DAO Fu

This place has a huge selection of very creative vegetarian and meat dishes. My wife and I have been blown away by the flavor in every single item we have ordered at this place. Every dish is so flavorful and unique (at least for a vegetarian eating Asian food in the US.) Their sake and liquor selection is also amazing. We have tired beers and sakes there. Our favorite so far has been the Kikusui Junmai sake. Its super smooth and hits the spot. It pairs very well with most of their food. The cherry on top is the free, delicious salad that you get at the beginning and the free ice cream at the end. When we first went there we were not expecting this and were pleasantly surprised. They are also very good about accommodating low sodium requests like many top ramen places these days.

I cannot share enough how fabulous this restaurant is. The food was amazing, fresh and so full of flavor. Its the best Chinese Restaurant we have visited in years. The service was impeccable and ever so friendly. We are great full for our time spent there and will be back!

The complimentary salad and ice cream are great, and their portion is huge. The drunken noodles are wet (which is interesting) and the Hainanese clay pot is good.

I’ve been traveling through the US for five weeks now and this has BY FAR been the best restaurant I’ve eaten at. It already starts with complimentary salad, lots of water and a huge variety of vegetarian option. The food was amazing, portions were big and the overall quality was great. The Tofu here is just a blessing! The complementary (and very delicious) ice cream rounded-off things perfectly. I would 10/10 recommend this restaurant to absolutely everyone. Don’t forget to bring your tip money - they sure deserve it!

I love this place! Best thai tea ever and everytime I go, I try a new dish and every single one is somehow just as good or even better than the last! It feels very authentic in there, and I love the server there too (I think shes the owner?), shes an icon and always is hustling and doing her thanggggg.

What a local gem! Clearly a favorite among Normal Heights locals and I can see why. Great impression from the start with a free tofu and ginger vinaigrette salad starter while you browse the menu. The cuisine label of "Vietnamese" on this Google listing is too limiting because their menu is a smorgasbord of Japanese, Hainanese, Vietnamese, and Thai dishes. All. Delicious. We ordered Eric’s Stir Fry and it was lovingly reminiscent of a Hong Kong chow fun. My friend ordered the Hainanese Cast Iron Pot with swai fish and the garlic sauce it came with was divine, not to mention how well it complimented the crispy rice at the bottom of the pot. We were almost too stuffed for the free ice cream for dessert, but pressed on and were treated with a scoop of vanilla ice cream drizzled in mango syrup and a slice of cantaloupe. All in all, a fantastic dinner. And super affordable! Don’t pass on DAO Fu!

Order the tofu tantanmen. It's the best vegan food I ever had.