Sutao Cafe

Wow .. randomly found on Happy Cow while we were in the area and ordered cumin lamb and bang bang noodles (hand made). All VEGAN! We are not fans of sweet and more savory/spicy folks. So if that's your taste, order these. Amazing!

The place hasn't changed a bit in the last 20 years and I am not sure it's a good thing. We were excited to hear that the buffet was back on the weekends, but everything was picked over, too greasy, too salty and generally not as tasty as we remembered from years past.

My husband and I stopped here when we were in the area and the food did not dissapoint! We ordered the Hot and Sour Soup, Ban Ban Noodles, "Lamb" w/ Cumin Kabobs, and the Phoenix and Dragon Fly Together (Gen Taos' Chick'n + Shrimp). Everything was great! We were a little sad that they no longer offer a buffet, but it's okay - our server told us they only offer it on holidays. There is so much variety on the menu and if you are having trouble choosing, like we did, the servers are great at recommending items. The atmosphere is a little lackluster but I understand restaurants, especially vegan establishments, are so much work to begin with. We will definitely be visiting again!

Excellent vegetarian taste bud experience! The food was fresh, deliciously spicy, solid texture, and perfectly crispy. We had the cumin vegetarian lamb kabob, vegetable stew with vegetarian meatballs (add spicy chili oil), and spicy crispy orange vegetarian chicken. Topped off with vegan mint chocolate chip ice cream. The restaurant was clean and the staff was very polite. Highly recommend!!!

Overall a good experience for those who want to try vegetarian chinese cuisine. I visited in the afternoon and, despite being in a large group there was no crowd, so we were easily accommodated. I started with hot & sour soup, which was more sour than I had expected. I then ordered a mockeel, which is crunchy mushrooms in a hot & sweet sauce. The sauce was lip smacking but some of the mushrooms were hard to crack and chew. Although the meal was fresh, I felt that the mushrooms may have been over-baked. For dessert, I had the vegan orange & vanilla ice cream and it was fantastic. However, I still prefer regular ice cream. The servers were friendly and provided excellent service.