This restaurant and Buddha's Vegan restaurant are both quite good for vegetarian food around this neighborhood. As a matter of fact, we only decided to come here because they had air conditioning and Buddha's didn't. The inside was just like your typical old style Cantonese restaurant but it was spacious and comfortable enough. We ordered their stir fried beef rice noodles, crispy noodle with mixed veggies, stir fried seasonal veggies with mushrooms, pan fried bean curd sheet and their wonton. Everything was pretty decent with large portions but honestly, maybe it was the dishes we ordered but the flavor was kind of flat and monotonous. I really liked the bean curds. it was crispy on the outside but soft and silky on the inside. And the mock beef rice noodle was quite good was well. I don't really think I would come back not because the restaurant is bad but I'm just not a big fan of Cantonese vegetarian food. Service was great and portions were large and they also offer tax free if paying by cash. All this food only cost 63$ so it is exceptional value. read more

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Service incredible, food delicious, SOO many vegetarian options. The people running it were the absolute sweetest, and the food is truly made with love. Tastes like a warm hug. I got to try vegetarian versions of food I've literally never had! I got the lemon chicken, vegetable fried rice, and crispy wontons. Will definitely be coming back. read more

This Chinese vegetarian restaurant is delightful! The offers an extensive list of classic Cantonese dish - but cooked completely vegetarian style! You can order dishes such a sweet and sour chicken to even imitation fish! We opt for 羅漢齋炒河 (fried rice noodle with mixed vegetarian goodies) and tofu ball dish! The tofu ball dish (#40), had the perfect brunch to it! Pro: They take credit card! read more

Greens Vegetarian Restaurant - Vegan Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Extremely large portions. Friendly service. Just wish the dishes were a tad saltier! Will be visiting this place again next time I'm in town. read more

Greens Vegetarian Restaurant - Vegan Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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What a great experience! We got several dishes not realizing how big they'd be and left happily full. Everything was delicious and served hot with a pot of green tea. The service was very friendly and everything came in good time. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in Toronto. read more

Very delicious food, affordable prices. This is a nice vegetarian restaurant in the middle of Kendington market. Very efficient and friendly service. We always have great experience there, definitely recommended. read more

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To celebrate International Women's Day, this delicious Vegan restaurant is woman owned and run! One of it more popular dishes is #53 - Tofu Skin, Fried Noodle & Vegetables read more

This place has some good dishes but there is room for improvement. The service is good and the place is spacious.

I visited Greens Vegetarian Restaurant. I got the Pad Thai which came with mock beef. The mock beef was almost indistinguishable from beef. It tasted almost exactly like gyro meat. The Pad Thai was absolutely amazing and fresh. The service was quite quick and excellent. The restaurant is a nice, small, intimate environment. My experience here has been great and I highly recommend ordering the Pad Thai here! Update: Recently, they have reduced the quantity of mock beef that they provide, so I personally will be asking for extra mock beef if I return and get the Pad Thai, however, overall, the food and the quality is great. read more

Greens Vegetarian Restaurant - Pad Thai - Vegan Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I've always wanted to come here and I've never been able to... for some strange reason on Christmas Day during the evening we found ourselves looking for places that would be open in Chinatown and stumbled upon finding them open!! I'm so glad we finally made the trip because we will definitely be back!! Let me say this place was busy and despite them being that rammed the owners were amazingly nice calm and the service was fantastic. We were seated very quickly and the menus and hot tea were brought over right away. The lady patiently answered all our questions and after walking around we ordered the hot and sour soup the crispy wontons the crispy noodles and mock chicken dish which I can't remember the name of! The wontons were delicious especially with their hot sauce! The soup was perfect and the noodles were the highlight of our meal although the mock chicken dish was all so yummy the thing I missed oddly enough was texture. I wish they had either roasted them or pan-fried them or did something to the mock chicken like most places do so that it would actually hold otherwise it ended up tasting mostly like tofu in the dish. I'm not saying it tasted bad it's just not a texture we are used to most places you go it's usually fried so you get some textured crunch when eating it. You know the owners care about their food and their customers when they actually asked us how come we didn't finish eating the chicken dish and we gave them our feedback. What a wonderful way to ensure that your customers are satisfied and that they will come back I really appreciate when owners take the time to do that!! So if you are in the area and looking for veggie cuisine you don't need to go to a regular Chinese restaurant and pick from a tiny section of the men you definitely give these guys are shot you will be back! read more

Greens Vegetarian Restaurant - Vegan Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Came here as a second choice. The place we had hoped to go to just west of this place was closed on Tuesdays. The place looked simple and clean. Staff were friendly. They even turned up the heat for us when it started to feel a bit chilly. Two of us came for dinner and we ordered the following: * Crispy soya fritters - first time having these. They were tasty & had a great texture. Almost like biting into popcorn chicken. I would order it again. * Assorted gluten and being curd - nice plate to order if you want a variety of things. However, I found it wasn't that great. The taste was on the bland side & the mock duck wasn't as good as other places I've been. Don't think I'll order this again. * Mock chicken fried rice with cashew nuts - nice flavoring, not greasy or oily and lots of cashews. Yum! * sweet-and-sour mock chicken - very generous portion. Flavorful but I would have like just a little less batter around the mock chicken. All in all, we had a good evening. read more

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You have to wait long time , I have order from 9:30 I wait in the restaurant like more than 40 minutes read more

Greens Vegetarian Restaurant - a street corner at night - Vegan Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I don't expect much from most of the restaurant in Chinatown area but Greens Vegetarian Restaurant is definitely a nice surprise. Clean, nicely decorated, spacious and even a clean washroom!!! I really enjoyed most of the food we ordered and shared but I love carb and veggie than meat. Hot and Sour Soup ($6.99) - has a lot of ingredients and a nice balance of hot and sour Spring Roll Platter ($5.99) - love mango and rice paper roll Eggplant with Tofu in Black Bean Sauce ($7.99) - love eggplant and the nice sauce Deep Fried Mock Chicken in Lemon Sauce ($7.99) - meh Sweet and Sour Mock Chicken ($8.99) - love sweet and sour sauce and the batter is light and crispy! Spicy Ma Po Tofu ($7.99) - really bland tasting and too watery Singapore Style Vermicelli ($5.99) and Fried Rice Noodle with Mock Beef ($5.99) - surprisingly tasty and with fresh of the wok flavour Assorted Vegetables Dish ($7.99) - good and healthy choice! Service here has a nice family vibe, though a little slow. I will be back to Greens Vegetarian for some well prepared Chinese food. I might just skipped those mock meat and opt for the fresh ingredients! read more

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Spacious restaurant with a good amount of seating. Came around 1:30 for lunch on a Saturday and it was empty, but it's kind of out of the way from Chinatown as well. Interior is maintained and looks clean and tidy. Washrooms are also clean. Menu offers a good selection of vegetarian options. It's not too different from a typical Chinese restaurant menu, perhaps with a few different ingredients in some of the dishes. Portions are pretty big. Consider splitting dishes with others if going in a group. If you're looking for a vegan place and don't want to spend too much, this is probably one of the more affordable options compared to other places I've seen. read more

Greens Vegetarian Restaurant - Deep-fried taro fish is pretty cute. Never knew taro fish existed. - Vegan Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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3.5/5 Greens or Buddha...after going to Buddha a few times, I decided to try out Greens. The walk from the main area of Chinatown can be intimidating (you're passing by a social housing project site), but it's only about a 5 minute walk. The soups, may I say, are some of the best I've had, right on par with Lotus Pond and Graceful up in the north end. The noodle dishes, however, lacked variety. I normally would order a seafood noodle dish, however they did not have them here. I ended up having the mixed mushroom noodle dish, which was decent...though the lack of variety really disappointed me at the end. Service was excellent, but mainly because I came in when it was relatively quiet (before noon). read more

Sorry but this was just not my thing. I ordered the crispy vegetable noodles and it was not what I was expecting. Chicken balls were fine

This is one of my Fav Vegan Chinese Restaurants. Always a pleaser! I'm slowly working my way through the menu but I get stuck on ordering my favs at times....Mock Duck & Veggies on Fried Noodles (the price is so cheap for such a great portions) AND Mock Sweat and Sour Chicken Balls! Those two are guaranteed satisfiers! A couple times I ordered on Door Dash and their delivery was not the best with spilled items...so I'd suggest just going in! The staff is lovely, the place is bright and clean and there's lots of seating! read more

I had an amazing experience here! It is hard to find vegan Chinese food dt Toronto and we were pleasantly surprised to come across this gem. We were in Chinatown when go started craving Chinese food and found this place. The place looks modest, but the food was great, the price were more than fair and the portions were huge! The staff was very nice and accommodating, which made our experience even more enjoyable! The curry is an absolute MUST HAVE Highly recommend this place read more

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Greens is my new favourite vegetarian Chinese restaurant. They used to be Full Moon Vegetarian but they changed owners and renovated last year and it's been a huge improvement! They serve a lot of 'traditional' chinese food dishes that you might get at meat-serving Chinese restaurants such as sweet 'n sour chicken balls. I never really ate meat so this has given me a chance to try these dishes. The best dish on the menu is far and away the Lemon Chicken(order with a side of rice). The sweet lemon sauce is so good on the crispy fried batter. If you get a soup, expect it to be huge. A medium is only $3.99, which is crazy ridiculous cheap. Pretty much everything is very affordable and the portions size are really good. It's a great place for groups too. I once had 30 people here for a dinner and sharing dishes was great and very affordable. I shared with about 7 people sitting near me and we had each ordered a dish, plus a soup and the total came to $11 with tax and tip per person. If you haven't tried Greens, give it a shot. read more

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Ordered the Buddha Crispy noodles with mixed vegetables and the Kung bao "chicken". The sauce on the Kung bao was so thick it looked like slime, and the pieces of tofu were bland and tasted completely unseasoned. I also had what I will assume was the stalk of a piece of asparagus in my dish and not sure why since it didn't seem that there was any asparagus in my dish. The crispy noodles with mixed vegetables had literally 2 pieces of (tofu) protein in them. The only reason I'm giving this 2 stars is because the spring rolls, while expensive and slightly burnt, were large and tasty. Will not return when back in Toronto. I will say that we ordered our items TO GO, as it seems, based on other reviews here that they have a serious problem with those type of orders specifically in both taste and portion sizes compared to in the restaurant. read more

Greens Vegetarian Restaurant - Kung Bao Chicken. - Vegan Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This secluded spot near the curve in Dundas across from Ryerson Public School had a Thai food restaurant for years that was well known with a good reputation in the market and beyond. When they closed, a vegetarian restaurant opened up in its place. The bad news was that the food was lacklustre at best and we didn't go back. A child hanging out near the kitchen there was eating McDonalds takeout which we knew wasn't a good sign. Greens Vegetarian Restaurant has occupied the spot for the last couple of years and my first meal there recently was scrumptiously good! Everything was so obviously fresh. It made my day-to-day food pale by comparison. They must have some way or knack to doing this because it doesn't happen by accident. The menu is large and comprehensive with many different asian influenced dishes emulated and surpassing some meat based equivalents I've tried. I was told that the chef had come from Buddha's Restaurant nearby and that explains the quality of the dishes. Beautifully cooked noodles presented artfully piping hot and made to order. This was the first time I can remember that I used soya sauce on noodles to add a little bit of saltiness, rather than getting my tastebuds assaulted with too much of the same. The won ton soup was delicious with tender wrappings on the dumplings and crunchy goodness inside. Along with the earthy taste of spinach leaves in the broth, the soup was a welcome warm treat! A substantial appetizer or main seemed popular among the diners there that Sunday night was a tofu ball which was coated and presented in a ring around an overturned bowl's worth of the freshest steamed broccoli anyone could imagine... To go with the tofu balls was a sublime savoury brown sauce sprinkled with diced bits of mushroom. With a delicate flavour that belied its looks, the sauce complimented the tofu and made the dish the hit it is. The restaurant interior had been redone with Greens and sports a modern, streamlined, asian-influenced look and has the traditional round tables, a practical and elegant setting with sprawling picture windows, crystal clear, helping to make this a jewel of the neighbourhood. read more

3.5 stars. Pro: - great place for vegetarians - huuuge portion and decent price ($15 per person for mock chicken, hot and sour soup, and noodles with mock duck) - lots of seating - short wait for food Con: - the mock duck was not very good especially compared to some of the other mock meats I've had in the area. You can still see the tofu in its diced shape that's just inside a doughy ball. - not a lot of vegetables, more noodles and does not resemble the photo in the menu at all Verdict: it's an okay option for Chinese vegetarian food but Buddhas vegetarian food is just a couple of minutes walk away and food is much better although the decor and atmosphere is much worse. So if you want comfortable environment to eat and care less about the taste this place would be a better option! Also service here is very nice and attentive. read more

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I have visited green's vegetarian restaurants multiple time. My dining experiences have been very consistent: Overall, the food is delicious and I am always impressed with the portion. It is an excellent choice for food if you are tight on cash but very hungry. My favourite combination is the small hot and sour soup ($3.99) with a spring roll ($1.69). The spring is freshly made on the spot and significantly larger than other Chinese restaurants'. Most of other Chinese restaurants serve spring rolls that are frozen before cook. Vegetables are fresh! The presentation of dishes is very nice as well. However, I don't recommend the mock meat dishes, I have ordered #40 (don't remember the name) and the lemon "chicken" before, both dishes were quite under seasoned and deep fried in oil. Another problem I have with the dishes here is that I am quite positive that Green's is NOT MSG free. I sometimes can taste it in the vegetable stir fry dishes. Moving on to the atmosphere and service, the restaurant is brightly lit and very clean. However the down side is that the servers are very slow. I do think it's their personality though, they are just very slow, relaxed, friendly people. But still, 25 min for dishes to arrive (one by one, not even altogether) is a little bit too long of a wait when I am hungry. The language skill of the servers is somewhat limited so sometimes customers arrive at the door but are not hosted to the table right away because only the owner's English is good enough to direct customers. read more

Greens Vegetarian Restaurant - Great amount of left overs. I believe this is #40 on the menu - Vegan Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This place was such a pleasant surprise! Tasty vegan food served in large portions for a reasonable price. I agree with some reviewers that the service is a bit slow but it's worth a visit in my opinion. We had the mock duck on crispy noodles with veggies and the sweet and sour chicken balls. Both were delicious! read more

I appreciate meat. But Green's makes it easy to appreciate other things too. This is one of the only places I've ever been where the mock meat doesn't require a desperate stretch of imagination to replace meat. The dishes are tasty, and some are delightfully cheap. I would especially recommend the soups. Their hot and sour is very good, and their noodle soups are amazing value (~$4 for enough food for two meals... that's $2/meal!) The servers also make a point to be polite and friendly, which is rare in cheap Chinese restos but certainly welcome; decor is likewise nicer than average (no white garbage bags "tablecloths") Food vs price: 5/5 Service + ambience: 4/5 I will be back repeatedly for a cheap, reliable source of vegetarian food. read more

Outstanding Chinese vegetarian restaurant. Nothing austere here. Huge menu. Enormous servings. Strongly flavored dishes. Lots of exotica. (This is the first time I have seen mock kidney on a menu anywhere. Maybe I have just been too sheltered.) Interesting personality choices in the execution of dishes. Hot and Sour soup is made with a part tomato base - a decision which changes everything. Vegetarian pancakes don't need an ounce of sauce although the sweet and hot sauce that comes with them is not unpleasant. Plenty of hearty dishes on the menu both in the soup bowl department and in the plate department. A fun and entertaining place which is good for you too. Well maybe only half good for you. After you scarf down all those heaping yummy plates of food, you will get fat. However, if you get fat from eating vegetables it doesn't count as really being fat, right? read more

I ordered lunch using DoorDash. I got the lunch special which came with soup and a large spring roll. Also the stuffed pan fried bean curd as an extra. This was supposed to be your vegan Chinese food. It's true, it is. It's your typical take put minus the fried meat but not sure if it was satisfying. I only enjoyed the spring roll. My main dish was supposed to have mock meat but it didn't have much. It was mostly veggies. The mock meat didn't really taste/feel like meat so you can't fool an omnivore. The pan fried bean curd had greens, mushrooms, and dried fungus? While at first it was nice, your jaw can get tired quickly after chewing through all that fiber. Tldr: Super affordable lunch that tastes like your typical, not so flavourful, Chinese take out. You can't fool an omnivore with their mock meat. read more

Greens Vegetarian Restaurant - Pan fried bean curd, spring roll, hot and sour soup, cashew and...mock meat stir fry? - Vegan Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This is my favourite restaurant in Toronto. Every time I order from here it comes piping hot and absolutely perfect! Everything i've ordered has been incredibly delicious. Personal favs are the mock sweet & sour mock chicken, lemon mock chicken, shanghai noodles, and vegetable fried rice. I LOVE this place!!! read more

As our usual Vegetarian Restaurant was closed we decided to try Greens Vegetarian Restaurant. We ordered the Assorted Gluten & Bean Curd, Pan Fried Bean Curd Sheet and the Braised Mock Duck with Assorted Vegetables. The portions for the Assorted Gluten and Pan Fried Bean Curd Sheet was less than expected. The Assorted Gluten and Bean Curd also lacked variety. The dishes ordered lacked taste and was quite bland. There was a lot of seating and street parking is available. The restaurant does accept debit or credit which was a nice surprise. read more

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This place was recommended to me by vegetarian friends so I had high hopes. Food was decent in terms of taste as would be expected. Got the spicy egg plant and green bean dish which I enjoyed. My friend got the mango salad and it looked bland. Him being a meat eater was none too impressed with the salad and his noodles. I was quite content with me food The portions are very generous. Staff were good as one can imagine from such an establishment. Not being rude is the only thing I look for at these joints. Only downfall was that I came specifically for the turnip dish as I had seen it on Yelp! Server said it would take 2 hrs for them to make it as they make it from scratch. WHO has waited 2 hrs for this dish please make yourself known? Was it worth it? Tell me you lucky bastard. Sad to not have been able to try that. Would def recommend this place. Got parking right across with no probs on a Saturday during peak hrs. read more

Had a lunch event with friends. Joked that our first New Year Resolution was to eat healthy. Not a fan of non-meat restaurant, but this place wasn't too bad. Ordered Bamboo Fungus King Mushroom & Tofu Soup, Crispy Noodles with Mixed Vegetables, Vermicelli in Hot & Sour Soup, Deep Fried Sweet Potato, Eggplant with Tofu in Black Bean Sauce, Mixed Vegetable Fried Rice and Deep Fried Taro Fish with Sweet Sour Sauce. I highly recommend the Vermicelli in Hot & Sour Soup for 5.99, you get an enormous bowl. Loved eating the Crispy Noodles with Mixed Vegetable because it tasted like Cantonese Noodle without the meat. I would avoid the sweet potato as it wasn't worth 3.99 for the amount of size and the plain taste. read more

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This is my favourite restaurant when it comes to cooked vegan food. The prices are very reasonable, the decor is very nice, and the waitress/owner are incredible human beings. The only downside is that, they do not offer many 100% raw vegan options, including a green salad that is missing from the menu, and not many desserts options as well. But overall, I really enjoy this place when I like to cheat on my raw vegan fruitarian life. hehehe. 5++ stars. Note: For people that say the food is not seasoned well or very good, I am not sure why. I prefer my food a little bland, less salty, and less oily (I prefer no oil or salt actually). And this restaurant has just that. I have known many of my friends say the food is not bland and very tasty. So I guess the other reviews are from people on too many pharmaceutical medications. read more

Dont eat here. The food was so far from what these dishes should taste like. Staff was blunt and rude as well.

If you want good vegetarian food, look no further than Chinese food from greens. I recommend their crispy noodle with mock duck. Friendly service when I was able to goto their restaurant, even stayed open late so my friend and I could make it there after we called. :) read more

I went here with my s/o and vegetarian sister and it was fantastic. The service was friendly and knowledgeable, prices were great, everything was perfectly clean, and best of all, the food from the diverse menu was generally delicious. Beware, though, that portions are gigantic! We were very hungry and we ordered three appetizers and three dinners for three people (total $70 before tip) and holy craps, was that ever too much food. We ate till we could eat no more and still brought home half, which was delicious the next day. It was great that everything on the menu was veggie, too, making ordering a breeze for my sister. The vegetable wontons were the least good dish we got. They were awfully bland and "healthy" tasting. I don't think people order wontons at a Chinese place looking for health food. The four mushroom main was hearty and gigantic, as was the other giant broccoli-centric main we got. The spring roll platter was a nice combination of flavors and came with really excellent mango salad. My favorite thing we got was the fried tofu balls. I forget the name of the dish but it's one of the pictured items on the menu. They were as big as apples, hot and crispy, and entirely different than anything I've ever had. Despite being fried, they were actually even better the next day because they firmed up really nicely. One thing I noticed is that all the vegetables were cooked correctly. Nothing that was supposed to be firm was soft or vice versa. That makes sense for a place that specializes in vegetables! They know how to do it. I will say all the food we got begged for more spice and it would have been better with more MSG. I understand that ignorant hysteria prevents the use of MSG, so the chef can't be blamed for that, but bolder sauces would have been good. I bet this place is ideal for take out so you can add flavor at home. The leftovers were perfect with plenty of hot sauce from Loga's Corner, for example. I also wish I could have gotten a beer with dinner, though not having alcohol never really hurt anyone. read more

Greens is the biggest hidden gem in all of Toronto. Every time I go (for years now) it is the freshest, most flavourful and delicious food with the nicest service and ambiance. Eating here always gives me so much joy- thank you greens!!! I would recommend the lemon chicken, fried brown rice and fried green beans to anyone read more

Buddha's was closed (whoops!) so we headed here to give it a try. We were expecting to pay less but the prices were still totally decent. Friendly but slow service. Holy-Stomach-Growling-Batman! I felt like everyone around us kept getting more & more food & we still had none. Good food when it arrived lackadaisically. On the bland side with no soy or hot sauce in sight to switch things up a bit. Dinner was definitely affected negatively by screaming & running children from a nearby table who kept hitting our chairs. I found the TV on in the corner a distracting element. Good bland food. I look forward to trying it again & seeing if maybe I can up the quality of my chosen dish. read more

I had dinner here one Saturday night -- the place was maybe half-full. I ordered a small hot & sour soup ($5), and a mixed vegetable chow mein ($9). Both large portions, especially for the price, and super tasty. Friendly, quick service. Probably not as good as Buddha's just a block away, but still fantastic and worth trying. read more

Full disclosure, I went with my aunt who loves this place and she ordered everything so I am going to describe the dish but can't for the life of me tell you what it's called on the menu. First, great place for vegans. They really take their vegetarian label seriously. Everything is tofu - we were there for a birthday party and couldn't bring in a cake because there were eggs in it! Props! We started with fried wontons - really crispy with a nice mushroom and tofu filling. Hot and sour soup - so worth it! It's just the right amount of sour and spicy, although, sadly as a meat eater, I do prefer the version with pork at other places (please don't hate me). They had fake duck - pan fried tofu sheets ... Money in the bank. I could have just eaten that all day and night and the next day. I don't know what these were called but they were deep fried twists and inside were soft gluten balls. OMG. Just kill me now. A-mah-zing. Order 2 portions. Do it. We also had noodles (not really my thing. Were super chewy) and black rice. Deep fried soft tofu balls - the sauce makes it but instead of dipping it in the mushroom sauce, ask for their house hot sauce. YUM! I mean everything here was deep fried or fried fried... Maybe that's why everything is so tasty because everything tastes better crispy. There's a lot of MSG in the food, I guess that's the toss up to having no animal fat! I'd go back, maybe skimp on the deep friedness a little next time. Go tofu! read more

I wish I could give a ZERO star to this restaurant. If you're planning on eating here, be prepared to get HUGE portions of HORRIBLE food. Their food had some weird odour, no taste, half cooked and just so awful. I literally had a spoon and left it. This place is an absolute no-no and total waste of money. read more