Tuesday, March 07, 2006
dim sum
I read a while back that there is a new vegetarian restaurant in the International District that serves veggie dim sum. [slog, obviousdiversion] It's called Vegetarian Bistro and is located at 668 S. King Street, in the old Top Gun space (I think).
R* and I went there with two friends on Saturday, and had a great time. The ambience is lovely, the food is all vegetarian (despite having names like Shrimp Roll and Kung Pao Beef), and the jasmine tea is fragrant and good. One of our friends is sensitive to MSG and believed she was having a bit of a reaction to the food, but R* and I felt great afterwards. In fact, we felt better than we feel after eating dim sum at House of Hong because the vegetarian food seemed lighter and not as greasy.
The only bummer is that they don't drive the little carts around - you order off a menu. On the other hand, you know what everything is that way! And besides, we ordered sesame balls and they came out FIRST. What's not to like?
If you're in Seattle, and you're a vegetarian, I really recommend this place. You can have the whole dim sum experience without worrying about what's inside those dumplings.
R* and I went there with two friends on Saturday, and had a great time. The ambience is lovely, the food is all vegetarian (despite having names like Shrimp Roll and Kung Pao Beef), and the jasmine tea is fragrant and good. One of our friends is sensitive to MSG and believed she was having a bit of a reaction to the food, but R* and I felt great afterwards. In fact, we felt better than we feel after eating dim sum at House of Hong because the vegetarian food seemed lighter and not as greasy.
The only bummer is that they don't drive the little carts around - you order off a menu. On the other hand, you know what everything is that way! And besides, we ordered sesame balls and they came out FIRST. What's not to like?
If you're in Seattle, and you're a vegetarian, I really recommend this place. You can have the whole dim sum experience without worrying about what's inside those dumplings.
