I've been coming to Bale Valley since I was 7 years old, and no matter how many new restaurants pop up, this place is my constant. Some places change recipes over the years... Bale Valley never has, and that's exactly why I keep coming back. Every visit, I order the Chicken Special. That perfectly crispy, golden skin is absolutely irresistible, the chicken is always juicy, and that dipping sauce ties everything together. Honestly, I start craving it before I even get there. It's also one of the very few meals that I always finish. No leftovers. Ever. By the end, all that's left is my little pile of Cornish hen bones, which is probably the highest compliment I can give a meal. Thank you for staying consistently amazing all these years. Some traditions are worth keeping, and for me, Bale Valley's Chicken Special is one of them. read more

Came here for takeout and the spring chicken is easily the best I've had in the SFV, juicy, well-seasoned, and absolutely worth the trip. Parking is tight, so ordering ahead like we did is the smart move. I also tried the green mung bean + red and white beans with coconut milk. The lady on the phone said it's their halo-halo, but honestly, it's nothing like the traditional Filipino dessert. It's still good creamy and comforting, but if you're craving real halo-halo, go to Pinoy's instead. My husband got the Thai iced tea. It's milky, but honestly not bad at all, just a different style than what he's used to. Still drinkable and refreshing. read more

Bale Valley Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Canoga Park, California

My go-to Vietnamese spot in De Soto, Canoga Park--Bale Valley never misses. I'm obsessed with their deep-fried chicken marinated in oyster sauce: perfectly crispy, deeply savory, and juicy every single time. Their pho is another reason I keep coming back--the broth is clean and light with zero oiliness, yet still full of flavor without that overpowering umami punch. You can really taste how well it's made. The pickled chili is a hidden gem--bright, spicy, and clearly house-prepared--and the prices are refreshingly affordable for the quality and portions. Don't skip the boba in coconut milk for dessert; it's creamy, refreshing, and the perfect sweet ending. Consistently delicious and always satisfying. Also the service is amazing too! The staff are kind and they remember us every time we come to their restaurant. read more

Bale Valley Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Canoga Park, California

First time I came here it was absolutely perfect. Great service. Food tasted good and fresh. Nice and clean with very considerate staff. Today I took takeout and honestly tasted just as good. Service was extremely fast and all the workers are so nice and polite. This place is my favorite Vietnamese spot. Definitely do not hesitate to try eating here. read more

Bale Valley Restaurant is an absolute gem! While the food and ambiance are wonderful, what truly sets this place apart is the team. The employees here are genuinely some of the sweetest, most attentive people you'll ever meet. They make you feel incredibly welcome from the moment you walk through the door. Fantastic service paired with a great vibe--I highly recommend checking them out! read more

1/14/2026: our first time here! I had not heard of this restaurant before today, but after a deep dive looking for the best Vietnamese restaurants in SFV, this popped up in the Top 3! They have a parking lot out front , and we were greeted warmly by our friendly server immediately upon walking in. I didn't catch her name, but she's from Da Nang and so welcoming! A more diverse menu than some of our other faves... and I kept seeing that they are famous for their "#53 House Special Deep Fried Cornish Game Hen Marinated in Oyster Sauce" (CƠM GÀ NƯỚNG DẦU HÀO). This golden beauty has a crispy exterior, and is plated on a generous bed of rice. Not "broken", but still delicious! Drizzle some of their nuoc cham over the rice and chicken for a little extra magic! Order first because it needs a new extra minutes to prepare. We also ordered the House Special Imperial Egg Rolls (CHẢ GIÒ). True confessions, I'm usually judgy when I see egg rolls with the smooth wonton style wrappers rather than the bubbly, blistery rice paper wraps.. but these noble egg rolls won me over regardless! The shrimp and pork filling was well seasoned and delicious! I couldn't decide between trying their pho or the Vietnamese udon noodles.. since we were feeling adventurous, I went with the BÁNH CANH TÔM, CUA, GIÒ HEO at our server's recommendation. It was tasty, had decent shrimps and even a real crab claw! The broth was a little mild until I added some of the juice from the fresh lime wedges and that awakened the flavor! The udon noodles were perfectly bouncy and we devoured the bowl! For a little something sweet; we ordered a Che 3 Mau to go. Our thoughtful server offered to pack the crushed ice on the side so the dessert wouldn't get too diluted. It was refreshing and hit the spot! Our decision to come here was a spontaneous pivot, and we're so happy to have found this little gem! We will be back! read more

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If you're ever in this area, do not miss this hole in the wall viet restaurant. Most people know Vietnamese food for pho, which this place also serves the egg noodle kind, but the main star is this super flavorful chicken! Not only is the food super yummy but the staff is also so friendly! read more

Bale Valley Restaurant - 53. Deep-Fried Chicken Marinated in Oyster Sauce Served with Rice - Vietnamese Near Me - Canoga Park, California

I like this kind of food but especially here it is quite satisfying to come to eat and they serve you with good education and the prices are quite reasonable, it is a very quiet area and I recommend it for the whole family read more

Bale Valley Restaurant - Deep 53. Deep-Fried Chicken Marinated in Oyster Sauce Served with Rice - Vietnamese Near Me - Canoga Park, California

Absolutely terrible experience. I took my dad here for Father's Day, and we were treated with disrespect the second we walked in. The woman at the front had one of the worst attitudes I've ever seen in a restaurant. I asked if they had a dish I wanted, and she snapped back "no" in the rudest, most dismissive way possible. I asked about another dish, and she gave the same nasty response again -- cold, rude, and completely unprofessional. It honestly felt like she was annoyed that we were even there. We never even got to try the food because the service was so bad it killed the entire experience before it even started. If you hate your job that much and can't speak to customers with basic manners, you should not be working in hospitality. There's no excuse for treating paying customers like this, especially on Father's Day when families are just trying to enjoy a meal together. Save your money, save your time, and go somewhere that actually respects its customers. This place does not deserve your business. read more

Bale Valley Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Canoga Park, California

This place is pretty amazing for their deep fried Cornish hen chicken. The chicken is so crispy outside yet so moist inside. They also serve basic Vietnamese noodle and pho, but they are very well known for the deep fried Cornish chicken. It comes with white rice and some daikons and fish sauce. I have not try any of their other food because every time I come here, I always ate the deep fried chicken. The service is great even if there is only one guy there taking order and doing everything there. The parking can be a challenge but there are parking in the back. It's around 35 miles from where I lived, but I try to go there at least once every 2 months. Thats how good it is. Highly recommend this place if you are craving for deep fried Cornish hen. read more

Never disappoints! After 15 years, DB 8 and #53 are my dad's favorites. It's clean and they have great customer service whether it's dine-in or takeout. read more

Great place! Great food! Great everything. They are decent and good! Will definitely come back read more

Bale Valley Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Canoga Park, California

One of the best hidden gems. They have the best egg rolls!! My family and I come at least once a week. They treat my daughters so well. My girls love their noodles and they always include scissors with the utensils so I can cut the noodles for them. read more

Food not the best. Service really nice!! Ambiance also really nice! But yeah, my fiancés fam weren't too happy with their plates. My bun bo xao was okay. At first I was like YES só good. But after eating it through, the onion was way too big and a little too raw... and skimpy on meat lol. HOWEVER they do have the best whole chicken plate!! Omg that chicken was soooo good. I got a small breast piece from my fiancés nephew and I regret not ordering that lol. read more

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The oyster sauce chicken over rice #53 Is very good . Our family has been buying food from this restaurant for over 2@ years . They have consistently make delicious food for a very reasonable price read more

Delicious Vietnamese food with quick service My favorites are their chicken and the noodles dry style with pork and seafood. They give good condiments like their housemade pickled peppers which pair Deliciously with these dishes! Ambiance is casual. Plenty of seating, but parking is limited. There's more parking in the back lot and back street. read more

Bale Valley Restaurant - #53 to go - Vietnamese Near Me - Canoga Park, California

Got takeout spring rolls and unfortunately they were disappointing. The vegetables inside were lacking and the peanut sauce was watered down. I know times are tough for businesses all around. So I might try out this place again but I'll avoid ordering the spring rolls. read more

We just started and OMG..... just the egg rolls w lettuce wrap and spring rolls exceptionally delicious. We also order #69 combo plate shrimp, calamari and charbroil beef over rice! To share... because the size of the rolls was so big and filling fresh. Vietnamese coffee and soda lemonade so good as well! It was worth the drive from Ventura county. We use to come out here before, don't know why we stopped because it's only gotten better. Place clean, music relaxing and service is polite and quick! Highly recommended! We will be making family trips out to Valley again. We usually get Pho! But this combo#69 porridge with mix protein n veggie so filling and the veggie were the best part for me. Loved it! Side note: we've been here before, and it only gotten better! Don't know why we stopped travel out to valley! Other than Covid maybe. So glad we returned and will be coming back for more w family! Highly recommended. We even ordered egg rolls, spring rolls and the famous fried chicken! Our servicer says, Yes, pollo frito so good! we were very happy w everything food, ambiance and services! read more

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Great service and clean eating establishment. They need to spellcheck their food slides that shuffle through the monitors around the restaurant. LOL Food is yummy! Must be, because I have been coming here since 1999 or somewhere thereabouts. My recommendations are their oyster sauce marinated chicken with rice ($13) charbroiled shrimp with rice ($12) and the charbroiled pork chop with rice ($12). Also, the soups (pick your choice of noodles) are super popular and excellent on a cold day! I prefer the steak. For sweetness, get the coconut milk with boba (it's crystal boba). They also have milk teas that are reasonably priced also ($6). read more

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This is one of my go to's for great pho in the valley. Their pho always hits the spot!

Ordering from Yelp was so easy. Once order was submitted everything went pretty quick. The House Special was amazing. Chicken cooked perfectly and the sauce was incredible. Unfortunately we were hungry that I forgot to take pictures of food. Trust me it looked as good as it tasted. Definitely recommend. Grub-hub did great in delivering quickly. read more

This is my family's favorite Vietnamese restaurant in the West Valley! Pros: -Food is always fresh, delicious and large amount -Service is very fast and efficient -Servers/Host are always very friendly -Great prices -Cater to food allergies/requests -Clean restaurant -Free parking in front and back Cons: None at this time I can think of We recently had a large gathering of 20 people and they were kind enough to reserve a section of the restaurant for our party. The food came out fast and delicious. Overall, they made our gathering a success and we always appreciate their service and friendliness. Highly recommend checking it out! read more

Bale Valley Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Canoga Park, California

Great prices, big menu, lots of protein options. Flavor is lacking. Needs more spices garlic- anything! Vermicelli noodles are bland and boiled not fried so there's no flavor. Egg rolls were bland. Shrimp was fantastic. read more

#53 chicken is where it's at! Whenever I'm near the area, I always step by to pick up that order!

Never dissapointed with their food! I always order the deep fried chicken with broken rice. To me, that's a MUST ORDER kinda dish. My mom ordered dry noodles with shrimps. My friend and her husband shared the noodle soup with pork & shrimps and a side order of egg rolls. We were all happy with the foods here. They were both regular customers here. Service was great, prices are average with pretty big portions. Depends on the hours, sometimes parking is a bit difficult. Highly recommended to others read more

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Food was ok. Different management. I asked for a dish with flat noodles. It looked like more of a dish with onions, broccoli, bean sprouts & meat and hardly found flat noodles. I showed the waiter & asked him to find flat noodles in that plate. A female waitress came back with small strands of flat noodles.Stingy!!! Service was good. Ambiance ok. read more

I love Bale Valley!! The food is always delicious, perfectly cooked, and great portions. The staff are so respectful and truly care about their business. This is the only Vietnamese place I go to and it's about 25 minutes from my house. Been coming here for years and I will continue to do so for many more! read more

I've been here a few times and the vibe of this place is so good. The greeting is so warm and inviting. The food always fresh and made to order. I come this way for work and this is my lunch spot every time. Wait did I mention the prices are so realistic and fair. read more

Tried their Deep-fried chicken marinated in oyster sauce and it's so good. Quick service. Will come back to try other food. read more

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I have never thrown away an entire meal until not. Just picked up 2 entrees and a boba tea. The boba was disgusting and the there was waaaay too much milk/cream. Looked like a pail white. Thought maybe the food would redeem the boba but I was wrong. I got the whole chicken and the crispy chow mein. Absolutely disgusting. I took one bit of each and threw it in the trash. Honestly I think this takes it for the worst to go food I have ever ordered. BEWARE!!!! read more

Second time here! Don't recall the first plate I ordered, but this time I got #53 special. Service is quick and food amazing. The chicken / hen is very crispy accompanied by the sauce and rice. I rarely eat chicken and rice and this is my exception. read more

Bale Valley Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Canoga Park, California

I usually order take out from Bale Valley. They are located in a little strip mall and Parking can be a little difficult. Staff is friendly and it takes 15-20 minutes for my order to be ready. They have a pretty large menu but this is my usual order: side of egg rolls, Chicken Pho (soup) on a nice cold day and the vermicelli noodles with Charbroiled Beef and egg roll (comes with sliced cucumber, shredded lettuce, bean sprouts, peanuts, pickled daikon radish and carrots, and fresh mints). I recommend adding the dipping sauce and mixing everything together. You can't go wrong. Full of flavors and not overpowering with the different spices. read more

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Great chicken rice, we always get this. There's no other place like it. The also renovated so it's nice and can.

Some of the most diverse Vietnamese menu you can find in the area. They have it all, from pho to Vietnamese fried chicken, which is incredible BTW. Make sure you get that chicken. The egg rolls/spring rolls are okay, but I've had better. All in all, I'd definitely recommend coming here especially if you want more than just soup. read more

I give this person a three star because they give you the the fatty cut of the meat and the broth is not that good but I do like the fact that they open early at 8 AM which is perfect for when I get out of my overnight shift and I need to get some pho my go to place is actually on Sherman Way but they open at 10 AM and once I leave my overnights, I'm ready to go home and sleep. Overall, the service is nice. I just wish to use better quality of meats read more

Had a lunch date with my wife today at this establishment. We haven't been back to this place for a while and not sure what to expect although we tasted it's succulent Vietnamese deep fried chicken in many private parties. 1st of, the place has a very inviting ambience to have family or friend to dine in Our house special deep fried chicken was pretty succulent & juicy. The dipping sauce that comes with the dish, along with sweet & sour jalapeño condiments provided on each table will make one pretty much salivating & sweaty from the spicy taste of the green jalapeños. You can't go wrong with adding hoisin sauce to your plate if you feel it is too spicy for you Pork chop plate is also very tasty. I must say though, you'd better ask for a steak knife to cut the meat off the bone. Prices are very reasonable in $10 & $11 range. An extra add-on may cost as much as half the meal itself. So, if you are those who are into budget but want to have a bang for the bucks, stay away from extras. The proportion of the meal is excellent! A lot to eat for $10 or $11. My overall experience in this joint is very good. I need to go there to try a few more times to see what else is there that I may try to enjoy and share my experience with... Until then, when the going gets tough, the tough gets grubbing read more

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I woke up a few weeks ago craving Cornish hen from this very particular place. (Incredibly bizarre given I haven't been here for more than 2 decades.) But the drive was just much too much of a hassle. So, I diligently did my Yelp search and found another spot way closer to home who serve it the way BaLe does. Tried it but didn't hit the spot. It had that main essence, but something was missing... Naturally, the unsatisfied craving just got worse every dang day! And then timing: close enough to the 405, I can drop by on my drive back from a NorCal trip. PERFECT. What a difference those couple of decades made! The outside appearance has improved a lot. New lit (not to mention bigger) sign: check. Parking: so much more convenient than forever ago. Also much improved interior. Much open and better lit than the last time. Hubbers and I were seated immediately. Since it was his first time (and mine, practically, given it's been DECADES!) we took our time with the menu. I was pretty set, though. Hubbers decided on their special pho. I went for the Cornish hen. We also decided to get an order of the crispy egg rolls. To wash it all down, I got the iced green tea. Hubbers got Thai iced tea with boba. It wasn't ten minutes when EVERYTHING got delivered to our table. I felt that unusually fast even for a joint like this, but... okay! EGG ROLLS: made to order HOT and fresh. Veggies that went with it were also fresh. This was a hit. Delicious: SPECIAL PHO: I had a few teaspoonfuls of the broth and I felt it was a little on the sweet side. Hubbers said it was okay. Yeah, well, his faced showed it all. It was really just, "Okay." CORNISH HEN (aka DEEP FRIED CHICKEN MARINATED IN OYSTER SAUCE SERVED WITH RICE): They used to serve a bowl of broth with this dish. Sadly, that's no more, but no biggie since Hubbers shared some from his bowl. VERDICT: as previously mentioned, the food came out way too fast which is probably why it wasn't as good as I remember it. I feel like the bird has been pre-cooked and got re-warmed somehow. (I'm don't want to use the word "microwave" but...) No part of the skin was crispy, some of the meat was dry and the only part the marinade got onto was the skin. The meat - both dark and white parts - were bland. (The flavor of the marinade used to penetrate all the way to the bone back in the day!) The only explanation I have for this is that the chicken wasn't marinated long enough. Still good, but I remember it being way better the last time. THAI ICED TEA: The tea itself was fine. The boba, however, was garbage. That was not boba, it was round jelly. And it was hard and crumbly which tells me it's OLD. It was deterring enough for Hubbers not to finish the drink. Had we known it's not the more popular round, dark, soft and chewy style, we would have skipped it. FOOD: 3. SERVICE: 2. No interaction other than ordering, food delivery and payment. VALUE: 5. The one thing I can't negatively comment on. They are very cheap for what they serve. PARKING: Private lot shared with a couple of other spots. Hit and miss for the most part. OVERALL: 3.25. If anything, I at least got rid of that annoying craving. I'd come back so long as I don't have to go out of my way for it. Just not sure when that'll be since I'm very rarely around this area. It'll depend on the craving, I suppose... read more

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Hard to find parking and crowded. The bun didn't have any beef or meat except egg rolls so was shocked it was the first place that didn't thabi protein. The crispy chicken was actually crispy with good rice. The dessert tasted equivalent to Filipino halo halo and staff is friendly. read more

Bale Valley Restaurant - Dessert - Vietnamese Near Me - Canoga Park, California

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One of Matt's favorite places to eat in all of Southern California. We ordered their famous oyster sauce marinaded fried chicken which was amazing. It's actually more of a Cornish game hen. The meat is perfectly juicy and moist, pairing great with the broken rice underneath it. The flavor is so nice on this game hen though. A little salty, a little sweet. We also ordered the seafood egg noodle soup which is another one of Matt's favorites. While not a traditional Vietnamese dish, the broth was out of this world. Clean but packed with seafood flavor. The noodles were cooked well with good bite to them too. It's cheap and cheerful, so not much on the ambiance or decor. It's all flavor with Bale. We'll be back for sure. Taste: **** Service: *** Ambiance: ** ------------------------------ Bale Valley Restaurant 7223 De Soto Ave, Canoga Park, CA 91303 ------------------------------ read more

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Ok, I'll admit. I have not been able to find another Vietnamese restaurant in the San Fernando Valley that serves Bun Rieu (tomato soup with snails) and their most delicious Oyster chicken. The service is pretty good and the place is fairly clean. I ordered the following: Bun Rieu - $7.75: it had shrimp, crap and snails in a tomato broth. this is my favorite noodle soup dish here. They put shrimp paste in the soup so it's pretty strong tasting. Oyster Chicken - $7.74: The best game hen I've ever had in my life. Tender, juicy and full of flavor. They serve this chicken over rice. This is probably their most famous dish. I will definitely go here over and over again. read more

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