Veggie Lovers

As a vegetarian, I always jump to find options in whatever city I’m traveling to. Veggie house had a good selection of lunch specials so I decided to give it a shot.
I got the general tsos veggie chicken with wonton soup, a spring roll and brown rice.
The wonton soup wasn’t something I’d order again — the wontons were a bit too doughy and mushroomy for my taste buds and I found the broth to be salty. The spring roll was also overwhelmed with the taste of mushrooms and I don’t like that much mushroom… So I probably wouldn’t try that again either.
However, the general tsos veggie chicken was perfect. Crispy without being too greasy, and pretty good flavor. Not spicy by any means, but good.
The restaurant itself was very clean but it is ridiculously hot outside and I don’t think they’re running much A/​C inside. I sweat through my entire meal .
I would give it a solid 3.5 stars — I do realize my personal bias against mushrooms shouldn’t influence my entire review.
and just a tip– they don’t take credit cards for orders less than $ 15!

I love this little restaurant. I’m not at all a vegetarian, but I love good food regardless. I’ve gone here for years. Their orders are always made fresh, and it’s CLEAN-​no msg. My favorite is their General Tso Tofu dish. I always order pick-​up, and their food is nicely packaged and well presented in their containers. The value for the quantity and home-​cooked quality is more than worth it. The people there are very kind and have good service. When I have to move from Philly, this is one of the places I will miss.

Great service. If you’re a vegan and you like Chinese food this is a must go to place. Even if you’re not being and you’ve got to try it the food is so clean and delicious you cannot believe it. Definitely my secret lunch spot.

Our experience was identical to Sharon’s review from November 2015. Pleasant, bland and definitely vegan Chinese-​American.
My friend’s Miso soup was good but my hot and sour soup was neither. And, yes, the button mushrooms were a turn-​off. I had the kung pao dried tofu that was garnished with raw, unsalted peanuts, seemingly as an afterthought. My friend’s tofu with vegetables was equally lacking in flavor. We decided the explanation to be that they both had the same sauce. The accompanying spring rolls were under cooked presenting as chewy and pale blond rather than crispy brown. Tea service was charming with the glass pitcher and tiny glass cups although its $ 4 price tag was a surprise when we received the bill.
And speaking of bill, billing was strange. With no line for a signature or enter a tip on a credit card receipt, we were told to put the tip under the total and sign at the bottom. What gives? No orange slice or lychee sorbet or anything for a finish.
We had to pack up what we could not eat for take home but, meh, we will have to do them up in a hot wok with real garlic, hot chilies and a little sesame oil to rescue these orphan leftovers from their tasteless ancestry.

Vegan/​vegetarian take on classic Chinese take-​out dishes like General Taos and pepper steak. Nothing to brag out but hits the spot when you get the craving. Also $ 6.50 lunch special comes with hour & sour or wonton soup plus an egg roll.

I have ordered takeout many times and ordered eggplant tofu with garlic sauce with a side of fried zucchini. Weird/​funny/​annoying thing though… the last two times we ordered the zucchini, it was cucumber. Yes, CUCUMBER. Fried cucumber. Anyway, I’ll still order the eggplant & tofu.

Nice little restaurant. I came in on a Thursday evening and I was the only customer. Needless to say, it was very quiet! The staff was very friendly. I ordered the «chicken» nugget appetizer out of curiosity. It was pretty good. The eggplant tofu (under Home Style) was also pretty good. Pretty standard fare. And it came with brown rice (a bonus for me).
All in all, a cute little restaurant. Great for vegetarians. I myself am not one, but do enjoy going meatless every once in a while. Small, cozy, and very clean.

On a rainy Wednesday morning, I trekked over to this highly recommended Chinatown restaurant with high expectations, based on reviews, of the Veggie General Tso’s «Chicken». It was SO good, I ate one plate there and took an order to go! Even my 15 year old said it was good, once she got over that it wasn’t real chicken!

Very nice service and staff. Food is definitely good for veggie lovers. I will say if you like spicy food just ask them to make it spicer, I ordered a spicy dish (as so I thought) and it wasn’t as spicy as I hoped. But overall still very tasty food and recommend trying!

Quiet and pleasant atmosphere. Owners pleasantly smile as they greet and serve at this small restaurant. However calm atmosphere do not make up for boring and unauthentic menu. Hot and sour soup has regular and not Asian mushroom. 8 pot dish was in thick brown Sauce that lacked flavor and vegis thrown in without any stir fry. Even the bill without candy or orange slice. It’s a shame that as a vegi lover I left dissaookted

I wish I lived in Philly so I could eat here every day. This place is close to the convention center, so we ate here the two days it was open during our conference. Even my non-​vegetarian friend loved it!
I finally got to eat Won Ton soup after more than 20 years without it, since going vegetarian. It was better than I remembered!
The tea was lovely, served in a precious tea set. I had the soy milk tea both days, delicious and refreshing.
The lunch deals are a really great value! Small soup + spring roll + lunch portion from select menu + rice.
The hostess /​server was friendly and professional.
The place was small but neat and clean. Nice atmosphere for conversation. Felt intimate enough for friends to talk, but also good for business meals. The bathroom was clean too.
I’ll miss this place until the next time I can drive up to Philadelphia!

Great spot for vegetarian Chinese! The food is well prepared, light, not too salty like some places. Felt healthy. Great lunch special. Spring rolls are crispy, tasty and not greasy.

The Spicy Sesame Tofu is superb and I do recommend it. The almond/​cashew chicken tofu was very good but I wouldn’t recommend getting the almonds, they seemed to take away from dish. The overall atmosphere of the restaurant is relaxing and definitely great for dinner with friends.
I don’t recommend the the mango slushy, it was basically mango water than an actual slushy.

Awesome vegetarian Chinese food. My mother and I loved this place. We had dinner on a Saturday evening around 7. The place was totally empty. I have no idea why. The server was friendly and knowledgable of the preparation and ingredients of the dishes. I got General Tso’s tofu prepared with no sugar, as I had requested, it was amazing. My mom got the Eggplant Heaven and it was most definitely as the name implies, heavenly.

I guess we came here really early because there wasn’t another table besides us. We went with the recommendations from Unilocal and it was pretty good. We went with the soy sauce tofu which was okay. The peanut sauce noodles was our favorite. The tofu stir fry was just okay. Service was okay. Nothing to rave about. I noticed there aren’t too many vegetarian options in philly so it’s worth visiting again next time I’m in town

You know what? I really enjoyed this place. I can’t get enough of their sesame tofu, but after tonight– I’m done. The last time I ordered from them, they spilled a container of soup all over my food. The delivery guy threw out the rice and left me with half a container of soup. I contacted the restaurant and they were very rude and gave me the old «Sorry! Nothing else we can do!»
Tonight I ordered several things from them and after an hour and a half I get a call from them saying they decided to close early and wouldn’t be delivering my meal. Great. Thanks for waiting an hour to let me know. If only this place was run by people with even the slightest bit of common sense.
Now it’s time to find a new vegetarian Chinese place…

verry good vegetarian food!
i eat here the best vegi sweet and soure chicken i ever eated! jummy! when i come back to Philly i will i here again! the server are friendly and the food menue its big, they have good choices!

Amazing, out of this world experience.
Being there I felt like on a movie set. Dreamy atmosphere, amazing food, attentive service. Worth going to Philly!

Pretty average Chinese restaurant. The food we got was just OK, but would like to go back to try some more options as the menu was pretty big, also the portions were huge. The service was really nice and friendly but a bit slow. Overall nice place but not anything too spectacular.

A nice smallish 11^th Street veggie joint with a comfortable vibe, friendly service, and an interesting menu.
I stopped in after an appointment nearby for a late lunch. I was the sole customer and had my pick of tables and all the attention of the lovely proprietress. I went with a Scallion Pancake and the Soft Noodles with Peanut Sauce. The Pancake was hot and the heat waves off it had the aroma of spring onion. Crispy and tasty. Very nice. The Noodles were a large plate (see photo), way more than I could eat, but with a wonderful creamy sauce topped with slivers of Red and Green Pepper, Sprouts and sprinkled with Sesame Seeds. Delicious.
I took half of it home, and my car smelled great the whole way.
The prices seem an issue here. The apps and noodle dishes seemed fairly marked, and the «Homestyle» offerings @ $ 10.50 across the board were alright. I did not go for the «Main Courses,» but at $ 15.95 for all items there, it seemed too much given the overall feel of the place. Not sure I would be drawn to that part of the menu given all the other less expensive things ahead of it. There is also a 24 count «Lunch Special» menu that is worth a look @ $ 6.50.
Certainly a decent place for veggie lovers to fill up.
Aptly named.