6634 South Lewis Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74136-1040
(918) 499-1414
Hours: Monday-Friday 11:00-2:30 & 5:30-9:00, Saturday 11:00-9:00, Closed Sunday
Be Le is a 100% vegetarian Asian restaurant that specializes in mock meats made from soybeans, seaweed, and yams. They use no MSG, alcohol, preservatives, or eggs. The owner is incredibly nice and can answer any questions about the menu items and what's vegan.
I've tried many different things here, but my favorite has got to be the Egg Roll Noodle Salad Bowl, which features noodles topped with salad greens (mostly lettuce, I think) and vegan "shrimp", "chicken", and "beef", along with two fried vegetable spring rolls and a clear sauce served on the side.
The Combination Noodle Soup was also a great dish (let's call it a second favorite).
Out of all of the other things I've tried, the one that was a bit of a letdown was the Fried Fish with Ginger Sauce. This was actually fairly tasty with the first few bites, but wasn't nearly nuanced or exciting enough to last through the entire dish. If you're looking for variety, this one isn't for you; it's just the "fish" on a bed of lettuce with a side of clear sauce.
For desert, I love the vegan cake and ice cream. The chocolate soy ice cream has more of an "ice" consistency than "creamy", but still tastes great, and the slightly sweet spongy cake provides an excellent follow-up to my often over-zealous hot chili sauce application to my main dish.
Moo Goo Gai Pan -
Wow. You are in Tulsa now. Cool. We have a few vegan Asian restaurants near us, we just love. I know they have vegan fish on the menu, but I'll be sure to stay clear of it.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if vegan fish at any other restaurant would be the same - also, for people who *really* like the flavor and texture, I'm sure it would be fine. It wasn't bad; it just wasn't exciting enough for the amount there was. *grin*
ReplyDeleteWe just got home, so I'm back in Austin now - whee! We'll be weekending near Houston (that sounds so much posher than it is) for the next several weeks for the Texas Renaissance Festival, so we'll see what I can find to blog about down there!