Comments on: Teapot Vegetarian House (Seattle)

By: Bamboo Garden | Stumptown Vegans

Bamboo Garden | Stumptown Vegans — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:04:34 +0000

[...] but the best Chinese food I’ve had in the Pacific Northwest so far has been in Seattle at Teapot Vegetarian House. It wasn’t the crappy wonderful Chinese food one might crave; it was practically classy in [...]

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:48:21 +0000

I used to eat at Teapot in Seattle all the time when I commuted. In the last year, I’ve been to the Redmond location twice. Both times the food was absolutely horrible. The dishes I ordered were so bland I didn’t bother finishing them. I ordered gula malacca to go, a dessert I’ve ordered countless times. When I opened it up to eat it, I saw that it was just tapioca pearls in a thin coconut/ty sauce. All the other good stuff was missing. I will never visit the Redmond location again. And I will echo what Jim said about the older woman, who is actually the owner, having an unfriendly demeanor.

By: Vegetarian Bistro in Seattle « Stumptown Vegans

Vegetarian Bistro in Seattle « Stumptown Vegans — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:09:05 +0000

[...] in comparison to the vegan Chinese food the Stumptown Vegans have eaten in Seattle at the lovely Teapot and even Bamboo Garden. When traveling to Seattle, this Stumptown Vegans puts Chinese food high on [...]

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:17:10 +0000

Going through the archives working on my article about you guys. Just had to comment that Teapot is my favorite restaurant EVER. I used to live only 7 minutes walking distance from Teapot and sometimes regret leaving Seattle for that reason alone.

The tofu cheesecakes are definitely the best thing on the menu, though. The green tea cheesecake goes down in my memory as the single best dessert I’ve ever had in my life (vegan or non-vegan). And the mango cheesecake I had last time was a worthy competitor. I have good cheesecake karma when it comes to Teapot. I always seem to find it on the menu.

I find it odd that somebody had such a poor experience there, but I have met other vegans who don’t like Teapot at all. It confuses me, because I find their food to be uniformly excellent.

By: stumptownvegans

stumptownvegans — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:22:06 +0000

I’m sorry for the horrible experience!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:59:29 +0000

Hi, Tofu Mom!

I have to wonder if Jin and fiancée were wearing hula hoops or swastikas or something in their ears to warrant this experience, as it doesn’t mirror any I’ve had at either Teapot location.

By: Jin

Jin — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:31:15 +0000

My fiancée and I went to the Teapot Restaurant in the Redmond/Bellevue area on December 15, 2007. This is the restaurant where we lost our engagement ring. The staff and the owner did not show any signs of sympathy and the owner shrugged off this traumatic incident by stating “this is not your home; you should not put your things anywhere you like.” We called the police and the officer came and reported the incident. But since there was no evidence of a crime having been committed, there is nothing the officer could do. Other than the restaurant’s reluctance to offer any kind of assistance to us, there are also other areas the restaurant should consider for improvement:

The restaurant’s atmosphere was nice. It’s very quiet and not a lot of customers, just the two of us and two other set of couples in the restaurant. It was so quiet that we could hear the wait staff talking amongst themselves in Chinese to each other, as clearly as if they were yelling.

The service could have been better. We came in, they acknowledged us, seated us; all this without any smile. They took our order. Another older lady delivered the food to us, but her facial expression seemed angry and annoyed. While we were eating, we noticed that the wait staff were staring at us and whispering. My fiancée and I thought this was very weird.

The food needs major improvement. All the dishes we ordered tasted either like a bowl of soy sauce or a bowl of salt. The Mongolian beef and broccoli has a fibrous texture not unlike carrots, and some tasted like rubber. The sauces tasted the same in all dishes… soy sauce! The color of the hot and sour soup was a dark black color and the taste… you guessed it: like soy sauce! The tofu and mushroom dish was a bowl of thick gelatinous gravy that tasted like a bowl of salt! Teapot is overpriced for this kind of food and service. For two people, our bill came out to be almost $50.00, which included a cup of hot and sour soup, the tofu and mushroom appetizer, the Mongolian beef entrée, and a bowl of shanghai noodles. I can drink soy sauce and eat salt at home for less than $1.00, but I don’t think I will.

Needless to say, this is the most expensive soy sauce and salt my fiancée and I ever ate. It cost us our engagement ring. We will never go back again!

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:40:35 +0000

Araya’s (vegan Thai), in the University District.

By: getsconed

getsconed — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:24:35 +0000

I’m still thinking fondly of that absolutely delicious meal – do you have any recommendations for my next (who knows when) visit?

By: Tofu Mom

Tofu Mom — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:13:18 +0000

OOoohhhhhh….. Teapot is my absolute favorite restaurant in the entire world (Not that I’ve seen that MUCH of the world).

I don’t get there NEARLY often enough, and I live 45 min. from there!!