• CLOSED: 3G Vegetarian Restaurant

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Vegan
Chinese
Thai
Take-out
Asian

Dim sum, Chinese and Thai food place in Cambie Village area. Uses Sheese vegan cheese and vegan faux meats in some dishes. Est. 2009 and became all vegan in 2011. Confirmed closed with plans to relocate, Aug 2019 - please send updates.


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43 Reviews

First Review by christine_bean

koneko

Points +1614

Vegan
02 Nov 2019

Their soy drumsticks yo

It's a shame that they are closed, I really enjoyed their drumsticks, so tasty. We had it in a mixed platter format so that there was 2 other battered goodies: the sweet potato ones were so soft and yummy. Don't remember the other thing though.
Had a plate of udon with veggies as well as a rice, green beans and "pork" strips. They all taste legit, like Hong Kong food; definitely the taste that I have been missing since becoming vegan.
Big portions, definitely made for sharing.

Pros: Portions are generous, Tastes like childhood

Goosi

Points +115

Vegan
01 Mar 2019

Great vegan dim sum!

The dim sum here are amazing. The small portions make it easy to try a variety of different items. This is always my to-go spot in Vancouver!

JTtheveggie

Points +2462

Vegan
28 Oct 2018

Will Never Go Back

I had the misfortune of eating here and while I’m not one to quickly give a bad review, the food was terrible, served luke warm, and thoughtlessly prepared. We ate at 6 pm and we’re the only diners in the place - that indicator was overlooked and we should have gone elsewhere. We ordered Wonton soup, noodles and veggies with tofu, and sweet and sour “pork”. The wontons were tough and chewy and the two dishes arrived warm at best and looked like they’d been left over from the lunch serving. To boot, it was a whopping $47 Cdn. Spend your vegan dollars elsewhere as there are ample better options in Vancouver where the food is more thoughtfully prepared.

marieroberts

Points +1427

Vegan
28 Aug 2018

Yay! Vegan Chinese food!!!

Loved the sweet and sour chicken, spring rolls and tempura veggies!!! Don’t let the outside of restaurant stop you!!

Pros: Delicious!!, Kind & gentle owners/servers, Quick

Myfannwy165

Points +208

Vegan
14 Aug 2018

Delicious Food

Really good food, tons of menu items! Service was friendly and prompt.

Pros: All vegan, Delicious , Affordable

AutumnTierra

Points +1442

Vegan
19 Apr 2018

Truly terrible service

This is a tiny restaurant with sad ambiance and worse service. They have a very limited wine/beer selection. We had wings (recommended by the server) and three kinds of dim sum. It was ok, but I wouldn't go back or recommend it.

Pros: All vegan menu

Cons: Expensive, Bad service, So so good

JessicaKlose

Points +552

Vegan
04 Apr 2018

Great spot for vegan Chinese

Tasty food with lots of vegan options. If you are a Liberation BC member you get 10% off.

FrizzeFrazz

Points +270

Vegan
04 Jan 2018

loved it!

Great dim sum. Prices are slightly cheaper during 11-3

dee_dee

Points +292

Vegan
13 Dec 2017

the answer to my dim sum prayers

Growing up in Sydney, I have come to love Yum Cha and going vegan meant that was somewhat off the menu. Finding this place has allowed me to indulge my yum cha cravings. So delish, super reasonably priced too!

Pros: cheap, delicious

MrsBK

Points +454

Vegan
12 Sep 2017

Tasty

Good but not great. Enjoyable food but We just thought it was ok.

Ariane

Points +375

Vegan
28 Aug 2017

My fav restaurant in Vancouver BC

I love this place.
The food is excellent, freshly made.
The "chicken" on a stick is just AMAZING. I have taken many non veggie friends and they all were in awe!
The owner was very accommodating, one item on the menu was all gone and he made a batch for me.
I go very often and take home some take-outs and they freeze very well.

Pros: All vegan, Wonderful Dim-Sum, Fresh

Cons: none

katerinkus

Points +82

Vegan
09 Jul 2017

Good but pricey

The first time we went there, the price corresponded well to the portion size. However, when we visited the restaurant recently, we noticed that while the prices increased, the portions got smaller in size.
Nevertheless, the food is very good, especially the drumsticks. As for mains, I usually go for anything that has eggplant and so far I was not disappointed.

People who run this place are always nice.

I wish they did a bit of facelift on the place.



Updated from previous review on 2017-07-09

Pros: Good food

Cons: Pricey, Interior could be improved

NancyMeatlessMeetup

Points +167

Vegan
05 Jun 2017

Best Veggie Dim Sum in Vancouver?

I love dim sum and frankly all the dim sum offerings all over Vancouver. It's really hard to choose a favourite but this might just well be it. You need to go with a group to sample a big variety of items. What a great way to enjoy brunch on a weekend! Meatless Meetup will be there with a group for dim sum as soon as 3G gives us the green light!

Pros: Great variety of dim sum items. , Great location. , Friendly staff.

Cons: Items are large and need to be shared with a group

NWVeganskater

Points +47

Vegan
08 Dec 2016

Go Here!

This place was great! I can't wait to go back!

MarsiaMS

Points +259

Vegan
14 Nov 2016

Great

Nice restaurant in a trendy neighboirhood. Food was delicious and staff very polite.

Pros: Lots of tasty options

Cons: None

Yakelmeyer

Points +44

Vegan
31 Oct 2016

3 Times the Awesome

We call when we are at the border and pick up after we cross. We eat it in the car. It is an oasis on the journey north to Vancouver. Don't miss out :)

Pros: cheap, delicious, easy to find

vegehamster

Points +60

Vegan
30 Sep 2016

Worst Experience Ever

SO I love supporting Vegan restaurants and I feel so bad for my experience here.
I came in by myself and ordered udon. The contents of my Udon dish consisted of hot flavourless water, under cooked udon noodles a half of a tomato and a small piece of mushroom- that was all! I have up loaded a picture here to show you. The dish was only $7.50 and on the menu looked very tasty. It was nothing like the picture and when I asked the waitress about this in broken English replied Udon- its Udon. I wont go into all the details but she was extremely rude as was another Chinese man that came over. I felt horrible and ashamed as they were so rude and even told me to call the police if I didnt like it! 0 stars for service

Amiressy

Points +290

Vegan
07 Jun 2016

It's not the worst.

Most of my friends like this place because they have alcohol. But the food is so so. There are far better places to eat at in Vancouver, but if you are eating here get the drum sticks. They are dope.

Pros: fast, alcohol

Cons: not the best food.

Lansfans

Points +32

Vegan
02 Sep 2015

NO NO NO

If you want greasy fake food then this is your place! Processed, fried "meat" products? I'm sorry, vegans deserve better! There is great vegan options in Vancouver, don't waste time or money at this one.

Pros: good location

Cons: not fresh, processed fake meat, greasy

Dari

Points +34

Vegan
23 May 2015

Needs improvement

Food, costumer service, environment!

Diggity

Points +91

Vegetarian
14 Feb 2015

Great Chinese vegetarian food

We have travelled the world and enjoyed many vegetarian meals. I personally enjoy the Chinese style fake meat dishes, especially sweet and sour pork. This restaurant had one of the best sweet and sour chicken dishes I have tasted. The fake meat was perfectly cooked, battered but not doughy, chewy and not soggy. The sweet and sour sauce was not overdone and not too sickly sweet or overbearing. We also ordered the vegetables with lotus root and Japanese yam. Cooked to perfection and delicious sauce. The only disappointment was the hot and sour soup with noodles.

We will be going back for lunch tomorrow.

hclfemily

Points +29

Vegan
02 Jan 2015

Pretty good!

I don't eat fake meats very often but when I do I would definitely come here as it was surprisingly tasty. I wouldn't go regularly as it's not the healthiest but definitely would go again!!

Pros: all vegan, good fake meats

Cons: oily

veggie_berry

Points +19

Vegetarian
23 Dec 2014

I can eat dim sum again!

Now that I have become a vegetarian, going to dim sum is not the same anymore. I can only eat 1 or 2 dishes at normal dim sum places... after strategically picking out all the meat pieces.

I tried 3G out last week. The food is alright, it's passable for dim sum. I ordered the BBQ Pork Bun, which is pretty good. I remember I also ordered the 'pork' siu mai... which I did not think was very good - it was just mushrooms and water chestnuts, it was too mushy.

This place is ok... but I feel I need to find a better place for vegetarian dim sum that my parents would approve of.

VeggieVag

Points +115

Vegan
20 Oct 2014

Don't Eat Here!

I wanted to try this place and took my family there for my birthday. The menu is all fake meat which I personally detest and when I asked if any dishes were gluten free the staff didn't know if it was or not. I think they should know whether or not their food contains certain ingredients, no? We went ahead and ordered the dishes that the server said were soy based "meats" and it was gross. Everyone got the runs after eating there. I have a feeling their kitchen is not very clean. Definitely wouldn't recommend this place to anyone.

Pros: All vegan

Cons: dirty, too much fake meat, unknowledgeable staff

beautifau

Points +20

Vegan
14 Sep 2014

Great choice for newbie Veg heads and wannabes too

I found this restaurant on this website and thought I would try it out because of the great reviews. Let me just say that everyone was right! Those drumsticks were amazing! They give you so much and it eerily tasted (and texture-wise felt like) pork! I actually had to stop eating them because of that ha ha ha but my brother--in-law (not veggy) LOVED them and said it would be perfect for anyone trying out veg-life. I also tried the "ribs", which again were eerily-like the real thing but tasted amazing. I loved the cozy, homestyle character of the restaurant. I still can't believe that EVERYTHING on that menu was vegan! I asked a few times just to make sure he he. I can't wait to eat there again and bring all my meat-head friends along :) Highly recommended!

Pros: Delicious food - everything is vegan, Great value for great portions, Comfy atmosphere and friendly staff

Cons: Older decor (but that's super minor)

fondducoeur

Points +1167

Vegan
07 Jul 2014

Worth Going for the Dim Sum

I recently tried 3G while visiting Vancouver, as I have never had vegan dim sum. There are so many dim sum options, it was hard to choose, and this restaurant is worth trying to sample some new things. Some dim sum we tried were quite good, and some were so-so. I was nervous about the shrimp dumplings, but was pleasantly surprised to find I really liked them. I also thought the bbq pork bun was quite good. I did not really care for the steamed bean curd roll, and the chicken with ginger bun was okay but nothing special. In addition to dim sum, we sampled the lunch sweet and sour chicken, which was very good. I think if I went back I would try a couple more dim sum, but get less of that and more of the other dishes. I think it is different at dinner, but for lunch they give smaller, less expensive portions for even the non dim-sum dishes so multiple items can be tried and shared. This is a great way to try new things. The service was very good as well.

Pros: Large vegan dim sum menu, Small inexpensive portions for sampling

LoisOnApple

Points +20

Vegan
21 Jan 2014

fantastic!

It's a real treat for a vegan to be able to partake in dim sum which is traditionally so meat oriented. Everything on then menu we tried was awesome. And their 'drumsticks' need to be tried by everyone. Very innovative. :)

Pros: relaxed atmosphere, extensive menu

Cons: limited seating




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