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• Solid vegan buffet

I love this place. As an American, buffets give me reason to live (jk, sort of), and this is the only vegan buffet in Chengdu. I actually found it quite serendipitously—it’s sort of downtown, not far from some major shopping streets, and I was wandering around shopping and getting hungry… when I looked up and, much to my shock, saw the word VEGAN emblazoned on a building right in front of me! How rare (in Chengdu, at least)! You have to climb up a slightly sketchy-seeming staircase several floors to find it—the last time I was there the staircase itself was under construction and all torn up with the lights off, but the buffet was still open. That’s just China for you. The prices are very reasonable for a buffet, and the selection of food is quite good. It’s not the biggest buffet I’ve ever been to, but there’s plenty to keep you satisfied and coming back for more. Beware of the squiggly light green vegetable (fruit? they serve it cooked) that looks a little like lumpy oversized celery—it’s called a bitter melon and it’s the only food in China I have spat back out. The dishes are all fully vegan, and 90% of them are delicious (sometimes on the oily side, though, like most Sichuan food). They have everything from noodles and rice to main veggie dishes to unusually good mock meats to desserts and soups. My favorites are their mini-cupcakes, their cauliflower dish, their glass noodle dish, and their deep-fried mushrooms. I haven’t tried their hotpot, so I can’t speak to it, but whenever I’m there there are more people eating the buffet than the hotpot, so that says something, I think. Choose the buffet and you won't be disappointed. If you’re looking for a filling but casual meal, I definitely recommend this restaurant!