Pho Play - Castro Valley

I love the vibe at pho play! they had three clearly marked vegan options on the menu. the vegan pho was delicious and tasty! filled with tofu and many sweets. large piece sizes for the price.

The vegan vermicelli is great and comes with a fruit sauce. it is not very tasteful, but it is exactly what I need if I want to eat something healthy (e.g. not high in fat or salt.) updated by the previous review on 2021-07-29

The vegan pho is amazing! the broth is very tasteful the tofu is thick, firm, does not fall apart. I always bless!

Brand new restaurant opened in early Jan 2019 that has two dishes that are delicious: Vegan Pho Soup and Vegan Vermicelli Bun. They are already labeled vegan and do not require any alterations. The pho is especially yummy and filled with lots of fresh veggies and lightly fried and marinated tofu. The vermicelli bun dish is pretty much just the pho dish without the broth with some fresh greens mixed in, so it's more of a bowl served chilled. Both dishes were very generously portioned so you probably won't need any sides. The kitchen staff came out with a vegan sauce and a vegan broth that they said we could add to both dishes if we wanted to enhance the flavors, and they perked up what were already very flavorful dishes. I asked the staff if any of the other tofu dishes could be made vegan and she said no, that some ingredient that they get from their supplier has animal product in it and they can't remove it. Until that is clarified, we will definitely stick with the two dedicated vegan dishes. The interior is very clean, modern and comfortable. Easy parking because it's part of a strip mall right off of I-580.

I really enjoyed the atmosphere at Pho Play! I was pleased to see that they had three clearly labeled vegan choices on their menu. The vegan Pho I ordered was absolutely fantastic! It was packed with tofu and a variety of fresh vegetables. The portions were generous for the price.