Aside from dumplings, we don't do as much vegan dim sum as we would like, or as much as we did in our pre-vegan days. When This is Plant Curious posted a deal for Sun Bo Kong, we were all in.
SBK is in what we call a vegan restaurant zone on Kingsway, in the block west of Knight Street. We have been there before for dim sum and loved the place.
The deal is great (I think it ends at the end of June). Order Bean Curd Skin Roll with Black Bean Sauce and get a choice of one of several other dishes free. This was a tremendous dish (and evidently their most popular) that we loved. The sauce was rich and dark, and the bean curd had a very nice texture and a bit of chew. Excellent!
As our free dish, we chose Stir-Fried Shredded Vegetables with Noodles and Homemade Sauce, which translates roughly to Chow Mein in Canadian. This was the good kind of chow mein. It was the kind I always want when I actually order chow mein with chewy noodles, lots of veggies and some soy and sesame oil flavour. 
Despite having enough for lunch with just these two dishes, we proceeded to order way too much more, starting with siu mai. This was so fresh or so hot out of the steamer that it would barely stay together as we tried to lift it. Still, it was tasty and comforting.
Next up was a Barbeque "Pork" Pastry. It could have used a little more filling but was flaky and enjoyable just the same.
Mharie wanted to try the wings. These were quite good and very similar to the wings we have had from the Veg Out Food Truck. I feel like they could be cooked just a little more, just like the Veg Out wings but at least undercooked tofu won't make you sick. Crispy and hot!
Vegan Crispy Seaweed Eel seemed at least a little on the exotic side so we decided to try it. It lived up to the crispy part for sure, and featured a bit of ocean flavour thanks to the nori wrapping. I was not an expert on eel so I couldn't say if it was spot on but it was pleasant and came in a generous portion.
We chose a sweet dim sum to finish. This was a Steamed Charcoal Bun with Taro Paste. Of course, the charcoal provided mainly just colour, and the taro paste was nicely sweet. They have a nice selection of desserts at SBK, which is often lacking on vegan menus.
The menu is vegetarian here, but we advised our server that we were vegan, and he ensured that all was well. I really didn't see anything on the menu that was obviously not vegan, but it's good to be sure. Apparently, the Dalai Lama has been here, but I haven't read his review. Like a typical Chinese restaurant, the menus are long with so many choices, but this time without animal products!
Food 4 1/2 out of 5
Vegan Options Available 4 1/2 out of 5
Comfort 4 1/2 out of 5
Service 4 1/2 out of 5
Value 4 1/2 out of 5
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