in Houston!

The spicy eggplant is amazing!

Pros: Great Chinese and Vietnamese

Cons: None

TraciRatliff

Points +1704

Vegan
05 Mar 2021

A Houston MUST!

We enjoyed Quan Yin, which is actually 100% vegan not vegetarian. Delicous food, huge servings, and incredibly friendly service.

Vanessa$

Points +58

Vegan
11 Apr 2020

Very Good and Affordable

Food was ready quickly and everything was DELICIOUS and full of flavor. Menu is full of variety and very affordable.

MizzB

Points +3727

Vegan
21 Oct 2019

Quan Yin satisfies.

Quan Yin is a go to goodie destination for Houston's vegan & vegetarian Communities, where you take people who think a meal isn't complete without meat. The menu has abundant tasty "mock meat" options to quiet that crowd, while filling them with cruelty free food.
Usually open for foodie holiday feasts, when veg options are either eat at home, or pay exorbitant prices for a hotel or restaurant buffet with only a salad & a few sides that don't include animals.
Prices moderate. Family style, where everyone orders something different & then samples, or individual servings. Quan Yin satisfies.

Pros: All vegan, Mock meats for veg curious, Good food

Cons: White rice, Tight seating when busy, Busy strip mall location

Wattsup

Points +365

Vegan
02 Jun 2019

Convenient

Hostess is nice but always rushed and busy. Love love love their dumplings, salted tofu and usually every thing else!

Pros: Salted tofu!!!

Cons: Restaurant atmosphere

viri101

Points +15

Mostly Veg
09 Feb 2019

Best vegan food in town, excellent customer service and great prices.

Best vegan food, great prices, very Relax

Pros: Vegan, Delicious , Warm food

Cons: None, Too good

gostofish

Points +128

Vegan
26 Aug 2018

Nothing GF but soup...

Unfortunately this place has no GF vegan options except soup. Wasted gas to visit from Cypress. Hopefully other GF vegans find this review helpful.

Pros: large menu

Cons: nothing GF but soup

SandraReis

Points +342

Vegan
22 Jun 2018

Everything is vegan.

I ate here many times and it was always amazing!

Pros: Food is delicious!!!

jenny8675309

Points +132

Vegan
16 May 2018

friendly

Friendly staff that is helpful is describing their dishes. Tasty.

ZacharyForcher

Points +54

Vegan
26 Feb 2018

Ya, I’d come back

Place had a bit of a aged, weathered, and dirty feel, as did the connected strip mall. Went around 2pm so was pretty quiet. Got the chicken fried steak, fried rice, and a peking duck dish. LOVED the mock chicken; fried and perfect crispness. Fried rice was good, but a little charred(?). Not sure what the chefs tricks are, but damn, that duck was too authentic for my taste. Really had the texture of a fatty dark meat. I think dark meat lovers would dig it more than I. Anyway, staff was nice and friendly, also gave us hot tea on the house for forgetting to bring it out. Not the most flattering of places, but food is very good. Pricing in the 9-10 bucks a plate, but good large portions. Will stop by again if on that side of town.

Pros: Great vegan Asian food, Nice staff, Good portion size for price

Cons: Bit dirty feeling, Area feels run down

SonjaBradleyJenkins

Points +20

Vegan
14 May 2017

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Cute and cozy little spot we went today in celebration of mother's day with my daughters and granddaughters. The food was absolutely delicious but one of the servers was not the most pleasant. I do understand that there was a language barrier but the younger guy seemed to have somewhat of an attitude.
Other then that I would definitely go back... food and prices totally excellent. ...

Pros: lot of options

manekineko

Points +24

Vegan
02 May 2017

Vegan Pho & Oysters

This place has delicious food in an unassuming environment. I have eaten at this restaurant about 5 times so far and every time it has been great. They have great mock meats dishes but also all vegetable dishes. I suggest for people to try to the mock fish pho soup or the vegan oysters.

If you come here for the first time I greatly suggest you dine in versus take out, a lot of the staff here do not speak english very well and you might have a hard time ordering for the first time over the phone.

Pros: Cheap, Tasty , Different

veggie_htx

Points +2082

Vegan
16 Aug 2016

Delic vegan food

Super delicious. Get the vegan tofu meat, pieces of fried tofu in a brown vegan "meat" sauce. There are a few things on the menu I don't like, i.e. the rolling ham. So I usually stick to my favorites.

Pros: Excellent food

GraceLeLynch

Points +29

Vegan
09 Jul 2016

Amazing!

Not totally vegan but there is a lot of vegan options. definitely a good place to go if you crave animal products!

daydream.1

22 Feb 2018

entrustamida

Points +21

Vegan
09 Jul 2016

Quan Yin Vegetarian Restaurant

Excellent Service and atmosphere.
Excellent vegan Asian style cuisine.

Pros: Excellent staff., Excellent service, Excellent vegan cuisine.

MarioAlavez

Points +16

Vegan
12 Sep 2015

Vegan restaurant in a vegan desert

I was losing faith in finding vegan places where I could confidently invite my non vegan friends out to dinner, and this place is def one of 2 or 3 places that I've found so far.

Pros: Lots of good dinner food.

Cons: No desserts :/

CTerrwyn

Points +178

Vegetarian
08 Aug 2015

First visit was today and I can't wait to go back!

This place is a bit out of the way for me but I am so glad that I made the drive out today! The service was very quick and the menu was huge! There were so many options to choose from - you could easily get something completely different for many, many visits.

Today we got the fried dumplings as an appetizer. They were great. My husband, who usually isn't a fan of dumplings, ate two of them!

From the entrees, our party ended up ordering the sweet and sour pork, fried rice, and the vegetable and vegan meat medley on fried noodles! Steamed rice came with one of the entrees, so there was more than enough rice to go around. Everything we got was extremely fresh and full of flavor. The portions were huge - we ended up having to take a bunch home!

The sweet and sour pork was the group favorite today. I also loved the mushrooms in the vegetable medley. Cannot wait to see what the other dishes taste like! You are definitely getting your money's worth here.

Pros: Great Value, Great Flavor, Friendly Staff

Koshka

Points +55

Vegan
15 Aug 2014

Good food

We had dinner here and the food was good. We had one faux meat dish with rice. The sauce was very tasty. The other dish was a vermicelli dish did not impress us that much. The food was served quickly. The price is reasonable.

Pros: All vegan , Good choice of dishes , Parking

fondducoeur

Points +1167

Vegan
30 Sep 2013

Excellent Vegan Chinese

I visited Quan Yin while on a business trip to Houston and really enjoyed it. The menu is huge, and filled with many items I used to enjoy before going vegetarian 9 years ago, such as cashew chicken, orange peel chicken, kung pao chicken/shrimp, etc. I had the vegan sweet and sour pork and hot and sour soup. It was so much food and all delicious. The soup especially impressed me because I used to really like that as a non veg. And I thought since it was under the appetizer menu it would be a small portion, but it could have been an appetizer for a whole family (I actually wish they had a smaller option because it can be hard to deal with leftovers while traveling). The sweet and sour pork was delicious, but note that as at many Americanized, standard Chinese restaurants, there were really not many veggies with my protein dish (some pineapples and slices of green pepper). Anyway, this is not a health food establishment, nor is it fancy, but I had an excellent meal very reminiscent of non vegetarian Chinese meals I used to eat.

Pros: Delicious faux meat dishes, Huge Portions, Extensive Menu

Cons: Not many veggies with faux meat dishes




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