Vegan-friendly
Ovo
Thai
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Its first branch, offers an extensive menu of vegetarian Thai cuisine. Reported closed September 2022.
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1718 N 45th St (at Wallingford District), Seattle, Washington, USA, 98103
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Last update on 28 Sep 2022 by EmdotAlice
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16 Reviews
First Review by tingja
pacnwJeff
Points +38
😰bummed that it’s closed - Edit
JhanJay was one of my favorite vegetarian/vegan Thai places. Such a shame. More evidence Seattle is dying.
Read morePros: Fresh ingredients , Great atmosphere , Yummy food. Quick service
Cons: Closed
villain
So sad.. I loved this place too :(
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HaikuReview
Points +840
Haiku Review - Edit
Little confusing
Read moreInteresting vegan plates
Not spicy enough
Updated from previous review on 2022-06-02
Pros: Many vegan options, Variety of dishes, Large soup portion for sharing
Cons: Not enough spice even when requested, A few vegan options were a little sweet, Would like more drink options
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villain
Points +8684
Wonderfully unique menu! - Edit
I love the food here! When I lived in Wallingford I'd come at least twice per week, sometimes more. The must have appetizers are the "Asian Fries" which is lotus root, and the Star Potato Puff. Great flavor, those two are very unique to Jhanjay! There are so many vegan options here you'll leave happy every time.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-01-23
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Aniseed
Points +5323
Good food! - Edit
We loved the Mountain of Mushrooms! It was our favorite dish. The spring rolls and jhanjay noodle were also good. My only complaint is that they still use dairy in some things, when they could easily be vegan. Beware that not all sauces are vegan and the menu is not labeled so hard to know what is vegan or what contains animal ingredients.
Read moreDumple The Noodle across the street has phenomenal vegan options which I prefer!
Cons: Still uses dairy 😭
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EmilyBell
Points +564
Delicious and authentic - Edit
I lived in Thailand for years and can attest that this menu and the dishes are very authentic! The food is delicious, seriously some of the best Tom Kha soup I’ve ever had. Highly recommend!
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VeganUSA
Points +8873
Beautifully presented menu items - Edit
The appetizers featured unusual options that we had not previously seen on a Thai menu including a star-shaped potato option. The lemongrass curry was packed with tofu and fresh, crunchy vegetables. Basil fried rice was also good. Service was efficient and attentive throughout.
Read morePros: Tofu well prepared , Fresh vegetables , Unique appetizers
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waffler
Points +73
My fave place to get Thai in Seattle - Edit
Flavors and dishes are more unique than other Thai restaurants. Seems fresher and less gloopy. Mountain of Mushrooms is my go-to dish here!
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VeganCuddle
Points +78
good Thai food! - Edit
Good Thai food, all vegetarian & vegan. But make sure you specify that you want vegan when you order, because some items have egg and dairy. Cozy restaurant. Two locations- one in Wallingford and one in Ballard. Both are great.
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kfhen
Points +46
Cockroach encounter during dinner - Edit
My family shared a few vegan dishes here that were okay, nothing spectacular. We will never go back there, however, as a cockroach slowly crawled up the wall right next to me during our meal. We shooed it away and told our server about it, and he was apologetic and nice about it, but I was pretty grossed out and stopped eating at that point.
Read moreWith Araya's Place in the nearby U District serving much better (in our opinion) vegan Thai cuisine, there is no reason for us to ever go back to Jhanjay.
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ajwiesner
Points +251
Best Thai we've had - Edit
We eat a fair amount of Thai food and have lived in four cities over the last four years. Jhanjay is easily the best. Highly recommended. Tons of options. All are vegetarian and most are easily made vegan. The "spicy patties" are amazing, but not at all spicy. Just do yourself a favor and order them.
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vaportrail
Points +48
Vegans Beware! - Edit
I've eaten here (including the Ballard location) about 5 times now and have gotten sick 2 of those times. Vegans and allergic people (like me) should know that they put milk in some of their sauces. The peanut sauce is an example. I wrongly assumed it to be like other peanut sauces and wound up sick. My bad. Otherwise, the place is nice with friendly staff.
Read morePros: decor, location, staff
Cons: they put milk in some sauces that don't
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saidinjest
Points +48
Excellent - Edit
I thought this place was great. I ordered the spicy noodles as spicy as they offered them, and they were pretty close to spicy enough. Whenever I get Thai food, I always order it as spicy as they offer, but 99 times out of 100, it's never even close to spicy enough. This was fairly close, though I still added some chili paste. The noodles they used were super wide, almost like lasagna noodles, but I liked it that way. A good selection of vegetables in my dish sealed the deal. I ate with four other people and everyone else thought it was amazing as well. Two of the people weren't even vegetarian, but they thought the food was amazing. I would definitely return here if I lived in Seattle (and I wish I did!)
Read morePros: all vegan, large menu, large portions
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thoor_ballylee
Points +321
Cute little place, check it out for some goodThai - Edit
I've only eaten here once and over all I wasn't overwealmed by this place, but I enjoyed myself and would definately return. I ate with my wife who is not a vegetarian and hates spicy food and she really enjoyed her meal, she had the mushroom cakes for the fake meat with some noodles and veggies and I thought it was really good as well(except that it reminded me of beef too much, can a fake meat be too convincing?) I am a vegan and love spicy food and I did pretty well myself. Though next time I will ask for much spicier then a 3 star. It is possible that some of the food I ate was not vegan, I asked but I wasn't sure of the convidence of their answer. The place is small but I quite liked it and we went before the diner crowd, so we pretty much had the place to ourselves. I would like to go back and try the lunch specials, we got there a little too late. The spring rolls were underwealming, for both me and my wife, but the entrees were tasty, too oily for me, but that is a common complaint of mine at many asian restaurants and I don't think too much a reflection on the food. The brown rice, was fragrant and quite tasty and our choice of tea was perfect on a cool day. The total was a little higher then I like to pay, but not too unreasonable for what we ate. As I said, I would return, especially for the lunch specials, it's a nice little place and if you're like me and have meat eaters in the family, this place will work for you as well.
Read morePros: nice sit down feel, next to open kitchen, many vegan options
Cons: a tiny pricey for me, must ask for vegan options
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Vegegas
Points +23
I don't get it? - Edit
This place is so over rated. I have tried it three times and had a very disappointing experience each time. There so many better restaurants than this. I have come to the conclusion people in Wallingford like nice decor and cannot distinguish between good or bad food. Last time I was here was with my son. We ordered a dish and asked for 2 star spiciness. The dish came and it was more like 5 stars. My son could not eat it. The waiter said something like that's the way it is. I will never go there again. I recommend people try In The Bowl Vegetarian Thai on Capitol Hill instead. The decor in not good, but the food is great.
Read morePros: None
Cons: Poor flavors, Unreliable spice, Bad Service
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asdf19
Points +32
My new favorite restaurant - Edit
After our first visit we could not stop thinking and talking about the food. Everything is fresh, flavorful and delicious. The pad thai and spicy green beans are our favorites; the pineapple curry, which we ordered on a whim, was creamy and delicious. Over time I hope to try everything. We almost never want to eat out anywhere else, because we always feel like we've wasted an opportunity to go to Jhanjay.
Read moreThe atmosphere is lovely, airy and clean, and the service has been very, very friendly and attentive. A gem!
Some items contain egg, but you can ask for vegan.
Pros: delicious!, warm friendly staff, great atmosphere
Cons: None!
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tingja
Points +16
what else do u want from thai food... - Edit
along the time i-thai people- went to seattle last month ..the variety of thai style vegan dishes and real thai spicy ingredients make me feel like EAT AT HOME ..and also the staff r very nice..i miss you jhanjay!!
Read morePros: nice staff, nice decor, reliably vegan food
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