Restaurants- Ottawa, ON (Canada, eh?)

I have spent probably TOO much time in Ottawa over the last couple of years. It is a very vegetarian friendly city.

They have a nice Chinatown area with TONS of restaurants, both Chinese and assorted other Asian food. Most, if not alll of them, are very vegetarian friendly since there is a large Buddhist and Hindu population. There was ONE that was far and away better than the others....

So Good Restaurant was exactly that, SO GOOD. Located on the main street in Chinatown, at 717 Somerset West, it looks like a small and dirty place, but the people were very friendly and the food was excellent. It is marketed as a "Vegetarian and Asian Food" restaurant, so it is not 100% veggie, but it has so much food for us, it did not matter that it was not completely veggie. I went here three times and got different food each time and was never disappointed. They have a Vegetarian section of their menu that made it really easy. Their Vegetarian Spring Rolls were excellent, as was their Vegetarian Dumpling appetizer. They had a tons of soups, so I tried a Sweet Corn Tofu Soup that rocked! Also, their Hot and Sour soup was good. On their menu, they have different sections for certain veggies. They have a Fried Rice section, Vermicelli and Other Noodles section, Vegetables, Beancurd, Eggplant, and Mushroom sections. They have some very interesting tofu dishes; for example; Deep Fried Tofu Balls in Mushroom Sauce, Spicy Tingly Tofu, Tofu with Ginger and Pineapple, Fried Tofu with Capital Sauce, and Tofu Ball with vegetables and Bean Thread to name a few. They also have ALL the staples; Kung Pao Tofu, General Tso's Tofu, Hunan Tofu, and Szechuan Tofu to name a few. The Eggplant Section was great too, they do NOT overcook it (which is MOST places downfall with Eggplant); Eggplant with Black Bean Sauce, Deep Fried Sweet Heart Eggplant, Thai Style Eggplant in Tofu Cheese, Eggplant in Garlic Sauce and many others. If you like Mushrooms, they have over 10 specifically Mushroom dishes. I highly recommend this place if you are in Ottawa; it is only minutes from Downtown. http://www.sogoodfood.com/ 613-233-0138