Ambiance - place looks a little dated, but it was clean. Service - all the staff were very kind and helpful Food - tasty and affordable! We tried the grilled pork and the chicken with rice and both were very flavorful. Even though they close at 9pm, they were still seating people around 8:30pm! Would go back again. read more

Walking into this place feels like stepping into a casual neighborhood sanctuary where the décor says, "Relax, we got you," and your stomach says, "Feed me immediately." The place is spotless, and the energy we received was chill enough to reset your entire week. If restaurants had spirit animals, Blue Lotus would be a calm lotus floating on broth. The staff treated us like we were long‑lost cousins who finally came home for dinner. Perhaps that was stamped on my forehead? Super friendly, quick with the waters, and even quicker with the bowls. They didn't just serve us food, they served us hope, which is exactly what two hungry people need when their stomachs are writing angry emails to HR. "The Pho, Soul‑Healing, Spirit‑Cleansing, Hunger‑Exorcising" Let's talk about that pho. The broth had a deep, savory, and spiritually clarifying. The noodles were silky enough to qualify as self‑care. The meat, well tender like it had been meditating for hours. We took one sip and immediately felt our food spirits realign. It was the kind of pho that makes you close your eyes, nod slowly, and whisper "This is it... this is the cure." By the time we finished, our hunger demons were gone, our souls were moisturized, and we were ready to rejoin society as functioning adults. This is the spot when you're starving, craving comfort, or needing a bowl of pho that doubles as emotional support. Clean vibe, great service, and broth that could fix your life. Miguel C. read more

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I came in with my boyfriend on a rainy day craving pho and blue lotus satisfied just that! It was fully packed inside!! However, we didn't have to wait long before we were able to be seated. It was my first time coming here and it was just so cozy and warm with the smell of pho filling the room. It made the experience all the better! Upon ordering, we were given our drinks and plate of bean sprouts/lime/mint right away. I got the Well Done Beef, Brisket, Tendon Tripe Noodle Soup--I especially loved how service was so fast! Only comment i have is how the tripe was jumbled together and it was awkward to eat but it wasn't too much of an issue. read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Well Done Beef, Brisket, Tendon Tripe Noodle Soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

Food was great, came out as expected. The service was also really good and attentive, very nice and amicable people. Would come again!

They have the best fried calamari in town! Their spring rolls are good, especially with tofu. The service is fast and parking is always available. They accept cash or card. A solid choice for lunch or dinner! read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Shrimp Rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

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I used to enjoy this place until the last few visits. We've had to wait on our order after multiple people walked in after us and received their orders, we have had missing dishes from our order which we requested more than twice in the same sitting and today drew the line. I found a piece of plastic in my Pho. Sorry but I won't be back and I will make sure to deter any of my people. read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Piece of plastic right at the end of my meal. - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

The weather was rainy and chilly and wanted soup for lunch. A former colleague of mine highly recommended this place and since I work fairly close I decided to give it a try. I placed my online order for the veggie pho and it was ready by the time I picked it up. My only complaints: wait time as I clearly saw my order sitting on a chair as the employee was on the phone taking an order (understandably); however, other employees passed by asking if I needed help and when I stated that I was waiting for my order they said "she'll be right with you". The other gripe is the parking lot. It is very congested and I parked in a limited time spot at the bank next door. Otherwise, the pho was delicious and had lots of flavor! I will definitely be back! read more

Love coming to the blue lotus always great food great service, beautiful outdoor patio for great weather with delicious food. read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Garlic mussels Thai Thai Ice Tea Smoothie W Boba Crispy Vietnamese eggrolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

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It's been probably a year since we have eaten here. The calamari is just as crispy and good as ever. The egg rolls were also crispy but a little on the greasy side. Also ordered the rice combo with beef, shrimp, fish cake, that was very fulfilling, beef cooked perfectly, the shrimp has a balance flavor. Service was excellent read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

I'm downgrading my review a bit, mostly due to service. I visited last night and ordered a small pho, there were many pieces of fat and gristle in my soup that couldn't even be chewed. I had to constantly spit it out. I also ordered a side of two of the Vietnamese eggrolls, and it usually comes out with a piece of lettuce, carrot and cucumber. A different waiter brought these to my table and literally just threw them on the table and walked away in a extremely rude manner. He had very long hair. They brought the eggrolls out with no lettuce and it took me forever to get anyone's attention to just get a piece of lettuce to eat with the eggroll. I always seem to get the same waiter, and he is not helpful at all. I like to order the pho and a side of something new to try. When I ask about anything in the menu he just says "depends on your taste". Yeah, but can you at least attempt to describe the things you serve? Make a recommendation? I was also there earlier this week and I told the waiter that I would like to order a Boba tea after my soup. When he came back over and I tried to order the tea, he said oh sorry the kitchen is closed. So they knew they were closing the kitchen, but he also knew that I intended to order a tea and did not come over and say anything at all. After the weird fat chunks and unhelpful service, I'm going to try other pho places in the area. read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Rare Steak NS - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

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Great lunch today .. easy parking .. great staff .. great food served fast !! Friendly staff big menu selection and drinks smoothies read more

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Had the best dinner at Blue Lotus! We enjoyed a bowl of beef pho, vegetable rolls and a Bahn mi sandwich. Large portions can definitely share! The Thai tea was so delicious and I love that they topped it with whip cream. The service was super quick and efficient and they played great music throughout the restaurant I am excited to return back to the blue Lotus to try more things on their menu, overall amazing experience! read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

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I had a good experience yesterday. The food I ordered was very good; the menu has lots of varieties with reasonable price range; the service was very nice, and the ambiance is very good. At 2pm, customers still came in , and it was crowded with happy faces. read more

Great food, but disappointing service. The older gentleman working there seemed rude and wouldn't even say "you're welcome." Good customer service is just as important as good food. read more

Went back to try dine in because I was feeling sick and needed some pho. Service was not the best, I don't think I would come back, the guy started to clean the table while I was still sitting there getting ready to leave it felt rushed and awkward. Tripe didn't have much taste. read more

Flavor Budz Check-in! If you know, you know. This place is always packed, so be ready to wait for a table. The staff is cool, but they don't really chat much. The food comes out quick and it's always fresh and tasty. The portions are good too. With winter here, I'm gonna be eating here more often. I highly recommend coming here for dinner. The food always feels like a warm hug from home. read more

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Heard this is a great PHO place in Carson! Ordered House Special Pho to-go!!! Reasonable price for the amount of food! And the food was nicely packed for to-go. Delicious!!!!! read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Outside of the restaurant! - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

the aunties that work here are amazing with the service. the food is typical when it comes to the pho. My go to is the rare steak pho. Classic home vibes. read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Rare Steak Noodle Soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

My friend said he came here long time ago with his son and an old neighbor who introduced him to this place. After a night of karaoke and vodka, soda, pineapple drinks... (almost hangover) Pho sounded so good! I met up with my friend and he brought me here. I was pleasantly impressed. Good parking, clean inside, good service, nice music, yummy food! I ordered the small house special pho with a side of beef balls and sliced onions (gotta have that "kimchi" like crunch with my noodles! lol!) which I drizzle with Hoisin Sauce and Sriracha. Soooo good! It hit the spot! We also got the Thai tea (no boba this time because... noodles are plenty carbs). Anyway, I'll definitely be back! Thanks guys! read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Small house special pho with a side of meatballs and sliced onions! Mmm! - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

Went here for dinner near closing time. Greeted and seated. Order Pho Soup and a spring roll. Received our food within 10 minutes. Both entrees was delicous. Broth was warm and had good flavor. I recommend because this the best VIETNAMESE in the city of Carson. Workers were nice, food was good, place is Clean and there is plenty of parking Prices are descent. read more

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Was craving pho tonight, and I told my husband, so he said he would pick some up. Blue Lotus is the closest to our house, so that's where we picked. I got the well done pho, and he got the combo fried rice. They forgot to give me hoisin and sriracha. Luckily, it's close to our house, and my husband went back to get some. -Well Done Beef, Brisket, tendon, tripe pho. Pretty good. Would get again -Combo fried rice. My husband loved it. I thought it had some good flavor. Large portion for the price. Would get again Overall, it was a good choice and was one of the only places open on a Sunday after 7:30pm. read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

We're regulars. Love this place. The Pho is great also a big fan of the spring rolls, kbbq short ribs and the pork chops on rice.

What a hidden gem! This building used to be a Del Taco and was so sad to see it go. But I finally took a chance and came in to try it. Boy I was pleasantly impressed with the quality, freshness, amount of food served and the price. It was amazing. I had pork chops with vermicelli noodles on Friday. I loved it so much I went back the next day for pork chops but this time with red rice. The service crew were sweet, attentive and very helpful for my first time coming in. Don't let the location fool you, this is legit a diamond in hiding. Will definitely be back. read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Pork Chops with Red Rice - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

This is my go-to spot for pho. I've tried a lot on the menu, from the egg rolls to the pho, and it's always good. Service is solid, food never disappoints. Definitely recommend. read more

This is the second time i order to go the salted shrimp fried in old oil again! I thought it was one time , the manager said he will let there kitchen knows not to use old oil! soaked in oil! Terrible! read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Salted Shrimp - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

This resto is just oK, nothing fancy or extraordinary. Food is not MSG-free. The service is good. It's a bit dumpy though, especially the restroom. Won't go back again. read more

Good Food and Service. Their menu has something for everyone: noodles, appetizers, sandwiches, salads, rice dishes, chow fun/mein, vermicelli, drinks and desserts. There's even options for vegetarians. Love their rice plate! #69 is the way to go! It comes with grilled pork chop, shredded pork & pork skin, shrimp wrapped w/ beancurd and baked egg loaf on rice. #73 has the same items plus grilled beef. Both were tasty! Order the egg rolls! Very crispy and packed with meat. Will be back to try the Pho! read more

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Blue Lotus has an extensive menu with over 100 items. The best items I've had here were the soups. The #001 House Special (Phở Dặc Biệt) has a nice broth, tender strips of steak, and vegetables. An XL size is available if you want a larger portion. Other soups are good, but I haven't found myself wanting to reorder them again, preferring to go with the House Special. The #071 French Style Beef Filet Mignon on Rice (Cơm Bò Lúc Lắc) is a colorful item with a nice counterbalance of beef, vegetables, and rice. This is the one item that I've probably ordered the most of all the times I've been here. Many of the other dishes are good, with a good variety to choose from. Not necessarily outstanding, but nice to try out. I haven't had any item that I would definitively say I would never order again, which is a positive observation of the general quality. The #032 Vietnamese Egg Rolls and #033 Spring Rolls with Shrimp & pork are good sides to share. Not outstanding, but pleasant enough. Prices are reasonable, but paying for your meal can be awkward. Sometimes, the wait staff would bring my check to the table and let me pay at the table. But sometimes, no one seemed to be coming back to my table, so I would need to walk up to the cashier, tell them what I ordered, they found my ticket, and I paid there. NOTE: Just a day or so after I last ate here, the restaurant was closed because of a low health score from the county, "C", with 13 various violations. They are planning to reopen Jan 27, 2024. Personally, I didn't see any health-related issues, but then I had no idea what went on in the kitchen or with their food preparation techniques. My personal experience is that after a restaurant has been shut down for health violations that they "get religion" and usually they are much better about food 'hygiene', at least for a while, so here's hoping. read more

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The food was exceptional.. waitress was very helpful. We are for sure going back We had the eggrolls and the spring rolls. The pho was delicious. read more

Went for dinner and found a fly in my pho. Told the server and he took it away and left me alone. No one came up to me to ask about it or nor did anyone who works there apologize. I gave the staff time who was just sitting around with no customers to come up to me and ask me about it. No one did, I called the server and all he said was that he threw it away and took it off the bill. I spoke with someone else and he finally said it was unprofessional on how it was handled. 0 stars if possible. Unprofessional staff read more

I always order the same dish at any Phō and it's usually good. The only not so good thing is when it says GRILLED on their menu but it is not! I can usually tell by the smell of the meat if it's really grilled. The sauce was too watered down that it was almost tasteless! Good service. The hot tea was horrible!!! read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Vermicelli with not so grilled chicken, veges and egg roll - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

The Pho is good. But there are many factors affecting the business. They are under staff so when you have peak times it's hard for the staff to get things on time and also the back of the house must be busy as well. We ordered the house special and egg wonton soup. Again the soup broth was good, the noodles were good and fried squid had too much oil. And here comes some issues, when restaurants don't properly change their flying oil anything you fry comes out with these darks colors. I don't have a picture but will get one soon. So the fried food was too greasy and the oil needed to be changed Because they are short with employees the service is not the best because only two servers for the entire restaurant. Last, they have a problem with their ventilation system because water from the ceilings landed on a patrons soup, that's a bug problem Not coming back for a while until they improve overall service and ambience Thanks for reading read more

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Blue Lotus has always been one our favorites Vietnamese spots on our beautiful Carson area. Went there today, yet again. Ordered the same items as always, Beef broth with shrimp, beef broth with tendon, some egg rolls and grilled beef with rice. I'm glad nothing about the food ever changes. Always the same quality although today I definitely felt the rice was cold, slightly warmed up by the beef lol but it was cool I didn't make a fuss about it. We did go around 4 and it was kind of slow. But other than that the food is always on point I love their beef broth with shrimp. We've also had their ribs before, also bomb! The only thing I would highly recommend is they improve on their customer service. Once they bring your food they never check on you lol till you're finished. They don't come near your table unless you call them. Sometimes you might wanna order something else, might need some extra sauce or broth or whatever. Get me? Other than than everything's cool Keep it up BL. read more

Party of 2 Tuesday 1:45 pm Easy parking by Goldilocks and Popeyes Chicken. Lots of seating and lots of pinoy love from the clientele. Service is efficient and pleasant, staff stays diligent. If they're not serving they're tidying or cleaning. We enjoyed all of our food: Vietnamese egg rolls Kalbi over rice Wonton soup with rice noodles Side of grilled beef Solid portions for price and good texture and flavor. Happy to have tried this spot and happy to add it to our rotation. Would recommend and will come again. read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - 2024.10.22 Vietnamese Egg Rolls (6) and Wonton Rice Noodle Soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

Meatball Pho was deliciously fresh and service was quick but not rushed. Great atmosphere; cool and not noisy. Perfect for my luncheon! read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Large Meatball Phǒ with all the condiments, YAAS!! - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

As I'm a Vietnamese person, I can say this place has Good solid Vietnamese food in the South Bay. It has a large selection of menu choices & food is fresh and tasty. Not gourmet but more like home style Vietnamese. A little pricy for small portion but it will satisfy your tastebuds. read more

Reply to the owner: Thank you for your response. However, I want to clarify that I did bring up the issue at the moment it occurred--when I first asked the server. That was the opportunity to properly address and resolve the matter. If further verification was needed, it should have been done right then, rather than assuming the response was sufficient without ensuring accuracy. I appreciate your commitment to customer service, but placing the responsibility on the customer to push the issue further is not the right approach. Once a concern is raised, it should be thoroughly addressed, rather than dismissed unless the customer insists. I hope this feedback helps improve future interactions, and I appreciate your time. Original review: I ordered a large pho tai for $14.99, but I only received a few pieces of meat in the pot. When I asked the employee about it, she admitted that they had intended to put 10 pieces of meat but had only found 5. I was very disappointed with this and will not be returning to the restaurant. read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - I ordered a large pho tai for $14.99, but I only received a few pieces of meat in the pot. - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

It's really good here and clean. Everyone is so nice too highly recommend to enjoy authentic cuisine read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Grilled Beef and Egg Roll - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

This place is quiet! There's no music or anything! And it's small. People definitely don't come here for the ambience. The service is fast, easy and the prices are fair. The egg rolls are amazing! The pho isn't the best, I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone who wants good pho. The thai tea comes with whipped cream on top, which I haven't experienced before. Parking is easy, there's plenty of spots in the plaza. After you eat, you have to walk up to the front to pay which my friend and I didn't know so we were waiting for our bill for a while. read more

Blue Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine - Egg rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Carson, California

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Incredibly disappointing I made my order to go when I got there, and I knew that there was gonna be a way because there were a lot of people doing dinner time. However, the staff here actually made sure that the dishes for the dine-in were put in first before that of myself and other people that waiting for pick up and to go. I waited 30 minutes and my food wasn't ready. I was shocked to see that customers that went in there to dine-in after me actually finished their meal and had left, yet my food wasn't ready yet! So when I brought it up to their attention, the staff said that it was because it was busy, but they didn't acknowledge their actual lack of Customer services and fair treatment to all paying customers. Ultimately I asked for a refund. They kept on saying to wait many times and they said one more minute but by that point it was past thirty minutes for a simple vermicelli order. Overall very disappointing and lack of accountability from the staff. read more