Golden Flower Veggie Vietnamese Restaurant — Restaurant in Garden Grove

2012-12. Opened about 7 months ago. Replaced the old Pho shops that were at this same location. Buddhist leader nearby inspired the opening of a vegetarian restaurant. Now, taste. For a pure vegetarian clone of standard Vietnamese dishes, among one of the better vegetarian places visited, with two vegetarian friends voting yes. For me, it's a five star within the vegetarian niche. The basic 'pho' bowl replaces meats with tofu, and yes, the broth is sweeter than standard meat-based pho at nearby excellent Pho 79 and you can tell right away it's not meat based, but smells and tastes delicious....for a vegetarian dish. Compared to the actual pho at Pho 79, this is a 4 star because it lacks the meat flavors. Nonetheless, completely edible and I had no issues finishing the entire bowl and feeling satisfied. Both vegetarians who wanted to eat here were also happy with their eggroll and fried tofu on vermicelli, as well as the rice dish. Naturally, not a vegetarian myself, so no reason to come again versus Pho 79. But for anyone in the area who is vegetarian, it's a must try because it really is pretty delicious! Hsi Lai Temple is another great place for vegetarians, but that's a drive up to the...

Parking is small. We ordered bún Huế. The soup is not tasty. It's just like regular soup and they added a little lemongrass chili. We ate there but also ordered 1 portion for togo (so that we don't have to wait later), but the togo still not ready by the time we pay. We have to wait for them to cook. The owner, cashier lady, had a very bad attitude with the customers. An elder man had a table sitting outside. It took too long for the waiter to take order., so he went to the cashier to place order (because this is like a fast food place, not real restaurant). The lady told the man to go outside and wait to take order., don't walk back and forth will mess them up or cause confusion. Another lady wait for her togo order and she asked when her food will be ready. The cashier/ owner tell the lady to wait outside because the food will take awhile to cook with an attitude and not asking nicely waiting outside. There are lots more that I saw but too long to write all. In general,, the owner has a horrible attitude/bad service. First time but will never...

I loved it here the few times I've been here and today, I ordered the egg rolls which I've had every time I've come and when I got them they were cold. So I asked the waitress if I can get fresh egg rolls. I took one bite and that's how I figured out they were cold as if they were sitting somewhere for a while. The man from the back came to my table with the same plate I ate took a bite off of and said they should be warm now. I touched them they were barely barely warm. I told him why am I getting the same plate I already bit off of and I didn't want them microwaved. He had a salty attitude and said "no you can't have them fresh" and came to show me he was just going to take it off of my tab. I was willing to pay for them if they were fresh. I just can't believe that this person and the waitress have seen me come in here a few times already with my entire family to eat here like it didn't even matter over some stale, cold egg rolls....