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Vegan
Chinese
Take-out
Buddhist
Restaurant serving Hong-Kong style Buddhist Chinese food since 1993. Reported fully vegan spring 2019. Has soups, noodles, and other savory dishes. Open Mon 11:00am-8:00pm, Wed-Sat 11:00am-9:00pm, Sun 11:00am-8:00pm.
95 Reviews
First Review by dkingdesigndotcom
Vegan8
Points +136
Delicious, big portions - Edit
The food is delicious. The portions are huge. This is my restaurant of choice when I'm really hungry. The staff are wonderful.
Read moreVegans: I believe the only thing on the menu that is not vegan is the e-fu noodles, which are made of eggs.
Pros: Big portions, Delicious, Wonderful staff
Cons: Not completely vegan
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Plantbasedcurvymama
Points +42
Well worth a try - Edit
To be frank, if I wasn't famished the first time we stumbled accross this place i would have looked in and walked out. It is now a family favorite - even impressing a very carnivor family member. The front has about 6 tables, but there are more tucked in the back. it us always a hub of activity but the food arrives hot within minutes of ordering. Our favorite dishes are the general taos chicken and the duck. The dishes are larger than you would expect. ( a word of caution - we usually leave with left overs) The prices are very resonable.
Read moreThe front of the restaurant also sells veggie meats .
Pros: inexpensive , delicious , appeals to a variety of diners
Cons: older building
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iLOVEspaghetti
Points +13
Cheap and yummy - Edit
went with my sister and her husband while visiting Toronto, they are carnivores. We all loved the food (i had the best thai noodle soup i ever had). clean, friendly, and in a great location. Price cant be beat.
Read morePros: Good amounts, Yummy, Nice atmosphere
Cons: TV on the wall with marketing media
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jssmith
Points +57
Highly Recommended - Edit
I've been going to Buddha's Vegetarian for over 10 years, and it is definitely one of my favourite Toronto vegetarian restaurants. The food is delicious, comes out fast and hot, and the price - you can't get better than the price. I agree with others - don't go here alone. Bring a friend and if you order more than 1 entree, be prepared to bring some home. I also love the no-frills attitude. It just works.
Read morePros: Excellent food, Reasonable price, Great atmosphere & staff
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krissimi
Points +129
great hot and sour soup and seitan - Edit
Some of the food hasn't always pleased my tastebuds here but they do make great seitan and hot and sour soup. Nothing fancy about the atmosphere
Read moreGuest
JK
Points +136
I love this place - Edit
This is still my favourite restaurant in Toronto after over 15 years!!!! They use very fresh ingredients and if you like huge meaty shitake mushrooms, look no further. I love the crispy spring spring rolls, imitation duck, soy rolls, and hot and sour soup... the cashew dish is also very nice or try the beancurd with mixed vegetables, like the duck, but loaded with veggies and Chinese delights like black moss and bamboo fungus. Bring a container for leftovers and eat all week!!!!
Read morePros: Huge Portions, Excellent Food , 100% Vegan
Cons: Atmosphere...., No Credit cards, No Bottled Water
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vegified
Points +68
Best hole in the wall ever - Edit
don't go here looking for charm. accept what it is. it's a hole in the wall. it's amazing. anyone who gives this place a bad review doesn't know what to order or is looking for something that this place is not. the people who run this place are friendly as long as you're not a [censored]. the fake duck is absolutely outstanding. the spring rolls are delicious. anyone who likes veggies should be able to appreciate that the veggies are always fresh. the veggie dish with cashews is really good. i no longer live in the area but i make a point to come back here every time i am in the neighborhood. i love this place beyond words. it's cheap. big portions. good food. go get some fake duck already!
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iwilldeny
Points +186
quantity over quality - Edit
Well, they definitely have massive portions. When my boyfriend and I went I wasn't expecting such huge portions and thought it was weird when our server walked away halfway through our order. I guess they assumed we knew we'd be getting a huge casserole dish of food! So we ordered two dishes plus the large appetizer special. I can't say I really enjoyed any of it though. One of the things in the appetizer was okay, it was really the only thing that had a distinguishable flavour from everything else (it was gluten that had a sauce that was a bit sweet and acidic). It seemed like the sauce they used was just soy sauce, corn starch and water. Same sauce on both things we ordered.
Read moreI've heard that it's changed a lot in the past few years and it used to be amazing. I had heard a lot of great things so had been looking forward to it.
Pros: huge portions
Cons: huuuge portions, small, limited seating, not very good
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oneoh1
Points +38
Great food, Great Price. Great management - Edit
Well, the ambience isnt exactly 5 star, but its cozy, the service is friendly, the food is magnificant and very reasonable, and as an added nice bonus, it's very very vegan friendly. Also they have heaps of free buddhist literature. Great place. If you're in the neighbourhood, give it a try!
Read morePros: Good Price, Great food, friendly service
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pfalvo
Points +81
great veg deal - Edit
Looks like a hole in the wall. It's bigger inside. Friendly staff. Hearty, tasty food. Busy atmosphere - but cosy enough. Unbelievably inexpensive. Three of us (adults) got stuffed for $23.
Read morePros: cheap, good, friendly staff
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Ken4057
Points +1200
The best deal in town - Edit
My gf and I go here with the express purpose of taking care of our next six meals. We order 4 or 5 dishes and take most of the food home having stuffed ourselves to the gills.
Read moreThe atmosphere is also probably the worst in Toronto: low ceilings, harsh florescent lighting, not clean by any means. You aren't there to admire the decor.
Avoid the yam rolls at all costs. Most other items are safe. There's one dish which comes with approximately 2 kilograms of mock duck-ish tofu along with various veggies in a clear sauce (non-noodle). Ridiculous and ridiculously tasty. Sorry I can't remember the name of it. I'm sure you could describe it successfully to the waitstaff.
Pros: best value in the city
Cons: dirty and potentially depressing int.
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Rosalita
Points +72
Don't go alone.... - Edit
I just went there for the first time and the portions really are HUGE! The staff is friendly and I kinda liked the busy atmosphere, but there was still some dirt on the bok choy in my meal- vegetable, rice, tofu and dirt?! not a mouth watering combination.
Read moreBut I'm definetly gonna give it a secound chance, sometime in the future...
Pros: huge portions, cheap
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Deano
Points +123
Small place - HUGE portions - Edit
If I ate there every day, there would only be room for me in the entire restaurant. Each main course (about $8) is more than enough for two hungry people. It's basic food but the value for money is incredible.
Read morePros: Crazy cheap, Amazing value, Good wontons
Cons: Small dining area
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dkingdesigndotcom
Points +88
Always Bring Containers or Order Just Half Portion - Edit
Mountains of Foods for 8 CND (excluding gratuity).
Read moreBoth of us and our food container were totally full. Very nice tea (no tea bags- tea bags= bad for your health). We found it refreshing that none of the veg places we've been so far (in Toronto) uses tea bags. Most of them, including this place uses styrofoam for take outs. So, do bring your own reusables whenever possible, :)!
Pros: SUPER HUGE PORTIONS!, A MUST VISIT for Budget Travellers!!! , Will Be Back With Our Friends, :)!
Cons: Don't like their chili sauce (condiment), Very TINY SPACE, so do tip generously,:P, !!!
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