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Vegan
Thai
Delivery
Take-out
Opened June 2012, this vegan restaurant serves Thai food and is child-friendly. Its other location in Lincoln Park changed management and name to Vegan Plate. Relocated from 1605 W Montrose Ave. Open Mon 4:00pm-9:00pm, Tue 11:00am-9:00pm, Thu-Sun 11:00am-9:00pm.
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Added by ·X· on 06 Jun 2011
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76 Reviews
First Review by ·X·
painlain
Points +25
Great options - Edit
I fell in love with their red curry with tofu first and have since ordered their American broccoli with pepper steak, green curry, yellow curry and chicken nuggets. Everything is always delicious and fresh.
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peteycards
Points +1832
enjoyed it! - Edit
Had a great and quick dinner here in 2018. Soy "orange chicken" was great--good flavor, well-fried. Everything we had was good. All-vegan menu, which is always a treat for me.
Read morePros: good food
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Fricka
Points +1597
Decent - Edit
One of the few places to find vegan Thai Ice coffee and tea. I had Banana spring rolls where I found the portion too small (only two pieces for $4) and the interior of the restaurant is not the most aesthetically pleasing, yet the menu is large and the service prompt.
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MichelleKeim
Points +28
YES! Go! - Edit
In addition to being vegan I have a bunch of sensitivities but felt great after my meal at Urban Vegan. It’s really tasty food made with care. My carnivorous kids love it too. Nice detail is that they provide good condiments like Bragg aminos and beverages like Zevia.
Read morePros: I felt great after eating there! , Nice beverage and condiment selection
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lavender25
Points +333
This place is delicious. - Edit
Felt the need to leave a review to offset the negative review some lazy person left below complaining about their delivery boundaries. 🙄 get over yourself.
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FoxxSau
Points +266
All hail Urban Vegan - Edit
It’s so awesome to have access to a vegan restaurant with these kinds of foods. Vegan lovers of Asian cuisine, rejoice!
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AngelaFlatland
Points +178
Super Good! (same as vegan plate) - Edit
Same menu as vegan plate. The food is very good. Great for take out.
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MichaelBradfordII
Points +12
love this place - Edit
Eating green can be expensive but not here. You get great appetizers and main dishes at great prices. Not only are the prices good but the food is great as well. Definitely check this place out.
Read morePros: Food, Good prices, Great Service
Cons: Small place
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jennie.t
Points +65
a favorite - Edit
i've eaten here several times over the years and have never been disappointed.
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AprilFigueroa
Points +26
Omg! - Edit
I absolutely love the Pad thai
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JonJon
Points +20904
Very good and afordable vegan food - Edit
I went there for lunch and really liked the experience. The staff was very friendly, the menu offers many, many options so it was hard to choose! All the dishes I took were excellent. In particular, I recommend the tofu skewers with satay sauce and the curry dumplings. Their desserts were very nice too and portions are generous for the price.
Read moreI would definitely go back again when in Chicago. It is particularly convenient when bicycling along the lake towards North.
Pros: tasty food, many choices, generous portions, friendly staff
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JillMari6243
Points +28
Delicious! - Edit
My husband and I both ordered the vegetable stir fry with seitan. It came with salad, soup, spring r
Read moreolls, brown rice and stir fried veggies with seitan. Fabulous. I highly recommend this place.
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AnnFromIllinois
Points +849
loved it! - Edit
This was a great find! I had a combination plate which means you got a main dish, two spring rolls, rice and a little side salad. The pumpkin, eggplant and tofu dish that I chose was excellent with a bit of a kick. However the absolute not to be missed choice is the sticky rice. Best I've ever had anywhere!
Read moreIt's a small unpretentious Thai cafe north of downtown. Cute area, parking on the street.
Pros: awesome sticky rice, lots of variety
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Uvita
Points +50
Best Vegan Thai Food in Chicago - Edit
This tiny, adorable storefront serves authentic and delicious Thai food ... and the best part is you don't have to even ask about fish sauce because it's all vegan. In addition to tofu protein options include imitation fish, shrimp, chicken, and pepper steak. I am a big fan of the fake chicken satay and the curries with the fake fish. I love that the curries come with a sticky pile of red rice. The only downside is that some of the dishes, like the PET (Pumpkin, eggplant and tofu) are a little boring and the noodles can be overcooked.
Read morePros: Good Value, Friendly Staff, Cute Decor
Cons: Limited seating
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VegFor40Years
Points +17
Hits the spot - Edit
I have ordered in from here twice. I will say, it took a really long time to arrive, but it was worth the wait. Chicken pad thai and ginger beef were both delish, pretty much like any decent non-vegan Thai place but with fake meat and no worries about fish sauce and the like. I have never eaten shrimp (like really never) so I ordered cashew shrimp thinking it might be interesting to get an idea of what the appeal of shrimp is. All I can say is, if that is even remotely similar to what real shrimp tastes like then I just feel a bit sorry for those poor people who feel the need to eat it. It was not good at all.
Read moreAnyway, overall, good solid Thai without fear of contamination. I will definitely order in from hrere again and again.
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mariec1
Points +125
Great Thai Food - Edit
Love the vegan options here. Their "shrimp" Yakisoba is delicious. Also love the noodle dishes. And the Tom Yum soup is a must for when you're feeling sick. I lived on it the week I was down with the flu. Thank you Urban Vegan.
Read morePros: Fast Friendly Service, Great variety
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PeteBull5
Points +47
surprisingly good at a decent price - Edit
I'm the type of vegan who really enjoys meat substitutes. this place does a great job with them (especially the pepper steak).
Read morewhen my friend and I came here mid week day, it was slow and empty, so the staff was more doting than normal I think. one person came for take out, and a couple sat at a table as we were leaving.
I try not to eat out often (about once a month) but this place is certainly worth it
Pros: great price, really good food, good, friendly service
Cons: kinda small, unappealing decor
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Petesternz
Points +1447
Worth visiting for sure - Edit
Really enjoyed Urban Vegan. It wasn't mind-blowingly good, but the food was really tasty, and we enjoyed every dish. I liked the pad thai especially, and everything had real flavour and creativity. Definitely worth visiting.
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veganmiss
Points +540
Mock Meat Heaven - Edit
For starters, my friend and I had the grilled veggie dumplings, the house salad, and seafood tom yum soup. The portions are big! The dumplings were about what we expected - your everyday vegan frozen dumpling that was grilled. I think next time, I'd like to try the crispy chicken or chicken satay instead. They sound interesting! The house salad was filled with lots of veggies and I went with peanut sauce for the dressing. There is also tahini and Italian dressing. I've never had a Larb salad before since they aren't vegan, but that's the next salad I'm going to try here. The tom yum soup with seafood was interesting, to say the least. I've had vegan fish fillets before and vegan shrimp... but never the fish in a broth. Personally, the best preparation I've ever seen of vegan fish was in a light sauce and the fillet slightly seared. The seaweed wrapped around it to be the "skin" gives it that fishy taste quality. Vegan shrimp, for me, isn't really worth it. It's chewy and doesn't add much to the mix.
Read moreOur dinner entree's were the garlic pepper entree with pepper steak and the pad won zen with soy chicken. The pepper steak was pretty good and it came with rice, though I would have appreciated a few more veggies tossed in there. I liked the pad won zen very much (it has more veggies), but it was cold which kind of ruined the appeal (was looking forward to hot noodles!). Next time, I think I'd like to try the P.E.T. (pumpkin, eggplant, tofu) and the wonton noodle soup (I've missed wonton soup since being vegan - it was my staple at Chinese restaurants since I was a wee one).
Overall, I think Urban Vegan is a nice change from the normal Thai vegan dining experience (no fish sauce! no oyster sauce! no egg! tofu!). I'm definitely going to come back and try it again. It seems to be doing great thus far and the Chicago vegan community loves it.
For a complete review, please see my blog here: http://veganmiss.blogspot.com/2011/12/vegan-chicago-restaurant-review-of.html
Pros: tasty, extensive menu, mock meats
Cons: small seating area, long wait, crowded
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bignameactress
Points +80
Terrific Thai - Edit
The pad thai with soy chicken (lunch special) was one of the best pad thai dishes I've ever had. (And I've had quite a few!) It was served with a lime slice, a sizable (yay!) pile of crushed peanuts 2 spring rolls, maple syrup for dipping (I think) and a nice little salad.
Read moreMy partner had the yellow curry with soy chicken that was equally as delicious.
We also shared the fried or baked vegetable dumplings and they came with a sweet dark sauce. Delicious!
Excited to return.
Pros: excellent food
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ChristineCook
Points +113
Yum! - Edit
Visited Urban Vegan for the first time last weekend. Food was very good. I ordered the green curry and it was medium spicy just as the menu stated. I ordered a dinner combination that included soup, salad, spring roll, and brown rice in addition to the curry. Tons of food for a reasonable price.
Read morePros: Tasty, good value, friendly staff
Cons: small seating area, only a few tables, noisy, long wait
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·X·
Points +28381
Urban Vegan = Urban Awesome - Edit
Urban Vegan has only been open for a week and I'm already impressed. Going in I thought this was just going to be a Thai restaurant serving mock meats in addition to your typical tofu option. Well not only was it a Thai place with mock meats, it's also a restaurant that serves burgers & fries, wraps, and other tasty looking options. So herein lies the question, what to order? Being vegan it's pretty rare to be able to order anything on the menu at a restaurant so I had quiet the conundrum in front of me. Initially I was expecting Thai so I went with a Thai dish, yellow curry with seitan mock meat - best Thai in the city! My bf and I have been looking for good Thai all over the city and it took a vegan restaurant to make that happen! I'm definitely going to go back, several times, and am pretty excited to try all of the other items, especially those burgers! Vegan or not, you should definitely go here! The Thai dishes are so good!
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