I was sad to see Liam's go, but I'm pleased with how Ba Bar has renovated the interior to really give the feel of being in SE Asia an airy open-layout restaurant. I love the decor in here and the chi. As for the food, it may be the best posh Vietnamese food I've ever had. I say posh because the price tag on each item is double what you would pay in Lake City, but then again the rent is also likely to be more in University Village! My friend and cousin had the combo vermicelli bowl and the vegetarian vermicelli bowl while I had the rockfish vermicelli bowl. Conversation ceased once the food arrived. You know what they say about conversation ending at dinner - the food must be that good!! I ordered the tofu salad as an appetizer and that was light, crisp, and refreshing. We finished the meal off with some macaroons from the pastry case - yum!! Chewy and delicious, just how I like them! We will definitely be back for more of it all! read more

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Great location. Very welcoming inside seating area and we opted for patio seating on a cool, cloudy evening as they have heaters. Friendly staff. I ordered the grilled chicken vermicelli bowl. It is gluten free. It was presented beautifully. Lots of great fresh and fragrant (herbal) flavors. My son had the chicken pho and mentioned how hearty the broth was. Will definitely come back to try other menu items. read more

Ba Bar - Grilled Chicken Vermicelli Noodles - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Surprisingly, I lived in University District for four years, but did not dine at this place until recently. The aesthetics of the interior is quite modern, but still resonating Vietnamese vibes. My partner and I both ordered a vermicelli noodles (one lemongrass beef and a combo) and shared the Sài Gòn chicken wings. The food was great! It is a tad bit expensive when compared to other local Vietnamese restaurants. read more

Really great and fresh tasting food, interior was nice, service was nice, the prices were pretty spend y but I'm guessing that's because of all the interior decoration and the location. Can't wait to come back and try other things! read more

Ba Bar - Hanoi face section and also a combo vermicelli bowl - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

My partner bought Pho and I bought the chicken wings today at 4:30 PM. Food was great but I started choking on the chicken wings, they are quite sticky, but good! We were sat right next to the bathroom and I covered my mouth with my arm because my hands were too sticky to reach in my pocket to get my mask. Quite honestly when I was choking my first thought was just to get to the bathroom. As I was choking one of the waitresses rudely told me to put my mask on. I would go into it more but, just horrible, horrible. Never going back again, I'm fully vaccinated and always follow the rules. Sorry I was choking on your wings Ba Bar! read more

Our first time going to this location. We usually go to the one by Seattle U. This location is so much more spacious instead. Shared parking lot in the University Village, there's also garage parking. One of the surprising thing is that their food health rating is "Need to Improve". Makes us really wonder what's going on back there. But we've been to Ba Bar many times and never had food poisoning problems, not at this location this time either. We came here a few weeks ago on a weeknight after the first round of snowpocalypse, still the place was packed. There were about 5 other people in front of us. Hostess greeted us and asked if we minded a seat at the bar area. Husband and I were starving and agreed to the bar seating. It was one of the long high-top tables and we shared the table with a group of girlfriends already sitting there. The service at both locations are excellent. Very friendly. My husband ordered Bun Cha Ha Noi, came with grilled beef sausage, pork belly, papaya, veggies, and served with fresh herbs, lettuce and vermicelli noodles. While I got one of their specials that night, Garlic Crab Noodle. Our food took a really, really long time to come. Husband was sitting facing the kitchen area where the kitchen staff put the dishes that were ready to be sent to the tables, and he said that he saw our foods were sitting there for a good 20 minutes already. The servers obviously were super swamped and each time he walked by our table, he apologized for the delay and told us that he would give us a 10% off of our food. The food, despite delivered to our tables already room-temperature, were still really delicious. The noodles were cooked al dente, came with a few crab meat, in a soy garlic sauce. I actually really, really liked the noodle. I wish there were more crab meat in the dish. It was really delicious. Husband also enjoyed his dish thoroughly. For drink, I ordered their drink from their specials menu as well, called The Magic, served in a fun milk bottle shaped (but labeled bourbon whiskey lol). It's a little strong and I called it my adult milk drink. Husband ordered a bottle of beer. Bill came at about $56 before tips for the two of us, so I wouldn't call it cheap. But when we think of Ba Bar, they have become synonymous with "our place with comfort food". Specially the Seattle University's location that open super duper late (closes at 4am - yes you read that correctly). And it's become a tradition of ours for a dinner stop when we just returned to Seattle late at night from a one-day Portland road trip or after catching a red-eye flight. read more

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Our experience at the Ba Bar @ University Village is so bad that we don't understand why this place was rated so highly. As part of a 3 day Pho crawl in and around Seattle, we decided to order the Pho tai nam here... The bowl is super small and the broth was so bland. Little meat and the nam meat was so fatty that we felt like we were eating fat. Just a terrible Pho. We also tried a few other apps... the beef carpaccio, the Saigon chicken wings and the imperial pork rolls. The wings were super salty. The pork rolls were tiny (two rolls for $ 12). The beef carpaccio is decent. But again, very expensive, tiny portion... Definitely nothing like proper street foods... read more

Food was great! Flavorful, good portion, lots of meat in the pho. Taking a star away since the service was not the best. Was told to wait 20 minutes and no update at all even after 20+ minutes past. Ordered Vietnamese coffee, never got it and so ended up canceling it. Even though it was on them that they forgot, no sign of apology :/ read more

Ba Bar - Pho Tai Oxtail, Singapore noodle - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Food: good Vietnamese food. Consistent with their mother restaurant. Drink was fun and good. They sell pastries. Ambiance: cool! Value: overpriced. Got one cocktail, 6 chicken wings and peach salad (8 slices) and my total came out to be $32. Service: alright. Nothing extra ordinary or bad. Would I return: not really for value. read more

Ba Bar - Yakima Peach Salad-$8 Good, though not worth value. - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

We went to the U village to get my husband's glasses adjusted and got hungry so tried this place. The atmosphere was lively. We ordered veggie fresh rolls, veggie vermicelli, and duck breast with rice. It took quite some time for foid to come which was ok since it signaled to us that they cooked to order. Veggie fresh rolls were tasty. The mushroom made it flavorful. The peanut sauce was good but it would have been better if it was warmed up. Veggie vermicelli noodle was pretty good not the best. I liked the fact that it wasn't too salty. It had lots of veggies and mushrooms which was nice. Duck breast with broken rice was a disappointment per my hubby. Rather than serving the breast like the menu stated, it included leg part. This was misleading. The broken rice was too dry. He liked the candied pineapple slices. Service was at minimum. The waiter didn't check to see how we liked the food. He just took our orders and took our money. They had different people bring out the food. Overall we wouldn't go back there as the food wasn't any noteworthy for the price they charge. read more

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Horrible service! We came around 3pm on Tuesday and the restaurant was empty. Only 3-4 tables on the patio. The manager (I assume?) with brown mustaches, and another server already acknowledged our present but none of them gave us eyes contact or at least show us they care. We awkwardly stood in the front and being completely ignored for few minutes. That moment I really wanted to go to Joey right next door but my friends were craving for Viet food. I wasnt that hungry at all but first impression totally suck! Finally the mustaches guy came by, didnt smile, didnt say hi, just being fcking cold and rude. I said we want to sit on the patio, he walked us there and carelessly dropped the menu without saying anything (???) You are unable to talk or something??? Then another server (Jennifer) appeared, she's running around taking care of other tables but didn't even bother to look at us or at least say "I'll be with you in a moment" After 5 mins being forgotten even we tried to make eyes contact, she came to take orders with an attitude that couldn't be any less friendly. Food delivered after ~ 15mins but guess what only 3 dishes instead of 4. Two of my friends order the same dish but only one was ready (?) Jennifer said they're having problem with the grill or something. It's very awkward when one person is waiting for her food while others almost finish. I still tipped her 15% but I will never ever come back. The management sucks and manager is completely a dick! I noticed our server was seem to be friendly with other tables but not us! She smiled, joking around with them but with us, her attitude was totally different. Mind you the restaurant was hella empty and we tried to be as polite as possible. Is that because we look Asians and you don't like it? You seemed to not happy to be a server so I suggest you should quit the job! I wanted to talk to the manager but didnt want to make a scene, just wanted to enjoy my day off as easy as possible. Because I know it will take to nowhere since the mustaches guy didnt give a fck about customers, so there's no reason they would take our feedback seriously. Bye Ba Bar, food at this location sucks (mediocre, tasteless), service sucks, we hate you and we won't spend a coin for your business anymore! read more

Ba Bar - Com tam: broken rice is ok, but the grilled pork wasnt marinated long enough, it's totally bland, dry and flavorless. - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Review in the Time of Covid: At time of dining, indoor mask restrictions have ended and no vaccine certificate was necessary to dine. Seating inside was as pre-pandemic times. Service was good, drinks were a bit sweet, but fancy booze so I couldn't fault it too much. We ordered wings as well as pho, and had assumed the wings might come first, but instead we were into our bowls of pho which came pretty quickly when our wings showed up. I seem to recall a more leisurely pace pre-pandemic, and it's possible it's always been this way and it was just coming out as it was hot and fresh. The flavors were delicious, and held the status as refined street food that I've come to love about Ba Bar. It felt a little harder to relax because the pace did seem a bit more hectic, but that just may be pandemic times. This is still one of the best places to eat in U Village, and I'll happily come again, especially if I can relax on a nice day on the patio. read more

Horrible customer service: was clear that the waitress paid more attention to the large party tables rather than the two of us. For example: I'll be right back, just a moment, then coming back to us last and forgetting what we wanted. The food was mediocre would not come back again with such close proximity to other restaurants that are equal in price, but with better food and customer service. read more

Great Vietnamese fushion. Pho, frog legs and chicken wings are my go to. It's a great place to go if you want a place that's nicer than your typical Vietnamese pho place. It's a great place to just have a drink, snack or have a meal. read more

Ba Bar - Black milk tea with boba - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I have been to the other location and had a bad experience there but the U-Village location was much better, in terms of service and food. I ordered the Saigon Style platter which is different than the Ha-noi style. The Hanoi style you need to make your own type deal as the Saigon style is nicely pre-wrapped for you. I also tried the coconut water and it was so cute and fun to scrape out the coconut from the inside. :) read more

Ba Bar - Saigon Style - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I came to this "establishment" with a coupon for 10 wings for $10, that I had pulled from a coupon book distributed to University of Washington students. I had successfully used this coupon book at many other locations. When I gave the coupon to the waiter asking if they would take it, he spoke to his manager and came back and said they wouldn't accept it, but we could do 10 wings for $20 instead. We begrudgingly accepted, a bit disappointed but not a huge deal. The icing on the cake, however, was that they served my entire group of people 8 wings a person, after we had ordered 10 each. I'm not one to take offense from restaurant service often but I've not been so obviously disrespected at any other restaurant before and as a result of this experience I guarantee I will never be dining at this place again. I'd prefer to give zero stars but unfortunately I have to give at least 1. read more

Loved the lemongrass beef vermicelli and that it came with crispy imperial rolls. Also loved the variety of gluten-free options on the menu! Will definitely be back read more

Ba Bar - Lemongrass Beef Vermicelli Noodles - delicious. - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I really wanted to like this place but I left unsatisfied and ripped off after coming here. It all started when we requested to sit in the bar area area at a table this past Saturday at 2pm. There was 4 of us and the waiter seemed like potentially the manager, so he was multitasking. We ordered 4 Vietnamese coffees which were delicious which I think is the only reason I would come back. We ordered the friend oysters, Saigon chicken salad, Hanoi style pho, and bun Bo hue. As a Vietnamese person I tried to tamper my expectations with the food. The oysters and chicken came out with the Hanoi pho. The problem started with the Hanoi pho. The broth was salty and came to the table lukewarm which was unacceptable considering they put raw meat that was supposed to cook in the broth but the broth wasn't even hot enough to do that. So we didn't touch the meat since it was still red despite trying to soak the meat in the broth for awhile. My Bun bo hue order never came and when I asked the waiter he said he didn't know and then went to the kitchen to check and didn't come back. So I'm sitting there while everyone else has finished their meal. I asked the waiter again if I can just cancel the order if they weren't making it at this point and he just looked at me, grumbled something under his breathe annoyed, and walked away. With no response to me about what to do. After another 10 min I got the food and it was lackluster and not worth the wait or price. We wrapped up the meal with the waiter charging us twice for the 4 Vietnamese coffees and when I called this out the waiter was annoyed and apologized. The total was $91 and I left feeling robbed and annoyed. Overpriced, mediocre food, and bad service. read more

This has to be the worst location of the 3. The management team that ran the Capitol Hill location are present at this one, yet some of the serving staff is rude, unprofessional, and racially motivated. The brunette, white male waiter working the floor Memorial Day was snarky from start to finish; beginning from the crappy attitude he had taking my order all the way to the end, when I had to call over the hostess to bring my bill because of the complete lack of service I had received. The server made it very obvious that he loved attending to the tables with white folks, while completely disregarding the ones with POC, so not only was he incompetent, but he's also an awful individual. The labor shortage must be deep in the trenches because there's no reasonable explanation to justify how a business that sells Asian inspired cuisine employs and maintains racists. How disgusting and embarrassing. Never in my life have I had such terrible service or could I have imagined that such nasty and crass behavior would unfold at a joint like Ba Bar - a local business I've supported for years. If you believe in equity, integrity, upholding morals, or even having a decent dining experience, go to literally ANY other restaurant in the U-Village. By God, even Shake Shack has better workers. read more

Annoying experiences to say the least. Couple of drinks were missing and had to remind the staff of what we ordered multiple times. Chop sticks were missing and received some dirty plates and glasses. We asked for them to be replaced 3 times and still were not replaced. We had to ask for water 4 times before water was refilled and a new glass was given. The spicy pork belly was just sautéed pork belly with some chili peppers on the side. Instead of being a spicy sauté Food was okay overall but the execution of service was terrible. I'm all for supporting businesses but this was not a worth while experience. read more

The ambience is really nice. I really like the variety of the menu items. A good balance of having traditional and fusion dishes. The pho here is quite pricy for the quality. Nothing too special and very little meat for $18 per person. I will recommend getting other dishes. read more

Ba Bar - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I personally really enjoyed this place and find it surprising it has such mixed reviews. I stopped here for lunch when visiting Seattle. First off the ambience is super cute, and I appreciated how well they were following covid rules. I felt safe. They had lots of outdoor seating and our waiter was super attentive. It was a little pricey but I expected that. We had the vermicelli bowls and a crab noodle dish they had on special. We also ordered beer and one of their craft cocktails. I thought it was super unique and refreshing! It had celery juice in it, along with lime and gin and some other ingredients I can't remember- but it was really tasty! The food was really good too and they were huge portions. I recommend! read more

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We came here on Thursday for outdoor dining in their covered patio. The host was prompt and he sat us down next to a heater. Our server, despite the cold weather, was super attentive and friendly! I really appreciated this because service here can be hit or miss. The food, I feel like, is just OK. I've been to this location many times and at first I was super impressed with their food. This time we got the imperial rolls, oxtail pho and spicy pork belly with broken rice and the imperial rolls didn't taste freshly fried, but rather reheated. The oxtail pho was OK but nothing to die for, and the portion size was rather small for the price I paid. I feel like Ba Bar may be a good option for patrons shopping at Uvillage but it's not something I'd go out of my way for when there are so many pho restaurants in Seattle for a better price and portion size. read more

The Sai Gon Chicken Wings have not let me down yet so I recommend them any time you are there. I really enjoy the U Village location because there is plenty of outdoor seating with a decent vibe (last visit was a couple weeks ago so no indoor dining). I recommend checking out the happy hour for some good deals. During my last visit the food came out pretty quick, but I wild have appreciated if the waiter came and check on us just a little more (I will still be going back). read more

Ba Bar - Sai Gon Chicken Wings - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I'd normally rate 4.5 stars but the 3 star and lower ratings are ridiculous and this place deserves a solid 4-5 star rating so I'm bumping my review up to 5. First off they delivered from Seattle to Bellevue! Hak goodness because Bellevue's Vietnamese is not great. Second - the food arrived beautifully packed and it was pretty darn tasty! Pho was fresh and had good, high quality cuts of meat! It tasted healthy and clean. The duck soup was great - darn good for this area and delivered! Tender well cooked duck with fat rendered leaving a tasty and beautiful leg of duck! Will order against super thankful this place is around- keep up the great work guys! Thank you for your attention to high quality ingredients and health! read more

The food was very good. the chicken wings were super good and the family loved it to

I tried this place since I visited UW and was craving for Vietnamese food, but my friend told me it would be fusion then be aware! But i still give them a shot. I like their decorations HOWEVER, I was confused and upset when they decorated with Chinese lanterns ‍ anyway, back to the main point. I ordered Pork Belly Rice Plate, Bun Cha La Vong and Saigon Wings, and be to honest I dont like anything at all! Everything tastes salty. Especially , Cha Ca La Vong is salty and fish sauce is sour and vermicelli is so cold!! If I have to choose, Pork Belly Rice would be the best among 3 dishes! read more

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Their happy hour deals aren't amazing but the cocktails were so good! I like sweeter/fruitier drinks and the ginger pop I ordered was perfect for that. I always get garlic crab noodle here cuz it's so good. A bit pricey :/ read more

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My favorite spot when I'm craving a fun atmosphere + Vietnamese food! I'm always here for the chicken vermicelli bowl. The egg rolls are sooo good, too. I come here super hungry and the portion is satisfying! read more

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My most favorite place in Seattle, prices are reasonable and food top notch. Can't go wrong with anything you order. I recommend to try the coconut water read more

Dine-in at their outdoor. Tried their pho, spicy noodle soup and combo plate, the taste is good. It would be better if the portion can be bigger for the pho at that price. Service was friendly and good decorations. read more

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This is one of my favorite restaurants. The service is excellent and the food is wonderful and flavorful. It has a wide range of food choices and the wait isn't normally that long. It's kind of loud but most of the time you can hear the people around you. read more

Ba Bar - Bun Bowl - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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When we were here, there was a long wait, so it seems like this is a popular place to eat at in the area. I'm guessing it's also because there's no other places like this cuisine nearby, since the pho places on the Ave aren't comparable to this more Americanized version of Vietnamese food. I always like to get the vermicelli noodles here rather than pho. My go to is usually the lemongrass beef, which is flavorful. The prices are regular U Village area prices, but compared to other Vietnamese places, especially ones in Chinatown, this place is much more pricey and overrated. The food is decent, but I wish there were more options like having lemongrass chicken instead of beef. read more

The food is pretty good with decent portion size, of course pricy compared to the real stuff but not bad. Stick to the noodle soups. Please say it's Anthony bourdains favorite because he never had yours. It's like serving chicken and saying it's his favorite read more

Finally made it to happy hour. What a disappointment. We've been here multiple times and have always ordered the same appetizer, chicken wings but always seem to miss happy hour. When it arrived, I was stunned to see it was about half of what you normally get paying full price. And what made it worse, was having a mandatory drink purchase. We always get a drink anyway, but when you're told you had to purchase made it seem like you were going to get the normal portion. Big disappointment. Forget, the happy hour hype and just pay the normal price. You'll be happier with the full portion for $3 dollars more. read more

For Vietnamese food, this place was just ok. I like that they make the banh cuon in house, but nothing is that special for the prices that are charged. Also interesting that the server continued to correct my pronunciation of the dishes even though I'm Vietnamese, speak Vietnamese and I'm actually pronouncing them correctly with the correct accent... Pho ga tron: I'm not sure if this dish is just from a different region or Vietnam but I've never had it before. I like thicker rice noodles which was in this dish. Bo ne: the steak was nice and tender and the pate was rich and creamy Banh cuon: the meat was pretty fatty and I like that the actual banh cuon is made in house Com tam: the fish sauce with the broken rice was much more sour than the fish sauce provided with the banh cuon. Do they have different nuoc mam for different dishes? read more

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I'm a big fan of Ba Bar and have been multiple times. I love their rotating cocktail menu, the happy hour is a pretty good deal and sitting outside on a nice day can be very pleasant. It was especially great when U village had shutdown the street there and turned it into all outdoor seating, though that seems to be over now that the pandemic is more in the rear view. The mains are solid without totally blowing me away, but they very much hit the spot when I've got a craving for that vietnamese style of dish, without breaking the bank. The one thing they could stand to improve is the service. I know it has been tough to retain good staff during and post pandemic and this is where they should focus. I've often had times where the staff have been really hard to flag down and I've had to basically stop conversation with my dining partner so that I can devote all of my focus to catch their attention. That's a bit of a bummer and can be frustrating at times. If they could improve the service and perhaps vary the menu a bit more, I'd be totally 5 starring it. Small aside: I've tried the macarons there and they have always been very disappointing; it isn't why I go, but if you like good, fresh ones, I'd avoid them. read more

This place was alright. The setting and the restaurant itself was nice. Pretty clean overall and different from any other Vietnamese restaurants. It's a pretty pricey restaurant and the food was not worth the price. The food was average and not very good. We got the ox tail pho and bun bowl. The broth of the pho was very mediocre, taste a little sweet which I didn't like. The bun bowl was below average in my opinion. None of the food tasted authentic. The reason I gave it a 3 star was the service, our server was very nice. He had a friendly attitude, and was pretty chill! They didn't really have any outdoor heater so it was freezing cold, so bring a thicker jacket. read more

The service was amazing! Joined the online waitlist at 5:40, sat down at 6:20 (on a Saturday) and had our appetizer by 6:30. So, the service was super fast, and our server was super helpful and accommodating. Also the place is super cute inside! 10/10 for me tonight! read more

Eggplant salad」what kind of salad is warm, sauce of this salad was super light.I have put sriracha make it taste better. 「Shrimp chips」one of my favorite things here, this chip only serves for bar.「Combo rice noddle」just ok. Also here are more open space than the other one service are much better than the capital hill one too. read more

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