Zen Garden

Though I'm not technically a vegetarian I eat a vegetarian diet about 85% of the time. These diet choices of mine are mostly based on health issues but also social, economic and political issues relating to supporting agriculture as a viable career choice, opposing factory farming and being engaged in the local food movement. I say that so you'll understand that despite eating a vegetarian diet most of the time I really do enjoy eating meat. I want you to understand that so you'll know that when I tell you how good the food at Zen Garden is you'll know that I mean it's really that good and you won't tack on some lame "it's good for vegetarian food" kind of addendum in your head.

Zen Garden's menu is an inspired collection of vegetarian and vegan dishes that cuts a wide path through Asia's diverse culinary geography. From curries to hot and sour soup and crispy tofu to Vietnamese coffee and barbecued bean curd to egg rolls. There are those who are simply opposed to vegetarian food and those who are convinced that tofu is gross, I don't have the time nor the inclination to attempt convincing those people they're wrong. If you don't want to eat tofu bully for you. If you can't fathom a meal without meat, well ok then. For everyone else though you really can't go wrong starting your meal with a plate of Zen Garden's steamed dumplings followed up with the insanely good orange tofu which is served with bell peppers, water chestnuts, carrots and snap peas with white rice on the side.