Vegan eats at Longtail Kitchen

Ended up at the River Market looking for vegan eats last night. My friend and I wandered into Longtail Kitchen during the dead-time before any sort of happy hour (between 4pm and 5pm) and we inquired about what might be vegan. The suggestions were the tofu pad thai and eggplant stirfry.

There's a wall of very limited south east asian groceries, assorted seating in two's, four's, and a longer communal table; and a condiment station with self-serve water.
If you look around, a sign thanks you for bussing your own table, and since everything is disposable plates and cutlery, it's easy to do so.

Pad Thai with Tofu ($10)

Portion is slightly smallish for $10 but passable.
Taste is pretty good. Nothing too special looking here, BUT you can load up with chili flakes, sriracha sauce, or crushed peanuts at the condiment counter.

Stir Fried Seasonal Veg on Rice ($10)

When we were there, it was eggplant.
Pretty tasty considering its eggplant.
Plus the rice included (about a bowlful), this works out to an OK light to medium-light meal, but the monotony of that much eggplant made it a bit off-putting.

Extra cardboard "plates" for sharing are available.

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