Hoa Sen Vegetarian Restaurant

As an American-Vietnamese, I love their vegan Vietnamese food! It’s authentic & flavorful Vietnamese food. I’ve had vegan/vegetarian Vietnamese food from Vietnam, New York City, San Francisco, and etc. But, Hoa Sen is my favorite because the vegan broth is so delicious and it’s hard to find an authentic vietnamese food that is vegan.

This place is really good. I got one of the shrimp soups and the chef did a good job. I was in the mood for something not super heavy but heavy enough to fill me up and flavorful enough but not overwhelmingly flavorful and this was perfect. Everything on the menu is *vegan* it's just a little hard to tell from the way the menu is and the servers were pretty nice.

Stumbled upon the restaurant when looking for vegetarian food for lunch in Orange in Google maps. A Vietnamese Vegan Restaurant with a large menu. The seating was quick and service fast. The place is small located in a strip mall but clean and well maintained. I ordered the BBQ spicy lemongrass chicken and curry noodle . The Chicken rice dish was good. Curry noodle was ok. The menu is large , so will be visiting the restaurant again.

6/2022-Delicious vegetarian dishes Viet style and you wouldn't even realize it's veggie it's that good! Staff are hardworking and friendly; 11/2019-This place is a hidden gem amongst the locals for excellent vegetarian Vietnamese dishes. Don't let its humble exterior deceive you nestled in a humdrum strip mall across from a much newer and bigger counterpart. It gets very busy during the lunch hour but their friendly servers are very knowledgeable and patient especially for the occasional vegetarian or non-Vietnamese patron. Everything is a delicious vegetarian version of a traditional Vietnamese dish. Parking can get very crowded and cramped especially in the two long aisles but it's worth the small inconvenience.

Reasonably priced dishes and many to choose from. We ordered a Pho Hoa Sen, claypot rice, BBq Spring roll and Veggie Beef noodle soup. The soup got Pho was not as flavorful as other vegetarian pho I have tired before. But the claypot rice was amazing. The sauce combination was perfect to bring out the smokey taste of the rice. Note: They do charge for hot tea, only $1.