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In the heart of downtown, near Boston University is a great Buddhist run vegetarian place.

Buddha's Delight Vegetarian Restaurant is located at404 Harvard St and another one located at 5 Beach St in Chinatown. This was a great looking place, traditional paintings and sculpture with a very vegetarian friendly philosophy. I do not even know where to start because this place has an incredible amount of food; and it is unique compared to most other vegetarian Chinese places. However, I will attempt to talk about their Appetizers first; Wheat Gluten Spring Rolls, Tofu "Chicken Fingers", Crispy Dumplings, Vietnamese Bean Cakes, Fried Wontons to name a few. They have tons of Soups and Salads and won't even go there for now. Their Specialties range from basic vegetable dishes to vegetarian Lobster; yes, veggie-Lobster. The entrees are amazing, I recommend a few; Velvet Tofu "Chicken", Sliced Tofu "Chicken" with onions, Ginger Gluten "Chicken" and Tofu-Ki, Moo Shi "Pork" Tofu, Sweet and Sour "Pork" Tofu, Large Tung Ting "Shrimp" and Large Wheat Gluten, and Tofu "Chicken" Lo Mein. The House Specialties are where this place shines the most. A few great examples of their Specialties are "Lamb" Tofu Stir fried with vegetables, "Beef" with Broccoli, Triple Taste Delight ("Shrimp", "Beef", and "Pork") with Oriental vegetables, BBQ Gluten with tomato, and "Duck" with onion and tomato. If you like Noodles, then they have a TON of Noodle options. Also, they have great Lunch Specials. I did not visit the one in Chinatown, but the one on Harvard St was absolutely Amazing!


DISCLAIMER: Just found out this place closed!!!!!! now it is My Thai Vegan Cafe..... www.mythaivegancafe.com

Restaurants - Boston, MA

The first place I visited here was west of downtown, in the town of West Newton.

Life and Light Vegetarian Chinese Cuisine is a small place located at 115 Elm St in West Newton. Do not be fooled, the food is magnificent and their choices are incredible! The menu is chock full of goodness (and vegan!), starting with the Appetizers; Spring or Summer Rolls, Fried Tofu, Fried Wontons, BBQ Ribs, and Veggie Chicken Skewers to name a few. Their Entree section and House Special section are both varied and immense. In the Entree section, some great choices are (but not ONLY these) Sweet and Sour Veggie Pork, Veggie Chicken with Almonds, Veggie Curry Chicken, Szechuan Spicy Veggie Fish, and Hunan Veggie Pork. In the House Special section, I would recommend any of these (even though I only had 2 of them); Gluten with Brown Sauce, Veggie Chicken with Lemon Flavor, Kung Pao Veggie Squid, Crispy Veggie Fish, Veggie Beef with Broccoli, Veggie Shrimp with Snow Peas, and Sea World with Saute Sauce. If you are not sure about the veggie meats, then they do have a Vegetable and a Tofu section. In the Tofu section they have choices such as Home Style Tofu, Spicy Tofu, Pressed Beancurd with Ginger Strips, Emerald Tofu, Sunshine Tofu, and Tofu with Brown Sauce. You can also get any vegetable you like in their Vegetable section. Also included on the menu are Moo Shi (Veggie Chicken, Beef, Shrimp, Pork, or Beef), Noodles, and Fried Rices. I highly recommend this place for anyone in the greater Boston Area. 617-630-8101