Best pho in town!! The only pho I'll eat in Blaine. Servers…read morewere Quick service and clean!

Finally made it out to Pho 126 in Blaine, and it did not disappoint. The broth is rich, deeply…read moresavory, and packed with warm herbal aromatics. They're generous with the meat--every slice was tender and high quality--and the bowl came filled to the brim. The standout, though, was the noodles; perfectly blanched with a distinct, springy chew that held up the entire meal. At $16, the portion and quality make it an incredible value.

Food: 4/5 We ordered the mango salad with conch and…read moreescargot in Thai Lemongrass broth. Both were very flavorful, refreshing and enough to feed 2 people. Service: 4/5 We were seated right away. Staffs were attentive and kind to us! Ambiance: 3/5 Very clean and minimal restaurant. Good amount of tables and chairs. I noticed a bar counter, not sure if there were chairs there for guest though. Overall, I would go back to this place! It was quite a splendid experience, especially with the food.

Everything was sooo good. I really enjoyed how communicative our server was with suggestion, their…read moreback ground, and service. Every dish had its own unique taste to it and some had selections of what sauces you can cook it in! The interior- as my friends said, reminded them of how a california restaurant would look like would be visiting again!

In my reviews of suburban Pho places, I always add a caveat that, hey, it's the suburbs, so chill…read moreand adjust your expectations. This is Blaine, and not Frogtown or Eat Street. Well, Red Kitchen completely destroys that narrative. First of all, I was here in a Monday lunch hour, and for the entire time there were exactly 3 non-Asians who walked in. One of them was married to an Asian guy, so she kinda didn't count. The entire place is packed with Asians. I don't even know how they pulled it off, sitting next to freaking Wild Bills off Hwy 65. But here we are. Once you hear about the food you'll know why. And BTW please ignore the one star reviews. This place would be at 4.9 stars if you got rid of the LeeAnn Chin and Panda Express crowd who stumbled upon Red Kitchen by accident and were disappointed, as they should be. Because this is an Authentic Asian hole-in-the-wall. Yes they have chicken feet. More to come... The place is small: 2 long tables that seat 10, and 4 tops. There is a tiny counter you walk up to order, and if dining in they bring it out to you. You grab your beverages from the sparsely stocked drink fridge when you order. It's basically a deli that looks like a restaurant, ok? Ambience? It's got painted walls, and the furniture is new...oh there are light fixtures over the four tops....and they play 90's-00's R&B and radio pop. You know, Asian-American Gen X heart music. LOL. Ok. But there is ample off-street parking in the big lot. Now, the food. I ordered the Large Beef Pho, and then I found out they had chicken feet for an appetizer, so naturally I had to order it just for this review. There used to be a stall at the Hmong Mall ran by three old ladies, who slaved and produced a 12-hr broth. I still dream of that place. You'd want to have a pool party in that broth, and swim in it on an inflatable giant rubber ducky with an umbrella drink in your hand. Well, Red Kitchen has somehow recreated that broth. AI maybe? It's not fair for the competition: Pho 126, Stone Pho, Pho An, I'm looking at you. Yep, all these other places are inferior, and more expensive. The large pho is just over $15. No one comes close. Ok now for the chicken feet. It's basically chicken bacon, deep fried, and covered with a lemon cajun dry rub. It reminded me of Shorty and Wag's off 38th and Nicollet, but without the MSG headache that came after. It was an indulgence of insane proportions. I ate the whole thing, by myself lol. So fun. That's kinda like eating a pound of bacon all by yourself. If you're not into feet, you can get the same rub on wings or chunks of pork belly (actual bacon lol). There are other things to try, like Bun Bo Hue and Boat Noodle. They also have Vietnamese rice platters and vermicelli salads. And they do have your American-Chinese section of the menu, but ok. It's MN and it's basically a MN Statute. Well, sorry Pho 126, it's been nice knowing you. You grew big and bad, with nice new digs, and we grew apart. I have found someone new.

This is a simple spot for savory Vietnamese cuisine. You order at the front desk, seat yourselves…read moreand then the food is delivered to your table. They have limited drink selections found in the fridge. Unfortunately, when we were there, they were out of regular soft drinks and had only diet. The restaurant was small with limited seating, so we felt lucky to have a table. The atmosphere wasn't much, but the food was spot on - very flavorful and quite delicious! We had the special pho, the bun bo hue and oyster chicken wings. Everything was super delicious. We would try this spot again!

My first time at Stone Pho, and it was amazing. The food was nothing short of spectacular!…read moreDefinitely did not disappoint! Service was good and fast. The restaurant is cute and definitely worth stopping in for the amazing food! My daughter ordered the Chicken Low mein and little did we know how big their portions were but it was flavorful and definitely took the rest to go! I was impressed with the Calamari and the Spring rolls! The sauces they have are perfectly paired. I ordered the Stone Pho with additional Beef Ribs! I couldnt finish it, but it was by far the best Pho ive had in MN. Overall Food & Vibe 9.6/10

This review was based on the new location, In Brooklyn Park…read moreoff of 252 & 85th They just recently opened less than two weeks ago. Walked in during lunch and was able to get a table right away. Service was quick and efficient. I was very impressed with the stone bowl that came out. It was piping hot throughout the meal, that kept your meat and your noodles soft and tender. The portion on the meat ratio was perfectly for a large size bowl. I was really impressed with the freshness of the rare thinly beef slices. The Summer spring roll (shredded pork with skin) was not one of my best I have had. The grilled chicken rice was wa basic but I must say the chicken portion was seasoned nicely and not dry like most places. not pictured was pandan leaf coffee and Matcha latte. Overall the restaurant did an amazing remodeling to open up the front window space for more natural lights. Definitely will return for items on the menu

We wanted pho on a rainy afternoon and found ourselves here. So many surprises from the time we sat…read moredown. A big family group was finishing up a meal, and another table looked like another family group had just left. The first page of the menu had familiar items like pho, but most of the menu had shellfish dishes I had never seen before, including shellfish salads. They also had balut, a delicacy I had never seen on a menu before. We just had to try the balut with satay, and our server kindly made sure we knew exactly what we were getting ourselves into. We also ordered okra with fermented tofu sauce and pho with all the fixings. I enjoyed the balut. The satay sauce made it seem like a simple duck egg with other things in it. The okra was grilled tender, and it went well with both the tofu sauce and satay. I was slightly disappointed with the pho broth, though. My spouse enjoyed it, but I thought it was much better with a squeeze of lime. The service was attentive and friendly, and the space was brightly decorated and well kept. There was a single large screen television with a music program. It seems like a nice place to take a family. One drawback: there aren't many choices for people who want a vegetable-centered dish. Still, I'd love to come back sometime and try some of the many shellfish dishes.

We went to eat lunch for a friend's birthday. This restaurant has seafood variation that not many…read morerestaurants offer in Minnesota. Last time I had ate something similar was in California. The restaurant was short staffed, looks like 2 servers for the entire restaurant. Food was good, we started with grilled squid, calamari, and razor clams. Then we added more entree after still feeling hungry. Restaurant is big to accommodate large parties. They have a full bar and offers other drinks/juice as well.

Rocky's is one of our favorite spots to get dinner in Blaine. Highly recommend getting the house…read moreplatter so you can try multiple items. Our favorite this is the Lao beef short ribs! They are so flavorful and delicious! It was a nice evening and we opted to sit on their patio. Glad to have such a great restaurant near us and we enjoy supporting their business!

The restaurant is in a quiet neighborhood next to a gas station so there's plenty of parking. We've…read morebeen here a few times when they first open and more often when we moved to Blaine, MN. We would bring our Hmong family here when they visit. I love the display of Hmong art, crafts and tools. Unfortunately, service has always been slow even on a weekday. I'm unsure why since workers do come around and check in. I've had their pho, laab, papaya salad, chicken wings etc. It's not memorable but it's Hmong food. Hoping they bring back waitressing for serving utensils, and dinnerware rather than having customers fetch their own water, foam plates or plastic ones. It's not appropriate to bring extended family here anymore when we have to tell them to get their own utensils and pho veggies from their service area. We prefer Pho 126 for large family dining or Boba & Tea Deli for Hmong food.

Old school delicious Chinese food, the kind you want to take out and eat at home. Though they have…read morea large dine in area as well. (It's the old Pizza Hut location.) I had the vegetable chow mein. The vegetables were hot and steamy. Carrots, mushroom, broccoli, bamboo shoots, celery. The rice and dry noodles were piled high and I drowned it in soy sauce. Loved it! The portion itself was pretty big Service was fast, though not super busy inside. Spacious parking lot. There is plenty of seating inside, quiet and nice

The food is bad! We ordered egg rolls (bland, needed salt and seasoning) cream cheese wantons (ok,…read moreno sauce included), pork fried rice (bland, needed seasoning also contained mushrooms- weird), sweet and sour chicken ( chicken was good, the sauce was too liquidy), and beef lo mein (so bad! The noodles were wrong, the beef was terrible! And it also contained mushrooms!)

I've been going to Que Viet since I was a young child like 3-4 years old (which is over 30 years)…read more Crazy as it sounds, growing up I ate a lot more than I do now. I used to love the the potatoes in the beef & potatoes, the meaty eggrolls w/ the fish sauce (I miss these so much as I don't eat beef/pork anymore), oyster wings, the best wontons as well as chicken friend rice. My mom loved the egg fu young. I love that over the years the menu has pretty much stayed the same. I've gotten to see a few generations run the place and things have stayed pretty true to what I always remembered growing up. My go to order now that my diet has shifted is wontons & chicken fried rice - add med. spice and no chicken. I know chicken fried rice with no chicken sounds crazy but I don't like the veggies in the veggie rice and I really love the flavor of the chicken fried rice without the chicken. Reheating the rice at times the chicken tends to get a bit rubbery after being reheated so many times and I just don't like it but the flavor is very solid without still. They have some of the best wontons I've ever had. Slight garlic flavor to balance the sweetness of the cream cheese. if I could I would eat an eggroll.. I miss them so much! I mostly order takeout these days but have also dined in a bunch and the staff are very attentive and nice.

LOVE LOVE LOVE the Ginormous Egg Rolls! My mouth is literally watering while writing this review…read more The price went up to $11 for 2 but they are absolutely mammoth sized & the best thing you have ever tasted. The sauce they serve with them, HEAVEN SENT (I could drink it, it's that good). Upgrade to the medium size Egg Roll sauce, for sure! Their Cream Cheese Wontons are also huge & so incredibly crunchy. The sweet & sour sauce served with them is DIVINE. We also Love their Pork Fried Rice, Beef Lo Mein and Sweet & Sour Chicken or Pork. If you get anything here for sure, hands down the Egg Rolls are #1 Pick! The restaurant is decorated very cute inside & we love to eat in for lunch or dinner but we mostly order our food to go. They do have lunch specials which is nice. Did I already mention that you should come here and order the Egg Rolls, 100% :)

One of the best Vietnamese restaurants in MN and that is saying a lot coming from a Vietnamese…read moregirly. Service is amazing! Not like the other viet mom and pop restaurants where they don't even want to take your order and ignore you the rest of the time. They are so sweet and cater to what you need. Our group of 5 ordered a bunch of dishes to share and they were amazing making sure we all had enough dishes and sauces to share. I love that they have items on the menu that you do not find anywhere else except for Vietnam. Not only are the items unique, they taste amazing!!! You really have to try everything here. Portions are pretty big so make sure you bring your appetite or someone to share with, especially for the platters. I recommend the banh khot if you've never seen or heard of it. It's a busy place but there was plenty of seating. Tables were spread out enough so it didn't feel too claustrophobic. The only ick was the bathroom seemed to be leaking and we did let them know but they must've been aware of it because nothing was done when we told them about it. Hopefully they get that fixed soon because it is hazardous to those who might not notice it right away like we did.

Love that there's a wide range of dishes like Bo la lot, banh khot, ca kho to, etc…read more It was busy on a Friday night, with a line to the door. With that, it was harder for staff to check in and refill waters or ask for anything like napkins. Banh khot had bits that undercooked, greasy, and broken. Bo la lot had good flavor, just slightly dry, but lots of great fresh herbs. The fish was the best dish with great flavor and portion. Pho is also good, and decently sized.