Buddha’s Delight

We relaxed in the hotel for a couple of hours before heading out to Chinatown to eat at Buddha’s Delight. We were dismayed to see restaurants with aquariums in their windows, advertising the fish, lobsters, and eels that would soon meet a very unfortunate and very grisly end. ('But for the sake of a little mouthful of flesh, we deprive a soul of the sun and light and that portion of life and time that it had been sent into this world to enjoy. -Plutarch) We took a moment to express our sorrow for the animals, and made our way over to the vegetarian restaurant for dinner.

We ordered the Crispy Fried Dumplings as an appetizer (they were, indeed, very crispy, and delicious.) Jason ordered the "Chicken" with string beans and onions, and Shel ordered the Sweet & Sour "Pork". The food came out quickly enough, but the service quickly deteriorated.

After we finished our entrees (which were decent enough, but the mock meats could have been larger and less like lunchmeats), we tried to let the waitstaff know we were ready to order dessert. We're familiar with the universal 'bring the check' sign (its use is compulsory in Mexico City, at least for us.) But, how does one indicate a desire to move on to the next course? We kept smiling at the staff until the waitress brought out...the check. We asked to see the dessert menu, and ended up ordering the banana with sweet rice and coconut milk on banana leaves. It was tasty, too. We ended up paying at the counter and walking back to the hotel for a good night's rest.