• Bangkok Bistro in the Alley

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Ovo
Thai
Take-out
Asian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Thai foo. Much of the menu can be made without fish or oyster sauce and with tofu as protein. Owner is knowledgeable about vegan/vegetarianism. Open Wed-Sun 4:00pm-9:00pm.


10 Reviews

First Review by rervais

Kjvegan

Points +50

Vegan
29 Aug 2025

Not as many vegan options as before?

We have eaten here (also known as BKK in the alley) on several occasions, and I recall more vegan options. There are several vegan snacks/small plates, but for entrees there were none that were vegan and only 2 that could be made vegan. I got the Pad Prik Noodles Vegetarian. It was Ok, but not very flavorful and the veggies were pretty sparse. Pretty dry too. The other option was the Pad Thai, but we were told that it's not as good when made without the egg noodles. The Tofu Vegetable Panang Curry has dairy milk as well as coconut milk.

I don't know if there were more options and the person we spoke to no the phone was not knowledgeable about them or if there are fewer options now. I don't know if they could leave the dairy milk out of the curry or if it's already prepared (didn't think to ask).

Cons: Not so many vegan options

Satsugai37

Points +45

Vegan
07 Nov 2024

Always incredible

Staff is GREAT. Food is SOOOO GOOD. Drinks are OK but we mainly go for the food and ambiance. Our first choice for vegan food if we go to Burlington.

caroline93

Points +103

Vegan
12 Oct 2024

Great atmosphere and fun foods

Servers were knowledgeable about vegan options and I tried some foods that were great and that I’ve never had before, the scallion pancake fondue and fried tofu were especially delicious

Pros: Lots of unique options, Friendly service

PiperWelch

Points +18

Vegan
28 Jan 2023

Chicken in my food!

There was some chicken in my vegetarian drunken noodles. Watch out from this place!

Updated from previous review on 2023-01-28

AmyE.Worden

Points +267

Vegan
08 Aug 2022

Good Thai

Great vegan options very helpful and knowledgeable waite staff.

imatikigirl

Points +549

Vegan
21 Aug 2019

Good food

The vegan options aren’t marked and I hate that - especially when the staff are hard to understand. But the food we settled on was really good! Highly recommend the chive dumplings

Pros: Delicious

Cons: Vegan not labeled , Not a lot of options

cookiem

Points +5952

Vegan
11 Aug 2019

Fun choices

This is a fun restaurant in downtown Burlington that offers a little bit more than just regular options at most American Thai restaurants.

For instance, they have homemade ice cream - so you can sub in mango ice cream for your mango sticky rice. However, it is not vegan, so be aware of that. The traditional mango sticky rice is great for vegans!

The vegan appetizer selection is more fun here - you can have spring rolls or egg rolls, same thing, just deep fried for the latter. They also have chive dumplings, which are a fusion of the concept of dumplings and deep fried goodness.

They have salads, a stir fry and pad Thai for entrees that can be vegan. The prices are decent and portions are generous.

Be sure to specify your food preferences! The menu has some items listed as vegan and gluten free on-line, but not on paper, and they do not match.

Pros: Vegan appetizers, Mango sticky rice portion, Nice staff

Cons: Menu markings vs. actual food sensitivities may va

BenNeedsHisVeggies

Points +85

Vegetarian
15 Sep 2018

Excellent food

Can’t recommend the drunken noodles with tofu enough. Bonus for a good selection of cocktails

im1_ur2

Points +191

Vegan
11 Aug 2018

Very flavorful food

I had a great curry that they assured me was vegan. It was delicious. A great choice if you're in downtown Burlington and need a place that can serve both vegans and carnists. The proprietor was very professional and helpful in assuring me that the food was vegan.

Pros: tasty vegan food, Location

Cons: not the least expensive place to eat

rervais

Points +199

Vegetarian
25 Dec 2017

Excellent Thai food with lots of vegan options

Came here with my friend Paula who is not vegan. She said her potpourri of seafood in a coconut curry broth all contained within a carved-out coconut was phenomenal. Meantime, the owner Bobby, who is very familiar with veganism, said that nearly everything on the menu could be made vegan except for the tom kha soup and the som tom. I had a great pad thai with tofu and veggie spring rolls. Also great ambiance and wonderful music.

Pros: Food, Ambiance, Knowledgeable owner




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