Great food. Great environment. Great service. My lunch companion said if he was dying and could…read moreonly have one last meal, he would order it from here! We are from out of town and now I want to have a reason to come to Newton just to eat here! You have a gem - enjoy it! The "small" pho was quite large and I took a whole soup container home with me. The spring rolls were the longest and fullest I've ever had and the sauce served with it was so good I put it on my egg rolls, too!

We've gone here several times and generally like it every time. Today just really hit the spot. We…read morewere on the great glass Easter egg hunt of Newton and stopped for lunch. The café is positioned in an old historical building. It makes great use of the space. We like the seating arrangement and found a booth style seating we really enjoyed. The music isn't too loud but lends to the mood. There's a kind young man who's been there the last several times. He's so respectful and attentive to the customers. Their menu is newer looking than the last time we were in and it looks really good. I always enjoy their pad Thai or their drunken noodles. Wifey got a taro milk tea today and it was the best ever. We also had lettuce wraps with chicken for an appetizer. It tasted so bright and so fresh! She's also kind of addicted to the yellow curry soup and you can see why. It's so good and comforting. We highly recommend coming here!!

The crab Rangoon's were AMAZING…read more The only woman working in there though seemed very angry. I got chicken and broccoli and found it lacked any flavor and seemed watered down. The broccoli and carrots definitely came a frozen bag which is fine by me... if it has flavor. Definitely seems safe though. I'd go again especially for their crab rangoons. They're not the ones that are too hard and have a really good amount of filling

Food was microwaved and had no flavor. The chicken was raw and the drinks had no syrup. Service…read morewasn't great either. She told us no when we asked for forks and didn't have anything on the menu.

It's been about two years since i've updated my review and it says a lot about the restaurant that…read moreit's been there as long as it has. It's conveniently located in the strip mall with plenty of parking..it's the same mall off of University with Campbell's health foods, Hy-Vee pharmacy, Frederich's coffee. This restaurant still has that old time mom and pop Asian family feel it's a definite classic type vibe with Auntie snd the neices up front taking orders and the rest of the family in the back cooking and putting to go orders together. I always like to support a locally owned business. It's also about expectations, everyone is under staffed, so I always appreciate the service staff who are working. Having said that the service was fast and efficient . It's also about being realistic about the food. This is not a mall based chain restaurant or a high end bistro somewhere. The food was well prepared hot and delicious. This is a Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant. So there's lots of variety in the menu. I have had the build your own Pho, Korean style Kalbi ribs. They also have Hunan Chinese style dishes, i have tried Mongolian beef, combination fried rice and potstickers. I also have tried the pork fried egg rolls. I usually go for a late lunch early dinner. I talked to the owner and asked her how they made their soup and she said they boiled bones and added their own spices which is the traditional way to do things, I think they have a good soup base, all soup comes with sprouts and fresh Thai basil, I usually add bok choy, brisket and steak. They have plenty of other Vietnamese dishes too. I have enjoyed their pork vermicelli which is a cool salad type dish which is nice on a hot day. Some of my friends really enjoy their chicken wings. So there's still a good option with lots of choices, good staff and reasonable prices.

Really good pho! Just what I was craving! The service was good and our food came quickly. I'll be…read moreback to try more dishes!

3.8* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 3* Value: 5*…read more Service: 3* Would I go back / Recommend?: 4* (Probably) Total check/person: $22 08/02/2025 While this place has an admittedly non-descript brick exterior and clean but average interior, I appreciated it most for what it was: solid Vietnamese food at a great value, served with a family-owned feel. Biggest disappointment was that while alcohol options showed on the menu, they were unable to serve any alcohol - claiming that their liquor license had not yet been renewed. I was craving a spring roll with peanut sauce, so to start things off, we ordered #90 Bo Bia steamed spring rolls with shredded shrimp, carrots and sausage served with plum sauce (see picture). While the wrap was thicker than the 'paper' wraps that I'm used to, they were very good - and I really liked the plum sauce. My wife was undecided and our very helpful waiter Archie, suggested #69 Com Ga Chien Xa Ot (chicken breast fried with spicy lemon grass - see picture). It was good, but both of us would have preferred a bit more spice, as we ended up adding Siracha at the table. I was considering #99 Banh Xeo Vietnamese style crispy pancake stuffed with shrimp, pork & veggies based on the menu picture, but Archie talked me into #97 Banh Tam Bi Xiu Mai udon noodles with shredded pork, steamed pork meatballs and veggies instead (see picture). I was impressed with the coconut milk and lemon sauce that he poured over it when served with the instructions to stir it all together - very tasty combination of savory, sweet and tart, with a very slight spiciness. If you found this review helpful, please show your appreciation with a Like or a Follow.

Pho is an individual taste that checks all your palate boxes of freshness, well seasoned broth, a…read morevariety of herbs and veggies that sends the dish into obit. My chicken pho was good with the knowledgeable wait staff knowing which number would meet my needs. The calmness of the environment allowed me to enjoy all the enticing ingredients to the max.

Good authentic soup. Good atmosphere, friendly staff. It's a little pricey in my book, for SOUP…read more Otherwise, it's a nice place to try.

# 15 : Pho meatballs + # 33 : Triple Delight = the perfect takeout combo! So tasty! great service…read moreand a very clean place to eat as well. Thank you.

I went on a Friday for a late lunch. I had no idea if I like vetnames food or not. but there was a…read morebuffet, so I opted for that. it was so good. service was good. I was in a hurry, which is probably good, because I could eat and eat that stuff. I will definitely try the buffet out again. it sounds like I was very lucky because the buffet is the last Friday of the month, and there i was.

I remember when they 1st opened, I used to take my daughter in all the time. I recently stopped by…read moreagain, and it's still as wonderful as it was then. If you are in the mall, please stop by and try this gem! The Pho just can't be beat!!

I don't expect a good Vietnamese restaurant in Ames but I was wrong! As a student from Vietnam and…read morelived in other big cities in California, I have to admit their food bringcback my childhood flavor which I did not have for more than 10 years. I order their beef pho. It was simple but when tasting the beef, I was surprised how good it is. It tastes like my childhood pho from my hometown. I also ordered the fried rice and this is the fried rice I want in a Vietnamese restaurant. It has smoke flavor similar when I ate in my hometown. Some Vietnamese restaurants in California does not have that flavor. It's hard to describe but I admit their food is authentic. Wish their business goes well for a long time

Good food and very quick service. Staff were quick and friendly. Really good bubble tea - I got the…read moreTaro - and the Beef Pho was a very solid 7.5/10.

Visited Jack's when RAGBRAI passed through Marshalltown in July 2026. Glad I got there a little…read moreearlier; the place was packed by the time I left. Spring rolls and chicken pho were solid. Because it was very busy, I did have to wait some time for my order. But after riding all day, the AC and company of two other riders seated at my table (I asked them to join me), were much appreciated. Bobo tea was good (horchata) but the ice in the drink froze the tapioca, which was not ideal. Overall, very pleased, especially given the usual fare available on RAGBRAI.

The food here is great. I cant think of much on the menu that I don't like. I might do bad things…read moreto a person if they tried to get at my crispy pork! The owner and staff are incredible. If I had to say anything negative about the place it's probably that often I'll call on the way home from work to order takeout and I don't get an answer. I'd usually guess that they are busy.

If you're looking for an amazing boba spot, go here!!!…read more I've been looking for decent boba for over a year now, and my professor recommended this place. I'm done looking, this is the best out there! I got the taro milk tea with brown sugar boba and my boyfriend got the brown sugar milk tea with boba as well. Both were phenomenal. I did want to try their sea salt foam matcha but since they import their matcha from Japan, they were out due to recent shortage. I will be back to try this and sandwiches too! Service was so nice and kind, and the shop is so cute! They had decorated walls it felt homey inside. Absolutely worth the visit!

Trying to update visual content with a fun video of the place! Same great customer service and…read morequality food! We keep going back for banh mi #1 and boba - brown sugar 25% sugar and husband gets the taro. We need to try other options like the spicy soup when colder out and vietnamese coffee if there earlier in the day.

The best grilled pork banh mi in Des Moines, in competition with the best I've ever had across D.C,…read moreSF, San Francisco...and dare I say it, Vietnam. If you like crunch, heat, unami, tartness, pate...don't miss out! =)

After a long work week in Ames and having good, but mostly American/Western food, we needed an…read moreethnic fix. Enter my comfort zone, Pho from my motherland. I knew we were in the right place when we walked I. And half of the restaurant were Vietnamese peeps. Was a warming experiencing hearing patrons throw a few traditional Lunar New Year greetings at each other and the owners. It's a small mom and pop shop, so much so, pop was the sole soldier working the entire front of the house. As such, don't expect super fast service, but good service nonetheless. We started with the fresh spring rolls, which were good, and their fried egg rolls, which I probably won't order again. The egg rolls were pretty much veggies, loosely filled, and served with a sweet and sour type dipping sauce. It was more of an Americanized Chinese style egg roll, not a Vietnamese cha gio with nouc cham. I ordered the pho dac biet and it was VERY good. The large is HUGE. Most places back home have suffered from shrink-flation and large bowls are tiny now. Not this place, I struggled to finish the bowl. My friends got the seafood pho, and another got the pho ga (chicken). I of course did not slide my chopsticks in theirs and swipe a bite, but they said they enjoyed theirs. I would definitely come back here again and maybe try some of their other dishes.