• CLOSED: Zen Palate - Theatre District

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  • White Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Chinese
Japanese
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Fusion

Manhattan vegetarian food restaurant with a few locations. Offers Asian fusion cuisine. Food, drinks, and desserts. All vegan except for the soy ham which contains whey. Reported closed to HappyCow, Oct 2014.


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12 Reviews

First Review by kindlizard

justingross

Points +247

Vegetarian
16 Sep 2014

Downhill Trajectory

I lasted ate at this location 3 years ago until I tried it again yesterday. This place has lost its touch. My first trip to NYC was about 14 years ago. I dined at another ZP location and thought it was incredible.
I'm not sure what the owners are thinking, but they've let this location become degraded. It doesn't appear clean, it needs to be painted, cloth seats are dirty, bathroom is untidy, etc. they used to have a second dining room which is visible when you use the bathroom. It's now storage filled with junk. Also, there is no more outdoor seating. I ordered a seitan dish and the seitan pieces were incredibly soft and doughy. I had an order of autum spring rolls, too. They had little flavor and my sauce had gnats in it.
It's not too late to turn this place around. But it needs serious attention and more attention to details to make it. I will not come to ZP because it does not seem that the owners care about quality veg cuisine and a quality environment.

bwolmarans

Points +90

Vegetarian
02 Aug 2014

Service With A Scowl!

Efficient service in a military manner by a gentleman who obviously is making a mistake by being in the device trade. Food selection is outstanding and much healthier (read: less deep frying madness) than the average chinese-vegan joints but would only come here again out of convenience given so many great choices in NYC. Pricey!

Pros: Shepards Pie, Selection, Location

Cons: Scowl, Price

baruchadam

Points +398

Vegetarian
28 Jan 2014

consistent vege experience

This place has been there, it seems, forever. A fine dining experience if you're in the neighborhood.

Vegansoymilk

Points +38

Vegan
13 Sep 2012

Tasty journey

I will never forget the meal I had at Zen palate while on a trip in the big city.
Not only service is great but also food is amazingly tasty!
Even the french fries were not greasy which is rare when eating vegan french fries.
I do recommend the tofu cheesecake (below) and the nature's oasis salad which was very fresh and served with soy cheese, marinated tofu, baby greens, enoki mushrooms and a delicious balsamic/ginger soy dressing.
Also, the card is endless so you will always find something to satisfy your appetite!

From my blog: vegansoymilk.blogspot.hu

Pros: Variety of choices, tasty, friendly staff

fanciful bean

Points +58

Vegan
08 Jul 2012

Friendly service, nice environment

On our recent visit to New York we stayed near the Theatre District and ended up eating here twice. We loved the spring rolls!! I was also crazy for the eggplant dish I ordered...twice. My only complaint was that I was trying to avoid processed soy, and there is a lot of mock meats on the menu. But everything was delicious :)

Pros: Fast & friendly

Cons: Too many mock meats

morius

Points +43

Vegetarian
26 May 2012

Loved it

I won't lie, this one was one of the best vegetarian places I've tried.

The outside looked kinda shady (the lights of some letters weren't working, it seemed empty too), I wasn't even sure if it was open, but I was brave and went inside anyway. What can I say, after a disappointing experience in "Cafe Blossom" when trying to find vegetarian places in NYC, the food here was really really good!
After one bite, I was like "now THAT'S what I'm talking about!"

Also, much cheaper than Cafe Blossom.

Try it out, you won't regret it.

Pros: Asian cuisine, Delicious, well prepared dishes, Cheaper than some others

Meggie and Ben

Points +1786

Vegan
06 Jan 2012

Great food, great prices

While we were in New York, my husband and I ate at Zen Palate twice--which is saying something since we were only there for four days. They have seriously delicious, cheap Asian (and some fusion) vegetarian food. Only two items on their menu weren't vegan. Everything we ate there was great and the staff was fantastic. Oh, and I am in love with the fact that they serve a mix of brown and red rice with their dishes. Score!

Pros: Great food, Great prices, Great staff

arcfjss

Points +21

Vegetarian
17 May 2011

Zen Palate

Address. 2170 Broadway, New York City, NY 10024. Tel: (212) 501-7768
This restaurant is a vegetarian's heaven. All of the menu items are vegetarian. (I believe many are also vegan.) Our server indicated that the restaurant also offers gluten-free entrees. The three main dishes and the items on the appetizer platter were well-seasoned and extremely flavorful. I would definitely go out of my way to eat at this restaurant and it is on my bucket list for the next time I am in the City.

Pros: An all vegetarian restaurant, Excellent food, Attentive servers

Cons: no store in my home town

Chewbecca

Points +44

Vegan
13 Jan 2011

Food was great

Was very impressed with the food at Zen Palate! It was simply delicious. My omni friends were very pleased too.

Pros: Great food, Good price, Good location

Cons: Not sure if it's 100% vegan?

A.Z.P.

Points +623

Vegan
30 Jan 2008

Less than "Zentastic"

The good news is Zen Palate is extremely convenient because it is the most easily accessible vegetarian restaurant for theatre-goers, because the service is fairly quick and because most entrees include rice and taro rolls. The bad news is that Zen Palate's food is generally common tasting, average, lacking authenticity, and slightly overpriced. I feel that the menu and the kitchen also sacrifice authenticity to be trendier and have more of a fusion type style (for example the "Tex-Mex Mooshoo). This is fine if it does not come at the expense of flavor. Sadly the loss of authenticity though, makes alot of the food less flavorful and more commonplace than it should be. On my last trip there the shredded heaven was bland, the sweet and sour sensation had a weird texture and was too sweet for human consumption, and the eggplant zentastic was mushy and unexceptional at best. Overall, i think the best entree is the sesame medallions. If you're going to a broadway show and you need a convenient decent vege meal this place is for you, but otherwise i would not go out of my way to eat here.

Pros: Convenient

Cons: Unauthentic and average, Cramped restaurant feel, Slightly overpriced

Erin P.

Points +76

Vegan
24 Oct 2007

Fast friendly service, great food

We loved Zen Palate on 9th Ave. I got the sweet and sour sensation and fell in love. So perfect. Their Banana Bliss pie was outstanding! Their Key Lime Pie was outstanding! Their cafe is somewhat small, but there is a separate fine dining area that is bigger (and with prices to match!). The first time we went there our food came literally 3 minutes after we ordered it. Couldn't believe it. The next time we went it was packed in the dining room but we still got our food within 8 minutes. I don't know how they do it. Very attentive wait staff. Go for the food and dessert. Sit in the cafe though, avoid the dining room.

kindlizard

Points +1086

Vegan
07 Aug 2007

No mas

We ordered from here a few times since it was the only veg delivery I knew of. One menu had everything vegan, the next had asterisks to denote egg or dairy etc. Not cool. I ate there before thinking it was all vegan (like most veg Chinese places are). Anyway, on top of that, the food was kind of gross. No flavor, odd texture, and it did NOT sit well. Never again.

Pros: delivery

Cons: lied about vegan status, taste terrible, never is a hit




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