The Buddhist Vegetarian Kitchen

One of my favourite Chinese vegetarian places around this area. I love the Chinese gluten dishes. Usually, we get the assorted ones that has the curry flavour, sweet and sour flavour as well as items that look really similar to meat such as BBQ pork and the pig intestine.
Overall, the dishes are decent priced — roughly $ 8-​$ 10 each in a relatively large portion that is good for sharing amongst families. We enjoy getting the Fried noodle with mixed vegetable, which is only for $ 6.95. Fried noodles indicate that the sides of the noodles are crunchy and lightly fried, but since they cover the noodles with a lot of sauce, the noodle are usually soft and covered with sauce.
Another one of my favourites are the Fried stuffed yam fish with sweet and sour sauce for $ 10.50 for dishes to go along with rice. It has always been one of my favourites, and definitely not easy to make as it takes a lot of time to make. Be careful when you eat it though, it can be pretty hot when it comes out fresh from the kitchen.

Came cuz I saw their Chinese gluten display in the window, and I’m a sucker for Chinese gluten. Not a fan of the way it sits out in the open without any plastic screen to protect it from insects, though. Got a small for $ 4.50 (tax included).
Not cheap, but not overly expensive. The box wasn’t completely full. I don’t like that. I said I wanted some of each item (first time, so I might as well try them all). They didn’t give me every item. I didn’t like that either.
Taste:
curry gluten — had some curry taste.
sweet and sour — had some sweet and sour taste, but not sharp enough.
vegetarian char siu — tasted odd. Not like char siu or its sauces at all.
vegetarian pig large intestine — I liked this one. It had a nice chew to it. Good texture.
vegetarian kidney — sauce was gloopy. The sauce spilled onto my other non-​kidney options.
bean curd sheet rolls — I like these. I mean, these are really hard to get wrong.
other nondescript glutens — tasted like salty gluten.
Overall taste — they could have been considerably less salty.
Will I come again for the gluten? Probably not. It’s okay, but if I prefer T&T’s gluten (their curry gluten and their duck gluten are amazing), the portions are better and it’s cheaper, then I’m going to go there.

I think this place is the best! I don’t buy it anywhere else. Mind you there is probably msg it’s still good to me

I’ve been coming to this place since I was a wee lad. Nothing’s really changed. It’s not stand out but it’s always serviceable. Standouts include their spring rolls as well as their great mock beef with pepper sauce and flat rice noodles. And of course, their vegetarian platter plates are always welcome. We get them at least once a year!
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Since I have been to a few Vegetarian places in the area such as Graceful, Gourmet etc… I figure why not give a chance to try a new vegetarian place instead of going to the same one. .
Didn’t know what to except, especially after reading the limited reviews online.
I have to said that I haven’t not been disappointed. Though I did make a reservations early on, we were given a table right close by the door (and it was extremely cold that day)… I guess reservations really doesn’t matter. It is first come, first served.
7 pm is the most busiest time. I recommend going there by 6 pm. or after 8pm.
Staff was polite and nice.
Food is actually great & good value. Staff also gave great suggestions. They also have great combos at the back.
Parking: Kind of hard to find parking in that plaza as there are so many business and restaurants. suggest to maybe park at the back of the menu.
Space: Very tight and limited. They can only fit so many tables in there. They also asked patrons if they would like to share a table.
Overall, I would come back but I will only come back when it isn’t as busy.

Highly recommend this place. They manage to serve vegetarian without sacrificing flavor nor variety. Feels like a family bussines run by hard working people. Give them a chance next time you are hungry and around the area.

This is my first time at a buddhist vegetarian place. Came here for dinner because of a friend’s recommendation. Initially, I didn’t think this place would be that good because in my mind I thought this place probably only serve plain tofu and vegetables. But to my surprise, there were so many variations that can come out of tofu. Many dishes were very saucy. They had great flavor too.

This place is great.
When you order «dim sum», it’s really not the usual dim sum that you find in most Chinese restaurant, it’s actually a platter of different flavored tofu, tofu sheets, and gluten.
You get a sour one, and there is one firm-​er than the others which is a mock BBQ pork. A pressed firm tofu would act as a piece of chicken breast, and there is also a curry flavored fried gluten ball.
Some of their dishes are just simple stir-​fry of vegetables, but there are few amazing dishes that they use gluten and turn it into mock meat that you really can’t tell the difference.
The Salty fried chicken with fried noddles is one of the best. Even with a sauce over everything, the chicken pieces would still be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The most amazing thing is, it even seems like it’s real meat, that it’s bursting with flavor (it’s juicy!) when you bite into it!
You would see this place packed with people at lunch times when it’s weekends, or when it’s the first day (or 15^th) of the month on the lunar calender.
Normally they are really quite, so that when they are busy, the service suffers a little.
If you want the «dim sum», you should order it the first thing you get inside, as the only server in the place will have to make that for you, instead of sending that one order to the kitchen.
If you trying it for the first time, go there at around 2pm, or early evening at 5 — 6pm, that way you can be sure you get your food in a much more reasonable speed.
they close at 9pm, so the «dim sum» wouldn’t have any many selection. (you don’t really get to choose, so it’s a tip that you should get there early.)

This vegetarian place was quiet even during lunch hour. The food felt a bit inconsistent; some dishes were salty and some were bland. However, the mixed vegetarian plate and crispy bean curd roll was delicious. I’ve definitely had better vegetarian dishes but this was acceptable by my standards. The parking is crowded in the front of the plaza, so try to find parking behind the restaurant!

I have been going here for years and absolutely love, LOVE the food. My favorite is the dim sum plate of mock meat and the deep fried tofu with black mushrooms. Bot are out of this world. Very nice and friendly staff and very reasonably priced!

Honestly, a complete MEH from what my imagination had for great Vegetarian foods. One use of tofu was disguised under the names of «curry» this and «chicken» that; «black bean» this and «kung pao» that …
It is alright if you’re looking for a familiar Chinese favour, but for the price they charge, I could honestly visit T&T supermarket and buy their vegetarian meals and be more satisfied with taste and price.
Also, expect complete silence during lunch hour at 1:45PM — there were 3 other tables occupied with ours and all that was in place of «talks» were clatter of chopsticks and spoons … some slurps, but absolutely no conversations from anyone. Just wow.
A ³⁄₁₀.

It may have been what I ordered, but this place was nothing special to me. I was in the area and used Unilocal to find a place to eat. I should have spent more time reading the reviews, because they talked about what I didn’t like, but was eager to eat. I guess I have learned my lesson.
I ordered their mushroom noodle (because I was trying to avoid the «fake meat» and I love mushrooms) spring rolls and the vegetarian dim sum.
–For the dim sum I was expecting more of a steamed dumpling then fake meat, this was the real disappointed point for me. I guess I should read better next time.
–As for the spring rolls, they were good and a decent size.
–As for the noodles, I prefer a thick noodle to the thin and crunchy ones they served. This may be normal, but again it wasn’t my cup of tea.
–On the topic of tea, like many chinese restaurants, this place serves complimentary tea with your meal.
–On the plus side, the flavours were very good.
An additional note is to be patient in the parking lot. It is relatively small and very busy. Take your time and some deep breaths when it seams chaotic.

Ever since our first visit to Buddhist Vegetarian Kitchen, we have been back at least once every 2 weeks. We pretty much love everything we tried and this is now our more frequent regular spot. Love it!

I’ve been here a couple of times over the years and this lovely family owned restaurant hasn’t disappointed.
I tend to stay away from the Mock meat dishes, since I’m a little wary of the procedure behind getting tofu to taste exactly like meat. Meat-​lovers may want to try it though! I dare anyone to tell the difference.
This little restaurant is almost always busy, yet the quality and taste of the food is never compromised. I end up eating every last piece on my plate.
I can’t wait to go back!