Joanna T.
Yelp
Okay guys, don't be sleeping on this place just because it's only rated 3 stars. I promise this place is well worth it and definitely AMAZING. Saw a fellow reviewer come here and rave on about this place on TikTok for their banh cuon (believe her name is Christina Nguyen) and we had to go and try it for ourselves. I also saw that they had banh khot on their menu & naturally, as an avid lover of banh xeo, I was needing to try it out.
So my boyfriend and I decided to head out here and see what it was all about. Now, this place is in Alief and aside from the location being in a sort of sketch area, it's really great food and relatively cheap - you get a lot of bang for your buck here! We came early because we didn't know if there was going to be a wait since it was a Saturday and during lunch rush, but we made it at a good time before it started getting busier. It was already pretty busy when we got there, but got busier as we were enjoying our meal.
We were seated almost immediately and we ordered right away (because we are that sort of couple that looks at menus beforehand and wants to know ahead of time what we plan on ordering). So we ordered the banh cuon, banh uot, banh khot, and the bo ne. The banh cuon and banh uot came out first and relatively fast too. Both dishes were similar except one was filled rice noodles. Let me tell you, they were both insanely delicious and had the perfect chewy texture for rice noodles. I'm always a harsh critic for the fish sauce too just because my boyfriend's mom makes the best fish sauce in my humble opinion, but their fish sauce was light and pretty good. My boyfriend just poured that sauce all over the rice noodles and mixed the veggies with it and bam, slam - pure deliciousness. It was absolutely chef's kiss! The bo ne then came out next and they use filet mignon y'all. Like, who are they? The steak SLAPPED and the bread that came with it, woweeee! Nice and warm, freshly baked, crisp outside, and soft inside... it was just a melody of flavors once you assembled it all on a piece of bread. Everything about this dish was A1 and just spectacular! Probably the only thing I would say about it would be that the egg was unfortunately not runny, but other than that it was an overall great dish!
Now, onto the banh khot - they forgot the banh khot. As we were finishing up our other dishes, we were starting to slow down and get full, but I was still patiently waiting for the banh khot because that was ultimately what I really wanted to try here. After waiting awhile, I realized that they probably forgot that we ordered it, so my boyfriend gently reminded them and maybe a few minutes later, we got our cute dish of banh khot. By the time we received it though, we were both already pretty full. So I feel like I didn't get to enjoy it fully as I had anticipated, but nonetheless it was still really good & it didn't disappoint. The outer edges were light and crisp, it was savory, and just eating it with the lettuce and fish sauce just elevated the flavor to a fresh taste which I really enjoyed.
Overall, I definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone that truly enjoys some good Vietnamese food. This is it. I want to come back to try their soups next like their bun bo hue and mien ga since it is finally starting to get cooler around here in Houston. 10/10 would recommend!