One of my favorite dinner spots. They have so many gluten free options. My favorite is the Pad Thai. I do wish they had outdoor seating in the summer.
Douglas Morrell
Soup was good, two entrees were very bland and tasteless.
scheisshippie
I was looking forward to enjoying vegan Chinese cuisine. I ordered the deep-fried king oyster mushrooms and the Mapo Tofu. The mushrooms were bland and actually hard. Dipping them in the sauce gave them some taste, but they actually remained more hard than crunchy. The Mapo Tofu, normally one of my favourite dishes, pretty much looked like slop on a plate, cubes of uncooked soft tofu lying in a gooey red sauce with big bits of undercooked carrots and celery. No sign of Sichuan peppercorns. At least it was sort of spicy, but that's all it tasted like. At least the homemade ginger ale was ok, but for 35$ for one person, I will never return.
Rajesh Anjaria
Omg. Just finished my dinner. Excellent Food
Ochre Flower
Zhu is an underrated gem of the greater Boston area. I've enjoyed eating here for years and it has always been consistently great. Some people I know who I would otherwise think would never choose a vegan restaurant have really enjoyed the food here and keep coming back. Super flavorful and definitely above average. If you like a sweet and spicy-but-not-that-spicy combo, I recommend the general tso's soy protein. You can't find vegan chick'n like this most anywhere else. Even some of their more simple dishes stand out in flavor to me. The peanut sauce that comes with the soy protein salad is so good it doesn't even feel like I'm eating a salad. I love their scallion pancake too though I always wish it was bigger. Their deserts are also surprisingly good. Try the fried ice cream! You won't regret it. Their chocolate cake also has a unique kind of crumb that I really enjoy and don't see a lot with vegan cakes. I was very surprised by how good it was. For me personally this is also my favorite place to come with friends because it's a very comfortable and spacious environment to chat in. If you like a place that isn't too busy, this place is for you.
Jazmin Molina
The food was love at first bite. I couldn’t believe what I was eating was actually vegan. Amazing 🤩 definitely going back.
Norcal2017
Only two tables occupied, surprised how slow it was. Made the 30 minute drive to get there through Boston traffic.
Friendly and efficient service
Gratis miso soup little weak
Crispy fried order mushroom had meaty consistency, lite crispy batter
I had mapo tofu, super spicy, plenty of tofu in chili red sauce with medley of chopped veggies served with brown rice
The chocolate cake was dense brownie like and hit the chocolate and strawberry buttons of flavor.
Only a distant visitor, so won't be able to try the two pages of options and page of special dishes. It's just nice to be able to offer anything and not have to worry about your veganism.
Herb Pearce
Great lunches, very reasonable prices.
PunkMonk
I always divert my route so I can eat here before going to concerts in Boston. Their food leaves you feeling nourished and light (not sitting heavy in your stomach). Can't find a miss on the menu, it all tastes good and feels good.
Vineeth Kumar Murali
We finally dined in at Zhu Vegan after years of wanting to come here.. tucked on a busy street with limited parking (unless you are lucky) on the street.. we went in for lunch and the ambience was decent nothing great or bad.. there was only server at the time and she did her best with whatever communication she could muster. We ordered a dumpling, soup and entree.. the waitress could have warned us prior to ordering the entree that it comes with an optional soup ($3 extra).. the food was decent .. nothing exceptional.. I personally preferred a bit more flavor .. overall a decent place to dine for vegans.. the lemon grass hot and sour soup was great, dumplings average, tofu delight was bland and mushroom seitan was decent
The $12 lunch special with vegetables, brown rice, miso soup, and soybean sauce was delicious and beautiful (foto).
MusicLoverCodes
Everything on the menu is vegan! Scallion pancakes and the BBQ seitan as appetizers were delicious appetizers to start off. Orange seitan and General Gao’s seitan were amazing.
Barbara R
Did not eat at the restaurant ordered to go. Food was great, I would had liked more sauce but that is personal preference. Other than that they were careful with making sure the options were gluten free which is amazing since I am fairly sensitive to it and I ate everything without issue. I ordered edamame and GF pad Thai, my partner ordered a fried rice with pineapple and tofu skewers which were his favorite.
Dietary restrictions: Vegan and GF
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Edamame
Lucia1963
The food was very good but the desserts were divine especially the chocolate cake and the rice pudding
John Smith
We were there for the first time recently, enjoyed our meals, and will return. The M6 Seitan Strips with green beans were very good; I took half home and had the leftovers for lunch twice as tasty hot sandwiches in pita with the green beans on the side. My wife had the M11 Tofu Delight; lots of vegetables and firm fried tofu; very good too. We ordered the N13 Veg Fried Rice (we later found that brown rice came with entrees), which was good. We ordered the A12 Curry Samosas for an appetizer; they were relatively thin little triangles unlike any Indian samosas I've ever had; they looked and tasted OK and the wrap was nicely crisp, but the filling was mushy. Our desserts, Brown Rice Pudding and Chocolate Cake were very good. The servers were very nice and efficient, and the food was served within minutes. Our tab was $70 before 20% tip. I recommend Zhu. My reference for comparison is My Thai Vegan Cafe on Beach St. (2nd floor) in Boston (called Buddha's Delight years ago); everything is flavorful, superb and reasonably priced by today's standards (when I've taken my meat-eating friends there they would say that that they couldn't believe the food wasn't vegan) .
One of my favorite dinner spots. They have so many gluten free options. My favorite is the Pad Thai. I do wish they had outdoor seating in the summer.
Soup was good, two entrees were very bland and tasteless.
I was looking forward to enjoying vegan Chinese cuisine. I ordered the deep-fried king oyster mushrooms and the Mapo Tofu. The mushrooms were bland and actually hard. Dipping them in the sauce gave them some taste, but they actually remained more hard than crunchy. The Mapo Tofu, normally one of my favourite dishes, pretty much looked like slop on a plate, cubes of uncooked soft tofu lying in a gooey red sauce with big bits of undercooked carrots and celery. No sign of Sichuan peppercorns. At least it was sort of spicy, but that's all it tasted like. At least the homemade ginger ale was ok, but for 35$ for one person, I will never return.
Omg. Just finished my dinner. Excellent Food
Zhu is an underrated gem of the greater Boston area. I've enjoyed eating here for years and it has always been consistently great. Some people I know who I would otherwise think would never choose a vegan restaurant have really enjoyed the food here and keep coming back. Super flavorful and definitely above average.
If you like a sweet and spicy-but-not-that-spicy combo, I recommend the general tso's soy protein. You can't find vegan chick'n like this most anywhere else.
Even some of their more simple dishes stand out in flavor to me. The peanut sauce that comes with the soy protein salad is so good it doesn't even feel like I'm eating a salad.
I love their scallion pancake too though I always wish it was bigger.
Their deserts are also surprisingly good. Try the fried ice cream! You won't regret it. Their chocolate cake also has a unique kind of crumb that I really enjoy and don't see a lot with vegan cakes. I was very surprised by how good it was.
For me personally this is also my favorite place to come with friends because it's a very comfortable and spacious environment to chat in. If you like a place that isn't too busy, this place is for you.
The food was love at first bite. I couldn’t believe what I was eating was actually vegan. Amazing 🤩 definitely going back.
Only two tables occupied, surprised how slow it was. Made the 30 minute drive to get there through Boston traffic. Friendly and efficient service Gratis miso soup little weak Crispy fried order mushroom had meaty consistency, lite crispy batter I had mapo tofu, super spicy, plenty of tofu in chili red sauce with medley of chopped veggies served with brown rice The chocolate cake was dense brownie like and hit the chocolate and strawberry buttons of flavor. Only a distant visitor, so won't be able to try the two pages of options and page of special dishes. It's just nice to be able to offer anything and not have to worry about your veganism.
Great lunches, very reasonable prices.
I always divert my route so I can eat here before going to concerts in Boston. Their food leaves you feeling nourished and light (not sitting heavy in your stomach). Can't find a miss on the menu, it all tastes good and feels good.
We finally dined in at Zhu Vegan after years of wanting to come here.. tucked on a busy street with limited parking (unless you are lucky) on the street.. we went in for lunch and the ambience was decent nothing great or bad.. there was only server at the time and she did her best with whatever communication she could muster. We ordered a dumpling, soup and entree.. the waitress could have warned us prior to ordering the entree that it comes with an optional soup ($3 extra).. the food was decent .. nothing exceptional.. I personally preferred a bit more flavor .. overall a decent place to dine for vegans.. the lemon grass hot and sour soup was great, dumplings average, tofu delight was bland and mushroom seitan was decent
Restaurantji Recommends
The $12 lunch special with vegetables, brown rice, miso soup, and soybean sauce was delicious and beautiful (foto).
Everything on the menu is vegan! Scallion pancakes and the BBQ seitan as appetizers were delicious appetizers to start off. Orange seitan and General Gao’s seitan were amazing.
Did not eat at the restaurant ordered to go. Food was great, I would had liked more sauce but that is personal preference. Other than that they were careful with making sure the options were gluten free which is amazing since I am fairly sensitive to it and I ate everything without issue. I ordered edamame and GF pad Thai, my partner ordered a fried rice with pineapple and tofu skewers which were his favorite.
Dietary restrictions: Vegan and GF
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Edamame
The food was very good but the desserts were divine especially the chocolate cake and the rice pudding
We were there for the first time recently, enjoyed our meals, and will return. The M6 Seitan Strips with green beans were very good; I took half home and had the leftovers for lunch twice as tasty hot sandwiches in pita with the green beans on the side. My wife had the M11 Tofu Delight; lots of vegetables and firm fried tofu; very good too. We ordered the N13 Veg Fried Rice (we later found that brown rice came with entrees), which was good. We ordered the A12 Curry Samosas for an appetizer; they were relatively thin little triangles unlike any Indian samosas I've ever had; they looked and tasted OK and the wrap was nicely crisp, but the filling was mushy. Our desserts, Brown Rice Pudding and Chocolate Cake were very good. The servers were very nice and efficient, and the food was served within minutes. Our tab was $70 before 20% tip. I recommend Zhu. My reference for comparison is My Thai Vegan Cafe on Beach St. (2nd floor) in Boston (called Buddha's Delight years ago); everything is flavorful, superb and reasonably priced by today's standards (when I've taken my meat-eating friends there they would say that that they couldn't believe the food wasn't vegan) .
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
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