Ovo
Buffet
Take-out
Asian
Taiwanese

Taiwanese vegetarian restaurant, est. since 2011. Basic and small with tables and stool seating. Open Mon-Sat 11:30am-4:00pm.


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31 Reviews

First Review by edwardbc

JackyIsLove

Points +268

Vegan
12 Dec 2024

Amazing food

Great food. Flavorful. Good portion sizes. Great price. You can let the cook know to make the food with no eggs so it is vegan (sin huevos).

ronitw

Points +741

Vegan
16 Nov 2024

Good Lunch

We shared a special plate and soup with dumplings. I preferred the special plate, with noodles and vegetables and fried eggplant. My partner loved the soup! Tiny place, friendly service, menu has no prices but the meal was $15 for two.

Updated from previous review on 2024-11-16

Pros: Friendly , Tasty

DanielleColalillo

Points +442

Vegan
30 Sep 2024

Lots of oil not too much flavour

A nice cheap lunch but soo much oil and not too much flavour and very little vegetables. The chop suey had a small amount of very nice seitan in it though. Gyoza was quite nice with nice sauce.

Chan89

Points +32

Vegan
08 Sep 2024

not as good as expected

Unfriendly staff, food wasn't that great and very overpriced. I ordered dumplings and a chop suey and paid 7000 colones. Unfortunately it was not worth the price. The chop suey was very bland. Not what I am used to taiwanese cuisine!

Pros: Dumplings were okay

Cons: Hygiene , Staff, Authenticity

malvina

Points +2080

Vegan
02 Sep 2024

Worth trying

I had soup with dumplings and 2 other dishes. As usually in such canteens soups are really good and other items good, but oily. Regarding proteins there was soya meat and good piece of tofu in the soup.

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-02

Soley1984

Points +25

Vegetarian
16 Jan 2024

Desde hace años de lo mejor

Fue de los primeros restaurantes vegetarianos que visité, y simplemente sigue siendo de los mejores de San José.
La comida tiene una sazón deliciosa.

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-10

Pros: El sabor de la comida, El precio, La variedad de elementos en el plato del día.

DDDennis

Points +1375

Vegan
14 Dec 2023

Modest food

Small place, easy to miss. Look for the orange wall.
Nice and simple Asian food. All is vegan, except for the Arroz Cantones (containing egg).

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-12

gingerplummy

Points +1413

Vegan
18 Nov 2023

Simply Delicious Plato Casado

I come here every time I am in San José, Costa Rica! The meal is always simply delicious and price is barato. Here are three times that I ordered Plato Casado! 😋 Ah, you really can’t beat $3.75 USD for a budget lunch like this in San José, Costa Rica!

Updated from previous review on 2023-11-15

LukasSchnapp

Points +32

Vegetarian
09 May 2023

Best veg place San Jose

Careful that you don't miss it, it is right next to the cafe at the corner :)

Mr.Nobody

Points +48

Vegan
18 Jul 2022

By far one of the best Asian restaurant

This is definitely the best Asian food spot I've been in San Jose (and even out of Costa Rica). It's managed by a lady and her son, I think, from Taiwan and they do such a tasty simple vegan food Asian style, furthermore the price is super honest and last but not least they're very respectful, kind and lovely people. Only sane energy in there. Highly recommend!

Updated from previous review on 2022-07-18

Pros: Everything can be made vegan, Short but awesome menu, Best price in town considering it's Asian food

stephan281094

Points +860

Vegan
15 Jun 2022

Pretty good

After verifying that the noodles didn't contain egg, I ordered the noodle dish. It was alright, but literally dripping with oil. Portion sizes could also be bigger, although I guess the low price makes up for it. The staff was very friendly and overall it's a pretty good option.

Pros: Affordable, Friendly staff

Cons: Very oily

nuestiecatgirl

Points +67

Vegan
23 Feb 2022

I don’t really know what I ate but WOW

I don’t get why there weren’t more people here. I ordered the casado and it was great. I couldn’t quite hear what was in it, all I got was that it was vegan, but that’s all I really needed to know. It was SO GOOD. There was this stuff that kinda looked like beef (but obviously wasn’t) that had this surprisingly sweet flavor, and something fried that was also really good among other things. I think I will be thinking about this food for awhile. It was also reasonably priced, especially for an entirely vegetarian/vegan place.

It’s a little hard to find, there doesn’t seem to be any sign out front, just look for the little place with the open door with the Happy Cow sticker.

EviGaia

Points +66

Raw
20 Feb 2022

Modest place with modest food and adequate prices

The menu is very short so it’s not so hard to make your decision. We tried the mixed plate, the dumplings and noodles. Everything was pretty good, quickly served without unnecessary fireworks. It seems that mom and her son that run the place are really harmonious duo. Modest, cute, simple, tasty, super cheap!

Pros: Cheap , Fair prices , Quick

Cons: Place is run down and dark

Timalex3

Points +23

Mostly Veg
07 Jan 2022

Hidden gem

Awesome hidden gem in a busy San Jose. Dont let the small interior and no sign fool ya. There is a superb taste experience inside!

Pros: Suprising, Very good!

Cons: Easy to miss!

DarcyReeder

Points +105

Vegan
06 Jan 2022

Great affordable vegan food

My family walked here after a long day at the children's museum. We got chop suey noodles and a casado for the 3 of us to share. I didn't see prices on the menu, but the total was only 6800 colones (about $10). The food was nice and salty and kid-approved. We could see the cook chopping fresh herbs for our meal. We were served refreshing lemon water. Everything was delicious. I know it's listed on Happy Cow as vegetarian, but I think everything is vegan?

Updated from previous review on 2022-01-06

Pros: Yummy vegan food, Great price, Casual

DiegoZP

Points +151

Vegan
17 Nov 2021

Good but expensive

Good food, super welcoming environment and great costumer service

Pros: Customer service , Good family food

Cons: Expensive , Bad location, Frequently closed

itsmichaeldiego

Points +1888

Vegan
11 May 2021

Cute little restaurant

Place is little and nothing fancy but food is tasty and the cook is a lovely old lady!

Updated from previous review on 2021-05-11

LukasSchnapp

09 May 2023

Holá Michael 😁 funny to see your review here. I tried the place today with Julie and I can just recommend it😄healthy good veg kitchen 👍 5 stars 🤗

MartyP

Points +93

Vegetarian
26 Mar 2021

Tasty Vietnamese vegetarian food

Cute little place serving authentic and delicious Vietnamese food. I got the Casado several times for lunch and it was a good portion with lots of veggies, soya/ seitan and rice/noodles. Best for takeaway.

Pros: Very affordable and tasy food

Cons: Few options

Nathaliejk

Points +58

Vegan
30 Jan 2020

Super delicious and family feeling

It's a very nice family place which is like a small kitchen like in Asian countries.
The owners are so friendly and loving and I ate the best dumplings so far!
They were amazing and the sauce is just wonderful.
I am so grateful to this beautiful experience and can highly recommend to stop by. Simple outside but wohooo for the inside

Eany_we

Points +129

Vegan
17 Jan 2020

Lecker, aber klein

Mit grade mal 4 oder 5 Tischen auf engstem Raum, aber ganz lecker. Die Karte war übersichtlich, aber Nachfrage auf Vegan wurde verstanden und ein entsprechend leckeres Essen gezaubert. Nichtsdestotrotz ein bisschen Bauchweh danach, was ich hier nicht so oft hatte, daher nur 4 Sterne.
Super günstig!

ChaChaSlide

Points +89

Vegan
15 Dec 2019

Delicious & Affordable

This place is easy to spot from the outside, but it's very small. Still fine for a group of 4! The Taiwanese food is very good - We had the dumplings and the specialty plate. Both were awesome and we only spent $12. TBH, 3 probably could have eaten off of that. The owner speaks Mandarin and Spanish, but the menu also has English. She'll take USD, but you'll need to do the conversion.

Pros: delicious, cheap

Cons: only Spanish and Mandarin

Longina

Points +541

Vegetarian
18 Nov 2019

Packed with flavor

Susbida is a small spot in downtown San José, I don't get around to going to the restaurant all that much but I do order pretty frequently via Uber Eats. I'm a big fan of their veggie soup with dumplings, especially around this time of year where it's raining all the time. Their daily special is a very good deal.

Pros: Fair price, Good portion size, Friendly staff

Cons: Small place

leonie2264

Points +40

Vegan
25 Aug 2019

Small but yummy food!

Small authentic place, good asian (taiwanese) food. Inexpensive, about 6-7 Dollars for a main course with a glass od lemon water.

Windlekins

Points +1236

Vegan
01 Aug 2019

Good, quick, tasty

Good easy place. Small, but food is yummy 😋

TimmyS.

Points +327

Vegan
21 Mar 2019

Good, inexpensive Asian food

Had a mix of several foods and it was pretty good. It was really inexpensive. Served quickly. Plugs available. I paid with dollars and the guy miscalculated the returning colones, but realized it later, when I was about to leave and gave me the missing colones. Nice gesture!

Pros: Prices, staff, food

Cons: Not the nicest location, a bit cramped

KarinS

Points +377

Vegetarian
11 Dec 2018

Good for quick lunch

Fast and inexpensive, for us it was a ferfect lunch stop.

We had the dish of the day, composed with 4 items.

Very delicious.

Marcelojajaja

Points +94

Vegan
27 Apr 2018

good portions & budget friendly

I love it, it's my go to place for quick cheap eats. The typical dish of the day (casado) has 3 side dishes, some fried thing (usually eggplant or sweet potato) and rice or noodles (your choice). It also includes glass ofwater with a squirt of lemon juice but they have bottled iced tea too. The price is 3000 CRC roughly $5.20 USD and you know you'll end up feeling satisfied. Great option and very recommended

Pros: Anything can be made vegan if you ask for no eggs , they're on Uber eats, they don't charge extra for to-go packing

Cons: not 100% vegan




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