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International Buddhist Progress Society Cafeteria
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Vegetarian
Ovo
Chinese
Buffet
Asian
Buddhist
All vegetarian fixed-price buffet in a simple cafeteria setup. Food changes from day to day. Note that the flat noodles contain eggs. Open Mon-Fri 11:00am-1:00pm.
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1111 International Pkwy Ste 300 (at 2nd floor), Richardson, Texas, USA, 75081
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Last update on 29 Oct 2024 by SydDallas
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6 Reviews
First Review by Healthy4life
SydDallas
Points +14
Delicious vegetarian food with great price - Edit
Recently visited this Buddhist Temple and found out that their second floor's restaurant allowed people to take out lunch boxes and also dine in. The restaurant has been closed since the pandemic in 2020 and is open this year. However, the price per box is $10 now, which I think is still reasonable and still cheaper than other places considering the price has increased in everything nowadays. For dine in, please be aware that it is not in buffet style anymore. They served you with a bento box too but you can eat there and even ask for additional dishes. The restaurant is open from Monday to Friday and Sunday. 11:30-1:00pm. Please bear in mind that this is a restaurant within a temple, with a simple setting and peaceful atmosphere. Most of the staff there, according to the Buddhist nun, are volunteers. If you require a simple vegetarian meal and a good atmosphere at a reasonable price, you should go there and support the temple. By the way, their vegetarian spring roll is very good.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-10-20
Pros: Simple Food , Clean environment , Reasonable price
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RhystheVegan
Points +20
How to get food at the International Buddhist Progress Society as of October 2022 - Edit
The cafeteria at the International Buddhist Progress Society is no longer open to the public, but it is still possible to get takeout from there.
Read moreToday we arrived a little before noon. The door to the building was locked, but at noon, someone saw me and came to unlock it and let us in. She said that the food is on the 2nd floor, but to get it, we had to first go to the 3rd floor and talk to someone there. We took the elevator to the 3rd floor.
When the elevator doors opened, we immediately saw someone sitting behind a desk. We told her we were here for the buffet. She said the buffet is no longer open to the public, but that she could call down to the 2nd floor and they could make takeout boxes for us from the buffet, for $8 each. When we agreed to this, she asked us what kind of rice we wanted (brown, white or fried). We then took the elevator to the 2nd floor.
When we got out of the elevator, we stepped to the doorway to the buffet room, but didn't go in. We watched from a distance as two people packaged our boxes from the buffet. They put everything into a bag, told us it would be $16, and sincerely thanked us for supporting them.
When we got home, we saw that we each got miso soup, rice, about three different vegetables, a little bit of veggie "meat", slightly sweet red beans, an orange, and a mini snack bag. (One snack bag was Doritos and one was Goldfish Crackers.)
The food was good—the same as I remembered the food from the public buffet. It wasn't as fun as eating at the buffet, but it was still a good deal, and their thanking us for supporting them made me think they might benefit from more people navigating the complexities of buying lunch there. Even though I may have made it sound like a confusing hassle to get food from here, it was a very quick process, and we had left with our food more quickly than we would have at most restaurants.
If you're vegan, you should tell the person on the 3rd floor that, so they can tell the people on the 2nd floor not to give you non-vegan snacks. Don't forget to bring your mask. It seems to be a requirement here. We forgot ours, so I asked the woman on the 3rd floor if she had masks we could use, and she did.
Updated from previous review on 2022-10-04
Pros: The food is simple but tastes good, Healthy, Well priced
Cons: The buffet is no longer open to the public, There is an extra step to buying food, The door might be locked
Guest
charlesdn
Points +23
Food inside a Buddhist society - Edit
Place is located inside an office building and on the second floor. You go and pay at the entrance ($7 as of 3.4.2020, cash only). Just FYI, the person at the entrance may or may not speak English. The lunch hours are short. Food selection is small but fresh and delicious.
Read morePros: Well priced, Vegan
Cons: Short hours, Only take cash
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Herbielove
Points +54
Super good deal - Edit
They are closed Saturday. Lunch hours are short. This is not a restaurant. The steamed veggies go fast! Get there early. This place only takes cash. The lunch buffet is only $6 and it is worth it. I work down the road. I have only been here once with a few co-workers to try the place out. I found more soy-free food to eat here than at Veggie Garden and Suma's Veggie combined. My co-workers liked the fact that the food wasn't all deep fried and mock meats.
Read morePros: inexpensive, casual, vegan
Cons: short lunch hours
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HappyHerbivoreJunkie
Points +60
Yummy vegan food - Edit
I tried this cafeteria out a few days ago. I must say, I agree with the previous post. It is a very, very, very casual school lunch-room atmosphere. But it is only $6 for lunch.
Read moreThere are two vegan Chinese lunch buffets within a 2 minute drive of the International Buddhist Progress Society Cafeteria, Veggie Garden and Suma Veggie. I have also tried both of those restaurants. And I agree with the previous post, that the lunch buffets contain heavy soy mock-meats. While they go very, very, very, very light on the steamed and raw veggies. I also agree that I liked the B.P.S.C. lunch buffet more because there were no mock meats. ;-) But if you want to enjoy vegan Chinese mock-meat heaven try Suma Veggie. They are less expensive than Veggie Garden, the food is almost identical and the owners are super friendly.
Pros: inexpensive, tasty, filling
Cons: not allergy friendly, light on raw produce, light on steamed veggies
Guest
Healthy4life
Points +60
Very Casual! - Edit
I ate here for the first time with my friend and her two children (ages 1 and 3). They chowed down on the wheat noodles. She is not a vegetarian but she told me three times that she loved how flavorful the food was.
Read moreAbout the food:
The cold food bar is not the focus. Today there was only raw romaine lettuce with shredded carrots and raw apples.
The hot buffet bar contained: fried vegan egg rolls, fried tofu, stir-fry with bamboo and mushrooms, stir-fried bean sprouts, stir-fried broccoli stems with tofu, two kinds of vegan soup a lentil bean and a mushroom soup (all with soy ),two savory rice dishes with a sprinkle of vegetables(no soy),two spicy/savory rice noodle dishes with a sprinkle of vegetables, two mushroom dishes and a tofu dish.
I have allergies so I did not try everything but my friend said she like everything. I had a salad and rice. Everything else had an ingredient that I am allergic to in it. I wasn't full. But my girlfriend was. That said, I would recommend this place to those who don't have allergies who are looking for an inexpensive tasty meal. I won't go back simply because the food has too many allergens for me. :-)
I have tried, Veggie Garden and Suma Veggie Garden's lunch buffet and I liked the Buddhist's cafeteria lunch buffet more because there was no mock-tofu meat and not all the dishes had soy sauce! But I won't be going back to any of the three places. Don't get me wrong, all three vegan restaurants mentioned above have delicious lunch buffet. And all three lack a lot of fresh veggies. For those who don't have soy allergies. It is a soy feast!
Updated from previous review on Friday June 15, 2012
Pros: inexpensive, vegan, yummy
Cons: lacks a large selection of fresh veggies
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