Both my sister and I visited and purchased food several times at the Purple Grain. My Father was at VGH. I'm a vegan and my sister an omnivore. This is some of the healthiest and most delicious food I've had in a while. It was a lovely surprise to find this gem and I would highly recommend it. Also Ami and Francesco are the most wonderful hosts. An awesome place with lovely people. If everyone ate like this, in the long run......I bet you could eventually cut the hospital patient load dramatically.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shamim Wadiwalla
Amazing and healthy food and salad Great service and staff Try the Kulfi ice cream….. amazing!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pho Noodles
M V
The food is amazing! It's great to taste fresh food. You can taste the difference with every bite. Second time here and both times there have been very unique meals with a twist. Love this place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Rice Bowl, Masala Chickpea Buddha Bowl
Sarah Chan
Delicious food and exceptional service. Thanks so much.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kym David Mandal
Got the beef pho and potato and chicken soup
Small portions on the pho, but very delicious and has rich flavour
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dana Sullivan
This salad bar is located inside the Diamond Centre in the VGH complex, so it's an ideal location for those working at VGH or who have appointments there. In addition to the actual salad bar, there's a case of prepared grab-and-go salads and wraps, a hot pot bar, and some healthier/natural ingredients baked goods from To Live For Bakery. I just made a beeline to the grab-and-go fridge so I didn't get a super close look at the salad bar, but from what I can tell, the place looks exceptionally clean. There's two tables outside in a reserved patio for Purple Grain, but there's also plenty of seating in and around the building to take your food. The guy working the register was super friendly. I got a masala chickpea buddha bowl from the grab-and-go fridge. It was very fresh! The composition was simple, but I liked the spiced chickpeas. The raspberry vinaigrette that came with this bowl did not complement the chickpeas at all. It completely masked the masala seasoning of the chickpeas when they were mixed together. The prices are pretty reasonable. It's not anything fancy but the portions are decent and it's wholesome, healthy food. I would go back when I have an appointment here again and try something else or check out the salad bar to control exactly what I'm getting.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Nawaf Alotaibi
Fantastic place! Fresh ingredients, great variety, and the food taste is amazing!
Craig Dewar
Stellar. Always.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Rice Bowl
Danielle Doucette
I have spent a great deal of time at VGH and this restaurants food not only fills my appetite for healthy, delicious choices, the service fills my soul. An absolut gem. Definitely worth repeating visits even when not at the hospital!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Salmon Bowl, Chicken Rice Bowl, Soup of the Day, Homemade Chili
Michele Velardo
We got take out yesterday and loved the food so much that we came back today to dine in! Loved the Chicken Pho, Tandori Chicken Wraps and the Kale and Choco Smoothies!! We were treated so kindly by the owners and they gave us a table outside to see the wonderful musician they had there for today. If we lived in Vancouver, we would be there a few times a week!
Recommended dishes: Smoked Salmon Bowl, Chicken Rice Bowl, Dynamite Tuna, Soup of the Day, Homemade Chili, Chicken Pho Noodles, Hot Pho
Elizabeth Cho
Cozy place with lots of good, healthy choices. Lovely staff and service. Have tried many items on their menu - All tasty and surprisingly good! Pricing on par with everything else in the area. 4 stars only because of limited seating options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Homemade Chili
Fady Daniel
Love it highly recommended for sure I will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dennis Roccaforte
What a great find. I was happy to find a fresh salad bar in town. Then the more I looked around the more I realized how much more great food this place had to offer. They had delicious soups, hot pot/pho bar, wraps and unbelievable chai tea. I’ll definitely be returning as my wife and I loved everything we tried.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nedinma Blount
Do yourself a favor and dine/grab a meal from this hidden gem!!! Everything is excellent! Extremely helpful staff/manager with delicious vegan options.
(I’m used to not eating much at most places because of dietary restrictions and they accommodated me. Since I’m visiting, I had to stock up on some food to take back to my Airbnb with me because this place is delicious. Best veggie pho I’ve tasted in ages!
Both my sister and I visited and purchased food several times at the Purple Grain. My Father was at VGH. I'm a vegan and my sister an omnivore. This is some of the healthiest and most delicious food I've had in a while. It was a lovely surprise to find this gem and I would highly recommend it. Also Ami and Francesco are the most wonderful hosts. An awesome place with lovely people. If everyone ate like this, in the long run......I bet you could eventually cut the hospital patient load dramatically.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing and healthy food and salad
Great service and staff
Try the Kulfi ice cream….. amazing!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pho Noodles
The food is amazing! It's great to taste fresh food. You can taste the difference with every bite. Second time here and both times there have been very unique meals with a twist. Love this place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Rice Bowl, Masala Chickpea Buddha Bowl
Delicious food and exceptional service. Thanks so much.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Got the beef pho and potato and chicken soup
Small portions on the pho, but very delicious and has rich flavour
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This salad bar is located inside the Diamond Centre in the VGH complex, so it's an ideal location for those working at VGH or who have appointments there. In addition to the actual salad bar, there's a case of prepared grab-and-go salads and wraps, a hot pot bar, and some healthier/natural ingredients baked goods from To Live For Bakery. I just made a beeline to the grab-and-go fridge so I didn't get a super close look at the salad bar, but from what I can tell, the place looks exceptionally clean. There's two tables outside in a reserved patio for Purple Grain, but there's also plenty of seating in and around the building to take your food. The guy working the register was super friendly.
I got a masala chickpea buddha bowl from the grab-and-go fridge. It was very fresh! The composition was simple, but I liked the spiced chickpeas. The raspberry vinaigrette that came with this bowl did not complement the chickpeas at all. It completely masked the masala seasoning of the chickpeas when they were mixed together.
The prices are pretty reasonable. It's not anything fancy but the portions are decent and it's wholesome, healthy food.
I would go back when I have an appointment here again and try something else or check out the salad bar to control exactly what I'm getting.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Fantastic place! Fresh ingredients, great variety, and the food taste is amazing!
Stellar. Always.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Rice Bowl
I have spent a great deal of time at VGH and this restaurants food not only fills my appetite for healthy, delicious choices, the service fills my soul.
An absolut gem.
Definitely worth repeating visits even when not at the hospital!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Salmon Bowl, Chicken Rice Bowl, Soup of the Day, Homemade Chili
We got take out yesterday and loved the food so much that we came back today to dine in! Loved the Chicken Pho, Tandori Chicken Wraps and the Kale and Choco Smoothies!! We were treated so kindly by the owners and they gave us a table outside to see the wonderful musician they had there for today. If we lived in Vancouver, we would be there a few times a week!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pho Noodles
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Salmon Bowl, Chicken Rice Bowl, Dynamite Tuna, Soup of the Day, Homemade Chili, Chicken Pho Noodles, Hot Pho
Cozy place with lots of good, healthy choices. Lovely staff and service. Have tried many items on their menu - All tasty and surprisingly good! Pricing on par with everything else in the area. 4 stars only because of limited seating options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Homemade Chili
Love it highly recommended for sure I will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a great find. I was happy to find a fresh salad bar in town. Then the more I looked around the more I realized how much more great food this place had to offer. They had delicious soups, hot pot/pho bar, wraps and unbelievable chai tea. I’ll definitely be returning as my wife and I loved everything we tried.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Do yourself a favor and dine/grab a meal from this hidden gem!!! Everything is excellent! Extremely helpful staff/manager with delicious vegan options.
(I’m used to not eating much at most places because of dietary restrictions and they accommodated me. Since I’m visiting, I had to stock up on some food to take back to my Airbnb with me because this place is delicious. Best veggie pho I’ve tasted in ages!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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