OK, I have a new favorite spot for when I visit Vegas. To be fair, I love dim sum. So when I found out this place was vegan? Not a chance I was going to miss it.First off, you walk in to see decor that transports you to another space and time. You’re no longer in Vegas but in an almost fantastical Asian setting. Now we’re ready to eat!The dim sum comes out quickly, hot and fresh. They didn’t have a cart so you just ordered off the menu and they had about 20 selections (all vegan of course!) with a mix of mock meat and just traditional dishes. Here is how I would rank the dishes that we got.1) steamed pork bun2) sesame ball3) mushroom dumpling4) scallion cake (this was my GF’s fave)5) baked pork bunHonestly it was all great. One thing that was key was the chili oil which was super delicious, not very spicy, and extremely complementary to a lot of these dishes.Between this and Vegas Vegan Culinary School, I cannot wait to come back.
bduboff
We had a good meal that included a curry ramen with meatballs as well as a very KFC style fried chicken dinner made from shredded mushrooms. Truth be told we enjoyed the fried chicken more then the ramen. It's a fairly standard Asian vegan place and not as good as the hype surrounding the name.
Meagan Landa
We went here recently for their reopening. We loved it. It's always so quiet even though it's never empty. The food is always excellent. Service is great. Prices are reasonable for the sizes, we always end up taking food home. Definitely recommend for everyone!Vegetarian options: The entire restaurant is vegan!Kid-friendliness: They have high chairs and kids cups. They are patient with the kids.
Genevieve M.
As a meat eater with vegan friends, I was so impressed with how this place can make their "meats" mimic the real thing. I've tried the chicken and the pork belly and just very impressed with not only with taste but texture. I will likely be in here more with my recent digestive problems. I was able to eat like a normal person when I've been struggling to eat pretty much anything with gastritis and stomach ulcers the past 2 weeks. This place helped me get the vitamins and nutrition I needed so I ended up buying a second meal to go. Very flavorful, and our waitress was very friendly and helpful as I tried to customize a ramen bowl. She essentially said I can make it however I wanted and with these stomach issues that's exactly what I needed. Thank you so much for the service and for helping me learn where to get the nutrition I need when I've been struggling so much with this pain.
Fallon K.
Chef Kenny is the best vegan Chinese food in Las Vegas. The service is fast, nice and knowledgeable. The place is cute definitely has his touch and style. If it's your first time go for the orange chicken it's ridiculous delicious. You won't miss the real thing.
Belinda D
Price: Most restaurants will charge you an arm and a leg just because they are serving vegan food. Chef Kenny’s entrées cost just about the same as entrées of other restaurants. I noticed recently some of the prices have gone up when they changed over to a slightly smaller menu. $9 for a fresh coconut is a little steep, so I didn’t get that this time. But entrees are all in $13-$17 range.Food: EVERYTHING IS VEGAN! Spicy Crispy Beef is my ULTIMATE FAVORITE. The roti appetizer is served with curry. Chicken is a must try as well! Seaweed salad was super fresh. I’m not a huge fried rice person, but the fried rice was super flavorful. Curry chicken was a hit I preferred the chicken here instead of the fried. I like the outside (crispy part) of the fried chicken, but the consistency of the inside was a little strange for me. I heard the pork belly ramen was delicious. All in all, there were five of us, and everyone had their own favorites.Service: Don, Sandy, and the crew is always very kind. Belinda helped me before and she was super sweet as well. Chef Kenny is usually in the building and will come out to check in with guests as well.Environment: We originally was going to go to dim sum but it being Mother’s Day, we were worried we would be in line for hours. We arrived at Chef Kenny’s at 11:30am when they opened and was able to get seated immediately. Restaurant is very family oriented and everyone is very nice. Seating is cozy but comfortable and have enough space. I had my 30th birthday party here a few years back and that was a blast too.NTT [[Next Time Try]]: I come here quite often so I’ve personally tried just about everything… I’ve also brought people that are not vegan here, and they fell in love with this place too. Try it all and tell me all about it.Make it a great day, make good choices! xo
Tiyra R.
The place is small but mighty. The food here is soooooooo good. I had the fried chicken ramen and the orange chicken. The orange chicken was the star. I came back a second day. The portions are great for the price. The staff was friendly. The food didn't take long but you could tell it was fresh. The orange chicken is honestly top tier to the point I got some for my flight back home lol
Lee L.
I think I came here during an awkward phase. Chef Kenny's Asian Vegan restaurant is changing, and I'm not sure what to make of it. The Sushi/Roll menu featuring some of their most popularly pictured items is now gone. In its place is an American cafe menu consisting of fried chicken and burgers. Flip to the back page, and the Chinese/other Asian dishes are still available. I ordered the vegan Singapore Hainanese Ginger Chicken with Coconut Rice and the vegan Spicy Crispy Beef. The Hainan Chicken, seitan wrapped in tofu skin, was on-point for texture and taste. The coconut rice was aromatic without being too rich. The plate came with a zingy ginger sauce, but if it had 1 more sauce for variety, it would better elicit the feeling of this classic dish. The vegan Spicy Crispy Beef was satisfyingly savory but quickly became monotonous. The crushed peanuts were a fun touch, but it needed more ingredients for visual and gustatory appeal. Something as simple as shredded carrots would have made it more enticing. I wonder if all efforts are being diverted to the Vegan Cafe menu, but what would compel me to get an Impossible/Beyond burger here over one from Plant Power whose proteins are proprietary? Or ChagaRoot whose mushrooms are grown locally? Reinvention comes with the burden of showing that the new thing you do is as special as the old thing that made you renowned. I hope Chef Kenny's Vegan Cafe finds its way to the top the same way his Asian Vegan restaurant did.
Aerin H.
I left a review a while back singing praises for their vegan sushi rolls. However, they are no longer served here. Chef Kenny's closed for a bit to re-brand their menu and vibe. I was invited to a special dinner a week after they opened. We all got an entree and and app for a fixed price. The ambience is still inviting, homey and comfortable. The menu is now more comfort food than Asian fare, although they have kept some of the popular Asian choices on the menu, but only one vegan sushi roll I noticed. We were sitting at tables of eight, so we got to share food (carefully of course). The stand outs are the fried chicken that tastes like chicken but not greasy, just tender and tasty. Also, their roti with a curry sauce that is outstandingly spicy! It was my favorite and I believe on the menu of his dim sum place. I had the chicken katsu and fried dumplings. The dumplings were fine and the chicken katsu was ok. Nothing wrong with it. I admit, I had never tried katsu sauce before. It was just ok for me. I also had some edamame, which was great. It took a little long to get our food, but they did have a full house and a new menu, so again, not blaming them. I got to meet Chef Kenny. He is very friendly and charming. Their vegan friend chicken is pretty magnificent and there was some vegan Mac & Cheese that I didn't get a chance to try that looked delicious!
Emma H
Oh this was one of the best places we visited!! The food was fantastic, generous portions and such a great variety. Vegan restaurant but the food is so good that even meat eaters will be impressed!!
Came into Chef Kenny's for vegan sushi with a decent sized party about 10 people. They served our food lickety split. I mean we had hardly been there 10 minutes after our order's placed and the dishes already start coming out the kitchen. Impressive because they already had a few customers in there (Saturday night); it's not like the place was empty. So the service was excellent. We had some finicky eaters in our party and CK's staff were able to accommodate our needs no problems at all. And the food was really good. I had the crispy beef which was so tasty I know it's not very adventurous but it hit the spot. The sushi connoisseurs in my party were quite pleased with the vegan sushi they got.
Cassie T.
Absolutely delicious menu items that came out pretty quickly, especially the orange chicken!! I also loved the casual atmosphere that's best for families, large groups of people, and vegan food lovers!
Derek T.
This is THE spot for vegan food.I'm not a vegan, I just love food and this food is really good. They do an amazing job with the texture of the food, pretty much recreating what it would be like if you were eating the non vegan equivalent without making you think you were missing out on anything.The dimsum and sushi surprised me a lot in a good way so far everything I've tried entree wise has been really good too!I don't have it pictures but if you aren't as adventurous when it comes to food, their Orange Chicken is amazing.
Ryan G.
Delicious Chinese food that was cooked impressively. Everything tasted good although some items were noticeably not the real thing. The sushi had good flavor, but the salmon was overwhelmed with the eel sauce on top and the nigiri was really heavy on the rice.The curry had good flavor, and the fish in it had a pretty solid fish texture. The Kung Pao mixed proteins tasted like any other KP dish I would look for in the flavor. The chicken was a standout, and the beef had good flavor and texture. The shrimp tasted good, but was incredibly firm and near impossible to pick up with chopsticks; it was so firm it was too slippery to get any kind of grip on.I will happily come back and try more dishes as well as Chef Kenny's other restaurants.
Nicholas McLaughlin
Even if you aren’t vegetarians/vegans (guilty as charged), this is a great spot for well-balanced Asian cuisine. It is remarkable what they can do in mimicking meats here. Our personal favorites are the 'shrimp' dishes - they are so incredibly flavorful!The indoor dining area is so cozy and inviting, and all the staff go out of their way to exude hospitality and attentiveness.
OK, I have a new favorite spot for when I visit Vegas. To be fair, I love dim sum. So when I found out this place was vegan? Not a chance I was going to miss it.First off, you walk in to see decor that transports you to another space and time. You’re no longer in Vegas but in an almost fantastical Asian setting. Now we’re ready to eat!The dim sum comes out quickly, hot and fresh. They didn’t have a cart so you just ordered off the menu and they had about 20 selections (all vegan of course!) with a mix of mock meat and just traditional dishes. Here is how I would rank the dishes that we got.1) steamed pork bun2) sesame ball3) mushroom dumpling4) scallion cake (this was my GF’s fave)5) baked pork bunHonestly it was all great. One thing that was key was the chili oil which was super delicious, not very spicy, and extremely complementary to a lot of these dishes.Between this and Vegas Vegan Culinary School, I cannot wait to come back.
We had a good meal that included a curry ramen with meatballs as well as a very KFC style fried chicken dinner made from shredded mushrooms. Truth be told we enjoyed the fried chicken more then the ramen. It's a fairly standard Asian vegan place and not as good as the hype surrounding the name.
We went here recently for their reopening. We loved it. It's always so quiet even though it's never empty. The food is always excellent. Service is great. Prices are reasonable for the sizes, we always end up taking food home. Definitely recommend for everyone!Vegetarian options: The entire restaurant is vegan!Kid-friendliness: They have high chairs and kids cups. They are patient with the kids.
As a meat eater with vegan friends, I was so impressed with how this place can make their "meats" mimic the real thing. I've tried the chicken and the pork belly and just very impressed with not only with taste but texture. I will likely be in here more with my recent digestive problems. I was able to eat like a normal person when I've been struggling to eat pretty much anything with gastritis and stomach ulcers the past 2 weeks. This place helped me get the vitamins and nutrition I needed so I ended up buying a second meal to go. Very flavorful, and our waitress was very friendly and helpful as I tried to customize a ramen bowl. She essentially said I can make it however I wanted and with these stomach issues that's exactly what I needed. Thank you so much for the service and for helping me learn where to get the nutrition I need when I've been struggling so much with this pain.
Chef Kenny is the best vegan Chinese food in Las Vegas. The service is fast, nice and knowledgeable. The place is cute definitely has his touch and style. If it's your first time go for the orange chicken it's ridiculous delicious. You won't miss the real thing.
Price: Most restaurants will charge you an arm and a leg just because they are serving vegan food. Chef Kenny’s entrées cost just about the same as entrées of other restaurants. I noticed recently some of the prices have gone up when they changed over to a slightly smaller menu. $9 for a fresh coconut is a little steep, so I didn’t get that this time. But entrees are all in $13-$17 range.Food: EVERYTHING IS VEGAN! Spicy Crispy Beef is my ULTIMATE FAVORITE. The roti appetizer is served with curry. Chicken is a must try as well! Seaweed salad was super fresh. I’m not a huge fried rice person, but the fried rice was super flavorful. Curry chicken was a hit I preferred the chicken here instead of the fried. I like the outside (crispy part) of the fried chicken, but the consistency of the inside was a little strange for me. I heard the pork belly ramen was delicious. All in all, there were five of us, and everyone had their own favorites.Service: Don, Sandy, and the crew is always very kind. Belinda helped me before and she was super sweet as well. Chef Kenny is usually in the building and will come out to check in with guests as well.Environment: We originally was going to go to dim sum but it being Mother’s Day, we were worried we would be in line for hours. We arrived at Chef Kenny’s at 11:30am when they opened and was able to get seated immediately. Restaurant is very family oriented and everyone is very nice. Seating is cozy but comfortable and have enough space. I had my 30th birthday party here a few years back and that was a blast too.NTT [[Next Time Try]]: I come here quite often so I’ve personally tried just about everything… I’ve also brought people that are not vegan here, and they fell in love with this place too. Try it all and tell me all about it.Make it a great day, make good choices! xo
The place is small but mighty. The food here is soooooooo good. I had the fried chicken ramen and the orange chicken. The orange chicken was the star. I came back a second day. The portions are great for the price. The staff was friendly. The food didn't take long but you could tell it was fresh. The orange chicken is honestly top tier to the point I got some for my flight back home lol
I think I came here during an awkward phase. Chef Kenny's Asian Vegan restaurant is changing, and I'm not sure what to make of it. The Sushi/Roll menu featuring some of their most popularly pictured items is now gone. In its place is an American cafe menu consisting of fried chicken and burgers. Flip to the back page, and the Chinese/other Asian dishes are still available. I ordered the vegan Singapore Hainanese Ginger Chicken with Coconut Rice and the vegan Spicy Crispy Beef. The Hainan Chicken, seitan wrapped in tofu skin, was on-point for texture and taste. The coconut rice was aromatic without being too rich. The plate came with a zingy ginger sauce, but if it had 1 more sauce for variety, it would better elicit the feeling of this classic dish. The vegan Spicy Crispy Beef was satisfyingly savory but quickly became monotonous. The crushed peanuts were a fun touch, but it needed more ingredients for visual and gustatory appeal. Something as simple as shredded carrots would have made it more enticing. I wonder if all efforts are being diverted to the Vegan Cafe menu, but what would compel me to get an Impossible/Beyond burger here over one from Plant Power whose proteins are proprietary? Or ChagaRoot whose mushrooms are grown locally? Reinvention comes with the burden of showing that the new thing you do is as special as the old thing that made you renowned. I hope Chef Kenny's Vegan Cafe finds its way to the top the same way his Asian Vegan restaurant did.
I left a review a while back singing praises for their vegan sushi rolls. However, they are no longer served here. Chef Kenny's closed for a bit to re-brand their menu and vibe. I was invited to a special dinner a week after they opened. We all got an entree and and app for a fixed price. The ambience is still inviting, homey and comfortable. The menu is now more comfort food than Asian fare, although they have kept some of the popular Asian choices on the menu, but only one vegan sushi roll I noticed. We were sitting at tables of eight, so we got to share food (carefully of course). The stand outs are the fried chicken that tastes like chicken but not greasy, just tender and tasty. Also, their roti with a curry sauce that is outstandingly spicy! It was my favorite and I believe on the menu of his dim sum place. I had the chicken katsu and fried dumplings. The dumplings were fine and the chicken katsu was ok. Nothing wrong with it. I admit, I had never tried katsu sauce before. It was just ok for me. I also had some edamame, which was great. It took a little long to get our food, but they did have a full house and a new menu, so again, not blaming them. I got to meet Chef Kenny. He is very friendly and charming. Their vegan friend chicken is pretty magnificent and there was some vegan Mac & Cheese that I didn't get a chance to try that looked delicious!
Oh this was one of the best places we visited!! The food was fantastic, generous portions and such a great variety. Vegan restaurant but the food is so good that even meat eaters will be impressed!!
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Came into Chef Kenny's for vegan sushi with a decent sized party about 10 people. They served our food lickety split. I mean we had hardly been there 10 minutes after our order's placed and the dishes already start coming out the kitchen. Impressive because they already had a few customers in there (Saturday night); it's not like the place was empty. So the service was excellent. We had some finicky eaters in our party and CK's staff were able to accommodate our needs no problems at all. And the food was really good. I had the crispy beef which was so tasty I know it's not very adventurous but it hit the spot. The sushi connoisseurs in my party were quite pleased with the vegan sushi they got.
Absolutely delicious menu items that came out pretty quickly, especially the orange chicken!! I also loved the casual atmosphere that's best for families, large groups of people, and vegan food lovers!
This is THE spot for vegan food.I'm not a vegan, I just love food and this food is really good. They do an amazing job with the texture of the food, pretty much recreating what it would be like if you were eating the non vegan equivalent without making you think you were missing out on anything.The dimsum and sushi surprised me a lot in a good way so far everything I've tried entree wise has been really good too!I don't have it pictures but if you aren't as adventurous when it comes to food, their Orange Chicken is amazing.
Delicious Chinese food that was cooked impressively. Everything tasted good although some items were noticeably not the real thing. The sushi had good flavor, but the salmon was overwhelmed with the eel sauce on top and the nigiri was really heavy on the rice.The curry had good flavor, and the fish in it had a pretty solid fish texture. The Kung Pao mixed proteins tasted like any other KP dish I would look for in the flavor. The chicken was a standout, and the beef had good flavor and texture. The shrimp tasted good, but was incredibly firm and near impossible to pick up with chopsticks; it was so firm it was too slippery to get any kind of grip on.I will happily come back and try more dishes as well as Chef Kenny's other restaurants.
Even if you aren’t vegetarians/vegans (guilty as charged), this is a great spot for well-balanced Asian cuisine. It is remarkable what they can do in mimicking meats here. Our personal favorites are the 'shrimp' dishes - they are so incredibly flavorful!The indoor dining area is so cozy and inviting, and all the staff go out of their way to exude hospitality and attentiveness.