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CLOSED: Shangri-La
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10
Closed
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Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Chinese
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Kosher
Simple vegetarian Chinese cuisine, reported to be all-vegan but with optional egg. The varied menu features vegetable and tofu dishes, rice and noodle, sizzling platters, and faux meat dishes. Narrow but deep interior with dim lighting, plenty of seating. Old school decor. Located in the Chinese/Asian section of Irving street alongside other Vietnamese and Chinese food restaurants. Reported closed, Dec 2018.
15 Reviews
First Review by Seitan_Nic
livegreenwearblack
Points +329
RIP Shangri-La - Edit
This was one of my favorite vegan places in San Francisco - it was vegan AND kosher! They operated from a "food as medicine" perspective and had so many delicious soups.
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maltman23
Points +6962
Nice, quiet, good Chinese food - Edit
I've been going to Shangri-La for years. It is out of the way for me since I don't live in The Sunset, but worth the trek.
Read moreService is always good, and food is also consistently good! The atmosphere is also quiet, and pleasant, in an old school Chinese restaurant kind of way.
I especially like the Pie Pa Balls with Broccoli.
Pros: Good vegan food , Good service , Reasonably priced
Guest
ManceyBancey
Points +89
good prices and lots of options - Edit
I love being able to pick off the entire menu! Traditional Asian flavors with lots of veggie options. I had the curried fried rice which was super spicy.
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VeganScientist
Points +847
Yuck! - Edit
We went there because the reviews were really good, but everything we ordered was gross. We got the hot and sour soup that everyone raved about, but it was a salty mess with hardly any solid matter in it. The broth was a gelatinous goup hardly worth the title soup! The entrees were also tasteless and made with frozen veggies that were freezer burned and bland. We didn't finish what we ordered and we didn't want to take it home. Gross.
Read morePros: cheap, but you get what you paid for.
Cons: Gross
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SethV
Points +133
Kosher Vegan Fare - Edit
A kosher certified vegan Chinese restaurant. Very inexpensive with cheap lunch menu.
Read moreThe food was tasty but not the best i have ever had at similar places.
Pros: Kosher certified, Inexpensive
Cons: Could taste better
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ChanceArnold
Points +438
So good and worth it! - Edit
Basically everything they have is vegan, I at least couldn't find anything not vegan. It's all labeled Vegetarian and says veggie so I asked for everything I wanted and they told me! We got Wonton, Potstickers, Tofu Ball with broccoli and Szcechuan Tofu! It was delicious and inexpensive!
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ChiHsien
Points +16
My Wife is a Gourmet Vegan Chinese Chef - Edit
All the stellar reviews are true. We are a vegan family that enjoys really, really well prepared Chinese Vegan dishes at home. My wife is from Taiwan and is an amazing chef. She loves this place and that is a big, big compliment. This restaurant is superb. Quality, Taste, Cleanliness and Pricing.
Read moreEnough said?
We don't go out to eat in SF often, but when we do, this is it.
Pros: Taste, Quality, Price
Guest
soma
Points +115
Best Chinese Vegetarian Restaurant in SF - Edit
My 'go to' #1 vegetarian restaurant in San Francisco, an all time favorite.
Read moreThis is easily the best Chinese Vegetarian restaurant my family has been to in San Francisco - I write this after a couple of dozen visits.
Service is friendly and fast. Doesn't matter what you order from the menu, food is top notch, fresh, addictive and tasty.
Updated from previous review on Sunday March 14, 2010
Updated from previous review on Thursday January 02, 2014
Pros: Best Tasting Vegetarian Chinese in SF, Large Portions, Good Value
Cons: None
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dkinjer
Points +305
very enjoyable - Edit
My spouse had the sweet and sour spare ribs and I had a tofu dish with vegetables - there are so many on the menu that I don't remember which one, but I did enjoy it. We had two guests with us (family) who also enjoyed what they ordered. The restaurant is pleasant, the service was good, the tea served with the meal also enjoyable.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Tuesday August 05, 2014
Pros: Tasty food, good service
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sandramv
Points +110
1 of my faves! Convenient, delicious & affordable! - Edit
The complete menu is vegan, they have delicious food and big portions. They also have lunch 'bento boxes' which are super yummy, filling and affordable. Located in the Sunset District, on the not-so crowded part of Irving. The people there are so sweet and helpful. The service is great, the food is one of the best chinese vegan food I've tasted.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Thursday July 24, 2014
Pros: Delicious, Affordable, Location
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Chia
Points +3631
Authentic Chinese, casual and quick - Edit
I had read about this place on happycow and decided to come here and try the food. Here's my Shangri-la review.
Read moreIt's a narrow place but deep and actually fits plenty of tables. The decor is a bit old school and slightly out-dated. The staff is quick and friendly.
Menu is extensive with a variety of rice, vegetable, mock meats, and noodle dishes. I wasn't terribly hungry, so I just a fried rice without egg. It was brown rice with diced fresh veggies and small cubes of smoked tofu. The flavor was pretty good, and is authentically Chinese, but the brown rice was a too hard for my liking. I often find that restaurants that serve short grain brown or red rice do not soak the rice before cooking and ends up serving slightly hard rice.
The diners at the next table ordered some yummy looking pan-fried dumplings and a sizzling hot plate with veggies and a faux beef which smelled good.
From perusing the menu I saw that the prices were all rather inexpensive with most dishes range from $7.25 to $8 each.
Overall Shangri-la is a good place to grab an inexpensive, real Chinese meal. Not fancy but hearty enough.
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celestialstar2004
Points +107
Dingy - Edit
In the past we had wonderful vegetarian Chinese cuisine in SF. This was not 1. The restaurant was dark and dingy. The servor, maybe the owner, did not speak enough English to understand my allergy to mushrooms so she gave me fungus instead. The fried wontons were mostly greasy dough and the house tea had a strange taste. The restaurant needs updating in my ways. We were disappointed.
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Mimi710
Points +693
Tasty Chinese in the Sunset - Edit
Everything is vegan, prices are reasonable and they have won lots of best of awards. It's close to Golden Gate Park. There is lots to choose from like at other vegan chinese places. I would give them one ding though because the cubed tofu in my dish tasted like Lifelight which was a little off putting. It's near Enjoy but open when Enjoy isn't (that's how I actually ended up going the first time --- it was 3 pm and I found out that Enjoy is closed between 2:30 and 5.) so that's a plus. My friend and I both liked our food. I prefer Enjoy and Golden Era but I would go back here. Also, the name is fun to say.
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condekedar
Points +10230
Unusual selection, friendly service - Edit
I found the service here to be super-friendly and attentive. They give you free, subtle, tasty herbal tea which I got addicted to. The menu features unusual dishes (vegetarian kidney anyone?), which I have to try later. For this first visit, I tried their black bean "chicken." It was a decent, straight-forward stir fry with plenty of vegetables. However, what they gave me was actually mock duck from a can, which was okay, but hardly spectacular, given the array of mockmeats you can find in San Francisco. On a whole, there wasn't any special here, but it seemed pleasant and comforting and I look forward to trying their more unusual fare next time.
Read morePros: Service, Unusual dishes
Cons: Indistinct
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Seitan_Nic
Points +364
Best Chinese lunch! - Edit
Lunch at Shangri-La is the best. Here's what you get: Herbal tea, the best homemade pickled vegetable salad you've ever had, "soup of the day"(always the same but delicious, tofu, potato, carrot and cilantro), a spring roll (vegan+delicious), an entree (I recommend the Cashew Gluten), brown rice and a couple of orange slices for under $10. If you go anytime but lunch, try my personal fav: B3- vege lamb with dioscoria root- incredible. Good service too.
Read morePros: Great food!, CHEAP!, Good service, too.
Cons: There are some misses on the menu. , Avoid the "chicken".
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