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Araya's Vegetarian Place 
 based on 18 member reviews
1121 NE 45th St, Seattle Washington
98105
206-524-4332
Type: Vegan, Thai, Buffet, Take-out, Catering
Info: Thai vegetarian restaurant features an inexpensive daily lunch buffet Mon-Sat all-you-can-eat. Dinner is a la carte with mains ranging from $13-16 each. Large portions. Open daily 11:30am-9pm. Price: Moderate.
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| "Excellent value vegan thai lunch buffet!"
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My Rating |
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10 |
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Posted on: Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
Review: Araya's is my favorite Thai place anywhere. I love their set price, all you care to eat lunch buffet and try to eat there every time I am in Seattle. The University District location they have is fairly central and offers the highest concentration of vegan & vegan-friendly places in Seattle. If I was able to do so I would give Araya's a 4.5!
Pros: Good location * Lunch buffet offers great value * Nice ambience inside
Cons: Price is higher than would be ideal * On a busy car-filled street / no view * Not in Portland (my city!) |
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| "The buffet was nothing to cry out about"
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My Rating |
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12 |
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Posted on: Monday, July 27, 2009 |
Review: We were excited to try a vegan Thai buffet and came here excited. Unfortunately, the spread was not that good and the taste nothing to cheer about. The Pad Thai tasted like sauteed noodles and not like good Pad Thai I've tasted. The spring rolls were mediocre and the peanut sauce tasted like peanut butter. There were a few other veggie/tofu dishes that were nothing out of the ordinary. The soups were also not too interesting and neither did they taste that good. Except for the price of the buffet, this was a pretty "blah" experience. Honestly, I would've rather paid more for a better quality meal.
Pros: buffet * vegan *
Cons: taste * quality * |
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| "Good"
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My Rating |
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15 |
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Posted on: Friday, January 23, 2009 |
Review: I was super excited about Araya's as it was recommended to me by a friend (I'm from out of town). I liked it, but I really didn't think it was all it was cracked up to be. I had the lunch buffet and some of the food was bland and overheated from the buffet table. I would definitely go back to try it again- maybe I just went on a bad day.
Pros: Atmosphere * Buffet * Cheap
Cons: * * |
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| "Vegan Thai - 'Nuf said."
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My Rating |
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34 |
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Posted on: Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
Review: When visiting Seattle, this is my favorite eating place. It's been in business a long time, because it's popular. It's popular, because of the food, whether you're a vegan or a carnivore.
Pros: * *
Cons: * * |
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| "awesome lunch buffet"
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My Rating |
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10 |
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Posted on: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
Review: The Araya's lunch buffet is a great deal on delicious vegan food. I particularly like their soups. The staff is always friendly and the environment welcoming. They also have vegetarian/vegan resources available.
Pros: all vegan * yummy buffet * good value
Cons: * * |
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| "Good value"
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My Rating |
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5 |
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Posted on: Thursday, January 08, 2009 |
Review: This place is good value if you are hungry. The lunch buffet is $7.99. The food is not all Thai; more like an Asian fusion style. My one complaint is that all of the food was too salty.
Pros: Good value * All vegan *
Cons: Too salty * * |
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| "best vegan thai food"
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My Rating |
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12 |
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Posted on: Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
Review: I were recently in Seattle and visited this restaurant.It is a family run business which makes it very homely and friendly.
The food was amazing > I was with 2 non veg people who said it was as good as any authentic thai food that they had eaten.
We went back the next day for the buffet which was also very good with a good selection of food to choose from.
It is worth the visit.
Pros: good food * good selection * good portions
Cons: none * * |
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| "Support Araya's!"
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13 |
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Posted on: Saturday, May 03, 2008 |
Review: All Vegan! with tons of informative brochures and support of animal rights!!!
Pros: all-Vegan * Animal Rights * Friendly
Cons: * * |
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| "Friggin Awesome"
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13 |
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Posted on: Friday, April 04, 2008 |
Review: I absolutely love this place. The buffet is delicious and reasonably priced. An absolute must-visit.
Pros: Great food * Good service * Chill atmosphere
Cons: * * |
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| "So Tasty!"
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My Rating |
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5 |
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Posted on: Sunday, March 23, 2008 |
Review: My family and I love Araya's!! The buffet is affordable especially with the endless appetites my teens have. We live out of town but will make a special trip just to eat here.
Besides, it's VEGAN and how many places can you find that cater to us that way, specifically?
Pros: VEGAN * buffet * friendly
Cons: parking can be tricky * * |
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| "YUM! YUM! YUM!"
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My Rating |
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4 |
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Posted on: Thursday, February 21, 2008 |
Review: I have been going to Aryas for years! I was going there when it was in the U district and fell in love with it! Their vegan cream cheese wontons appetizer! Best vegan Thai place to go to and I have brought meat eating friends to partake!
Pros: vegan * excellent food * atmosphere
Cons: * * |
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| "amazing"
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My Rating |
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14 |
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Posted on: Thursday, January 17, 2008 |
Review: i eat thai food locally usually twice a week. it was not until i went to Araya's that i found my favorite thai dish. avocado green curry. all i can say is that i now have my local thai place custom make this dish because it WAS THAT GOOD. great service. good tea. decently priced. parking on site. oh, i also had pineapple fried rice, vegan, and it was oh so tasty. but if you can only get one, get the avocado green curry!!!
Pros: avocado green curry * parking *
Cons: * * |
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| "A LOVELY PLACE FOR LOVELY PEOPLE"
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6 |
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Posted on: Saturday, October 20, 2007 |
Review: I WALKED IN HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME A FEW YEARS AGO AND HAVE GONE BACK PRETTY MUCH WEEKLY EVER SINCE. iT IS NICE TO GO TO A PLACE WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY WHAT IS IN THE DISH. ON A QUITE EVENING THE STAFF WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT ALL KINDS OFF STUFF. ON A BUSY DAY, WELL THEY HAVE A JOB TO DO. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I WILL SEE YOU ALL THERE.
Pros: VEGAN * STAFF * PRICE
Cons: NO CONS * NO CONS * NO CONS |
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| "Best Veg Restaurant in Seattle!"
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2 |
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Posted on: Monday, October 08, 2007 |
Review: I looove this place.. I never ever eat out unless its all vegetarian and worth it. This place has a wonderful atmosphere they have a lunch buffet that is only $6.95!! But you should get their early alot of people come. The staff is so friendly its a happy family owned business! They have been around for 20 years and once you eat there you know why! Looove Araya's! I haven't found a better place in town! I live over 40 minutes away and I still go there.
Pros: they offer Organic * all vegetarian, no hidden animal product * very friendly and caring staff
Cons: they could offer more dishes * bigger space * |
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| "Yummy"
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11 |
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Posted on: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 |
Review: I really enjoyed this place. We were seated in a corner surrounded by Buddha statues, which was an experience in itself. I had the Phad Thai and some sort of stir fry with cashews and mushrooms in it, as well as the spring rolls. The brown rice was good, not like regular brown rice, this was actually really tasty. The only drawbacks were the slow service-she took our order right away but didn't check on us or give us our bill until at least a HALF HOUR AFTER we finished eating. I was also overcharged. The Phad Thai was delicious, they say they make the spring rolls there, but they tasted exactly like the ones I can buy in the freezer section at a health food store for cheaper! I will definitely return, even though I am still miffed about being overcharged. I would like to try their lunch buffet.
Pros: Tasty Food * All Vegan *
Cons: Poor Service * Overcharged * |
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• Hi, Lettuce Muncher
My name is Yiggy.. I'm actually work at Araya's
I just became a member of this web site today.
I would like to apologize about what happened to you.
We didn't mean to ignore you, I'm not sure when
you were here in the restaurant .. if it's busy or
around 4:30pm. Usually we would try to do our best
to take care of all custumers as well as we can.
And I'm truely sorry about the over charge price.
That might be some mistake that we made..
We, all of use who work here are very honest.
we never try to over charge customers, unless there
is a mistake.
Yes, we did make our spring rolls here ...
Fresh everyday.... because we sold a lot of them each day.
Hopefully, you would come back to our restaurant again.
And truely sorry about what was happened to you before :D
. response by yiggy
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| "Yummy Buffet!"
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Posted on: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 |
Review: I've been to Araya's several times in the past since I used to work next door, but I could never get my husband (he's a meat eater) to eat there until now. We both had the buffet and enjoyed it very much. The spring rolls and pad thai are my favorites. Keep up the great work!
Pros: All vegan buffet * Nice staff * Good value for price
Cons: * * |
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| "Great food and weekday buffet"
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My Rating |
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Posted on: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 |
Review: Araya's has great food and sports a 100% vegan menu. They offer a weekday buffet ($6). Be sure to try the thai iced tea and the spring rolls.
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Cons: Usually busy * * |
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My Rating |
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Posted on: Thursday, July 13, 2006 |
Review: Buffet was so-so. Be sure to get there early. Menu items are good, not amazing. Service has never been great, but is sometimes okay (feels disorganized). For the prices, especially at dinner, I'd want better. Portions are decent. ... Note the buffet price went up - it's $8 + tax now.
Pros: vegan * buffet is good * location
Cons: service usually so-so * pricey * |
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