Ugh. Where do I begin? I should have checked their website and reviews before entering the restaurant. The only plus is we ate late afternoon which meant we didn't have to wait for a table. The food is expensive! I ordered Pho My Way which means I get ro choose 3 out of 6 protein options. I asked for brisket, rare steak, and tendon. All I got was brisket, and it was dry! This was not Pho My Way. More like Pho Their Way I love to savor food, but the longer I was there, the more it changed my mood and hunger ... for the worse. The service is lousy. The waiter never asked how we were doing, if we had everything we needed. He never asked if we wanted more tea or water. When we left, we said bye to our waiter. His response was just to look at us with pursed lips. I didn't realize my order came with a side of nasty attitude. read more

The food is pretty good/legit and the decor is pleasant. I've been coming here since the restaurant opened. Usually the service is pretty fast, but today it was pretty mediocre. I'm confused because there are a lot of waiters (or so it seems), but I kept having to flag down my waiter for the check, chopsticks, or more napkins (which never came; I think he forgot because it was busy). We had gone today for a quick lunch since service has historically been good. Started off kind of awkward because there were 2 parties that walked in (one of them being us). I made eye contact with the waiter behind the desk and he pointed to a table for us to sit at. Simultaneously, the party to our right was looking around but then a waiter caught their attention and pointed to the same table right as we were heading to it. So us customers had a slightly awkward moment. But the waiter just had my party move to a table in the back, which was fine. After ordering, we waited for 35 minutes before I asked my waiter what the status was on the food since we'd have to go soon. Overall it took almost 40 minutes for our order to come out--but it was just 2 bowls of pho. We had about 10 minutes to scarf everything down before we had to go. Granted, the restaurant was really busy... but people who arrived after us got their bowls first, which makes me wonder what the kitchen organization is like. The amount of toppings given was scarce but I guess it's because it's only $10 for the pho... My order had 1.5 meatballs and about 3.5 slices of tofu. Overall the food is decent, the price-point for Wednesday $10 pho is pretty good, and the waiters are nice. Service could be faster but they were very busy today. read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - My $10 pho had 1.5 meatballs and 3.5 slices of tofu... so not a lot of toppings in there. But it's only $10 - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

NJ doesn't have a great selection of viet food but here has a pretty good selection of viet food outside of just pho which is pleasantly surprising. The interior is very modernly decorated w good taste. The staff is nice but could be more attentive as they forgot one of the items we ordered and never brought out other items we asked for like chili oil but it was busy during lunch time rush so they might've been overwhelmed read more

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This is our favorite place after my son gets his hair cut nearby. Food is always good, service is fine. I really like their summer roll and Vietnamese iced milk coffee. read more

Came here for their Wednesday special - $10 for Pho (just the 'Pho your way' dish). The pho broth was light and bland, not really very flavorful at all. The hoisin sauce and siracha sauce are in this small jar that makes it so difficult to add into your Pho. Not sure why they don't just give the bottles instead. Also tried the Bun Bo Hue and it was just mid. Really not a lot of flavor, just a lot of spicy chili oil. Overall, food is 3/5. It got busy when I went around 6:30-7pm so be prepared for a wait. read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - S4 Bun Bo Hue - Spicy Beef And Pork Noodle Soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Tried the fried pan cakes first time ever. And I didn't know the rice wraps could be done by our own. That was fun. All dishes were delicious. Definitely will go back. read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - Rice cake - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Nestled in Festival Plaza right next to Kura is what I would consider to be a modern take on Vietnamese cuisine. I've been here twice and have tried the wagyu bo la lat (OK, it was tender, but quite small) bun bo hue (nice soup base with good portion-size) bo ne (I liked the sauce, but the steak was slightly over for me), egg style coffee (really good and creamy) and the ube coconut coffee (also really good, but wish the ube was slightly stronger). Overall a welcome addition to the neighborhood; I'd give it a solid 4/5 stars, and I'll be back to try their flans and maybe wagyu pho when I feel like splurging. read more

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Best Vietnamese restaurant in town. The restaurant is nicely decorated with friendly staff. BO Ne is delicious read more

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Hands down best Vietnamese restaurant in NJ! I'm Vietnamese and I drive 40 minutes just to eat here. read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - A9. Lua Platter and lua P1. Pho Lua - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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The pho was very bland for being a vegetarian option. I've had vegetarian pho at other places that was flavorful. I also asked for no cilantro and there was one or two small leaves in the bottom which made it taste like to me. I think because the restaurant is new the service was not the greatest, I tried to ask questions about the menu but it seemed like the waiter didn't know. The decorations and inside of the restaurant are very cool. I hope that as the restaurant gets more popular the food and service improve alongside it. I would definitely be down to try the food again with friends in a few months. read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - Vegetarian Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

This is a new Vietnamese restaurant that opened right next to Kura sushi in the H-mart plaza. On ambience and decor the place gets 5 stars. I wouldn't consider this authentic and wasn't expecting it to be either. The egg coffee wasn't bad, but they have no hot options which makes me believe all the drinks are instant powders. The summer rolls tasted fresh and I do love a thick peanut sauce so those were pretty good. The pho wasn't bad and had a good beefy taste but it made me think it was more of an beef cube giving it the flavor. It's not a bad place just not very authentic. read more

I came here once and order the banh mi. The best banh mi I've ever tried. It's different from other restaurants. I can tast the special sauce in the banh mi which is very good. And the price is reasonable also. read more

So delicious and I'll definitely be back again soon. The Bun Cha Ha Noi was the best I've ever had. Spring rolls were perfectly crispy. I came without any reservations and was able to get seated quickly. Tables were spacious, and I had a great dining experience! read more

Cozy ambiance with warm service! Scrumptious food with vegetarian options, and an extensive drink & dessert menu Will definitely come back! Check this place out if you are in the area ;) read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - P3. Pho Chay, A2. Cha Gio Chay, A4. Goi Cuon Chay, S3. Bo Ne, D4. Sinh To Bo, D11. Tau Hu Tran Chau - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

I was excited to try this place, as it seemed like an elevated Vietnamese restaurant. The decor is very nice and modern, and has a different vibe than other viet restaurants in the area. The food was good, but didn't justify the prices. However, the menu features several items that you wouldn't find at other Vietnamese restaurants around here. - Cha gio: the flavor was there, but I couldn't tell if the filling was undercooked. I notified our waiter and he brought out a new one, which was piping hot, but it was still a sort of moist/mushy filling. - Goi Cuon: this had a lot of vermicelli noodles and the wrapper seemed like it was a brown rice paper. The ride paper was significantly softer than a normal rice paper. - Bo la lot: the leaves have a unique flavor and this is a tasty app. The beef was tender and super fatty but I'm not sure it's worth the price. - Bo ne: I've never had this before so this was really nice. I love the flavor of the pate. The sauce in there is sweet and compliments everything nicely. The bread was a little lackluster, nothing amazing. - Bun cha Ha Noi: I've never had bun in this style before, so I wasn't sure how to eat it. The pork sat in a broth or sauce that was super sweet, so I didn't add much to my noodles. The pork was smoky and sweet, like Vietnamese grilled pork should be. I won't be frequenting this place since there are cheaper and more wholesome Vietnamese places around, but it'd be nice for a date night or if you want to give some of the more unique items a shot. I would come back for the bo ne and fresh sugar cane juice, since no other place around here serves it. read more

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My friend was raving about this 40 dollar wagyu beef pho.... So I wanted to try it. I don't think it's worth 40 dollars. It's basically a beef broth with brisket, tendons, beef balls in the soup and on the side, it was the noodles, thinly sliced wagyu beef, and the usually toppings for the soup. The wagyu beed has a strip of the chewy ligament with it and it was very hard to enjoy this expensive beef. The soup was flavorful when I didn't put the noodles in but after I did, the flavor disappeared.... So it was pretty upsetting considering the price. The services was great, they compromised on certain things was boyfriend wanted on his dish. So he asked for grilled chicken with salad instead of rice. They came back with 4 slices of chicken and 6 pieces of lettuce it was not cut but he didn't mind. He always got freshly squeezed sugar cane and it was very good but kindly small for its price. The sugar cane juice was 8 dollars. The decor of the place was pretty nice but they the seats was dirty maybe because the kids was running back and forth. Overall, I don't think I will be back for more. read more

Went for dinner on a Friday night and only had a ten minute wait time for party of four. Food was good and the service was excellent. The staff members were all pretty helpful. The ambiance was incredible and interior design on point. read more

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Very nice but pretty loud restaraunt. It is super new and modern. The bun bo hue is very spicy! The waiters are super nice! It's really busy! There will probably be a wait. it's pretty expensive but tasty! read more

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Food is great, servers are very friendly, and very good portions. Would def recommend.

Great Choice for the Day by the waiter will come back again soon for more. Food is great. read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - Pad Thai - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Honest Review Food- Not very flavourful , water pho with no flavour and over priced for everything. Service - poor. I have lots of patience but it took roughly 30+ min for the check . So I got up and paid at their register instead. ( nice chairs and tables but that's it ) - tbh kinda regret even leaving that tip. Tip : always order the basic foods first to see if they can do a good job . If they can't , then don't go back . read more

The Ambiance at Lua is amazing. They really did a good job with the decor and esthetic. The food was very good. I got their chicken pho and the both was really flavorful with whole chicken instead of just the chicken breast. Will definitely come back to try their other dishes. The reason for the four stars is because the service could use some work. Servers were delivering food to the wrong table and it took a while to get your food. When we wanted our bill, it took a while to get that. It seemed like there were some confusion about who is in charge of what tables. Anyways...the food is good! read more

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Went there with family and friends. Thai fried rice was crunchy barely had any flavor. I had the lemon grass pork chop. Presentation was nice until I started eating it. Pork chop was not cooked thoroughly. It had some pink in the meat and I continued to pull the meat to get near to the bone that's when it still had some blood. Friends wanted some Vietnamese spring rolls and were told they didn't have any noodles. What restaurant runs out of noodles. Needless to say I think they were just lazy. The Vietnamese egg rolls do not look like the pictures seen on IG. They come out half the size. Such a disappointment. read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - Uncooked pork chop - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Beautiful restaurant with beautiful hand painted paintings on the wall. The food was delicious and the staff was kind and very good customer service read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - The food was delicious I had the S2 Vermicelli bowl and eggs rolls. The staff was kind and a joy to talk to. I would come back again. - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

The food was good. This establishment was very clean and pretty inside. The waiters and waitresses were so kind, eager to help and explain any question you may have. They were very attentive and I loved that. My waiter was Dilland. He was very sweet and kind. This winter season is so perfect for a nice hot bowl of PHO. I'm glad I went and had this experience. I surely will be back for another. read more

What a treat! Opened 2 weeks ago and this Vietnamese Pho restaurant hit the spot! Haven't had Viet Pho food in a long time and this really gave me an amazing and phenomenal experience. They were able to accommodate a party of 21 and still maintained the other parties waiting as well. Food came out hot and scrumptious. I had the Grilled Pork Chop with Rice (S4) and the Pho with beef (P1). Ryan (General Manager) and Michelle (server) did a great job in handling a group of adults and kids. They even gave us a flan treat since they heard it was a rare family reunion! Good Luck to the entire Lua staff and team. We will definitely come back here again! read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

First time here and very impressed. Delicious food and large portions. Wait staff was very helpful with our orders and ambiance was nice read more

Im going to be honest before I give my review here. This place is owed by one of my close friend. Like a brother to me. But I promise Im still going to tell my honest opinion and give an honest review. So lets first get to the atmosphere and service. This place is newly opened, so the reno is new and pretty modern. Esp for a viet restaurant. Ive been to many viet places and a lot of them are old and just by that for some reason I always feel their kitchen are dirty. if you guys know what im saying. So this place has a very new modern clean look and feel. that already makes me feel good about trying out the food. than the service. they acutally choose to hire a lot of locals. mainly americans. so i feel thats why the service was very good. they were all very polite and friendly. always smiled. Mayb because i was eating with the boss haha. jk. Im 100% sure they are the same to everyone. cuz most viet restaurants I go to they are like old viet waiters and some b having attitudes. like they dont want b there. but all of these waiters are young. very polite and respectful. Now to the food. I have to honestly say. One of the best viet spots I ever tried. Im half viet. Ive tried viet restaurants from okc to cali to philly to nj and ofx ny. def top 3 taste wise. I cant say they have the best pho or the best viet iced coffee. But i tried many of their dishes and I can honestly say they were all very good. some were great. also they come in pretty big portions. the viet sandwich was banging too. too bad i live like 1 hr away. If I lived near, I will 100% be coming here at least 3 times a week, thats how good it is. the overall experience. from the moment i step in to the hospitality to the food. I really dont get how it only got 4 stars. Its def 5 stars in my book. but hey you guys dont need to believe me. go give it a try and you will find out yourself. will not b disappointed. read more

The ambience of this restaurant is so cool and chill. The staff is very welcoming and so nice! I had the vermicelli bowl and the taste and quality was superb. The meat was bursting with flavor, and balanced out perfectly with the fresh veggies and perfectly cooked noodles. They have beautiful paintings and murals painted by a local artist and I support any business that supports local artists!! This place is definitely a must!! read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - Yummy vermicelli bowl, S2 - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Ambiance in this restaurant is great! Food is authentic and they serve items not on other Vietnamese restaurant menus like bánh khốt, bố ne, bánh cuốn. Service attentive. Came with a party of 8 and was seated at the back table...but the sun was coming through that side window pretty strong, so our server notices this and moved us to another table towards the front where the sun glare was not so blinding. Very attentive service always checking up and filling our water. Food is authentic and good size portions. I highly recommend eating at Lua for an authentic Vietnamese food dining. They also have weekday special too! read more

Good food, good service, nice atmosphere. One of the best Vietnamese cuisines in the Metro New York areas.

I have tried pho, bun bo hue and Bo Ne their signature dishes but they all tasted very salty. Service is not great very slow. The place is very small with no parking of you go on the weekends. read more

Lua Vietnamese Cuisine - Bo Ne - Vietnamese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

I have been to LUA before. Not sure what happen tonight but the quality is not what it was. Here are the reasons why.. 1. Found hair in the Bahn Mi sandwich, not sure how the waiter even missed it when handing over the food. It was very visible. 2. Order Pho but it was not piping out, more on the warm side. 3. The female bathroom was disgusting. No toilet paper anywhere. I won't be coming back. read more

Terrible. Paid extra for an Uber and order wasn't available even when confirmed. Terrible service.

First time at this restaurant. The portions are good and the soup came out hot. The 2 complaints I have please take care of the fruit flies and please tell all employees when they go to the bathroom leave their aprons in the kitchen. That is very unsanitary. read more

The food is not horrible it's a little bit pricey, service is unorganized they don't attend to their tables, table napkin is not provided unless you ask, the banh khot is not authentic there is no coconut milk it's literally a kid size, the fried chicken is okay, bun cha ha noi portion is too small the meat is a little dry and lack of appropriate vegetable on it. The staff likes to hang out more than serving their table, the ambience is modern and cozy. We probably not going back. This is not what Vietnamese food should be like since I'm fully Vietnamese. read more

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Very bland food across the board, even the nouc cham was tasteless, like water. I tried 4 dishes and 3 were lame and one was bad, a coconut salad that tasted like canned coconut. More expensive and way less tasty than the other Vietnamese places around here-- go to Pho One on rte 1/9 instead-- so much better and prices are maybe 30 to 40% less. And yes, like the other reviewers have said, the water glasses were filthy and the water inside was nasty. read more

I ordered the bun Bo hue today and I absolutely enjoyed it! I asked for pure fish sauce and chili oil and it was perfect to my broth

Good food and atmosphere. Some dishes are unique. You do pay a premium for service and decor but that's perfectly fine if they deliver on the quality of the dishes. Would definitely go again. read more

I don't come to Edison often but was excited to find a good reviews Vietnamese restaurant. I went in at 4:30pm for an early dinner. It was not too crowded and we got a table right away. However, the food took more than 30 minutes to come. Meanwhile, all the water that were given to us were dirty. Even the waiter was surprised to see the dirt of all four cups of water. Food was ok but appetite was ruined. Overall, I don't see myself going back again. read more