So.9 is a new Vietnamese place that opened on Danks Street in Waterloo…read more Their theme is a shared menu, and they have different stations for all types of Vietnamese food like pho, spring rolls, pancakes, salads, and the like. The decor is pretty nice and it totally looks the part, it's just too bad the food fails to deliver. Came with 3 others and we got Vietnamese milk coffee, pho, Vietnamese pancakes, and salads. The coffee was alright, it was just OK at best. The pho was pretty disappointing to say the least, the broth tasted like they used a pho stock cube instead of real bones but I can't verify. The pancakes (banh xeo) had bean sprouts that should have been slightly cooked but were just raw A lot of the food looked the part, it just didn't taste the part. Also for the price you pay at $14+ for pho or $15+ for banh xeo...just go to Marrickville or Cabramatta instead.

We were lucky enough to visit SO9 in Waterloo for many reasons. The name might seem like an odd…read morecombination of letters and numbers, which had us curious about the meaning. We learn that SO9 translates to number 9 in Vietnamese. The number 9 is a lucky number and reflects the luck involved in the journey of the restauranteurs, from Vietnam go opening this restaurant. SO9 has an inspired existence, presenting some delicious Vietnamese street food and traditional dishes.Decor wise, the restaurant has an industrial modern feel that is common in many restaurants these days, with neon signage, polished concrete floors and exposed brick which is softened by lighter wooden toned furniture and a number of indoor plants. With an open kitchen allowing for the lovely aromas of the food to fill the restaurant. The staff are also friendly and attentive, we felt very welcome here.SO9 is also a licensed venue with their bar serving a range of beer, cider and wine. There's a range of popular Vietnamese non-alcoholic drinks including sugar cane juice, as well as coffee and milk tea. There are also a bunch of exotic slushies, making for a tough choice. Unfortunately they were out of the coconut, guava and lime. The consolation of coconut lychee and pineapple was very good, there is also the option of boozing these up with vodka or white rum.The assorted rice paper rolls at $15 were fantastic, sizeable, with fresh ingredients and plenty of flavour. In fact, the best we have come across, this was a great start to the meal.The salt and pepper cuttlefish at $15 is also a great snacking option, especially with the dipping sauce, very moreish and we polished this off in no time.The Vietnamese savoury crisp pancakes bahn xeo is always a favourite of ours. We were interested in the crab bahn xeo, but not to be this time, unfortunately this too a popular item that was sold out. In turn the pork and prawn Bahn Xeo was what we had in this visit and at a price of $17, it was certainly generous as it was huge, served in traditional manner with mint, and lettuce to wrap it up and a sweet dipping sauce for added flavour. With their bahn mi baguettes at only $2 made fresh a serve of this a must and was well utilised mopping up the extremely tasty sauce that came with the roast duck $27. This roast duck was an absolute highlight, a beautiful sweet sauce and moist meat, served atop white rice.We also decided on an interesting and tasty stir fry rice noodle dish with Crab, pork, prawn roe. $25 Bahn pho xao cua rieu, flavoursome and very colourful.This is a high quality Vietnamese option in the Danks Street dining precinct of Waterloo, a definite option for a quck bahn mi lunch, to get a good Vietnamese meal or on cold winter nights, we will return to try some of the soup on the menu.

Authentic and one of the best Vietnamese restaurants in town. You gotta try the spicy hue beef…read morevermicelli noodle soup! Taste just like home.

After not finding anywhere suitable in Surry Hills (toddler wise) we stumbled upon this place! Our…read morefirst impression was good, nicely decorated, good lighting & outside seating. The only drawback for me (& it's totally a personal preference) is the majority of the seating were little buffets, but not everyone is bothered by this. The menu was good, plenty of choice, good drinks menu - only draw back for us, no kids meals so we had to improvise! I had prawn rice rolls to start, they were fresh & filled with clean ingredients, the only slight detractor would be possibly more prawns, but outside of this it was a lovely starter, the peanut sauce had a good thick consistently & had a spicy kick to it. I then had the charcoal Steak Vermicelli salad bowl, this was delicious! Beef cooked well, salad luscious & tasty & presentation was eye pleasing . My hubby had seafood spring rolls, they were so tasty & a good portion! He then had slow cooked beef with rice, the aroma was fragrant & good sized portions. All in all we enjoyed our meal & were pleasantly surprised.

Banh chon here was definitely worth trying. It's a bit different than the traditional one. There…read morewas a line but it moved quickly. Would come again.

Love this hidden gem and I'm so glad I stumbled upon it!…read more Not super busy, but there isn't a ton of indoor or outdoor seating. Feels pretty intimate. I say: try everything! There wasn't anything we ordered that we did not enjoy. The Banh Cuon was fresh and delicious. The congee warmed up my belly nicely on a rainy day and the bread soaked up all the delicious flavor, it paired perfectly with the congee. The chicken bowl with rice was served with fried shallots (YUM), soup and sticky rice. Plus, the chicken was juicy and cooked perfectly.

Small restaurant, nice people and good food. Other than the lunch meat in the bowl, it was a tasty…read moreserving of pho. I'd come back again.

Delicious. I really got a kick out of this place. No frills, but tasty food. I thought it was funny…read morethat they have a box of tissues at every table for napkins. Tried an order of their summer rolls as I do at every Vietnamese restaurant I visit. They were fresh and tasty, but the peanut sauce left something to be desired. I had their rare beef pho and asked them to add tendon... Oooooo, I love tendon. I know it's gross to many, but I gotta say, this place provided some of the most plentiful and delicious beef tendon I ever had. Upon request, they also provided some fresh chopped chilli that added a real nice kick to my meal! Nice job Just Pho

I tasked my husband with finding a place for dinner and this place caught his eye. When we looked…read moreat pictures of this place online, we knew it was the one. We got to the restaurant 1.5 hours before closing. They still had several customers left so it was still pretty busy. We ordered the banh xeo with pork, fried rice, and the lamb ribs. Everything was amazing but we could not get over how delicious the lamb ribs were! It's like umami perfection. The ribs were cooked perfectly and whatever sauce or seasoning they used was just fantastic. The staff were definitely busy running around but they didn't make us wait too long to order. If I weren't just travelling for a few days, I'd say I'd be back soon. I wish I could!

Was a little hard to find as they are in between other restaurants and their store front is quite…read morenarrow. The rice noodle plate was what I ordered and it was ok. The egg rolls that came with it were strange to me and didn't taste great. The menu is rather small as well.

I stumbled across this hidden gem when I was living in the area last year. I now travel back here…read morefor absolutely no fuss, delicious authentic Vietnamese food. I usually order Cha Gio - 6 hot,crispy spring rolls - $8.50 or the more healthy cold version - Goi Cuon. This is chicken and prawnmade in a rice paper roll. My favourite dish is the Bun Ga Nuong. Lemongrass grilled chicken served with vermicelli noodle and fresh mint, carrots, lettuce, shallots and roasted peanuts. Yum! This is only $11.00 - a bargain. All dishes are served with fresh tea. Nest time I come I want to try the Vietnamese pancake.

Top notch Vietnamese joint just a couple of minutes down the road from Redfern station. Has an…read moreauthentic feel, which is partly to do with the great food, and partly to do with the slightly underwhelming decor more seen in Vietnam than downtown Sydney. Had the pho, which at $10 is amazing value. Served with a significant side of fresh chillis and your standard fare of fresh green produce. BYO booze is also a significant plus.

Yum. Yum. Yum. If you love fresh Vietnamese food Mai Viet should be on the top of your list…read more It's a nondescript cafe looking shop front on Cleveland St near Chalmers St at Redfern. But the food is flavoursome, fresh and simple. My favourite dishes are the caramelised fish in clay pot (tender fish in a peppery sauce) - along with the crispy chicken wings, rice paper rolls and Pho. They also have s full vegan menu.

Really excellent Vietnamese. The manager and owner explained every dish, and her recommendations…read morewere spot on. Very flavourful. Put together with expertise, care and attention to detail. A great night out

These are good and taste similar to what we get back home with the exception of a little maybe…read morechili sauce added. Fluffy airy bread, overflowing with fillings.

Great pop in for a Pork Roll while in Sydney. Place came highly recommended. No cash needed, tap…read moreand pay and ENJOY like we did!

Clean and modern Vietnamese restaurant tucked away in Alexandria for your eating pleasure…read more The food was cheap and of a high quality with some items on the menu which I've not seen at a Viet restaurant before; which was refreshing and I wanted to try everything on the menu (where is my second stomach)? I had the sugarcane prawn vermicelli salad... the prawns were interesting, sort of like a fish cake texture which I wasn't expecting but the rest of the salad was fresh and delicious. Their rice paper rolls are also of a great size and I recommend the chicken and avo. My boyfriend had the beef curry (5 time something) and it was TO DIE FOR!! I will definitely be returning to see the Nguyen Bros and to try loads more on the menu.

Quick and easy lunch. The stock in the pho reminded me of those from cabramatta. Good spot for…read moreVietnamese after shopping at Woolworths! Reasonably priced for food around the area.

Forget "sandwiches", this place makes sandwizes because the guy that runs this place is a wizard!…read moreHe knows his flavours, he knows his breads (which he collects at 4AM every morning), and him and his staff go above and beyond to look after the customer. We drove past this place one afternoon and the wife and I knew we had to eat here. We found street parking and made our way over. From the outside the red neon sign gave a very strong impression. Inside it was a little bit dull but that doesn't matter when you start to read the menu board. All the menu items suggest bold American flavours. Choose your filling, bread (sourdough or rye) and whether you want it fresh or toasted. I was worried about my sandwich being toast until I was told that they'd add the lettuce afterwards to prevent it from wilting. The food came out quick. My wife asked for soy milk in her coffee which they had run out of. However one of the staff went to the corner store, JUST FOR US, to buy a new carton. I was amazed by this. This truly was a selfless act and to me it defined what great customer service is. Our food came out quickly and tasted amazing. I ordered the hoagie sandwich. I know in The States a hoagie is this massive bread roll sandwich thing, but this being Australia they brought out a toasted sandwich which tasted just like a hoagie. Perfect down to the last bite. The staff are great company and extremely friendly. I want... nay, NEED to come back here to try some of the other sandwiches. A great place for a meal which isn't too heavy but will leave you thoroughly satisfied.