Laughing Buddha Vegetarian Bistro
Laughing Buddha Vegetarian Bistro
Crunchy diced veggies & tofu served with romaine lettuce & hosin sauce.
Wok tossed with fresh basil & a hint of spiced curry powder.
Crispy tempura veggie tossed in 5 spiced salt & pepper.
Mushrooms crispy fried with nori seaweed batter & tossed in 5 spiced salt & pepper.
Tofu & veggies filled wontons in spicy red chili oil; topped with cilantro & sesame seeds.
Pan- fried dumplings stuffed with soya tofu, edamame, napa cabbage & yam noodles.
Steamed sui mai style dumplings filled with spinach, corn, black mushrooms & silk rice noodles.
Crispy tofu, mushrooms and greens wok tossed in Chinese 5 spiced salt & pepper
Potato fritters and taro fritters served with Thai Chili Sweet & Sour Sauce
Tossed in a spicy szechwan oil black vinaigrette; topped with sesame seeds, peanuts & cilantro.
Peanuts, cucumbers, carrots & cloud ear mushroom in a spicy sesame paste; topped with cilantro.
Tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, celery & tofu in a soya sesame dressing; topped with cilantro & sesame seeds.
Fresh ginger, cucumbers & tomatoes in a jalapeno soy vinaigrette.
Tofu & veggies filled wontons in a peppery ginger vegetable broth.
Cloud ear mushrooms & tofu in a peppery hot & sour egg flower broth.
Nori seaweed, corn & tofu in an egg white broth.
Shitake, enoki & king oyster mushrooms with chinese squash in a egg white broth.
Mixed veggies in a house crafted veggie broth; served with crispy rice.
In a peppery ginger broth.
Tofu, napa cabbage, salted greens & silk rice noodles in a spicy szechwan peppercorn oil broth (szechwan peppercorns offers a tingling numbing spiciness with light notes of citrus & chili flavor to food called mala.
A bouquet of fresh veggies & udon noodles in a peppery ginger broth.
Crispy fried won tons in a egg flower broth with veggies
Tofu skin, wheat gluten, napa cabbage, shanghai greens, mushrooms, ginko berries, goji berries & silk rice noodles.
Veggies, gluten in a spicy coconut curry.
Lychee, pineapple, green & red peppers, zuchinni, carrots, broccoli & gluten in house crafted s & s sauce.
Veggies & tofu in spicy kung pao sauce; topped with peanuts.
In a sweet tangy basil ginger sauce.
In a spicy mala szechwan peppercorn oil.
Crispy tofu, waterchestnuts, shitakes & snow peas in a sweet red chili sauce.
Bouquet of seasonal fresh veggies saute'.
Veggies & quail egg saute'served in a crispy shredded taro root basket; topped with cashews.
Tofu skin, napa cabbage, snow peas, cloud ear mushrooms & ginko berries.
King oyster mushroom, shitake & enoki mushroom saute'.
Wok tossed in a lemongrass and ginger soy glaze with a hint of chili
Wok tossed in a white wine sauce with a hint of fresh ginger
Wok tossed in an aromatic gingery black bean sauce
Angel hair rice noodles and veggies wok tossed with egg in a spicy curry
Filled with red bean paste.
Dry Braised String Beans
Triple Mushroom Saute (added tofu)
Inside
outside
Crumbled Tofu Zha Jiang Mein
Cilantro Tofu Salad
Kung Pao Tofu
Triple Mushroom Sauté
Ma Po Tofu
Tofu Zha Jia Mein (noodles)
Patio seating
Sesame Balls
Ceiling Decor
Interior
Peipa tofu claypot
Shanghai Greens & Mishrooms
Lemongrass Eggplant and Mushroom Ball
Black Pepper Veggie Udon Noodles (with tofu added)
Buddhist Delight
Hot Sour Soup
Sweet and sour gluten with veggies
Dry Braised String Beans
Basil Tofu Fried Rice
Veggie Chow Mein
Pauline L.
Sep 13, 2024
Great veggies place just opened on Piedmont Ave !Love the name , Laughing Buddha Vegetarian Bistro. Sat in the beautiful patio and enjoyed a Lychee Spritzer and had lunch. The veggies were very fresh and well seasoned. Had the green Dumplings, Triple Mushroom Soup and a Crumble Tofu Zha Jiang Mein. The service was great!
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Sam X.
Nov 26, 2024
Exciting! A vegetarian restaurant on Piedmont Ave, right across from Kaiser.Lighter fare than the usual viscous cornstarch laden sauces that dominate American Style Asian food.Had the Szechuan pepper soup-pleasantly numbing . Laughing Buddhas delight featured adorable and tasty rolled yuba skins, and two, count em, two, different types of fungus. The veggies were crisp and fresh. Singapore curry noodles were a bit of a disappointment. Dry and could have used more veggies.Overall, lovely experience, and I look forward to exploring the rest of the menu
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Becca B.
Feb 23, 2025
Delicious! Great vegan options and delicious oolong tea. Will definitely be back to try more menu items.
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Brian S.
Jan 14, 2025
This place is a great. All the food was fresh and the flavors were on point. We got a few plant forward dishes. They were flavorful and pretty to look at. We walked out feeling satisfied and healthy.
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Krupa S.
Dec 6, 2024
I've been here a few times and the food has been great each time. The staff is very friendly and attentive. The menu is extensive so there are a lot of dishes to choose from. So far my favorites have been the "on fire" won tons and an lemongrass eggplant and tofu dish with ginger from the specials menu. I look forward to coming back and trying as many as I can!
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William W.
Nov 11, 2024
This is a nice option for vegetarian Chinese. The salt and pepper trio was my favorite. Mustard green and tofu soup was nice. Other dishes were good but could use a bit more depth to flavor. If you are vegetarian this is a fantastic option for Chinese food! Service was very nice, ambience is better than hole in the wall but not fancy. A great addition to the neighborhood
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Alec R.
Jan 12, 2025
Good food, friendly staff, nice patio! Also, they have beer and wine unlike many vegetarian restaurants in the area.
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Adam G.
Jan 11, 2025
We are so excited that this place is now open. Everything that my wife and I have tried on our multiple visits has been amazing - the vegetables are really fresh and there are so many options to choose from. All the dishes have been super flavorful without being oily, and the back patio is lovely. A must for veg forward people in the Bay Area.
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Rebekah M.
Dec 18, 2024
This place is soooo good. A gorgeous aesthetic that elevates the dining experience, making it feel fun and playful. The staff is very accommodating -- for instance, if you want to make a rice dish vegan, you can (and in case it wasn't clear, the entire menu is already vegetarian and mostly vegan). Also, as someone who doesn't eat onions and garlic, it can be hard to dine out but this place had a plethora of options. The food was tasty and the service was fantastic. This is a new restaurant and I'm hoping they stick around for years to come.
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Naomi W.
Feb 6, 2025
Great service and great food at this undiscovered vegetarian Chinese restaurant. The ginger lemon tea is amazing. I really liked the crispy tofu appetizer. In case it matters to you, the outdoorpatio is fully enclosed with solid walls and a glass roof.
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