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Here’s a rumor for you: After a great conversation about vegan food with their head waitress at Nancy Chang’s, the restaurant is considering adding a monthly all-vegan buffet. And they are super excited about it too. Like any change, it might take a little time to get it off the ground but you may be hearing news of the new buffet as soon as next month. I’m stoked. Nancy Chang’s is awesome.
So if you’re at the restaurant anytime in the next month (you know, chowing down on some General Chow’s Veg Chicken or some Soy Shrimp) definitely tell your waiter/waitress that you’re pysched about the vegan buffet.

Nancy Chang’s is located at: 372 Chandler Street. Phone: (508) 752-8899

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The Telegram & Gazette is reporting that the Super 88 that was planned for downtown Worcester is “no-go” on Go/No-Go test.

That’s too bad! The Super 88s in Boston are neat Asian markets with tons of mock meats and weird veg things. You can even get vegetarian duck in a can:

But lucky for you, there are already some quality Asian markets in Worcester. If weird mock-meats are your idea of a good time, check out Mekong Market at 747 Main Street in Worcester (map), where you can pick up a bag of frozen veg. shrimp complete with nice little soy-based eyes that look up at you.

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Don’t forget! Tomorrow is the last day of the Grand Opening at Buddha Hut, Worcester’s newest all-vegan Chinese restaurant. You’ll get 10% off your order and some free pound cake.

I’ll be going there with a bunch of people for dinner at 7. See you there!

Check out the Facebook event.

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My friend Eileen is applying for a job teaching vegan cooking lessons in New York City as a part of the Cancer Project. As part of her application she recorded this video of herself making some soba noodle stir fry. The ingredients and a recipe are below. In Worcester you can definitely find all of these ingredients at the Living Earth at 232 Chandler Street. They’re open Monday through Friday from 9am to 9pm. On Saturdays they close at 7pm and on Sunday they close at 6pm.

Yield: Approx. 6 cups

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound Soba noodles
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons ginger, minced
• 4 large cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 4 leaves bok choy (leaves and stems) cut into chiffonade
• 1 red pepper, cut into julienne (thin slices)
• 1 bunch scallions, sliced into 1/4 inch diagonal slices
• 1 1/2 cups bean sprouts
• 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 1/4 cup shoyu
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• salt

Procedure

1. Cook noodles, rinse in cold water, drain, and set aside.
2. Heat large wok, add oil, ginger and garlic. Cook 1 minute.
3. Add bok choy stems, then add leaves, red pepper, and scallions. Cook until pepper is just tender. Add sprouts and jalapeno.
4. Add shoyu and toasted sesame oil. Season with salt to taste. Add noodles. Mix well and serve.

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I recently posted a long-winded review of Buddha Hut, the new all-vegan Chinese restaurant in Worcester. I mentioned that there’ll be 10% taken off your order during the Grand Opening on Monday, March 31. But rumor has it that all of this week Buddha Hut is offering 10% off your order and some free pound cake.

So if you can manage to eat there 10 times before March 31, that adds up to one 100% free meal and probably an entire free pound cake. Quick, post that baby on slickdeals.

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Woah! There’s a new vegan Chinese restaurant opening in Worcester! Buddha Hut has great food, a quaint atmosphere, it’s inexpensive, and it’s in a pretty good location. Definitely worth a visit!

Buddha Hut
415 Chandler Street
phone: 508-459-0367

Monday-Thursday: 11am - 9pm
Friday-Saturday: 11am-10pm
Closed Sundays

My Review

With vegetarian mock-meat entrées like kung pao chicken, sesame beef, and heavenly chicken, even the most meat-loving among us will be able find something they like. Add some fried chicken drumsticks, spring rolls or wonton soup as an appetizer and you’ve got yourself a solid meal. This all-vegetarian restaurant is a nice place to grab a quick lunch or sit down with the family for a nice dinner.

Entrées are reasonably priced at around $7 or $8, but with appetizers and drinks your meal will likely come out closer to $10. If you’re really pinching pennies, try their lunch specials. The portions are the same size, but only costs 5 bucks. Each lunch special comes with rice, a spring roll and a fried wonton. Hard to beat for 5 bucks!In addition to the deep-fried goodness of their mock-meat dishes, they also have a good selection of fancy-pants fruit smoothies. I was impressed by the strawberry and coconut milk smoothie. It made for a nice desert.

The people behind Buddha Hut are the same folks who created Quan Yin, one of Central Mass’ top veg restaurants. Quan Yin is located at 56 Hamilton St in Worcester and has a similar menu, but slightly cheaper prices and a different atmosphere. Buddha Hut is larger and more geared towards formal dining than Quan Yin. Despite the similarities, the two restaurants don’t see each other as competitors. I’m certainly of the opinion that there is room enough for both places here in the heart of Massachusetts.

Give it a try! The grand opening is on March 31. You’ll get 10% off your order and you’ll even get some free pound cake to boot! The place will be open everyday until then, but they’re still working out some kinks. When I went on Friday, they were processing credit cards by hand and they’re still figuring out how to efficiently accommodate big parties (8+). Anyway, hope to see you at the grand opening!

Join the grand opening event on facebook.

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