I'm not sure why this is called Rice Village Cafe on Yelp--the sign above the door the two times my boyfriend and I have visited says "Kim Son." The first time we came, we ordered takeout and it was extremely good. The eggrolls were delicious and so was the pho + broth. The second time we came, we dined in and ordered the same things. In person, the broth took a very long time to cool off. I have a love + hate relationship with it, because I do love how long the warmth of the broth lasts, but it also burned my tongue as I kept trying to eat it. Maybe as takeout, we used a different bowl, so it took quicker for it to cool off. However, in-person, I just kept feeling frustrated at how hot the broth was, and despite how hungry I was, I could not eat it without my tongue feeling like it was being boiled. Aside from the food, the service was amazing both times we visited. The man who was at the front treated us amazing and all the waiters/waitresses were very helpful and nice. Every time we pass by, there are never many people eating here, which is kind of weird considering how the food is not bad at all. The inside is also pretty clean and I love the bar area with decorations. We will definitely return when we crave some good Pho, but will probably get takeout. read more

Don's Asian Cuisine - Eggrolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I came in from out of town for work and was working in a building behind this restaurant. My coworkers and I tried it on Tuesday and loved every item! So much that we returned again Thursday for lunch! I had the pork vermicelli bowl along with a side order of won ton soup. I have never had such tasteful and delicious wonton soup! The service was great both times by the young men serving us. We will definitely return! read more

Don's Asian Cuisine - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

we were the only 2 people in the restaurant and the food took forever to come out. we both ordered soup and salad, prep difficulty to prepare wasn't the problem. service was inattentive, we had to call out to get refilled water, which had no ice...in Texas? I asked for ice and received a whole three ice cubes. I just gave up at that point. My salad was really small for the $19.00 price tag. Possibly a a cup and a half of salad with over ground chicken. Tasted pretty good, until the back of my throat closed up and was on fire. I asked for no heat to extremely mild heat, and the assured me that they would do it. Nope! even my fire eating friend said it was hot. Lunch ruined, inedible food, I will never go back. read more

1st time here. The food is amazing and exceptional customer service. A big shout out to our server and manager! read more

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3.5 stars. Although the decor and ambiance, including soft music, make Rice Village Cafe a great place to dine in, it is clear that most of their business is takeout and delivery. It is a real plus that free parking is available in front of the restaurant in Rice Village. Brandon is an attentive, courteous and knowledgeable server. The food is excellent. The egg rolls are light, crispy and savory and served with fresh green leaf lettuce, cilantro and a delicious fish sauce. The pho is fragrant and comforting. The bun is tasty and plentiful. The main complaint is that prices are much higher than nearby restaurants such as Lien's Viet Kitchen, Vietopia, Lua Viet Kitchen, Kau Ba and Pho 5Plus. The pho is over $17, and the egg rolls, which are over $12 for five, are the tiniest egg rolls that I have ever seen. Rice Village is definitely a high restaurant district, but the restaurant would see more business with more reasonable menu prices. There was only one other table during the entire 1.5 hours that we were there. read more

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They changed ownership/names which didn't seem to cause any issues until I picked my food up today. I get the same thing all the time from there, but now the recipe is completely different. I am gluten free, and now the thing I get is not. I called to ask, and they offered not solution/refund. Really bummed since I was a regular here. read more

I love this place! Been looking for a good Banh Mi and here I found it. Service peeps are attentive. Sandwiches are fresh and sooooo good. One thing is the prices! 3 sandwiches for $21 bucks! Can't beat that! read more

Don's Asian Cuisine - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Food was fresh and delicious. Made to order so the spring rolls were crispy and hot. Delicious with the added leaf lettuce, cilantro and dipping sauce! Also got an order of fresh rolls which, true to their name, were fresh with a yummy peanut dipping sauce. Fast, walk-in service the first time visiting; call in order was ready for asap pick-up which ended up with a wait of 9 minutes. Will definitely return! read more

The Pho broth was watery not much flavor, 3 pieces of meat and overpriced got a medium bowl. Service was great!

Very good customer service. Michael is very polite and attentive to the customers' needs. He gave me a compliment dessert, Việt da ua (yogurt), the yogurt's flavor and texture is as closely authentic as it can get as compared to the traditional Việt da ua in Viet Nam and same goes for flan as well, not too sweet which is good, that's how Vietnamese flan's flavor should taste like. Overall, the food is good. I'd recommend my friends to this place. The friendly customer service from Michael is what wins me over. Good job Michael. I hope you get promoted soon! read more

We come here to eat quite often. However, today I REALLY wish we hadn't. We absolutely love their Garlic Crabs today we got an order that we couldn't even eat because they were full of the disgusting fat. We told our waiter and he walked off. Another waiter came to our table and asked if we wanted a to go box and I told him of the situation he took one of the plates and told the manager. He returned to our table and said he couldn't take them off our ticket but gave us a 15% discount. Really?!?!?! For food we couldn't even eat? Not sure I'll be coming back if this is the way they handle issues with bad food. read more

Don's Asian Cuisine - Showing the 15% discount for food we couldn't even eat. Disappointing - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The location is nice but I was just there for takeout. I had the Shanghai dumplings and they are very very good. They are very big and flavorful. The chicken curry was just ok big wasn't super flavorful with that curry flavor. The rice was also kinda mushy. The staff was very nice and polite. I've been to the Memorial location and liked it so I will return to the Rice location and just try the dishes I always get-the shrimp coconut curry linguini. It is so so good. Rich with curry flavor and the noodles are cooked perfectly. read more

Don's Asian Cuisine - Chicken curry from the Rice location - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Came here for lunch, ordered Pho Tai and Spicy Beef Noodle Soup, both are around $13. Both noodle dishes are good, could have more meat though. They have booth seating and table seating, it's a full service restaurant. read more

Don's Asian Cuisine - Pho Tai Soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I lived near here for years before finally trying it. Very disappointing. The dish I had was very greasy. The chicken was fatty and disgusting. The rice was horrible. I will never go back. Go to Huynh for fresh and tasty Vietnamese food. read more

I ate at this restaurant around a year ago and came out disappointed, food was below average and service wasn't the best either. They've been under a new management for the past 3 months. I'm obsessed with Vietnamese food, specially Pho, Spring rolls and Bah Minh, so since 2017 I try to go to new pho places each time I can and give it a try, I have my favorite places of course and I come back to them often. Food here was ok, the Bahn Min is slightly toasted, and I loved that... is how I understand it needs to be, it lacked a little love (or probably experience?) in the preparation... butter was everywhere and not properly spread, also probably more pickled carrots/onion flavor, at least that's how it tastes in the place where I think they make the best I've had so far (Simply Pho). The Pho needs a little more life, more intensity in its flavour and colour, but it was decent, I always order beef broth with veggies and tofu wherever I go... this one didn't change my life, it has room for improvement, finally the thing that I disliked the most was the spring rolls, they definitely need more love and the peanut sauce, a more intense sweet touch, I ordered tofu ones, but idk they were plain and tasteless in comparison to the places where I like them the most. Service was good, dedicated and polite, by far I can assure the quality service is the biggest improvement I noticed from former management/staff. read more

Don's Asian Cuisine - PHO CHAY "VEGGIE PHO" Shrimp Spring Rolls (2pcs) - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

$19 plus tax for a large Pho Tai Bo Vien. Save your money and go down Bellaire for better quality and less whitewashed Asian dishes read more

Don's Asian Cuisine - $19 plus tax for a large Pho Tai Bo Vien. Save your money and go down Bellaire for better quality and less whitewashed Asian dishes - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I really wanted to enjoy this place as I love all kinds of Asian food and could always use another place near by. Singapore noodles has always been a favorite of mine and Ive recently gone vegetarian and thought I'd try them. There was no flavor really and very little that was tossed in with the noodles -dry and boring. The tofu had no flavoring at all and it you eat tofu you know it needs to absorb the flavors of the dish. The edamame was steamed and very plain, but I added salt. The lemon grass shrimp was tasty but the shrimp was over cooked with the tails on and the sauce was so concentrated that you needed the rice as a side to cut the salt. The best we're the Vietnamese egg rolls. I'll probably give the place another chance and maybe this might be a different experience. read more

Don's Asian Cuisine - Singapore noodles with tofu - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Underwhelming. I ordered a grilled lemon grass chicken vermicelli bowl with Vietnamese egg rolls added in, and the dish was surprisingly bland. The chicken was much too thick for this application, and tough too. I wasn't getting the taste of lemon grass at all. The add-in of three Vietnamese egg rolls seemed more like one egg roll cut into three pieces. Perhaps I misunderstood the intent. Overall, the dish was a letdown, and a pretty expensive letdown at that. read more

Quality of banh mi gone down hill ordered grill pork banh mi- meat was not cooked right, didn't have grill taste,it was soggy and terrible fall apart texture. bread not toasted ,was soft on soggy side like half bake ,mayo sauce super watery, no pepper. at least meat quantity is ok, pickled carrots tasteless. winton soup was too doughy but tasty broth but almost 7 dollars for a cup not worth it. sandwich is $7 but quality is not same. been coming here for years, too bad not coming back. read more

Excellent spring rolls and bag mugs. Tofu and chicken very flavorful. Great atmosphere and staff!

This is my first review in 1.5 yrs... Unfortunately the food quality is so poor. It's been a couple years since ordering from here and the food has not improved. The cost per meal is too expensive for what you are getting. Purchased 2 dishes and 1 veggie side, 1 order egg roll and 1 fried rice $100.00 1) food tasted like a salt lick (I threw it away) 2) peanut sauce for spring rolls was tasteless (taste like peanut butter itself) 3) soft spring rolls has so so much vermicelli, 1 piece of lettuce and 1 shrimp thinly sliced. Would not recommend at all and will not return. Houston has many many GREAT Vietnamese restaurants that there's no reason to eat bad food. read more

I love the food in here so good can't wait to delvei nto the menu again. #delish #scrumptous read more

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I ordered pick-up for this location and the food was ready exactly when the online estimate said it would be. I ordered a side of the Mekong soup aka Canh Chua or sour soup in Vietnamese. One of the few places I've seen this offered. It was what I expected, though missing elephant ear stalk aka bac ha like my family makes it. I enjoyed this dish though and it reminded me of home. I also ordered the Yu Choy in garlic sauce and it was a bit tough - I didn't feel like the greens were very fresh and was a bit disappointed in this dish. The last dish was the lemongrass tofu - way too sweet and salty at the same time and very heavy on the fish sauce. I get that it isn't the dried lemongrass tofu I'm used to and this one is more saucy, but the sauce was just off at this location. I've had it at the other Kim Son location via ubereats and it had a better flavor profile overall. This Kim Son location was a bit dissatisfying, especially cause I was so excited to have some authentic Vietnamese food so close to home. I think the other 2 locations are way better in quality and flavors. read more

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Excellent food. Always fresh. Prompt & courteous service. Clean and orderly restaurant.

Food is good but very bad at customer services. I tried to order them through Uber eats couple times but every time they never listen to my instructions. I can't eat spice very well and it makes my throat hurt but they still proceed to add chili in my sauce. I specifically asked them not to and call them to follow the note (I'm prone to pay extra so its not like im asking free stuff) but never got the order correct. Felt bad to report to Ubereats but third time the charms. Order at your own risk. Don't recommend if you have some type of allergy. read more

II came in on a rainy day to get Pho, I don't usually think of Kim Son for pho or bahn mi. I ordered pho with beef, chicken and shrimp, which had a 2 dollar up charge, the shrimp? It turns out that there were only 2 shrimp included! When the soup arrived there was only 5 sprigs(?) of cilantro. I asked for more cilantro and I was brought 3 more sprigs. I of course asked for more! The server said that there was cilantro chopped up in the soup. When I got the bill I noticed that there was a dollar charge for the extra cilantro! I told the server that the up charge for cilantro was unheard of as most pho places always have a lot of cilantro with the sprouts and mint! The charge was taken of. I have loved Kim Son for their entrees for decades and have been eating pho for 25 years. I Will remember that this location is all about up charges and will NOT consider this place as a dining option. I can only imagine that the bahn mi is a let down as well. read more

Don's Asian Cuisine - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This place is delish. Screw them other rating. This is great fresh and staff was awesome! They will make sure your order is right if you ask right. Amazing delish food! Clean bathrooms and seating is clean also. read more

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Arrived at about 12:15 pm, waited at the entrance for 5 minutes, but no one greeted me. Then I went near the counter, said hello several times and even though there were several employees in the kitchen, no one greeted me. No wonder the restaurant was empty in the middle of a Saturday. read more

I love the pho here but the prices have gotten outlandish. $15 for bowl of pho thats skimpy on the beef! I'll miss it, but $20 with tax and tip for a bowl of pho at lunchtime is just ridiculous. read more

Michael was a great server! He was super quick with the service and was very nice! The food was great for a cheap price. Also the Thai tea is amazing read more

Overall, the food was ok for a buffet, decent selections but taste as bit bland. Will not be going back however. Dim sum is better at the Sugarland location. read more

My husband, William, and I ordered to go this weekend and just WOW. Everything is so fresh! By far, the best tofu I've had. We also got some pho, and two sandwiches. We wanted to try everything since it's close in proximity and looked so good. Definitely not disappointed and we WILL be back numerous times! Food was fantastic and service for the curbside was phenomenal. Love it! read more

So the customer service has gone down so much. I just called to place an order and they don't give you the total. And they took for ever to answer as well. It disappointing when this place first open the service was amazing. read more

After hearing so many good things about this place I stopped in and tried it, when I tell you the crunchy noodles with shrimp, chicken and beef was so delightful definitely will be back! read more

Friendly staff, yummy food and excellent pho! I've tried pho in all of "the better rated Vietnamese restaurants" and I think theirs is better! read more

For the price. I would have expected more. The fried rice tho was very good. Not overly greasy.

Again one of my favorite restaurants just a smaller version... Of course four stars for the food because it never fails to be on point as to the service as well. Only reason why I didn't give five stars because it was so hot inside but I understand due to small staff small bills in the long run. But even through this all (covid 19) the food still stands excellent. read more

The service was great but the food was so-so. It seemed to be missing something. We had the dumplings, egg rolls, spring rolls, beef fried rice and the noodle bowls. The fried rice and dumplings seemed bland. The fish sauce was missing its unique flavor. Not a bad experience but not really a good one for the price, either. read more

A local restaurant within walking distance of the downtown area. Very friendly. The food was excellent

I got the grilled pork bun. Not bad, but for the price I would expect: more meat, better quality meat and/or flavor with a stronger punch.