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Chez Faye Café
Category: Restaurants Asian Fusion Asian Fusion [Edit]
1168 Hamilton StVancouver, BC V6B 2S2
Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Yaletown
(604) 689-8425
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 6 am - 8 pm
Sat 8 am - 4 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
9 reviews for Chez Faye Café
9 reviews in English
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Review from Patricia L.
Vancouver, BC
4/2/2012
So you're working in Yaletown and you've got a mad craving for Bimbimbap (Korean Rice Noms), what do you do? Well you run your butt over to this Cafe and let them feed you good!
It's not only one of the most affordable places to get some fast grub in Yaletown, but the food is good too. I've tried their breakfasts and they do the trick when you're in need of a serious hangover cure for a stinky work morning.
My fave though is the Bimbimbap for lunch (for under $8) and it comes with a bowl of hot Miso Soup too! I was surprised to see another Yelper's review of their experience - a half-assed Bimbimbap all chucked in a bowl with no love, is NO GOOD :( My Bimbimbap experience was very different - it looked just like what they serve at the fancy big-boy restaurants and it had lots of goodies, and so far (knock on wood) it's been pretty consistent for me every time I've gone.
Try finding that kind of a deal in haughty Yaletown - that's like a pop and a bag of chips from from uber expensive Urban Fare! So, I found you a deal that tastes good too. You've got nothing to lose except more money elsewhere in this neighbourhood!Listed in: I HEART Food!
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Review from Luisa D.
4/30/2012 1 Check-in Here
A lunch date fell through at the last minute and I found myself hungry, with no food at work and too lazy to go too far. My original plan for lunch was closer to the library and has only 3 great sounding reviews. I needed one more 'underdog' to complete my April challenge so I started my search on yelp. Chez Faye only had 8 reviews and I used to eat here weekly before I started bringing my work to lunch.
I was hoping they still had ramen on the menu but was sad to see it gone. I was trying to decide between the lasagna or the Cajun chicken wrap (both $5.50) when I noticed the buttered chicken special written on the board. I really should have thought harder about this considering nobody on staff looks Indian. Oh well, it wasn't bad or anything but basically it's a chopped breast of chicken on rice with butter chicken sauce. It came with an organic salad which was basic mixed greens with a slightly sweetish balsamic vinaigrette. Like I said, it wasn't bad but I think I could have chosen better. In fact, the rice was cooked beautifully which makes me wish I'd ordered the Korean bibimbap dish. This also wasn't on the menu but I noticed a sign describing this dish while I was paying. I'll hazard a guess that the very friendly staff are Korean and I bet this is a safe bet if going ethnic.
The service was fast and I was able to get take out. For a sit-down or takeout spot where you can fill your belly and not break your bank I think this is a decent Yaletown spot if you order wisely. -
Review from Ivy C.
Vancouver, BC
3/5/2012 1 Check-in Here
Found this place on Yelp and based on the reviews, my co-workers and I went to try it out. The upside is that the place will get the food out quick. Other than that, don't expect much from the quality or the taste of the food. I tried the bibimbop and they pretty much toss all the ingredients on it with a plastic bowl of warm rice and push it out. Then you add the sauce in yourself. The egg was poached rather than tossed onto the food since it wasn't warm enough to have the egg cooked.
The price compared to the quality didn't match. If you're going to pay at this price, you might as well go try elsewhere for lunch. -
Review from Adrian V.
Richmond, BC
6/16/2011
My friend and I were walking back from a lunch date one afternoon and we passed by this place. She told me she's heard lots of good things about it and it sparked my curiosity. I've gone a few times since and it's become my go-to place right after a nice class of hot yoga.
It's a great location: just around the corner from the Canada Line station. The service is really good, the place is average size and there is seating outside which is really great for summer days. I love the atmosphere of the place. It's so home-y and I often see people on their laptops, or reading the paper, or just hanging out with people. Very casual and laidback.
I've tried their chicken panini, chicken Bi-Bim-Bop, chicken yakisoba, and the lemon loaf. It was all delicious but the chicken panini was my absolute favorite. The bread was toasted perfectly and the chicken was so moist. There was not a lot of veggies used which I actually liked because it would have been too big. There was some kind of lightly spiced aioli or sauce used; that was my fave part of the dish as it made it so tasty. Simple but very good.
The Bi-Bim-Bop can also come in beef and veggie but my go-to is chicken. It has lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, bean sprouts and mushrooms with a fried egg on top of the rice. It was served with a miso soup and 2 sauces, a soy sauce and a red sauce (which I didn't try because I thought it was hot sauce and I don't really like spicy things). The chicken was a little dry, although it was cut in nice bite sized chunks. I found I had to add quite a bit of soy sauce because I found the dish a little dry overall. I do like the fried egg because it added another layer of texture to the dish. I don't know if it's just me or if this miso soup was milder in flavor compared to most miso soups in Japanese restaurants. I liked it though.
The chicken yakisoba was a little disappointing as the chicken was dry but the sauce was tasty. Like I said I don't like spicy food but this dish had a kick that I didn't mind at all. The noodles were quite flavorful. It was quite filling too.
They also sell baked goods but it's most likely purchased from an outside place rather than baked in house.
There is a small bathroom in the back. It was nice and well maintained.
Would I come back? Of course. I'd really like to try their breakfast and their other panini items. My real rating for the place is 3.5/5 but 4/5 is a pretty accurate rating of this place -
Review from Maggie L.
Vancouver, BC
4/8/2011
Best cafe in Yaletown thus far!
Service: Can't be beat! The new owner has definitely filled in the shoes of ex-owner Kevin quite nicely and the staff is just as great. Always attentive, friendly and a great attitude.
Food: Every Tuesday they have a new special for the week which comes with a salad or soup (depending on the special) and is under $8. Portions are generous and I'm always leaving with a full tummy.
Some of my favorites include their Clubhouse, Ham and Cheese sandwich, Bulgogi box, Spaghetti, Penne with Chorizo, Thai Noodle Salad, Cajun Chicken wrap and Chicken Alfredo. A sandwich and soup is always on special (excluding some sandwiches) for about $7.
Ambience: It's a cute little cafe with about 15? tables and a small lounge area near the windows. I feel very relaxed whenever I'm here because you're always surrounded by locals or students and people who equally love Chez as much as I do. It's relatively peaceful (no loud music/tv etc) and I prefer it that way. -
Review from JC M.
Vancouver, BC
5/23/2011
I've eaten at this cafe for years. I respectfully disagree with the review below, I've noticed a marked decline in quality since Kevin left and the new owner took over. Don't get me wrong, the new owner and staff are really nice, friendly people, but the food is not as good anymore and the prices have gone up. Also, some of the new staff are not great... when Kevin was running the cafe, he never got an order wrong. Since the new staff came on board, messed up orders seemed to be a regular occurrence.
I completely stopped eating here after a couple of bad experiences with the food. The first bad experience was finding a piece of broken glass in my sandwich. I went to the counter and tried to explain to the girl that there was glass in my sandwich. I wanted her to know that wherever the broken glass came from, it was not cleaned up properly and they should make sure there were no more pieces of glass that might make their way into someone's food. She did not understand what I was saying at all (her English wasn't very good), and thought I was asking her for a glass of water. I tried again, but all I got was a blank look from her.
The second bad experience was finding a toothpick in my chicken wrap. I don't mean a toothpick that was pushed through a wrap in order to hold it together, I mean a toothpick that was mixed into the salad and then bundled up into the chicken wrap. I got a nice sharp poke when I bit into it. This time I stopped giving the cafe my business. -
Review from Flowsion S.
Vancouver, BC
2/18/2010
Chez Faye is one of the best Cafes located in Yaletown, the atmosphere, servers and owner are amazing people that make you feel very, very welcome. I've been going here for only a few months, but just after a few visits the owner had already memorized my regular order and remembered me :).
The prices are very, very reasonable, especially in a location like Yaletown. It's conveniently right beside the skytrain for breakfast (although I've only had lunch here) and when you just want to sit down to grab a meal for lunch, it's hard to find a quick-fix spot in Yaletown.
Recommend the Clubhouse or the ramen, it's fantastic. -
Review from Angie G.
London, ON
7/29/2010 2 Check-ins Here
Great little place! Stopped by to grab a quick bite; service was fast and friendly. Butter chicken special was not what I'm used to (seemed like a light version; with tomatoes) but turned out to taste great anyway. Clean and well maintained with good selection.
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Review from Marion P.
Vancouver, BC
3/2/2010 1 Check-in Here
Amazing friendly service, and excellent prices. Both are rare in Yaletown.
