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Araya's Vegetarian Place (University District)

1121 NE 45th St
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 524-4332
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Categories: Restaurant

Restaurant Details

  • Freshy and spicy vegetarian Thai, including drunken noodles and pineapple fried rice. You wont miss the beef or chicken in this vegan paradise.
  • Features: Cheap Eats
  • Cuisine: Thai and Vegetarian
  • Serving Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30am-9 pm, Fri-Sat 11:30 am-9:30pm, Sun 5-9 pm

The Stranger's Reviews of Araya's Vegetarian Place

 
 

Average Rating:
  • 4.53000/5 Stars.
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Mild and bland

I've ate here on several occasions for both lunch and dinner. When I eat thai cuisine, I like my food spicy. By spicy, I mean a bit of warmth.

When I eat here, the food is flavorful, but mild. Even when I say "Take your spicy and double it," I always seem to get some sort of mild flavor.

Thus, it is a highly overrated place that I won't go back to, unless my veggie friends require me to.
Posted by TheMisanthrope on April 8, 2009 at 1:23 PM · Report
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Went for dinner here last night with 4 friends. The service was slow, but it was a Saturday night. The food was yummy, and the staff was really nice. I love this place.
Posted by Jessica on February 1, 2009 at 11:26 AM · Report
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Our first visit to this restaurant was due to a beautiful couple who invited us over there. Charming place, a good tie of US customs and Thai culture. Busy place (at 7pm, mind it!) but the food was worth worth going there. Tasty, tasty and tastefully done. And they are mindful of people's spice level! Great place. Thanks E & L. Pd
Posted by Pd on December 13, 2008 at 10:43 PM · Report
17

Any time's a good time for Araya's!

My favorite thai restaurant in Seattle. The buffet is awesome and so is their menu.
Posted by Grace on December 7, 2008 at 2:58 PM · Report
16

Absolutely Great

My old roommate and I used to come down often to eat the lunch buffet here. The food really is great, and the prices are really good. I'm the kind of person who friends/family refer to as "carnivorous," and I still really like Araya's, even without any meat. I've also come for dinner, and everything is still good, prices are low, and the atmosphere is very nice. Great place for a cheap date without looking cheap.
Posted by duckweights on October 31, 2008 at 4:31 AM · Report
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Meat eater loves Araya's

When I was living in Seattle I ate here for days at a stretch. The food is incredible... The people are awesome. Everything from sitting at a romantic dinner, eating the "all you can eat" buffet, or phoning them and saying (verbatim) "Hi, it's Nikki" "Hi! Phad Thai two stars? 15 minutes" I have not yet found a replacement for this restaurant. Their buffet is one of the first places I plan on shoving my face into when I am home. Seattle food is amazing- You lucky ducks! Don't worry about the plates! I love great food. I've actually had a cockroach crawl out of a bread basket here in New York City. and had food poisoning here four times in two years. (and I do not go to shabby places!) You are blessed with a place such as this! Give a little nod to the vegan goddess statue there and dig in.
Posted by nikki on August 10, 2008 at 1:21 PM · Report
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Loved by non-vegetarians

My non-veg friends love this place too. Food is tasty and flavorful, be warned though - 5 star spice means 5 STAR! Not so much a date place because its quite an open space (if you like a bit of privacy, there are some booths). I have not tried the buffet but friends love it - and I don't doubt its fabulous. Plus points for very friendly staff.
Posted by Biju on April 14, 2008 at 12:31 AM · Report
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not just for vegans and buddhists

This is some of the best thai food I've had. This is also, without question, the best buffet of any kind I've ever seen. Everything is the right temperature, the spring rolls are crispy and fresh, and everything tastes fantastic. Nothing is overly greasy, nothing is overly spicy (although there are spicy condiments if you desire them), the dishes are simple and comforting, and you can eat until you can't get up out of your booth, all whilst the Buddhist statuary smiles at you from across the room.
Posted by TK on February 12, 2008 at 10:51 AM · Report
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Good Vegan Food!

The lunch buffet here is delicious and cheap. Their buffet usually has at least 2 cold salads, spring rolls, a warm beans and coconut milk desert, pad thai, curry and other vegan goodness. It's totally worth the lunch buffet. I've only had the pad thai and sizzling rice soup for dinner and that was really good as well. No fish sauce here! :)
Posted by ThePassenger on November 11, 2007 at 6:26 PM · Report
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Tasty

Araya's understands spicy. It's probably a mark against me that I occasionally wish they would make meat spicy, too-- but this place does flavor with a vengeance, in all its tofu, faux-meat and veggie goodness, and I've never had a bad thing here. The staff is nice and so is the ambiance; busy but not too loud, not a bad choice for a date.
Posted by jabberwockgirl on September 9, 2007 at 3:39 PM · Report
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Vegan Thai works it so good

when you need to find a place to take your vegan friend to - but you want to satisfy your vegan self as well - this is it - who woulda realized that thai is perfect for vegans? (hhhhmmmmm, creamy coconut milk....)
Posted by Brecky Brown on August 1, 2007 at 11:06 PM · Report
5

vegan paradise

i must admit i really miss the old location that araya had on the ave - the new place, on the outside, looks like some sort of strip mall convenience store - but once inside, the environs are tasteful and soothing. i've stuck mostly to the red and green curry dishes which have been pretty good each time. i'll have to admit i went to araya a lot more when i was a vegetarian, but even now, it makes for a nice cleansing change of pace from time to time.
Posted by kinkos on July 30, 2007 at 3:35 PM · Report
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Great hangover buffet

I love going to Araya's for all-you-can-eat vegan buffet goodness, and I am not even a vegan! Two plates full will probably do you in, and it is very affordable. Excellent curry and peanut sauce, brown rice, and delicious spring rolls. Recommend as a great hangover breakfast, especially when you tire of omelettes.
Posted by shawnooke on July 18, 2007 at 11:04 AM · Report
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Favorite veggy place

The food is amazing! I dislike eating curry outside of it, after I've had it there. The buffet is great, as well, and it's only ~$7. I also don't know what the other person is talking about with it being "dirty". Maybe they wrote this when the place was starting out.
Posted by Klaste on July 14, 2007 at 3:29 AM · Report
2

Good but..

Great selection and food but they could be a bit cleaner. They serve food on plates with big chips and cracks and the servers place the menus on the plates (kind of gross!).
Posted by David on June 1, 2007 at 12:57 PM · Report
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Oooooh, Buffet!

Try the Avocado curry. And get yourself the "cream cheese" spring rolls. Super.
Posted by M.F.er Food Eater on May 17, 2007 at 9:38 PM · Report

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