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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.
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I ordered the Beef Pho that came with great broth flavor that made the dish! Excellent service. read more
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We finally had the chance to eat here before seeing a show at Center Theatre in the Armory. They have some really nice patio seating on the deck adjacent to their storefront. The only downside is you may not see your waitress or server for a long time and you'll need to go inside to get any kind of help. In summary: really good food, kind of a long wait time, even when it's not busy. We ordered the cashew green beans and the sea bass fish special. The girl working there let us know it would be about 10 minutes for the fish to come out so the green beans would come out first. That was fine with us so we waited. And waited. And waited. 30 minutes later the fish was brought out to us on a platter with lettuce for wrapping, a bowl of vermicelli noodles, diced carrots, and mango, along with fish sauce and a lemon butter sauce. No green beans. I didn't realize the fish special was going to require Vietnamese style burrito wrapping with lettuce, so it's a good thing I washed my hands between riding the bus down to Queen Anne and eating dinner. I certainly had enough time while waiting to do so! As for the flavors of the food, the fish was grilled perfectly, though was a bit fishy for my taste. The grilled lemon on top was a nice touch and helped mask some of the fishiness along with the butter sauce. Albeit a bit labor intensive, the dish was good. $21 to feed two hungry adults is not bad. The green beans finally came out midway through the meal (good, similar to garlic green beans at Din Tai Fung) and we had to box everything up soon after to make it to our show. The girl was nowhere to be seen when we needed to get going so we went inside to pay the check and get some to-go boxes. We ended up being late for the performance we had tickets for - a shame since we sat down to eat when there were only two parties finishing their meals out of the whole restaurant at 6:25. We paid the bill and made it out of there at 7:35. I want to come back here to try some of their other dishes and drink options but i'll make sure to do it on a day that I don't have any other time commitments. read more
3 years ago
Amazing good, fun atmosphere, and nice staff! I would love to come back and try their drinks, but the food alone was really good. read more
Wow! Talk about a lucky find! When was it in Seattle with some girlfriends who were so tired one night and just wanted some comfort food to Uber ears back to the hotel after a long day of being out and about all over Seattle... CŌBA for the win! We all were so impressed and full! The portions are huge! We definitely over ordered as there was only three of us, but really enjoyed trying everything! Very authentic and flavorful! Wish we had this place back home in Miami, now I need to find a Vietnamese place that matches this one... won't be easy! read more
8 years ago
This restaurant is excellent. The food here is a combination of traditonal tastes with a modern twist. All the dishes I've tried were infused with a lot of flavor but never overwhelming. The menu was redone I believe, and there are a lot of new creative additions. The service here was top notch. From entering to our departure, we were greeted by smiles from the good-looking staff. I can see the effort in making sure their customers are satisfied their visits. They so have a full bar, try their specialty drinks, its delicious. The fried banana ice cream is a must. Definitely coming back here to try the rest of their menu. read more
Came here today with some co workers for lunch since it's a short walking distance. I've been co.plaining that there arent any places with vermicelli bowls in the area, so I was happy when they told me Coba has them! We were greeted by the waiter and he sat us down. He knew my co workers as they went there a few days last week. I ordered a thai ice tea and was happy to find out they could make it with soy milk. He even made our other co workers a birthday drink. Very sweet. I ordered the charred chicken vermicelli bowl. It was exactly what I've been craving! Sweet, sour, crunchy, salty... so refreshing. There were grilled vegetables, cucumbers, julienned carrots and papaya. Chicken was super tasty and I was even advised they use gluten free soy sauce, double win!! I loved that there was fresh mint in the bowl too as it brought such a nice refreshing taste to the bowl. I cant wait until its warmer as I'll be here every other day getting my vermicelli on. read more
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Côba serves some of the best Saigon-style street food dishes and I think the food here is far superior to most of the Vietnamese restaurants from Vancouver in British Columbia to here in Seattle down to Portland. There are some items on the menu here that are absolutely fantastic and the balance of flavors are created with culinary mastery or perhaps some magic. Whatever it is, keep it up Côba! I've been here about seven times counting the times we ordered take out over the phone. Each time I have eaten the food from Côba, I feel it keeps getting better. This is a bit crazy because the food is already incredible but perhaps it's because I keep trying dishes that I have not had before. A lot of times I order the same thing at restaurants because that item is far superior, but I am not going to do that here. Côba not only tastes amazing but they go out of their way to use excellent ingredients. They get their mussels & clams from local sources right here in Puget Sound. The beef used is raised in the Hood River area and the eggs they use come from an area south of Olympia. There are a lot of beers to choose from and most of them are from the Seattle metro area. For an appetizer I have tried both the grilled chicken summer fresh rolls and the tofu fresh rolls. I really liked the grilled chicken rolls over the tofu rolls. The grilled chicken rolls are made with lemongrass chicken, fresh butter lettuce, a crispy wonton skin, vermicelli noodles, cucumber, jicama, fresh basil and served with their house made peanut sauce. I felt all of the ingredients were in a perfect balance to make these rolls taste perfect. We were actually sitting around discussing the taste and how we have had these same ingredients in other rolls but they were not as good as the rolls here at Côba. The ingredients in the tofu fresh rolls are the same as those in the grilled chicken rolls but fried tofu is used. The tofu rolls are good too, but I still liked the lemongrass taste with the chicken. It added to the overall taste of the roll. I'm not much of a salad fan because in many cases the use of one inferior ingredient can ruin the whole thing. One of may favourite salad dishes are anything made with green papaya or mango. When I saw the shrimp skewer mango salad I knew I had to try this. There were two skewers of tiger shrimp which was nice. They use mango as well as pickled green papaya which really adds to the taste. They also add a nice collection of herbs with mint, cilantro and rau ram but I like to ask them to add some basil in it. There is also carrots, shallots, cauliflower and peanuts added. It sounds very simple but the flavour is very complex. It is served with crispy fried shrimp crackers. Get this! They also serve a veggie salad that is similar to this called the papaya tofu salad. Most of the ingredients are the same except the shrimp is replaced by fried tofu slices and they add some daikon radish to it. Both are good but I liked it with the shrimp and the fried shrimp crackers. There is also a yellow fin tuna mango salad That I have tried and enjoyed. They use tuna that is perfectly seared. They add fresh mango, coriander, sesame seeds, fresh herbs and Roma tomato with a caramel ginger sauce. There was a nice amount of tuna and it tasted fresh. The betel leaf beef rice bowl is really good. They use top sirloin Angus beef that is grass fed and comes from Hood River. They add betel leaf, pickled mango and papaya garlic, lemongrass a fried egg on top and served over rice with their mam nem sauce. The use of betel leaves really adds to the flavor. Betel is something that more restaurants should use. You can also get a similar version of this in a vermicelli bowl. Both are good. The grilled lemongrass chicken uses free-range local sourced chicken. They use the chicken thigh and add an assortment of Vietnamese herbs with fresh vegetables. It's topped with a nuoc cham vinaigrette. The thigh was very tasty. I've tried the chicken and the rib pho. You can get either rice noodles or add zucchini noodles for three dollars. The chicken pho is served with bones chicken meat, rice noodles and Vietnamese herbs. The Rib pho is simmered for 24 hours and made with rare beef rib-eye, beef brisket, Côba's homemade meatballs and short ribs with the bone. I've had these soups with and without an egg. Finally I want to thank Amy who was our server. She was polite and very attentive as well as answered all my questions. She also seemed like she enjoyed her job and was great with the customers. Thank you for excellent service Amy! read more
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This is a very nice hospitable place, atmosphere is wonderful, bartender was Nam, very nice, food was great, all of us concert goers to see Smashing Pumpkins excellent food, he got slammed when we walked in the door...but we got here early..,I will be back here! read more
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Arrived here at about 9:40pm and was informed they closed at 9:30 although 10 was the posted time. The woman at the bar kindly said she was happy to serve me but wanted me to be aware I wouldn't have much time. I ensured her it would be a short visit and was happy they would accommodate me as I was the only person in the restaurant. I ordered the mushroom crispy rolls ($11) and the vegetarian ramen ($14). Everything was delicious! The vegetarian ramen broth was light but flavorful and contained an ample amount of tofu and mushrooms. Overall, friendly service and good food, but a bit overpriced. read more
5 years ago
So I ordered from this place because I loved some short rib pho, and I saw the reviews and pictures of how good and how big they are. Well I taken a picture next to my airpod case... you can see how tiny they are. And for the oxtail pho, you can see them small pieces and only 3-4? I haven't even taste them yet and I don't think it would change my opinion much. For the price I can definitely find better places with better portion. I'll give them a try after this review and see if the flavor will change my opinion of this rating. read more
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Came in for lunch during the week. Asked our server for her recommendation, but she didn't know much about the dishes, so she was not very helpful. Seared tuna salad with mango was beautiful, flavorful, and tasty. Chicken congee with Chinese donuts was generous portion, but tasted very bland. $18 inc tax & tip for a bowl of bland congee was way too pricey for lunch. read more
5 years ago
Delicious food! Friendly staff! Cute ambiance! And that Dirty Thai Tea will forever be my favorite drink! Absolutely stellar! read more
Sunday nursing my post-club(s) hang over with Vietnamese food. Price is reasonable for brunch - $11-16 range. It's too hot for pho, and I'm not a huge fan of chicken or beef - so left me with Bun Ca Rockfish as an option. There's also tofu and shiitake for vegetarians and those cutting back on meat. Also a la carte was mostly crispy rolls and salad, so didn't see wide range of selections. Salad bowl section comes with vermicelli rice noodle, veggies and herbs, with nuoc mam vinaigrette, which is perfect for the 90 degree weather. Asked for drink of the day and was recommended jack fruit with vodka. Very smooth, slightly tart, with hint of alcohol.... gotta be a good vodka. Food arrived in about 15 minutes - rock fish was tender and just the right amount of spice and searing. Dill on top was a good addition, with sweet pineapple, picked vegetable, and mint. I enjoyed all the flavored and textures 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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