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    Pho Oi

    3.2 (45 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Spring Rolls
    Daniel B.

    Vietnamese food is my absolute favorite, and I eat it every chance I get. So I was pretty excited to find a few here in Laredo while I was in town for the weekend. I may be a little tougher on this place for that reason. This place is fairly quiet and quaint. Although the server wasn't very personable, I will say that he did a good job. He may have just been having a bad day, who knows. I hate to say it, but these are the only positives I can give. The rice paper on the spring rolls were "rubbery" and the peanut sauce was runny. The stuff inside was actually good though. The egg rolls had no lettuce in order to wrap up the rolls with the carrot shavings. However, the rolls themselves were served hot, and the taste was decent. (They didn't seem like homemade though). The Phô would not even be in my top 100... the bean sprouts were not crisp AT ALL, there was very little meat, and the fatty brisket was crunchy?! I will not say anything more. Like any place, you really need to try it for yourself. I have read one star reviews and still gone, and thought it was one of the best places I has ever been.

    Your Togo pho condiments amount. Seriously???
    Elena F.

    Wow, when you order Togo I guess this is the size of Pho condiments you get. Seriously? It is the cheapest cost of your entire product. Will not order from you again.

    Pho Chin Nam (Well Done Brisket & Flank Beef Noodle Soup)
    Ai V.

    Definitely the best (and cheapest) asian restaurant in Laredo, and a welcome break from all of the delicious tacos. They serve crawfish, which is spicy and delicious. Also, their sugar cane is really refreshing, and I think they're the only restaurant in Laredo to serve these two things. BUT I would really recommend their garlic shrimp fried rice. Shrimp is juicy and buttery. Their eggs rolls are filled with meat, which is different from other restaurants that just fill theirs with veggies. Really yummy.

    Nice attractive colors
    Jorge L.

    We were there this evening. Nice place, well lighted, modern and with a little swing. The waiter approached us very promptly, and gave our menus. My daughter Isabella and me already knew more and less what we wanted, Pork filled dumplings and fresh spring rolls with pecan sauce. The dumplings were nice, well fried and the spring rolls were devoured by my daughters and wife, I tried the pecan sauce and was superb. Then the rest of the food arrived. A bahn mi with pork for my wife. Good flavor, I will toast the bread a bit to give it a crunchier bite. Two vermicellis, one with Shrimp the other with lemongrass chicken, and a side of fish sauce. Large shrimps well grilled, the chicken was cooked perfectly with a strong minty flavor of the herbs. my House Special Rice had happily merge all the flavors during the stir-fry process. Nice balance of colors and some, at least to me, unidentified flavor of chinese sausage or a sort of. A bit more of crawfish will have added a nice pinkiness to the plate, just a suggestion... As a goodbye celebration I had the wonton soup and my girls a couple of smoothies. The soup has, probably, in Laredo the best broth I had so far, the wontons maybe need a one or more minutes to let the dough cook completely.. The smoothies need a little more work. Overall, great place, welcome to Laredo. See you in two weeks !

    Gross!
    Kristina B.

    Order Nothing! Move on and get yourself a Beef Ramen noodles instead. Tea was tasteless and beef noodles had very little to no meat at all. A complete rip off.

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    Border Foundry Restaurant & Bar - Chorizo Burger (minus the bun)

    Border Foundry Restaurant & Bar

    4.1(170 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    $$$

    So very disappointed with service, marketing, and meal. I came from California and wanted to have…read moresomething nice and unique. The menu online looks spectacular and had a lot of interesting dishes. I was super excited. I saw that they were open late and I was also very happy about this because my meal was after work. I arrived at 9:30 walked in the side entrance and saw a post hunched over and squatted down, looking at her iPhone. I also saw another employee leaning on the host stand talking to her. He didn't greet me neither did she until I walked to the front of the house stand. She got up from her crouch position and said can I help you? I was surprised to see what she was wearing, an oversized hoodie with some type of logo on it, which was not an appropriate thing to wear, and it did not match the other employee that were more crisp. I said dining for one and grabbed a menu and slid it across the host stand out of pure laziness. She slumped her way over with the menu hanging on her left side and sat me at a table. Wow what a lousy first impression for a restaurant that I was so excited to visit. A server came over gave me a menu and brought me water. Disappointed to see that the menu was completely different from the menu that I saw online. No unique dishes and the variety was not great. However, I was there and felt I'd give it a chance. A server that was at the bar entering tickets or something, kept looking over at my table, but no one ever acknowledged me after I was seated. I waited for about 10 minutes until someone realized I need assistance. The server finally came over. He was polite to check my order served my meal left me to be on my own to check on me one time, but it certainly wasn't a two minute check when he should to see if my meal was to my satisfaction. My plates were not cleared and I had to ask for the check.. the food was OK. I had the salmon. Nothing spectacular. risotto was uneventful. Got my check and left. No goodbye, no thank you for coming in no stand out service. As a restaurant professional in California, I can't figure out if it's just a Texas thing or they rate everything high or this restaurant truly is deserving of its accolades..

    Just walking into the restaurant you feel an eclectic vibe of excitement and joy. Fast paced but…read morerelaxed, busy but not loud. We had drinks at the bar to begin with and even ordered a few appetizers that were fantastic!! The frog legs and the charbroiled oysters! I could have ended my night right there but elected to remain at the bar and ordered the Tomahawk for 2. In all the excitement I only took pictures on Snapchat and have none to share here! I guess I have to return!

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    San Telmo Argentinean Steakhouse - Taco de Carnitas de Pato was absolutely delicious!!

    San Telmo Argentinean Steakhouse

    3.6(41 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    $$$

    Good location for this steakhouse behind border foundry. Plenty of parking…read more Atmosphere is nice, decor of the place was really good. Servers are friendly and well dressed, this is a high end spot. Table bread was good, came with chimmichurri and butter, it was good. So good in fact that they asked me if I wanted another bread, and I said of course. What they failed to mention is that they charged $5 for the bread, wasn't expecting that at all. No one advised me of that but alright. We ordered a shrimp with oil dish, cooked in a cast iron, this was outstanding! Great flavor, came with 6 pieces of shrimp and came out on a hot cast iron pan. Highly recommend. I ordered a 15 oz picahna and my wife ordered 12 oz American ribeye. The ribeye was thin, but cooked well. However they failed to season the steak. The picahna was cooked okay, also poorly seasoned. When you think of picahna , you think of the fat cap, tell me why my picahna did not have any fat cap on it? They carved out the fat! I mean cmon man, you're an Argentinian steakhouse and you do that, that is blasphemy. Then they cut my steak, let it bleed out on the plate. Is this their first time or what? Leave the steak whole, like my wife's ribeye. The second saddest steak I've eaten. The worst one was a ribeye I had at Otillias. Steak came with steak fries and they were okay. My wife's baked potato wasn't fully cooked either Overall this place missed the mark and for paying $115 for two people before tip, you're better off grilling your own steaks for a lot less. I paid $40 for the picahna and $39 for my wife's steak. I wanted to give this place 3 stars but that bs bread move left me upset. I honestly think if you're looking for a decent steak, save yourself some money and go to Texas or Longhorns steakhouse.

    Nice restaurant mediocre food. Service was pretty good -…read morebread and chimichuri was very good , everything else was just ok. Pricey for what was served.

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    Lolitas Bistro - Avocado Croast

    Lolitas Bistro

    4.2(143 reviews)
    2.8 mi
    $$

    Highly recommend this establishment ! Very pleased with the service, food and ambiance !…read more The servers were very nice and helpful and quick to check on our table ! The food was fast and delicious ! My baby boy loved the pesto pasta and salmon as we shared it. My mom also ate all of her food as well and said how good it was. Will def be going again sometime in the near future !

    This is a classy restaurant in the north part of town, but it is also located near my client's…read moresite. It made for an easy choice when it came to a lunch option. The prices here are reasonable compared to Houston or Dallas, for example, but most everything is a la carte, so you can spend a lot quickly if not careful. My eyes were set on the seabass ceviche, so I know I had to have that. I also wanted a cocktail, but I remembered I had a long drive ahead of me, so I just opted for more food instead. I ordered the corn flake fried chicken sandwich. Ceviche - a nicely sized portion that comes with 2 crispy tortillas. Inside the ceviche are finely diced carrots, red onions and cucumbers, cilantro, sliced avocado, and numerous pieces of diced fish and lime juice at the bottom. 5/5 Chicken sandwich - served on a plate with 2 sliced yellow cherry tomatoes sitting face down. This has a large breast, with pickles and cole slaw. 3/5 This is my kinda place, and it seems fairly unusual to find a restaurant like this in Laredo of all places. I would definitely come back on my next visit to Laredo.

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