Seattle Lotus Vegetarian

I ordered the kung pao beef fried rice and it was delicious fried rice. Highly recommend! Update: 1/11/2023 the place has deteriorated through the years, IMO. I ordered spring rolls and spicy noodle soup and the spring rolls were the worst I’ve ever had. The tofu wasn’t good. I don’t know if it was old or what. The spicy noodle soup had a very sweet taste and it didn’t work with it at all. Updated from previous review on 2023 01 11

What an effing bust They call fake meat veg’tables Deceiving menu

I used to live in Beijing where delicious mock meat dishes at Buddhist restaurants abound, and I think it's colored my opinion of comparable restaurants stateside, because again I was really not super impressed with this place. it was fine, just not exceptional. clean, very friendly wait staff, food not too greasy but still relatively flavorful. not overly expensive. but I've had much much better!

Yes it’s true. A roach floating in the broth. To be fair it was a baby roach, not a full grown one. But still, how gross. My wife noticed it floating in the hot pot liquid after she’d already eaten most of her dinner. This is the first time in my life that I’ve stormed out of a restaurant without paying. The rest of the dinner was ok I guess. (Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? . Curry was tasty but spiced way too much and the tofu was rubbery. Hot pot was ok except for the wildlife. Service was inept, the server clearly had never gotten basic training. Overall I’d rate it a B for food but a D- for sanitation. Zero stars.

Peaceful zen spot across from car wash in the white center strip. Very Buddhist and the menu is full of vegan goodness. One of the monks is truly kind and always goes out of his way to welcome my family. Lots of Vietnamese customers frequent. May it be in White Center forever!