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@fascfoo - yeah, the prices are way too high for the portions.

awww, thanks guys.

@gargupie - i'll certainly try the gado gado next time.

@Big B - thanks for the recommendation! i personally found the perkedel to be more of a grease-bomb than the tahu isi.

the "tears in eyes" looks amazing. was it completely vegetarian?

@rthe_d - thanks!

@christina - i agree, what we eat is a choice and everybody is free to make their choices. i don't think i said anything along the lines of "you won't miss the meat" (at least in this column), but i should point out that this restaurant was introduced to me by a non-veg friend who was amazed by the food. i guess my concluding paragraph is meant to convey the fact that non-vegetarians are not always aware of how good vegetarian food can be and so restaurants like this "wow" them, and yet there are so many other places that make much better food that aren't trying to replicate meat. anyway, thanks for reading, i hope you stick with me.

@alizekel - thanks for the tip, i should have guessed that these were no made in-house.

@gargupie - i love vegetables too, but sometimes i need a different texture. then again, there are some meat products that replicate the texture of meat TOO well and i can't eat them.

@gargupie - i agree, to expensive. but it was very good.

@Max Falkowitz - when i was in turkey i ate a lot of things from the "salad" portion of the menu, as most restaurant entrees involved fish or meat -- i didn't have the experience of eating with families.

@kareneats - thanks, i wasn't sure exactly where the restaurant and i'm not familiar with the buses on SI, so i didn't take them. next time!

@mrsdebdav - i've been to may wah, loved it. it's been a while, i definitely need to get back there. thanks for the reminder!

woo! cheap vegetarian food!

@seriousb - they were good, not great. best with the chipotle ketchup, which made them taste like sweet potato fries.

@gargupie - i went to the burmese food fair 2 years ago and had a great time (and great food). any other festivals i should know about? http://www.eattoblog.com/burmese-food-for-a-great-cause/

@mumurthigal - from what i gather there aren't many burmese restaurants in the city. cafe mingala is definitely worth a visit.

if you can wait until summer, you can have some home-cooked burmese food: http://www.eattoblog.com/burmese-food-for-a-great-cause/

and i enjoyed my meal at cafe mingala on the UES very much.

@Joe MacBu - thanks for the suggestions, i'll check them out.

@mirchi - those were both dishes i was considering getting. next time!