Vegan-friendly
Chinese
Fast food
Take-out
Filipino
Moved here in 2014; formerly just Quan Yin Chay. Owned by Taoists, uses no garlic or onion. A la carte menu features many mock meat dishes that are already cooked and displayed in case. Sells take-away and frozen food. Relocated from 739 Ongpin St. Reported closed January 2024.
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168 Shopping Mall STA Elena St, Bgy 293, Zone 028 Binondo, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Last update on 09 Jan 2024 by Lernerlangwej
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18 Reviews
First Review by ole_ersson
lokalvegan
Points +1643
Mediocre - Edit
The food quality is mediocre. Nothing special. Everything was oily.
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Hard
Points +246
Tasty - Edit
Good flavours and textures in the dishes I tried... which were three out of fifty plus. You select from precooked point and pick buffet.
Read moreI recommend the radish
Pros: Lots and lots of options nearly all vegan, Súper cheap, Really tasty food.
Cons: Hard to know what everything is...
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Futro
Points +1648
Interesting experience - Edit
As someone already said in the review this place is worth to visit to have an interesting experience. You choose 3 types of dishes plus rice and drink, the staff was nice and helpful. The food was ok but I wouldn’t come back.
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JenniferEgargo
Points +24
Excellent - Edit
For my food trip on my birthday last July 11, I order 3 types of Veggie meats, Spaghetti, Cuapao, Soya Milk no Sugar, to be honest I'm very satisfied of what I eat and a cup of teas.
Read morePros: Fruitarian
Cons: ₱
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ta-mara!
Points +284
Nice - Edit
The food is really good and cheap. There are many options (vegetarian and vegan) we choose 3 and some rice and paid 120 php each. Also water and tee is for free.
Read moreThere is also a kind of a supermarket in the restaurant were you can buy vegetarian and vegan stuff.
Pros: Good food, Many options (vegetarian &vegan), cheap
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MatildeFieNøhrGram
Points +130
Amazing experience!! - Edit
Visit this restaurant if you wanna try something different and fun. I liked to try all the new kinds of mock meat as it’s usually not a thing I eat often.
Read moreWith so many different kinds of options there should be some for everyone.
Don’t expect good service or some extraordinarily taste. Go there for the experience!
Pros: Almost everything is vegan , Cheapest vegan meal in Manila so far. , 380 php for two people with drinks
Cons: Food wasn’t all warmed , Horrible service.
Guest
jc_silver
Points +245
Great Vegetarian Canteen - Edit
Great food variety, shop, amazing
Read morePros: Free water and tea, Toilet, Shop
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lotustummy
Points +1194
fantastic! find it! - Edit
Such a great selection of dishes to choose from. 129 pesos for 3 choices and rice. Free tea and water. We had the Bicol express and some gluten and tofu options. All delicious! Highly recommend a trip down to ongpin street.
Read morePros: lots of options , can try Filipino dishes you otherwise can’t.
Cons: not a fancy place :)
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kool_kitchen
Points +862
Cheap cheerful chinese fare. - Edit
Cafeteria style look and point dishes with a few a la carte options. Nice and cheap with plastic tables, not one for soaking up atmosphere at.
Read moreThe mock meat dishes are tasty with a lovely hot and sour soup, highlights fake rib skewers, dim sum and pak choy with fake meat.
The deserts were lacklustre.
Pros: cheap, tasty mock meat dishes, central location
Cons: school cafeteria atmosphere, luke warm prepared dishes, limited drinks
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Katritz
Points +81
Great value fast (or slow) food - Edit
Most items are for turo-turo (pre-cooked) and thus can be obtained in no time. Taking that and the very low prices into account, the tasty food is outstandingly good value.
Read moreThe Sisig and Tao Pao as well as the à la carte Maki Mi come recommended. Almond jelly too :)
Pros: Tasty, Fast, Cheap
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totoro7
Points +26
Good value, many options. - Edit
I enjoyed my dinner here. While there are many mock meat dishes, I ordered rice, string beans and young jackfruit in coconut milk. Everything was quite good, and tasted fresh. The string beans had a surprising taste, because they had been cooked with bayleaf - I'll have to try that at home sometime. There seem to be other dishes available, apart from the ones displayed. Ask the staff about noodles and soups. Got a glass (not cup) of hot Chinese tea for free, which took me a while to finish, considering the hot weather. Stocked up on frozen tofu cakes (a type of soft tofu), vegetarian instant noodles, and a couple of cans of vegetarian fish. The cans were a bit expensive at PHP170-180, but the rest was very reasonably priced. I wish I had such a nice, dependable vegetarian outlet near my place.
Read morePros: A variety of dishes, Many vegetarian products for sale, One of few vegetarian places in Manila
Cons: Sometimes packed in the evening, Many staff don't speak much English
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BettyxB
Points +126
Good enough! - Edit
This place isn't the greatest, but is clean and cheap, a lot of options to choice, buffet and menu, the employees are super helpful explaining what things are and pointing was is or not vegan (chickn isn't vegan btw). Good enough!
Read morePros: Clean, Cheap
Cons: Hard to find, Far from the metro station
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bry1408
Points +41
Lots of Variety - Edit
I was already familiar with the streets of Binondo although I love at Pasig City so I did not have trouble finding the place. I tried four dishes and they have their own unique taste with free hot tea on the side. I went there around 3PM and I was the only customer during my visit. The food was not freshly cooked so it was reheated but still it was good to eat. I also bought a mock smoked ham for home frying.
Read morePros: Healthy, Good price
Cons: A bit far from where I live, Need to go early for a fresher taste
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loulou.lou
Points +81
quan yin chay - Edit
This Chinese restaurant specializes in mock meats--including "fish," tempura "shrimp," and even "shark-fin" soup! The restaurant is 100 percent vegetarian, and the majority of the dishes are vegetable- or soy-based. The food is great and inexpensive!
Read moreFor more info on veg restos, visit: http://www.petaasiapacific.com/feature-VegEatingInThePhilippines.asp
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Green Monster
Points +63
Chinese food - Edit
This Chinese restaurant specializes in mock meat--it even has mock fish, mock tempura shrimp, and mock shark-fin soup! The restaurant is owned by a Taoist and is 100 percent vegetarian. There are many mock-meat dishes and the vegetables are heated throughout the day, so some may be soggy and overcooked by the time you eat it.
Read morePros: Most dishes are oily
Cons: Cheap
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Michael Tait
Points +149
Cheap simple fare, good by Manila standards - Edit
I ate here on 4 occasions in May '09. Prepared dishes in bain marie all required microwave heating to be adequately warm enough for me. Each dish cost P50. No beer available, ditto chili.
Read morePros: ok food, cheap, clean
Cons: simple dishes, nothing freshly cooked, bit bland
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erbavore
Points +108
Its OK, but don't write home about it - Edit
The restaurant is your typical "hospital cafeteria" style style of ordering. Point to the pre-made food and they give it to you. Yet first the NUKE it. It is similar to Bodhi.
Read moreThe main dishes were marginal at best. Very oily. The quality of the food is also that of bulk made food. Not so good.
The food does seem more fresh than Bodhi, yet it does sit out for hours at a time before being consumed.
I would eat here again if I were in the area, but I wouldn't drive to come here.
What surprised me was the Green Jello they served. I kindly let them know that it was made up of all kinds of bones from the animals. They seemed mildly concerned about it. Lets see if they have Jello in tomorrows menu. Yet if they didn't know that Gelatin wasn't vegetarian, what else is in the food that they don't know about.
I promptly asked them about MSG. Luckily they don't use it.
Pros: price, location
Cons: fresheness, is it really veggie food, taste
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ole_ersson
Points +317
Filipino/Chinese style "turo turo" - Edit
Visited here twice last week. Filipino style "turo turo" (literally, "point point", ie a la carte) mainly mock meat based Filipino dishes. Huge selection of dishes. Inexpensive. Spacious dining area for Chinatown. However, dishes tend to be on the oily side and high calorie. Banquet area upstairs. Many take away items like "siopao" (steamed buns) and "lumpia" (spring rolls). Bulk frozen and dried Taiwanese "meats" also for sale. Most dishes likely vegan but one frozen "meat" label mentioned whey as an ingredient.
Read morePros: inexpensive, filipino "turo turo"style, large selection
Cons: oily, highly calorie
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