Vegan Thai Way
1219 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove
(831) 901-3963
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We picked up on Saturday the 14th - not a fun Valentine's day. And Yes you were open then.
I agree I should've stated why the 1 star... There was just too much oil, couldn't eat half of it and I believe it caused an upset stomach.
Food: 1
I was not clear if the restaurant was vegan or not. I did ask about recommendations from the clerk and he told me he did not know what to recommend because he is not vegan himself... The flavors were bland and the dishes were expensive.
I triple checked that my pad Thai would be vegan. Got to hotel and all it tasted like was fish. Do they think we can’t taste fish sauce? Had 2 bites (just to confirm) and couldn’t eat it. $20 down the drain. Argh. Updated from previous review on 2026-01-24
Good food and boba tea, quick, kind service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really appreciated the wide selection on the vegan menu. We had the tom yum and sriracha vegetables, both with tofu and both medium spicy. The level of heat was perfect and everything was fresh and cooked to perfection. The tom yum had a wonderful lemongrass flavor and the sriracha vegetables were wonderful with lots of tofu, cabbage, carrots, and the star of the show, broccoli. We had a nice chat with the owners, and it was clear that they wanted to do vegan right and not take shortcuts.
We door dashed - lots of options. We tried the tom yum soup, pad see ew, pumpkin curry, sweet and sour curry, dumplings and salad rolls. All excellent
I really hate leaving bad reviews, but this food was bad enough I felt the need to.
First, fried egg rolls-- I'm fairly certain I've had these same egg rolls from Costco and they were very mushy in the middle like frozen ones tend to be. They were not very crispy but that could be attributed to the delivery time.
Second, fresh spring rolls-- these were literally just lettuce, cabbage, and carrot in a fresh roll wrap. No tofu, no glass noodles, nothing else. They were okay with the peanut sauce but just disappointingly lacking any real substance.
Third, pad Thai-- this was legitimately bad tasting. I don't even recognize it as pad thai, I don't know what they used for the sauce but it just isn't right at all...almost tastes like ketchup? My 2 year old liked it but my wife and I wouldn't eat it.
Fourth, yellow curry-- this was so bland and watery and the overwhelming flavor was coconut milk/coconut oil. It tastes like they used about 1/8 as much curry paste as they should've, and used way too much coconut fat. The veggies in it were decent I guess and the vegan chicken was alright.
Overall, no good dishes in the entire order. I'm a big fan of Thai food and have traveled in Thailand, so the issue isn't that I don't like the food generally, the issue is that this place is like someone trying to make Thai food with no idea what it's supposed to taste like.
This is in a restaurant with a nonvegan menu as well, so not a completely vegan venue. The pad Thai was tasty and would definitely go with their noodle or rice dishes here. The tom kha soup was the worst I’ve ever had. $17 and it tasted like straight up coconut milk and corn starch. Had to use the lime from the pad Thai to give it any depth of flavor. Updated from previous review on 2025-08-09
Hungry Vegan Flight Attendant, Giving this establishment two thumbs up by far the best vegan Thai food I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lots of options. I got the pad se ew, chow mein, and spring rolls. Spring rolls were a bit overpriced as did not have tofu, were just the greens. Pad se ew and Chow mein were both decent and reasonably priced. Was really nice not needing to specify any modifications
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“Vegan dairy free” drinks still have a milk derivative and is false advertising. Thai noodles themselves were mid and disappointing especially for the price
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Went especially in search in vegan food and was mighty mighty disappointed. The name is actually not vegan Thai it’s Mai Thai. Well that’s one part of it. The place is small and family owned and run Thai place.
They have a vegan and regular menu, unfortunately the vegan menu is not much to offer.
The sad part is that they don’t understand when you ask for vegan food it should be cooked in a separate pan and not re use the same meat cooked pan.
The fries and drunken noodles were smelling of meat and meat cooked oil and they are really don’t mind that. But for non meat eaters it’s a big turn off.
So overall I would never repeat the place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Really good Thaï food. The Vegan Sriricha Stir Fry plate was excellent. Good tasting vegetables with nice spicy sauce ?
Food: 5
Food is excellent, had vegan cashew stir fry, my guy had pumpkin curry. Solid 5 stars ⭐️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice to have a vegan Thai restaurant. I got a GrubHub delivery, and the food was delicious. I'll look forward to stopping in for lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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