Come enjoy an appetizing meal at Lotus Pond Vegetarian Restaurant. They are open nightly from Tuesday to Sunday. The neighboring area is remarkable for its parks.
Good vegetarian food can be difficult to find on campus, but this friendly vegetarian and vegan restaurant is just a quick bus ride away downtown. Lotus Pond serves up Asian-inspired vegan and vegetarian meals for surprisingly low prices. Their dinner combination for one, which includes rice, soup, a spring roll and your choice of main, is less than $12. If there’s a group of you, Lotus Pond also does a hot pot that everyone can enjoy.
Lotus Pond is a small restaurant that only seats about 20 or 30 people, and it serves vegan and vegetarian Chinese food. The menu is based on Buddhist principles, meaning there's no garlic, onion, chives, leeks or shallots in the food. Even meat-eaters love the mock meats used in the dishes, and everyone declares the turnip cakes are excellent.