Evergreen Vegetarian — Restaurant in George Town

Vegetarian restaurants in Penang abound all over the island. Regular Indian restaurants always have vegetarian options, but fully vegetarian ones normally serve Chinese food.

Located directly across from the Cantonment Road Maybank in Pulau Tikus, Evergreen has made a name for itself as being one of the premier vegetarian restaurants in Penang. Plus, you get a plethora of dishes to choose from ala "Economy Rice" style.

There is no parking to speak of as far as this shop is concerned, as it's frontage is right on Cantonment Road. You would need to find parking in the vicinity and take a walk there, which is always quite pleasant as one can peruse the Pulau Tikus neighbourhood shops.

I was greeted with an attendant handing out disposable gloves as they were following COVID SOPs, and then came the mind-boggling display of dishes available. I counted 30, but I could be wrong as there were so many others placed not just on the main counter, but on separate tables and smaller counters as well.

As I wasn't dining-in, my take-away pack had started to fill up quickly due to the fact that I wanted to sample as many dishes as I could. Lining up for payment, I did some estimation of how much it would have cost - and surprisingly, it was way below what I had expected.

In the pics included you could see my pack brimming with dishes - and all that was only RM8.50!

The food was excellent, and personally I wouldn't mind going vegetarian if I had to survive on food of this quality.

A must-try for the dishes (they have specials as well). just try to be ahead of the lunch period crowd or during the 1st and 15th day of the Chinese Lunar Calendar, as many Chinese eat vegetarian for the day...

Got a lot of variety of dishes and noodles.

In a vegetarian joint, I prefer the variety vegetables which are leafy rather than the mock Char Siew, Kidney, Roasted Duck, Satay, meaty chunk which are tasty but are full of flavoring.

Most of the dishes served here are tasty and appetizing.

There are also the use of Tou Foo (Bean Curd), Tau Kee (Bean Curd Stick) desserts of fungus and beans to compliment the dishes.

Overall, the vegetarian food are great, dumplings are available, and they served delicious desserts too.

The notable dishes are wheat grain pau - char siew or vegetarian flavor, my children favorite are the vegetarian kidney in thick black sauce.

The seating or table are a bit cramped together, but the atmosphere there was NOT stuffy nor hot, thanks to the aircon and the rear (kitchen) exhaust. Also, there are more seating at the adjacent shop (aligned or same side as the...

I've had meals here from time to time. There is a large variety of food for the customers to choose from: rice (white or brown), ready-cooked dishes comprising vegetables, tofu, mock meat dishes, curries, noodles and sweets (desserts) and pastry. Customers serve themselves and line up to pay at the counter. When doing so, you may order your drinks at the same time. One thing though that I've seen is that the curry for "curry noodles" was prepared using canned milk instead of coconut milk. This might not be suitable for vegans. On the 1st and 15th of the Chinese lunar calendar, and festive days, seating space is at a premium. I find the prices reasonable. At eateries, I always make it a point to inspect and use the restrooms. I'm fussy. So far I've found the...