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Vegan
Chinese
Macrobiotic
Organic
Juice bar
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Re-opened Dec 2013 after move from 11618 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Vegan restaurant featuring an extensive Chinese and Asian veggie food menu. Brightly lit interior with both booth as well table seating. Reported closed November 2023.
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3830 International Dr (at Leisure World Plaza), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, 20906
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Last update on 17 Nov 2023 by yummymummy
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64 Reviews
First Review by condekedar
JeffAndrews
Points +13
AMAZING - Edit
We went there for lunch while visiting local relatives. We went again for lunch the very next day. I'm not a vegan (or a vegetarian) and I thought the food was absolutely delicious! Get the Udon noodles & vegetables.
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cocogypsy
Points +22
Long time favorite - Edit
Been coming here for years with mixed groups of friends and family, many are non-vegans who really enjoy the food as well. I especially love their soups, mushroom dishes, and particularly the steamed dumplings. I've probably tried about 20 of their dishes over the years and enjoyed every one. There are great options for people on the healthier side, as well as the crispy fried Chinese food lovers alike.
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Dreacon
Points +32
The Vegetable Garden - Edit
I have eaten there many times and always enjoy going back. Its vegan heaven!
Read morePros: 100% vegan with many items on the menu. , Excellent service., Reasonable Prices.
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SharonR
Points +3464
My Sushi Haven - Edit
Vegetable Garden's sushi is my food cravings savior. Last time I tried eating sushi at a non-vegan restaurant it was cross-contaminated with a bunch of roe and it was not good.
Read moreReally like their spicy California roll, thick fotomaki rolls, and inarizushi (rice wrapped inside seasoned deep fried tofu pockets.
Unlike Yuan Fu Vegetarian in Rockville, Vegetable Garden does a variety of foods. Sushi, Chinese, American. Perhaps as a consequence, I prefer eating Chinese food at Yuan Fu where I don't feel as overwhelmed by the choices.
Aside from sushi, love the crispy cumin tofu (it's the strangest consistency, like it's been air fried, love it), crispy black mushrooms, and vegan cakes 🎂
Pros: 💯 vegan, Sushi, Cakes
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BreeElle
Points +30
Excellent Vegan Options - Edit
I ate here many times, many years ago and it was excellent. Ate here recently with a friend and I really enjoyed the food. Typical Chinese restaurant interior. Leaves a lot to be desired. Service was pretty good.
Read morePros: Tons of vegan options
Cons: The inside needs updating.
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daroff
Points +1630
Five Stars - Edit
Updated ten years after initial review:
Read moreTen years later I can attest that Vegetable Garden is consistently excellent - with delicious food and attentive service. The menu options are many. There are healthy options and less healthy options. Many many faux meet options for the non-vegans among us.
We love: Soups (vegetable hot & sour), Sushi appetizer, spicy cumin tofu, 8 treasure eggplant, eggplant surprise, garden teriyaki bowl, kung pao tofu, hen of the woods, and moo [censored] vegetables.
Ten percent discount for paying in cash or if a member of the Veg Society of DC (VSDC).
From August 2010:
Amazingly wonderful veggie fare. We go a couple times a month, and are NEVER disappointed.
Pros: Consistently delicious, Attentive service , Many many options
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julesaregems
Points +431
Excellent quality food- but bland - Edit
We ordered delivery- received timely within 1 hr doordash or Grubhub.
Read moreThe quality of the food is really high fresh veggies.
Ordered the golden rice and kungpow chicken. The kungpow has no favor but the crispyness of the mock chicken was phenomenal the best I’ve ever had.
The golden rice was horrible.
I went home and added stir fry sauce to the kungpow. Really bummed because I saw great reviews but the food was so flavorless I’m scared to try again
Pros: Bland flavorless
Cons: Quality of food is REALLY high - very impressed, Great mock tofus
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RobertPm
Points +54
Worth a try - Edit
Went there once and ordered a variety of items. Ended up spending $50. I don’t recommend the Beef soup, but I do recommend their vegan sushi. Their dumplings were also okay. However the case, I loved the fact that they serve a good dessert.
Read morePros: Plenty of menu options
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NickyW
Points +16
They’re okay - Edit
They are not well versed in what soy free and no oil means. For example, you ask them to cook with no oil for your dish and they cook with oil anyway. Also when you tell them no soy products or no soy sauce due to allergies, they recommend their gluten free soy sauce, lol. They actually go ahead and use soy products in your food after you told them no. I will only order their rolls from now on.
Read morePros: California Roll
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VeganDietGuy
Points +189
I would go every day if I could afford it! - Edit
I LOVE this place for so many reasons: They have a huge and varied menu, the food is heart-healthy (many organic, low salt and oil) and delish, and it's really a good value!
Read moreI have so many favorite dishes, and really nothing that I don't like, though I may not order them as often. The wonton or hot and sour soup are both wonderful. I recommend the Futomaki or the Unagi (vegan eel) sushi for an appetizer. Or the pan fried or steamed dumplings. I also like the seaweed salad. For main dish, I like the Pineapple Fried Rice and the Soba, though there's a Teriyaki bowl with quinoa that also sticks to your ribs. There's really too many to mention. It can be overwhelming, in a good way! The service is pretty good, although with limited English, they may seem not that friendly. There is in-house baked bread that often comes before lunch, and they run out of it frequently, so go early!
Pros: Incredible selection, Everything is delicious, Reasonable prices/frequent guest discount
Cons: Location may not be convenient for all, Waitresses not especially friendly, Often run out of free bread
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Vandekieft
Points +326
Good sit in or take out - Edit
Lots of good options. Felt like it has a little too much oil though. Mostly good priced but a few options were way over priced.
Read morePros: options, seating, staff
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MarleyMckind
Points +22
Great - Edit
I really love vegetable garden, I go there all the time! They have a lot of options, 100% vegan, they even have gluten free desserts! I love the spicy beef noodle soup, and the sweet and sour delight.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Friendly staff
Cons: Some dishes are a little pricey
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kikoh
Points +69
excellent - Edit
Delicious food, nice and attentive staff. What more could I want at a vegan restaurant? They also have brown rice option.
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Alleycat
Points +21
Love this place - Edit
Really like this place. Food is delicious and staff are super sweet. The only con is the weird location but the restaurant itself is very nice.
Read morePros: Great menu options, Friendly atmosphere, Tasty food
Cons: Location
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ChristianGonzalez
Points +26
Love it - Edit
I really appreciate that they care so much about why is important to eat healthy.
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ohemgee
Points +825
One of the best - Edit
My boyfriend and I love this place so much! On top of making it our Christmas tradition, we try to dine here a few times a year. Some of our favorite dishes include:
Read moreSteamed Vegetable buns
Cumin fries
Eel sushi
Inari sushi
Cali roll
The “beef” noodle soup (large bowl)
Carved mushrooms with asparagus entree (crispy!)
Crispy black mushrooms
Crispy beef
Boyfriend loves the beyond meat burger
DID I MENTION THEY CARRY VEGAN TREATS CAKES??? This place rocks!!!!
Pros: vegan treats, delicious, friendly
Cons: can be slow at times order appetizers!
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AlisaBargeski
Points +56
Crappy Service - Edit
I totally support vegan restaurants and love the food here but the staff sucks. I tipped over 10% and the woman comes over to me and tells me I didn’t tip enough and asks for more money... I always seem to have issues with the staff. They roll their eyes when I come in as if they don’t want more customers (which is weird because the place is always empty).
Read morePros: Great food , Vegan!!!!
Cons: Crappy Staff
hwright
Yep, the staff is one of the greatest deterrents to this restaurant! Pushy, impatient, and borderline nasty. The prices are through the roof as well.
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AnouarMzoudi
Points +13
lots of vegan options! - Edit
had seitan gyro--huge n tasty! lots of vegan options to explore.
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Alexlpz2392
Points +31
FAVORITE PLACE - Edit
The SERVICE AND FOOD ENTIRELY GREAT!!!
Read morePros: All Vegan
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christopher.mannino
Points +73
will not dissapoint - Edit
one of the best totally vegan restaurants in the entire DC area. Menu is 99% asian, but includes a few random vegan options like "beef" wellington or fake hot dogs. The location in LeisureWorld is a bit out of the way, and the ambiance is honestly strange- with giant tv screens devoted to info about food, comparing food to body parts (example: mushrooms are good for hearing, because they look like ears). Still, the food is DELICIOUS- every dish is wonderful, and the new vegan desserts, including vegan cannoli and cakes- are wonderful. My wife and I go here whenever we want a vegan treat!
Read morePros: excellent food, vegan desserts
Cons: location
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Cmueller77
Points +50
Good Food! - Edit
I was coming home after a six hour drive and didn't feel like cooking so I stopped at this little restaurant. The "beef" soup was fantastic. I ordered take out, but the restaurant looked cozy. completely vegan and TONS of options. The cookies were just OK, but I will definitely going back!
Read moreCons: None that I noticed.
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HarryTheVegan
Points +80
My personal favorite restaurant! - Edit
The vast menu holds everything you could ever desire in asian cuisine. There is a great variety of every category, soup, sushi, fried rice, noodles, and even dessert! The sushi blows me away and is much more flavorable than any meat-based variety I've had in the past prior to being vegan. The menu has well over ten pages of mouth-watering glory! The desserts available include some cakes and pies such as key lime, and they even have vegan ice cream of the rice dream and so delicious brands. This is where I was first able to try vegan ice-cream and it was fantastic, at the low price of only three dollars a bowl as well. Any vegan in town who has yet to make a visit here is surely missing out!
Read morePros: Breath-taking selection, Fabulous desserts, Polite staff/beautiful atmosphere
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LycheeLara
Points +22
DELICIOUS - Edit
I am interpreting for 15 hours today at a troubled boys' shelter. I didn't want any Hamburger Helper (their lunch), so I decided to check Happy Cow at my boyfriend's suggestion. Imagine my surprise to see there was an all-vegan restaurant one mile away! And they deliver!! I ordered a dinner special and it came with two entrees, an appetizer, and a soup. The cilantro mushu roll and the mushroom dish were perfect in flavor and texture. The man who took my order helped me decide what to order because I was too lazy/hungry/indecisive to navigate at the extensive menu. I still haven't touched the veggie soba noodles or the soup because I'm saving it for my Boys' Shelter Meal Part 2. Service, speed, portion size, and TASTE... I give Vegetable Garden 5 stars all around. xoxoxoxoxo
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cookiem
Points +5952
Good choices but good trek required to experience! - Edit
Yes, it's back! Did you miss it? Did you never go? Well, now's your opportunity… as long as you have a car or know someone who has a car or can use a car sharing service…. the ability to get here from DC proper is not the easiest journey under the sun.
Read moreStill, if you go, it's worth it. It's nice to go somewhere for pan-Asian (mostly "Chinese") food and know that it is 100% vegan. Hats off to that! You can order soups, salads and sushi, though, most of which are not very Chinese-style, but, still good. When you sit down, they bring you a slice or two of whole wheat home-made bread. Good starter, but not super delicious, but good form to present it.
What to order? Fake meat fiend? They've got it here - chicken, beef, seafood. They also have gluten/seitan and tofu, the more "traditional" proteins for veg*ns. I think the chicken here is delicious, but so is the tofu, it's hard to decide. Chicken with asparagus may be my favorite chicken choice.
Also, they use mushrooms, fresh mushrooms, like shiitake -yum. It's in the spicy green beans, and also a dish with lima beans. Loved both of them!
All veg items are also choice decisions, like kale with other veggies, butternut squash, and asparagus. There are great noodle choices like noodle soup, udon, soba (a favorite!), and rice noodles. Hot pot is fun too, a clay pot with stewed veggie and protein, but not really my favorite choice.
They have brown rice, and you don't have to ask! They have organic soy sauce. They have tamari too, if you can't have gluten.
The desserts are not very tempting, because they are more just pureed fillings in pie crust, except the red bean bun (dim sum style, yum!) and sesame balls (more dim sum style!). I would rather spend my eating time eating the savory foods - fresh and hot, though Western-style, it's delicious!
Pros: Extensive menu, All vegan, Fast cooking
Cons: Slow seating and ordering, Dessert
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NIBsmf
Points +1375
Good - Edit
Food: 8. I had sweet and sour "chicken". I liked that it had chunks of veggies and fruit in it! (While the pepper, carrots, and snap peas they put in are common, the pineapple and cranberries they put in are not). The taste of this entree was good, but the texture of the "chicken" wasn't as realistis as some places I've been... you could tell this was tofu wrapped by some crispy/friend coating. I remember Yuan Fu (down the road, as others have mentioned) being more realistic, and better overall.
Read morePrices: 7. A bit pricey, though I guess average for veg*n restaurants.
Atmosphere: 7. Nothing special, but certainly not dingy or dirty or anything like that.
Staff: 8. Prompt.
Pros: Great vegan options!, Tasty, Reasonable prices
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Ethan
Points +232
Great Vegan Option in Suburban Maryland - Edit
I went to The Vegetable Garden a few nights ago with my husband (a vegan, too) and my parents (avowed omnivores with a leary attitude towards vegan food and mock meats.) We were ALL very pleased.
Read moreThe service was quick, attentive, helpful and courteous. The food was, overall, delicious. We really liked the Sesame Beef with Taro Root, The Jian Pao Eggplant and Crispy Eggplant. The Kung Pao Chicken was excellent, as well. My father is a French-Fries addict and connoisseur and he found them to be amazingly crispy, light and flavorful. I really enjoyed them, too.
We were less enthused with the Chicken Nuggets Teriyaki as the nuggets themselves were tasteless and the Terikai sauce was very vinegar-ish. Not a typical Terikayi flavor. The Tomato and Spinach soup was bland and also rather unflavorful. The Spring Rolls are deep-fried, more like a Eggroll, and they were VERY oily, so beware.
In all, though, this is a nice and clean restaurant with enormous portions of food for very reasonable prices. With such an enormous menu, I'll have to go back MANY TIMES before I can attempt everything on their appetizing menu!
Pros: Good Food, Huge Portions, Great Service
Cons: a few items are bland
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sgoodmanesq
Points +56
Soggy and mushy - Edit
I've been there a few times now and everything I've tried has tasted this way, with the exception of the soups which are very good. This place is also somewhat expensive for Chinese food. Yuan Fu, which is nearby, is reliably better and less expensive.
Read moreausernameforme
It has exactly the same type of menu (& pricing) as Yuan Fu, and was started by one of the former chefs from the vegetable garden!
Read morehwright
Yes, Yuan Fu has the original Vegetable Garden chef input. Yuan Fu has maintained its quality and integrity, whereas Vegetable Garden has become a soulless cookie cutter establishment.
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