Yuan Su
8 people recommendvia r/askportland9 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Yuan Su draws recommendations for vegan Chinese food. One diner particularly likes the mapo tofu, another recommends General Tso's chicken, and a further commenter praises the orange chicken. A diner describes the menu as familiar American-Chinese cooking with plant-based substitutions. Another customer liked the food but found it less impressive than hoped.
Address
Yuan Su Vegetarian, 11140 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97266
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Mapo tofu, General Tso's chicken, Orange chicken
- Best for
- Vegetarian
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/kevin_2_heaven in r/askportland · Jun 2024
Lists it among veg-specific places they love
- Recommendsu/New_Implement_7562 in r/askportland · Jun 2024taste
Best vegan Chinese they've had; dreams about the orange chicken
- Recommendsu/onthebusfornow in r/askportland · Jun 2024
Recommends Yuan Su Vegetarian
- Recommendsu/wormglow in r/askportland · May 2026taste
All-vegan but crowd-pleasing American Chinese where you wouldn't notice the difference.
- Recommendsu/Ammaranthh in r/askportland · Sep 2024taste
Says the mapo tofu is phenomenal, and that nearly everything else on the menu is too.
- Recommendsu/bigblackcloud in r/askportland · Sep 2024taste
Names the General Tso's 'chicken' from Yuan Su as their pick.
- Recommendsu/cr1ttter in r/askportland · Mar 2026
Surprised nobody mentioned Yuan Su on Powell.
- Mixedu/HillBillie__Eilish in r/askportland · Sep 2024taste
Enjoyed the food but found it less impressive than expected.
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- Recommendsu/TreebeardLookalike in r/askportland · Jun 2024
A go-to place of theirs
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