Last night we decided to try a new vegetarian restaurant on Dundas Street, Greens Vegetarian Restaurant. We had eaten there before when it was Full Moon but the place had changed names and decor and we decided to see what it was like. The restaurant sits on the corner of Dundas and Denison with floor to ceiling glass windows that look on to both streets. The decor is minimal and stylish in a simple, straight-forward way. It had that slick Restaurant Makeover feel, a wall of faux 70s-styled faux bricks flanked by a long banquette with New York-style seating and some really funky square pinspot lights. Then there were a selection of simple tables for four lined along the glass windows looking out on Dundas Street. We opted for one of the tables for four along the wall of windows to enjoy the view of the street. The menu is all vegetarian, meaning we could order anything without any worries, with lots of faux-meat type dishes. We decided on a mixed appetizer plate of assorted tofu and gluten, a tofu and seaweed soup, some kung pao chicken and cashews, an eggplant and tofu dish and some mushroom fried rice. The portions are large and served on beautiful square white dishes that mirrored the rest of the style of the place. The food is basically simple Chinese fare (including sweet and sour chicken and lemon chicken) reinterpreted in a Buddhist vegetarian way like that found at Simon's Wok on Gerard Street or our long missed favourite Bo Dy Duyen. Everything was good even though we ordered more than we needed and it was a pleasure to enjoy the pleasant atmosphere, pleasant service and yummy food.
Update: Every time we eat here I wonder why don't eat there more often. It is always a pleasure to open a menu and to be able to order 'anything' and not worry about whether it is vegan friendly. The atmosphere is as relaxing as you could want giving you the sensation of being in a calm glass box on a busy street corner. The food is always exciting and the service always pleasant. Yesterday we were pleasantly surprised by the chicken pieces in chili sauce which was wonderful.