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Happy Veggie

76 Mott St, Chinatown

Chinese food

Taste:  SGFI  

Value:   Good 

Booze: Nah

Something Going For It — very tasty curry noodle soup

Vegan Chinese food at Happy Veggie in Chinatown, New York

Remarks

This place has an interesting menu, a mash-up of Malay, Chinese, burgers, and some other stuff that they seem to have invented. Make sure to check that the things your order are vegan, because a lot of it isn't.

I got the Curry Stuffed Combination Noodle Soup and swapped out the egg noodles that normally come with it for another kind (think it was rice?). While it looked laksa-esque, I was pleasantly surprised because it wasn't coconut-forward, but still very rich. It had a strong fresh chilli flavour. It came with a variety of tofu preparations that were really tasty and soaked up the broth well.

It's fairly expensive for the area (around $17 after it was all said and done), but the portion was enormous. I'd want to come back with a few people and split some things. At the time of writing, the menu they had is like 10-20% more expensive than what they have listed online.

Last sampled 25th December 2021.

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