楊媽媽素食廚房 — Restaurant in Taichung

Despite the name, this is NOT a vegan restaurant since they serve eggs. (Very misleading!) I've been here three times, and they've never had tofu pudding even though it's printed on their menu. Seating is limited to about 10 people around the big wooden table in the shape of Taiwan. The Tzu Chi TV Channel is usually playing in the background.

Now to the good stuff: the prices are very affordable, perhaps because they run the restaurant out of their living room and front porch. I have enjoyed the wagui (savory steamed rice cake in a bowl, NT$30) when they actually have it, lion's mane mushroom noodle soup (NT$50), steamed veggie buns, and veggie fried noodles (order without eggs to make it vegan, NT$50). They usually hand out complimentary sweetened black tea at the end of your meal. It's also relatively close to Feng...

楊媽媽全素食 for me is what Taiwan's soul looks and feels like.

This Grandpa and Grandma have been cooking out of their house for the last 5 years because the rent got too expensive for their restaurant of 12 years.

Their home is cluttered with experience and is very clean and welcoming.

To some, it might seem crowded, but for me I call it cozy.

Reminds me of when my wife's Taiwanese grandfather was alive and we went up to the mountain and ate at aunt's house with him there.

These wonderful people make their community better. People rely on them to feed them, to help them. It is a place of caring, healing and compassion.

These types of places are very, very rare these days and I suggest you go visit them before these places are all but gone.

The food is good and I would pay 3 times the price...

Eating in Yang Mama´s restaurant, or I should better say living room, is an unique experience. It seems most of her customer are regulars, so after some time you are becoming comfortable to eat here, although you share the big Taiwan-shaped table with other costumers. Don´t expect the food to be very healthy, as there are less fresh vegetables and more mock meats, but it is tasty and makes you full. I hope Yang Mama and her family stay healthy and help customers enjoying their daily...