To cater for a large group of vegetarians that apparently are categorized under many such as lacto vegetarianism, raw veganism, Buddhist vegetarianism, and many more, Kuan Yin Restaurant tucked itself in the midst of bustling streets and housing area of Section 17 where rows of shops and houses intertwined. Among the bountiful number of vegetarian restaurants in Selangor, Kuan Yin Vegetarian Restaurant is one of the firsts few to set foot in PJ in offering the best vegetarian dishes around specifically Chinese cuisines where non meat ingredients are used, and neither onions or garlic contain in any of the food they serve here – for obvious reason of course. One must wonder, is it even possible to prepare an authentic Chinese dish without any usage of vital ingredients as part of it? Well, Kuan Yin has definitely succeeded in doing so.
The alternatives used for meat and poultry dishes are surprisingly well made without any deliberation on the taste’s differences. This restaurant’s mutton curry would be the perfect example with original taste of curry gravy diluting the ‘mutton’ that turns out to be tofu-based. And to think that this delicious dish is prepared without any vital ingredient of onions and garlic is formidable, nevertheless they can pull it off. Another must try item is Kuan Yin’s Char Siew dish with mantao that is claimed to be the best around and even flawlessly prevails the original ones. Intriguing! Perhaps due to the lip smacking dishes this restaurant has to offer that it is always packed with people, from office crowds during lunch time to family folks to fix their daily dinner here. All-in-all, Kuan Yin Restaurant is simply a vegan gem that cannot be missed.
