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Vegan
Chinese
Take-out
Vietnamese
An all vegan Burnaby restaurant. Vietnamese noodle soups and crepes, bubble teas, veggie salmon hotpots, veggie lemongrass chicken. Previously vegetarian, now 100% vegan as of March 2011. Mockmeats have been verified to be from reliable sources and all vegan. Previously called Paradise Vegetarian Noodle House. Open Wed-Sat 12:00pm-3:00pm, 5:00pm-8:30pm.
60 Reviews
First Review by scocasso
philjdomm
Points +945
Good for way out there - Edit
Finally made the effort to try...
Read moreI am privileged to live in VanCity
Pros: far, good for location, space
Guest
kimward8
Points +574
Vegan Vietnamese! - Edit
Everything we tried here was really good. I can't wait to go back and try everything else on the menu. The lettuce wraps with peanut sauce are amazing. The eggplant with something fried on top was also incredible. I also really liked the ginger soy meat balls. It is definitely hard to find though, it is in a mini-mall. My GPS couldn't find the address so we drove around for a while before finding it.
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Dauliflower
Points +725
Always worth it - Edit
When I first discovered Paradise I set out to try out everything on the menu; it's huge! However, my man and I got stuck ordering the broccoli veggie chicken with black bean sauce and the spicey potato and veggie chicken curry the last...several visits, because it's our favorite combination to share thus far. I still want to try everything. It's all so fantastic.
Read moreThe desserts are all amazing but my favorite is the taro pastry(which kinda tastes like a fresh fried doughnut with a yummy soft center), and the vietnamese coffee is just perfect.
If I didn't live so close and was able to get there via car I don't think I would go as often(we go every few weeks). It's not in a very transit friendly area, which is unfortunate. Everything is made fresh when you order so be prepared to wait. There is some awesome reading material provided if you fancy it, which is pretty cool. Basically, relax and enjoy :)
I truly believe you don't have to be into vietnamese food or be vegan to enjoy it.
Pros: consistant, afforable, delicious
Cons: long wait, kinda weird hours, hard to get to by transit
Guest
trufflepiggy
Points +62
mmm, soup! - Edit
i first found paradise back in 2005; a friend and i were driving through the streets of burnaby looking for it, convinced we were going the wrong way...and then we came up over the hill, saw a mini-mall, and found the best soup i'd had in years. over the years, i've tried nearly everything on their menu, but now that i'm mostly raw, it's a bit difficult...but every so often, i'll get a craving for their soup, so i have to go.
Read morei used to be all over their beef rice noodle soup, then their spicy noodle soup, and then their chicken curry vermicelli (with that spicy, coconut curry broth, sweet potates and potatoes), and then it was their vietnamese hot & sour soup. right now, my current soup obsession at paradise is their spinach tofu soup: a fragrant broth that tastes like sesame oil with slices of tofu and fresh baby spinach leaves.
i also love their diy dinner; it's colourful and fresh.
this place has great food, and is a must-try. it's also the only fully vegan vietnamese restaurant that i know of in metro van.
Pros: comforting and delicious soups, inexpensive, only vegan vietnamese resto around here
Cons: food wait times are sometimes long
Guest
aquacat
Points +39
Small treasure in the suburbs - Edit
We've been going to this place for years and enjoy it every time. It's a small restaurant in Crest Plaza, with plenty of free parking. Service is generally very fast, and the food is made fresh. There's a good variety of soups and main dishes. The fresh spring rolls with peanut sauce are excellent -- you can also get them fried but I prefer not.
Read moreAlso recommended: Ginger "chicken", lemongrass tofu, mixed veg curry, eggplant curry. The curry dishes are all very good, and they're all different, ie they don't all taste the same. Our favourite two soups are House Combination Soup and Spinach Tofu Soup.
Overall the food is fresh and tasty, with more coconut and curry than Chinese veg food, and less oily.
Tea comes with the meal, and there are soft drinks or soy or fruit drinks. The Vietnamese coffee is yummy -- made just like in Vietnam, with a filter and sweetened condensed milk (soy milk?)
The restaurant has recently been redecorated with nice hardwood tables. The photos on the website are old.
Prices are reasonable. Even non-vegetarians like this place. Can't say enough good things about it.
Pros: Fresh, tasty food, Fast, friendly service, Free Parking
Guest
scocasso
Points +340
Home Made Food Still Exists In Restaurants - Edit
The food is pretty good, and different than what I usually eat. My kids really enjoy the food too. Choices Market (health food) built a store right next door for the obvious reason that this little Vegetarian Noodle House proved everyone wrong -- showing that there are indeed vegetarians and vegans outside of Vancouver. I believe this restaurant is the furthest vegetarian restaurant east of Vancouver in the GVRD area. Hurrah! As far as I can recall, I believe every item on the menu is vegan. They are not professional cooks and thus, service is slow therefore I recommend visiting outside busy hours. But, if you are used to the very very slow service of the typical Canadian restaurant (i.e. at least 45min until you see any food), then you won't even notice.
Read morePros: Near my home!!, Not driving 45km to Vancouver, Interesting tasty food
Cons: slow service, I have no idea how to get the by bus
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