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    Do Chay

    4.4 (192 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Uncle hing's wings
    Anushka B.

    Now this is how you do vegetarian and vegan meals! No wonder they made the list for Yelp's Top 25 Places to Eat in 2024!! Everything we ordered from here made us go "ummm yuuummm!" We went there on a Sunday afternoon for lunch, I had gotten a reservation beforehand and I'm glad that I did because it was crowded and there was a slight wait for walk-ins. The space is not too big but it's done up in a very tasteful manner. I would say it's a good date night spot for sure! When we arrived, we were seated promptly and the servers were pretty attentive. I got the guava juice and the ice offee.. I thought the ice coffee wasn't too sweet. For food, we were so intrigued by their appies that we decided to get just those and skip the main course. :: Uncle Hing's Wings - crispy oyster mushroom with a sweet & spicy sauce. It was pretty good, but the rice crackers seemed bland. :: Truffle dumplings - soupy, garlicky, and yummy! :: Coconut rice cakes - hands down the best dish on the menu! All of us at the table couldn't get enough of it to the point that we decided to get a second round. They were super soft and would melt in your mouth! The dipping sauce really added to the flavour as well. I will definitely go back just for them! :: pan fried daikon cakes - again, the texture was soft and different. It was placed on top of an egg. We ordered some chilli oil on the side which went really well with the cakes! Honestly, thinking of my next visit there already. 5/5!

    BUN BO HUE
    Disha G.

    I loveeeee them. I have never been to such an amazing vegan place before. This place has the best curated menu for vegan dishes with the perfect ambience for a date night. We went there on a Friday evening and we quickly got a space. We ordered couple of dishes from their menu, but the best one was Bun Bo Hue. The whole bowl was so flavorful from mushrooms to the lemongrass broth. And you can customize the spiciness too. Trust me, I have to go back here again and again to try everything on their menu. And everyone on the staff was so friendly and welcoming! I love this place.

    Vegan Pho!
    Katie T.

    SO MANY good vegan options -- my Vietnamese dining partner said that the food was excellent full-stop, not just for being the vegan version of these dishes. I want to go back and try averting on the menu!

    Truffle Dumplings and coconut rice cakes
    Bowie T.

    Friday eve dinner with my date. Had a reservation for 8pm. Seated immediately right across from the bar by the booth side. Most of the tables were filled with other patrons. We ordered the truffle dumplings, uncle Hings wings, and coconut rice cakes. Beers to start. Pros: - delicious vegetarian cuisine. Probably one of the best in the city so far (we've tried folke, mila) - friendly attentive service - easy to book a reservation - free parking on kingsway

    Kirstin K.

    Probably the best vegetarian restaurant I've ever been to. Most likely. Do Chay is the best vegetarian restaurant I've been to. My faves are the spring rolls with "ish sauce", truffle dumplings, and hing's wings! If I didn't know these were vegetarian I honestly wouldn't have known! The sauce for the spring rolls is even better than the real thing. And the dumplings .... wow... a bite of pure umami. The noodles were both super flavorful but they came out last and I was so full by then I couldn't appreciate them enough. Also pictured: papaya salad, coconut cakes(?) "eggs". super delicious. and tofu stir fry 10/10.

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    Evan C.

    I consider this place the gold standard of vegetarian Vietnamese places. I(I went to and reviewed the Yaletown location before they closed). We booked one week in advance for 6 for Friday night - it's a small space so highly recommended. Wait staff is very friendly. Mmm the food. We ordered so much to share. Everything is so so good - the mixture of flavours, and textures is incredible. Every bite has both smooth and crunchy. My favourites in particular: - the coconut cakes. Wow. Smooth filling is sooo luscious. - green beans. Spicy, the taste and crunchy texture is sooo good. - lemongrass tofu. Superb flavour and sauce. - red banana fried crispy rice dessert. This one is just incredible. We asked them how they made it so good. It's steamed and then fried. Soft and warm and crunchy on outside with tapioca. - buffalo wings - the mushrooms are really good. My son who don't usually eat mushrooms are a lot. The crunchies are also really good. We also ordered almost everything else. You really can't go wrong.

    Wings (oyster mushroom)
    Kate C.

    Awesome to have a vietnamese restaurant that serves vegetarian food thar expands on the viet food menu. Lots of thing to try here that are not typically found in Vancouver. From the reviews before me, everyone raves about the eggplant dish and the wings. The wings were definitely the star of the show. Great flavor, great texture. The eggplant dish was lackluster. The choy sum veggies it came with were just blached with no salt or anything. I would skip it and try something else. The monsoon rolls were very refreshing but the crispy mix inside weren't very crispy. The peanut pineapple sauce was delicious. The banh xeo was disappointing as it was filled way too much with jicama and sprouts. The filling is double the amount as it normally is. The crepe itself got soggy too soon which means the veggies inside were too wet. Southern dry noodles were not bad. The sauce all went to the bottom so you should mix it every once in a while. The soup that it came with was very plain. We will definitely come back for the deep fried oyster mushrooms but maybe try other things next time.

    Satay noodles
    Chelsey H.

    We went for Mothers Day and were really impressed with the food options. The waitresses were very attentive and the space was cozy! We started with three appies and none disappointed. The papaya salad was fresh and a bit tangy, the spring rolls were hot, delicious and crispy and the coconut rice cakes were not too coconuty and had a great texture. Softer on the top but crunchy on the bottom. Warning - also served piping hot! I wasn't super hungry so I didn't order a main but tasted the lemongrass tofu rice bowl, the satay noodles and Bún Bò Huế and all had great tastes. They were a bit more gentle in flavour than the appies but all satisfying!

    Sweet and spicy bowl
    Hoa T.

    This is by far the best vegan Vietnamese restaurant that I have found anywhere. We had spring rolls and fry bread for appetizers. The spring rolls were so good that they disappeared before I could remember to take a photo. The fry bread was also great, the slight tartness of the jackfruit balanced out the sweetness of the fry bread. Next up was the sweet and spicy bowl and the bun bo hue. The bowl was alright, not too sweet or spicy with a nice crispness to the veggies. The star was the bun bo hue. The broth was super flavorful, very close to the meat version that I had to keep on slurping even when I said I was full. You won't be disappointed coming here.

    Coconut cakes
    Sunny Y.

    Really creative, inspired v Vietnamese food! I'm excited to come back and try other dishes on the menu. Food we ordered: - Coconut cakes - 5/5 incredible. So light and filled with flavor, light and crispy edges with unctuous delicious soft insides. Highly recommend, love the play on textures and flavors. The sauce has a lot of chili flakes that kept getting stuck in my throat. - Bun bo hue lemongrass soup - Nice strong lemongrass flavor. This is a predominantly faux meat dish so would choose a more plant forward one next time. This is a spicier one with the same chili flakes that stuck to my throat. This was a lot of food, the bowl is a big one. 4/5 - Plantain sticky rice tapioca - The Plantain to sticky rice ratio was really high with a very small amount of plantain. The plantain is like the sushi filling to a roll of sticky rice that's then deep fried and put onto a bed of tapioca pearls. The crisp on the sticky rice was a bit hard, and heavy. Tapioca was a bit on the sweeter end but nice and light. 2/5 - It is a taste preference though, because partner loved the dish since they liked crispy things. Perfect balance of textures of creamy and crunchy, smooth banana, not too pungent or strong. Liked the fried sticky rice and presentation that looked like a sea star. Service: Really sweet friendly people here. Ambiance: Pretty clean and modern.

    Uncle Hing's wings
    Gabby A.

    I really enjoyed my meal here. Went during lunch on Monday. It was busy because it was a holiday so I recommend making reservations. Service was quick and attentive. I think the uncle hing's wings are a must try! Made out of mushrooms and great sweet and sour flavor. Also ordered the black garlic eggplant which was delicious but didn't have a strong garlic flavor. We then ordered a southern noodle dish which I really enjoyed. Everything had great flavors! And portions were good to share. We ended up having leftovers to bring home. My reason for 4/5 is because there was an odd smell once we walked in. I have no idea what it was from. when we walked in

    Vegan prawns curry
    Sai R.

    It is a small quaint little place. One of the best vegetarian places I have been to till date. The service is very quick. I highly recommend their rice cakes, prawns curry and truffle dumplings. It is a small place so I would recommend doing a reservation beforehand.

    Eggplant, satay noodle, and desert island noodle
    Quoc H.

    Came for takeout dinner time. Restaurant was packed and food took about 30minutes to make. Parking was not too bad at that time. Staff was very nice in provide recommendations. Prices were a bit above average. 8/10 Coconut Rice Cakes - creamy and soft. Coconut flavor was there. Portion very small. 8/10 Garlic Eggplant on Rice - Bit salty but better with the rice. Eggplant was cooked well 8/10 Satay Noodle - hot and flavorful broth. Noodles were prepared with bit of chewiness 7/10 Desert Island Noodles - looks like udon noodles. Was just ok. Nothing bad or good that stood out.

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    Po Kong Vegetarian Restaurant - 普光海皇煲 $20.95 ~ 味道好配料足又够熱,材料有西蘭花、冬菇、魔芋絲、素蝦、素火腿、蒟蒻等

    Po Kong Vegetarian Restaurant

    4.1(174 reviews)
    0.1 kmKensington-Cedar Cottage
    $$

    Returned for dim sum with a group of 6. Many of the dim sum dishes are portioned in 3's so this was…read morethe perfect group size. I was the only veg-inclined person in the group and didn't realize some of the others didn't know the place was fully vegetarian before arriving, but it didn't seem like anyone was disappointed with the vegetarian offerings. We tried a large variety of dishes, and I won't list all of them because I don't think I'd even remember everything. My favourites were the walnut custard buns, the pea tips rice sheet roll, and the new tapioca pudding (I'd never tried this kind of baked tapioca pudding before and I loved the texture). They also brought out fresh baked barbeque buns which were nice and soft. Others really liked the vegetarian chicken nuggets and black truffle mushroom dumplings, so I think it's safe to say everything is pretty good. I felt like I ate a lot, but at the end, after they split the bill 6 ways, everyone only paid $22 (before tip). So if you go with a big group you can try lots of things at a pretty good price. Service was pretty good. They did try to push some dishes on us, but I think they were just trying to be helpful with most of us not being familiar with how to order for dim sum, and their patience was appreciated.

    Po Kong is entirely vegetarian. They are across from Sun Bo Kong Vegetarian (dim sum)…read more I ordered a single dish, because the price says it's a big portion. Pan-fried sticky rice is something I always wanted to try. The pan-fried sticky rice is less starchy than the steamed. Keeping its shape and not so sticky. It has pieces of red gluten (imitating Chinese sausage) and pickled vegetables. Here and there are small chunks of sugar, which were rather unpleasant. It's a dish meant to be shared. I took the leftover to go. My concern about vegetarian restaurants is the quantity of deep-fried dishes, soy and gluten content in their menu.

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    Interior

    Po Kong Vegetarian Restaurant - Pan-fried Sticky Rice

    Pan-fried Sticky Rice

    Po Kong Vegetarian Restaurant - 齋滷味拼盤 (小) $11.95 ~ 五款組合包括素叉燒、素咖喱豬肚、素滷水豬肚、素鴨腎、素鮑魚

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    齋滷味拼盤 (小) $11.95 ~ 五款組合包括素叉燒、素咖喱豬肚、素滷水豬肚、素鴨腎、素鮑魚

    MeeT on Main - Oyster Mushroom Kalamari!

    MeeT on Main

    4.1(515 reviews)
    1.8 kmRiley Park
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    I was in Vancouver for 48 hours and went here 3 times. 3 times…read more I had to wait for my AirBnb to open up, so I came here with my luggage and was able to get a seat on the patio with a little area to stick my luggage. So nice. I started with an elderflower spritz. YUM! So flavorful and refreshing. I loved it. Got the cheezy poutine and it was lovely. Super flavorful miso queso and crunchy fries. So good! I also got the pesto greek chicken bowl and oh my god. Whipped feta, amazing tapenade, tzatziki. YUM. The vegan chicken was amazing too. This was so delicious that I ordered it on doordash several times throughout the weekend. I also got a kombucha and it was delish. The staff was friendly and did not mind me staying for a few hours and hanging at the table with my beverages and laptop (it was not super busy when I went). Later in the week, I got the butter chicken on DoorDash and OMG!!! SO GOOD! The ultimate comfort food. I would pay $$$ for this recipe. Amazing comfort food, hard to tell it's vegan. The whole menu (minus 2-3 things) is gluten free too! Heaven.

    While running errands in the neighborhood with the hubby and kid, we came across MeeT on Main and…read morethought it would be a nice place for a late afternoon snack. We were very happy to hear they had high chairs and booster seats available. Place was not busy at that hour of the day, and we were glad to be seated near the back of the restaurant just in case our kid got fussy. It was nice and hipster and quiet and I love seeing the different flavors of foods on the menu. Hubby chose the Philly Cheesesteak poutine and he said it was really good. Originally I wanted to choose the Beefless Ginger Bowl, but thankfully the waiter warned me it may be a little on the spicy side. I'm glad he spoke up and I went with the Big Yum bowl instead. Definitely didn't disappoint! Had a fair helping of corn, edmame, sweet potatoes, shredded carrots, shredded cabbage and rice. I really appreciated the sauce was not overpowering and not unassuming. The perfect compliment in the perfect amount to just give your taste buds a little tickle. My kid tried some and he really liked it too, so it's always a bonus! If you can find street parking close by, definitely worth a visit!

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    MeeT on Main - Cool artwork on the walls

    Cool artwork on the walls

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    Butter Chikin Poutine

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    The Acorn

    3.9(505 reviews)
    1.8 kmRiley Park
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    The pancakes were beautifully presented and absolutely delicious. Light and fluffy with a nice…read moregolden crisp on the outside, topped with blueberries, nuts, and just the right amount of sweetness. Every bite felt balanced and comforting without being too heavy. The space itself is warm and inviting, perfect for a relaxed brunch where you can take your time and enjoy the experience. Service was attentive and made the meal feel even more enjoyable. Overall, The Acorn is a wonderful spot for a slow, satisfying brunch with well prepared food and a cozy, welcoming vibe

    The lighting is dim and romantic. Definitely not conducive to sexy food photos…read more The waitstaff was speedy and friendly. The acorn has been on my list for YEARS! So to say I was extremely excited is an understatement. We ordered the Sourdough (with House Cultured Butter, Vancouver Island Sea Salt) Shiitake (with Soy Braised Squash, Kelp, Ginger,Lemongrass) Cabbage with Brown Butter and Pomme Dauphinois Harvest which was house made ravioli stuffed with chicken of the woods. For dessert the Plum with Fig Leaf, Miso Honeycomb and Thai Basil Sourdough was good. No arguments there. The shiitake was fine, palatable. The cabbage and potato were very bland and made me question why the Acorn is so hyped. It was so bland i didn't finish it. Keep in mind SERVING SIZES ARE TINY. The ravioli were practically inedible the chicken of the woods was beyond overly salted and the pasta wasn't cooked. We joked that al dente was at least touching water. This pasta has never heard of water. Easily one of if not THE WORST PASTA I've ever had at a restaurant in the past few years. Thank goodness the plum dessert was yummy. Very good. But truly I don't understand why people rave about The Acorn. I love food. Im a vegetarian but it's hard to comprehend why it's so hyped. Maybe there was a new cook? Maybe it was an off night? Crossed off my Vancouver bucket list. It took me a while to write this review because I frankly was in shock the contrast between the actual food vs the lore it has around town. The highlights were a basic sourdough and a well balanced dessert. That just feels so wrong.

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    The Acorn - Bar area

    Bar area

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    À la carte beets dish

    The Acorn

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