Pine Forest Garden, Houston, Texas, Vegan-friendly Restaurant Details

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My mother and I went to Pine Forest Garden last night for dinner. After looking up their menu on the internet we were a little confused by the "chicken, meat, and fish" references. We called and they told us that everything is vegan!! We were thrilled to hear this because we a transitioning into all vegetarian diets.

Once we arrived (about 8:15 and they 'close at 9') we were greeted by the very friendly staff and they told us how it all worked. It was Buffett style and then you could order 2 complimentary items off of the menu. We order the salt toasted tofu (best I have EVER had) and the fried mushrooms and sliced duck, which was very good too! Not to mention the amazing array of food from the Buffett. The owner, Samuel, stopped by our table and held a lovely conversation with us! He shared universal truths and we discussed life and energy. All coming back to the food you eat and the importance of a veggie lifestyle. I will never forget my interaction with this man as it was one that made a deep impression on me.

Since we arrived a little before closing, they started packing up the Buffett as we were eating and even made us several plates with assorted sushi and dessert for our table. We had SOO much food that they even gave us Togo boxes. Samuel said not to rush and enjoy our meal. And we sure did, every bit of it!

I HIGHLY recommend this place for all lifestyles to enjoy, vegan, vegetarians, and omnivores. The variety is amazing; the flavors are incredible, and the quality of the food is tremendous. I live in Austin now but I will be coming back to Pine Forest Garden every time I visit Houston, for SURE!

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Very nice people with excellent vegetarian food.

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Discovered this little gem a little ago and wow the food is incredibly delicious!! Best spot in town if you want great food and incredibly generous service while you're there!

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Best vegan spot in town! Great Prices lots of food

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The best vegetarian restaurant in town. It is like the amazingly high quality ersatz vegetarian Chinese restaurants in Northern California where I used to live. They have an amazing mixed brown or plain white rice. Purified water and no meat in the kitchen so no such contamination of the food at any stage. No MSG really large on the window. Righteous!!! Couldn't be better unless it was non-GMO or used Organics for at least their soy, etc. But, make no mistake, I am not complaining... 'Their Kung Pao Chicken' (same as Chicken with Cashews just different nut), 'Beef with Brown Sauce', 'Beef with Broccoli', 'Sweet & Sour Pork' and their 'Won Ton Soups' are some of my very, very favorites! BTW, there is an incredible 'Herbal Won Ton Soup' variation that is not on the menu, but on the specials printed on a little plaque on the table top. It contains some especially health benefiting herbs in it and added tiny thin noodle and it tastes out of this world! I like both kinds of their Won Ton Soup and fluctuate between them. Try them sometime! Their 'Curry Chicken' is really nice, mellow comfort food and seems very British served with potatoes and fresh basil leaves. Also, did I mention, they serve the most fragrant 'Jasmine Tea' in the world? Bring a large group, they have several of the family style big round tables with the lazy suzans in the center. Nice Quan Yin altar too "Namo Kuan Shi Yin Pusa":)