Welcome to Bodhi Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant
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77 Mulberry St New York, NY 10013 Hotline: (212) 233-2921
Bodhi Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant in Chinatown is a vegan/kosher restaurant that checks all the boxes of an affordable, delicious Chinese restaurant that's able to accommodate our those that keep to a vegan or kosher diet. For Dim Sum we dug into the pan fried dumplings, springs rolls, "shrimp" rice rolls, Cha Shui Bao and my personal favorite, turnip cakes. We followed up with the sweet and sour "chicken", Singaporean noodles, Chinese broccoli and vegetable fried rice. Bodhi Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant delivers in flavor while skipping meat and we would def go back
If you are vegetarian (or vegan) this is a must go place for you! They cook their vegetarian dishes really well and we came on a weekend for an early dinner and this place is packed. The dishes are not only flavorful but packed with different vegetables options and some have a good variety in just one dish. This place makes you feel like it's okay to eat out because you are still getting your vegetables and proteins (from the soy & setan, etc.) We go the Buddha delight house special and another vegetable medley dish that I can't remember what the name was called. The Buddha delight was so good and flavorful. I love the crispy taro. Service was efficient even though it was busy and I enjoyed the complimentary hot tea served as well. I need to come back soon! This is now my favorite vegetarian place in New York.
Bodhi is a great spot for some vegan/vegetarian Chinese delights. They were packed on the Thursday night my friend and I dropped by. Their vegetarian style dimsum were unique and reminiscent of the typical dimsum but with their veg twist. Buddha's delight chow mein: a highlight of the night, crispy sauced noodles filled with all types of vegetables (sauced dried bean curd, carrots, mushrooms, Napa cabbage, bok choy). I was surprised by the heavier ginger flavor, but it was a great touch to a hearty noodle dish. Veg shrimp dumplings: the skin was done well- the filing was alright - not as good as a typical dim sum shrimp dumpling... but still good. Sticky rice siu mai: an unexpected twist on a dim sum classic. The sticky rice was a great compliment to the skin. Ribs in black bean sauce - the black bean sauce carried the seitan(?) Ribs with the peppers on the side. Tip- I always love mixing the extra sauce with the other dishes I order to make my other dishes a little bit more flavorful. The black bean sauce was a tasty delight! Great spot to take friends for some good vegan and vegetarian friendly Chinese food and it comes with the standard Chinese hot tea fare!
The food was really tasty overall. In addition to the dishes pictured, we ordered the green beans and chili wontons. These 5 dishes were perfectly split amongst 6 people. My favorite was the mapo tofu and the green beans. I was really looking forward to the soup dumplings as it's a rarity to find soup dumplings that are vegan. But they weren't very soupy. They did taste fine but not what I expected. It did take a while to order the food and to receive it but on the flip side they did allow us to be seated even though our whole party wasn't there. All in all, I would like to come back and try more of their food.
We came here today on a friends suggestion and I have to say this place is great, you have to go if you are in New York. If I could give an extra star, this place would definitely deserve it. The food is so tasty, the portions are huge, the staff is very nice. Everything is done without meat and you are not recognising or missing it. I would love to have this place in my home town. I would go very often.
A vegan dim sum spot tucked into the heart of Chinatown -- stopped by for dinner with a larger party and we didn't have to wait too long to be seated. The waiters are really nice and patient with making recommendations. The food relies heavily on fake meat, which is fine but worth calling out. I loved a few of the dishes, like Turnip Cake, Vegetable Chicken Fried Rice and Cumin Lamb. We had initially come here for the soup dumplings but didn't feel strongly since the skin was too thick and there wasn't that much soup. Overall, still a good spot for vegetarian Chinese eats!
Superb all vegan Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. They serve dim sum all day and the food is amazing. I definitely recommend the rice rolls as well as the soup dumpling. They placed each soup dumpling into the spoon for us and drizzled it with sauce which was a fun experience! This place is also very affordable! We got 4-5 dishes for $30 which was more than enough for 2 of us. Most of their dim sum is $5-7 per plate and comes with 3-4 pieces
The service is a bit abrupt but it's Chinatown right? Lol. We were seated on a Tuesday relatively easily around 7PM. It was full of tourists but we were able to order quickly. They randomly brought us egg rolls at first but we didn't order that lol. The vegan soup dumplings were honestly pretty flavorful - only the "meat" texture is a little different. Pricey at $15 for 5 pieces. The sautéed string beans are my friends favorite! They're very garlicky - I like em too. The bbq meat is amazing texture and flavor wise. Super reminiscent of barbecue cha siu. The chicken lomein was really good too! Well sautéed. Honestly I'd come back with vegan and non vegan friends. Totally recommend.
First time here for both me and my friend a few weeks ago! 10 min wait on a Sunday -- not bad for the small space and fairly long line. Very friendly staff, prompt and efficient service. Our waters stayed full, food was brought out and cleared quickly. Location is perfectly situated for a night out! The concept is amazing as someone who is pescatarian but eats a lot of vegetarian and vegan food. It's somewhat difficult to find dim sum that is veg-focused and has more than one option. Ordered: *Fried Taro Dumpling *Shrimp" Rice Roll *Baked "Veg Meat" Bun *Black Bean Sauce "Ribs" *Steamed Veg Buns *Sticky Rice Shumai *Tsingsao beers Looooved everything except the sticky rice shumai. it was completely flavorless. I was excited for that one, too. Skip for now! The textures of everything.. oof. so on point, satisfying, just delicious. I am quite excited for my next visit as there are so many other dishes I want to try!
