Jade Rabbit at The Emerald Room

I lovee seeing vegan Chinese restaurants thrive like this one. Staff are super friendly and service was quick. I had the fiery wind noodles (GF rice noodles) and the spice level was perfect. Lots of flavor! The vegan chicken was so unique as well. Updated from previous review on 2025-11-12

Good dim sum is something this vegan Chinese American misses a lot, so I'm always on the lookout for really good vegan dim sum when I can get it, but this is like looking for a unicorn in most places. Ah, but Portland, of course! Jade Rabbit had several guilty-pleasure dim sum items that were delicious: fried "crab" wontons, BBQ baos, dumplings, potstickers, and lotus-wrapped sticky rice. Buddha Bodai in NYC is still the exemplar for vegan dim sum, but Jade Rabbit is a very close contender, and that's saying a lot. Tea options were impressive and service was friendly and fast. Would recommend again to myself and all when in SE Portland!

Some of the most bland food I’ve had. Not sure if there has been a change or something, but was extremely disappointed. They also no longer have alcohol- which would’ve been fine had the food been good.

Beautiful ambience and food like no other restaurant in Portland. We hosted my husband's birthday there and it was perfect. Excellent service and the brought out his cake with candles and everything.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This vegan Dim Sum restaurant is AMAZING!

One of the best meals we’ve had. The service was friendly, helpful and so kind. The server helped us choose and boy were they right.
The siu mai, bunny bao, fried spicy wontons, Mapo Tofu were all outstanding. And the bunny bao were so adorable!

An instant favourite restaurant of ours. We will be recommending to anyone in Portland and we will be back for sure.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We ordered a little bit of everything and shared it. It was fabulous vegan food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rude customer service and bad food

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Treat customers more friendly and provide better food

Grateful to have found a great vegan restaurant that clearly labels their gluten free offerings. Food and drinks were both great. We will be back!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Jade Rabbit Dumplings

We ordered a bunch of dim sum dishes and a soup. Most of the dishes were excellent! In particular, I loved their faux pork soup and their Chinese broccoli dish!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Such good dim sum. Non-vegan dim sum lover was impressed!

Wonderful place. Amazing menu for vegans and vegetarians.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

We went to the new location for date night. The old location was our special date night spot that we always got fancy for!

The vibe has changed from sexy night out to more hole in the wall and cozy. The food used to be to decadent - it is still good but not as top tier as before. The Chili Oil Wontons (our previous fav) were way less rich and flavorful. The Siu Mai was just okay. I found a small bug in the Lo Mai Gai. I get it, veggies have bugs, but it did squick me out especially considering the price.

The server seemed almost annoyed we were there and explained how menu items had changed due to tariffs. I get it, my work has also been affected by these ridiculous tariffs. But I think they should just change the menu item or price and move on in that case, it felt strange. They also do not have a liquor license or cocktails right now. The food used to be spaced out date night style, now they come and leave everything at your table all at once.

There is a 22% gratuity added. That part does not bother me, good for them. But with a 100+ dollar bill for 2 people the overall experience was lacking.

I would highly suggest that the restaurant clean up some of the stacked boxes, inventory and employee items that are all visible in the back room to reestablish some of the former ambiance, raise their level of service to a more high end experience, and look into food quality. Or just lower the prices of the food slightly out of the high end range! Like I said, still good but a very different restaurant then before at exactly the same price point.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Amazing staff, amazing food, amazing ambiance.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

My friend and I ordered the Gailan, Jade Rabbit dumplings, Chili oil wontons, Adobo, and then the Ube creme brulee for dessert. We shared everything and it was honestly all so good. The wontons were a little spicy for me, but my friend loved them. The dumplings were adorable and tasty! I really loved both the gailan and adobo. The Ube creme brulee was smooth with a lovely sweet crunch. Unfortunately, the beancurd skin dumplings that I was looking forward to trying were not available. The space is incredibly inviting; while we sat inside by the opening, the outside would have also been fun! We made a reservation for noon on a Friday, and although it wasn’t necessary, it was very easy and probably best during busier times. The staff was kind and helpful in explaining everything. It is on the pricier side, but well worth the visit. I personally think the service charge instead of tipping is wonderful; I enjoy supporting places with livable wages. Will definitely go back!