I saw this restaurant one day diving by and knew i wanted to check it out. I stopped by one evening…read morefor dinner to go. It's a fairly big restaurant with several places to sit and eat to dine in. I decided on done chicken pho and chicken banh mi (sandwich). The staff were very friendly. I spoke to them about my upcoming trip to Vietnam (already went)and they spoke very highly about their home country and food I would enjoy. I went home and devoured my pho, lol. It was truly delicious. It was nicely seasoned and very fulfilling I could only eat half and saved the rest for leftovers. The next day I warned up my banh mi and was very satisfied. This is truly a spot I will order from again and again.

So Pho Real Good! ... When they first opened. But now I don't know what happened. Quality went…read moreway down into the gutters. Rumor has it that wages weren't being paid so good employees left. Now it's closed. Too bad. My favorite was the pho stew. A hearty aromatic broth with very fresh beef slices. I highly recommend it. I liked it better than the regular pho. Kudos to the original chef. Too bad. It was pretty good food. Note: the bathroom is a down a flight of stairs, at the front of the restaurant. A sink is outside of the bathroom. Con: a slight problem with consistency. One of the many times I've been here, the broth was a rather bland. One thing that was odd. I was chatting with friends and drinking broth out of one of their soup bowls. A server suddenly came over and asked if I'd like a bowl soup. Confused, I said ok. Then at the end of dinner, we were charged for the soup. My friend didn't even finish his soup, so I could have just finished his, instead of getting another bowl, I had to pay for. It was good authentic Vietnamese food made by Vietnamese people.

Solid and as authentic Vietnamese food as they come…read more Love their Pho and traditional dishes. They have been servicing the neighborhood for ages and my family and I would drop by any chance we get.

Usually order the pork chop over rice and ribeye pho when we eat there. Did a take out this time…read moreand ordered two number #25 (large ribeye bowl) to go. Inflation has really taken over at $14 a bowl, for couple pieces of meat and bean sprout. After coming home with the food, opening the bag. To our surprise, the bean sprout were missing, and sauce packs were missing. Service is starting to lack, but the money for the food continues to increase. You really have to start asking yourself, is it really worth what you're paying?

Food is good, sizable portions, and pretty tasty. I do think the meat good be a little bit more…read moreumami. But overall it's a good spot in bushwick. The atmosphere is top tier and decorations are very intentional. The staff is pretty decent, nice people.

tldr, underwhelming for the price. i picked up & paid $41 for 1 banh mi xtra pate xtra mayo, 1 xtra…read moremeat (accident lol), 1 side pho broth (＄7?!) and 1 20oz viet coffee... the house special banh mi for $17 kinda crazy but i wanted to give it a chance since i luv viet food & live in the neighborhood. the bread is ok, lots of carrots, and the meat portion was good (xtra meat was on the side). other than that, it was an underwhelming experience. the food tastes bland and the viet coffee is weak, watered down and frankly didnt taste like viet coffee at all hahahahaha. one thing good ill say is that the food is better than money cat lmao

Came with dear daughter for a mom daughter day. She loves pho and this restaurant was close to my…read moredad's cemetery where I wanted to stop by and visit as well as plant some flowers I got. I got the summer rolls for us, she ordered spicy pho while I got the lemongrass chicken vermicelli. I got a Thai iced tea and she got an iced coffee. Everything was delicious! Definitely be back as well. Service was nice and fast. Cute place.

It's been a long time since I come across a truly deserving Vietnamese place in Queens…read more Not only is the traditional pho flavorful, so are the pork chop w/rice, BBQ pork bun, and summer rolls. Servers are attentive & friendly, and interior decor + cleanliness are both quite good as well. Price points for these items are quite fair as well. Will return again in the future for sure.

On my fourth attempt, I finally made it in to dine at Banh Anh Em (for lunch) with a fellow…read moreVietnamese American friend. As the restaurant is on many favorite lists, including The New York Times "Best New Restaurants of 2025," I have been curious to try it out but was previously deterred by long wait times (they don't take reservations). Maybe it was just luck, but the wait most recently on a Friday afternoon wasn't so bad (it may have helped that my friend went to put in our names first before doing some errands in the neighborhood). I highly recommend trying to go right when they open (there was already a line). Walking into the restaurant, I noticed the clean exposed brick walls. All the tables were busy but not crowded together. I found the service to be very friendly and the food to be excellent. While I don't think there are many good Vietnamese restaurants in NYC (likely because the community here isn't as big as it is in places like San Jose or Westminster), I'm adding Banh Anh Em to my list as one of the few that I would go to again. The banh beo and grilled oysters were excellent starters. The baguette bread used for the crispy pork belly banh mi was both crunchy and fluffy. My friend and I joked that it felt like eating air so we weren't counting it as carbs, haha. The lychee slushie was refreshing to drink with all of the rich flavors. Both my friend and I are not ones to wait in lines, but I'm glad we made an exception for Banh Anh Em because we left satisfied!

Probably my favorite Vietnamese restaurant in NYC! As a California native, one of the things I miss…read morethe most about the West Coast is the Vietnamese food. I've tried many different restaurants here but it just doesn't taste the same. Banh Anh Em is probably the closest I've gotten. They serve authentic dishes that are hard to find. My favorite dish is their banh uot chong tower - slippery rice sheets with a variety of toppings and sauces. The flavor and texture combination is out of this world. I also really like their bun rieu!! The broth is so flavorful and all the ingredients are freshly prepared. Their banh mi are made with the fresh homemade bread - airy and fluffy. Service is great! It's always busy but the employees are always smiling and will still take the time to explain the dishes. If the wait wasn't so horrendously long - I would definitely eat here more often.

Service is great here and the food has tons of flavor. Love the brisket pho and summer rolls…read more Cherry is wonderful! Ask for her. It's a large restaurant that is pretty and clean. I do miss their seafood pho but I digress.

I wanted to love this place since I moved nearby, but I now know to look elsewhere for Viet food. I…read moredo wonder if I got lower quality food since I ordered takeout, but I'm not interested to try again. The rice noodles for the bun cha were rough. Refrigerated at least once and not fully heated up again to be bouncy. The egg roll and pork patties were definitely pre-fried way in advance. They were too chewy and crumbly. The banh mi doesn't use a baguette bread but rather a roll style bread, so it's really dense. The pork cold cut had dried edges. What tainted the taste the most is the soggy, semi-sour cucumber. Only pro is that this was all ready within 10 minutes. But I think that's because nothing was fresh.

Solid portions, fresh food and flavorful Vietnamese food. The service is attentive. The inside has…read morea decent amount of seats and I'd say it is definitely worth the visit in Williamsburg.

I came here for their lunch service and had a good time! This cozy restaurant in Williamsburg…read moreoffers some pretty authentic Viet dishes from noodles to rice to banh mi. They also have really good sparkling Viet drinks and viet coffee! Service here is nice. We got their salad rolls, mi quang, and bo kho with their salted lemonade and coconut cream viet coffee. Everything was great. The mi quang was a huge portion with tons of pork, quail eggs, and shrimp. Meanwhile the bo kho had super tender beef and was very fragrant. Loved my Viet coffee and the salted lemonade was so refreshing. Great spot for some casual Vietnamese food in Brooklyn!

Anyone remember that viral TikTok / IG video of that influencer that came here for a collab, to…read moreonly post a bad review once she got called out for not holding up her end of the bargain, and then also get exposed for killing a dog while dog sitting. Crazy times. Anyways...I didn't realize it was this spot until one night I was craving pho in LIC and found this spot on Yelp. Once I saw the storefront, I knew which restaurant this was and got very excited to finally try them out. For drinks, I had to get the Vietnamese Espresso Martini ($19). It had that distinct Vietnamese coffee taste with a mix of alcohol, which blended in nicely. It luckily did not keep me up all night. For entrees, we split an order of the Shaking Beef ($33) as well as the Bun Rieu ($22). We probably could have just ordered one or the other to split as we were very stuffed by the end of the meal. Both were delicious and would recommend. The Bun Rieu is unique that it is a pork and tomato soup base, kind of like in hot pot (delicious a refreshing btw) with a hint of fish sauce. The Shaking Beef is a classic which comes with jasmine rice. Beef is prepared and seasoned perfectly. There were other items that looked and sounded delicious, but my wallet prevented me from doing so. There's always another time, which I will be looking forward to. Shoutout to our server Daniel who was amazing and super hospitable.

I've been to Chef Papa's probably five times now, and when it's good, which has been about 80% of…read morethe time for me it's REALLLLY good. The pho is pretty much everything I crave: fresh, flavorful broth, good meat, fresh lime and herbs, and sauces that complement rather than rescue it. Even my Vietnamese friends were excited, basically saying, "This is the place we've been waiting for in the neighborhood." The bánh mì is also fantastic. Perfect crispy-but-soft bread, properly pickled carrots, and a genuinely bountiful amount of meat. I could come here intending to get pho and very easily be persuaded otherwise. The only thing holding me back from five stars is consistency. I've had a couple visits where things took longer than expected, and a friend I recommended it to unfortunately caught an off day with her parents -- long wait, and the meat in their pho arrived fully cooked and buried under everything rather than finishing in the broth like it had on my other visits. But I love this place and I'm absolutely coming back. There's also some wonderful Chef Papa/cosplay-community crossover happening here that I don't entirely understand but super support. Pleaseeee don't ever lose that childlike wonder. I'm rooting for you, Dad!

Wonderful Food, Service & Atmosphere!…read more I"m Carmen . I eat alone often and enjoy places that make me feel comfortable. I had such a wonderful experience at Pho Thai! I ordered the rice vermicelli with shrimp and added the egg roll as suggested, and it was absolutely delicious. I finished my meal with the custard--the only dessert on the menu--and it was SO good! The prices are great, especially for the quality of the food. The restaurant was beautifully decorated, very clean, quiet, and relaxing, with soft music playing in the background. I also loved that there were plenty of tables that were comfortable for someone dining alone. The service was wonderful--friendly and attentive without being intrusive. And I have to mention something you don't hear often in a restaurant review: even their house tap water was exceptionally well cared for and tasted great! I enjoyed several glasses. Great food, beautiful atmosphere, wonderful service, and excellent prices. Pho Thai is definitely a place I would return to and recommend!

Pho Thai may not be authentic…read more The portion sizes are really hearty as are the Spring Rolls. The Spring Rolls aren't the short thin varieties, they are crispy and actually hearty. The broth in the Pho Tai is light on taste and comes with the rare thinly sliced beef layered on top of a bed of rice noodles. Ordering on the phone can be a troublesome at times. Staff may not be knowledgeable about the menu or the native names of the dishes.

It's been so long--almost 10 years--since I last visited JoJu and tried their food. And guess what?…read moreIt still tastes just as good as I remembered! Same old location in the heart of Elmhurst, same old interior, and many of the same menu items. I think the only major addition is their rice bowl section. I was on my way to JFK and wanted to grab dinner to go, so I placed my order through their website. The ordering process was super easy. By the time I got through TSA and found a place to sit down and eat, a few hours had already passed, so the rice had cooled down quite a bit. But even then, everything still tasted just like I remembered--and even the rice was delicious! Can you imagine being surrounded by people lining up for overpriced airport food at JFK, while you're sitting there with a bowl of delicious JoJu goodness in front of you? Definitely worth bringing it through security! For sure, JoJu is a must-visit foodie stop whenever you're in New York. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in town!

My first Banh Mi. My friend from Vietnam took me here and I…read morebelieve it's a good place for me to show a lot of people this type of food. Excellent taste