Never disappointed! Portions always big so it can feed 2 people, Price good, and always fast fresh food. Got #95 this time and it was great! read more

Hai Ky - #95. Hu Tieu Xao - Vietnamese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Working from home means I have to provide my own lunch now. Wah. :( The pan fried pork dumplings were so yummy. 5 stars on those. The egg rolls were crispy, flavorful and generously sized- I really disliked the sauce they were served with though, too much ginger. I used the sauce that the dumplings came with to dip the egg rolls in instead. I've got the soul of a 8 year old boy and require sauces for my Asian food, so maybe don't take my yelp review to heart. For an entree I got the sesame chicken, not impressed. What was there NONE of? SAUCE What was there a TON of? GINGER I've never had gingery sesame chicken and I don't recommend it. Sauce is boss. My roommate (it's 2020 in Austin Texas, I can't afford to live alone) ordered Pad Thai and he gives that dish a 4 out of 5. 2 appetizers + 2 plates = $40 The plate portions are GIGANTIC read more

I was extremely dissatisfied with my Hai Ky experience last night. Their food quality has definitely gone down over the years, but we were in a pinch for dinner and thought ordering out would be the easier option. I ordered for pick up around 6:45pm, order confirmation said it would be ready in 15-20 minutes. Perfect. My boyfriend drove to pick up the order, gave them my name, and drove home (I have to admit that we may not have had the same issue if he had checked the order before leaving). He got home and the order was completely wrong, so he drove back to resolve the issue. He triple checked the order before leaving with the person working at the restaurant. He got home at 8:30pm, and we have the right items this time, more or less, but: 1) the veggie egg rolls had meat; 2) the tofu spring rolls had meat; and 3) the tofu pad thai, for which I specified in the notes to have made with no egg and no fish sauce, had egg. The other dish was a meat dish, so me being a vegan, had nothing to eat. It was already 8:30pm, and we didn't want to deal with the hassle of going back a third time. We will definitely not order there again in the futurel read more

It's a red flag when a restaurant uses the same type of pork (Thit Nuong) for spring rolls, rice dishes and noodles. Either they don't know, don't care or are too lazy because they don't think their customers would know. Although it worked with the spring rolls because it added a little for flavor to it, not sure if it's suitable for the egg noodle soup. I ordered the egg noodles with soup and was happy they were not cheap on the wontons. Overall, an average place. Good place for those who are not overly familiar with Vietnamese food. read more

I eat here probably once every other week. The #96 might as well be God's gift to Austin. Perfectly cooked veggies in the best brown sauce, the noodles are crunchy on the outside with the best soft texture on the inside. This is seriously my go to as an all time fav place in Austin. My friends swear by the vermicelli bowls, but I've never been able to get anything other than a 96. read more

Hai Ky - 96 and a 42. Vermicelli with Grilled Pork Bowl - Vietnamese Near Me - Austin, Texas

I ordered thai curry with tofu via Uber eats. What they delivered to me is tofu noodles without any Thai curry in it. I called the restaurant to get the order changed. They refused to do so and also said that I had to prove it to them that there is no curry. Well, here's your proof. They apparently have good food, but if your customer service isn't good I don't think anybody would recommend this place to anyone. read more

Hai Ky - Vietnamese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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YUM! I ordered the coconut shrimp (10/10) and the rice noodles with shrimp (10/10). My boyfriend got the chicken fried rice (8/10). I always get nervous about ordering Pho because honestly you never know what you're going to get. Glad I found my new go-to! read more

Great Vietnamese food, the vermicelli dishes are full of veggies. Chinese not so much, the best part of Gen Tso was broccoli. The fried rice wasn't as tasty as I expected. The strip mall location is a bit of a challenge parking and exiting onto Oltorf. read more

Best Chinese/Vietnamese Resturant. 10/10!! I always get more people to enjoy this Resturant every time we eat there!! Guaranteed favorite.

Hard to be objective at this point as I have been coming here for 15 years or so. The ingredients seem a cut above competitors. Always a variety of large, crunchy veggies in the stir fry dishes, and usually enough for two. Could use another scoop of rice. Flavor combos and variety leave something for everyone. Number 96! read more

I used to LOVE Hai Ky....but nope nope nope, never again. I ordered the tofu vermicelli bowl with veggie egg rolls. I called the restaurant before hand to ensure they could grill the tofu instead of frying it. My tofu was fried, burnt, chewy, and inedible. The egg rolls definitely had meat in them. I was so grossed out that I just threw it in the trash. What happened to you guys? Definitely gone down hill in quality and presentation.... read more

Came 5 mins early excited to eat and don't mind waiting a couple minutes inside for them to open up, was told they needed 5 more minutes and I asked if I could sit inside, they said no, which I didn't mind. The pho was bland. How can you have bland pho? No idea. Service was ok. The only reason why they got 2 stars was because the spring rolls and peanut sauce it came with was very good. For 7dollars, you get what you pay for. Disappointment! read more

Hai Ky - Vietnamese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Great pho!!!! And enough for 2!!!! I did request no response nions and still got green and chives and probably need to include at least a soup soon on delivery orders (especially to a hotel) ENJOY!! read more

This is my first Yelp review. I am a big supporter of small businesses and do not want to deter anyone from trying it... but this was easily the worst meal I have ever had and single handily ruined my Tuesday (which had been an amazing Tuesday up until this point). I may have just ordered wrong, but what ended up in my stomach was horrific. My taste buds may never be the same. read more

I'm picky about Pad Thai -- I like mine simple, without tamarind or sugar and this place NAILS IT deliciously! So excited to have found my go-to when I've got a hankering! And the portions are so huge, that one entree can easily make for two meals. read more

I loooooove this place. I used to eat here all the time when I was in school. I happened to be in town for the weekend and found myself at my old stomping grounds. Still tastes the same, just as good as the first time eating it over ten years ago. The prices are very reasonable, and would highly recommend it to anyone wanting some good Vietnamese food. read more

Look Yelpizens.. all I have to say about this place is shut the hell up!! No.. I mean it. Seriously. Shut the hell up!! Bitch, bitch, bitch. Whine, whine, whine. Yammer, yammer, blather. Oh boo hoo! My tofu was too oily! Waah Waaa! The colors in this place clash and my table was sticky and the service was slow! SHADDAPP!! Blather, blather.. The Pho was simply not exquisite! SHADDAPP!. The broth seemed rather inconsistent and not salted to perfection blah, blah and the texture of the broth was rather not so silky as it flowed around my equestrian taste buds yammer, yammer and does not compare to the times before or the Pho I had in LA... SHADDAPP!! SHADDAPP! Dear Lord Baby Jesus! Add some damn salt if you don't like it! Spice the broth up with that thar spicy Vietnamese chili sauce with the squeeze bottle and green cap with the rooster on it. Sheesh ya bunch of asspains!! People? It's Pho. And Bun. And Spring Rolls. And it's PLENTY damn good. And they take care of the hungry working man in this place because their portions are GENEROUS and reasonably priced. Two HUGE Spring Rolls stuffed with great ingredients 4 bucks, Pho any damn way you want it 8 bucks, HUGE Vermicelli Bowls that are awesome for 8 bucks! My fave is number #44 with the grilled pork and fried egg roll in it. I get my TOTAL fix here of rolls of the Vietnamese kind all in one meal! How can you possibly complain for the price?? Look at the menu! http://hai-ky.com/menu/oltorf-austin/ And the workers are always friendly, laid back and like to joke around. And the Hippy chicks are cute! And they smile at me while their stoner boyfriends are slurping their food through a mop of dreadlocks like a knappy-assed sheep dog that's grown bony arms. Hit this place after the lunch rush in the later afternoon. Throw back a couple of cool ones after you have been up since 4:30am and call it a day. It's a great reward. Sometimes it's a tad slow but so what? What the hell do you really have to do anyway? Except think up something else to bitch about? Or constantly check your phone like you are important or having a panic attack because somebody didn't like your reviews ? BTW: While you were checking your phone and ignoring your girl, she dropped her phone number on my table. Thanks for being a douche! read more

Honestly? The food here was delicious every time I ate here, but I'll be damned if I'm going to give any of my money to a business where the owner pockets the servers' tips. Credit card tip? Goes to the owner. Cash tip? If the owner sees the server pocket it (and he reviews security footage to verify), they're fired. I will NOT support a business like that. read more

#96 is DELICIOUS. Hot chile oil is smoky goodness. Pithy name & shirts. Sweet people. Great food. Go immediately

Spoiler alert- this is an epic tale about the shittiest dining experience of my life. read on for entertainment purposes only... It's a balmy winter night in Austin, TX, and you are recovering from a nasty bout with the plague, and want to repay your now ailing caretaker with a steaming bowl of restorative pho. You think- Hai Ky always used to serve up good pho. (What is really happening here is that your fever-addled brain has forgotten about the arguably brain dead waitstaff and mediocre at best food) Waitress #1: appears frazzled, hung over/plagueridden? spends most of her evening limp in a chair at the table next to you, with her head in her hands. Occasionally she stirs to wipe her nose on her wristband. Enter the appetizer- a couple of flaccid spring rolls that have clearly been waiting for several hours to be put out of their misery. Accompanying them is a watery peanut sauce that appears to be the result of a "chef" trying to stretch the sauce stash all night, with a sprinkling of peanuts on top to offer the illusion of peanutty richness. Fail. Next comes the pot of Lipton tea, whose delivery goes unnoticed because waitress #2 is humping the back of your head to reach the condiment caddy and remove the 1/8 empty sriracha bottle from IN FRONT OF YOU, where it is clearly being used to breathe some life into this weak ass sauce. While waiting (an eternity) for your order of noodles and pho, Waiter #3 offers you two steaming plates of food. That just so happen to not be yours. He deposits them at the next table. Unfortunately, 5 minutes later, he brings that table the food intended for them... While the next table over couple (now sullenly longing for their food) gaze upon their might-have-been plates, now half-devoured, being joined by new plates of food. Its like a shitty food convention at the next table over. Waitress #2, the sriracha stealer, attempts to clear up the confusion by accusing the men eating of "not saying anything" when delivered the wrong orders. When asked, "what happens now?" She generously offers to let them keep all the food by saying, "I guess you can just have it all." Finally, your food arrives. The desperately needed sriracha is nowhere to be found. The flat noodles are more like hastily fried noodle nuggets. The pho is full of half raw, horribly mangled meat. With a paltry ration of 12 bean sprouts, one basil sprig, and a petrified slice of lime. Waiter #3 is summoned. Your companion asks whether this meat looks cooked enough to him. He explains that the meat is tossed into the broth raw, where it cooks. Apparently he thinks this is your first pho rodeo. NOTE: your companion is Asian, it's safe to assume she knows how pho is made. She tries to gently explain that this meat does not look high quality enough to be served raw...imagine if you will a pair of period panties found by your puppy and mangled into shreds...he asks if she wants something else. "Yes. Yes I do." She says. She would like a dining experience that less resembles a 3 stooges routine in the 7th circle of hell. She gets up to leave. You follow. Thank heaven for 888, just down the road. *One day later, I am still shaking my head in disbelief that this tragedy of a restaurant is still open. Truly, there is no justice in the world. read more

I've been eating here since 2007 and the quality of the food has fallen. I am so frustrated by this!! This is my neighborhood Asian place so I want it to be better. The Pho is really average. I feel like they are sloppy with their cooking techniques bringing certain things into question. If I want meat I don't order the shrimp anymore. These are the times when I wish Austin was like LA and posted the health inspectors rating on the front door. I usually go to 888 if I want Asian in my hood. I will still occasionally come here and if I notice marked improvement I will update. read more

Obviously one of the coldest nights in Austin and I was craving something hot (temperature wise - not spice wise. Can't handle spicy but we will get into that another time.). I kept on driving past Hai Ky on my way home from work. I became more curious about the restaurant each time that I have to eventually try the place out. Also it was a chance for me to know thy neighborhood. I seated myself at the counter facing the window and I was listening to reggae music. I never would think I would be listening to reggae music at a pho restaurant. My iced Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk came and it definitely hit the spot. Need some caffeine boost all day. I order rice noodles soup with wonton and it took awhile to get and service was slow. I was getting hungry. Finally it came and it was good. The service could be a little bit more attentive but I'm definitely going to come back. Also this place is vegetarian friendly. read more

Ahhh... the little Vietnamese oasis in southeast Austin. Unlike traditional pho joints, Hai Ky does not display water buffalo photos and rice fields or pictures of their own food on the wall. They do not pump cheesy Vietnamese muzak over the PA system. Instead their walls display funky paintings from local artists and they blast Thievery Corporation and Zero 7 from an 80s boombox. The waitstaff are all decked out in matching black t-shirts too. They'll do the "Sprockets" dance if you ask them to. No unsanitary community plastic chopsticks sitting in the middle of the tables either. Every patron gets their own disposable bamboo chopstix. Huge plus in my book. Hai Ky is part of our lunch rotation here at work in SE Austin. If you look at what we have to choose from (Whataburgers, Quiznos, Catfish Parlour, and the fifty Taqueria Arandas), this cafe has to be at the top of the list. I've tried most of the dishes on their menu -- I always end up getting the #60 Sate Beef. Lots of chili peppers, generous portions of stir fried beef and green onions, some cold veggies on the side, and lots of rice. Occasionally, they'll mess it up and put too much sauce, but it's good 90% of the time. If you're a vegetarian, they have several tofu bowls to choose from. And for you compulsive types, they do have a "make your own stir-fry" option. Favorites: - sate and ginger beef - vietnamese taro eggrolls (not sure if they still have this) - grilled pork and eggroll bun (vermicilli noodles) Not a fan: - pad thai (I don't think they even use rice noodles) - any of their pan fried noodles - egg noodles - tight parking spaces - don't accept AMEX Oh, I wanted to mention that the food is prepared very quickly. We'll sometimes call in with eight take-out orders, and it'll be ready in 15-20 minutes. There's also an Oat Willies next door if you want to replenish your supplies. read more

I had been on Thai food kick and a friend recommended the Pad Thai from here so naturally I got the Pad Thai. It was good but no where near the quality of Madam Mam's, the Pad Thai here was much lighter and almost more Vietnamese than Thai. I also had the Vietnamese coffee which was amazing. I like the food alot but next time I think I'll skip the Pad Thai and order a Pork Vermicelli bowl. I also want to try the Pho here. Overall I would recommend Hai Ky just go for the Vietnamese food and not the Thai food. read more

What can I say about Hai Ky that has not already been said... I am OBSESSED! I have tried everything on the menu, more than once. Here are a few of my favorites: If you like pho, try the Pho Tai (#13). It is rare eye round steak, thinly sliced and dropped in the boiling beef broth with rice noodles, cilantro, green onions, and white onions. If you are feeling brave, order the steak on the side. It is brought to you raw on a separate plate. Add a bunch of lime juice, hoison, ad sriracha to the meat, stir it up, and dip in the broth to cook super rare. Or just drop it all in at once. The pre-seasoning makes a huge difference compared to just adding sauces to the broth. For the veg-heads out there, look no further than the Veggie Beijing (#80). It's a giant bowl with layers (starting from the bottom) of lettuce with beansprouts, flat noodles, stir-fried tofu, marinated carrots, cucumbers, cilantro, and chives. Then to top it all off, a nest of crispy fried egg noodles. This dish is as beautiful as it is delicious! There is another version of this dish called the Beijing Noodles that uses either grilled pork or grilled chicken instead of the tofu. These are my favorite things on the menu- hands down. Got a big appetite? Like noodles? Of course you do! For those days when you are ravenously hungry, try the #96 (vegetarian version #101). They take stacks of flat noodles and drop them in the fryer so the outside layers get crunchy and the inside layers stay mooshy. Then they cut them into big chunks and stirfry them with all sorts of veggies and chicken, shrimp, and beef- or tofu for veggie. OMNOMNOMNOM!! Appetizers sounding more appetizing? Try the egg rolls! They are hand made and different from Chinese egg rolls. No stringy chunks of cabbage here, and so full of flavor, especially with the sauce! What am I forgetting... Oh yeah, everything on the menu at this location is UNDER $10!!! And the food comes out of the kitchen lightning-fast! I'm getting hungry now... So to wrap this up, try Hai Ky if you haven't already. You might become as addicted as I am! read more

Seriously folks... I don't get why anyone would gave this place more than 1 star. Have any of you actually taste pho before??? If you are trying to imitate something, at least TRY to do it right! Otherwise it's just embarrassing borderline an insult!!! Visiting from Cali - LA, yes it's unfair to compare to the original of Pho back home. But my goodness.... this place is just ridiculous. The soup full of MSG. I got a headache that lasted the whole night. The noodle was soooo soggy. The servers there were just OMG. I don't know... maybe that's how Austinians serve their customers @ restaurants. Disrespectful and rude. Save yourself and stay the hell away from this place. read more

I think the hardest part about this place is that you sometimes get stuck with a dish that you just can't part with. I started with the sate beef, and was on that for at least a year before I was able to part with it and move on to the spicy hai chicken. This love affair continued for a while before I had to let it down easy because I was seeing someone else...it was the pork vermicelli bowl. Soon I realized that I liked basically everything on this menu and that's when I started experimenting and didn't even ask their names, it was just the 100, the 97, the 101...all were delicious. A little warning to those like me who have the genetic disposition to make us register cilantro as soap, be warned, 90% of the items on this menu come with the vile weed so be sure to order without (they'll gladly take it off). read more

Spring rolls were pre-wrapped and stored in the fridge, so when I got them they were rubbery. The Pho was tasty, but there was a hair in it. Our waiter was high. read more

Quickly became my favorite in Austin. They are always busy but you never have to wait long for the food. I always try something different and it's beyond delicious. I highly recommend. read more

Taste like edible crap..pho broth is tasteless...spring rolls look like my 3 year old daughter made them...i guess grande bowl is basically a what it is...a grande bowl aka a big ass bowl with a lot of tasteless broth to fill that bowl up...noodles in bowl equate to a small bowl worth of Pho at a real genuine pho... This place is worse than a mexican restaurant in Mongolia. .. give me a day ...screw that ...2 hours to stand in the kitchen to show you how to cook real pho... It taste like someone with ok kitchen skills showed someone else with ok cooking knowledge taught someone else with medial culinary aptitude that taught your 14 years old sister how to cook... This is total wolf in sheep skin....BEWARE Time for me to hit up taco bell... If there was a zombie apocalypse, i would not even bother to raid this kitchen... The ugly spring roll taste better than the pho only becasue it was cheaper... read more

My coworkers and I come to Hai Ky about once a week. Yep. It's the specific combination of the proximity, price, quickness, and food that keeps us coming back. Yesterday, it was allure of attractive waiters and Thai iced tea that sealed it, as opposed to going to one of our other haunts. I usually get the Buddha's Delight vermicelli bowl with tofu. They usually hook it up on the cooked veggies and don't go too overboard with the lettuce under the noodles. Minus 1 star because the tofu used to be really good, cut into 1/2 inch thick squares, fried well on the outside and still chewy in the middle; now they are about 1/4 inch think and seemingly still being cooked the same heat and duration, so they are a little overcooked and sad. I may have to start getting the chicken in my Buddha Delight instead. Their pork is very good as well. I am not a huge Pho-fan, but I have gotten it here in the past and found it palatable. Fried rice is good, egg rolls are excellent. I always take half my bowl with me since it is a lot of food. So two relatively healthy meals, a Thai iced tea (read: a productive afternoon), and a nice tip runs about $12. Not bad, not bad. Also, they are lightening fast if you call in your order which can be great if you want something mostly healthy in a hurry. read more

I've always liked going to Hai Ky (both Guadalupe, which is no longer there and Spicewood springs location). I came here (this is my first time here) with my friends, ordered chicken fried rice, veggie fried rice with tofu and spicy hai noodle. The chicken and veggie fried rice was not good at all- the rice was not cooked well - had several lumps - the chicken had no seasoning - and rubber like. I tried having it but stopped after a point. The broccoli in the veggie fried was also like as though it was just put on the plate and not tossed in the sauce. The tofu was not good too. The food served definitely was bad and unlike the ones I've had before at Hai Ky. The spicy hai noodles was not supposed to contain peanuts but it had peanuts. They did not have the courtesy to bring a fresh dish and instead only removed the ones sprinkled on top. Overall, the food was disappointing. read more

Excellent food and great service. Cant wist to come back again thank you for the good food read more

Hai Ky - Vietnamese Near Me - Austin, Texas

i freakin love this place!! i have been going for years. When i heard there had been a fire in the kitchen i almost wept. Then my sorrow turned to joy when i got the news they would be back open in 2 weeks. I live North now, but i used to live a block away from this Hai Ky. Couldn't even count how many times i have been. I have had a variety of item including Pho. But i always return to my #96. Beef, Chicken, Shrimp and pan fried noodles. The pan fried noodles are like .... a stack of won ton wrappers seared on the grill. OMG! SO YUM! it's kinda hard to describe and the bf wasn't really a fan, but oh well... MORE FOR ME! The pan fried dumplings are a win and the spring rolls are also tasty. The place is small and it's in a strip mall next to South Oats. Don't let these things scare you. The employees are always friendly, just walk in seat yourself and someone will bring you a menu. They rotate the art on the walls frequently (all made by local artist), so there is always something cool to look at. But, you dont have to take my word for it... Go! Go! GO!! Don't ever change Hai Ky. I will love you forever. read more

This place is hit or miss. I have visited a couple dozen times, and I want to say 1 out of 5 times, something is wrong with my order. When I dine in, the staff is usually non-committal and gives off the feeling that they don't want to be there. Take-out is super fast, but of course,but it's likely they will mess up your order, like putting meat in your vegetarian dish, or forgetting the spring rolls entirely. I love the art on the walls, and the music they play is trendy. When they do get the order right, the food is excellent (albeit slightly expensive for noodles and veggies). The Thai Iced Tea is amazing. I'll keep coming here, but I hope they work on their service attitude and getting orders completed correctly. read more

Hai Ky, why oh why. Just mediocre pho with a better package. This place is with Blue Bamboo. Nice bowl but not so nice pho. Noodles: don't remember, nothing special. Meat: not a lot and pretty weak selection. Just steak and meatball here very westernized. Broth: Very salty with odd herbal taste. Like someone didn't get the pho recipe right. Size: Large bowl but not much content. Mostly broth. Pho for americans, Panda Express for chinese, Zen for Japanese, now Hai Ky for Pho. read more

I love pho, so when my coworker told me about this gem on East Oltorf, I hightailed it over the very next day. My experience of pho in Austin has been mostly disappointing, so I'm happy that I had an excellent experience here. I started with the Vietnamese egg rolls, which to my delight actually tasted of chopped pork and shrimp, not cooking oil. Crusts were perfectly flaky. My main was the pho 13 (steak and brisket). The usual pho accoutrements - basil, sprouting beans, lime and jalapenos - were very fresh, and hoisin, siracha, hot chili sauce and soy were all on the table. When my pho arrived, the broth was fragrant and delicious, and the meats, lo and behold, were edible, even tasty! I will definitely be back to Hai Ky. I wasn't drinking but noticed that they have a selection of beers from China, Vietnam, Japan, etc., and I'm looking forward to trying the (non-alcoholic) toasted coconut drink. Excellent. read more

Hai Ky continues to serve my favorite pho in Austin, after several flirtations with other Vietnamese joints that dot our city. Their steak is lean and not impossible to bite in half [even when pulling the opposite direction with a couple of plastic chopsticks -- something several other pho spots cannot claim] and their broth is hearty and flavorful so that its soaked up by the variety of soup surprises. Their interior is classy, almost trendy, but maintaining an allegiance to their Asian roots. I appreciate this type of style and ambiance. Hai Ky is always pretty busy and sometime the service can be somewhat pushy, but does not diminish the dining experience. I wish they stayed open later on Sundays, as their pho is just about the most enjoyable lazy-weekend-night dish there can be. read more

Service has gone down immensely. They take your order and never return and you're sat there waiting 20..30..40 mins thinking eventually you'll get served. Nope. When you go up to check on the status, you find out they never put your order because their response is "I'll tell them to make it now". Soo.. what the hell were they doing earlier? What was the point of taking an order if you're not going to put it in? They could have at least mentioned a wait or delay but instead just avoidance and silence. The place isn't packed or all that busy. It seems their priorities are take out orders and not at all their actual seated customers. This place has really gone down hill. read more

For all the good reviews on Yelp, this place was very average at best. The three of us all got different dishes and we were all very unimpressed. Mine specifically was just really under-seasoned and lacked flavor. They get a star or so for having good looking veggies that aren't doused in tons of oil, but that's about it. read more