Beer/Wine
Vietnamese
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. This Vietnamese restaurant has a separate vegetarian menu featuring mostly mock meat dishes. Open Mon-Tue 10:00am-9:00pm, Thu-Sun 10:00am-9:00pm. Closed Wed.
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1919 S Jackson St (at 20 Ave S, downtown Seattle), Seattle, Washington, USA, 98144
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Last update on 20 Jun 2023 by geometric-noise
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21 Reviews
First Review by punkinness
lmop
Points +134
Solid but not great - Edit
Huge vegan menu at this place, though not everything on said menu IS vegan - husband ordered pad Thai and was asked if he wanted egg on it, I asked for Vietnamese coffee and was told it's made with dairy milk and can't be made differently. I got the orange chicken lunch plate and it's got good flavor, but no crunch or crispiness to the chicken that I'd expect. Husband charitably described his pad Thai as "what I would get if I were pretty drunk and tried to make myself pad Thai." Not really surprising when you order Thai from a Vietnamese place though! I also ordered Thai tea but never got it and had to have it removed from the bill when I paid. They did apologize and offer it to go but we had places to be. We'll give it another try at some point because I long for shrimp.
Read morePros: Big portions , Reasonable prices (for Seattle) , They have a parking lot!
Cons: Vegan menu not fully vegan, Didn't receive drink
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EmdotAlice
Points +4275
Not impressed - Edit
Yes, they have a large vegan menu here. We tried several dishes from the vegan menu including the spicy wonton, tofu salad roll (fresh roll), bahn xeo, and double mushroom and eggplant with tofu, and my partner got a vegan Thai aced tea. The both really liked the spicy wontons. They had a good amount of spice and flavor. The fresh rolls were not bad, though the peanut sauce was too sweet. The bahn xeo was really fried compared to what we’ve had at other places and didn’t have much flavor at all. I didn’t like the double mushroom eggplant at all. The eggplant didn’t have much flavor. My partner agreed it was missing something, but he at least found it eatable. We suspect that for their vegan menu they remove the fish sauce but don’t do much to replace the flavor. Overall we were pretty disappointed. It could be we just ordered the wrong dishes but it’s unlikely we’ll be back.
Read morePros: Good spicy wontons
Cons: Some dishes pretty bland
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Seatown_vegan
Points +7484
My now go-to Vietnamese restaurant in Seattle - Edit
I can’t believe I haven’t been here until this year. Massive vegan menu with plenty of options. My go-to is the spicy noodle soup. Delicious! Throughout my visits I’ve also ordered vermicelli noodle bowls, fresh rolls, spicy dumplings. So much to choose from. Definitely worth visiting if in the area.
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clarebear9
Points +876
A HUGE vegan menu - Edit
8 pages of tons of vegan options. The pho with multiple vegan “meats” was great. Flavorful. The banh mi tofu/mushroom was soooooo good. And finally a Thai iced tea that’s vegan!!
Read morePros: Vegan menu , Thai iced tea, Variety
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Jimby
Points +78
Great vegan options - Edit
Delicious food with an entire vegan menu. Vegan bahn mi was amazing!
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lady3jane
Points +250
Good standby - Edit
Large vegan menu and everything I’ve tried has been tasty.
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JordynMary
Points +134
best banh mi - Edit
i have been ordering off grub hub like once a week for this place. their tofu banh mi is the best i’ve had outside of Vietnam. the bread is so soft. i love the egg rolls too and my omni partner loved the veggie pho. i am about to move closer to it so i’m looking forward to eating in!
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paulinas.statue
Points +42
Great Vegan Options - Edit
I really love the vegan options here. It’s a little confusing to order at times, but the food is tasty. It could definitely be a little less expensive, though.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options
Cons: Expensive
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bEzz
Points +1568
Vegan & Affordable - Edit
Moonlight Cafe has been slinging vegan food off its own separate veg menu for 20 years. It’s not fancy, but it’s tasty, filling, and affordable
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greysonstrzelczyk
Points +174
Extensive Vegan Menu - Edit
Great small restaurant. The vegan menu is HUGE and our waitress was helpful. The special combo fried rice was really yummy. There’s SO much to choose from.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options
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JayJay10
Points +241
Full vegan menu - Edit
They have a separate full vegan menu that makes it so much easier to order. Also, so many options. What delicious fresh food they have too. The staff was really friendly and extremely attentive.
Read morePros: Vegan menu, Friendly attentive staff, Yummy AF
Cons: A bit on the pricey side
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brittacathrine
Points +16
Favorite restaurant of all time - Edit
I crave the Moonlight springroll tray "Moonlight Dac Biet Khay" all the time, it's kind of a problem. OMG so good.
Read morePros: Huge vegan selection. Vegan menu has 105 items. , Inexpensive, Delicious
Cons: Kinda dirty inside and sketchy outside
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Vegegas
Points +23
Delicious! - Edit
I rarely give 5 stars (happy cow only allows a 4 star rating for non-vegetarian restaurants, a mistake since that's where you find the best vegetarian food,) but this place serves the best asian vegetarian food in Seattle, and the prices are affordable. Try the vermicelli noodles with lemongrass (mock) chicken, or the general tso chicken (kids favorite.) The special Pho comes with a variety of mock meats. Tofu is available if you don't like fake meat. The special appetizer with an abundance of vegetables, fake meats and noodles which you roll into transparent rice or bean sheets, after soaking them in hot water, is spectacular - enough food for a full meal for 2 people. Everything is very tasty and consistent. Service is not great, but acceptable.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2010-05-28
Pros: tasty, affordable, consistent
Cons: service, decor, Cleanliness
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WestSeattleLuke
Points +142
Dump - Edit
I used to love this place, but it has really gone down hill. If the owner isn’t standing outside chain smoking, he is inside yelling at his employees or coughing all over your food. The last time they cleaned the restaurant must’ve been during the Reagan administration. Do not go in the bathroom!! 🤢
Read morePros: Sentimental memories of meals past
Cons: Dirty, Unsanitary , Unappetizing
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AdelliePop
Points +20
Okay - Edit
Heard really good things about this restaurant from other vegans. When i went, it looked really run down and unkempt from the outside. Inside looked about the same. Staff was really nice and there were lots of Vietnamese customers. I guess thats a good sign that the food is authentic. Had lots of food options for both vegans and non-veg/vegans. Did not wait long at all to receive our dishes but the food was SUPER greasy and tasted like any other Vietnamese take out would. So nothing special really. Probably wouldnt go there again.
Read morePros: Quick to serve
Cons: A bit run down, Food was really greasy
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Arti
Points +743
Tasty food - a little on the oily side - Edit
I like the food a lot. Had the mongolian beef - does not taste a whole lot like real beef but very tasty never the less. The food was a little too oily so I would personally not eat it regularly but I loved it as my once-in-a-while unhealthy eat out :D
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Veg4Jay
Points +2171
Very Yummy Veg/Vegan Options - Edit
The food here is very delicious with an entire menu of veg/vegan options. The food is really worth trying! One of my new faves!! The staff are friendly, the restaurant is pleasant and the price is right!
Read morePros: Excellent Food and Many Veg/Vegan Options, Very Pleasant Environment and Staff, Really Reasonably Priced
Cons: The do have Meat Options....
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bitebitebite
Points +88
Pleasantly rich - not too much so - Edit
Fake meat dishes in Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants are often heavy and greasy. In this regard Moonlight was a pleasant surprise (at least for the dishes I tasted on a visit there).
Read moreThere was definitely some richness and grease present, but in just the right amount. It wasn't overdone, there was plenty of flavor and it was easily less than Bamboo Garden.
I was there on a weekday evening and it was busy, but we didn't have to wait too long (in the cute waiting area). The ambiance is ok, but it can be rather loud and difficult to hold a conversation across a table.
Service was decent. Neither outstanding nor anything complain about.
As other's mention - you'll want the green menu. There are so many options! I'll be going back to try more, just not right away.
UPDATE : Ate here a second time and was diissapointed. The "sesame tofu" is just some oily, bland tofu with sesame seeds stuck to it. :( Recommend against ordering that dish. Dropping the rating a notch.
Pros: Wide selection, Plenty of flavor, not overdone, Reasonably priced
Cons: A little on the loud side
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salxvx
Points +71
Best asian food in town! - Edit
I used to live in Seattle and whenever I got a craving for asian food this was my go to place and it never let me down. I should also say that this place is still worth coming back to every time I'm in town. They have a vegan and an omni menu so make sure you get the green one as the items on the vegan one are also described as "beef" and "chicken" so it can be a bit confusing. They make their own fake meats and you can tell the texture is different than most asian places, as for the flavor: it is unsurpassable. I recently went back and took some friends who are vegan, locals and had never heard of it. They were mesmerized with how good the food is. You can tell a place is good/legit when you go at lunch hour and it is crowded with natives. It was always a reassuring feeling when I started noticing that. Portions are good as well as the prices. My only complaint about this place is that not enough vegan people know about it. It is an absolute must!
Read morePros: Excellent Food, Good value, Good portions
Cons: Also serves meat
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Chef Kati
Points +120
Always Divine! - Edit
We have been to Moonlight more than 15 times and obviously like it a lot! We have taken non vegetarian friends many times and because of the two menus (red for carnivores and green for we veggies) everyone is happy. There are over 100 items on the vegetarian menu and we've never been disappointed. Parking is right in front and free.
Read morePros: Varied & large menu, free parking in front, authentic ingredients
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punkinness
Points +137
super tasty - Edit
they have 2 menus, a vegan and a carnivour. the fake meat on the vegan fare are incredibly tasty, each different 'meat' having it's corresponding flavors and textures. while i never cared for real fish, their mock fish dishes (especially the smoked salmon) are awesome. great variety of dishes, veggies have always been fresh and pretty, the serving sizes are about average or a little better than average.
Read morePros: fake meats, decent portion size, large veg menu
Cons: location, it's not fully vegan, temp-bring a coat
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