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Vegan
Chinese
Thai
Vegan restaurant in Boston Chinatown serving Thai and Chinese food. Menu offers items like pumpkin curry, fried rice, pad thai noodles, tofu chickn fingers, boba milk tea, wonton soup, and spicy curry. Formerly Original Buddha's Delight, same owners with revised menu. Location requires taking stairs up to the 2nd floor. Open Mon-Thu 11:00am-10:00pm, Fri-Sat 11:00am-11:00pm, Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.
339 Reviews
First Review by tablemoonspoons
abaker2019
Points +35
Great experience - Edit
Great experience! Food wasn’t quite hot enough when it came out but it was delicious and the staff was very kind.
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MarkieBodes
Points +1052
Vegan in boston - Edit
Love this place. Chinatown in Boston #Veganuary
Read moreveganqueenofqueensnyc
Also one of my all time favorites, and I go there anytime I visit Boston.
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Sarah P
Points +9131
give it a try if you want VEGAN Thai food - Edit
I eat here every time I'm in the area. I've read a lot of the reviews- yes, the space isn't the most stunning and the service varies, but this is all part of the Chinatown experience for me, and I appreciate that I can go to an establishment in Chinatown that is 100% vegan. The food always pleases, both me and guests who have been both vegan and omni. The menu is huge as people have written, and I have never been disappointed with a choice- nor have guests. The portions are large. Last visit I ordered a coconut meat curry special, and it was served in the coconut husk with a plate full of food surrounding it. The dish lasted for leftovers for two, and was stunning in appearance, taste and quality. If you don't like fake meat, you can always order dishes with tofu, edamame or nuts. The desserts are so good but I almost never have room. The boba tea is my favorite anywhere and I always order it even in the depths of winter.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-10-09
Pros: extensive menu, all vegan, in Chinatown, humongous portions
Cons: service varies- just ask if you need something, ask for brown rice, chilly dining room in winter
Tea343546578
Thai*
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RatTweet
Points +28
Always great!! - Edit
Love the options! The restaurant itself is a bit quirky (cluttered) but the food is always great. Great takeout too, it’s my comfort food!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-12-18
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Brittany.nikki
Points +872
Great Food, Weird Kitchen - Edit
Every time I order from here, I remember why I love it! However, when you sit down and eat the vibes of the kitchen are sketchy. You can see into the kitchen sometimes, and it looks fairly dirty. I'm not one to question when servers tell you what the food is made of, but when I ask they tend to just say "yeah it's vegan" instead of what it's made of. I get pretty sketched out from this place, unless I order delivery; simply because the food is amazing but I don't like looking at the kitchen.
Read morePros: Great noodles
Cons: Dirty looking kitchen, Wait staff seem to not know what it's made of
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berngreyeyes
Points +180
Food is good! - Edit
Nice, pleasant, peaceful. Not much people here which is good for me.
Read morePros: Food, Decor
Cons: Entry was shady
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bge4043
Points +94
Not much spice but pretty good - Edit
Even if you order the items that are supposed to be very spicy it will be mild. It’s overall very good though. Some of the items are pretty expensive.
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Abhe
Points +58
Not what I hoped - Edit
The description on the menu didn’t match what I received - even though the server confirmed what I ordered. The dish, Choo Chee Fisherman, was supposed to have several different ‘seafood’ items - it had two separate kinds of faux seafood but I’m unsure which was which - the description also didn’t say it came with squash and zucchini, which was a majority of the dish. The price was way too high for a mediocre dish. And the hallway/stairwell going up to the restaurant was downright gross - should’ve been a red flag 🚩
Read morePros: Good flavor
Cons: Expensive , Lack of ambiance , Menu not accurate
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IvyLith
Points +127
Cientos de opciones - Edit
Mi opción veg favorita mientras estoy en boston.
Read morePros: Cantidad de opciones, La textura del beef
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jjnyc
Points +359
Came for the curry, stayed for the cake - Edit
I came on a Wednesday night in the fall and it was nice and quiet. Great service and yummy food. The portions were huge and all the ingredients tasted fresh. My only negative thing is they didn’t have any sparkling water.
Read morePros: Panang Curry, Chocolate peanut butter cake, Spring rolls
Cons: No sparkling water
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SamFinlayson
Points +308
Delicious vegan Asian fare - Edit
The restaurant isn't much to look at, but the food was delicious. I had the pad thai and an avocado boba drink. I bought them as takeout.
Read morePros: Quick food preparation, Delicious flavors, Ample menu choices
Cons: Dining area is bare bones Chinatown style
SamFinlayson
Went a second time in two days, had the mango curry and Pad See Ew. Both excellent dishes.
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Cabeto
Points +390
Good option in Chinatown - Edit
The menu has a lot of options. A little oily but overall a good meal. Service is not that good.
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AnVK
Points +163
Not so good anymore - Edit
I loved this place for years. This was my last visit. It was dirtier than ever. I can deal with that for great food. The soups were good, meals were fine, if a little fast-foody and thrown-together tasting, but the appetizers and drinks were kinda bad - greasy, oily appetizers and meh drinks in take-out plastic. Friendly, fast service still, and I want to love the place that used to be a favorite, but I will try somewhere new next time. I appreciate that this place was a vegan option when there wasn’t much else!
Read morePros: Soup, All vegan, Lots of choices
Cons: How can dumplings be bad?!, So dirty , Food quality has gone down
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veganqueenofqueensnyc
Points +1463
Back to Boston/Back to the Beginning - Edit
My very first visit to Boston was way back when, with my late parents and included a stay at the Sheraton Boston as well as a visit to Fenway Park (my dad was a NY Yankees fan - don't ask - LOL) I took a literal stroll down memory lane and even ended up riding the very same green line of the "T" I rode back then, so many memories came rushing back. I thought it appropriate to go back to the very first Vegan restaurant I'd tried in Boston (of course, many years later, as I hadn't adopted a Vegan lifestyle until 2007,) so here I was back at My Thai Vegan Cafe. I ordered the Steamed Dumpling appetizer Beef with Broccoli, or as the server refers to it, "the 1, 2, 3" as it's #123 on the menu - he's a real comedian. 😀 Food was served up quickly, was fresh and tasty. I'd forgotten how good this place is!
Read morePros: Food served up quickly and is fresh, Nice people running this place, All Vegan - what's not to like?😁
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STEVEFERRO
Points +17
Fantastic vegan food - Edit
Anything and everything you could ever think of. The menu is robust. The food was fantastic.
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apells
Points +296
Best Lo Mein - Edit
LOVED this place! Food is so good, the lo mein was amazing. Walking in we were apprehensive at first based off the look from the outside/ waking upstairs but that’s why you should never judge a book by it’s cover. 10/10 would come back for sure! Highly recommend😊
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CoffeeRoast
Points +24
One of my favorites - Edit
Sure it’s kind of dumpy but the food is so good!
Read morePros: Very tasty food, Creative approaches to meat substitute , Soups
Cons: Service so-so, Dated ambience
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JeffHandel
Points +58
Underwhelming at best - Edit
I don’t usually leave reviews but this place was all around ‘not great’. The restaurant as a whole is quite dirty but fine, I can deal w a little dirty if the food is authentic and delicious. But, sadly, as much as I wanted to like this place, the food is flavorless, oily and overall, very underwhelming. I would pass on this spot if you have other available options.
Read morePros: The appetizers were ok - golden triangles
Cons: Food is bland, oily and not great in general, The bathroom is disgusting, Service wasn’t great either
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hjohansen
Points +2161
Such a good menu - Edit
I based my choice of dish on the pics on happycow and landed on the pad see we with veggie beef. The menu had a vast range of options in which you could further customise the dishes by choosing the 'meat' you wanted for them. They also had sharing platters as well. I really enjoyed the food as it was nicely flavoured and arrived quickly to my table.
Read morePros: Huge menu, Quick
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matcha508
Points +16
Bubble tea!!! - Edit
Love this place. Has a variety of options and the bubble tea is a plus!
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fruitiJulie
Points +3562
Try the Birds Nest! - Edit
We tried the birds nest dish and the veggie sea food dish and asked for the hot sauce on the side instead of in the dish and both dishes were great. 2 dishes are a perfect amount for two people. About 25$ per dish currently.
Read morePros: Largest Chinese menu, Mock meats and mock fish, Can customize spice levels if needed
Cons: The bathrooms are not the cleanest
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cleotx
Points +97
Huge Menu - Edit
I was actually overwhelmed with all of the options, and the food came out beautifully presented and everything tasted fresh and flavorful. They use a bajillion veggies and don’t hold out on the spice. Great spot to grab a nice dinner. Signs to climb the stairs are well marked.
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DavidBrewster
Points +340
Great food - Edit
There are so many amazing dishes here!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-09-04
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abigail20
Points +17
Great food - Edit
This was my first time here. The food was great, I got the drunken noodle. The place is a little run down but good food.
Read morePros: Food flavor
Cons: Atmosphere
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tofudog!
Points +168
Huge disappointment - Edit
My mom and I went and ordered two different noodle dishes that were both bland and tasted exactly the same, except with small amounts of different vegetables. Not much flavor and overly greasy, although the dumplings that came with the lunch portion were edible. The food was also insanely overpriced. I was looking forward to a vegan Thai place, and the space was super cute, but the food was a huge disappointment.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-06-16
Pros: Cute space, Nice staff, Food came quickly
Cons: SUPER EXPENSIVE!!!, Greasy food, No flavor
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little_otis
Points +27
Disappointment in Chinatown - Edit
The space has real potential, the food came quickly and the staff were nice. Unfortunately, the chefs missed an opportunity to show Boston that delicious Thai food needn't contain meat. The food was bland, oily, and painfully expensive. I have no problems paying a fair amount for good food, but this experience made me feel like a dupe.
Read morePros: Beautiful old loft space with large windows , Nice staff
Cons: Food bland and poorly prepared
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CatieAnderson
Points +563
AMAZING - Edit
Everything was so delicious and I definitely want to go back and try more! The mock fish was amazing and the fried dumplings were the best I’ve had.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-05-18
Pros: All vegan, Amazing mock meats/seafood, Bubble tea
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