Pho Chay 88 - North York

Ok. If you are looking for an amazing bowl of Pho, you're Vegetarian or Vegan, check this place out, the broth is amazing, all the ingredients are incredible and the owner is so friendly. In fact I'm going back today for Family Day! LOL Highly recommend Pho Chay 88 on Jane Street!

I don't like to give poor reviews but I was expecting a better and tastier experience at Pho Chay 88. We ordered the buon bo hue, buon rieu, com tam, and buon mam all vegan style. I had the buon rieu and it tasted quite bland and not very tasty. Buon rieu is crab tomato noodle goodness. I felt there wasn't even much tomato in it. There was a lot of seitan in different textures and it added to the dish. However, overall, this meal was honestly difficult to stomach. The com tam's seitan was also very cold and did not taste good. Service was fast but the waiter was not wearing his mask at all. We were not asked our vaccination passports. We had an inkling that we should have left when we entered but we just wanted to try it out. This restaurant also has many customers so we thought it was a good sign. However, I would not come back here.

The owner Mandy is the sweetest lady. Her mock meats that she makes from scratch are better than the real thing and no harm done to our sentient animal friends. Mandy always makes great dish recommendations.

First time come to this place and the food is not that bad. The service is nice but one thing I don't like is the owners doesn't wear a masks when serving customers never wear masks in the store.

Exceptional customer service by the owner and the food was delicious. Some of the meals really did a good job at simulating their meat counterparts. It was a little outside my comfort zone to be honest and I was reluctant to try some of the dishes at first but it was very very good. My partner who is omni absolutely loved it and said she would get this over the meat version. Definitely looking forward to coming back and trying more things.The only downside is it's in the hood so pro tip leave your L.V. bags and Gucci belts at home and dress simple.