Vegan restaurant in Boston Chinatown serving Thai and Chinese food. Menu offers items like pumpkin curry, fried rice, pad thai noodles, tofu chickn fingers, boba milk tea, wonton soup, and spicy curry. Formerly Original Buddha's Delight, same owners with revised menu. Location requires taking stairs up to the 2nd floor. Open Mon-Thu 11:00am-10:00pm, Fri-Sat 11:00am-11:00pm, Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.
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3 Beach St, 2nd floor (at Chinatown), Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 02111
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323 Reviews
First Review by tablemoonspoons
Tofulicious
Points +1597
Tasty Food, Good Lunch Specials - Edit
More Chinese in style and service, this hole-in-the-wall Thai vegan joint in Chinatown is accessible via a cigarette smoke-pervaded stairwell on the second floor. So glad I persisted - the food is delicious, lunch specials at $13.50 varied and filling.
Read moreThe Spicy Mango Curry (choice of protein, I opted for chick’un) comes with zucchini, squash, red pepper, onion, rice and a couple of delicious little dumplings; also a miniature tom yum soup on the side, so sweet that it could have counted as dessert.
I also tried the Pad Kee Mao with eggplant (choice of protein again, this time I opted for the tofu) - also delicious, if too much oil and not enough veggies. The meal did not arrive with ‘soup of the day’ or jasmine tea (which I wasn’t aware comprised components until today), so make sure you request these specifically or you may miss half the meal.
Updated from previous review on 2025-03-25
Pros: Delicious tasty meals, Good value Lunch Specials, Oriental backstreet charm vibes
Cons: Smoky stairwell, though kinda adds to ruticness, Service a bit hit and miss, but reasonable, Lunch specials - extras (eg tea) often forgotten
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MaLe1011
Points +1046
Like it - Edit
Authentic vegan Food
Read moreEverything is fresh made
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MaLe1110
Points +529
Authentic Food - Edit
Location not that nice but the food is very good, fresh and authentic.
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KtotheG
Points +105
Yummy vegan food - Edit
Really lovely food and so much variety. Lovely service and very quick. Only thing is, little too salty.
Read morePros: All vegan, So much choice, Crunchy veg
Cons: Too salty
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laura8it
Points +700
Great veg menu! - Edit
Walking around Chinatown was a highlight of my Boston trip, and this was a great stop! The iced coffee, wontons, and hot and sour soup were all great. Ordering pad thai was probably a mistake - not as adventurous as I should have been - but it was good, it a bit bland. Service was fantastic and the atmosphere felt a lot more authentic than other places in Boston.
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MichelleHA
Points +214
Dull and Tired - Edit
This place has been here forever. Unfortunately, the food, while 100 percent vegan, is unimaginative and very salty. Every dish, including the hot and sour soup, seems to originate from the same brown sauce base.
Read morePros: Close to the theater district , Usually fast service , All vegan
Cons: Unimaginative , Very salty
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Veganimated
Points +31
Hole in the wall GEM!!! - Edit
Straight up: shabby surroundings. It’s old and run down. BUT THE FOOD…. SOOOO good! One of those hidden treasures. IYKYK. Don’t go here for a romantic date looking for “ambiance.” Do go if you want bomb vegan food, period.
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BeckyBrooks
Points +606
Bad service + okay food - Edit
They never came over to tell me today they didn’t have the ingredients for my dish. Sat there for 20 mins while they kept saying “one more minute.” Finally, I had to go to them and they told me to order something else. Food was only okay.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-08-02
Cons: Bad service, Food only okay
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LexingtonAve
Points +32
Amazing food - Edit
I understand some of the lower scores for the service (friendly but frantic) and state of the bathrooms (clean on the parts that mattered but…)
Read moreAll of that said… omg the FOOD! Love having a vegan menu, love the options to go fake meat or tofu, loved everything we ordered.
To me this place follows the rule that you can get the best food from the least auspicious-looking places.
Pros: Food, Options, Variety
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DanielSteinmetz
Points +52
Super lecker! - Edit
Hatte die Nr 75. Gelbe Nudeln mit veganem Beef, veganem Chicken, veganen Shrimps und Tofu. Es war super. Das Personal war super freundlich.
Read morePros: Essen, Auswahl, Personal
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RayondoFerris
Points +15
Quaint and unusual - Edit
At one end of Beach street, Up the stairs on the second floor.
Read moreFairly down to earth, which really worked for me. Everything on the menu is vegan.
I had a tasty and filling meal for $25 before tax and tip.
I am on holiday in Boston and
I would definitely recommend.
Pros: Wholesome food., Large portions.
Cons: Little tricky to find.
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Dustysdad
Points +157
Quick vegan Thai - Edit
We had a great meal here. Don’t let the entrance and stairs, which are very shabby and grubby, put you off ! Go up the stairs and into a very plain dining area. It’s a no-frills place. Everything is vegan, quite a lot of mock-meat but plenty of other dishes as well. Huge portions. Service very quick and to the point. Iced water brought immediately and topped up through the meal. Delicious food. Very good value. Definitely recommend if you want a quick no frills vegan meal. Please note not any good for gluten free options though.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-08-14
Pros: Delicious food , Quick service , Good value
Cons: No dishes marked as gf
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calvertfan
Points +555
Can’t remember the last time I had this many choices - Edit
Good vegan Thai, whole menu was vegan
Read morePros: Vegan!, Thai!, Funky lighting on windows
Cons: Mains came about 30 seconds after appetisers, Appetisers were hotter than the sun
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ThomasFinley
Points +33
Tasty options - Edit
Surprisingly delicious - they successfully recreated many Thai classics (pad Thai, etc) plant based with no loss of flavor. Chicken fingers were tasty but in retrospect a bit disappointing - only tofu with breading, would love to have seen them try some experiments with mushrooms. Nonetheless very solid spot and large, ambitious menu.
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RobertSilverman
Points +428
Very good, very quick - Edit
Great quick stop before a show. Will come again.
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greenlily
Points +140
Delicious and massive menu - Edit
So many things to choose from, I wish I could’ve tried more! The pad kee mao was so good, and I’m picky with my drunken noodle. The dumplings were also excellent. Cool interior, too.
Read morePros: Large menu, All vegan!
Cons: A non-coconut milk for the Thai tea would be greaf
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subramanya.Srikantan
Points +13
Excellent food - Edit
I remembered this place from 10 years ago and visited again. The food was excellent as before and service was great! Hope to visit again when I am in Boston!
Read morePros: Great food, Friendly service
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drveggie
Points +22
Don’t judge a book by its cover! - Edit
Went with non-vegan friends. They all were very surprised that they actually loved it. Highly recommended!
Read morePros: Very good service. , Excellent food., Nice view.
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Chinhead79
Points +75
Outrageously tasty food - Edit
Made a point of visiting here while in Boston for the marathon. Everything we tried was really tasty but a special mention needs to be made for the Tamarind duck which was so so good. Highly recommend visiting this place.
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patchase51
Points +38
Best Thai - Edit
Amazing vegan Thai!!! Ever carnivores can’t tell!! Great sauces and flavors!! Love the chicken dishes!
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KaleDaddy
Points +31
Best vegan food I've ever had - Edit
A regular stop anytime im in the area. Ive brought meat eaters here who said it was some of the best food they've ever had. Long wait times for meals though so be ready for that.
Read morePros: Amazing food, Great location
Cons: Long wait times, Dive bar bathrooms
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audreyc
Points +1105
Delicious food! - Edit
The food here is incredible and the menu is extensive! The stairwell/building that you have to go through to get there isn't the nicest/cleanest, but the inside of the restaurant itself is nice and the food is so good. I highly recommend it. The service was also great.
Read morePros: Great food, Large menu, Great service
Cons: Hall outside of restaurant itself isn't so clean
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jollieduck
Points +3077
Yummy Thai in downtown Boston - Edit
I really like this place and was happy they were open on Christmas! The staircase to get up is a bit sketchy and the service left a bit to be desired but the food is excellent and the menu is expansive.
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JunkFoodVeganologist
Points +1175
Amazing all vegan asian cuisine - Edit
Everything was delicious and it's nice knowing everything is vegan. Yellow noodles are like classic chinese lo mein and the spring rolls are to die for! Dumplings are a must try too
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-01-23
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cjscarlet13
Points +33
Not what I hoped - Edit
Was really hoping this place was good as the menu looked good.
Read moreVery big menu. Ordered 2 apps, leek pancakes and some sort of wonton. both came out warm, but not hot. Taste was decent, but not great. Plates looked like they hadn’t been washed well. Mains were two types of curry. Again, warm but not hot when they came out. Flavorless and lacking in presentation..
My husband got really sick and was throwing up for several hours that night.
The bathroom was an absolute mess…so many stains and half the ceiling was missing?!
Overall we were very disappointed for the amount of money we spent. Would not go again.
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TinaHartmann
Points +42
Good food and lunch menu is affordable - Edit
We ordered the lunch menu, which comes with a small soup, 2 deep fried dumplings and a main. It should also come with tee, but they forgot to give us our tee. The food is good but a bit cold. I would not recommend the veggie chicken.
Read morePros: Everything is vegan, Lots of options
Cons: Food is cold, Soup was spilled all over
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EABessel
Points +1755
Panoramic view! - Edit
Decent food served quickly, looking good and tasting good. Friendly staff. I most enjoyed the second storey panoramic neighborhood views on this early fall afternoon with the windows open and the restaurant’s many plants swaying.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-09-30
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