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Posted on: Monday, May 25, 2009 |
Review: My family goes here regularly. In fact, you could call it THE vegetarian restaurant we go to, on those rare occasions we do go out to eat. To me, I get tired of going to the same place every time - but what I really mean is I'm tired of my mom ordering the same dishes every visit. In truth, the food isn't bad and I dislike overly seasoned food and this place fulfills that. The items aren't usually that salty (which is bad for your health anyway) and there's supposedly no MSG used, or so their window displays. The waiters/waitresses are rather helpful as well. As for the pricing, I always thought it slightly high, but then again, I'm someone who enjoys cooking my own meals and that's much cheaper. Especially since a family favorite is the restaurant's hot pot, which has one of the more expensive pricings.
Pros: healthy food * good atmosphere *
Cons: you pay for your rice * * |
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Posted on: Saturday, May 16, 2009 |
Review: We've been to Pine Forest a few times for the buffet, but always find the food to be bland and not the freshest ingredients. We really want to support our local veggie restaurants and wish this one was more flavorful. I also question this restaurant being listed "vegan", as so many of the Asian-sytle veggie restaurants use the mock meats that contain whey and even some egg products. Perhaps the owners of the restaurant can verify they use only vegan ingredients in all the mock meat products?
Pros: nice owner * inexpenise *
Cons: bland taste * question their mock meats being vegan * food not always fresh |
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Posted on: Sunday, January 20, 2008 |
Review: While I agree that the fake chicken appetizer was kinda weird tasting, that is the only thing I agree upon with the last few reviews. I eat here about once a month, and I've always been pleased with my food and never felt like I was overcharged for it, in fact the portions are the perfect size for the price. My personal favorites are the corn soup, flat noodles with beef and the cashew chicken. I think it's just a matter of what you order; if you order something that sounds crazy, than it's probably going to be kind of weird. I've never tried the buffet, as it never looked that personally appealing to me. It may be better to just order from the menu, which has a ton of choices. It's no Quan Yin, but it definitely deserves a chance.
Pros: lots of options * resonable price *
Cons: buffet-iffy * * |
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Posted on: Thursday, September 13, 2007 |
Review: That's right. This restaurants food doesn't taste anything like garbage, in fact it doesn't taste like anything at all. I've eaten at Quan Yin and Pepper Tree and a ton of other vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Houston and this one is by far the worst of the bunch.
The fake chicken nugget appetizer tasted like salty cardboard, the chef house specialty eggplant & tofu in brown sauce was so slimey and bland it was ridiculous. It had absolutely no taste at all and the fake chicken curry was the only dish I tasted that was passable.
Initially I was going to go try out Hometown Vegetarian Cafe, but it was Wednesday and they were closed so I tried this one instead and I will never eat there again.
Do not be fooled by the menu. It has a ton of selections on it. Tons. But if you want to waste between $12 and $15 bucks a trip and eat tons of bad food to find something that's only passable, please be my guest.
Pros: Clean environment * Helpful Friendly service * Good location
Cons: Bland, tasteless food * Overpriced for the value * Specialties are the worst menu items |
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Posted on: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 |
Review: I felt the same way as the previous submitter. My co-workers and I were there sometime last month due to a gathering and I had felt nauseous after having their lunch buffet. Either they were using severe MSG, which I am allergic to, or they were serving NOT-QUITE-SO-FRESH food. The food, overall, had no taste and the one gentleman would keep looking my way everytime I got up for another serving, which made me quite uncomfortable to eat more although it was supposed to be ALL YOU CAN EAT. Complete waste of money.
Pros: not too greasy * nice atmosphere *
Cons: freshness not guaranteed * * |
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