Hunan House vegetarian options?

[rschwim]

I've never been to Hunan House but hopefully this Sunday with a group... 2 are vegetarians. Is Hunan House a place they could be happy? (Also do you need reservations if there's 6-8 people?)

[Chandavkl]

Like most Chinese restaurants there are sufficient vegetable/tofu dishes on the menu to suffice. But the real question is what definition of "vegetarian" applies? Do meat stock based sauces cause a problem? If not, you're OK.

[Peter Cherches]

Actually, compared to Sichuan places, Hunan House is a great bet for vegetarians. They have quite a number of tofu dishes, both soft and dried. I can recommend the mashed peppers with tofu (dried tofu slices), the pickled with mustard green, and the cold cucumber and tree ear dishes. I think if you search the threads you'll see other veg. recommendations. I don't think any of these use any kind of meat or fish stock.

You might as well make a reservation, since they do take them. They do have nice round tables suitable for large groups.

http://petercherches.blogspot.com/200...

[rschwim]

First, thanks for the info! I keep coming up with two addresses--Is it now on Union or Northern?

[Peter Cherches]

The map/address currently on this page is incorrect. It's on Northern between Main & Union, south side. I just passed it two weekends ago.

[Joe MacBu]

Yeah, that's another Hunan House (looks like neighborhood Chinese-American).
I've added the good one to the map.

[bigjeff]

hahaha, exactly! when I first heard about this place I was like, wow, generic name, Hunan-something-or-other . . .

[Peter Cherches]

I've wondered if there's a random name generator for American-Chinese restaurants, take one from column A and one from column B:

Column A:
Hunan
Szechuan

Column B:
Garden
Palace
Delight
House
Empire
Dynasty

[Joe MacBu]

If you struggle with the menu, just ask the owners for some vegetarian options. There isn't much of a language barrier. They're always willing to suggest items not on the menu if you ask. I've never had to make a reservation there, but if Peter says they take them, I guess you might as well.