Vegan
Chinese
Thai

Vegan restaurant in Boston Chinatown serving Thai and Chinese food. Menu offers items like pumpkin curry, fried rice, pad thai noodles, tofu chickn fingers, boba milk tea, wonton soup, and spicy curry. Formerly Original Buddha's Delight, same owners with revised menu. Location requires taking stairs up to the 2nd floor. Open Mon-Thu 11:00am-10:00pm, Fri-Sat 11:00am-11:00pm, Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.


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269 Reviews

First Review by tablemoonspoons

MBlair

Points +114

Vegan
27 Mar 2024

Wow

Friendly staff, great food ALL vegan. Amazing!!

Pros: Amazing selection , Friendly staff , Great atmosphere, plants inside

ktavo

Points +16

Vegan
14 Mar 2024

Can always find something I like here

The most expansive & accessible (all-)vegan place in Boston, super wide menu, & lunch specials are very worth it. Tamarind duck was AMAZING, well-sauced & good sides. Duck was crispy, flavorful, & filling

CarolineHaganWebb

Points +42

Vegan
12 Mar 2024

Just not good.

The lo mein tasted like regular lo mein, which is nice since that's hard to find without egg noodles. That being said, it was super greasy and hurt my tummy, the tofu that came with it was flavorless, and the onions in it were almost raw. The garlic string beans with tofu was likewise completely flavorless and undercooked. The miso soup was almost ok, but too sweet and the seaweed was too chewy. Just generally the food is not good. I get much better food ordering veggie dishes from regular Chinese places (without oyster sauce). I tried this place cause I liked that it was all vegan, but it's not worth it.

Pros: Many vegan options

Cons: Greasy, Flavorless, Undercooked

veganmarketingpeople

Points +1517

Vegan
07 Mar 2024

Not great

Not the cleanest of places, huge menu food was average

macymoo

Points +1028

Vegan
07 Mar 2024

Lunch specials slap

I love this place. I've gone a few times since 2017. On my most recent visit, the food came quick, and the pad thai was delicious. The lunch specials are so worth it: $13.50 for a solid portion plus two dumplings and soup.

I thought the women's bathroom was fine.

Pros: Lunch specials, So many choices

RavishingRavenous

Points +1377

Vegan
28 Feb 2024

Solid Vegan Thai Food

Old review from 2018: Was so excited to see a fully thai vegan restaurant. The menu is huge and the food was solid. I did not find anything spectacular, but appreciate the effort. I would almost rather see less options done really well than wide variety of good/average food. I would go again if in the area.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-28

Pros: Wide variety

DonnaCicc

Points +160

Vegan
23 Jan 2024

All vegan & very good food

We had a delicious meal here & will definitely go back. So many choices. Our food was all really fresh. There were 6 in our party and we were all happy with our meals. The location is great for a before-theatre dinner.
Service was not good - one of our meals came out 20 minutes after the others, no apologies given. The women’s bathroom was nothing short of disgusting. Plan on not using it.

Updated from previous review on 2023-02-22

Pros: All vegan, Fresh food, Good location

Cons: Service not great, Bathroom was disgusting, No alcohol served

Tsparke

Points +82

Vegan
21 Jan 2024

Good food, all vegan

The actual restaurant is a little bit of a hole in the wall but the food is 100% worth it. The staff is super nice too.

Pros: Friendly staff, All vegan

abaker2019

Points +34

Vegan
20 Jan 2024

Great experience

Great experience! Food wasn’t quite hot enough when it came out but it was delicious and the staff was very kind.

MarkJamesBordieri

Points +152

Vegan
31 Dec 2023

Vegan in boston

Love this place. Chinatown in Boston #Veganuary

veganqueenofqueensnyc

31 Dec 2023

Also one of my all time favorites, and I go there anytime I visit Boston.

Sarah P

Points +8516

Vegan
25 Dec 2023

give it a try if you want VEGAN Thai food

I eat here every time I'm in the area. I've read a lot of the reviews- yes, the space isn't the most stunning and the service varies, but this is all part of the Chinatown experience for me, and I appreciate that I can go to an establishment in Chinatown that is 100% vegan. The food always pleases, both me and guests who have been both vegan and omni. The menu is huge as people have written, and I have never been disappointed with a choice- nor have guests. The portions are large. Last visit I ordered a coconut meat curry special, and it was served in the coconut husk with a plate full of food surrounding it. The dish lasted for leftovers for two, and was stunning in appearance, taste and quality. If you don't like fake meat, you can always order dishes with tofu, edamame or nuts. The desserts are so good but I almost never have room. The boba tea is my favorite anywhere and I always order it even in the depths of winter.

Updated from previous review on 2019-10-09

Pros: extensive menu, all vegan, in Chinatown, humongous portions

Cons: service varies- just ask if you need something, ask for brown rice, chilly dining room in winter

RatTweet

Points +28

Vegan
18 Dec 2023

Always great!!

Love the options! The restaurant itself is a bit quirky (cluttered) but the food is always great. Great takeout too, it’s my comfort food!

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-18

Brittany.nikki

Points +329

Vegan
11 Dec 2023

Great Food, Weird Kitchen

Every time I order from here, I remember why I love it! However, when you sit down and eat the vibes of the kitchen are sketchy. You can see into the kitchen sometimes, and it looks fairly dirty. I'm not one to question when servers tell you what the food is made of, but when I ask they tend to just say "yeah it's vegan" instead of what it's made of. I get pretty sketched out from this place, unless I order delivery; simply because the food is amazing but I don't like looking at the kitchen.

Pros: Great noodles

Cons: Dirty looking kitchen, Wait staff seem to not know what it's made of

berngreyeyes

Points +122

Vegan
17 Nov 2023

Food is good!

Nice, pleasant, peaceful. Not much people here which is good for me.

Pros: Food, Decor

Cons: Entry was shady

Forager

Points +325

Vegan
13 Nov 2023

Low quality food, filled with artificial dye

This restaurant is so bad! Boston doesn't have great vegan food to begin with, but there are a few excellent options. I'm still really surprised that they have such high ratings on this, although a lot of the reviews other people have shared are also two stars.

This place is dirty and the food is not anywhere close to authentic. Avoid the so-called green curry, it's actually a stir fry of vegetables with very visible and not even very well mixed blue and green food dye in it.

In fact, just avoid it altogether. I would rather take the risk and go to a place that cooks meat in the same kitchen then every here again.

Pros: Vegan

Cons: Dirty, Overpriced , Absolutely disgusting, low quality food

bge4043

Points +80

Vegan
12 Nov 2023

Not much spice but pretty good

Even if you order the items that are supposed to be very spicy it will be mild. It’s overall very good though. Some of the items are pretty expensive.

Abhe

Points +36

Vegan
11 Nov 2023

Not what I hoped

The description on the menu didn’t match what I received - even though the server confirmed what I ordered. The dish, Choo Chee Fisherman, was supposed to have several different ‘seafood’ items - it had two separate kinds of faux seafood but I’m unsure which was which - the description also didn’t say it came with squash and zucchini, which was a majority of the dish. The price was way too high for a mediocre dish. And the hallway/stairwell going up to the restaurant was downright gross - should’ve been a red flag 🚩

Pros: Good flavor

Cons: Expensive , Lack of ambiance , Menu not accurate

IvyLith

Points +83

Vegan
08 Nov 2023

Cientos de opciones

Mi opción veg favorita mientras estoy en boston.

Pros: Cantidad de opciones, La textura del beef

jjnyc

Points +42

Vegan
01 Nov 2023

Came for the curry, stayed for the cake

I came on a Wednesday night in the fall and it was nice and quiet. Great service and yummy food. The portions were huge and all the ingredients tasted fresh. My only negative thing is they didn’t have any sparkling water.

Pros: Panang Curry, Chocolate peanut butter cake, Spring rolls

Cons: No sparkling water

SamFinlayson

Points +175

Vegan
24 Oct 2023

Delicious vegan Asian fare

The restaurant isn't much to look at, but the food was delicious. I had the pad thai and an avocado boba drink. I bought them as takeout.

Pros: Quick food preparation, Delicious flavors, Ample menu choices

Cons: Dining area is bare bones Chinatown style

SamFinlayson

24 Oct 2023

Went a second time in two days, had the mango curry and Pad See Ew. Both excellent dishes.

Cabeto

Points +298

Vegan
20 Oct 2023

Good option in Chinatown

The menu has a lot of options. A little oily but overall a good meal. Service is not that good.

AnVK

Points +97

Vegetarian
16 Oct 2023

Not so good anymore

I loved this place for years. This was my last visit. It was dirtier than ever. I can deal with that for great food. The soups were good, meals were fine, if a little fast-foody and thrown-together tasting, but the appetizers and drinks were kinda bad - greasy, oily appetizers and meh drinks in take-out plastic. Friendly, fast service still, and I want to love the place that used to be a favorite, but I will try somewhere new next time. I appreciate that this place was a vegan option when there wasn’t much else!

Pros: Soup, All vegan, Lots of choices

Cons: How can dumplings be bad?!, So dirty , Food quality has gone down

veganqueenofqueensnyc

Points +665

Vegan
06 Oct 2023

Back to Boston/Back to the Beginning

My very first visit to Boston was way back when, with my late parents and included a stay at the Sheraton Boston as well as a visit to Fenway Park (my dad was a NY Yankees fan - don't ask - LOL) I took a literal stroll down memory lane and even ended up riding the very same green line of the "T" I rode back then, so many memories came rushing back. I thought it appropriate to go back to the very first Vegan restaurant I'd tried in Boston (of course, many years later, as I hadn't adopted a Vegan lifestyle until 2007,) so here I was back at My Thai Vegan Cafe. I ordered the Steamed Dumpling appetizer Beef with Broccoli, or as the server refers to it, "the 1, 2, 3" as it's #123 on the menu - he's a real comedian. 😀 Food was served up quickly, was fresh and tasty. I'd forgotten how good this place is!

Pros: Food served up quickly and is fresh, Nice people running this place, All Vegan - what's not to like?😁

STEVEFERRO

Points +17

Vegan
24 Sep 2023

Fantastic vegan food

Anything and everything you could ever think of. The menu is robust. The food was fantastic.

apells

Points +186

Vegan
12 Aug 2023

Best Lo Mein

LOVED this place! Food is so good, the lo mein was amazing. Walking in we were apprehensive at first based off the look from the outside/ waking upstairs but that’s why you should never judge a book by it’s cover. 10/10 would come back for sure! Highly recommend😊

CoffeeRoast

Points +24

Mostly Veg
10 Aug 2023

One of my favorites

Sure it’s kind of dumpy but the food is so good!

Pros: Very tasty food, Creative approaches to meat substitute , Soups

Cons: Service so-so, Dated ambience

JeffHandel

Points +46

Vegan
04 Aug 2023

Underwhelming at best

I don’t usually leave reviews but this place was all around ‘not great’. The restaurant as a whole is quite dirty but fine, I can deal w a little dirty if the food is authentic and delicious. But, sadly, as much as I wanted to like this place, the food is flavorless, oily and overall, very underwhelming. I would pass on this spot if you have other available options.

Pros: The appetizers were ok - golden triangles

Cons: Food is bland, oily and not great in general, The bathroom is disgusting, Service wasn’t great either




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