Vegan-friendly
Chinese
Organic
Juice bar
Take-out
Asian

Vegetarian restaurant in Kensington Market with a small grocery section selling specialty vegetarian products. Extensive menu features also dim sum and sushi rolls. Many mock meat dishes. Has children's menu. Affiliated with Zen Gardens restaurants. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-9:30pm, Sun 11:00am-9:00pm.


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41 Reviews

First Review by jessienotjames

Teknotribes

Points +134

Vegetarian
01 Apr 2013

A Toronto favorite

One of my favorite veggie spots in TO... Good if you are in the mood for gluteny fake meat in a healthy Chinese format. Kung po soy chicken, and soy drumsticks are recommended.

Pros: very tasty, fast and friendly service, good variety

Cons: primarily gluten

Songra

Points +34

Vegetarian
11 Aug 2024

Taiwanese Vegetarian!

First time in this cafe!
Ordered the combo meal for one person
Got C72 sweet and sour lappa

The soy nuggets, spring roll, wonton soup and the lappa tastes amazing!
They're fried, but not oily. Taste is just right
Salad provided was fresh
Server was likewise very patient and accomodating
Will come back for some more delicious food!

Pros: Sweet and sour Lappa C72

Elilybee

Points +46

Vegetarian
09 Dec 2023

Good vegetarian food

Nice vegetarian food that can be made vegan on request. However only 4 stars as the restaurant was a little quiet on Saturday at lunch time and was a bit intimidating as a solo diner

drea1981

Points +985

Vegan
08 Nov 2023

Cute little spot in my favourite neighborhood

Always love coming here
Super cute spot
A staple in the market

Pros: Food portion , Cost , Taste

Cons: No alcohol

GooseRodriguez

Points +1130

Vegan
15 Sep 2023

Asian vegetarian cafe

We really had a fantastic meal. Large menu. Asian Thai Chinese. Vegetarian but everything can be made vegan. Had the vegan Peking duck for the first time. Outstanding! Very nice polite lady server. Nice atmosphere. Clean. Delicious. Hit the store where a nice lady sold us all kinds of stuffs like vegan snacks and teas and sweets. Definitely a cool place to visit. Near Kingston market. Highly recommended

Pros: Delicious , Everything can be made vegan , Nice atmosphere

Cons: Parking

prettyvegan

Points +34

Vegan
13 Sep 2023

Chinese Vegan food staple

Great for their frozen ready made meals.

plantsforlife

Points +273

Vegan
13 Aug 2023

Vegan Dim Sum

This is a great place for those looking for vegan Dim Sum options. They offer a nice selection of little bites including dumplings, steamed buns, and sticky rice. There is also a shop selling frozen vegan items.

Pros: All vegetarian, mostly vegan, Friendly service., Vegan Dim Sum

meggold

Points +478

Vegan
20 Apr 2023

Delicious food, s l o w service

We typically order delivery from here and the food is great! Today we decided to eat in…. Slow is an understatement. We asked for our tea three times - still never came. Service leaves a lot to be desired. But the food is worth it - I’d just suggest delivery 😆

Pros: Completely vegetarian , Food is delicious

Cons: Service is so slow

mausc

Points +130

Vegan
30 Jan 2023

My favourite restauranf

I've been coming here for 15 years. It's my favourite restaurant of all time :)

Amazing, fried, sweet, salty, oily american chinese food, and almost all vegan.

I brought my four meat eating friends and thet loved it as well! One said he forgot it was vegan food.

I recommend:
Hot and sour soup
Pork buns
Enoki mushroom seaweed dish
Seitan platter

Pros: Mostly vegan, Amazing food, Very sweet staff

Cons: Not health food :)

smilowville

Points +110

Vegetarian
20 Aug 2022

No outside seating

No outside seating. We did a search for outside seating places and they came up.

Pros: Looks great, Awesome menu

Cons: No outside seating

Alyzibou

Points +656

Vegan
18 Jul 2022

A great option

The food was pretty good overall, we had a few plates to share so that we could taste more stuff. We also had some house made iced tea which was lovely. There was an issue with our waiter (an order we never received but were outright accused of having taken) which kind of made the whole experience a little less agreeable, but I would nonetheless go back.

kbw5044

Points +1242

Vegan
07 May 2022

Best Chinese food

The food was sooo good. Everything is vegan except a few items that contain egg or dairy which are clearly labeled (they should just make the switch to fully vegan at this point 😉). Their fake meat is really good.

They bring out the entrées to share so if you go with any other people, order a bunch of entrées to split.

DanielCarpenter

Points +69

Vegan
11 Oct 2021

Great food, nice staff, well labeled menu

There were minimal staff, so I don't know if they are able to handle things when busy, but they did well when we were there (there were only two other families). The food was really good. Everything is vegetarian. Most foods are vegan, and it specifies if foods contain dairy, eggs, and if spicy or very spicy. They also have a little shop with Asian vegan and veggie foods.

talevis

Points +127

Vegan
11 Feb 2020

Decent for the price

It had a cute little shop inside, but it wasn't the best vegan asian food I've ever had

Wattsup

Points +383

Vegan
04 Jan 2020

Love Kung pao and have for years. Used to go to the one in Cambridge. Fritters!

Delightful lady who helped us pick out some tea. Love their food!

Pros: Options, Delicious , Healthy

Cons: Pricey, Busy

Mooloobooloo

Points +1115

Vegan
01 Jan 2020

So Seitanerific

There are good vegan Chinese restaurants, and then there are great vegan Chinese restaurants. This is one of the latter. Their BBQ Seitan With Bokchoy is incredible - crispy outside, moist and tender inside. The sticky rice is so yummy. And there is so much other great stuff to explore on the menu.

nhansson

Points +487

Vegan
25 Oct 2019

Fake meat

I love the fake meats stuff and ordered the bbq seitan which was super good! they could have some more sauce options though as my boyfriends meal looked very dry

KaileeMandel

Points +93

Vegan
07 Aug 2019

Yum!

Good food, cheap prices. Yum!

Pros: Good, Cheap, Large variety

JessicaPNutEsteves

Points +42

Vegan
16 Dec 2018

Sooo good!

Bought some frozen stuff after eating it was so tasty!

DeniseC

Points +386

Vegan
25 Oct 2018

Yummy & wide variety

They have a ton of tasty vegan Chinese food - I always leave full and satisfied. I also love that they have a little section to purchase some of their soy meats, sauces, and noodles.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, clear dairy and egg labels

PoisonedPawn

Points +242

Vegan
20 Oct 2018

One of my favourites in Toronto

Great food, with lots of delicious menu items. One of the restaurants I visit the most. Service is always quick (I'm usually there for lunch on weekend).

Menu is mostly vegan. Non-vegan menu items clearly marked (some contain egg or dairy).

I've been many times and have never been disappointed.

Pros: Good food, lots of choice, Quick service

stam

Points +2069

Vegan
03 Jul 2018

Delicious dim sum!!

A bit pricey and greasy, but the dim sum is delicious!! You do have to watch out for eggs in some of the mock meats that they sell (they have a range available to take home and cook yourself). They have a wheelchairs accessible ramp and seating is comfortable. I took my omni friends here for lunch and they loved it!

Pros: Delicious vegan dim sum, Mock meats for sale

Cons: Some items are a bit greasy, Some items contain eggs

Brit87

Points +61

Vegetarian
18 Feb 2018

love!!

Great Chinese food, cute restaurant and awesome little store. I will definitely be going back!

AngryToaster

Points +71

Vegan
06 Feb 2018

perfect when youre visiting Kensington market

Best hot and sour soup ive ever had

Mish

Points +112

Vegan
11 Oct 2017

a few great hits, but also a couple misses

The most wonderful "bbq pork" steamed buns I have ever had. Will go back again for those again and again. I was not a huge fan of the dumplings or the seitan

Harp

Points +1556

Vegan
18 Jun 2017

The King is vegetarian!

Great Asiatic food. There are tons of options and it's a very good choice if you're​ into plant-based meats. 95% of the menu is vegan. Good value and excellent service.

Pros: lots of vegan options, staff, value

Lav

Points +103

Vegetarian
19 Apr 2017

Tasty vegan Asian cuisine.

One of my favorite go to vegan restaurants. I also visit their sister restaurant Zen Gardens in Mississauga, both great options.




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