Vege Favor

October 2, 2013

The airy, attractive counter-service restaurant called Vege Favor is one of the few exclusively vegetarian restaurants on Long Island. Located in Islip, it features delicious spin-offs of traditional Chinese cuisines. Vegans, too, have lots to choose from at this innovative dining spot.

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Vege Favor is a vegetarian Chinese restaurant in Islip. (Sept. 16, 2013)

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Families place their order at the counter at Vege Favor, a vegetarian Chinese restaurant in Islip. (Sept. 16, 2013)

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Jim Greico of Babylon dines at Vege Favor in Islip. (Sept. 16, 2013)

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Angelo Muscolo of Central Islip, left, dines at Vege Favor in Islip with Steven and Cara Taylor of Manhattan and their son, Louis, Manhattan. (Sept. 16, 2013)

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Nancy Muscolo of Central Islip picks up her combo plates at Vege Favor in Islip. (Sept. 16, 2013)

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Chef Guixin Gu in the kitchen of Vege Favor in Islip. (Sept. 16, 2013)

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An entree of pepper steak tossed with red and green peppers at Vege Favor in Islip. The pepper "steak" is actually a soy-based beef substitute at this vegetarian restaurant. (Sept. 16, 2013)

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A combo plate of eggplant with spicy garlic sauce, lo mein, a spring roll and salad is delicious at Vege Favor in Islip.

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The combo plate of eggplant with spicy garlic sauce, lo mein, a spring roll and salad was a favorite at Vege Favor in Islip. (Sept. 16, 2013)