Ordered from this location while we waited for our delayed flight. It was close to our gate so we could hear of any changes but it also offered comfort food which can be hard to fix. At airports. We ordered the banh mi and the vermicelli plate. Both were amazing! The bread on the banh mi was crispy, crunchy, and perfectly crunchy. The meat on the vermicelli was really really good. Prices were a little high for Vietnamese but not too high for airport food. Very filling and delicious! read more

Bambuza - Honey glazed chicken over vermicelli - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Flying out of PDX today and thought I'd check out this local PNW Chain. Enjoyed my Bahn Mi with Pork. Pork bun was good but not a lot of filling. Overall value at the airport was ok. Service was fast and friendly. read more

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Got a Shrimp salad roll (or summer roll) for $9 and Chicken Banh Mi sandwich for ~$12. The salad roll was cut into 3 pieces - it was wrapped tightly, but neither ends were closed and the middle piece was wild and free. Might be a bit messy to eat! Chicken Banh Mi was delicious - chicken was tender and flavorful, with a little of bit of veggies + cilantro for some freshness. read more

Bambuza - Shrimp salad roll - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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airport restaurant that can't bother to cut a sandwich into 4 pieces. I do not understand this level of stupidity . they tell you to take a plastic knife to cut your own sandwich. with crunchy bread on a small airplane seat. Way to increase sales of yum bowls read more

Finding Vietnamese food at an airport is rare so I had to try Bambuza and it's good. I've been here twice, got it both times after I flew in on vacation. I've only tried the Phở Tái (Rib-eye Steak Phở) so it's the only thing I'm reviewing. I know what you're thinking, theres no way pho at $18 in an airport could be any good. Well hold up, dont judge a book by its cover. I'm surprised at how good the phở is. I am Vietnamese and from Orange County, California so I definitely know what is good. Of course, no place beats my mom's homemade phở, but the phở here is tasty! One of the reviewers said it's just as good as phở you can get at restaurants in California, well they're not wrong, it really is just as good. The bowl looks small at first but towards the end of it, I was actually really struggling to finish it! It's bigger than it looks, I was so full afterwards. The broth is just how I like it, not overly sweet and a bit more on the savory side and I am pretty picky with my phở. The meat is also tender. It comes with bean sprouts, that is all I need. If I'm at the airport in a different concourse, I would go out of my way to get this if I have the time. They are located at Portland Airport in Concourse C and E. The service is ok. The cashiers are not super friendly or welcoming, but they are cordial. It's a fast casual place, order and pick up your food. The decor is very cute, casual yet modern. They have a bar you can sit at and they also have tables. Some of the tables also have a charging station which I appreciate. I think we all know that airport food is bound to be pricey. I looked up why and it's because it costs more money to rent a space at the airport. So while this is pricey, I say that the price is worth it because it's good (referring to phở) and filling. Better to spend your money on this than some other not so great airport food. read more

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The rib eye steak is cooked (no option for raw) so it's chewy, but the noodles and broth hit the spot when I was really craving pho (at an airport of all places lol). read more

Great little Vietnamese spot in the airport. I had the Pho with Ribeye meat and it was good. I had a cold beer to go a long with it. Great place in the airport to grab a good bite before boarding your plane. read more

Bambuza - Pho with Ribeye - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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I've never felt compelled to report an employee before, but what I witnessed in your store left me with genuine shock. I was recently in the store and witnessed a very uncomfortable situation with a staff member. this was around two is weeks ago on a Wednesday In the middle of the sales floor the employee began crying loudly and laying on the floor curled up and what seemed to be having a meltdown in front of multiple customers. Another employee tried to help them calmly and they started screaming not to touch them when she wanted the coworker to go to the back area. I feel really bad for that girl getting screamed at like that. It's very clear that this isn't the first meltdown to have happened. As a customer, it made the environment feel chaotic and unprofessional, and several people looked unsure about what was happening or whether they should leave. Because this occurred in an airport, where customer trust and safety are critical I cannot overlook what I witnessed. I understand that everyone has hard days, but situations like this should be handled privately and away from customers. It would really help the overall experience if staff issues were managed more discreetly so shoppers don't feel uncomfortable. read more

I am usually hesitate when I got to Vietnamese places. And I decided a great lunch would be a banh mi. You get a choice of protein. I opted for the pork. I asked if it was BBQ pork and the gentleman let me know it was. I got a number and then it was called when ready. The sandwich was much larger than I expected just because normal banh mi places have a similar size. I had enough for dinner also! There was a ton of pork and the perfect amount of toppings. And there was no extra pizazz that trendy places nowadays try to do. I really enjoyed my sandwich and next time I'm flying through - I'll try something else. read more

Bambuza - Pork banh Mi - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Pho here was surprisingly solid for airport food! It tasted just as good as pho we've had at Vietnamese restaurants in California. While waiting for our flight, we both enjoyed restaurant-sized portions of pho, along with our choice of protein, and plenty of basil leaves and sriracha sauce. By the time we got on the plane, we felt full and satisfied and relaxed on our flight home. read more

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First off, when you go up to a counter at a fast-food place in the airport, you probably don't have a lot of time to kill. It took over 20 minutes to get our food here and there was hardly anyone else waiting. The menu is nice--variety and fresh. There's beer, wine and cider. I want to say that I really like this salad. I will say that the produce is fresh and crunchy. The chicken is thigh meat, which is weird on a salad, imo. And I believe there's fish sauce in the salad dressing. Not my fave. read more

I was really dissapointed with this place. I liked the blurb about local organic ingredients and a family startup so I figured I'd give it a try. It was the worse Bhan Mi I have ever had & one of the most expensive. Huge/thick cirlces of cucumber, no daikon or carrot- nothing had that spark of "pickled" or tasted fresh, just pork and mayo like dressing making the mediocre bread soggy. My friend got the chicken salad and said it was mostly just a lot of cabbage. I feel like maybe this place did a fushion of vietnameze with Midwest bar food (no hate to either genre) but this combo lost the best parts of each. I also disliked that they have a tv going with sound into what would otherwise be a nice dining room. read more

PDX is one of the US's great dining airports. The selection is small, but interesting. Not a Sbarro or TGIFs to be found. Plus, Portland law forbids airport restaurants from charging more than their non-airport locations--so, no $18 McDonalds cheesbugeres here. Bambuza in Concourse C sells Vietnamese food. I ordered the chicken Bahn Mi at something like $13. While not the best Bahn Mi I've had (the baguette was soft and it had no Maggi Seasoning Sauce or cukes), it was more than sufficiently delicious and certainly better than any Turkey Club you'd be obliged to snarf down at any other airport. Tastier still that I can expense this meager charge. Beer and wine on tap, across from abundant food court seating, and well within earshot of the tinkling ivories of an airport pianist, it was a very good, cheap, happy meal while waiting for my flight to Austin. read more

Bambuza - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

At PDX. 2 different photos show 3 pieces, but you get only 2. No apologies, no accommodation. Just advertising & paying for 3 pieces & you get 2 spring rolls. read more

Surprisingly Bambuza had really tasty food. Even though it is located inside the PDX airport the food was good! Was our first meal of the day. We loaded up with Chicken and rice plates and Spring rolls (they called them salad rolls). Their service was good and the Chicken rice plate was huge. Never needed the spring rolls but I hate being hungry during flights Good job PDX! read more

A month ago I went to Bambuza at PDX in concourse C. I was waiting in line and when it was my turn the worker guy held up his finger gesturing like just a sec. I waited a good minute. He came back and just stared at me. No hi or greeting. I'm like hi! Are you ready? And he just rudely stared. So, I just gave him my order and paid. Still not a word. And usually I'm a good tipper but for this... No way! He picked up the receipt, looked at it, and then, gave it to me. So, my order was called I went up. The same worker guy just rudely stared at me again. He left the food on the countertop closer to him near the edge. I asked, is that my food? And he just still stared and looked at me then down at it. I'm thinking whatever, and reached out to grab my food and left. I've ate here a few times before and never had issues. The food and service was always fine. When I picked up my bun mi, it totally fell apart at the fold of the bread. I'm sure it was purposely torn at the bread fold. I've ordered bun mi's all the time and this was a first. Worst bun mi eating experience ever. I will never eat here again unfortunately. I feel nothing for the worker guy at all. No need to spread negativity. I feel the place would obviously know what's happening. Friendly warning. Stay away from this one and probably the other one at the other concourse. read more

I got the pork Banh Mi. I had high hopes for it because you don't see too many options for banh mi at most airports but it wasn't good at all! Sorry to say but everything was just so bland. I've had banh mi dozens of times before at various places so I was hoping this would be just as good but something was just off. I wouldn't recommend this place. read more

My friend had the chicken rice bowl. It came with a salad. Chicken was grilled, but dry and lacked flavor. The salad dressing was sweet, a sesame type, was very good. read more

Bambuza - Entrance - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

It's too bad, because Bambuza used to be my go-to for a pre-flight meal. Now it's overpriced coupled with a lot smaller and with lesser quality. The bahn mi cost has gone up by at least $4 in the last two years and the baguette has gotten smaller and way chewier. Hope your teeth are strong... read more

Bambusa is a walk up restaurant inside of PDX, which is Portland international airport. We had the spring rolls and the wonton dumpling soup, both of which were delicious and the rating would have been higher if it were not for the poor service of Dorice. The broth of the wonton dumpling soup came out hot and you can taste the ginger, lemon grass and all of the wonderful spice which you want from the wonton soup on a cold Washington day. The spring rolls were delicious and crisp which came with a chili sauce that was not too spicy. It had the perfect amount of heat. The only downfall from this restaurant was the customer service , and in my opinion if you can get the front of the house to mesh with the back of the house you would get this restaurant right on point. read more

Bambuza - Spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Man oh man, I didn't have high expectations since it's in the airport but my partner and I ordered the chicken pho and it was fabulous. It came with honestly tooo much chicken in my opinion. The fixing all on the side but the broth. Yes yes yes it was full of flavor. If I come through the airport again, i would try other items on the menu. The servers were nice too. Everything looked stocked and clean. read more

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Pretty good airport food. Stopped for a quick bite before flying back home this December (2021). Was surprisingly good! My partner had Pho and I had a noodle salad. It was quick, hearty and filling - tasted great. Stop by on your way in or out of Portland by plane. read more

Really good tofu banh mi!! Service was super nice and friendly. The Thai tea is good and even better with some alcohol in it!

Staff members were cordial and nice. I felt that the bahn mi had barely any veggies... the Vietnamese coffee tasted chalky. I know it's airport food but of the options at PDX I thought this would be the better place to go. read more

Bambuza - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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6$ Prosecco, in the airport, that's all I'm saying!! Super friendly staff. Definitely will keep this on my list :)

For airport Bánh mi, it was pretty acceptable. Didn't take a picture because I didn't want to touch my phone and then touch the sandwich again after already sanitizing my hands! The airport is not a clean place lol I ordered the pork bánh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) for $9.50. The cuts of pork were too thick but seasoned very well. There was a strange sourness to their Mayo (it didn't taste like Vietnamese may) that I'm hoping is from the vinegar of the pickled carrots and not that it went bad :/ The bread is not comparable to Banh mi places in Socal but for it being in an airport in Oregon.... I thought it was pretty good. The meat could be less hard but flavors are there. I liked that there were huge chunks of jalapeños. Didn't order this expecting the same authentic quality as back Home and you shouldn't either. With that in mind... I would recommend it if you're really craving Vietnamese food or banh mi specifically. read more

This place was always my go-to airport food for years. But man, they are getting so stingy with their portion sizes! Their salad rolls used to be 4 pieces (2 rolls cut in half) a couple of years ago. Then they made it 3 pieces (which is how they are pictured on their menu), and now they have gone to only 2 pieces (essentially 1roll cut in half). It's so sneaky as they still charge $12, for them...that's a complete rip off! Rather go elsewhere with this price. read more

Bambuza - Tofu salad roll - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Ordered a chicken banh mi and expected something really small and flavorless because it's the airport, but i was pleasantly surprised! The sandwich was huge and the chicken was flavorful. I only ate half and saved the rest for later. Service was good too, the cashier was really nice. Would recommend! read more

Bambuza - Chicken banh mi! - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Chicken Bahn Mi was legit. No issues with customer service as others have mentioned. Price was not even bad especially for being in the airport. Looking forward to coming back! read more

It's 7:10pm Bambuza is the only place open on the airport right now.... I decided to try the pork banmi sandwich. I've never had one...... Holy Moly! That had to be one of the best sandwiches I've ever had..... Thank you to the lady who is working the kitchen tonight.. read more

I was not expecting this quality of food at the airport. The banh mi sandwich (I got pork) was very good, fresh crispy bread. Also coconut shrimp was amazing. I was able to chill and charge my phone while eating good food and drinking draft beer before the flight to go home. read more

Never got a call back after complaining that there was meat in my should have been vegetarian meal read more

Bambuza - This is the receipt with the correct order taken. - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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I ordered their Cold noodle salad and it was hot. Gross. Not enough time to go back and get a new one.

Amazing food. There are not many places in the airport to eat well. This is one of them. Good food ans food staff! :) read more

They need to make their peanut sauce vegan/vegetarian. Why have so many veg options but stop short on the sauce.

This for Bambuza on concourse E in PDX. Food consisting of Rib-eye Phô, grill bowl of grilled shrimp and crispy spring rolls was slightly above average. The meat was cut properly and was tender. The shrimp was slightly overcooked, but free places prepare shrimp properly. The phô broth was tasty. The noodles were ok. The promised basil never was supplied. Bad form for a phô place. Service: the person who took our order made it clear by her interaction with us, that this job interfered with whatever she would rather be doing than serving the public. She did not make me glad to be there. Service 2 star. Ambiance: Airport. Ok recently built Airport. read more

Not a great experience at PDX Bambuza. The menu doesn't describe items accurately. The Nuoc Maam sauce bore no resemblance to what it's supposed to be-- it was pink and viscous and likely contains high fructose corn syrup and other undesirable ingredients. I asked to see the container, to know the ingredients, and staff said they didn't have it. The food came in a box-- no plates even with table service. Spring rolls were just ok. Advertised as containing vegetables (plural) but staff didn't know what vegetables were in it. All I could see is some carrot shreds and unknown white mush. I asked to see the box the rolls come in and once again staff said they didn't have it. Decent Vietnamese food at PDX would be terrific, but Bambuza is not. read more

4 stars for a banh mi that was of airport pricing INSIDE of PDX? Yepppp. I had to. All the different foods I had all over Portland, I was missing vietnamese food. Or maybe I was just getting homesick (just a little). Grilled pork banh mi- cooked and assembled in house, on the spot! It wasn't premade in the back and warmed up! Huge! This can definitely feed two people happily. A little steep of 10 dollars a sammie, but it's AIRPORT PRICING! I rather have that sammie over the other food choices there for sure! I can't speak on the soups and other food selections, but the pork banh mi hit the spot! The bread wasn't hard either! That's how you know it wasn't premade and then reheated to give to customers! The viet Mayo was yummy and the pork was a good amount of meat and fat ratio. It's a must order to grab to eat while waiting for your flight. read more

Bambuza - Pork banh mi - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Good service in a relaxed atmosphere. Way better than Hopworks. Staff is friendly and drinks reasonably priced. My new go to on the E concourse. read more

Bambuza sounded like a good option when I was looking into where to get dinner before my flight. Bambuza has Vietnamese food and that sounded way more interesting than your typical burger at the airport. I was looking forward to getting the pork banh mi, but unfortunately they were out, so I got the chicken banh mi instead. The service was a bit slow that day, but I had a lot of time to kill before my flight. There's a decently size dining area right next to Bambuza where I got to enjoy my meal. I would definitely come back here again if I needed to grab a bite before/after a flight. read more