Kutokuhayashi Restaurant was founded in Shanghai on 1922 by Zhao, a disciple of Wei Jun, a master of Changji Temple in Chenghuangshan, Hangzhou.

Lu Xun, Liu Yazi, Shen Junru and Zou Taofen in the 1920s, and the Seven Gentlemen and Huang Yanpei in the 1930s were all frequent visitors in the store. In Shi Liang's memoirs, there is a section "In memory of Kutokuhayashi". He received distinguished guests from Japanese and Pakistani countries.

Kutokuhayashi Restaurant, originally located at the intersection of Guizhou, beijing east road, was moved to Nanjing West Road, huanghe road on 1932. It was founded by Zhao, a disciple of Changji Temple Master in Chenghuangshan, Hangzhou. It is characterized by Buddhism and Huaiyang vegetarian dishes. The main famous dishes are "spiced roasted bran", "meritorious ham", "vegetarian crab powder", "asparagus in white sauce" and "arhat dish".

Kutokuhayashi vegetarian restaurant in Beijing, located in the bustling Qianmen South Street, is the only Buddhist vegetarian restaurant in Beijing.

Kutokuhayashi Restaurant in Beijing opened on 1984, and its construction, production and operation are modeled after Kutokuhayashi in Shanghai. The plaque was inscribed by Zhao Zhao Puchu, president of the Chinese Buddhist Association. Kutokuhayashi restaurant is elegantly decorated, noble and elegant. Imitation of meat with vegetarian dishes is a vivid, delicious and vivid work of art, which is regarded as enjoyment, rich in nutrition and easy to be healthy. The moon cakes in Kutokuhayashi restaurant are quite distinctive. The main ingredients and auxiliary materials of moon cakes are produced in unpolluted mountainous areas, which are traditionally hand-operated, crisp and even, and golden in color. Kutokuhayashi vegetarian restaurant has a unique shop design, all dishes are modeled after Buddhist style, the environment is elegant, and vegetarian dishes are fragrant. It is served in the restaurant on the first floor. The Lotus Hall on the second floor provides small-scale New Year's Eve dinner, and you can also order food at will. On the third floor, there are guanyin temple, Zizhu Hall, Welcome Hall, Luohan Hall, single room and private room, which are elegant and unique, and can receive middle and high-grade vegetarian banquets and tourist groups, and can accommodate 100 people for dinner.