I can see this restaurant getting busy. Luckily when we went, there was seating right away!
We got the staple (#1 on the menu) Banh Beo. Made really well, flavors are good, the sauce it comes with is good but it actually tasted better with the nuoc cham sauce that came with eggrolls. Eggrolls (#9 on the menu) were very tasty! Came with the perfect leafy greens and leafy herbs. Wish the fry on them was crispier though. And we also got the Banh It Ram (#6 on the menu) which again tasted better with the nuoc cham sauce because the sauce it came with was the same as the Banh Beo. If you like the mochi chewy texture with crispy edges, you’ll like these! The filling was really good, definitely could’ve used more. And we tried the Vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk. Just okay. They jam pack it too much with ice so you barely really even get any coffee. I also go the Pandan Vietnamese Coffee at the end (that menu was only seen at the cash register desk area) it wasn’t on the regular menu. This one was really good. Would order again!
Service was really great! Everyone was very nice. Very helpful. Didn’t rush us. Checked in on us. Super sweet with providing what we needed for our togo stuff too!
Parking is a super busy free parking lot.
Very good food. Although it was busy for dinner and they only 2 servers, they did a great job and everyone was always taken care of.
This is my first time here and I liked everything that we ordered because it was flavorful and not bland nor too salty:
- banh beo : fish sauce with cut fresh chilli peppers
- bun bo hue : lots of vegetables with a side of chilli oil to make it spicy to your liking
- com suon ram : the side of soup was delicious and not just pho broth. The fish sauce has some red chili peppers which gave it just a mild kick.
- Vietnamese iced coffee : 3.5/5 stars thoughts of ice and flavor is decent
I would come back.
Went here for brunch. Nice decors & prompt service. Foods were very good, especially the Banh Beo and My Quang. Large portions. Delicious. Ice sweet coffee was perfect - strong & sweet.
Update: Came back for more dishes. One little note: shrimp on bánh bèo had muddy flavor in some farm-raised seafood. Same good service, ty
This restaurant specialized in the central region of Viet food. We came there twice in two days to try different dishes. The host gave us warm welcomes both times, he intentionally chose a good table to give us some space from others (when he could). On our first day, we tried vegan yellow rice noodle #15 and vegan lemongrass rice noodles #14. Didn’t like #15, just a note to their chefs: there was a strong flavor coming from either (1st guess) too much of vegan mushroom seasoning, it likely gave this flavor in more concentrated broth or in fried rice if too much of it, and/or (2nd guess) quality of the noodles. I personally loved #14, the broth and other ingredients was great, best lemongrass Hue vegan noodle soup I had ever had (there might be mushroom seasoning in this also but not detected maybe cuz in clear, not concentrated broth), liked their fresh herbs/veggies. On our 2nd day, we tried and liked both #17 jackfruit salad (too little of jackfruits but still enjoyed other fresh ingredients in it) and #23 salmon with crab, shrimp cake soup noodles. I couldn’t find any crab in the bowl and couldn’t taste any crab in their shrimp cake either, it was still great though. Just being a little critical for their chefs to be aware. Overall, we liked our experiences, will come back
One of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants! Of course come here for the banh Beo. Their noodle dishes are great too, well known for Bun Bo Que and banh canh. They also have solid drinks Vietnamese iced coffee and coconut juice.
It’s your typical Vietnamese service though, so don’t expect much in that department. I called to make a reservation in advance and that didn’t go smoothly. When we showed up the lady was just so confused. Ended up having to put our name down on a wait list but it was ok, not much of a wait anyway! I have so many bad words for the parking. So crowded and of course we went on a Saturday. Wait staff we had to flag down several times for the basics like utensils and dishes. But the food more than makes up for it!!!
The decor is higher end than your average hole in the wall spot. It looks nice inside, with a pond and fish tank. Clean and modern looking. Sanitary. Lol!
We used to love coming here a long time ago each time we visited OC, once upon a time when the waitlist was very long. After a few years of hiatus from exploring other eateries, we decided to revisit to see whether our favorite banh beo, banh it, and com hen remain great. We previously tried bun bo hue and other items but those were not memorable.
I enjoyed the "fresh" chopped shrimp here vs the dry shredded shrimp at other places. The fish sauce, the most important ingredient IMHO, continues to be consistently good-banh beo 4.5*. The banh it wasn't hard or too mushy, 4*. The com hen, clam soup, and "special nam" sauce appeared consistent and great, 4.5*. Of course prices increased similar to many other eateries...even McDonald's and In N Out burgers went up due to the higher wages. So no fault of the restaurant I supposed. Overall, we would return for our main favorite items only.
I would say the food is like 9 out of 10. Pretty tasty and delicious👌🏻. But if u already have good food and furnish, pls employee waiter more professional, instead of a bunch of young teenagers knowing nothing and playing phone on the front desk after I looking around asking for ice water twice🤷. Unless it is a family business and they r the son of restaurant owners 🫠.
Go for the special shrimp and yellow noodles, it is gooooood🤛🏻
Love this place. Its very convenient if have different tastes in group. Cuisine from Central of Vietnamese .
I love many kind of noodles here.
My Quang , Bun Bo, Canh Bun, Bun Thit Nướng...
After years of being in business they still haven’t slacked on their dishes. Have to say their food is still on point after more than 20 year’s.
Give a second tried for Bun Bo Hue dac biet.
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