@laura.ullock: Dim Sum & Chinese dishes inside a Buddhist temple in Richmond! Run by the temples volunteers, House of Zen is a vegetarian restaurant inspired by Buddhist principles like compassion & mindfulness 🤍 As soon as you enter the temple grounds you can feel the tranquility & peace of the surroundings, we’re lucky to be able to access a place like this. My bill before tip: Dim Sum platter, bbq pork pastry, fried noodles & mango pudding $75 Milk tea & mochi $ 12 📍House of Zen inside the International Buddhist Temple, 9160 Steveston Hwy, Richmond, British Columbia #dimsum #richmond #vancouver #britishcolumbia #chinesefood

sab | vancouver life :

yay thanks for posting this! my grandma makes a lot of the food here so she'll be happy to know people appreciate it 🫶

saiya :

I drive past here every day and had no idea you could go in.

Ms.mj🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦 :

Where that restaurant? We already went here but didnt see any restaurants 😡

Xandy :

Thank You, Laura!!!

Hana Choi :

Wow will check this place out although I do not like going to Richmond but this I will~

Ylime :

Interesting find indeed! Buddhist vegetarian food is some of the best vegetarian food you'll ever have

Kai-Yi :

I always go there to pray

cupcake :

I've heard there reastaurant is "IT" #1🥰

@jax :

Is the mochi and tea open daily?

GillyLearnsToPickle :

Correction Taste of Zen

bighotdog :

Thanks bro

Sunshine Everyday :

I have been there. Food is so 👍

kevin :

The mochi looks top👌

King Julian 👑 :

Really cool!

Andé🇨🇦 :

wow! thank you for sharing 😁

thomaqeo834 :

Laura Ullock :

It’s called Taste of Zen, not House of Zen 🫣

Laura Ullock :

Bring cash for the mochi and Hong Kong style milk tea stall outside

Rowell Evangelista Dianco :

@Blaine Remata 😍

✨Pamela B✨📖 :

@Kirapompon

Haley Qian :

🙏

I.dont.exist :

I’ve been going to this temple for the last 25 years of my life. and while I am usually happy to see people appreciate my culture, not everything needs to be content. ESPECIALLY a sacred space like this. It is deeply unsettling to see you use Chinese culture and religious practices as a backdrop for a restaurant promotion. People come here to pray, reflect, and practice their faith. It is a place of worship, not a set for exploitation. It is completely disrespectful that you chose to film the statues of the gods when there are signs posted throughout the grounds explicitly stating that filming is prohibited. Also, overlaying this footage with poppy jazzy music as if it’s just another aesthetic 'vibe' for a video shows a complete lack of situational awareness. You have treated this sanctuary as if it were a trendy photo op. This isn't 'appreciation' of our heritage, it is a textbook example of cultural entitlement where the practices of historically marginalized and dehumanized populations are treated as a commodity for white creators to benefit from while ignoring the very people and rules that keep that culture alive. I hope you reflect on this and do better.