We decided to give this place a try because it was close to our hotel. Didn't know what to expect because it was a kitchen on one side and açaí bowls on the other. But WOW! For the first time in my picky eater life I did not sub anything in my meal and I had the best sandwich of my life. Got the chicken and sister got the bulgogi. The green spicy sauce was so good we wanted to put it on everything. So we did. We ended up going back 3 times and had bulgogi noodles , bulgogi bowl and golden bao. Everything was 100% every single time. The food was clearly prepared with care and very fresh. The drinks were also super fresh and delicious. So much better than just having plain soda. And the workers were such a vibe. Shoutout to Krystal who served us twice in one day! So helpful and very fun! Will be my go to every-time we come into town. Best restaurant in Carson! read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Bulgogi Short Rib Steak Sandwich Golden Bao (2 pcs)Cajun Garlic Fries House Marinated Chicken Sandwich - Asian Fusion Near Me - Carson, California

We came here Sunday evening thinking it'd be amazing due to reading the reviews. However, it wasn't what we thought. Mango green tea was a 9/10 Thai tea was too thick 4/10 Crawfish pasta was cold and a little too salty 6/10 Cajun fries, wow 10/10 Fried bao 0/10 (It was just way too sweet) And the garlic noodles 7/10 Service was decent. The cashier didn't smile at all & looked pretty annoyed. Environment was dirty, they should clean the tables and not have the guest clean them ( we cleaned the table before sitting as there was food from the previous guests) & sweep often. I don't think I'd come back here again. read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Thai Tea & Mango Green Tea - Asian Fusion Near Me - Carson, California

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Finally, a place that's open late in Carson! Ordered garlic noodles with grilled pork and the grilled pork sandwich. The food was good and very filling. It's hard to find a good banh mi around the area, thankfully Nguyen's kitchen fulfills that! read more

Quantity of meat is short but food is tasty.. Nice and clean and attractive place and convenient parking. read more

Not a bad place if you're in the area or if you need a late night fix. I love that they are open until 2am. Ordered a few things. First thing were the garlic noodles. Had them with the chicken. Not bad at all. I have had better but they hit the spot. I do wish they had a stronger garlic taste but not bad. Next up was the bulgogi sandwich. It's not a bahn mi fyi. It wasn't bad. There were a mix of chewy bits of meat with soft so that was annoying but overall it was good. Also the bread they use is pretty good. Then the surprising star of the show, the wings. They were perfectly crispy and the meat was very juicy . The dipping sauce they come with is ok but the wings themselves are great . It's not a bad place especially for a late night meal. The service wasn't bad, by looking at the pics of the inside you can kinda tell how the ambiance is as well . read more

This place was soooo good and reasonably priced! Will def try to come back! They could use some more staff to help things move quicker but worth the wait! read more

I absolutely love this place! I tried the pork rice bowl and the sauce that they provide with the dish is so good! The portion is pretty decent at a good price. I keep coming back for their açaí bowls due to the portion that they give at an affordable price :) I definitely recommend this place! read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Pork Rice Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Carson, California

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Great food!!! Delicious! Five Stars!! Very nice! Might give you Hershey Squirts later but totally worth it!!! read more

The pictures looked so good online so we decided to stop by after an ikea trip. The food was nothing like we expected. The pork sandwich was sort of like a bahn mi but not as good since it was missing jalapeño peppers and the carrot daikon pickles were lacking crunch. The wings were ok but not really Vietnamese style and we should not have ordered the popcorn chicken. They didn't even have the real Hong fuy sriracha sauce but instead gave us some disgusting packets of fake sriracha. I wouldn't say this is Vietnamese good it's more like fusion fast food. Their açaí bowls looked pretty good though and more people were getting those than the food. read more

Giving a 3 star since it was our first time at this specific NK so not sure if me and my girl came in on an off day for this spot. Ordered takeout online, and got our usual order at : 2 orders of wings, shrimp garlic noodles, and the chicken banh mi. Extra green sauce on the side. The wings were tiny compared to other locations. Taste was pretty good. 6/10 The Chicken bánh mì was off. The bread didn't taste as fresh, the chicken kinda tasted like it had been left under a heat lamp all day, and the cucumber in it was prob a day away from going bad. 2/10 The noodles in the shrimp garlic noodles were over cooked and under seasoned. The shrimp was the saving factor though and was good as always. 3/10 The green sauce was lacking its usual spice level, a lot chunkier than we remembered, and underwhelming in terms of flavor. We hope it was just an off day for this location since we have been to the ones in Santa Ana and Chino countless times and can't say enough good things about those 2 spots. read more

Food was good , I wouldn't say it was the best though. I didn't realize that açaí bowls next door were in the same building so that was kind of cool to look at . read more

Worse food I've ever had for the price! The noodles adding on the steak shrimp and egg is almost $30! You're kidding me? The garlic noodles were gummy and under cooked, and even the white rice was not cooked well. How can you mess up white rice. Damn ridiculous w the prices you're charging. Chicken wings were small compared to other pictures posted here on yelp. I don't usually need to post reviews on bad food but this takes the cake. You guys need to know this is ridiculous. And save your apologies if you're not gonna do anything to fix the quality. You're lucky we were hypoglycemic and needed to eat something or else we would have thrown the food back at the register and demanded a refund. Bleh read more

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Love the sliders and pork rice decent service overall good food love the sauces and employee was very nice read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Asian Fusion Near Me - Carson, California

Late night hunger cure for authentic viet comfort food. I was driving late night from LA airport to San Diego as my flight got delayed. Was hungry and was looking on yelp for a restaurant that was open when this name cropped up. I had not much expectations except to find something to eat. The restaurant is in a quite mall opposite Ikea and was quite busy when I reached almost at 12:00 AM. I ordered pork sandwich and viet coffee. They made everything fresh from the scratch. The sandwich was bomb and had a lot of meat filling along with veggies. They also provided homemade special sauce to go with the sandwich which was good. The coffee was good too. I saw a lot of people ordering takeaways as well. All in all it was a great experience and definitely a go to place for no presence late night supper. read more

There speing rolls is bombilicioua but yo $5 for 2 pieces a bit pricey.. Though it good I wouldnt pay that much for 2 pieces just wanted try it. The BBQ sandwich is ok. read more

All the food taste really good...just wish they had an Asian salad dressing option. Great late night food option. Way better than fast food! read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Pork sandwich w/Cajun fries, shrimp salad w/ wings and bulgogi fries w/ egg and sliders....all of it was pretty tasty. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Carson, California

Not many options available for late night dining. This place has great food and open really late. The staff are also friendly.

Fresh and diverse menu, delicious and reasonable prices. Did i mention they are open late...checks off my list! read more

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Good place to eat! Kinda confusing at night for first timer on where they are located it's like the other side is açaí bowls. We ordered bulgogi rice bowls and garlic chicken pasta. It's kinda buttery tho but I enjoyed the food especially the veggies (carrot salad) on the side of my rice bowl. Ambiance 9/10 read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Asian Fusion Near Me - Carson, California

The fries dish was really good especially the meat but the price they charge for a fried egg was kinda insane. $3.45! The garlic noodles were really weird, not like any garlic noodles I've tried and even smelled a little weird and stuck together. It might've been spoiled but I didn't get sick so maybe not? Overall, food both good and bad but the price doesn't really justify it. read more

Good food, good service and affordable prices. The chicken bowl was excellent. So was the bulgogi sandwich. Peach tea was very refreshing. Will definitely swing by this restaurant again in the future. read more

My daughter loves their house chicken garlic noodles. She wants to go every day (jk) but seriously we're newbies and already love it. Will go back to try more items on the menu. read more

Crystal is always fast at making sure the orders are out and accurate for the customers! Need more employees like crystal!

Terrible customer service. Worker said they'll get to me in a few moments, Ended up waiting 15 minutes just to get a simple order. Receipt did not have my order number aswell. read more

Great food n customer service good. The restaurant from the table, windows, window shades and soda machine were dirty as hell. Everything was self served from ordering to get your order from the kitchen n cleaning up putting tray away once done so I don't see the reason to tip even though I did. I do regret going wouldn't go again consider how dirty inside the restaurant is. You can see dust n dirt n grease on the things I've mention. Had to make sure wiped down table twice. 2 star bc food was good. I like supporting Asian restaurants, just get your food Togo best way honestly. I hope their kitchen clean tho. read more

You have to try this place!! It's conveniently located by IKEA and I was hungry after walking around in the infamous Ikea maze. With that said, I went to this place with 0 expectations and thought it's probably going to suck. But hey, anything is better than Ikea meatballs. Oh em gee! What a nice surprise! I've had plenty of Vietnamese sandwiches and this is by far the best sandwich I've had. It's not your traditional Bahn Minh with hard baguette. The bread is softer and the meat is just perfect. And what is that green sauce? Amazing!!!! Pricing is unbelievable for a legit healthy meal. read more

it had been a while since i'd come here and i had a taste for the noodles and fries . customer service was nice and friendly and the fries were on point however , the noodles were over cooked and gummy and not fresh . the only reason i didn't take them back was the hope that i could possibly doctor them up some sort of way once i got home but unfortunately not so . i will be back tho at least for the fries read more

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Service was very quick and the customer service was great! Krystal was very friendly and helpful! Definitely would recommend coming for the Thai iced tea and grilled pork sandwich! read more

Bulgogi Garlic Noodles & Mango Refresher was very good. Wish the portions were a bit bigger. The tables to dine-in are all dirty, you just have to pick one & clean it yourself with napkins. read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Asian Fusion Near Me - Carson, California

This place is a nice asian fusion food. The selection of food was good. My son loves the sliders. We love the bowls and the spicy crawfish pasta. The green sauce is pretty good and flavorful. The workers are nice and friendly. The place is pretty and clean. They also have various selection of drinks and they're pretty good. It's a plus bc you can get a dessert after. The acai place is next to it. read more

There's a few indoor and outdoor seats available. The food takes a while to come out so expect a wait. The garlic noodles are pretty good though it is a tad sweet for my liking. The green cilantro sauce they give you tastes good. It's a little spicy which is great. The price is good for what you get. It's closed pretty late also which is a plus. read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Garlic noodles - Asian Fusion Near Me - Carson, California

It's time to write a review. I am glad this restaurant opened; I hope that it will continue to stay open for years to come. There is a subculture of third-shift workers around here; a new Asian-fusion pop-up open to midnight is cool. 1 AM better, matching in-&-out, haha. I ordered steak on garlic fries; it's fresh and tasty. They offer many juices or drinks; I'm enjoying a Mango something. The pricing is appropriate; you can tell the raw materials are quality items. I'll be back for an update after the newness has worn off. Otherwise, I'll see you by 11:45 PM, maybe 11:56, haha. Nice cilantro sauce. PS, could you consider closing at 1 AM if business allows? Come on over, you third shifters! read more

Krystal had great customer service and recommended our food ! Would come back to try more food

Came again around 12am. Consistently good service! Just wanna add that the bulgogi sandwich is FIRE. Thank you so mucch! read more

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I got the grilled pork sandwich, egg rolls and Thai tea and everything was AMAZING. The young man at the counter was very helpful and kind. Though his voice was a little soft, he had a good attitude to him and super helpful. Also remembered to bring an order that was almost left :) I enjoy that this place has samples of their drinks so you know what you're getting ! Smart concept. It was a rainy day so it was pretty quiet but the energy in the room was welcoming :) Thank you for the service and delicious meal! read more

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Crystal and Donna are such great workers, they made sure my order was made in a timely manner and were so sweet throughout the whole service! They deserve a raise if even possible, 10/10 would recommend coming to just interact with them! read more

Service was great was greeted as soon as I walked in had a lady cook in the back short blonde hair very friendly recommended some things as my first time there.. brought my food out to me outside went above and beyond I appreciate that! amazing ambiance cute nice spot has good outdoor seating nice music really a little vibe. Food was 4/5 only cause rice was a little mushy and overcooked but everything else was amazing and everything I expected it to be service size was honestly maybe enough for two I was so stuffed.. and I got extra sauces on the side their black sauce (like teriyaki) the green sauce I'm not sure what it is.. taste like a aioli based has a little spice very good I also asked for the garlic sauce they put on the noodles added a little bit of all of them very good def would go back read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Bulgogi steak rice bowl added fried egg & tiger shrimp.. no veggies only cucumber and cilantro - Asian Fusion Near Me - Carson, California

Really great spot! Love that it is open late! Delicious food delicious smoothies! The service was great really chill people. The ambience was welcoming and homey. 10 out of 10 would recommend, but the add-ons are a bit pricey. Would just recommend doubling up on meat and make your own egg at home. read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Already in love with this place - Asian Fusion Near Me - Carson, California

Good food, good coffee. Their golden bao is the bomb! Dined in and ordered one to go~ read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Golden Bao (2 pcs), Garlic Noodles (Protein) - Asian Fusion Near Me - Carson, California

Food and service were horrible. Tables were sticky and unclean. This was not Vietnamese food. Noodle was left in a plastic tub that was left outside. Looked very unsanitary. read more