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Serves meat, vegan options available. Chinese restaurant with vegan dishes in Philly. Offers a large menu and has lunch specials. Vegan menu is now only available on Monday, Friday, and Saturday. Previously called Su Xing House. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-9:30pm.
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1508 Sansom St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19102
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58 Reviews
First Review by jkohler2
ShannonTremblay
Points +64
Amazing! - Edit
I got the sesame tofu and it was the best fried tofu I’ve ever had!
Read morePros: Everything vegan!, Lots of gluten free options! , Vegan boba tea!
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rervais
Points +199
We love this place! - Edit
We love this place. Great ambience, great service, large selection.
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superunknown
Points +13
Great food, not so great service - Edit
Going to a Chinese restaurant with a vast vegetarian menu was a true delight! Don't expect much from the service - our server wasn't very patient and there were only a few tables occupied! Plan ahead if you want to BYOB. I didn't find any obvious options for beer and the waiter didn't have any suggestions. All this is to say that you should definitely go, but have lower expectations from service.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2018-08-10
Pros: Excellent food, Good ambience
Cons: Server wasn't patient/friendly
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coolcole
Points +47
Love this place! - Edit
This is my go to spot in Philly! Doesn't look like much from the outside, but once you walk in, you know these folks mean business. The food is always fantastic! Many vegan options. Most of my omni-friends enjoy it too. :)
Read moreThe hot tea is the best!
Pros: Vegan options, Atmosphere, Large menu
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SamLarkin
Points +85
Nice Vegetarian Combinations - Edit
I liked the texture of their general tso's seitan and how the sweet corn mixed with the brown rice. Allen and Cindy also provided prompt and friendly service.
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lindsayshae123
Points +139
Love this Place! - Edit
I tend to forget this place is around, since all Chinese places tend to be on the veg-friendly side. But when I do remember it, I have no regrets going here! I love the General Tso's Tofu and Seitan, and the Sesame versions as well. Scallion pancakes also hit the spot. They have good lunch specials I've also gotten bubble tea here when I was vegetarian but I am not sure if it is vegan or not.
Read morePros: Extensive menu, Owner is friendly, Fair prices, lunch specials
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VeganRealist
Points +98
Um....Wow - Edit
I am astonished by the reviews. This place is gross. It's dirty, it's dark, and the food is sopping with oil & flavorless. I went here with my boyfriend - who literally eats anything- and he thought the food was terrible. Raise your standards people. This food is low quality trash.
Read morePros: vegan items
Cons: dirty, greasy, flavorless
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ryanwhatt
Points +1034
very good - Edit
I had a soup from here and while it wasn’t the best I’ve had, it was a very good soup.
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thesho
Points +21
My fave Chinese restaurant - Edit
Everyone in my family agrees this is the best chinese food around (even the carnivores). I had given up on eating chinese food from anywhere that serves meat or fish since something they use (brown sauce ingredient maybe) was making me ill. I visited Su Xing based on reviews and was thrilled...and not sick! I live over 50 miles away but make the trek whenever I can.
Read morePros: Consistently delicious., Huge selection.
Cons: Still unsure if now vegan or vegetarian., Parking but it is Center City!
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SavoyTruffle
Points +687
Great food - beware the bubble tea - Edit
We’ve had 2 great dinners here. Delicious steamed dumplings, Shu mai, vegetable chow fun, snow pea shoots, eggplant with basil, fried rice, and glutinous rice rolls. Everything except the glutinous rice rolls (which were deep fried but were chewy instead of crispy, as if they sat for a while before they came to our table) was perfect and delicious.
Read moreSymbols on the menu tell you which dishes have egg in them.
The big disappointment was when we ordered bubble tea and we were told by our waiter that it was vegan, but it looked suspiciously milky. We asked if there was milk in it, and he said, “No, it’s a powder.” I asked if there was milk in the powder and he asked the Kitchen, and then came back and told us there was a little bit of milk in it.
Pros: delicious food, great variety of Chinese dishes
Cons: nonvegan bubble tea; confusion over what “vegan” m
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PlantBasedZen
Points +48
Love this place. - Edit
Very tasty. If you're looking for great options in a traditional(American style) Chinese food, this is your spot.
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veggie_htx
Points +2153
My favorite Chinese in Philly - Edit
I love Su Xing! If you go for lunch, the lunch special is $8.50-$9.00 for soup, entree, side, and white/brown rice. That's a great deal plus they give hot tea.
Read moreThe Bean Curd Homestyle is one of my favorite dishes I have ever eaten. It is labelled as spicy but is not so much.
Pros: Great lunch special, Excellent food, Friendly staff
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AidenJames
Points +46
great spot - nice for sit down - Edit
a solid spot to being a friend and grab dinner - clean - fast service - yummy selection - get the stir fry chow fun 💕
Read morePros: location, price, atmosphere
Cons: menu is a little confusing
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Silly Little Vegan
Points +1268
Wonderful Vegan Chinese Food! - Edit
A nice Chinese food restaurant located near the Town Hall. I was there at lunch time, and took advantage of their lunch special. They have an expansive lunch menu, and meals come with a soup, appetizer, and choice of brown or white rice. I ordered the General Tso seitan. The seitan has a crispy batter and it's served with broccoli. The lunch special was plenty of food for the price. Very delicious. Make sure to order vegan, because they have both vegetarian and vegan batter for their fried seitan
Read morePros: Mostly vegan, but make sure to tell the server if
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wedgehut
Points +13
Delicious and beautiful! - Edit
Not only are there loads of options, as everything is at least vegetarian, the restaurant is beautiful and comfortable. Great service and friendly staff.
Read morePros: Vegan desserts
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cookiem
Points +5952
Vegetarian meets Authentic - Edit
This restaurant is not in the main Chinatown area, but it's worth it to search it out... though it is near an oyster house.... Anyhow, this place is legit. Many Chinese vegetarian restaurants play to the veg*n population's palate in America, which is awesome, but then they forget to add in authentic. This place does both. Hallelujah. This place is actually better in my opinion than many other veg*n Chinese restaurants... probably placed up there with NYC Chinatown veg institutions.
Read moreAnyhow, what do you order here? What do you NOT order?! This place is easily gluten free friendly, but be patient to figure that out. They have traditional American-veg appetizers like scallion pancake (huge portion), dumplings and spring rolls. They have traditional Chinese appetizers like peanuts and seaweed (of the kelp variety!). Delicious American-style entrees include chow fun, string beans, sesame seitan, broccoli, asparagus, fried rice, eggplant dishes and general tso's tofu, with more traditional entrees that include black mushrooms, glutinous rice, glass noodles, taro, dried bean curd, tofu skin, pea shoots and baby bok choy.
This place is awesome.... and they have bubble tea and deep fried rice cake, wrap up your meal with orange slices and locally made fortune cookies. Nice. So, if you are looking for a sit-down veg Chinese meal in Philly, go here and leave happy (and full!).
Pros: Traditional and American dishes, All veg, Portions generous
Cons: Too many choices!, Gluten-free not marked
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raphalla
Points +776
Good Enough - Edit
I went there with 3 young kids, one in the pram on Saturday for lunch. The restaurant was kind of quiet, with just 3 tables of customers. We had the 2 lunch set meals, they both were ok. (The next day, we went to New Harmony and i think theirs is better than what i had at New Harmony. The ambiences of the restaurant is slightly better too.) Service was ok. Would come again if i am in the town again.
Read morePros: Price
Cons: Ambience
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Plant Powered Eater
Points +580
good food - Edit
Had a good meal here on a recent visit to Philly
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s144799
Points +140
Good food but not as veg friendly as others - Edit
This restaurant has very good food but is not as veg friendly as other Chinese places such as New Harmony which is 100% vegan
Read morePros: Great food
Cons: Not as veg friendly as most
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Sally K
Points +90
My favorite vegetarian restaurant in Philadelphia - Edit
I love the mushroom dishes, the soups, and wonderful combinations in Su Xing's entrees. Not your usual Chinese fare. I have taken several non-vegetarian friends there, and they enjoy the food as much as I do! I especially like the fact that they present different textures as well as combinations of flavors in each dish. "So interesting!" exclaimed one friend, much to our server's delight. The staff makes you feel welcome and is helpful. The sauces are really delicious!! Great value lunch specials. Definitely worth a visit if you are in Philadelphia.
Read morePros: Good value and nice service, Delicious sauces, Interesting textures and combinations
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vegan_ryan
Points +3873
Nice atmosphere, good food - Edit
Philly has a lot of vegetarian-Asian places. Su Xing is really good, has a great atmosphere, and offers dishes/flavors that the others don't, in order to set themselves apart. Definitely recommend that you go here.
Read morePros: All-vegan, Good prices, Friendly
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Benr
Points +24
Love this place! - Edit
I regularly go here for the delicious food and nice calm atmosphere. Very peaceful. I recommend General Tso's Chicken!
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Carrot_Stick
Points +95
Nice Surpise - Edit
Nice menu and good food. The last couple of times we went there, we ordered the eggplant with basil and the General Tsao's entrees. Both are gr8.
Read morePros: excellent food, excellent selection, excellent value
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John Kevin
Points +90
Best Vegan in Center City - Edit
Su Xing is my favorite vegan in Philadelphia! I've never seen "tofu skin" on another menu -- theirs is great and presented well (you'd think it was Thanksgiving) with braised tofu skin covering a mound of button mushrooms and nicely surrounded by braised shitake. Yum. Another treat is the unique "As You Wish" pockets stuffed with mushrooms, veggies and contained in yuba or tofu skin. If you're overwhelmed by choices on the extensive menu :) don't leave without trying "As You Wish" -- you won't be disappointed. The hot and sour soup can stand up to anyone's -- staff is always friendly; you can ask for a booth or table beside narrow Sansom Street and just watch passers by while having one of the best vegetarian meals in the city.
Read morePros: Extensive menu, Unique dishes, Consistently good
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Yoshi
Points +63
Best Chinese in Philly - Edit
While I love New Harmony, Su Xing House offers a healthier alternative to the heavy, greasy, mock-meat filled fare at the other Veggie restaurants in the city. It's nice to have dishes that are centered on vegetables instead of simply a vegan version of a meat dish. I've been there several times for lunch, and they offer a great lunch deal where you get not only the standard soup and rice, but also your choice of appetizer for about $7. The restaurant is also very nice on the inside, as opposed to the grungier appearance of most Chinatown eateries.
Read morePros: Healthier alternative to stndrd Chinese, Lunch deals, nice clean atmosphere
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jacqui2
Points +146
Nicest chinese food I've ever eaten - Edit
Stopped in here by chance and had a lovely evening, great food, atmosphere and plenty of tea! There was a vast menu, we had what the waitress recommended which was lovely, very tasty and good value for money. The portions were large so we took our left-overs home and had them the next day. I would highly recommend this place.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Good value, Friendly staff
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lovegoodfood
Points +29
Good food - Edit
This is a solid Chinese vegetarian restaurant. Even with a busy lunch time crowd, my husband and I were seated right away. Instead of ordering from the menu, I asked our waitress what a nearby patron was eating and ordered the same dish--mixed veggies & bean curd. I was completely satisfied with the meal. My husband ordered broccoli with garlic sauce, which he said was ok. Of all of the vegetarian restaurants in the immediate vicinicty--Su Xing was reasonbly priced, had good customer service, and decent food.
Read morePros: good food, good value, professional staff
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