Vegan
Take-out
Vietnamese

Vietnamese casual restaurant serving noodle soups, savory crepe, spring rolls, banh mi, and simple plate meals with rice, veggies, and mock meats. Tapioca cake and other cakes for dessert. Sells some ready to eat items for takeaway. Under new ownership & fully vegan from November 2021. Off-street parking. Est. 2019 as Nha Hang Chay Hoa Tu Bi Tam. Open Mon-Tue 10:30am-9:00pm, Thu-Sun 10:30am-9:00pm.


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95 Reviews

First Review by KellyBone

brieskis

Points +191

Vegan
25 Oct 2024

Unassuming deliciousness

Don’t judge it by how it looks from the street. It’s a cute little casual place with friendly staff and delicious food. They make all their own faux meat, some of which you can (and should) buy on site to take home. The meal was absolutely delicious. Our favorite was the Helen Buns, but the ‘pulled pork’ Banh Mi and Coconut Crème Brûlée were also amazing. Ask the staff for suggestions. We will return next time we’re in San Diego for sure.

CommanderZander

Points +39

Vegetarian
22 Oct 2024

Possibly Best Vegan Restaurant in SD

Delicious, many options, very friendly.

Note - they do seem to be putting special effort into getting 5 star reviews, which explains the high ratings. However, they did this in a ethical way. Rather than directly asking, they simply tried to impress us with food. So that's not much of a problem.

Pros: Big all-vegan menu, Delicious, Enough protein for my diet

Cons: Introverts might dislike the attentive waiters?, Mediocre parking

JakeFuller

Points +1502

Vegan
23 Jul 2024

Amazing

It’s not too often I am extremely impressed with a vegan restaurant. It’s everything they do here—special water to perfect textures. Each item was perfectly crafted and tasted incredibly delicious. The crème brûlée was better than most non-vegan versions I had years ago. Very friendly staff, amazing food, and worth the few extra dollars.

CuriousDeer

Points +114

Mostly Veg
11 Jul 2024

Good food, rare unique place

Enjoyed their noodle bowl “Dan Dan “ with bok choy and some plant based beef and good flavors /spices. Did not enjoy the Vietnamese crepe but there are many interesting other items to try next time. Unfortunately the main two things that will keep me from returning often is the location, not easy to get to for me, and the prices are quite high for the amount you get. I guess that’s everywhere these days but, every dish including most or many “appetizers “ is over $20. Still, unique place that I wish there were more of in San Diego. Very attentive and kind staff.

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-11

Pros: Great flavors, Tons of vegan options , Delicious infused water

Cons: Prices , Location

Vatchka

Points +22

Vegan
15 May 2024

Huge menu great food

All vegan menu with amazing choices. Service was also excellent

Pros: Beef style noodle soup, Desserts , Even the water is amazing.

Cons: Parking is tight. But they have a lot to park.

Sunii

Points +20

Vegan
01 Mar 2024

AWESOME

The food was very delicious and the staff is very kind and helpful! 😊

Pros: Delicious food, Fast Service, Very Kind staff

estherMata2

Points +94

Vegan
23 Feb 2024

Good food and friendly service

Good service and delicious food. We had the Pho Tofu and the Pho Bo that were very tasty. We also had the cheesecake and flan (we at too quickly and don’t have a chance to picture). Both were exceptionally delicious! And can I just say that their water that infused with whatever deliciousness was very refreshing!

Cali.Kat

Points +28

Vegan
23 Dec 2023

As a gluten free vegan, I could eat anything!

The owner came out and talked to everyone in the restaurant. Everything is gluten free and vegan and organic and so so good! I had a hard time choosing and the waitress suggested her favorite, glass noodles and I was pleasantly surprised.

Pros: Gluten free AND vegan , Delicious food, Friendly staff

Cons: Parking

RisBurton

Points +1028

Vegan
04 Dec 2023

20th + time here

The food here is good. We are trying different items each time we come. I only wish they served brown rice. The food is inexpensive and decent.

12/3/2023
We haven't been here in years since the menu changed. The menu is jam-packed with soo many more menu items. The wait staff was soo helpful and kind.

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-04

Pros: Great staff, Very, very tasteful

Cons: The prices have increased

VeganLion777

Points +216

Vegan
01 Dec 2023

Best Vegan Organic Vietnamese Food!

Vegan and Organic! There is no Vegan Vietnamese restaurant anywhere except for here !!!

Updated from previous review on 2023-11-19

Pros: Vegan , Organic , Over 200 menu options!

lovebeachesandturtles

Points +95

Vegan
20 Oct 2023

Good food

We ordered the kung pao rice plate. One with venison and the other with beef. Both were good. Finished the evening with some crème brullee, which was really good. Even the fruit infused water was a step up from other places that just put a cucumber or lemon wedge, with a mix of five ingredients.

Staff was helpful and attentive to explaining everything as to their ingredients and processes with making the proteins. Great service making sure everything was going well.

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-20

jlusin

Points +425

Vegan
10 Oct 2023

Awesomeness food

The food was so delicious, organic, they make their meats, tofu

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-10

Pros: Food, Atmosphere , Delicious

Cons: Pricey

deckle

Points +146

Vegan
04 Oct 2023

Delicious vietnamese food

ordered 180 with vegan sausage protein and medium spice, it was delicious and filling, very flavorful.

CupidsWaterBearer

Points +22

Vegan
30 Sep 2023

Helen cultivated a sublime menu and team, this place is a must try and come back

We have been coming here for the past 10 months to explore their wholesome, scratch-made-in-house menu. Trang is wonderfully intuitive, always pointing us and whoever we bring in the right direction for recommendations.

Dafna-bar-el

Points +116

Vegan
28 Sep 2023

Amazing food and service!

Everything was super special and delicious!
The service was great and they free deserts are such a treat.

Pros: Delicious food, Good service, The deserts are really special

Cons: Too many yummy options to choose from 😋

BanezaM

Points +636

Vegan
16 Sep 2023

My Favorite Restaurant in SD

I love this place. I’ve been several times and it’s always tasty and fresh. All ingredients are organic and house made. Their water is also delicious!

Finnagetveganfood

Points +72

Vegan
06 Sep 2023

The best soup I have ever had

OH MY GOD this place has straight up gourmet soup. I got the Vietnamese Duck Noodle Soup (mi vit tiem) and every single ingredient was perfectly cooked in this delightful broth. They make everything in house and you can taste the quality.

Pros: Delicious, Huge menu

prettyinglamour

Points +216

Vegan
03 Jul 2023

Fresh food.

Very very inexpensive natural fresh food, it was all very good, I even took some food for later. I will really let people know of this location, it is very good.
You might have to specify no egg, though because in the fried rice they put egg.


Since the changes in ownership prices are pretty high. It's still really good and highly recommend.

Updated from previous review on 2022-02-06

Pros: Lots of vegan options. Very courteous staff.

Cons: They put egg on the fried rice. Waited a bit long , Busy at times, Prices are high

KiroFu

Points +40

Vegan
24 Jun 2023

Amazing!!

Everybody is super nice. They make you feel like home. This is the best vegan food I’ve tried.

MichaelVeganCa

Points +212

Vegan
24 Jun 2023

Do not skip!

Great service, incredible options and a menu that would rival and omni restaurant in my humble opinion.

cornellians

Points +16

Vegan
11 Jun 2023

Great Restaurant for Our Family

This is one of our favorite vegan restaurants. There are so many tasty items on the menu. My kids love it!

zoomforhope

Points +355

Vegan
28 May 2023

Light & fresh

Big menu with a lot to choose from. The food isn’t heavy.

wI!L39WUWn8KRII

Points +13

Vegetarian
23 May 2023

Simply Amazing

I love everything here. Decor, people, and food. Couldn't recommend it enough.

Pros: Options!, Flavor, Customer service

santiagoeb94

Points +102

Vegan
01 May 2023

Best banh mi ever

Loved the food and the staff. They gave us free appetizers and dessert, and told us to pay just one of the two meals we had 💚

Pros: Tons of vegan options , Incredible Bahn Mi, Amazing people

Northabroad

Points +332

Vegan
22 Apr 2023

Authentic Vietnamese

What a place! We loved having lunch here. The food tasted exactly like we remember it from having visited Vietnam. The baguette for the banh mi sandwich was especially impressive as it was gluten free (like everything else!). We couldn’t tell at all. The desserts were also amazing. Crème brûlée and cheesecake were some of the best ones we’ve tried for sure. Service was super kind and very friendly. We also appreciated the water refills! It’s not the cheapest place but we would gladly dine here again.

JasonBazzell

Points +20

Vegan
14 Apr 2023

I love this place. They have stepped it up a notch and make some delicious food.

Using organic whole plant based foods makes a worthwhile stop for anyone that cares. Themselves or the environment not to mention the animals .

Updated from previous review on 2022-05-11

Pros: Lots of tasty vegan options.. if you enjoy food , Love there vegan flan .. they got it down !!, Great service . A good place to eat

Cons: The prices are expected with such tasty cuisine..

ElissaBVegan

Points +2980

Vegan
01 Apr 2023

Do Not Miss This Gem!!!

With more than 200 hundred items on the all vegan, organic, made from scratch menu, this place is super special!

Everything we had was delightful. See my photos for details.




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