About Us
A vegan Asian eatery in Calgary?
At Zen-e-Lunchbox, we pride ourselves for providing Calgarians with sustainable, inexpensive, and healthy meals derived from tasty and traditional Asian recipes. Please come to visit us next time you are in the downtown core, for a lovely surprise!
Here are some reasons why our fans love us:
- Tons of vegan options
- Fresh, seasonal produce
- Inexpensive ($ on Yelp ;) )
- Great location in downtown core
- Happy folks working here
- Exotic dishes from traditional Asian recipes
Testimonials from folks who love us
This gem of a chef and eatery despite modest attributes indicate that a bright future is in order. Truly great cuisine that my most discerning palate enjoyed. Chef Shang went out of his way to accommodate us and to ensure all that I eat was strictly vegan. Much appreciated indeed! I wish that he soon can open a full-fledged restaurant, the city of Calgary and us all vegans out there will be thankful!!
So, after losing Veggie House and White Oak II at around the same time, I was pining for tasty food in Chinatown again. Zen-e-Lunchbox has certainly met and exceeded my wishes. I visited recently- same exact set up, and a very similar menu. I got to speaking with the owner and he is extremely friendly. He took his time to listen to my rambles about how happy I was to seem them open, and to talk about vegetarianism. When I asked if I had a take out menu, he said he only had the copy of the menu in its little plastic sheet, then took it out and GAVE it to me, and said he would print off a new one. He insisted I take it, and I was very humbled by the friendly gesture.
I've never had anything here I disliked, but I by far recommend the satay beef rice noodle above all else. The sauce isn't very peanut-y, but savoury and rich and suspiciously vegan. It's also the only place (I've found- please message me if I'm wrong!) that has traditional Chinese veggie eats (like bean curd skin rolls. . omg) and the fake meat dishes side by side. Convenient to say the least. The staff is fantastic. Friendly, quick and prompt. The food comes out at lightning speed and if you get it to stay you can enjoy food court table service! There's also a buffet for take out quickies.
