I'm a vegetarian and am not a fan of this veggie friendly restaurant. Firstly, there is ALWAYS a line outside and it seems never enough staff working. The food is constantly covered in sprouts and other grass-like things that I couldn't even correctly identify. The gravy is particularly vile. The decor is alright - hippie and relaxed with lots of plants. The patio in the summer is particularly nice however. The food is "ok" at best. I really wish this place lives up to its reputation - but it doesn't not at all. People only go there because it is open 24/7 and is some sort of veggie-hipster-hang out where they can all mingle together, feel "cool" and discuss all things vegan. You often wait a while to be served - I repeat - hire more servers please! And re-vamp your menu - I don't need to search through sprouts and unidentifiable weeds to get to my food.

I cannot even begin to express my disappointment for this place. First off I waited in line and I was thinking this place must have something good to offer since there's so many people waiting to eat her - I was wrong.

Food:
- My party started off with the potato wedges which were terrible; burnt, over-salted and we also ordered their gravy...oh my I cannot even begin to describe the disgust: it was sour and tasted like vinegar.
- I then ordered some tofu salad and honestly it felt like I was paying for a heap of alfalfa sprouts and beats. Their house dressing they are known for (supposedly) tasted like grass - no flavor whatsoever.

Service:
- With a full restaurant there was probably 3 people waiting tables which was terrible and in return the service suffered greatly.

Value:
- I paid like $15 for sprouts and veges that I can at home for maybe one fourth of what I paid. For the price I paid and the food/service I got this was a joke.

Ambiance:
- They have live music on the weekends I think or they did the day I went which was on the weekend which was not bad.
- The decor and furniture is so outdated and rickety. This place is a hole.

I would never go back. If you want to try a better all vegetarian place go to THE FOUNDATION.

The Naam has everything going for it: great food, good service, insane hours (24/7 - rare in Vancouver!). The only thing you need to know before going to The Naam is that it serves a wide range of customers and this is reflected in the menu. So besides vegetarians, The Naam also caters to health food junkies, the raw food crowd, and so on. The few people I've met who have disliked The Naam invariably made the mistake of trying the most experimental, far-out thing on the menu and then complaining that it didn't taste like anything they'd had before. Please don't get me wrong: I'm all for taking chances, but if you don't like beets and carrots then don't order a veggie burger made from beets and carrots! Some items I can definitely recommend: the Vegan Breakfast (served before 11 a.m. if memory serves me), the Thai Noodles, the Deep Fried Tofu, the various Burritos, the Blueberry Soy Shake (even if you're not a "soy person"), and anything with their Miso Gravy. Drop by anytime but be prepared for a long line-up: The Naam has many loyal customers!

Luckily we arrived at the restaurant, at 6pm, just before the multitude of crowds arrived, I guess for the live entertainment. Around 6.45 there was a large line of people outside the restaurant.

The food was very good and imaginative, quite a lot on the plate, and could only eat half of it! I had one of their veggie burgers and it was pretty good with loads of stuff on the side, the sauce was the most memorable. The amount of food did put me off a little bit.

There was certainly a lively atmosphere in the restaurant, quite noisy. I had some problem hearing the waitress. The service was good, our waitress was a little power house and fell of energy, very quick.

The one negative thing in this place was the heat, it felt very humid in there and was starting to get a headache.

The live entertainment had problems kicking off at 7pm because there was some problems with the equipment. When he finally got going 15 minutes later, 5 minutes before we left, we couldn't hear the act because it was actually too noisy in the restaurant.

I would likely go again...every now and again, not too restaurant.

I went to the Naam with my vegetarian partner who found it a refreshing change opening a menu and not having to skip over most items to find the two or three veggie things on there! In fact, for the first time we have eaten out, she took longer to decide what to eat than I did! There is a lot of variety to suit your mood - burgers, tofudogs, Mexican, Thai, traditional appys with a twist, salads, soup, light bites and more. Prices pretty decent too, and excellent portion sizes, we both took leftovers! My dish could have had more flavour, teriyaki sauce a bit boring. Lots of people mentioned wait time, ours was around 20mins, but young boy kept our water glasses filled up so we weren't complaining, plus at least that means the food is freshly cooked not microwaved! Will definitely visit again.

When I lived in Vancouver and found the Naam, I knew everything would be ok.

What happened next was seemingly endless trips for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late night snacks (they're open 24 hours!). One night, we got the last bus from downtown to Kits, at at the Naam and then walked home.

One of our binges lasted for several weeks. We spent over $3000 there on blueberry milk shakes, fries with miso gravy, Thai noodles, grilled cheese sandwiches, buckwheat pancakes, and on and on...

Always left full and satiated. Highly recommend.

Post Script: If you get queebed out around hippies you should probably stay away.

The first time i went to Naam i was pleasantly surprised, I ordered a bowl and it was quite good and filled with veggies, the sauce i chose complimented the bowl nicely and the portions were bigger than i thought. And the friendly vibe of the place with the live music is nice. It was good enough that i went again about a week later...

This time I ordered something else and so did the rest of my family, but unfortunately it all tasted the same. Comparing one of our bowls with the Thai noodles, we could obviously see that most of the ingredients were the same. Along with that we could taste that the sauce for one of our dishes was the same as the one in the bowl we had previously. If we hadn't been there so recently it would have been more enjoyable, the food was still good, just not different.

Like many veggie restaurants, the Naam uses many of the same things to create different dishes, but many of their dishes are pretty delicious. So i'd say the Naam is a pretty good vegetarian restaurant to frequent, just make sure not to frequent too often or else you'll get bored.

I've been to Naam at least 3 times. The food is super delicious for Vegetarian. Very healthy. They have great salads and so many varieties! The service is great. However, if you're hungry, you may want to go somewhere else because typically you have to wait 20mins at the door. Once you're seated, you have to wait another half an hour or more before the food arrives. This place is ALWAYS packed and is definitely worth the wait. Again, just don't be too hungry when you arrive and anticipate that you'll have a long wait time.

Almost everything on the menu is delicious. They have different foods for breakfast and lunch. I don't know if this place is good for dinner but definitely awesome for brunch and breakfast! Healthy and hearty!

Went to Naam a little before midnight April 19. Waited 15 minutes before the waiter took our order. We waited for a long time. My daughter went to ask the waiter at the counter, when would the food be coming. (just a very normal question). Half a minute later, the same waiter marched toward me at the table and talked down to us that the order was taken only 24 minutes ago, they were very busy with all the people coming to the restaurant from Leonard Cohen concert. Asked the other waitress if the waiter was manager or owner, she just kept repeating that they were very busy. Well, clearly too busy for my business. Too bad, the food is decent, I I will not go there again.

We have been to the Naam numerous times since we moved to Kitsilano 3 years ago, and always liked the food. The Naam has a lot to offer, even for NON-vegetarians.

The Naam offers incredible value. Open 24/7 with quite a big menu and one of the nicest interiors in Kitsilano, this place is one where you instantly feel at home whatever the time of the day (or night).

Last time we went there on an early Sunday afternoon. The restaurant was packed, but we got a table. We have been waiting a little too long and had to show the waiter that, yes, there was a free table in the main restaurant. Other than this, the service was excellent this time, although it is not consistent, depending on when you come. We ordered and had our meal after 20 minutes (I looked at the watch because I wanted to have a solid data point about waiting time).

My partner had enchilada with cashews and avocado and I had my personal favorite - the Thai dragon bowl. Our little one wanted the grilled cheese bread (which was quite good for this kind of 'dish', as the bread used was excellent), but ended up trading it for the tofu of my dragon bowl in the end. All the food was excellent! Proves that if you have the right spices, you won't need any meat.

We ended up with a bill under 40 dollars. This is incredible value! What I liked in particular was that they offer organic apple juice for the little ones at an unbeatable price of $2 a glass.

Go there and enjoy, it is really worth it!