Well I may not be experienced in the ways of the Vegan and Vegetarians, ssshhh..I'm only Veg-Curious but this place just left me feeling confused.
The service was friendly however our server seemed almost as confused as I was, but considering we were a large party perhaps it was just a bit overwhelming for him.
The place was cute but the décor was tattered and could use some tlc. The forks were in a tin container on the table, fork side up which left you having to try to get one without touching the others and the bathroom was missing soap and paper towels . ..not a good combination.
When you walk in to Green Lotus Vegetarian it is open to the restaurant next door, Pho Bamboo(not vegetarian) both owned and ran by the same owners. There were also two menus, an American and a Vietnamese, both listing soy or tofu in the ingredients. I'm not a vegetarian but I'd assume that these ingredients meant at least the food was...
I didn't order an appetizer because I planned to order the fried banana egg rolls with ice cream, it sounded amazing but later found out they were out of both the coconut and green tea ice cream. ..guess my yoga pants survive another day of torture.
I ordered the Spicy Basil Noodles with chicken, it was spicy and tasted good and was vegetarian. My Vegetarian friend however ordered Pho with what was assumed to be vegetarian soy chicken and beef.... it was not! How that happens in a vegetarian restaurant ordering from a vegetarian menu is confusing to me and unPHOgivable for her!
One thing I'm not confused about, she won't be coming back and I will continue my search for veg-satisfaction elsewhere...