• CLOSED: Flowering Tea House

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Chinese restaurant offering labeled vegan dishes including some with faux meats. Under new ownership October 2023. Reported closed April 2024.


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15 Reviews

First Review by beepeewms

MagandaVegan

Points +42

Vegan
08 May 2022

Amazing vegan Chinese food

This is hands down one of the best Chinese restaurants I’ve ever been to. I’ve gone here numerous times and have never been disappointed, even when trying new items. The owner is so sweet, accommodating and supportive of vegans. Go support them and enjoy all the amazing vegan food!

Pros: Separate vegan menu , Family-owned , Delicious!

Cons: Not fully vegan

IsabellaChiesa

Points +45

Vegan
13 Mar 2022

Vegan fish, chicken, pork, and beef!

So cool how many vegan options they have! I love the sweet and sour chicken

Forman

Points +5801

Vegan
25 Sep 2021

nice menu

I heard about this place and had to check them out. Sounds like it was a total nightmare for others. I had the Mongolian beef vegan dish and the vegan pot stickers. I thought both dishes were good and would get again. I did come with 3 others and they were meat eaters and they thought everything was good, Not great. I believe all the fake meat vegan is soy products.
They also use a fair amount of oil in the frying of food. I try to avoid oil but some time I can’t completely avoid it.

Dropped off a new Happy Cow window sticker today🐂

Updated from previous review on 2017-12-05

DavidKWinslow

Points +178

Vegan
06 Aug 2019

Vegan menu and great food!

Owners are super friendly and ALWAYS remember us when we come in. They know vegan and do not make mistakes like other “vegan option” places make.

ValeriaPaz

Points +28

Vegan
22 Jul 2019

Tasty!

Love that they have a vegan menu! I have been here a number of times this year and tried the Kung Pao Vegan Chicken, Spring Rolls and Black Pepper Vegan Beef. All very tasty! New owners are accommodating to vegans just ask for their vegan menu.

BrianHenderson

Points +26

Vegan
24 Feb 2019

Great vegan chinese food with a separate menu and separate cooking area.

We go here whenever we are in Petaluma and the food is amazing and the owner is super nice.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Quick and tasty

Rudeboyrob88

Points +32

Vegan
09 Nov 2018

Awesome Chinese Vegan

This place had mixed reviews, but I decided to check it out on a lunch break. I was greeted and sat at a table as soon as I walked in. I let them know that I heard they had a vegan menu and the lady was very happy to hear that I was vegan. I ordered moo shoo “chicken” which was basically tofu, but it was amazing. It came with a vegan spring roll, it was s huge portion and very reasonably priced. I’m looking forward to returning to try some of their other dishes.

Pros: Great vegan Chinese food , Many options , Great service

Cons: I was given a fortune cookie at the end (not vegan

JessicaRivas

Points +36

Vegan
12 Jun 2018

Delicious and they’re so sweet!!

I accidentally called here, I was going to get noodles from another place in town but clicked on the wrong link. SO GLAD I DID! The woman was so amazing on the phone reassuring me that they could serve me and made me an order of noodles with fried tofu, veggies and a garlic ginger sauce. After reading they’re epic vegan menu I feel like I’ll be coming here a lot!

Pros: Definitely lots of vegan options, Understand what vegan is, Staff is amazing

Josh Fossgreen

Points +144

Vegan
19 Dec 2017

SO GOOD! Favorite Petaluma restaurant

UPDATE Dec 2017: I made this review under the previous owners, I now have some serious concerns based on all these reviews saying they're putting meat in the vegan dishes. Order with caution and say the word vegan 500 times!

ORIGINAL REVIEW
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My girlfriend and I (both long time vegans) have made this our new favorite place for a dinner date. The food is delicious, prices are reasonable, and staff is sweet and friendly.

Make sure you ask for the special vegan/vegetarian menu! It is a whole separate menu (green-ish instead of reddish - very appropriate!) and has lots of great stuff that's not on the other menu.

There are a few items on the veggie/vegan menu that may not be vegan, like the Honey Walnut Tofu (honey), and a couple things like fried rice can be made with egg or no egg, so just make sure to be clear when ordering that you want the vegan version.

Our favorite dishes so far are the vegan orange chicken and the eggplant and tofu in plum sauce.

The staff don't speak English very well, but they're very nice and we haven't had any misunderstandings with our orders.

The ambiance is pleasant, nice Oriental decor, simple and clean. Great place for a date.

Would give 5 stars if they only served vegan food!
Updated from previous review on Friday January 15, 2016


Updated from previous review on 2016-01-16

Pros: Delicious, lots of options, Good value, Good vibes!

Cons: Serves animal products

AndyT

05 Apr 2018

You might want to review your 4-star rating then, which is reserved for ***PERFECT*** non-vegan restaurants....

saysuan

Points +142

Vegan
09 Aug 2017

avoid this place

A group of us came here specifically because of their wide selection of plant based meat. We ALL exchanged our conventional menus for the vegetarian ones. Ordered some vegetables, tofu and some plant based meat dishes. The first bite of shrimp did not taste vegan, neither did the beef. Chinese restaurants often use bicarbonate of soda to soften and disintegrate the tough muscle, and that flavor was dominant. We asked the server who pretended we had ordered beef and shrimp, even though she had given us vegan popcorn chicken.

They did not comp the meal and pretended it was no big deal. She did offer to give us the original vegan version of what had actually ordered, but by then we had lost our appetite.

Pros: large selection of plant based meat dishes

Cons: don't actually serve you the plant based meat dish

AndyT

Points +2354

Vegan
09 Aug 2017

SERVED ANIMAL CARCASS TO VEGANS :-(

Posting this review on behalf of a Facebook friend (who is an outspoken vegan activist and entrepreneur).

Sharing this as HappyCow Ambassador so fellow Happycow users are informed.

Out of consideration for my friend's privacy, I limit this review to the facts of the incident:

- A group of vegans went to the place, as they had heard about the big vegan menu
- They asked for and received the vegan menu
- They ordered a number of dishes, among them vegan prawn and vegan beef
- Suspicious about the taste, they inquired whether it was really vegan
- The waiter informed them that they had been eating real beef and real shrimp.
- When they inquired how this could happen, as they specifically ordered from the vegan menu, they were told that the waiter had not fully understood (which nobody at the table could believe)
- there was no excuse from the restaurant.

Please inform yourself also in other places before going to this restaurant. There are supposedly a large number of very negative reviews, regarding being served non-vegan food and sanitary concerns.

Updated from previous review on 2017-08-09

Cons: SERVED ANIMAL CARCASS TO VEGANS

RII

Points +402

Vegan
28 May 2016

Good Variety of Vegan Options and Faux Meats

More vegan options than a typical Chinese restaurant. Especially good for going to dinner with non-vegan friends/family as they have many faux-meat items.

Nice atmosphere and staff. Always accepting of our questions and concerns.

Pros: Separate vegan/veg menu, Many faux-meat items for those who want that, Nice atmosphere

Cons: Most of regular menu is meat based

DM

Points +168

Vegan
06 Sep 2014

Vegan menu rocks!

Great selection of vegan dishes and faux meats. Staff is very nice. Eggplant with Tofu in Plum Sauce and Sweet Basil is the best! Vegan lunch menu with combos and specials as well.

rwalker

Points +83

Vegan
16 Jun 2014

Separate vegan menu!

Fantastic choice! The food was delicious. They have a separate vegan menu though it says vegetarian. Everything I saw was vegan unless you choose to add egg. One of the people in our group said there is something they put honey in, but that's it! They also deliver!!! I'm so glad we found this place!

Pros: Veg menu, Delicious food, Pleasant atmosphere

Cons: the "vegan drumsticks", the "salmon"

beepeewms

Points +22

Vegan
03 May 2014

Awesome Food. Lots Of Vegan Choices.

This is one of my family's go to restaurants. We love it. The are plenty of options for vegans and omnivores.




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