The food here is bland and underwhelming. I paid just over $35 for a lychee lemonade, beef brisket pho with extra beef ($2) and spring rolls (+20% tip). The only thing I could compliment is the lemonade. Service was terrible. At about the 20 minute mark my lemonade made its way out. At 45 minutes the spring rolls came out, I'm shocked the SOUP was the last thing to come out. We're talking about SOUP here, wtf? At that point I just asked them to box it all up. When I get home, I realized there was no toppings. I got exactly what's pictured. I did learn a valuable lesson though. This place makes you pay AND tip up front. I will never again tip up front and will wait until service is rendered then tip accordingly. I honestly wish I could take my tip back. read more

399 Kitchen - Beef Brisket Pho to go - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

Not too good, soup was bland, and things were mediocre. Not surprising if inside a fancy Irvine plaza.

The food was fresh and the restaurant clean and attractive. I had the chicken banh mi, and found it tasty. The bread was fresh and crisp and the chicken plentiful. We also had the vegetarian eggrolls, which were crisp and filled with fresh vegetables and vermicelli. Rolled a little clumsily, but tasty, with a good dipping sauce. My husband had the vermicelli bowl with fried tofu, and seemed to enjoy it. While it was more expensive than we expected, most restaurants these days seem to be about the same, and the quality of food not as good as this was, so I'd recommend it. read more

Great service. Good thịt nướng grilled Pork and rice. The bathrooms r soooooo clean!!! read more

399 Kitchen - Thịt Nướng - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

I've circled around the shopping center anticipating for the open of this new Viet restaurant. I had high hopes for this restaurant and hoped it would be a reoccurring go-to pho spot in Irvine. Walked in the door and was warmly greeted by a young highschool girl. Place looked great and the interior was hip, but looks aren't all that. Ordered their bo luc lac after hearing the cashier recommend it (which they don't have anymore despite being open for a short period time) and their egg rolls. Egg rolls had an unconventional wrapping, seemed to be rice paper. Was cold and not crunchy. Paid a good 17 dollars for the Bo luc lac, and was given mostly bell peppers and a few bites of steak. It was average. Decided the give the place another shot. Came a week later. Brought my family, and this time we planned to get the pho. Same teenage girl served us, customer service was a positive experience she was kind and helpful. Purchased 4 rare beef phos, total came out to be around 80 dollars. Once again, was disappointed. Small servings, chewy noodles, and they rip you off on the protein. Not much beef, and wasn't gonna pay the extra amount to add additional slivers of beef on top. Although, the broth was good. Overall, this place is okay. Despite the great interior and decor, the servings are small, the flavor and quantity of the food doesn't justify the high price point. Im all for supporting small businesses, wouldn't advise anyone to come here unless you wanna pay loads of money for meh-tasting viet food. read more

It's been a while since I found an excellent Vietnamese restaurant closer to home. Most of the time, when I crave Vietnamese food, I tend to drive quite a way to Westminster or Bolsa for authentic Vietnamese food, but when I saw this place going home, I decided to try it. I ordered my usual meal I would typically order at other places, and these are my thoughts regarding the food: Grilled Pork Noodles and Egg Rolls with Vermicelli Noodles The pork was grilled very well, where the meat was not dry and had a decent char for the smokiness. The marinade gave robustness to the pork and adding a touch of the fish sauce brought out the Vietnamese flavors. This is pretty rare that I've encountered a place that added peanuts to this dish. Growing up eating this dish, my mom always added peanuts to give this meal a bit of crunch, bringing a lovely touch. The egg roll was not super greasy and had a good crunch when biting into the wrap. Lychee Lemonade The drink was refreshing and tart to my liking, complimenting my meal. Overall, I recommend this restaurant, and I plan to come back to try their Shaking Beef with Garlic Noodles! read more

399 Kitchen - Ambiance was very reminiscent of Vietnam with the cage-design lights and sceneries - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

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Great staff recommendation Valerie for delicious egg rolls, Pho Dac Biết and Grilled Suong Nuong Pork with Rice and Veggies!!! Clean restaurant friendly staff will return. read more

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Pretty disappointing and seems like they're working through a few issues. Came in during their soft opening. Initially didn't see someone at the register space. Turns out she was squatting on the floor behind the counter looking at her phone which was kind of weird. Ordered the ox tail pho, but unfortunately they said they were out of some of the vegetables. For drinks, looks like a limited selection and they don't have fountain drinks or diet sodas. When the pho came, the broth was just ok, but the meat was incredibly tough. Usually with ox tail you the meat to be fall off the bone, but not the case here. Just pointless ordering this if they're going serve it like that. Could get a knife and fork to cut some of that meat off the bone, but even that would be a mess in the bowl and you'd be stuck chewing it for while. Don't recommend. read more

The main differentiator here is that there is someone in the kitchen that knows and cares. I've visited this place a few times since the opening to see how things would change. When I first went, the broth was extremely flavorful (but a bit sweet) and tasted like it was made from scratch without any assistance. The meats were also a higher quality compared to regular pho places that all get supplied from Minhs Meats. Since then, it seems like the management has been slowly winning - the broth tastes more like it's getting assistance from a mix, the meat quality is a little less. What would make this place work more is letting the chef do things they way they want. If that results in things costing $2-3 more, that should be allowed to happen. The way to differentiate in Irvine is by offering a higher quality product rather than conform to average and overcharge Also the egg rolls were terrible and different from the picture. Bait and switch not appreciated read more

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Let me tell you little bit about this hidden Gem Vietnamese restaurant . If you are looking for real food , nice vibes, best taste and above of all that's customer service. 399 Vietnamese Kitchen will bring it to you . Let talk about food. I eaten more than 10 times here with over 16 kinds of food . The food service on the table here are almost the same taste of food at my country ( VietNam ) so that's are real not like Tex - Mex . The vibes . Walk-in you see bright light , music , waiter , waitress, with a lot of welcome and energy make me feel better to order . Thanks you the Owner. Thanks for bringing this Restaurant into town of Irvine. Will be back soon . read more

I had high hopes for this place but ultimately did not have a good experience. I'm not sure if I stopped by when they were having an off day, but I encountered the following: 1. 20+ minutes to take our order/ had to call the waiter over because they seemed to have forgotten 2. 30+ minutes to receive food 3. We ordered the loaded banh mi fries, shaking filet mignon cubes, and Thai iced tea: The loaded banh mi fries were not good -- they sounded promising and even looked good, but the fries didn't really have much flavor. The shaking filet mignon cubes were alright, but to be honest, it's much better elsewhere within the same area. The Thai tea was decent/ pretty standard. 4. Another 30+ minutes after we finished eating to get the bill/ had to call the waiter over I don't know if I'll give it a second try in the future, but as of right now, I wouldn't recommend this spot. read more

I love the pho! The servers are so nice, it was the young teenage girl and boy and they gave me the best experience. Recommend 9/10 read more

399 Kitchen - pho rare steak - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

I will come back. I got the vermicelli/ Bun with pork and egg rolls. I've never had egg rolls fried this way and I loved how light crispy crunchy it was. They gave me so much pork I shared with my wife (which I never do, because I'm fat). Service was very good too. Nice people and good food. read more

The service is great. Friendly, prompt service is always nice. The food is pretty good. My hubby and I have been twice and we've ordered the spring rolls, egg rolls, chicken plate, pork plate and filet mignon pho. We liked all of the dishes, our least favorite would be the pork plate. The meat tasted funny and it did not sit well half way through eating it. We'll probably visit again for the pho, the appetizers and for the great service. read more

Great and authentic food!! Very clean and good service. Loved their pho but trying the new dish bo ne here read more

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LOVE IT HERE. the environment is fantastic, all the food came fast (like 3 mins after we sat down), and all staff were so professional! the food was delicious, and we especially recommend the grilled pork rice. will absolutely come again! read more

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The best pho soup ever, I have been looking for that for so long now I get want we want to eat

Love this location! There's so much patio sitting and indoor sitting. I ordered a chicken vermicelli. It was a bit on the high side $ and the flavor was OK. Service was good . read more

I really like this place. Their food is really good. The crispy egg rolls are delicious. I've only had the vermicelli dish (I think it's called Bun). Super tasty, I really like the pork patty. read more

I'm glad the marketplace added a quality Vietnamese restaurant. It's great food at a good price I just wish the staff was friendlier. There's one girl who is super nice but another that just looks like she doesn't want to be there. Overall a clean environment that's a family friendly place though. read more

It is expensive and the portions are small. The flavor is below average, as well. It is also one of those places where you order when you first walk in and then they bring your order to your table, like a fast food joint. You'd think that would bring the price down due to the limited service provided, but apparently not. I would recommend any other pho place over this one, sorry to say. read more

The pho was refreshing and delicious, from the beef broth and bunch of herbs and citrus juice combined. The beef sandwich was great too it was healthy with vegetables too! I can't wait to go back read more

Food- it's okay. Service- Self Service. I didn't like the concept that we have to fall in line to order for our food. There's plenty of tables why not allow us to order while seated. Most of the customers are staring at their menu board while queuing, I feel pressured to order right away. This is not a milk tea kiosk. Please allow us to order while seated. We asked for water, we were pointed in a polite way to their water station. If they want their business to grow the key is good food and good service. Price- higher than usual pho place with very small amount of meat in pho read more

This place is a zero. There's no zero option so I have to give it a one. We bought a banh mi and some spring rolls to-go. When we got home, we discovered that the banh mi was literally thrown into a narrow sandwich bag that was definitely not narrow enough because all the contents fell out. It was a mess. We had to reassemble the sandwich entirely which honestly, I suppose it can happen if they were in a hurry. BUT when we called to tell them what happened, their attitude was very flippant, kind of like a "who cares" sort of attitude and then they asked what we wanted. How about a sincere APOLOGY? The girl on the phone asked if we wanted our money back and when we said yes, she puts us on hold forever to get the manager, only to return herself and asks us to take pictures as "proof." By that time, we had already reassembled the sandwich and eaten through it. We just said forget it and hung up. All of that to say, the service is horrible and the food was not good. The spring rolls had the shrimp tails still attached as well. There are many good Vietnamese places nearby, don't settle for this place like we did. Big mistake! read more

The service was great. Food was just not good. Very basic and bland, came out cold. Filet mignon tasted like nothing but soy sauce and pho really had 0 flavor. Its a very beautiful spot and I hope the chef can take some criticism and work on the menu. Ive noticed I'm not the only one that feels this way. read more

I REALLY wanted to love this place because it lives where my all-time favorite Thai restaurant used to be, but it's just OK. I've had my fair share of Vietnamese food as a daughter of Vietnamese immigrants. The food is good, not great, and didn't feel super authentic and more of an Americanized version - nothing wrong with that, and also what I kind of expected. The portion sizes are smaller than expected- my grilled chicken was four pieces. I'll probably go back once and a while, but I know if/when I take my dad here, he would be quick to say there's no reason to come back because there are better options not far away. read more

Would not serve me. Was 'to go only'. Several customers in the restaurant. It's fine. Just won't try again.

The service is great! Dylan is the best server ever! He was so kind and so helpful! He recommended the pho ga and it was the best chicken phoeva! read more

Idk where to start. I was looking at the reviews and wasn't sure how I felt. I love pho and trying different places. I was excited that there was gonna be one next to a couple of my favorite spots over in that plaza. When I first walked in I was greeted and the storefront was really nice and the restaurant was very modern and clean. They remodeled and it looks so much better than the business before that. I was looking at the menu and it was kinda minimal with some questioning items. I know there was some fusion going on. I ordered the Pho Dac Biet. Means Special Combination Pho. I also ordered the grilled pork spring rolls. To make my long story short. I felt robbed. I paid $18 for a Dac Biet and there was nothing special about this bowl of pho. There was so many sliced onions on it, sprigs of cilantro. Not chopped and no scallions. Then comes the meat. It was very minimal, I mean MINIMAL amounts of variety of meats. And the meatball is one of my favorite and it tasted alittle off. Then on a normal Pho Dac Biet there would be the rare mean (tai). And there wasn't even any in my bowl. It was so Mediocre. I was disappointed but I still ate it. The broth was alright. Nothing for me to brag about. But that is the one thing I look for is the broth. And it was okay but nothing that warms my soul on a cold day. If the broth is good, I don't need to add seasonings like Hoisen sauce to my soup. But this I did. Then my spring roll came after my bowl of Pho. Looked appetizing but the roll wasn't rolled well. The rice paper was really chewy. And the veggies for some reason was a mouthful to chew. So much sprigs of hard to chew chives and and leaf and stem of mint. The dipping sauce was basic peanut Hoisen. I got 2 rolls and paid 8.50 I think. The most exciting part of my mean is their jasmine Ice Tea. But they don't give refills? So that was a bummer. I've been to a lot of Vietnamese and Pho restaurants and they always have refills on plain Green Jasmine ice tea (Tra Da). Over all the restaurant was new and clean and staff was nice. But I would never come back. I don't Ming paying good money for good to amazing food. But that was a rip off. I left unsatisfied with the food. I could of went to another pho restaurant and paid less and didn't feel bad because I get what I paid for. What makes this place different from every other Pho Vietnamese restaurant??? I know in this area there is a few but what's makes them different. I will drive alittle further to go to my favorite spot and pay $18-20 for a bowl of pho because the broth is good, the offerings are better and the meat and variety of meat is WAY better. I hope some of these reviews helps this restaurant improve. Cuz idk how well it will be in business read more

Ridiculous prices here. I live across the street and was so happy to see this place open and to my dismay $16 for pho. 1 size only. There's absolutely nothing special about thier pho... had the chicken one Pho Gah... n they had a few pieces of breast but again so so expensive. The ban mi was better... ingot the chicken. The bred was nice n fresh n that was a $10 price... for two people 2 pho and 1 sandwich we were at $50... what a bad experience for at best ok food. The inside does look nice. read more

I knew I was not going to like it. Extra $5 for 1 piece of meatball cut in half. I paid a total of $25. I didn't see any customers. I also don't like extra friendly people who are smiling. Well, best of luck with your business endeavors. read more

Don't waste your time. Server had us repeat our order several times and still brought the wrong thing to our table. We didn't send the food back because we didn't want to be wasteful and got charged way more than expected since we didn't return the food. They "offered a discount" of $5 but we still paid for food that we neither ordered nor consumed (took home leftovers to attempt to salvage). The server also had a dangling bracelet which fell into my food as he placed it on the table. On top of it all, the food itself was bland. Brisket way too tough and chewy. Save yourself a headache and go to Westminster instead. read more

Attentive and kind staff, variety of authentic dishes, quick service, overall delicious and cozy! The egg rolls are my favorite - so crunchy and flavorful. It's one of the best Vietnamese spots in Irvine/ Tustin. The story of the restaurant is also really sweet. I love supporting a local family owned business. read more

It's new business, nice decor. You order and pay 1st at the counter, then they will bring food to your table. You'd expect their food is good because of new business but their Phở was terrible. Their Phở combo had 4 little pieces of beef, 2"x1", 2 small pieces of tendon, 2 pieces of stripes, 4 little pieces of beef meatball and it cost about $19 included tax. Phở broth tastes like water, no flavor. Won't come back. read more

Good effort but falls short. Pho was just OK. For the price, I would expect a bowl similar to the taste in the SGV. Service was good tho.

Quick service and high quality food. Chicken Pho and Veggie spring rolls are excellent! read more

399 Kitchen - Outside area - Vietnamese Near Me - Irvine, California

Service was a miss the whole experience. Even with good attitude to compensate for the lack of service, we don't think we will be coming back. There wasn't enough experienced staff to tend to the customers. Food was mediocre. read more

Price for Pho not worthy not much meat and noodles Restaurant but self service of spices I will not refer no one to come read more

Very little meat. Flavor wise is quite okay but little meat across the board. I got 3 thin slices of beef and wish I had a little more. Service was okay. Just wished I had a little more food. read more

I've been here a few times and the food is OK. Pretty overpriced for one meat pho, very expensive add on and the rice plates are tiny. The reason for the two stars is we came here because of the convenience even though there's a larger price tag, but we showed up tonight at 7:20pm and they state they close at 8:30pm on yelp (9pm on the store door) and they had to check if the kitchen was still open. The store appeared open and the waiter/host was sitting on the floor on his phone. He then told us we could only do togo and had to be quick. It's wild for a place to run this way.. read more