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Vegetarian Dim Sum House

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“When the wait’s too long at Joe’s Shanghai, cross the street to this hole-in-the wall and discover the delights of gluten and bean curd.” nymag

Cuisine:  Vegetarian, Vegan, Chinese
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I don’t understand people who hate tofu and mock meat. Sure, fake buffalo wings and tofurky are kind of wrongheaded, but bean curd and gluten can be completely tasty, especially when transformed into dim sum. It doesn't seem unnatural. I only ever seem to patronize Vegetarian Dim Sum House w... Read More
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Average food, snappy server, overall not worth the trek. Spinach dumplings with savory gluten/spinach filling were only bright spot. Sesame noodles, which were on nearly every table, were simply a cup of tahini dumped on cold noodles with raw cabbage. Faux shrimp dumplings were the worst, as voted b... Read More
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After much self-reflection, I've come to the realization that this is my favorite restaurant in NYC. I don't go often, but when I do, I insist that a big group accompany me. A big group permits you to order anything on the dim sum menu that strikes your fancy without fear that you won't be able to... Read More
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That is #6 (rice with bean curd and pepper) from the rice dishes listed on Vegetarian Dim Sum House's menu. I've developed quite a liking for it (preferably with white rice, although brown rice is also an option), and in the interest of healthier dining, I've been going to this big, sparsely decorat... Read More
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When Ayun Halliday asked me to participate in her Dirty Sugar Cookies virtual book tour, I began to question how best to host someone virtually. Would I build a virtual platform and invite a virtual audience? Would there be a virtual punch bowl and virtual karaoke? No, this didn't seem right. ... Read More
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Padma will eat anything.Tim Murphy Tangy Tart Hot & Sweet. That’s the name of model turned Top Chef dictatress Padma Lakshmi’s new cookbook, and that’s just how she behaved before swooning fans last night at her Strand book signing. After donning “serious” glasses to read food-related mini-memo... Read More
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I not only love old-fashioned chicken salad (light on the mayo, though—I’ve only shed my fear of the thick white condiment in recent years), but practically any permutation, Kosher vegetarian included. These Healthy Korner pitas are inexplicably tasty. How can boring carrots, cabbage, celery, eggles... Read More
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I not only love old-fashioned chicken salad (light on the mayo, though—I’ve only shed my fear of the thick white condiment in recent years), but practically any permutation, Kosher vegetarian included. These Healthy Korner pitas are inexplicably tasty. How can boring carrots, cabbage, celery, eggles... Read More
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