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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62 Reviews
First Review by ·X·
vegfor22yrs
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 +19095
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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