Cơm Chay Hỷ Lạc Quán — Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City

Typical local Vietnamese restaurant. Main selling point is their com chay (the ultimate fast food in the world). I pointed to various mock meats ( no idea what vegan versions these are supposed to represent), some over boiled vegetables and a big dollop of rice. My all vegan meal cost me 40,000 Dong. No English spoken and no menu in English. Plenty of seating inside. Near the train tracks and near ish to the airport. Payment by cash or...

Pretty disappointing food, but it was crazy cheap. The com chien duong chau was mushy and bland, and the mi xao don was ok - great sauce but limp, colorless vegetables. Fortunately, we were ravenous and ate everything but it wasn’t a great meal in general. The space was clean and neat. Parking inside the building in the back....

Loved it, we had a Pho and Bun Bo Nam Viet which were both absolutely delicious!! The menu was in English, good variety even with some pictures, so good to understand. The portions were generous, the price was cheap (25-30k per dish) and the place is big. The staff can smile a bit more and then its all...