Vegan dumplings, done right.
Hand-folded, made to order, and never an afterthought. Real plant-based options at all three Tampa Bay kitchens.
Most dumpling spots give vegans a sad side and call it a day. We went the other way. Shiso Crispy builds plant-based dishes with the same hand-folding, the same sauces and the same care as everything else on the menu, which is why our vegan bang bang and garlic chili mandu have a following of their own. If you have been hunting for genuinely good vegan dumplings in St. Petersburg or Tampa, this is it.
No compromise on flavor.
A few of the vegan-friendly plates. Tap any to look closer, then order ahead.
The full plant-based lineup
- ·Garlic Chili Mandu (wood-ear mushroom, cabbage, carrot, vermicelli)
- ·Vegan Bang Bang Chicken Dirty Rice
- ·BBQ Jackfruit Dirty Rice
- ·BBQ Jackfruit Bao
- ·Vegan Garlic Chive Rangoon
- ·Spring Rolls
- ·Plain Dirty Rice (build-your-own base)
Everything here is hand-folded and cooked to order, just like the rest of the menu. The vegan bang bang gets the same sweet-and-savory sauce, the jackfruit is slow-roasted with our house BBQ rub, and the dirty rice base is built from scratch so you can make any bowl your own. Heading to the downtown St. Pete lounge? The plant-based plates pair just as well with a sake or a Shiso Sour.
Questions, answered.
Yes. Our garlic chili mandu is a vegan-friendly hand-folded dumpling packed with wood-ear mushroom, cabbage, carrot and vermicelli in a garlic-szechuan sauce, available at all three Tampa Bay kitchens.
Garlic chili mandu, vegan bang bang chicken dirty rice, BBQ jackfruit dirty rice and bao, vegan garlic chive rangoon, spring rolls, and the plain dirty rice base you can build your own way.
Always. The plant-based dishes get the same hand-folded, made-to-order treatment as the rest of the menu. No afterthoughts, no sad side salad.
Yes. Vegetarians have plenty to choose from, and we are happy to talk through options. For catering and larger groups, tell us the dietary mix and we will plan around it.
Eat plants, loudly.
Order the vegan lineup ahead from your closest St. Petersburg or Tampa kitchen.