$$ - average
Vietnamese
Fast vietnamese food in the Uptown area
Pretty good vietnamese food. They are very vegan-friendly. Big vegetarian section. They will make fried rice without eggs if you ask.
Added by starfive on Mar 17 03 (updated Nov 10 04)
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I'm upgrading my rating from a 4 to a 6. They have painted and improved the atmosphere and quality of the food. The Pad Thai with no egg or fish sauce was really good.
This is another place I go with people who are not vegan. They have a ton of vegetarian things, and a lot of vegan ones. It's a good place to stop in on the spur of them moment, but I wouldn't plan it for an anniversary or mother's day trip. The staff is really nice, and the food comes out pretty quick. It's a good place to stop for lunch in uptown if you want fast and not too trendy.
I went to the lunch buffet and it was really good. The staff was super nice.
While it's not my favorite vietnamese restuarant, they do have a few things going for them.. they are willing to make most dishes vegan (though I don't know if they know the word vegan, so be sure to specify the things you don't want), they don't have issues with substitutions and they are conveniently located (for me).
Items you should be aware of that contain fish things unless you request otherwise: the Tofu or Mock Duck with Potatoes has oyster sauce in it, the Pad Thai & Basil Noodle dish contain fish sauce. There are probably a few other things, but these are what I remember right now.
There are definitely some good dishes here that can easily be made vegan, Kinh Do ain't bad at all. It just all pales in comparison to the former glory of a much better vietnamese restaurant, Vo's (RIP).
The best Vietnamese vegan food in the Twin Cities I've tried so far. The extensive vegetarian menu includes many treats for lovers of mock dock and tofu. In particular, the Mock Dock and Potatoes are incredible, and something of a legend in the local vegan community.
Maybe I've had bad luck, but none of my servers ever know what is vegan and what isn't. Bummer, this used to be one of my favorites.
I really only go here for one thing, which is the mock duck with potatoes. Normally it has oyster sauce, but they'll make it without that on request. It's basically a giant plate of hot fresh potato chips with mock duck. The sauce they use is a bit too sweet, but I love fried stuff.
Their spring rolls are okay, but the dishes come out in rather large portions, so I usually skip them.
For any other Vietnamese dish, I generally prefer Lotus To Go Go.