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Serves meat, vegan options available. Chinese bistro with a vegan menu with dishes such as truffle fried rice, xiaolongbao, dumplings, stir fried vegetables, mapo tofu, noodles. Open Tue-Thu 4:00pm-10:00pm, Fri-Sat 12:00pm-11:00pm, Sun 12:00pm-9:00pm. Closed Mon.


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10 Reviews

First Review by adalea

y2k4eva

Points +255

Vegan
15 Oct 2024

Simple and Delicious

Amazing vegan options! Not too spicy, but spicy enough. Wonderful tofu and vegetable dishes

Cucumber salad and scallion pancakes were lovely

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-15

Pros: Small menu but tons of vegan options , Delicious flavors

kylburns89

Points +20

Vegan
06 Sep 2024

Delicious!

This place was an excellent option for an out-of-town vegan. We got the Vegan Soup Dumplings, Salt and Pepper Tofu, and Vegetable Wontons in Szechuan Chili Oil. All of the items were delicious. I think the Vegetable Wontons were my favorite with the Salt and Pepper tofu being a close second. The soup dumplings were great as well, but the flavor of the other two dishes was phenomenal. The only thing I could critique the establishment on was the service as it was a little slow, but we could tell they were understaffed so it wasn't a big deal. The slower service would absolutely not prevent me from visiting this place again. It was so good.

Pros: Excellent food, Fair prices

Cons: Understaffed

ChrisJoyce

Points +90

Vegan
18 Apr 2024

SO SURPRISED!!

Always walked by this neighborhood restaurant but noticed their Specials board which listed a number of vegan options. Ventured inside and sat at the bar and ordered the veggie wontons in Szechuan chili oil (AWESOME) and their black pepper Mapo Tofu (SUPERB!) and I was going to take half the Mapo Togu home but I couldn’t resist eating it all. As I was leaving, I noticed another vegan option I didn’t see before : Vegan Soup Dumplings with mushrooms in a vegetable broth “no gelatine” OMG, I think I’ll eat here for the next two weeks!
Great, attentive service. VERY reasonably priced for Seattle! $9 glass of wines? Speaking of wine, I had their WA state Chardonnay which was perfect, but I saw they had a German Riesling but it was a Spätelese, which is way too sweet for me. Bring me a Riesling from NoCal or WA state, please! No liquor served, only beer, wine, sake and soju and sake cocktails and a nice list of non alcoholic beverages.

Pros: Service , Food , Price

Cons: No , No , German Riesling too sweet lol

ChynaCat

Points +332

Vegan
22 Mar 2024

Would give 5 stars if I could.

ChiHo sells meat, but their vegan menu is BOMB!!! Once you have it you will crave it evermore. The Mapo Tofu is perfection!

Pros: Great vegan menu, Food is perfect, Nice folks working there

EmdotAlice

Points +4516

Vegan
25 Feb 2024

Vegan soup dumplings!

We came here as a group so I didn’t get photos of everything, but we tried the vegan soup dumplings, salt & pepper tofu, cucumber and wood ear mushroom salad, mapo tofu and the vegan spicy wontons. Everything was good, but we recommend getting the soup dumplings (the only vegan soup dumplings I’ve seen in Seattle) and vegan mapo tofu. My partner is pretty picky about mapo tofu and said this is some of the best he’s had other than his own. The salt & pepper tofu was decent, but we’ve had better at Lionhead.

Overall it was a pretty good experience with vegan options clearly marked. We might hit them up again if we’re in the area and hungry for soup dumplings.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-25

Pros: Vegan soup dumplings!

Pilot.lj

Points +1236

Vegan
07 Jan 2024

Vegan soup dumplings!!!!

Need I say more?! They have a small vegan menu and everything I tried was delicious. Really blown away by their vegan soup dumplings though. I have never found soup dumplings that were plant based so this rocked my world.

lmop

Points +156

Vegan
02 Jan 2024

Excellent vegan options

Really solid vegan options at this omni restaurant! My husband and I went and had the vegan Dan dan noodles (make sure you specify vegan since they offer both plant and meat based versions of the dish), salt and pepper tofu, and the delightful vegan pork soup dumplings. The soup dumplings are the real standout, made with omnipork to be rich and savory. I've never had soup dumplings before so I have nothing to compare them to but I really enjoyed them. The salt and pepper tofu is a great example of tofu prepared simply and well, lightly seasoned and very crispy. I'd never had Dan Dan noodles before either and they're a fascinating blend of spicy and refreshing, with shredded cucumbers and szechuan chili oil. Three dishes was the perfect amount for the two of us with no leftovers.
We'll definitely be back to try some of their other vegan options. My husband is holding out hope that they'll do a vegan bingsu, although I don't know how likely that is!

Pros: Multiple vegan options , Rich and filling food, Cute atmosphere

Cons: Parking is hell, as it always is in Seattle , Slightly pricy

Seatown_vegan

Points +8044

Vegan
13 Dec 2023

Solid vegan options

Went here with a buddy so was able to try many different dishes. Ordered soup dumplings, Dan Dan noodles, mapo tofu, and wontons. Everything was delicious! Especially enjoyed the mapo tofu and Dan Dan noodles. I would like to try the black truffle fried rice next time. I definitely recommend coming here with a group of friends and doing comunal dining here.

finding_taradise

Points +1900

Vegan
02 Sep 2023

Lots of vegan options

The vegan menu is online vs. their paper menu. I tried 3 dishes: The Dan Dan noodles were my favorite, but the soup dumplings and wontons in chili sauce were satisfying too. Even my friend who isn’t vegan loved the dishes I chose. Highly recommend!

Pros: Great service, Choices for everyone

adalea

Points +1151

Vegan
25 Jun 2023

Separate vegan menu

Truffle fried rice was okay. Vegan xiaolongbao was a treat and so were the spicy dumplings. Would go again :))




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