Uncle Tsang's Kitchen

This is the best vegan chinese food in Portland by far! The portions are generous, and the menu selection is huge! I had a hard time deciding what I wanted because everything looked so good. I got the sesame teriyaki noodles, and my husband got the pepper tofu. Both were phenomenal and we had plenty of left overs. This spot is for sure a gem and I can't wait to try more next time!

We’ve eaten here over a dozen times now and it never disappoints - truly incredible vegan food! The veggie pot stickers (a must!), veggie egg rolls, garlic cabbage, & crispy pumpkin are literal perfection. The kung pao cauliflower/tofu is delicious as well. Super affordable, fresh and fairly quick. Wish they offered a way to order ahead of time, but not a deal breaker. One of the best food trucks in PDX!

Diabetic friendly. The food is wonderful, portions are huge and the cook will make sauce without sugar upon request. I haven’t eaten Chinese food in years due to being unable to eat sugar. I am SO happy to have found this cart.

Delicious food with generous portions. The flavors were lovely, with the sesame balls being phenomenal and obviously fresh. Definitely recommend!

This food cart serves some of the best vegan Chinese food you can find anywhere. I've eaten here dozens of times and I'm never disappointed. Lots of options. Very friendly

So many delicious vegan options, great portions, amazing price, and lovely people 🥰 there's a wait sometimes but it's well worth it!

Best vegan Chinese food. Been going here for years. Still holds up. The scallion pancakes are my fave.

Incredible value, delicious food, and a very friendly couple who have run this food cart for years. I was introduced a few weeks ago, and can't wait to go back.

Our favorite vegan Chinese food cart in PDX. Our favorites are the Eggplant with imitation Pork Belly and Curry. We usually order, then shop at New Seasons Market next door, then pick up our order 20 to 30 minutes later. Service is friendly.

First time at Uncle Tsangs but have been at this great food truck pod many times. There are 7 other trucks, beer garden and table both out in the open and covered spaces. We ordered the Crispy Veggie Wontons, Veggie Egg Rolls, Sweet and sour tofu, Imitation Teriyaki Beef Rice and Eggplant Chow Fun. The staff was friendly, helpful and told us how long it would take to come out. Both appetizers (wontons and egg rolls) were both pretty good. The eggplant chow fun was my favorite and I'm not usually a big fan of eggplant. The sweet and sour tofu was really good with great sauce and large amounts of both tofu and veggies. The Imitation Teriyaki Beef Rice was an issue. While the imitation beef had good flavor, it was SO chewy. I'd come back but avoid the beef.

Can't believe I've never been here! We got the sichuan tofu, beef noodle and pot stickers. Everything was so good and flavorful! I wish this place was on Uber Eats or something. Definitely will go back to try the other items! Was hard to choose.

Huge portions anytime I come here and they have a good selection of gluten free options. I wish they had more meat options that didn't have wheat in them but oh well.

Come this place from Seattle. Ordered tofu chow mein,and sesame balls. Omg so cheap and delicious,we pay just 13.50. In Seattle will be cost 20. Cool outside seating space especially with warm weather. Just one concert waiting need 20-25 minutes and workers very bad speaking English didn't understand us at all,but for food is Unaffected. Thanks was very delicious

It's a good cart inside of a pod. The pod has plenty of carts all organized in a square with a seating area all in the middle and a heated tent and covered area. This is one of the few carts that is open according to their hours. It's a couple inside. Working together. They take the orders and cook everything from scratch. It can take a little longer than you are used to. Remember you don't want fast food you want good food. Everything i e ever gotten off their menu has been excellent. The spring rolls. The pot stickers. Teriyaki chicken. I really don't know why they don't open a regular restaurant. The food can take a little longer but it's worth it.

Very tasty vegetarian Chinese food. Make sure you plan ahead when coming here. They often take 45-60 minutes but the food is good and many options can be make gluten free. They have a big menu with pictures and symbols for dietary options, which makes it easy to pick. We've had their chow mein a few times (10yo's fave), Singapore noodles, & Buddhist delight chow fun and have enjoyed all.

Our new favorite vegetarian food cart in Portland. Nice mix of vegetables and large portions. Lots of choices for meat substitutes. Soooo many menu options! Reasonably priced. We eat here at least once a week. LOVE IT! Closed Sunday and Monday and only open til 7pm other days.

Always great ready to order food. Fantastic vegetarian Chinese... Even for a meat water like me!

Great food and service! Price for two was very reasonable. Less than a mile from the hotel we were staying at so any easy walk.

Really cheap awesome vegan spot. Def will return and recommend to friends. Big portions too!

The food is amazing and the fake beef is the best I've ever had! A very nice dinner from very nice people.

The food here is SO good if I could come here everyday I would. Anytime I am in Sellwood it's a must that I stop here and order a veggies dish... or 5!!

I kept hearing that Uncle Tsang's is not to be missed...and I'm so glad that I didn't miss it! There were so many choices, it was really hard to decide. I ended up getting the bok choy and mushrooms in black bean sauce..it was so good! I also got potstickers, and they were huge and some of best potstickers I've ever had! This place definitely gives generous portions! Uncle Tsang's is located in the Piknik Park food carts, in SE Portland. There were a few other people waiting for their orders, and they all were customers of Uncle Tsang's! When I first started looking for parking, I kind of stressed out, there wasn't very much street parking. I turned into the parking lot between Piknik Park and New Seasons and parked there. I didn't see any signs prohibiting it. I asked the woman taking my order if everything was vegan, and she said yes. I love that there is quite a lot of variety...definitely going back!

This was so good! I was suffering from Covid and wanted nothing more than Chinese food. My husband went to pick me up some Sichuan eggplant and crispy pumpkin from the food cart. His only complaints were parking and how long it took to get the order. The portions were so huge and generous, I ate it over 2.5 days. Everything tasted amazing. It sustained me. In fact, it may have contributed to my fast recovery (pending CDC analysis and peer-reviewed virology report ) But in all seriousness, this is some excellent vegan Chinese that scratches the Chinese food itch. I only wish they published a current menu on social media or something -- since I couldn't go in person, I had to rely on a few options based on old menu photos others provided!

I'm not exactly sure how to best categorize Uncle Tsang's Kitchen. It is a cross-over restaurant that pulls together novel vegan cooking and traditional Chinese (SE Asian) style dishes. It's a tough place to truly pin down; and, it is so quintessential Portland. Where else do you find plant-based beef dishes in Szechuan Style cuisines? Oh, and in a food truck, indiscriminately located in a southeast neighborhood food pod. What's not too love about Uncle Tsang's Kitchen! I must admit the menu is a bit intimidating for first time customers (oh heck, it's intimidating no matter how many times I frequent the place). Take your time ordering. Ask for direction. Don't be 'afraid' of the plant-based meat selections. And, go family style so you can try a variety of bold and spicy options. You will not be disappointed. (Oh, and if you dine-in, there's a great selection of local draft beers at the bar cart.)

Loved everything we got! Potstickers, egg rolls, curry vegetables & tofu, king pao mushrooms. More veggie choices than I've seen anywhere. Huge portions too, enough to take home for another meal.

Came here after reading all the good reviews! Now THIS is vegetarian food done right. It's not a place that advertises on being vegetarian where you see one or two veggies in your food. I had to absolutely count how many veggies were in my curry tofu with veggies-- zucchini, mushroom, bok choy, green bean, carrot, onion, cauliflower, broccoli smothered in a silky smooth curry sauce.

Best vegetarian Chinese food in Portland. Reasonably priced, large menu and they give you a ton of vegetables. Highly recommend.

Just ate here with friends. We all enjoyed the 5-6 dishes ordered: green beans, curry noodles, salt & pepper tofu, Brussels sprouts, something with mushrooms, eggplant, egg drop soup?? There was a bit of a wait for some of the food, but she warned us about that up front. The portions are generous, so the fact that everything came in to go containers was handy. A reusable bowl or plate would have made eating it in situ easier, though. A pub table in front was OK for 6 of us even in the light rain. There were other options including a larger covered area with a heater. Would definitely eat here again. (The bibimbap place 10 feet away was convenient & fast too.)

Best vegetarian Chinese food around! I'm not vegetarian, but I don't miss the meat, this place has great flavor and filling. Epic spot!

Great food! Nice service. Been here a few times and never disappointed if you like veggies.

This is an all-vegetarian food cart. I got exactly one dish from here - incredibly spicy Mongolian Tofu, and it was excellent.

It seems like everyone has already said how awesome this food cart is. And they are not wrong. This steadily humming food cart churns out hunger killers without fail. The cart is run by a sweet couple who gives you exactly what you need with a smile on their face and a splash of love in every to-go box. I am not a vegetarian by any stretch of the word, but the Kung Pao Eggplant was most delicious. It was tasty with the right amount of texture to soak in the flavor without making it mushy. It marked as spicy on the menu, but I found it to be fairly mild. My spice threshold is relatively high though. I bet they could spice it up if I asked though(reminder to myself for next time)! Nevertheless, it's the -best- Chinese food in town. BEST. Not best vegetarian, just best. Portland definitely struggles with Chinese cuisine, and I am really not sure why. Perhaps it's a mystery that only Scooby-Doo (+ Scrappy) could solve. Oh and by the way, yes, it comes with rice too. The flavors and portions were bountiful and satisfying in both regards. You will not be going hungry here! I found myself pairing this entree with some Korean chicken from across the way only because my eyes listened to my Jersey Devil-sized hunger, but that worked out well since I had plenty of leftovers. The best thing about leftovers is that you get to enjoy that the sweet food nirvana not once, but twice! I will gladly try more on the menu. They have soooooo many options and service was less than 20 minutes from order to hand-delivered at the peak of the Saturday night rush. Perfecto!

This was super tasty and also great prices. I especially loved the salt and pepper pumpkin and the Dan Dan noodles. The garlic cabbage and black bean string beans and tofu were also really good. Last time I was nearby I got the scallion pancakes which have turmeric and black pepper in the dough. Unlike any other scallion pancakes I've had but just as delicious. They had a new menu this time so I took pics.

I've wanted to write a review of Uncle Tsang's Kitchen since first ordering food from this food cart. After all, I eat vegetarian and how many all veggie food carts are there, even in Portland. But given the sheer scale of the place's ambition, it seemed inappropriate to pen a review without sampling "more of the goods." So I have held off--til now. It's still not really possible to do a comprehensive review, because to the best of my knowledge, this is the most extensive menu of any food cart in all of Portland. In fact, if you think about old school Chinese restaurant menus that go on for pages, your head will be in the right place. Not that there are any pages to their picture menu. But I counted over 70 options. To pull that off in a food cart is remarkable, especially since this is a fully vegetarian Chinese restaurant with dozens of vegetables and countless treatments. All the old standards here, made with plant-based protein which is really well done. Beef with Broccoli? Check. Sesame Beef? Check. Cold sesame/peanut noodles? Check. Potstickers, dumplings, scallion pancakes? Check, check, check. But there are also Chinese mustard greens, yu choy and bok choy. Crispy pumpkin. Cauliflower. Cabbage, cucumber, green beans. Szechuan pickle. Quinoa. I think they must have a fourth dimensional walk in refrigerator hiding out in the cart, because all the vegetables are fresh and vibrant, and I've never yet been told that they are sold out of something. First off, I've never yet had a bad dish here. Some may not be my favorite, even as they are authentically* correct. For example, their eggplant chow fun with black bean sauce has nothing to do with thai noodles. Meltingly delicate eggplants bathed in a thick, savory Cantonese sauce are slathered on top of the noodles. You the diner have to extract some noodles to eat with the eggplant. I haven't been to China, so can't say if you'd find this there, but it's authentically right at home from a 1970's style American Chinese. It was tasty, but not the sort of dish I go for. Too gloppy. But it is a perfectly executed example of its type. Compare that to this lovely couple's pan fried dumplings. The dumpling dough is thin, yet remains toothsome. There's a slight crispiness where the shell has cartelized in the wok, but without ever turning crunchy. The filling itself, redolent with ginger, is packed in there--so many placed put a half or full teaspoon in and call it quits. This generosity appears in almost every dish. Did I say how delicious these were? They are. The Chinese mustard greens are neon green, tender and al dente simultaneously, oozing in garlic, without it ever tasting raw or overpowering. The chef knows his trade. Salt and pepper tofu? Crispy shell. Mild salt hit to the tofu, but then a bite into a spicy green pepper. Perfect. The curry sauce for a few of the dishes is definitely old school. Not how I would make it, not my preference. A little too much corn starch leaves it thick--but never lumpy. A touch powdery from an overly generous hand with the turmeric. Despite all that, it can't be faulted--and it is what it is. This place isn't trying to set the world on fire. They don't aspire to be a hipster food cart or present a modern fusion approach. What they do want, and it oozes out of the couple, and out of every dish, is to provide you with really tasty, satisfying food in generous portions at a fair price. And then there's this. Portland sucks for Chinese. Not sure why that is, and I have had that discussion with many people. Within that universe of mediocre Chinese, or places trying just a bit too hard, this food cart rises to the top. Whatever they make, they make well--and even if it isn't quite how I'd like it, and even when a dish lacks some elegance--you will always feel good for having tried it. Some caveats. They don't take phone orders. This leaves you with two choices. Order from Postmates, and have your options restricted to a handful of dishes. Or go to the cart, order to your heart's content, and then wait as this older couple gets to work. As far as I can tell, he's the only one manning the wok. On a recent go around, I was told a 25 minute weight. So I skeedadled to the vinyl store around the corner, thumbed through the racks, picked up my food and heroically arrived back at home with food for days. Go. Check it out. Drop me a note and let me know what you think.

My husband had some eggplant dish here that he really liked, so he was raving about it for ages. So we decided to come here on a weeknight when we were sans kids, yay! It was semi busy, but it wasn't so bad that we couldn't find a table. Nice couple runs the place. We ordered a rice dish and a noodle dish to go. We opened our dishes as soon as we got home and instantly noticed how yellow they were. Obviously, they added turmeric, but we didn't realize how much until we tried it. Oh my wow. It very fragrant. The first bite or two are good, but then it becomes an over-powerful experience. It was just too much for us. Maybe I'll try a different dish because it seems most people like it. I wouldn't disregard it completely, and we'll definitely be back to try it. Just be sure to like turmeric if you're going to get a dish with it in it. It's also in a cute little food cart park with some tables. We were there on a weekday night, so it was easy to find seating while we waited. But it might be tough on a weekend.

I just adore these two human beings The food is always so, so delicious Piping hot and extraordinarily flavorful You really can't beat it if you are health-full

It's hard to find veggie friendly options in the food cart pods over at Piknik Park. Uncle Tsang's was open and I liked the look of the menu. Aunt Tsang was super friendly and brought out my sesame broccoli with tofu with white rice and four sesame balls within 15 minutes. The portion of my meal was HUUGE! My only feedback was that the sauce wasn't my cup of tea. I'm not a fan of tahini sauce, and this was super similar to that taste. The meal was smothered in the sauce, making it really hard for me to enjoy. I guess I wasn't fully aware that the meal I ordered had sauce on it, I didn't recall seeing it on the phots of menu items. I'm keeping this at a fairly high rating though because the tofu, broccoli, rice and sesame balls were cooked/made fairly fresh. The service was fast and friendly and I appreciated how affordable my meal was! Finally, based off of other reviews, I'm going to think that maybe I ordered the wrong thing. I'm definitely going to try this place again, and possibly check if whatever I order has sauce on the side!

When my barber told me he drives miles to Uncle Tsang's just to get a vegetarian Chinese meal I totally believed him. This place must be Mecca for vegetarians in Portland who crave Asian flavors. The entire menu is vegetarian with some gluten-free options as well. Uncle Tsang's cooks tofu better than most brick and mortar restaurants. If I could cook tofu like this at home I might become a vegetarian. The vegetables in each dish are perfectly cooked every time. With each bite you taste the sauce but the vegetable shines through too. The menu is so expansive you may not eat the same dish twice very often. Today I tried the green beans with black bean sauce and tofu. What would normally be a side dish can stand alone as an entree. The couple working in the cart are super nice and accommodating. If everyone in your party isn't strictly vegetarian, Piknik Park has delicious options for carnivores too. Uncle Tsang's will always stand out in my mind because the dishes are perfectly cooked every time. I wish more restaurants would treat vegetables with such respect and I'm not even vegetarian.

Still after a couple years of living near and visiting this awesome pod I cant say enough. Generous, gracious people own and operate this food cart. Always friendly, always happy to make you hot, delicious food. This remains at the top of my favorites. I love this pod. It feeds my healthy

The pot stickers are huge and packed full of veggies. You can tell they make the dough by hand. It's soft and chewy. The teriyaki tofu was full of flavor 1 you could taste fresh ginger and wasabi. They gave us enough sauce without having to ask for more! And the tofu's texture was perfect - soft on the inside and a little tough and chewy on the outside. The portion size was really good! Delicious. We'll be back to try some other things!

This little food cart is awesome. Best vegetarian Chinese food I've had in Portland. The Potstickers were pan fried just right and were fat with fillings. The Ma Po tofu was excellent nice n spicy like it should be. It has areas to sit and eat and a covered area as well. I was going to eat there but decided to get it to go. This is in Sellwood so foo foo dogs bad hair and glasses along with elitist entitled SJW's are in full effect.

This place is THE BEST vegetarian Chinese food I've had in Portland! The prices are cheap and the flavors are to die for. The vegan egg rolls are crispy and fresh and we loved everything! Huge portions. I can't give enough praise! 5 stars across the board.

This place is the bomb! They do vegetarian Chinese like no other spot I have ever experienced. I have had the veg Dan Dan Noodles twice and they are fantastic. I can't wait to try other dishes as well.

Simply amazing food prepared by a lovely couple. Extensive menu and everything is made to order and yummy.

This is my favorite food in all of Portland. Far and away the best Chinese I've had anywhere (in the US; I've never been to China,) let alone Portland. I've ordered their Sesame Tofu five times since I discovered them about a month ago. If you love tofu, this will make your eyes roll into the back of your head. If you've never HAD tofu, this will make it your favorite protein. I mean, it is SO perfect. Silky, soft, and tender inside, crisp with a very light batter on the outside, glazed in glistening sweet/sour/spicy sauce, and sprinkled with crunchy sesame seeds. If you've never had something like that, I t's probably most comparable to sweet and sour pork/shrimp/whatever, but much more delicate and savory. It comes with rice on the side. There's also a side of Chinese greens in the photo. The peanut sesame noodles are incredible too- thick, chewy, fresh noodles, perfect peanut sauce, some veg- every thing I dream of. Those two dishes are enough food for 4-5 meals for me. The portions are huge. This place is great. And they're completely vegetarian

With a heavy heart I can not recommend this restaurant! Food was horrific. I'll never eat here again.

Really authentic, fresh, and healthy Chinese food that remind me of home!! I was greeted by a lovely Chinese couple, and I ordered the tofu cauliflower dish, and it came with just the right amount of flavors. Portion was big too, and I am amazed! I highly recommend it to everyone who is in the area!

Just happened to walk by and see this place, and my friend had heard they had good vegan options, so we decided to give it a shot. Very generous portions for the price, and lots of tofu and fresh veggies! The only non vegan thing they have is egg, so it's very easy to get anything vegan. I asked about spicy basil fried rice, and they made it special for me! Everything was great, and the cook and order taker were quite friendly. They have lots of seating available, for this cart and the other 2 (which do not appear to be vegan friendly.) Very close to Homegrown smoker, in case you want to get a bit of both. :)

Found out about this cart through a coworker and was excited to try it! I got the Mongolian beef and it was delicious and a huge portion! The people working in the cart were very nice and helpful. I'm excited to have another vegetarian option in the area for lunch and dinner. My coworker got the pad Thai and said it was also delicious and a large portion, and another coworker had gotten the Szechuan tofu and enjoyed his. They have gluten free options too! I will be back here again!

Recently moved to the area and have been here a few times. Love their bok choy + bean curds with black bean sauce--yum! Their flavors are great. The fact that they're all-vegetarian is a plus for sure!

Absolutely amazing food! It's hard in this city to find good, old fashioned American-Chinese food and this spot does it right. The vegetables and meats are as fresh as it gets and their sauces are original and on point! It takes a bit longer than normal to get your food but that's because everything is being prepared to order. The prices seem to average anywhere from $5-$12 depending on the dish but the portions are decent and the flavor is out of this world.

Hits to spot for Chinese take out if you're veg/vegan. Nice folks too . Personal fav is the Mongolian beef

Although this is a food cart, you will expect restaurant quality because it has good meat and vegetables. Each dish is made to order and does take a little bit longer then typical food carts because the cook actually chops up fresh meat and veggies. Beef slices are tender and lean. It is not the type of meat that you would typically find at Chinese restaurant where the texture is tenderized with baking soda or the kind that makes you think what kind of meat you are eating. The veggies are fresh and sweet. The prices here are similar or a big higher than most Chinese restaurants and certainly more than a typical food carts (don't expect any $5 entree). But I'm willing to pay for the quality. The location has seating and a small pavilion that you can catch some musicians if you are lucky. The owner is very friendly. If he likes you, then he might throw in some free appetizers and dessert.

You can't beat Uncle Tsang's for a fast, delicious, hearty meal made super fresh with tons of veggies. I'm not a vegetarian but this is still one of my favorites I've had in Portland. This place is a gem!

Great all vegetarian food cart in Selwood. VERY extensive menu for a food cart and extremely friendly staff! Check them out!

Skip this joint. We were so excited about a vegetarian Chinese place moving to the neighborhood, but are pretty disappointed with the results. The hot and sour soup was not hot nor sour at all (had to dress it up with hoisin and soy sauce, plus a bunch of fresh ground pepper to make it at all palatable), the scallion pancake was doughy instead of crispy (and didn't come with the typical dipping sauce all scallion pancakes come with), and the kung pow beef was bland. I hate to ding a veggie-centric restaurant, but honestly, if you want really good vegan Chinese food, go to Yuan Su out at 111th and SE Powell. It's worth the drive. Two stars because the owner was very friendly.

Amazing plant based beef. Everything tastes so good. So fresh. The wontons and spring rolls are perfect. Flavors are on point. Fantastic meal today, thanks!! Amazing food cart.