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Cute place in Queen Anne. We went for lunch. One of the best bahn mi sandwiches I've ever had. Came with fries, a delicious sauce for the fries and some pho broth that I dipped my sandwich in. They looked like they had a mostly full bar, a couple TVs on the walls, and really cute atmosphere. The service was a touch slow, particularly bc we were one of just a couple tables in there, but nothing too bad. Will definitely be back!
Pretty good pho especially on a Christmas Day. Largest spring rolls I've seen at a place. But maybe cause there was a lot of lettuce sticking out. Service was nice and fast. The interior was clean. Good spot for a cold day.
Staff was friendly and great ambiance. Street parking so be prepared for that. We weren't super hungry so split the two dishes that we got. I am a little torn. The grilled pork was good. One of the best in Seattle. But the bell peppers, green beans was a little off with this traditional dish. It did not need any fusion twist. Just give me the food as is and maybe some mint. The bánh khọt was solid but too much coconut flavor in the batter. The vegetables that came with it was aplenty and I appreciated that to with the pork vermicelli noodles. The price was on but that is what you expect from Cap Hill.
It was hard to find a spot nearby that would be open on Christmas and lucky this restaurant was open. The service was I very friendly, we got a table for two right the way, and food arrived quick. We got some fresh rolls, which were really huge. I really liked the dipping sauce, seems like they put some picked radish and carrots as toppings in addition to peanuts. Also they give you 4 pieces of rolls, whole most places, in my experience, only give you 2 ([insert mind-blown guy meme]) The pho was delicious but, I thought, could be a little bit more fatty. The position was huge and perfect to split between two people. The vibe seemed very casual and relaxed, many people seem to be there with families or on a date.
The food and flavor of this place is nice but the service really sucks thus the low stars. First off, we were seated right by the bathroom which was not appealing watching people pass us each time they had to use the bathroom. This is not contributing to the low rating but it should tell you we were furthest from the kitchen and maybe contributed to also being ignored. It took a bit to order our food or getting water. When they seated us they brought the cups and chopsticks with napkins but no carafe of water. The people who were seated next to us and after got their water with their cups, chopsticks, and napkins. When we did order I asked if we could get some water and they brought it with our drink order. Our food came and like I said I really like their food but once our food was dropped off we got very little attention. One of us wanted chili sauce so we did get that. Trying to get their attention was really hard. We needed more water and our carafe was empty but it too much effort to get their attention. I also wanted to order dessert so I just walked over to the kitchen and asked them for both. We finished most of our food and our table of dishes could have been removed and I thought surely they would remove before before the dessert came. Nope. The guy who dropped off the dessert took some of the dirty plate he could carry but left the others and didn't bother coming back to remove. So we ate our dessert with rest of dirty plates. See pics. Then we had to get the check and again felt a bit of effort to get. They brought it and I went to front to pay. I don't know if that was process or not but I was not gonna wait for them to bring me the pos system too. I remember coming here before and it was not like this. This experience has left a bad feeling and I won't be going back. Rest of my party agreed. There are other better service and just as good food Vietnamese places without this experience.
SO SO GOOD! I'm in town for work and wanted something to cure my homesickness. I saw that COBA was a short walk from my hotel and decided to check it out. There was a wait on a Tuesday night but since I was a solo diner, I was able to sit at the bar right away. Ordered the lemon grass pork chop rice plate after asking my server for recommendations and it was DELICIOUS. I finished the whole thing even though I was stuffed!
The food is extremely fast, the service is great, and it's a fun place to enjoy some decent food! For what it is, I think it's a bit pricey, but I guess everything is now. We ordered several different things to try a variety. Probably my least favorite was the sampler, especially for $30. Maybe $20 and I wouldn't have thought so negative. It was fine, but just not that great. We wanted to try their fresh rolls and of course peanut sauce. The sauce was kind of runny and needed some fish sauce/more umami. I had never had Curry and Vietnamese place and did really enjoy the Chicken Ca Ri, which was also enough to have half for lunch the next day. Definitely give it a try if you are in the area.
Decent Vietnamese spot near Seattle Center and makes for a good dinner spot before a show/concert/game. They have happy hour only on Monday through Thursday. On my first visit, we tried the banh khot, bun bo hue (recommended by the server), and chicken vermicelli bowl. Banh khot was delicious and definitely something I'd get again. Bun bu hue hit all the right notes flavor wise and appreciated that they provide banana blossoms on the side. Just gave it more authenticity. It was missing pork trotter and pork blood though. Service was good when it wasn't busy. Once the restaurant filled up, servers weren't as attentive but not a big deal since we weren't in a rush.
Nice restaurant with pretty decor. Service was also pretty good here Beef pho: 4/5. Not the best I've ever had but solid pho in general and a good portion too
A good spot for Vietnamese food if you are making a trip to Seattle Center. I got the bun bo hue. It is not the best bun bo hue I have had but it was still pretty good. The ambience was pretty cool! The ambience was nice as well!
I spontaneously came here with a friend on a Saturday night around 8pm after Panda Fest the same day, and after finding out that the nearby Woo Bar was booked for an event. The place inside is quite fancy with the lights and decor, and the pictures of their food on their website also seem fancy as well. There is a QR code you use to look at their menu, which doesn't have pictures of the food itself. It took us a little bit to flag down a sever to take our order but this didn't detract from my experience here. As I usually do for most Vietnamese restaurants I go to the first time, I got their grilled beef short ribs rice plate. This also came with broken rice, and not every place I go to does this so I was happy in this case. Beef is flavored well without being overly done, and isn't hard to chew either. The provided soup was a great refresher, though I was surprised that their julienned carrots were also kimchi flavored. Overall, nothing too special about what I had here, since grilled beef short ribs is standard and it didn't quite stand out to me. My visit did set a pretty good baseline if I were to come back here and try some of their other dishes whenever I'm around the area, which isn't likely.
Went to a friend's graduation on Monday, and our whole group ended up going to CÔBA as a celebratory late lunch/early dinner, linner? Anyways, our group was pretty big, about 10 people total. Wait was long but understandable for our size, and the fact many other people came here after the graduation ceremony down the street. Server was funny in a teasing kind of way, but made sure he got all our orders rights. I ordered the Cơm Sườn Bò / Grilled Short Ribs Rice Plate. It's one of my top 3 favourite Vietnamese dishes, so I'm very particular about it. The beef ribs were tasty and cooked the way I liked it. But the rice that came with it was, let's just say interesting. Most cơm tấm dishes use a long-grain rice, but this restaurant decided to use a very short-grain rice that almost resembled sushi rice. It's not bad, but I'm a big texture guy, so I thought it didn't work well with the whole plate. The egg was also strange too, never seen it formed in such a circular manner haha. That's just me nit-picking though, everything else tasted great and it came with everything you expected with the dish including the soup and side vegetables. One of my other friends (the graduate) ordered the bánh khọt, which is like a little mini Vietnamese pancake bite. It's also one of my top 3 favourite dishes, and my friend let me have a bite to try. Oh boy, I'm sad to say this was the worst bánh khọt I've had. Both my friend and I commented how dough-y it was in the middle, which is not supposed to be like that. I think they messed up this dish, it happens when you get even one proportion of ingredients wrong. Overall, most of the group liked what we had, and we had a nice time there. If you're in Queen Anne area, it's a decent option for Vietnamese food, but I rather go elsewhere like South Seattle for better Vietnamese food.
COBA *June 3, 2025 *5:30pm- Tuesday *5 Stars Seating/ Environment: *Street Parking *Close to Climate Pledge Arena *Friendly Staff Food/Drink: *Grilled Pork Banh Mi *Prawn Fresh Rolls We found COBA because it was just a short 3-minute walk from the Climate Pledge Arena--we were heading to watch the Seattle Storm play and wanted something quick before the game. Service was fast, which was perfect for a pre-event meal, and the staff were super friendly and welcoming. The price for the amount of food was also great! The pork banh mi was seriously good--definitely something I'd recommend! We also had the fresh spring rolls, which were light, refreshing, and lived up to their name. We honestly wished we had more time in the area because we would've loved to go back for another round! The quality of the food was excellent all around. I'd definitely come back next time I'm in the area, especially if I'm headed to another game or show nearby.
We went back to CÔBA for a perfect meal for a Valentine's Day evening. We finally got to have the Coconut Bliss (pictured). The table-made Vietnamese dripped coffee was great too - the condensed milk totally makes it. I had the "Washington Rib Pho" which has rare beef ribeye, homemade meatball, and a 7oz Washington raised bone-in beef shortrib [no bone, magic!]. At $16, it's the Priciest Pho I've ever had, but even the cheapskate in me says it's worth it. Really wonderful. We also had the beef and rice dish - with fried egg. It was a hit. The wait staff wasn't particularly friendly, but I wouldn't want to be working on Valentine's Day evening either I guess! I like how the menu has expanded since the last time we were here. We'll certainly be back to this upscale Vietnamese restaurant. read more
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Came in for lunch on a Saturday and sat at the bar. They do have bottomless memos which is fun! But we opted for Moscow mules - made to perfection! Ordered the crispy Imperial rolls and they were great!! Also ordered the mussels and they were OK -- didn't taste super fresh. Also ordered the Chicken Congee it was ok - a bit bland and it said avocado was included but then the waitress said they don't serve with avocado, I asked for avocado but never got any??? Probably would have added some taste. A+ on drinks and Imperial rolls. Will try other entrees next time. Bartender was great! Bathrooms clean. Parking all around. read more
3 years ago
Highly disappointed with my togo order via ubereats. I ordered the bahn mi, which also came with fries and a side of beef pho. The bahn mi was cold (not necessarily the fault the restaurant since it was delivered ), and also tasted.... well, terrible. It was really flat out not good. I couldn't even finish it. On top of that, the fries were cold and sawgy, had no flavor and came with a side of ranch which didn't look edible. The only upside was the pho was really good. My husband absolutely loved it! So 5 from him and 1 star from me. Averages out to 3 stars. Be careful what you order and avoid the bahn mi. read more
2.5 at best I'd say. More like a 2. I think it was okay. Friends were telling me that the sale point is normal pricing for the area but I don't think that's necessarily true. We had gotten bottomless mimosas as well, which was kind of silly since they told us halfway through that their practice is to make it glass by glass as you finish, but if you sit in a certain area you may not get checked on as much as you'd like. I don't get the business sense when you have 3 people drinking from a carafe and reduce it to getting each glass one by one when your service doesn't reflect the proportion. Accommodate adequately if you're going to do things a certain way, otherwise if you're going to do it wrong don't tell us and then fail at it. Anyway, rant end. I had tried the vegetarian noodle salad, the fresh autumn avocado rolls, and the master stock crispy chicken. The vegetarian noodle salad wasn't worth the price. The mushrooms were different temperatures which just meant that the portobello was cooked sometime before, then sliced and thrown into the bowl. Spells cheap. It also didn't really taste like anything itself so it wasn't spiced at all really prior to it being cooked whenever they did cook it. The amount was quite little as well. I wish that the portobello had been cooked and treated the same way as the shiitake and the oyster since those were pretty yummy albeit very little. The mushroom reduction didn't taste of mushroom at all. Honestly, just soy sauce and mirin; a typical asian brown sauce. The noodles themselves were basic glass noodles. For 14, not worth. That's 2 oz of okay whiskey somewhere. The master stock crispy chicken was one leg quarter thrown over yu choy. The surface didn't stay crispy for very long for one, two the flavor is only really on the outside. I could guess at a few ways since the meat didn't have the flavor. Slow cooked, possibly lightly smoked, maybe low oven temp and then cooked with the sauce to crisp the skin and infuse. In any case, 12? Nah, I'll pass for one leg quarter. The yu choy was pretty good though but there wasn't much of that either. The fresh autumn avocado rolls were pretty good. Still kinda high for spring rolls basically. The use of bean sprouts was pretty interesting since they provided crunch, but not that much avocado inside. Peanut sauce was decent. My biggest gripe is that at a table of four, these weren't cut at all to split. Lazy. Just lazy. Perhaps they're not wrapped well enough to cut into a bunch of small pieces but not even into halves without a knife anywhere in sight seems dumb to me. All in all, I wouldn't end up here again. Price to satisfaction was low. Plus, I was still hungry. Maybe it'll get better later since it seems that this place just switched. I wouldn't hold my breath tho. read more
5 years ago
Excellent pork Banh Mi. Lots of savory pork that was seasoned right and cooked so that the meat was tender and crispy. The bread was crispy and had the right amount of chew. The pickled vegetables had good crunch. Overall this was a really solid Banh Mi and a good size as well. The added fries with the sauce was strange but was addictive and I ended up dipping all the fries in the sauce. The small bowl of Pho broth was a nice add on as well to balance the meal. My daughter got the beef Pho and it was delicious as well there was a lot of meat in it! Wish the bowl was a little bit bigger so there was more broth and room to stir the noddles and condiments around. Overall I would come back for the Banh Mi for sure A. The Pho was solid but just a B as personalty the broth was just a bit to sweet for my taste. If you like sweeter broth this Pho is an A. read more
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7 years ago
I live walking distance to this place and man, how have I not been here sooner? We came for happy hour on a Sunday which is from 4-6pm daily. When we first walked in there was no one else there so I was a bit skeptical. The other yelp reviews looked promising so we decided to give it a try. There is nothing special tasting about this Vietnamese place but for the location, the quality of the food, and price, my expectations were exceeded. I ordered the shrimp spring rolls which on the HH menu costed $5. I was expecting 2 rolls cut in half and the rolls that came out ended up being the size of 4 standard rolls. I'd never ordered eggplant at a Vietnamese restaurant before but that was also super tasty. Because it was summer I decided to order a vermicelli bowl over pho and the bowl was massive and came with a good selection of vegetables and yummy tasting lemongrass chicken. With a Thai ice tea and an order of egg rolls off the HH menu, the bill came out to be $35. For that price, you can't even get an entree at some restaurants so I was sold on this place. We had enough food for both of us to be stuffed and for me to take for lunch the next day. I'll be coming back here with my roommates in the future for HH as their menu has lots of options and I found everything to taste greasy. read more
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4 years ago
I enjoyed the food here. The grilled pork bahn mi was good, and the side of soup and fries were tasty too. I like the seasoning and sauce they give for the fries. For appetizers I got the crispy rolls and kimchi calamari. They were both okay, but next time I'd probably try something else. I think I liked the crispy rolls more than the calamari. My friend got the chicken bahn mi which she liked too. I tried the salty lemonade drink which was okay but I probably wouldn't order it again since I preferred plain water. read more
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7 years ago
This place is absolutely delicious! Appetizers - I ordered the chicken lettuce wraps, and crab rangoon (hands down the best I've ever had!) They are stuffed with spinach, basil, cream cheese and Dungeness crab! Sadly, I was not able to get a picture because I devoured them immediately! For dinner I ordered the pork banh mi! It comes with a side of fries and a bowl of pho broth for dipping! Service is always fast and friendly! I have not been in for happy hour, but they have a ton of offerings! Coba is a must try! read more
4 years ago
One of the best Vietnamese food I have ever had. Good size portion, ingredientes where fresh and very tasty. We ordered Ban mi, bun vermicelli, chicken wings and pho. My kids cleaned the plates! Even though they where full, they kept on eating. read more
3 years ago
Nothing really compares to Coba's beef short rib pho. You get a huge beef short rib and the flavor is unmatched. Love the seafood pho as well, the kimchee calamari, the garlic chicken wing. And for drinks, the Saigonista or its big brother the Da Lat (green pepper, guava, onion, salt rim). read more
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My driver is Vietnamese and each neighborhood we have lunch in we always try out his favorite Vietnamese places. This is one of his favs in the whole city. It's hip but authentic, busy but great service, fast but very, very good. I had the spicy beef noodle soup which has thicker rice noodles and a lychee fruit tea (at 1/2 sweetness). I love uptown for the good restaurants like this! read more
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Absolutely recommend this spot! Went in on Sunday afternoon. Really chill vibe, the staff is super friendly and the food is ON. POINT! There was so much I wanted to try on the menu but ultimately I had the short rib rice plate and was extremely satisfied with my meal. The food was tasty, cooked just right, and the dish was pretty big so I felt it was definitely worth the price. My sister ordered the pork chop plate and it too was excellent. Also, the kimchi was perfectly flavored with just the right amount of crunch. I will definitely be back if I get a chance before my vacation is over. read more
8 years ago
Restroom Review: CÔBA has two all-gender restrooms. It was really clean, and had a very pleasant smell. I was here for only a moment, but enjoyed and appreciated such a nice restroom. The decor, including the mini chandelier, is a fun touch to the restroom. Other Review: The food was delicious. We ate at CÔBA on Christmas Eve. Great atmosphere and cheerful, friendly staff. The food came out fast and hot. I am a soup kind of person, so I got the chicken congee and it was great. I will come back again! read more
4 years ago
Came here after a long hike and this really hit the spot. Not super authentic but still a fantastic experience and the food was flavorful and delicious. read more
2 years ago
Located in lower Queen Anne and about a quarter mile from the space needle. Street parking only. Very nice ambiance and excellent customer service. I forgot how good Pho tastes on a cold Autumn evening. We made it just before they closed. Prices are reasonable and their meals are delicious. read more
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Really great food and atmosphere. My husband and I got the pork belly Bahn mi which was really good. We shared some crispy spring rolls and I loved the flavor of them. I got a cold Vietnamese coffee and he got the salty lemonade-we each loved our drink. The sauce with the fries was really good and the fries were the perfect crunch. The pho broth was really tasty. Friendly and helpful staff and delicious food. read more
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Does their veggie pho use vegetable broth?
Anything advertised as vegetarian is truly vegetarian.
Do we need reservations on friday?
The restaurant is a decent size. I never been on a Friday but I was there on a Sunday afternoon and there was a good amount of people in restaurant. I would recommend just to be on the safe side.
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