Pho Nam Bo Vién
Vietnam Kitchen

Vietnam Kitchen

1429 S Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, United States

Soup • Coffee • Kitchen • Vietnamese


"I 've walked by this a few times and it 's always smelled pretty good so I decided to walk in and try it. It 's a very small restaurant that is definitely a mom and pop shop. There aren 't many tables inside and I don 't recommend a larvae party. They don 't have a good habit of cleaning tables and they let it sit there until a customer needs that table.I ordered their combo beef pho and I would have to say that there are some good parts to it compared to other Vietnamese restaurants pho. So even though it 's a combination pho, there is not much meat variety. There 's only three beef items in there and that 's the rare sliced beef, beef balls, and beef flank. If you want tripe or tendon, it 's a 3 dollar charge per extra item. The bowl of pho starts at 15 dollars and that 's like more expensive than most pho restaurants to begin with. There is only one size of pho as well.The soup of the pho is pretty flavorful and you can definitely tell there is MSG in it. The soup comes HOT which is good and it helps cooks the bean sprouts. The portion sizing is okay, for 15 dollars, this is like a large size in other places but the portion sizing here is like a regular at other places. For the service, there is no service and the people that work here are pretty rude. They have a very rude tone of voice and one of the ladies were like They don 't need a menu, they know what to order even though she never spoke to them at all. The amount of time for them to take your order is also quite some time, they acknowledge you but they don 't take your order. They also started to tell people to not order the spring rolls because there 's too many orders.The inside of this place is modernize with fake plants and modern furniture. It 's pretty nice inside but I guess you pay for it. Overall, it 's not my favorite pho place and there 's definitely work that needs to be done. Especially the staff, very rude tone of voice, and they are pretty slow. If I wanted a normal combo pho with like everything, it would be like 21 dollars before tax and tip! I wouldn 't put this on my must try list or would I really recommend it to people. It 's just... okay. Decent food but wouldn 't come here just for food."

Đà Nẵng Quán Vietnamese Cuisine

Đà Nẵng Quán Vietnamese Cuisine

615 E 12th St, 94606, Oakland, US, United States

Soup • Fish • Meat • Casual


"WHEN: Tue @11amThis place is wonderfully unique. My family is from a central Vietnamese city called Đà Nẵng, and this spot specializes in dishes from that area. It 's not another pho shop folks! Vietnam isn 't just bowls of pho. There 's so much wonderful variety here and it 's GOOD. If my family from Đà Nẵng says it 's good, it 's GOOD.PARKING: if you don 't find metered parking right in front, you may find some around the corner for free spots. There was a good amount because we came early around 11am. Around noon it gets busier.Here 's what I had:BÁNH BÈO NHÂN TÔM THỊT BA CHĨ (4) $11Little Steamed rice cakes with shrimp and pork toppings. Comes in 4 tiny dishes with fish sauce, which isn 't enough for a meal. You 'll want at least 10, so I suggest splitting this amongst friends so each person can try one. The steamed rice cakes are soft and the toppings were plentiful. It 's also toooed with peanuts and pork rhines, and the pork and dry shrimp toppings makes this little treat full of wonderful textures! Give it a try!BÚN BÒ HUẾ $16 (Medium)Spicy beef and noodle noodle soup with rice vermicelli with all sorts of meat toppings: Pork knuckle, beef shank, Viet sausage slices, Pork blood curd, and all the fresh herbs. I appreciate the waiter asking if pork knuckle and pork blood was okay cuz apparently those items aren 't popular. I also appreciate how I was able to adjust the amount of spice level cuz I 'm a whimp like that. Overall a solid bowl but its such a huge serving for me (it 's only $1 more for a large).Oh and it comes with fermented shrimp past on the side to add as I like and I really like it...it 's like adding umami to it.MI QUANG $16My entire family ordered this so I think its a popular one. This dish is served with rice noodles that have been dyed with turmeric. It includes pork, chicken, and shrimp with little broth but lots of fresh herbs and lettuce. We asked for extra broth because we like our noodles soupy. It was pretty darn good. There 's a lot of wonderful things going on in here and you just have to try it for yourself.I 've been thinking about this place a lot since I 've been here, and I really hope to come back. There 's so many wonderful options and the staff are all quite friendly!"