I've eaten here a couple of times. If you have a belief system that a restaurant in a strip mall can't be good, discard the notion and head to Big Pot. I've had the combination pho on both visits. The broth is flavorful and the ingredients (brisket, tripe and meatballs) are plentiful. If you finish the bowl you'll have to be rolled in Violet fashion to the nearest juicer. On my last visit, I added an order of spring rolls. They were great. Service on both visits has been great. Prices are slightly higher than average but not out-of-line for the portion sizes. As for ambiance, it is industrial in finish, but I come for the food, not the decor. I'll definitely keep this in my rotation of Asian style restaurants in Appleton! read more

Big Pot & Grill - Spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

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I had the beef pho. It was very good. I've had better and I've had worse. I was very happy with my choice. I think I will try one of the seafood boils next time. Other people there were really digging in. Gotta get me some of that. read more

The food was very delicious . Our waiter was very kind and sweet. The vibe of this place is really nice and calm. I would recommend to come here ! Everything was amazing ! read more

Big Pot & Grill - 1. Snow Crab Legs 1 lb. Headless Shrimp, Corn, Potato, Spicy , Garlic Butter - Vietnamese Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

Massive portion. Staff was helpful and kind. It was the husband's first time eating crab. Delicious seasoning!!! The place was clean and we left with very full stomachs. Worth the cost 100% read more

Big Pot & Grill - Shrimp, crawfish, snow crab, oysters, corn, and potatoes. - Vietnamese Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

disappointing!! poor customer service, reluctant to serve! cook copping out saying they ran out of food (fried rice, egg rolls, oysters). tried to make the best of it and ordered the pho and pad thai which was "meh". a one star from all four of us! read more

Came for the first time after family hiking trip. Was so worth it!! I had the burger, my dad had the seafood. the burger was super good and I recommend it. I got the House style burger. It was super juicy. The fries were good but I just felt like they didnt really try on it. There was a big cajun-powder patch by my fries and it threw me off for a sec. Service was fine! Ambiance was good, love the shows on the TV! I totally recommend as its such a calm, cozy environment. :) read more

Big Pot & Grill - Vietnamese Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

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We were invited as a group over 12 people to have lunch here. If you've been to similar establishments such as Hot N Juicy or Boiled Crab, this one cannot compare but keep your mind open. I was truly hoping for Cajun flavors but you won't find that here. Instead they had lemon pepper, Thai chili, and lemongrass. You may also choose your spice level. Plus, if you choose to go per pound seafood, they won't allow you to choose half pound. I tried, just for you guys. My Mom had pho and she thought it was ok. My younger sister thought the pho was "meh." I didn't try the broth so I can't throw my 2-cents however it wasn't clear. I can say that the condiment caddy they brought us had nearly empty bottles. We had to wave down the waitresses to get more hoisin and sriracha. My Husband's burger was cooked medium rare. The patty was slightly pink and very juicy. They snuck in a spoonful of Hmong pepper dip in the burger and it added some flavoring. I thought the fries were cooked well; so crispy. I wished they had a better description of the flavoring used for the boil. I ordered lemongrass to be on the safe side as I can't tolerate spicy foods. Then when they brought it out, the flavoring was nice. A tad salty for my taste but that was toned down with a side of rice and it made it a nice meal. I would have ordered the andouille sausage instead of Hmong sausage on the side. I would have ordered mussels instead of crawfish if I go again. Truly, it didn't satisfy my cravings. Something was missing. The spring rolls were great. I've never had Hmong sausage in mine before. The sweet hoisin and peanut sauce balanced well with the saltiness of the sausage. Service was ok. It took an hour to bring out the first dish. People who came after got their food first. I get it; we are large group. They refilled our water a few times. They automatically added 18% gratuity AND then had the audacity to ask for another tip when I went up to pay on the iPad. Don't fall for that. They got our order wrong and asked us to repeat what we ordered several times but I know they were trying. The facility is clean and the bathrooms were gender neutral. Location was in a strip mall so parking was abundant. read more

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If you are hungry for a tasty seafood boil that straddles the continents I recommend that you try the Big Pot & Grill. They do a fine job of combining a traditional Louisiana Cajun seafood boil with flavors from Southeast Asia. I ordered their "Big Dinner," a combo of crab, mussels, shrimp and crawfish, with potatoes, corn and rice on the side, steamed/boiled in a savory sauce (available after 4:00pm). For me it was the perfect option because it included four of my favorites plus some veggies. You can also create your own boil by selecting seafood (at market price), veggies and other extras a'la carte. There are other options on the menu (pho, fried rice, pad Thai, etc. -- but we came specifically for the seafood boil). In addition to selecting your seafood and extras, be sure to specify the flavor profile and level of heat that you prefer. I went with "lemon grass garlic" (tasty) and medium (which would be quite hot for many but for me was a perfect blend of heat and flavor). The Big Pot & Grill is located in a small strip mall on the east side of Appleton. The minimalist decor makes for a pleasant atmosphere. Service was perfunctory but acceptable. Beverages including beer and wine as well as soft drinks are available. Though I thoroughly enjoyed my dinner, I wouldn't rate it as a spectacular five star meal. That said, if you like seafood boils, Cajun & Asian flavors, I'm sure you'll enjoy you meal at Big Pot & Grill just as I did. Ps. Don't forget to don your gloves and bib -- seafood boils can be messy! read more

Big Pot & Grill - Part of the menu. - Vietnamese Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

Our first time here. I was with my husband and my toddler. We got the Hmong sausage and rice with the dinner combo of 1 pound shrimp, mussels and crawfish. You can select your level of spice and sauce choice. We had the spicy thai chili sauce and it was SO good! If you don't like your food too spicy, you can choose lemongrass or lemon butter sauce. The dinner combo that we had cost $50 and comes with 1 corn and 1 potato. That was plenty for the both us. My toddler had the Hmong sausage and rice with a side of plain corn. Service was great! We were the only family in the restaurant after 7pm on a week day and the server took great care of us. She was attentive to our needs and provided a high chair, extra plates and a kid cup. The restrooms are gender neutral and have a baby station. Clean and welcoming environment. Very family friendly restaurant as well. We will definitely be back to try other dishes on the menu! read more

Big Pot & Grill - Non-spicy Hmong sausage with white jasmine rice. - Vietnamese Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

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Weekday at noon. Immediate seating. No crowds. If you have been to one of those crab seafood shacks in California or down in the New Orelans, you won't be disappointed by their menu. Their Canjun style seafood boil is heavily influenced with a Vietnamese flavors. You pick your favorite seafood items (crawfish, snow crab legs, doungneas crab, shrimp, mussels, or lobster tails) by pounds, pick a spice flavor and then enjoy it. Each order is packed in a big plastic bag (yah, I know). In addition to the seafood, the meal also include corn, potatoes and other items of your choice. We had a lunch special with the Thai Chili seasoning. Quite spicy but very flavorful. A bowl of rice came with the meal to soak up all the sauce. Don't worry about getting messy while deshelling your seafood. The restaurant provides you with some gloves and bibs. Have a glass (or a pitcher) of beer or enjoy your meal with some wines. Lunch hour is 11a to 2p. So make sure you go there in time to take the advantage of the specials. Dinner is 4p to 9p. Closed on Mondays. They also do takeouts, so you don't have to worry about losing your manners. :-) read more

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Decided to try out this place because I was craving a good crawfish broil. I decided to try a combo of lemongrass and Thai chili for my flavor choice. I was expecting more spice cause it was Thai chili, but it was not at all. If you like spicy, I would max out on it. The overall taste was a little too salty to my liking. I was able to taste the lemon grass but that was about it besides the saltiness. I also order a bowl of pho and I was more pleased with it. The pho broth is more on the sweet side but it was delicious. Overall I would give it a three star. It's the only crawfish broil around the area. I probably will not order the broil but would go back for the pho. read more

Shrimp were great and the lobster were incredible as well. Will definitely go back again.

Spend at lease 2 time a week at this place because The food quality and the service. Order to go the same menu (Green mussels, spicy tamarind meet ball and Pho) some time we add Sticky rice and grill pork belly or Kho poon never have a problem or have to pay upfront. Unfortunately,Today placing the same order while driving to their place and was told need to collect the payment upfront. I told the lady on the phone that 5mins away and will pay when I'm arrive and they refused to work with you. Just so you know you lose royals customer. read more

Big Pot has great sauces for their boils. The food is overpriced compared to other seafood boil restaurants and their mussels and crawfish are not fresh. The crab legs are amazing. Their fried rice is good along with their chicken wings. I tend to visit for their sausages, which are amazing. After visiting the restaurant on a regular basis, the restaurant started charging me $3 for the sauce that my order of sausages, that cost $2.75, came in. I'm being charged more for the sauce than the meat. Kind of concerning. They're usually understaffed and service is slow. The waitresses are nice but usually overwhelmed. Management could be better. They're more concerned on getting your money rather than customer service. read more

Big Pot & Grill - Vietnamese Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

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Great meal! Had headless shrimp with quail eggs, potatoes, corn and sausage medium spice. It was amazing! read more

Big Pot & Grill - Great meal! Had headless shrimp with quail eggs, corn, potatoes and Hmong Pork Sausage medium spice. - Vietnamese Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

Amazing pho soup. The crab boil is very good with 4 different flavors. The table can be small for a party of 2 unless you ask for a table with 4 chairs. I can understand the reasoning behind the tables for 2 but when you add all the sides leaves no room for drinks. read more

I stopped in on a Saturday evening. I ordered the Big Dinner Combo and added sausage to the pot. Figured $29.99 for the variety. Staff was helpful on the menu. Thai Chili and hot was my choice for the night. It came out double bagged and in a container. It also had a side of rice. The shrimp were good size and definitely worth it. The cluster snow crab legs were also delicious. Mussels and crawfish were okay. I liked the spice of the meal. Atmosphere was a family type atmosphere mixed with couples. TV in corner. The big combo is definitely more than enough for two people and no sides needed. No need to be modest here. Do yourself a favor and slap the bib on! Why not 5 stars? Hmmmm I've had better pots, outside this area. Can I give this a Fox Valley 5 because I think one will be hard pressed to find a better pot around here? Waitresses were good. They forgot my potato and corn in the combo so I sent it back. I thought the corn and potato were on the light side. I would prefer more of those instead of the white rice bowl. I also had to ask for cracker for my snow crab. For me, I will definitely return because the whole shrimp were legit. The spice good. The atmosphere chill. read more

Very good, I recommend this place. I fallowed another reviews tip to get noodles. I took them to go and used them with my leftovers. I got 3 more meals out of it. read more

Big Pot & Grill - Pad se ew with chicken. Pretty good. - Vietnamese Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

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It was my first time coming to this wonderful place and I just have to say it's the best place to eat boil seafood. There top flavor is Thai Chili (added with medium spicy level). It's not that spicy however it tastes super delicious! Their Thai Chili sauce, hands down the best combo to eat seafood boil. THEIR SHRIMP IS JUMBO AND FAT, and when I say jumbo and fat, it's big so it's worth the shrimp. The workers were amazing by taking their time explaining the menu and the server was patient enough to read back your order to make sure everything is correct. They would come by our table to ask us how everything is too. I didn't try their other food because I want to just experience their seafood boil but I'm planning to go back to try other things. They also give you plastic bibs, good quality gloves and utensils. read more

Went on a Friday night for the first time. Service was great & food was wonderful. Had the mussels with Thai seasoning & sticky rice. Delicious Also ordered a chicken pad Thai, & calamari appetizer (all dishes were shared). The calamari was okay, because it had a ton of batter. Would definitely recommend it & will be back soon. read more

I was there with extremely bad company but the food made up for everything. Garlic butter and lemon pepper sauce for my bowl of crab and shrimp made my night. Be prepared to de-shell your food, but not with your bare hands! They provide gloves and a nice bib for you to keep clean. Really good food! You won't regret it. :) read more

We've visited Big Pot & Grill twice since it has re-opened. The first time, was actually the grand opening day. We were very lucky, we went in early. After we were seated and got our waters, that's when the rush came. My only complaint for that visit was we were seat at a table that only fits four. We had four adults and two kids. I understand that they were probably trying to save space but it was very crowded and uncomfortable for us. Especially after all our food was placed on the table. I ordered a pound of shrimp & mussels, they forgot to bring the mussels with the shrimp. However, they noticed the mistake right away and even took it off the bill. I'm not a fan of their pho. That's just my personal preference though. They have a good ratio of noodles to broth and meats but the broth, just isn't my favorite. Don't let my opinion change your mind though. Give it a try. The second time was almost just as good. I felt like my seafood mix wasn't as salty as I'd like but that's no problem. I'd rather it be under salted versus over salted. This time, the seating was much better. But again, they forgot a side of sausage in the seafood mix for one of our family member's dish. After our family member pointed it out to the waitress, they worked on bring it out and took it off the bill. I appreciate that gesture. It seems like this is one of their common mistakes. I understand it's hard to keep tabs on all the items that goes into an order. I hope they figure this out. We'll definitely be visiting again. read more

Big Pot & Grill - One pound of yummy whole shrimp- market value $18/pound - Vietnamese Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

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Had both a dinner and a lunch at Big Pot. Thoroughly enjoyed both meals, and really look forward to going again. One thing to consider is if you order something like the king crab, snow crab, or the lobster, be sure you ask that it be "split". Otherwise, you're spending a lot of time trying to open the shells and get at the goodness therein. I've no idea how I'd tackle the Dungeness crab, but might have to see about that. The sauces are really good, and be prepared for a very filling meal! read more

Had the khao poon and garlic lemongrass mussel pot very good. This place is hopping glad we were able to get seated quickly. Will be back read more

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Well first off I order the King Crab Legs seafood boil and nothing was included with the boil I had to pay for the extra potatoes and they don't have regular eggs either. My food was very plain and not the best at all. I was very disappointed with my food and there prices so high for he amount of food you get. We will not be coming back there. I am still hungry after spending 100 dollars there. I hurt my fingers from eating the King Crab Legs. I am hungry and displeased. read more

Best seafood bowl what i ever tried, high quality sea food , big crab legs and shrimps , perfect

What a great and innovative flavor combo! Great food. I'm sure most people don't come for the pho, but it is like really really good! Definitely recommend read more

Today I order something new never had it before the pho beef middle soup it was so delicious and very healthy flavor the beef, meatbulls, and everything in it was great! I love it one of my favorite place to eat.. read more

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Delicious! I was absolutely amazed for big city foods in a little unassuming place !!!

Lovely and great place for seafood boil! Had king crab and shrimp with 3 different flavors in the group I was in. Favorite flavor is Thai chili. Soooooo good! Khao poon was also gooD. Can't wait to come back and try other flavors and dishes. read more

Found a piece of plastic in my crab leg and the manager gave me 5 percent off my bill! I tip more than 5 percent and to be eating a piece of plastic was not fun. They just said they never saw that befor. The table next to me saw the plastic come out of the crab leg. Anyway the bill was over 70 dollars and the 5 percent came to only like 4 to 5 dollars. my tip was bigger than that will never eat there again read more

Four words: Asian Thai Seafood Boil If you live in the Fox Valley you need to check out #TheBigPotAppleton Great customer service & cool spot inside! You get to pick what seafood, sauce, spice level and add ons to put in the boil. Tip: add a side of noodles to the boil. Tops it off great. This place will not disappoint!! They have other items on their menu which are equally delicious as well! You gotta get the crispy calamari! It's like onion rings but super delicious and comes with a side of spicy mayo I think. My boyfriend got the fried catfish and that was some of the best we have ever had. The catfish was juicy not dry and had a great cornmeal like breading. We have had the Pho other times we have come too and that's delicious. If you get the boil you get a bib, gloves (which is genius), wet naps silverware and handy scissors if you get crab legs. Do yourself a favor and go! #TheBigPot #Appleton #SeafoodBoil read more

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Great place, not many places have king crab and snow crab legs here in town. The seafoodboil is where its at here! Pad Thai was okay. Service was very friendly. Simple place with good food and service. read more

Very impressed with the quality of the food. We ordered a lb of whole shrimp, mussels, snow crab legs with quail eggs and fish balls with lemongrass garlic seasoning. First, for not being anywhere near an ocean, the seafood was delicious and fairly fresh resting tasting. The seasoning was on point! We also got pad thai (decent) and calamari (thick, great breading). We got everything as take out and it came out on time and steaming hot. Great little gem of a restaurant! read more

The food was soooo good! Just enough spice and not just spicy hot, flavorful spice!! A very unique experience for this area! A must go!! read more

Big Pot & Grill - Vietnamese Near Me - Appleton, Wisconsin

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The PHO (not he thing everyone goes here for) is AMAZING!!! Great broth and super quality ingredients. They even come out with a spice tray. My son always gets the shrimp pot and my wife will switch up which pot she gets but always gets it as hot as they will make it. Overall a great little place. read more

Amazing food! The price is actually really reasonable for fresh seafood (in the Midwest). Can't believe there's a Viet Cajun food in Appleton! Try garlic butter and Thai chili. You won't regret it. read more

Great customer service & the food was great! The server was very kind & willing to recommend different flavors. If it was your first time she was more than willing to help & answer questions. She often came to check up on us & everybody else. & for what you're paying, the amount of food is so filling. I'd recommend for sure! It's hard to find restaurants like this here. read more

Found this place on accident and we were so glad we did. The food was amazing and the staff were so kind. We will definitely be back.

Food and service was great! I'll definitely be returning soon. I'm a huge shrimp fan and can never get enough so I didn't think a lb of shrimp would be enough, boy was I wrong! These bad boys were huge and very filling. I got mine in the Thai chili medium spice. I think the seasoning was more enjoyable after the food cooled down a bit. We also ordered the platter or starters and the tamarind meatballs, both very delicious. I had a side order of sticky rice that I barely touched. The price is very good considering how much shrimp you get. I also added a corn, but only ate half. Definitely go here and ladies, probably should bring a hair tie to keep your hair up. Can't wait to go back! read more

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