• BCD Tofu House

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Korean food in the Wilshire-Center area. Menu has marked vegetarian items which are also vegan: vegetable bimbap, vegetable spicy hot stone dish, and a host of smalls like garlic fried tofu. Open Mon-Sun 12:00am-12:00am.


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7 Reviews

First Review by TessaWhite

VeganBubble

Points +224

Vegan
21 Feb 2024

Delicious soup but…

We went at peak dinner time and it was a mob scene. It was a challenge figuring out what starters were vegan that were served to us automatically as part of the traditional cuisine. I was there with some omnivore friends, and they slapped down whole fried fish for all of us as part of the starters. Our server didn’t speak much English, so that might’ve been just our bad luck or a feature of the place. it’s also quite loud in there, which doesn’t help with communication. The place is absolutely massive, about as long as a football field, and it’s kind of fever dream of a zillion people running around with carts and serving and eating.

That said the vegetarian stew was really yummy and very filling, and the various Korean condiments that were clearly vegan were delicious as well. 

If I were in town longer I would definitely try it again at off-peak time and hopefully have better luck with the communication.

hypercubes

Points +546

Vegan
14 Aug 2023

Tofu soup is incredible

Not too many vegan options, but the veggie tofu soup was incredible. Make sure to specify the veggie broth and no egg, and ask for no banchan with seafood.

clamchow

Points +1070

Vegan
06 Jul 2023

Not very vegan friendly

The fried tofu dish I ordered came with a sauce with fish sauce in it. For the veggie tofu soup you need to specify you want water base otherwise they’ll use a meat broth. Most of the side dishes are not vegan (only their cucumbers).

klaparo

Points +167

Vegan
23 Dec 2021

Put a "free" fish in our vegan takeout order - tofu was boring

GROSS. We only ordered two items, both of which are clearly labeled on the menu as "vegetarian." Based on other reviews on this site, we specified clearly in the directions of both items that we wanted the dishes vegan. Despite this, there was a disgusting WHOLE FISH in our takeout bag (deep fried, wrapped in wax paper, as if it's something they throw in every takeout bag). No thank you. Not veg friendly at all.

We got the tofu with glass noodles and tofu bibimbap. Both were extremely boring, especially considering the place has "tofu" in its name. Pretty flavorless. I'm a little baffled at the other good reviews this place got. We didn't finish either dish and we usually clean our plates.

LA has so many better vegan places than this. Please go there instead.

Pros: Fast takeout

Cons: Put fish in our takeout order, Tofu dishes boring

sonanotsonia

Points +26

Vegan
15 Aug 2020

Amazing vegan Korean options!!

I LOVE the food at BCD tofu house, and now they clearly label menu items as vegetarian, which is a huge plus! If you're vegan, just make sure you specify you want the items WITHOUT EGG - the tofu bibimbap, veggie soondubu tofu soup, and japchae can all be made vegan! And they're delicious!!

A couple things to note: (1) if you're sensitive to the smell of meat, this place is probably not for you. It's a huge space, but the smell of meat definitely carries. (2) a lot of the banchan dishes (the small appetizers they give you at the start for free) aren't vegan/vegetarian, so I would avoid eating them (or you can just tell them you don't want them).

Pros: excellent, delicious food, good portion size

Cons: busy, there can be a line on busy days, smell of meat carries

ninajee

Points +38

Vegan
04 Jan 2020

Good vegan options

The options are clearly marked and delicious!

TessaWhite

Points +867

Vegan
30 Sep 2019

Quick and Fresh

Decent portions, vegetarian items labeled on menu. Open 24hrs and even when a wait takes very little time. So fresh and tasty




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