Vegan
Chinese
Take-out
Buddhist
Restaurant serving Hong-Kong style Buddhist Chinese food since 1993. Reported fully vegan spring 2019. Has soups, noodles, and other savory dishes. Open Mon 11:00am-8:00pm, Wed-Sat 11:00am-9:00pm, Sun 11:00am-8:00pm.
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79 Reviews
First Review by dkingdesigndotcom
LaurieDee
Points +2780
Love the general tao - Edit
Had it several times and it's always a tasty treat
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Momo_moon
Points +1164
5 Star for a reason - Edit
One of the best buddhist Chinese food restaurants in downtown Toronto. They serve amazingly good food with huge portions for a fair price. Small price, but people come here for the delicious food! Highly recommend.
Read morePros: Portions , Tasty Food, Friendly staff
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frederickiv
Points +358
Great inexpensive option - Edit
Really tasty meal, inexpensive for the area. Served up quick with complimentary hot tea
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JillianJiggs
Points +46
Delicious food, VERY generous portions, and at a fantastic price! - Edit
We eat here every single time we're in Toronto. The staff are so sweet and attentive (always checking that the delicious complimentary tea is full), and the food is worth the trip alone.
Read moreWe discovered this most recent time that they have a second seating area (which is hidden around the corner near the kitchen)! Not sure if it's new, but if limited seating was what was holding you back don't let it do that anymore.
Pros: Lemon Chicken, Delicious and huge portions, Fantastic Price
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vegantravel_88
Points +97
Amazing food - Edit
Amazing food and friendly staff. Fully vegan
Read morePros: delicious food, All vegan , Friendly staff
Cons: Small sitting area
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rogerluis
Points +205
Exceptional oriental flavors - Edit
Had FRIED RICE NOODLES W/ VEGGIE BEEF and GENERAL TAO'S VEGGIE CHICKEN, they were absolutely delicious.
Read moreExceptional find at Kensington, didn’t expect the amazing flavors.
Pros: Fully vegan, Inexpensive , Large meals
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kid_ronnie
Points +30
Carnists will forget it's vegan! - Edit
This place has one of the widest and best selections of food I've ever seen at a vegan restaurant. If you love Chinese / East Asian cuisine, you're in for a treat at Buddha's Vegan Restaurant. Their imitation meat dishes are very tasty, and they've got a great selection of veggies, soups, and noodles as well if imitation meats aren't your thing!
Read morePros: The 素鸭 aka vegetarian duck (it's a tofu dish), Cozy restaurant atmosphere, Amazing imitation meat dishes
Cons: Soup doesn't always deliver well
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GlobalVegan
Points +143
Consistently The Best - Edit
I’ve been going to this restaurant since 2006 and it’s been consistently serving high quality, high value food, which is why it’s one of my absolute favorites. Love this place.
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conniemac
Points +45
Delicious Food - Edit
All vegan. They replicate non-vegan Asian dishes. Tastes delicious. Little hole in the wall place that impresses with the food dishes.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-05-22
Pros: All vegan, Fair priced, We had a lot of leftovers
Cons: Small place so not much seating
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Sofinka
Points +624
Feast - Edit
The lemon chicken is as good as everyone says it is. We had a feast and also ordered the imitation duck with vegetables, the Buddha deluxe with tofu, a taro roll, eggplant and tofu in a black bean sauce on noodles, and the olive leaves with ginger fried rice. We have enough leftovers for at least two more meals. We agreed that the only thing that didn’t quite work for us was the eggplant (but the tofu and noodles that it came with were excellent!)
Read moreStaff was friendly and I loved the tea that was automatically served at your table.
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JeppoMAX
Points +685
A nostalgic meal - Edit
I've been dying to have this kind of cuisine since returning from SE Asia years ago; this kind of joint is everywhere in Malaysia and Singapore. This is a cozy little unpretentious spot, which I am a fan of. I always find it hard to accurately review a place after just one visit but here we go.
Read moreThe prices are low, the portions massive, the menu unbelievably extensive. I highly recommend coming with a friend or three so everyone can get a sample of something difference, cause any one thing will be a lot of it (at least two full meals). The kitchen actually closes an hour early Sunday but I was let in just before as long as I ordered in that time. The dude running the place seemed a bit hurried but was very accommodating throughout.
I got the fried duck on crispy noodle thing others have uploaded photos of - it was okay, tasty enough but a very one-dimensional flavour. As another has written, they seem to have other fake meats that would suit this dish better as the bean curd sheets were not meat like at all. I wish they'd add photos for the menu as the variety is just staggering, and unless you know exactly what comes in what (in terms of the mock meats) it is impossible to know. I hope to return some day soon though.
Pros: Cheap, Tons of options, Tons of food
Cons: Plain tasting, Menu needs photos
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hmattblack
Points +20
Best Chinese food - Edit
One of my favourite restaurants in the city.
Read morePros: Cheap, Large portions, So many options
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ChadtheVegan
Points +49
It’s one of my favorite restaurants! - Edit
Super friendly staff, amazing food!
Read morePros: All vegan food
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kbw5044
Points +1242
Delicious - Edit
All vegan Chinese food. Delicious. Tried their imitation duck.
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Gunko
Points +25
Delicious food and friendly staff - Edit
I moved to Toronto in September and I have already been to this place 5 times! I don’t even live close but it is well worth the travel. Be prepared to have extra food because they will fill your plate and your stomach. Delicious!!
Read morePros: Free tea to start :), Huge portion sizes, Great prices
Cons: Menu could be more descriptive/more photos
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Gopala108
Points +3407
Hearty portions, vegan fake meats galore. Asian food that is quite alright. - Edit
Hearty portions, vegan fake meats galore. Asian food that is quite alright.
Read morePros: Hearty portions, vegan fake meats galore.
Cons: Asian food that is quite alright.
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VeganSoyBoy
Points +109
Best Chinese restaurant in Ontario? - Edit
Authentic Chinese restaurant experience. They have a huge menu; not everything is good. You'll need to either try everything or get a Chinese friend with that special intuition.
Read moreSuper delicious, huge portions, excellent prices. I never feel like I'm getting ripped off, always stuffed and satisfied.
There's not much parking in the area though.
You want flavour? Order these items:
41 - Mushroom Fried Rice (or any of the fried rices, they're all pretty good)
63 - Spicy stir-fried green beans with veggie chops (best dish)
67 - Kung Pao 'Chicken' (new'ish dish, goes really well with a bit of hot sauce)
68 - 'Lamb' Stew
75 - Crispy 'chicken' on hot plate (this should be real the mock 'duck')
Updated from previous review on 2021-09-12
Pros: All vegan, Flavour, Large portions / excellent prices
Cons: Limited parking space in the area
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GillesDom
Points +196
So tasty! - Edit
I’ve been wanting to try this place out for the longest time and it didn’t disappoint. So many options, and the owners are so incredibly kind and so sweet.
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Tochis
Points +22
Amazing tasty food, with large portions and very fair nice prices. Excellent! - Edit
I went there with my friend and we ordered fried tofu, dumplings and the imitation duck with fried noodles. Everything tasted amazing. They have large portions and the service is really fast. Loved it! Couldn’t decide what to get, so many options.
Read morePros: Big portions, Excellent service, Amazing tasty food
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Isabelle Gosselin
Points +137
Disappointing - Edit
The venue is very small, with only 5 or 6, maybe 7 tables. It has a feel of a mom and pop Chinese restaurant, cleanliness so-so, with a silent tv passing Buddhist-life-lesson messages. Decor is minimalist. Given the reviews we read on this site, we were expecting an outstanding meal. It wasn’t. We ordered the tofu & funghi. The mushrooms were good -hard for mushrooms not to taste good, right? The tofu and the sauce were insipid. Then we had the “duck” and vegetables on crispy noodles. This time, the noodles were the best part of this dish. The duck neither looked nor tasted like duck. Now, I know that no-meat duck never really tastes like actual duck, but I have had much better seitan faux meat in my life (anybody knows Chuchai restaurant in Montreal?) All in all, this dish was lacking in taste and was not inspired. We were really, really disappointed. Yes, the portions are large, but maybe they should be smaller and better seasoned.
Read morePros: Friendly staff, Inspiring messages on tv
Cons: Food lacked flavour
VeganSoyBoy
Yo, give it another shot. This time, order the top-notch dishes:
Read more41 - Mushroom Fried Rice (or any of the fried rices, they're all pretty good)
63 - Spicy stir-fried green beans with veggie chops (best dish)
67 - Kung Pao 'Chicken'
68 - 'Lamb' Stew
75 - Crispy 'chicken' on hot plate (this is more 'duck' than the bean curd sheets)
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marieroberts
Points +1522
“Chinese” food at its finest! - Edit
The best vegan Chinese food ever! So good and tasty. We ordered quite a variety of items and were satisfied with all of it. We ordered for delivery straight from website a d Sammy called to ask us to reorder as there was a glitch on their website. Super great service and quick.
Read morePros: All vegan , Filling food, Lots of variety
Cons: A bit oily ( but still good )
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sabrinajh
Points +477
Awesome! - Edit
I just loved this place. The food was amazing and the portions were huge. We tried the General Tsoa's chicken, the lemon chicken, and some veggies with tofu, mushrooms, veggies, and cashews. The best parts were the "chickens." I couldn't pick my favourite because they were so great. Everything about them was perfect.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2018-06-26
Pros: Amazing "chicken" , Lemon chicken, Big portions
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msthrope
Points +207
Amazing Food!!!! - Edit
Everything I have tried at Buddha's has been amazing. What it lacks in atmosphere (I say that though I don't actually mind the atmosphere but it can get pretty noisy and chaotic at times) it more than makes up for in taste and value. Bean curd sheet, ginger beef, and shrimp with spicy salt for the win.
Read morePros: Amazing flavors, Great Value, Massive Selection
Cons: Can be pretty noisy
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wilsonschneidg
Points +2899
Huge Portions - Edit
We ordered takeaway here for a quick easy dinner. The food we received lasted us for at least two days!
Read moreThe food itself was not very flavourful. It seemed like something you could make at home with ease, possibly that comes from the fact that the menu has so many options.
For the price and sizes of the meals, I recommend trying Buddha’s. The staff are very helpful in explaining the menu and offering their suggestions, only one meal was not vegan.
Pros: Portion size
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Ruddegur
Points +1447
Always amazing - Edit
I've been coming here for about 20 years. I LOVE this place. Recently changed the name from vegetarian to vegan (!) & spiffed up the menu a bit. But still amazing food (mock duck I could eat you everyday) & amazing service.
Read morePros: Delicious, Cheap, Great staff, location & menu!
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VictoriaMcSwain
Points +571
Great food - Edit
We tried several options that included some vegan meat options. We had the shrimp, chicken, and duck and all were great. Very impressed
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UpRiver
Points +104
Brilliant - Edit
Don’t let the appearance of this place put you off. I almost walked away but am so glad I didn’t. Staff are really friendly and a pot of green tea was on the table almost before I had sat down. Good range of options on the menu and. As others have said, food comes quickly and in big portions so come when you’re hungry. Quality is great - freshly prepared and steaming hot. Definitely worth a visit.
Read morePros: Range of menu options, Quality of food, Quick service and friendly staff
Cons: Appearance
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