San Yuan Zhai Sān Yuán Zhāi

It’s one of two vegetarian stores in the hawker centre. Normally avoid 1st and 15th and any important dates in the Lunar calendar due to long queues. Food is alright although the bee-Hoon is probably the best. The sambal is also great. Those that need to be cooked like lor mee, kway chap is also worth trying. Don’t like the nasi lemak though. The servings from the helpers can vary depending who is dishing out. Sometimes they also don’t communicate very well or forget your instructions eg you tell them don’t want chilli, they forgot. Anyway for me it’s alright as they are old folks.

I have mixed feelings about this vegetarian beehoon stall. There's always a long line on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month, and the beehoon has a burnt, charred flavor during those times, with smaller portions too. However, on other days, I absolutely love this delicious beehoon—it's hearty and full of flavor, and sometimes I can't believe it's vegetarian! Just avoid visiting on those two days, and you'll have a great experience.

San Yuan Vegetarian offers a variety of around six different vegetarian dishes. Although they were out of laksa, I opted for my second choice, which was still delicious. I would recommend this restaurant to both vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike.

This restaurant offers a diverse selection of vegetarian dishes. I sampled the Nasi Lemak ($3/$4), which featured rice with a unique green-blue hue that was surprisingly fragrant and flavorful even on its own. I appreciated that it wasn't overly oily. The sambal was milder in spice and leaned more towards the sweet side. The dish was complemented by fried mock fish, mock luncheon meat, vegetarian stuffed tofu, and mock fishcake. Overall, it was quite enjoyable.

Enjoyed the fried bee hoon with fried popiah $4), especially the warm and wet bee hoon with thick gravy and the various vegetarian toppings. But can do without the fried popiah next time.