ooh, top 3 pho spots in Pittsburg! i've always been around this area, but never tried Viet Palace out. it was a night to catch up with my sister, and we did so via Pho. this felt like authentic Vietnamese cuisine, and the ambiance set the tone we ordered shrimp rolls as appetizer, i ordered the steak, tendon and flank pho, while my sis got pork vermicelli and we also shared a chow mein: everything, elite and delicious the service was just as great, with our waiter checking on us the whole time, offering water refills and checking on our experience. it was awesome we ain't know it was karaoke night, so we were ballin with the tunes and vibes. thx, Palace! shrimp rolls (10/10) beautiful rolls, with delicious shrimp, booty poking out pork vermicelli (9/10) thin noodles, packed with protein: delish chow mein (10/10) elite chow mein, soft thick noodles, with veggies and choice of protein(s) read more

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I had to downgrade my rating for Viet Palace, sadly. I was craving a good bowl of Pho and I stopped by at 8:30 PM. Their posted hours on the door as well as on Yelp say that they are open until 9 PM. When I walked in, there was no worker to be found. A young man emerged, and he looked confused. I asked what time they were open until. He said 9 PM. It seemed like he finally realized that I wanted to eat, and he tried to take my order to go, although he didn't give me a menu. I asked if I could be seated and get a menu. He awkwardly said OK. After I sat down, he came over and said that the cook might leave early, and that I might want to hurry up and order. I politely excused myself and said that I would come back another time. I then drove to another nearby restaurant that also is open till 9 PM. I didn't get there until 9:35 PM, but they served me and were very pleasant, and I had a great dinner. I don't understand why a business would post their hours and then not abide by them. read more

Last time I been here I got the seafood shrimp boil with crab. But I remember when they first opened. The service has always been amazing. The owner is amazing. If you ever get a chance to meet her you can tell she is good vibe type individual. She also has a nail shop for you ladies who need a nail glow up This place is a hidden gem and the ambiance is low key charming especially for date nights/family time. Spring rolls are bomb and the PHO is top notch. read more

Viet Palace Restaurant - 8 piece salt and Salt n Pepper Wings Shrimp Taco Steak plate Spring Rolls Sprite - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburg, California

Food is amazing, service is wonderful, and the atmosphere is so great! Especially the band named Playback Error and the singer Olive Tay that plays there sometimes. Definitely a good time every visit. Recommended for a good time! read more

I used to love this place, we would go all the time , but they've made their prices so high it's bananas! $20 for a large bowl of chicken pho! They are out of their damn minds! And it's even more if you order on DoorDash, you're at least $25 in for one bowl of soup! Yeah, no thanks!!! read more

The food is always really good, I recommend the shaking beef or lemon grass chicken with garlic noodles. The portions are fair and well priced. The restaurant was clean and spacious enough for a big group. The servers are usually pretty young and not extremely personable, however they get the job done. I would recommend them for groups and/or families. read more

There are reasons why I do not go into empty restaurants. My first time and this place and I'm 99% sure it will be my last. Walking in is was extremely empty (staff on their cellphones and not one said hello). The place looked clean until I more into the restaurant (tables should have been cleaned). I went into the bathroom to wash my hands before ordering and the restroom was a hot mess (dirty, tissue & paper towel everywhere, a pad on the floor, water on the floor, etc). It looks like the restroom hadn't been touched in over a week. The waiter took our appetizer order and said he will come back for our food order. 20 + minutes went by without him coming to check on us. Mind you, the place is still empty and he is on his cellphone chillin. We finally ordered & the food was a 2.5/5 (we had to add seasoning and sauce to it. Overall, it was a No Go for me and I would not recommend. read more

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no one tried to resolve the situation. dont even get me started on the two different menus. with two different prices. learn how to run a business please. read more

Viet Palace Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburg, California

Food was gross/mediocre. The pork on my husband's sandwich looked old and dehydrated and didn't taste good. Lettuce in the spring rolls was bruised horribly. Pho was okay but nothing special. We won't be going back. read more

We went here to watch the live band playing. We found out that the foods were great and the band playing was so good. The manager-owner and the staff gave excellent service. We are definitely going back! read more

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I was so excited to try this place based on the high ratings on Yelp. Very disappointed. The garlic noodles were okay so I'll give them that. The chicken pho - meh. I ordered Imperial Rolls and expected Imperial Rolls but apparently they called this Imperial Shrimp Rolls, which was just a piece of un-cleaned shrimp wrapped in an egg roll wrapper, then fried. It was full of vein/shit and I could not eat it. Garbage. WTF - is it so hard to devein the shrimp? Plus this ain't no imperial roll! I guess if you want yo try this place and want imperial rolls, you should order the Crispy Eggroll. They also use styrofoam and no lining so the rolls burned completely through and that's gross and cancer causing. I thought they banned styrofoam a long time ago? Maybe not. I still see it time to time. read more

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We just dropped by Viet Palace and I thought it was an ok experience! I think the worst was how thick and gross the vein was on their "imperial rolls". See picture We ordered four items: 1) banh xeo - viet crepe. Surprisingly the best thing we ordered. Really liked it but wish that their dipping sauce was better and that they gave us a bit more veggie. 2) brisket pho - noodles were over cooked and the meat wasn't tender. Broth was ok. I had to ask their wait staff for hoisin and the herbs that come with pho a few times. They didn't just bring it out with my pho 3) beef banh mi - beef had good flavor but they didn't cut the meat with the grain, so it was tough to chew. Very salty. Needed more herbs and veggie. 4) imperial rolls were a total let down. We expected pork but they were shrimp, just shrimp with no seasoning it seems. The grossest thing was how thick the poop vein in every single roll. They looked homemade and they should have de veined it Service was pretty mid. They had karaoke for the staff / owner and their friends the night I went. Some were good and some weren't haha and the music was crazy loud read more

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I have never been in the restaurant to dine but I have ordered and had food delivered from this restaurant several times. So my review is based solely on the actual food and not the ambience or cleanliness of the restaurant. The garlic noodles with shaking beef is my go to order at this restaurant, it is really good. My only complaint for this order is the dish could have been seasoned a little better I don't really taste the garlic, that's my only issue. I had to "doctor" it up a little with some seasonings at home but overall I enjoyed my meal. I love the potatoes and the green and red peppers, tasty. My over all rating is a 3.5 but Yelp doesn't give an opinion for half points. I would recommend this dish for sure. read more

Viet Palace Restaurant - Garlic Noodles Garlic Noodle with Shaking Beef - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburg, California

Came back after maybe a year, since we live in Vallejo. This was one of our ABSOLUTE favorite places to eat at. Things have drastically changed since our last visit, and not for the better. We were informed that there's a new manager and chef by the nice young man. To start, I will say this rating has nothing to do with the staff, they are always polite, although I will say, that every time we have a question about ingredients, they never seem to know. 1. Fried calamari 0/10... it looks like long nuggets, may have come frozen, super oily and looked old. We have it back before I could think of taking a picture. Please listen to me when I say, DO NOT order. 2. Shrimp seafood boil 0/10... look at the picture. This is the entire bag. We had not touched it yet. How sad does it look? I also added corn and I got 1 piece... they said they didn't have the palace or imperial style, so we tried the bitter garlic.... Just don't do it!! Flavorless. 3. I had my typical shaken beef with noodles and that was still good! 4. Hubby had Banh Xeo and it was nice and crispy. The young man informed us that they now sell sisig here which is supposed to be really good, and that's great, but this is supposed to be a Vietnamese restaurant. Kinda all over the place. Really sad to see how the quality of some foods has declined. Hopefully they can figure things out soon, before business gets affected. As for me, I won't be back, but I'll check reviews if they ever cross my mind again in hopes of hearing better news. read more

** Please READ YELP Comment photo below to understand my follow-up review.** After 5 months of dining here, I received a rude message from the waitress named CAMMY T, from this restaurant. I praised the restaurant for the food and gave a honest review of the service. As you can see, CAMMY is a lazy person who was busy on her phone rather than working her lunch shift. I NEVER asked her to sing Happy Birthday to my daughter. I just wanted SERVICE... bring out plates, forks and drinks. I had to ask for everything to be brought to our table... the basics and she had attitude. My family is Vietnamese and we support family-owned business. We have dined here many times and always enjoyed the food and service. My daughter recommended to celebrate her birthday at this restaurant. I HOPE THE OWNERS READ THIS REVEIW AND REPRIMAND CAMMY T and beware of their servers being on the phones. By the way, I always give over 20% - 30% tip for excellent service. I am a former server and understand the restaurant / hospitality industry. When people celebrate birthdays or anniversaries, this is the best time to earn EXTRA GRATUITY. read more

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Came back to this spot after hearing it's under new ownership. Happy to report that the food is still just as good as I remember--seems like the same chef is still in the kitchen, which is a big plus! That said, the service left a bit to be desired. Our server was polite, but we didn't get checked on once after our food arrived. No water refills or "How's everything?"--which honestly would've made a big difference. If the service improves, this place easily deserves 4 stars. For now, still a solid choice for the food alone. read more

Food was amazing and delicious Service was excellent and the ambiance was wonderful. read more

Ordered the grilled beef and rice plate and shaking beef garlic noodles to go. 10/10! Highly recommend. Excellent and quick customer service, and incredible food. read more

First of all silverware dirty table was dirty water cups dirty and when I say dirty I mean water spots or dust and specks we asked for plastic utensils condiments for pho were old and looked and smelled bad food was so bad broth smelled weird meat looked over cooked and old beef balls looked weird they had no eggrolls on menu there large is a medium and regular size was small and a lot of stuff was marked off food took 35 mins we ended up walking out hungry after paying very disappointing and would not recommend or go back please stay away cuz fr! read more

Viet Palace Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburg, California

The decoration is much better than in any other normal Vietnamese restaurant, but other than that, everything else we tried was meh. First off, I ordered two catfish banh mi. One is regular with everything and one is without pickles, reddish, carrots or cilantro. However, what we got were both with pickles and no reddish or carrots or cilantro. Yet there are no markings of the difference between the two (maybe because they didn't make it differently according to the order). Then, my friend's order came without pickles, which was not what she had ordered. Lastly, inside the sandwich were lettuce, mayo, and tomato, which were not exactly what a banh mi has. The spring roll is tasteless. The passion fruit drink with less sugar is still too sweet. On the other hand, the rice plates look decent, but we did not venture to try more. Service was good though. Even for a take-out order, I asked if I could get some water, and the waiter filled up my 32oz water bottle. read more

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It has been a while since I have been there and it was good. I am mainly writing to warn that their website has been hijacked. whether trying vietpalace.com or the menu link on Yelp you get taken to some strange place. I bailed out and rebooted. read more

Ate there after several years. Will not be going back. No egg rolls. Wine glass was not clean around rim. Condiment containers and salt and pepper shakers were disgusting- needed regular wiping off. Husband used restroom and urinal was out of order and toilet didn't flush. Makes one wonder what kitchen is like. Service was not great. Didn't bring order of imperial rolls, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Overall. Just one of the worst restaurant experiences we've had in awhile. read more

Such great food and service. I mostly get the salt and pepper wings which never disappoint. The pork banh mi is also perfect

Looks nice They ran our of draft beer early on a Satursay night. They got our orders wrong .brought shrimp when we sai there were allergies We waited for main course a half hour before owner said it was still frozen and gave us bad soup in place. Huge bill at the end. read more

Last time I went the garlic noodles with Lemongrass chicken was more like noodles with salty chicken. They apologized but didn't offer to fix because seems like they were new. Probably won't come back for a month or two and see if they improve. read more

Service is 10/10 . Food 2/10 12.50 for one mediocre catfish fillet is not worth it. The fish was hard and overcooked. read more

Viet Palace Restaurant - 12.50 for one catfish . Not worth it - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburg, California

There was an event, live singing and camera people everywhere and no place to sit and SO Loud, I called 5 times and they never answered because they couldn't hear the phones. They should have closed for the night for a private event and not take walk ins. Unfortunately they had one of our items out behind the bar for I don't know how long and just wrapped it for us to take home. We asked for them to remake fresh and there was visible miscommunication between the front of house and kitchen. Sadly it was not an enjoyable experience and we won't be back. read more

By far this place is getting more attention. Live Band! Still the best Viet food in Pittsburg, I would know I'm Vietnamese. "In Pittsburg"" so good! They have Bun Bo Hue! read more

Viet Palace Restaurant - Live Band - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburg, California

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I was there tonight for dinner and live music. I thought it was a great place for good food and a fun family friendly environment! The live music was good and I was lucky enough to sing some karaoke songs as well!! I will definitely go back!!! read more

Just discovered today. We had pho tai, pho chin, crispy noodles w beef, bun (vermicelli noodles) with chicken, goi cuốn (spring rolls) and bánh xèo (vietnamese crepe). They were ALL deliciois, ESPECIALLy the pho, bun, and bánh xèo.the spring rolls had bbq pork which was a little distracting. But the best Vietnamese food we've had so far in the East bay, hands down. Everything north of San Jose is mediocre at best. Eat here! - A Vietnamese person read more

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I love this place so many options the menu is huge. The service is usually quick but the pho and food is the best l!! Must try Vietnamese crepes amazing!! They also also have bubba tea!!! The vibe is very relaxing a clave you can sit and eat and get away!! read more

Viet Palace Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburg, California

Very disappointed in the service. Never checked to see if we needed anything or if our order was alright. Didn't even come to refill our water. So since the service was poor we didn't get everything that was needed for our meal. It is one of my favorite meals but didn't get all that comes with it. I would have had to go to the front to ask for it. The only time they came to the table was to bring our bill. Ever since the first owners the service had been going down. This time was the worse. Again the food is good when you get everything that goes with it but service needs to improve Also they need to wipe down the condiment containers on the table. They were sticky read more

I haven't been here in a year decided to give it another try and we were not disappointed. We came in on a Saturday night were the only ones there but not for long the restaurant filled up quickly. We came in and were seated right away. The Warriors game was playing on TV. We had the chicken wings as an appetizer they were delicious. I had a mango margarita that was good as well. The the garlic noodles were good but could have used more garlic in my opinion but I like lots of garlic. The beef was tender and seasoned to perfection. The shrimp, spring roll and salad was good too. My husband enjoyed his garlic noodles and shanking beef. My son was happy with his chicken pho soup. The service was great as well. We will definitely be back. read more

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VP was recommended by bff's parent's residing in Pitts and are frequent patrons of the restaurant. We gave them a try looking for a good Pho spot after a visit at the urgent care in Antioch. They're situated in a sleepy shopping area, DMV is just about the only thing that's busy on a Thursday afternoon. My daughter in her sickly state wanted kids chicken pho - w/ lots of lime and hoisin. Devoured til the last drop! My seafood pho was also delicious, had small scallops and calamari and lobster balls, along w/ the standard imitation crab and scrimps. Great seafood broth and loads of sea critter polypeptides and rice noodles. We also ordered their Vietnamese Crepe w/ just scrimp. Food is Ace! Even the young girls servicing the tables were attentive and checked on our likings, much to what other customers had to say about them. They're fine...My only fuss was the "rotisserie" style chicken for take out, which was the hubby's order. It looked a little sad w/ a very well-done and very "fried" 1/2 game hen rice plate. That was not as scrumptious per him. Lol the protein to carbohydrate ratio was a bit lowly and unmatched to the entrees we ordered. All in all a good meal and perhaps a revisit if we're ever in Pitts again. Cám ơn. read more

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Our first meal in Pittsburg from a long road trip so we were craving Vietnamese food and over ordered for the two us (per usual). I loved how fresh all the lettuce and veggies were. We started with fresh spring rolls with shrimp and pork. The lettuce was very crisp and the peanut sauce was just how my mom made it. We then got the papaya and mango salad which was very refreshing and the fruits were a nice ripeness. For the mains we got the banh xeo, bun bo hue, and pho dac biet. The banh xeo was crunchy on the outside and filled with pork, shrimp and bean sprouts. The nuoc mam was lighter in flavor. The BBH had all the spices you'd want and the tendon was super soft! Pho was also solid. Authentic Vietnamese place that if I lived around here, I would probably frequent often! read more

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Food was good. Variety of options. Could be bigger portions for price paid but overall good.

The service was not good, idk of the waitress was having a bad day but.. her attitude was wack and set a bad tone for our pho. The pho was hot, not flavorful, barely any onions and not worth $30 for 2 REGULAR SIZED PHO!!!! Was looking forward to having viet food in Pitt, but we will not be back :) #TakeMeBackToLittleSaigon read more

Viet Palace Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburg, California

Food is amazing! The service is good, lots of room a good spot to come, watch the game. Ambiance is friendly, good music in the background. read more

Viet Palace Restaurant - Grilled pork rolls, side of fries - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburg, California

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The only thing stopping this Restaurant from being the Best Vietnamese Restaurant in this area is the Service. The Establishment is clean and orderly, comfortable. The Food is Fantastic, hats off to the Chefs, the portions are proudly served as well. But you will have to deal with waiting to be seated and serviced even if the place is empty! Once they take your order and deliver your meals you won't see them again for more water, drinks, etc.. I been through it several times and put up with it because the meals are great! But length of time between visits gets longer & longer. Im always hoping after a long absence they got better or new people working... but not yet. read more

Oh wow, how did I not know of this place until now? If you haven't gone yet, I highly recommend that you do! I ordered the shrimp boil and garlic noodles. Yum!! The shrimp is a pretty good size and very flavorful. The garlic noodles were delicious! My friend got one of the rice plates and she said it was really good. Customer service was also excellent. We will definitely be back soon! read more

Viet Palace Restaurant - Shrimp boil and garlic noodle - Seafood Near Me - Pittsburg, California