=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE 5 stars: that's what happens when you…read morecome across a desert of vegetarian places, yet find one with good food, service, at very reasonable prices! === 2. FOOD - Eggplant & Beancurd ($10.50): how does one describe how the this dish's namesake is amazing with Napa cabbage, a boiled egg, all on a bed of rice? Points for portion, taste, and price! - Vegetarian BBQ Pork Rice ($11.75): if there was a bento box that was healthy yet tasty, this may be it! From the rolls, Napa cabbage "salad", boiled egg, and the generous portion of imitation BBQ pork on rice - each compartment is a treat! === 3. SERVICE For a food stall in a food court, the service was good in English, and I heard it going well in Mandarin also. === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's the Parker Place food court, so it's as good as you are comfortable with it. Despite the closeness of the tables to each other, wheelchairs and baby strollers will fit. Parking is as good as your luck in the constantly-busy shopping complex lot.

Another fabulous lunch special. Been here a dozen times. Consistently delicious. Very nice polite…read moreowners. Attention to detail.

This is the restaurant located inside the International Buddhist Temple, only open for lunch. I…read moreattended as part of a Meatless Meetup, where the menu was preset for $25 (+$5 for a tour). The dishes included were: Sichuan-style spicy tofu (not spicy at all), Fried rice, Fried broccoli, Veggie chow mein, and Sweet and sour vegetarian "meat". The first four were very good, but the sweet and sour was exceedingly sweet (par for the course for the dish). The fried rice was a surprising highlight. I wouldn't have chosen this assortment of dishes if it were up to me, but given the selection, everything was made very well. Not at the level of the Buddhist Chinese restaurants in Vancouver (Po Kong and Sun Bo Kong), but very good nonetheless. I'm sure we will return to try out other dishes. Recommended.

Vegetarian Chinese restaurant inside the temple. Everything is nicely made and presented. Wonderful…read moreservice. All the staff are friendly, helpful and give great recommendations. Many options from dim sum to traditional dishes to desserts. Outside the restaurant there are to go options. Their Hong Kong milk tea is so good, taste just like the ones from Hong Kong. Very clean.

Good, fresh, healthy food with gluten free chowder as a BONUS! Love it!! I can never find a gluten…read morefree chowder in my locality.

Perfect spot to stop in Nanaimo. Great menu selection. Food came hot and fast. Server was…read morefriendly. Nice outside seating for a sunny day.

I don't think I've ever written a review before, but this place rules. Stopped in last night and…read morecould stop from ordering several things. The menu spans from fried chicken sandwiches, to poutine, to traditional Indian street food, and a case full of cakes, many of which are vegan. The service was fantastic, and the person behind the counter was extremely helpful with helping us make decisions from their gigantic menu. Some of the best vegan chicken I've ever had, in addition to a crazy portion of vegan butter chicken poutine. You can really tell everything is made with love and care. Highly recommend.

Great spot for Vegan diet! I like the diverse food options in addition to the vegan fried chicken…read morefood options here. There are also chicken burger, dessert and Indian cuisine. Vegan and Gluten free desserts available and I was impressed that they started an Indian chaat house menu over 6 months ago. My friend said vegan chicken burger here was amazing so I was enticed to try and yes, her review was solid~! Their chicken and crepe won me over and I really loved the fresh strawberries crepe when I dined in. Service here was friendly and the ambiance is simple and clean with a couple free board/table games to play. It's a decent size with about 3 tables for 4 with couple tables for 2 plus window bar seats. I would definitely return and hope to try more of their vegan and gluten free dessert next time paired with their Indian chaat house items plus a nice cup of Indian masala tea.

My daughter was at a cooking class in Richmond and as she would always eat dinner at her cooking…read moreclass, I needed to find dinner for myself. After a bit of Google searching, I decided to try out Greenday Vegetarian. It's a food court stall, tucked away on the 2nd floor of Pacific Plaza building. I found it on the Fantuan app and decided to order my food through Fantuan; then go pick it up. There are two sides of the building with escalators that look nearly identical. Make sure to go up the one that's close to the Big Feet store! After waiting several minutes past my requested pickup time and seeing that the app was still showing the message "Confirming your order", I went up to the food stall and inquired about it. It turns out, they don't actually do takeout orders anymore. They really shouldn't be listed on Fantuan anymore. The lady told me they only do dine-in. Well, I was OK with that as I had planned on eating there anyways. I just thought that pre-ordering for pickup through the app might make things quicker for me.  Even though they don't actually do takeout anymore and shouldn't be on the app, it's a good thing for me that they were still on the app, as the food stall only has Chinese menus and I don't read Chinese! Since I had read the menu on the app though, I was able to put in an order for Eggplant and Tofu on Rice. I was relieved that they had that as there were a couple of other items that I inquired about,  having seen them on the Fantuan menu and it turned out, they no longer served it or else it needed to be ordered about 2 days in advance. Well, the food was good. There was a very flavorful sauce used in the dish, and it was colourful which I always love. I was happy with my food but it sure was a bit of an ordeal trying to get my food from this place. Don't think I'll be going back there any time soon. I recommend this place only if you read Chinese, or if you've got someone who reads Chinese to accompany you!  Service: Good Parking: Plentiful and free for the first 3 hours.  Location: Tucked away in the food court of Pacific Plaza, on the 2nd floor. You really need to be looking for it or else you can easily miss it.

Decent, no-frills, heap, food court, vegetarian Chinese food…read more I stopped in for lunch on a Friday, as I was passing through Richmond and was ready for lunch. The food court is on the second floor and has 8-10 stalls. This little vegetarian stall has an all-Chinese menu, so if you don't speak the language (i.e., me), it can be a bit of a challenge. Thankfully, the nice woman translated for me and told me some items they had available. I ordered a mixed veggie fried noodle dish ($8.75 after tax), which was ready in under 10 minutes. It was mediocre at best flavour-wise, with a slightly sweet, rich soy sauce covering a generous portion of noodles and decent amount of veggies. Tasted like a cheap home-made stirfry, not something I'd want to pay for. Tasty enough, but unimpressive overall. I wouldn't especially recommend it, but if you happen to be nearby and need a cheap veggie meal, you could do worse.

What an absolutely pleasurable experience…read more Located with the decades old Japanese Garden, this restaurant's ambience instantly puts you at peace. The food is fresh, mostly local and very well prepared. I am an active carnivore, yet I found the Roots Burrito to be very satisfying and full of flavor. Plenty of off highway parking. Friendly, efficient service. I cannot think of anything I would change. I will be returning.

My cousin took me here for lunch before I had to leave to the airport. The location is beautiful…read moreand I loved the Japanese garden in the back. The staff behind the counter were really nice and helpful. We ordered our food at the counter and then got a seat. To drink I got the pearls of jasmine tea and to eat I ordered the Blanchard rice bowl with chicken. My tea was really good, it had a nice smokey flavor with floral undertones. Terrific tea, I tried to chug it all before we had to leave so I didn't miss my flight. The rice bowl had a lot of different toppings and textures, everything was super fresh. The rice on the bottom was a little odd though, as it was soggy. It was described on the menu as coconut sticky rice, but it seemed more soggy and wet than sticky. Other than the rice the dish was very tasty. We had a nice quick lunch here.

First wrap free with the app! Nice sized wraps at an average…read moreprice. I would say a bit better than Freshii! Open and clean space with seating and relatively fast service. Their soup is honestly pretty good too!

good salads, decent service and the place is clean and quiet. Good for a quick salad and a small…read moremeeting.

Another Too Good To Go deal, surprising bag meal. Two different curry/lentil soup, roasted…read morevegetables on biryani, kale pakora and syrup donut for desert. Very delicious, flavourful dinner was only $8 It's vegetarian, vegan dinner. Simply only vegetables without artificial protein. Highly recommend.

Vegetarian Indian food that's vegan with no onion and no garlic? Hallelujah! (But be sure to ask…read morefor no asafedita!) The owners here are so nice and accommodating. We were a group of 10 and the place is a bit small, but they were still able to fit us. There's not a lot of people because this is still a hidden gem, but I can imagine it will get busier once it blows up. The place is also a bit out of the way, but very worth it to come just for the food. (Which is s-p-i-c-y!) Very glad we came here. Highly recommend!

I am a vegetarian, and its hard to find a good spot especially in surrey that offers a great vegan…read moremeal, thats both western and Indian. By far my fav vegan burger!! The menu was great, lots of items you can order pizza, pasta, and Indian! I got a few dishes, and I was happy with them all. I really enjoyed the veggie burger, and the tandoori paneer plate & the cauliflower wings. Everything was flavourful, and felt healthy, I didnt feel gross after eating this food (most places in surrey you feel like there is MSG and feel not good after eating it) but I felt leaving good! The place was busy when I came in and the staff was very nice and attentive Overall it is very clean, and there is absolutely no meat or eggs there. I will certainly be back to try other items on the menu!

My boyfriend and I were planning on watching a movie at the nearby Strawberry Hills Cineplex. After…read morea search of restaurants in the area, we found this one. A vegetarian bistro and we had just been talking about trying more vegetarian dishes? Why not? As the name suggests, it is small and quaint, buried in a strip mall and one of those "blink and you'll miss it" places. The decor reminded me of a contemporary restaurant where everything is chosen based on their ease of ability to be cleaned (and for the record, the place was clean), with enough seats to sit about 15 people, and I may be rounding up. We were the second table to enter and we were greeted promptly and given the menus. Perhaps I was misled by the restaurant name and did not really know what to make of the meat dishes that I saw: Beef burger? Chicken Nuggets and Fries? Crispy Chicken Burger? I saw nothing to indicate they were the vegetarian version of chicken nuggets or beef burgers, and about 2/3 of the menu was vegetarian or vegan options, so I surmised they must have put a few meat options there to satisfy any meat eaters that wander through the door. I settled on the Spaghetti with Veggie Balls and the boyfriend ordered the Veggie Curry. The pasta was quite filling (included garlic bread) and I discovered the veggie balls and/or sauce was a tad above my spiciness tolerance level, and was even spicier than the Veggie Curry. In hindsight, I wasn't surprised: it is my personal experience that a lot of the times a vegetarian dish will have a lot of spices added in. Chalk it up to not reading the ingredients carefully and thinking things through. In terms of service, I thought it was great. Water glasses were filled regularly, the waitress checked up on us to ask how we were enjoying the food. I would be very interested in coming back and trying other items on the menu!