Jade Rabbit at The Emerald Room

This was my second time visiting Jade Rabbit, both times with traditional meat eaters, while I prefer vegetarian/vegan. We ordered the Rangoon, Puto Pao Bunny Bao, Char Siu Bao, Mapo Tofu, Fiery Wind Noodle Soup, plus the Tigers Eye zero proof drink and the Lychee Lemon Drop. The Rangoon was more flavorful the first visit, but still tasty on the second visit. The bunny Bao needed more filling and we would not order that again. The char siu bao is outstanding! Perfect texture and flavor! The mapo tofu is nice and spicy with an almost curry-like flavor to it. Definitely a must order in my opinion. The fiery wind soup was not our favorite as it was really heavy feeling and not our favorite flavors. We found the tigers eye drink to be ok but the lychee lemon drop is by far the star of the show and worth getting every time!The seating is for 10 tables only so reservations are necessary. I would not say it's a cozy seating experience but I love the jade walls. I would love to see the downstairs atmosphere translate to the dining space upstairs as that would really bring personality to the space. Overall, my meat eating friends enjoyed this experience and I loved having dim sum options without the meat, packed with flavor!

Tasty vegan spot for anyone who's either a vegan (duh) or vegan curious. They offer a wide selection of options full of flavor. It was a nice date night spot as well. Service is just okay, nothing out of the ordinary. Only feedback is the lighting is super weird. Like imagine you're on a first date and it's dimly lit and vibes and suddenly the lights just boom come on... it's like that but the whole meal.

We love to support any/all vegan spots, but this one really missed the mark. Unfortunately we didn't have a reservation so we had to use their abbreviated menu at the bar.We got 2 different dumpling dishes and both were very disappointing! Flavor was fine enough, but it was ALL dough with a very very very tiny portion of filling. The tofu rice bowl had no flavor. It was "spicy" but there was no flavor or depth at all. The cocktails were the best part of this place. Service was fine.

Everything we had was amazing! Started with the gailan and the siu mai, and we were already in heaven. Then, the Lo Mai Gai and the Jade Rabbit dumplings arrived and it was even better. For the 2 of us, this ended up being plenty of food, and we had a couple pieces leftover which we took to go. I'm still dreaming of that gailan. That would make any broccoli hater change their mind. We had tea service, but no cocktails as it was early lunch when we arrived. We also got lucky and got the last table that was open in the restaurant on a Saturday around 1pm. Highly recommend reservations and giving this place a try!

Beautiful ambience, friendly service, free parking!If you're an Asian non/vegan like me I'm afraid you'll think you spent too much and didn't enjoy the flavors. But if you're open minded, why not try it!Not busy at all on a Saturday for lunch. Walked right in.Spent over $50 for party of 1

The entire food menu is plant-based. I loved the Jade Rabbit Dumplings and Kimchi Mungbean Cakes. The Siu Mai was good but not impressive. All are definitely filling, as they should be for the price. The Chocolate Ube Mochi Brownie was good, as was the Jasmine Dragon Toddy.The restaurant is part of a distillery, which makes the spirits that go into their cocktail menu. When it comes to originality, this place hits it out of the park. The only downside is that it is pricey, as vegan restaurants generally are in Portland.I love the small U-shaped bar downstairs, because it is conducive to interaction with other patrons seated there. I went there by myself, and literally had dinner with the two patrons who also came in solo. One was attending the same convention as me, and the other was from my hometown. We even shared food.

Another chance to dine in: Tasty, inauthentic Chinese-style food, but quite overpriced, especially for the dim sum dishes.We stopped in for dinner on a Thursday around 8pm, and they were all full. But they offered us at the bar counter and told us we could still order food from a more limited menu. We took up the offer. To start, we split an order of the Puto Pao Bunny Bao ($14) -- Filipino style steamed rice flour buns with vegan pork, black garlic and brown sugar -- and Chili Oil Wontons ($14) -- filled with vegan beef and spring onion. The wontons were really nicely done, with firm, tightly stuffed meat wrapped in a nice wrapper -- and it all came in a slightly sweet, delicious chili oil. The baos, on the other hand, were not as soft as they should be, and kind of lacking in filling -- very overpriced at $14 for 3.For our mains, we each got an order of the Fiery Wind Noodle Soup ($20). The broth was very spicy but rather lacking complexity. The vegan chicken was fantastic however, and the soup came with nicely cooked flat wide rice noodles, and a couple pieces of yue choy. At $20, this was quite overpriced.All in all, good food, but not worth the price, even adjusting for the fact that the establishment "pays a living wage" to their employees, thus obviating the need for a tip (even though they leave room for an additional tip when paying the bill). Ultimately, I wouldn't return.

There is a Really beautiful ambiance and energy here. We enjoyed absolutely everything we ordered. My favorite were the bao buns and the jade bunnies(they are so cute and squishy) the staff was kind and helpful with recommendations. We would love to come back here to try more menu items!

I felt bad leaving such a shit review since my friend who took me here was so excited to do so. The food was SO bland. I've never seen anything like it. How do you not add salt to dumpling casing? How do you not add salt to bao bun dough? How was everything so flavorless and also so expensive?? My friend is vegan and she seems to like this place so idk...maybe it's just me. But I agree with the other one stars, frankly. I will never go back here. I'd rather eat a bowl of raw bread dough.

Scrumptious food, cozy setup, and friendly service. It's better to have a reservation else you might be able to get a seat on the bar counter. Small food menu, but everything we tried was delicious. The portions size is good for an adult. The tofu main course was heavenly. I would go back just for that. Bao is inviting and my name is on it during my next visit. I would recommend them to everybody who wants to experience vegan food scene in Portland. They are definitely a wise addition.