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| - Great place for both vegans and omnivores to get their Asian food fix. Offers Taiwanese style vegan dishes, containing various mock meats and fishes. The menu is similar to that of a standard ayce sushi restaurant: a good variety of rolls and nigiri, as well as all your standard "Chinese food" classics, such as spring rolls, dumplings, general tao, beef and broccoli, and of course tempura, udon, and much more. The ayce option is very affordable and the portions are small, so you can try many things.
Note that the mock meats are mainly seitan based, so not gluten free friendly. But personally I adore seitan, it has meaty and delicious texture and is appreciated by many omnivores. There is a lack of veggies on the menu which is disappointing- very heavy on fried and saucy food, which makes for a sugar and fat laden meal (who said vegan food was healthy?), though tasty nonetheless.
Favorites were the fried tofu, taro and pumpkin balls, mock duck, and bbq eel. The fresh spring rolls and peanut sauce were also very good. The salmon and inari sushi were also enjoyable. I didn't like the tuna avocado gunkan (it was canned mayo tuna style, not like the actual fresh fish), or the fact they had red pepper in some sushis which tasted odd. The salt and pepper seafood was way too salty. The lemon fish had a slightly odd aftertaste. The sushi pizza is mostly just a fried rice patty with tasteless toppings. But overall, it was a pretty yummy meal, and food was hot and fresh.
The waitstaff were very nice and attentive and the restaurant was very clean with a nice atmosphere. Also, they will allow some members of your table to order a la carte while others do ayce, but obviously no sharing.
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