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| - On a normal basis, I typical avoid strictly vegetarian food-it never appeal to me or the people I tend to dine with. Rarely do I enjoy an all veggie meal. I did so at Graceful Vegetarian Restaurant. Though there are a lot of mock meat dishes, you have to remember to take most of the description with a grain of salt, try to remember that these are standalone dishes by their own rights-and are not meant to be compared in likeness to their meaty counterparts. With that being said...we also, all need to remember that it the sheer cost of time and energy put into these tiny dishes to perfect the taste and texture of various type of soy to make it palatable in for many ways.
The food was very well prepared and tasted of quality. We came late before closing (yes, we were one of those dreaded diners that night) with very little expectation of being blown away. We ordered only a few dishes-there were some misses and some were great hits. Even the misses had redeeming factors, it was just not for me. As a small app, we decided to go with the jelly fish, the texture was not exactly alike and was a bit tough and chewy, yet the marination the went with it was very pleasing. The Siu mai was delish, once again not exact but was none the less a strong alternative to actual pork siu mai. The hai gow was where I felt it was lacking, though my boyfriend loved it. The skin was well made but the filling was made to replicate the looks of shrimp but fell short on texture-it came out rubbery and tasted as so. My absolute favourite dish was the mock sweet and sour pork, it could've rivaled its counterpart. Most ill-prepared sweet and sour pork can be over-fried to achieve its crispy exterior leaving the meat dried and rubbery or sometimes, restaurant cut cost by going with a lower grade meat that once prepared, taste stringy and almost gamey. This, however, the sauce was a lovely combination with the crispy, slightly chewy (in a good way) fried pieces of soy gluten-crispy battered exterior and lovely juicy interior.
The restaurant was very nicely decorated-clean and bright. The price is steep but justifiable because of the quality. It was a nice change of pace-it's not any healthy but a nice alternative to meaty Chinese cuisine. You should come in for a try when you're feeling a case of the fancy or simply want to try something new yet familiar.
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