Vegan-friendly
Lacto
American
Indian
Fast food
Bakery
Fusion
Latin
Canadian
Has a few vegan dessert options, and a bunch of chick'un dishes, like butter chick'un (check they are also vegan.) Previously called Simple Bites. NOTE: Despite the name, reported to use dairy March 2022. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-3:00am.
-
5932 Fraser St (at E 43rd Ave), East Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
-
Loading...
-
-
Last update on 03 Jun 2025 by Guest
Update business info -
Added by VancouverLover on 03 Feb 2022
-
-
15 Reviews
First Review by VancouverLover
BananaShake48448
Points +48
It’s like 95% vegan, so it’s purple not green - Edit
Vancouver Vegan Scene is LIT 🔥 I had no idea! It’s way better than LA & Portland - fight me 💪
Read moreIt’s a lovely little family-owned fast food vegan spot with an immaculately charming vibe.
The crispy chick’un is made in house and it’s so crispy & fresh! The Szechuan Chick’un Wrap was LEGIT spicy and made me feel alive! 😂
They also have a really good selection of vegan treats - Blue Bunny ice cream sandwiches & lychee chia drinks were delish!
I’m definitely going to be coming back here a lot! It’s technically not fully vegan because of the optional addition of dairy mayo & cheese, but I’m just happy they’re here and TASTY!! 🔥
Updated from previous review on 2026-03-03
Pros: Tasty chick’un made in house, Eclectic music & immaculate vibe, Not pretentious at all
Cons: Technically only like 95% vegan, Slightly spendy $, Street parking hit-or-miss
Guest
mityboss
Points +38
This place is not fully Vegan! - Edit
They have items which are not Vegan! Not a fully Vegan restaurant. Their name should change.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-02-10
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Not fully Vegan, They have cow’s milk and chicken’s egg , Fully cross contamination
BananaShake48448
Hey, review bombing a family-owned mostly-vegan spot isn’t cool. I’ve lost some of my favorite vegan spots because of review bombing after they added some dairy & meat to the menu to cater to more business. I agree that the name is deceptive, but I get the impression English isn’t their first language and could use some empathy & understanding. Is it better to be mostly vegan or be the steakhouse next door that does not give af?
Read moreGuest
VeganSoyBoy
Points +113
Misleading name, not completely vegan. - Edit
Despite having VEGAN in the name of the restaurant, serves non-vegan items.
Read moreCons: Misleading restaurant name
Guest
colinng
Points +13
Super Fresh - Edit
Loved the Classic Pulled Chick’un Burger, and took the vegan cheese option. The burger is GF and everything is so fresh; Crisp lettuce and tomato.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-11-11
Pros: Tasty, Fresh, Gluten Free, Vegan
colinng
Oh they have a section of the fridge with lots of GF desserts, like donuts and cakes; I took a slice of carrot cake to go. Their fries are super fresh too - crispy and solid potato type but not floured so this is good for GF types.
Read moreGuest
Milipili
Points +446
Very friendly service and tasty food - Edit
We enjoyed our food very much, especially the tenders, the crepe with maple butter and the chocolate peanut shake. Very friendly service.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-07-12
Pros: Many vegan options , Price is ok , Very friendly service
Guest
MooMonkey
Points +112
Nice deep fried comfort food. - Edit
Good to have all the veggie crispy patty options. Burger size is bigger than we expected too.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-03-16
Veganfriedchickun
Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your experience at our restaurant. We appreciate your support and look forward to welcoming you back soon!
Read moreGuest
AbiK
Points +112
So many options - Edit
I was surprised about the diversity of the menu and found it hard to choose, but their food is delicious, just make sure to specify vegan! The vegan chicken is some of the best I’ve had. Make sure to save room for dessert, there’s tons of baked goods ready to go, I loved the Oreo brownie I got.
Read moreVeganfriedchickun
Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your experience at our restaurant. We appreciate your support and look forward to welcoming you back soon!
Read moreGuest
hypercubes
Points +603
Great fast food, but not all vegan - Edit
Like others said, it is not all vegan, which is confusing given the name. They have dairy cheese options and lots of the desserts are not vegan.
Read moreThe vegan chick'un is great though! I had the spicy vegan chick'un burger. There's some Indian-inspired food on the menu also, like the masala fries, which were very tasty. I had a vegan cake slice and it was not great.
Veganfriedchickun
Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your experience at our restaurant. We appreciate your support and look forward to welcoming you back soon!
Read moreGuest
tbrew
Points +164
Great Chick'un burger - Edit
I had the mighty crispy chick'un burger spicy and an order of yam fries, best vegan chicken burger I've ever had! Looking forward to ordering again!
Read morePros: Great burger, Great yam fries , Location
Cons: They have non vegan items on the menu (cheese)
Veganfriedchickun
Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your experience at our restaurant. We appreciate your support and look forward to welcoming you back soon!
Read moreGuest
Tresac
Points +29
Love the chicken - Edit
So satisfying, great sauces, lots of burger options, open late and very friendly.
Read moreGuest
GoHerOwnWay
Points +2576
Vegan junk food gem - Edit
Capitalized on a bogo offer on some chick’un sandwiches and some fries. Great vegan chicken sandwhich. Lots of options at this place and fair prices.
Read moreGot the maple crepes too, they weren’t so good.
Guest
Chelseachernobyl
Points +1127
Many options, open late! - Edit
I got the sweet chilli burger and it was pretty good. Staff was friendly and there were loads of options. The menu was well labeled as too what is vegan, and what is not and also says to pls tell staff what cheese you want. Really appreciated that they are open late. Trying to get vegan food after 9/10 on a week day can be pretty difficult.
Read morePeople are giving this place a hard time because it has “ vegan” in the label, but is only vegetarian. That’s a personal assumption. Their chicken is vegan, and that’s what the name says. I’ve uploaded some of the updated menu where everything seems to be labeled.
Pros: Many options, Many sweet treats
Cons: No compost container inside.
Guest
Nutmylk
Points +485
Mid, also not all vegan? - Edit
I really love the chicken strips and made the mistake in ordering the “cheese” dipping sauce under the impression that it was vegan. Because duh, if you have “vegan” in the title, you’d assume everything is vegan. It wasn’t properly labelled on Uber eats, so I ordered it a few times before realizing it. I wish the owners of these places were actually vegan so they understood their menu a bit more. Anyways, the chicken strips are okay, the fish burger is pretty nice.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-05-23
Pros: Food is okay at best
Cons: Pretty mid honestly, Not everything is vegan
Guest
BojanS
Points +44
Not vegan. - Edit
Word "vegan" in the name of this place refers to fried chick'un, not the whole place. They sell dairy ice cream and cheesecakes. Also, if you don' t specify you want vegan, you might end up with dairy cheese in your meal, e.g. poutine is by default non-vegan. The same deal as with Terra Burger (same owners) and almost the same offer, just without burgers. Staff is really nice and helpful, though.
Read morePros: Friendly staff, Solid "junk" food
Cons: Not vegan., Misleading name, Keto bull$hit
Guest
VancouverLover
Points +81
Newly [re?-]opened with vegan-forward menu - Edit
UPDATE: I think this place, apparently opened under new management for two months (but still with the old establishment's name Simple Bites on its window), is named *Vegan Fried Chick'un*...
Read moreCURRENT MENU is here: https://www.veganfriedchickun.com/
Happy Cow listing above is wrong: It doesn't serve meat, and this place actually has more than a dozen vegan dessert options.
The OLD place, Simple Bites, has been closed for months and definitely used to serve meat. So I think you may want to disregard any reviews you see on other foodies sites re: Simple Bites.
** I hope this great little place updates its name to distinguish itself from the old place soon**
We discovered this place by accident, and just tried three desserts: chocolate chip cookie, nanaimo bar cookie, and a salt-caramel topped brownie. All delicious, some appear to have come from other vegan suppliers in the city. It's not fancy, just a few tables, and not a huge menu (mostly chick'un plate variations) but we can't wait to come back and try more stuff... we're stoked that we can go out in our own neighbourhood for a decent slice of vegan cheez cake, vegan tiramisu, vegan carrot cake... we look forward to trying butter chick'un. It's not exclusively vegan (there are also keto / gluten free options, some vegetarian options) but most items seem to be vegan and the many vegan options look clearly demarcated. Owner is very nice and said the place had only been open two months. I believe they took over a place of the same name that did not used to have vegan options.... so if you look them up on Yelp, be aware that those reviews refer the place under its previous management. They do not appear to have really advertised much so let's support them! This is not health food by any stretch but it is the place you can get old comfort-food favourites and you could probably bring an omni friend here who would barely notice that they were eating vegan food. We will update this when we try other foods.
Updated from previous review on 2022-02-04
Guest
For Members
Why was my review removed? Guidelines for writing a review View our privacy policyFor Business Owners
Claim this business
See inaccurate information? Submit an update here Link to this page from your site See an unfair review? View full terms & conditionsThis page has been viewed 0 times.