I love the food here! The food is very flavorful and this makes this one of my top restaurants to…read morego to. In my first review, I mentioned how they were never refilling the water, no matter who I waived down. But since that review, they have really upped their A game. They always go around asking if people would love their drinks refilled, and even if they are not your server, they are very attentive to the tables. I can tell that they all work as a team here! The only complaint is that since they switched owners a while back, the pho isnt as flavorful. But it is still really good compared to other options out there in Raleigh.

Really good food, love it I would say the best in town! Drop by whenever you're town, you'll…read morelove it too.

New pho restaurant selection for the evening. I ordered the usual vegan pho with tofu. This was…read moregreat pho with all the typical veggies and perfect vegan broth with added tofu. Parking was easy right out front with no wait time. If you want a Vietnamese restaurant with quality taste and great food, this is a great choice.

We walked to Anise Pho from our AirBNB in downtown Raleigh on a cold night. I'm glad we walked,…read morebecause finding parking would have been tough- and probably would've resulted in us walking just as far. I like Vietnamese food, but the options are limited where I live- and the options for vegetarians are even MORE limited at most Vietnamese spots. This spot is different- they have a whole page of vegan options on the back of the menu. My vegan pho with tofu was wonderful, and I loved the kick from the chili oil. I also liked adding the pho toppings, and they brought us extra bean sprouts since my husband and I both love them. I didn't have anything to drink, but all of the drinks were super reasonably priced. My husband had a beer. The bar has everything you could want to drink as well as mocktails. The portions are large, and when we got to-go containers, the employees even brought us plastic bags to pack each container in, so nothing leaked on our walk home. That was a nice touch and well appreciated. My husband got a bahn mi for later, and it was also packaged well for a to-go item. Anise is a great choice for pho or other Vietnamese foods in Raleigh, and if I lived nearby, I'd be a regular here and try everything on the vegan menu.

The seafood Pho I had was very good, flavorful, large and filling with the traditional side dish of…read morespices to add in. It was very quiet for lunch. The walls are decorated with traditional Vietnamese musical instruments. Service was prompt. The restaurant is large and simple. I also had an appetizer of spring rolls. It was a bit of a shock to see how much a simple pho has gone up in price from the days I could get one for about $2.50 in Milpitas, CA, a Vietnamese city in the early 90s. Now, it was about $16.95.

Love this place so much, the workers are friendly and the food is AMAZING, i love getting the…read morechicken and shrimp fried rice(buy and add some 'Saigon Satay' chilli oil from the Oriental Market next door and prepared to have ur life changed‼). Also the smoothies are so delicious and thick(mango is my fav), you can tell everything is made with fresh produce!! 10/10 no doubtttt

I love all their food but my favorite is the salad noodle bowl special. It is a huge bowl with…read moresalad noodles and a protein. I choose tofu. It also comes with huge fried shrimp and two mini egg rolls. Everything has the most delicious fresh flavors and are cooked to perfection. I love the combination of the salad, the noodles and the two proteins. This is a delicious meal.

Pros: cheap, broth is good on its own but can be oily. Perfect amount of broth, meat, toppings…read more Fast friendly service! For NC, this place is solid. Cons: egg roll meat is cooked first? Then lightly fried? Idk why they do this but the meat tasted off and the egg rolls wrapper were very stale. I would t get egg rolls here, doesn't feel homemade Ambiance is super cute and ordering is fast! They have self serve water Our main gripe is that we are from Southern California so it' was really weird to have that type of egg roll served. Also the rare beef is sliced very thick compared to the west coast. This causes it to be a chewier bite than we are used to. Flavors solid but the details are what makes you better than others! We typically go to BEE BANH MI but their con is that they close early NC has many cons

My Mom lives in Raleigh and comes often. She was so excited to have us try her favorite Pho spot…read more The outside and inside are not very fancy, but it gets the job done. We were seated right away, the server was super fun and friendly. There are for sure regulars that come here. The server knew a lot of people by name, for pick up orders and sitting inside. The Pho is for sure the best thing on the menu. If I would have only had the Pho it would have been a five star experience. I however had the combination and bbq chicken Banh mi Sandwiches and the shrimp spring rolls. The spring roll was crispy on the outside but still frozen on the inside. They remade it and the outside tasted like burnt oil and the inside was still cold. The Banh mi Sandwiches were full of super fresh veggies, I loved that! The downside is the combination one had no Mayo so I had to ask for some. The other downside was that the bbq chicken one had no sauce at all and very little chicken. Again, the veggies were really crunchy and fresh which I loved. Overall I would for sure go back for the Pho, it was delicious. One of the best broths I've had at a Pho spot.

This is truly a hole in the wall joint. Do not come looking for anything fancy or that 5 star…read moretreatment you might expect at the Ruth Chris. Now, that we have that out the way. The service was friendly. I was greeted as soon as I walked into the store. It's a small space, so there isn't to much to it. They were cleaning (rather sweeping the floor) and stopped to greet me and take my order. Everyone had on masks that I could see in front. In the back, I did see after ordering a few without their masks on (if that's something you need to take in consideration, then take as needed). They woman that took my order, washed her hands and gave me a menu. She wanted to know if there was anything in particular I was looking for and if I would be dinning in or take out (if you do take-out, they ask that you make your order and then return to your car to await for the food). I explained I just wanted something to go and from there I looked over the menu. When I asked about how some of the items were prepared, she quickly explained and never gave any attitude or anything about my many questions. From my questions, she gathered that I wanted something along the lines of vegetarian and suggested about four different dishes that I might like. Since I wasn't tooooo hungry, I went with the Nem Chay Cuốn Bbq Vegi Spring Rolls (2): Soft rice paper wrapped around bbq Vegi, & lettuce, served with house special sauce. Total: $5.41 What a treat! These were so fresh and tasty! Great mixture of herbs, noodles, and tofu. Nothing was too overwhelming - all just right! The dipping sauce!!?! I could drink it (well, maybe just use it on MORE rolls!). From what I gathered from my visit, it was a good spot for something simple. I do have friend that comes here every time they come to town to order their shrimp fried rice - they state it is amazing. So, there are two dishes that I can tell you about - the rolls from my personal experience and the fried rice that my friend raves about without any shame!

In full transparency, I ordered DoorDash from here way more than I would like to admit. For my…read moreDoorDash order the packaging is always great, you can tell that there was a lot of thought put into the packaging and so far I have not gotten any missing items. When you order pho for take out, the noodles and broth comes separately along with the herbs, hoisin sauce, sriracha and utensils. To me the pho here has been consistent- hot, savory, hearty, and clean. On the table there is pho condiments already there including fish sauce which to me is authentic. Although I would agree with others that the fish sauce isn't as pungent as I would like. I also asked for chili oil to go with my pho and they were able to provide that. My favorite apps are always the eggrolls and springs rolls. My server was a young lady and she was friendly and kind. Plenty of parking.

Really Good food. Pho, Beef Rib, and Vermicelli…read morecombinations are some of their best items. Service is slow: (particularly Friday nights) When it's busy, service is very slow. 4 people waiting to receive take-out were each told their food would be ready in "10 to 15 minutes." 40 minutes later the food was ready. Short staffed: The restaurant is short staffed. There's a sign on the front door stating they're hiring for waiters, waitresses. Once they catch their stride I expect they'll be an excellent Vietnamese restaurant. For now patience is required

Not pictured but I also got a korean corn dog! I absolutely loved this spot for banh mi. I don't…read moreknow if any other spot is going to beat this. The amount of pickled daikon and carrots were perfect. The meat is delicious and there is plenty of it. The bread was warm and had a great crust on the outside but soft on the inside. The portion is also quite large, so for $8 this is a steal. The corn dog was also great! Freshly fried and a crunch that was ASMR worthy.

Vietnamese Sub…read more Venue: medium sized place for sub/sandwich place. It's order - pay and you can seat yourself place. Food: tried Paris bahn mi in Orlando and decided to try here as well. Ordered grilled pork bahn mi and Thai green tea. My honest opinion, I've had better and worse. The meat portion inside the sub is good. However it is lacking in flavor within the meat marinate or the sauce inside the sub. So far the banh mi from pho Thien phat has the best bahn mi in Cary in my opinion. The Thai tea lacked in sugar and very strong tea. I typically order less sugar at boba shops but I did not here just wanting to taste the original flavor of the house, I was not impressed. Service: you order, pay and pick up your food. The lady from the kitchen brought the hot subs out for us which I thought it was very kind. Price: well- the price of food has two versions: cash price and credit card price. Sigh...

Bida Manda mean "father and mother" in Sanskrit. This restaurant was started by siblings (a…read morebrother and a sister), and they named their restaurant to honor their parents. What a great idea! I like to come here for one dish: the squash curry or the pumpkin curry. It's either vegetarian or vegan, so yeah, it's pretty much the highlight of the menu as far as I'm concerned. It's called the Manda Curry or Mom's Curry: Slow-cooked house coconut curry with fresh root vegetables, jasmine rice, and pumpkin. It reminds me of Vientiane Palace's Squash Curry. Upscale ambience!

I have not been to Bida Manda in years. It is a classic in downtown Raleigh and highly regarded as…read morethe predecessor to Brewery Bhavana. We came in with some friends on a Monday to celebrate a birthday. My friend has a gluten and dairy allergy, which was actually no problem here. So if that is a dietary concern for you or a loved one - this is a great spot to bring them! We were all able to enjoy a majority of the food. My partner and I both enjoyed a mocktail version of the roselle freezy - it was amazing! Either as a mocktail or a cocktail, you should try this drink. For starters, we had the crispy chicken wings, spring rolls with veggies, and the lettuce wraps. We all enjoyed the chicken wings so much that we got a second order of them. I enjoyed the spring rolls much more than the lettuce wraps as they had more flavor to them. For dinner, we shared an order of the Manda Amphone's Curry and the chicken pad thai. I originally did not expect to be blown away by the pad thai - boy, was I wrong. This is hands down the best pad thai I have ever had. If you love pad thai, you need to try theirs. I also thoroughly enjoyed the curry. Both dishes were rich and flavorful and came with enough to share between 4 adults. Overall, not having been to Bida Manda in 10+ years, I was impressed and will definitely return.