miranda

Teapot Vegetarian House in Seattle, Washington
Aug 5 06

We will never go there again!

We ordered three items takeout: Eggplant Hotpot, Steamed Dumplings and Mah Poh Tofu. The eggplant was ok. The steamed dumplings were tough and tasteless. But we could let that slide. When we opened the Mah Poh Tofu, we were sure we got the wrong thing because it looked like Hot and Sour Soup.

We called the restaurant, and Mr. Y answered assured us that it was Mah Poh Tofu. It was nothing like Mah Poh Tofu, in appearance, ingredients, taste or anything! Anyone who's had it in a Chinese restaurant would agree. When we explained that to Mr. Y, he said it is the way it is because it is a vegitarian version. This didn't make a lick of sense to us since Mah Poh Tofu is vegetarian to begin with. We told him that naming the dish Mah Poh Tofu and describing it as "A traditional SzeChuan spicy dish" on their menu was misleading and wrong. It wasn't even spicy at all! He refused to concede this and even claimed that vegans don't like garlic.

He never once said even the slightest "sorry", but did tell us that he didn't have time to talk to us.