Hồng Mai Restaurant

Authentic and beautifully tasty food here. Great location and wonderful service. I would come back here

The lady owner was horribly rude. We didn’t even get a chance to sit down yet even before blatant lack of respect and service began. Basically, boss lady barked that to our waitress that we can’t sit at a booth. The horrid PMS facial expression was a signal to flee immediately.

Great tasting food. Good ambience. Good service. Clean restaurant.

The restaurant overall is clean, bright and welcoming. We ordered bún chả very good. Not much fat like some other places. Good service. We will visit again.

A great Vietnamese restaurant, know for their various different rice rolls and duck noodle soup. That what I usually order when I come here.

A long time customers here. This place has changed in Food quality. Be alert,,understand the cost is higher now, but their price is over charged $2-3 than other places for similar dish, plus hidden charges water, service tips and inaddtion, everything extra $1 added on charge per item when you pay at the cashier. So it is very pricey after all especially when you have a group. Not worthy to go there with all extra charges and hidden changes....We stopped going there and not so many people at.the restaurant any more..

Used to be my favorite place to eat when i drive to santa ana but the last few times they have “accidentally” overcharged us. Shady practices imo, double check what you are paying for. The noodles are good but there are so many good other restaurants in the area that I would rather support an honest business.

I had the duck/bamboo noodles soup with 7 friends/family. The food was OK. However, we came on a hot day, but they didn't run the AC enough. We were gonna pass out from heat stroke. I went to open the door to cool down, they went to close it. Angry, I open the door again. They close it again. I was gonna leave a 1 cent tip, but they added the tip to the check. I won't go back.

Came here to Cali visiting my kids , Food is okay wasn't all that great although my daughter loves her shaken beef and with yellow rice. And the grill chicken was good it's what my son order, and I had the soup noodle with crab paste , it was ok. Service was good. The place was a little empty because it's a weekdays but weekend it gets pretty busy here. Place has a lot of sitting and you can go as a group and it's a decent place to eat and clean as well.

This place has such a beautiful enchanting atmosphere. I love how they greet you it was my first time here. I felt the duck And buon việt was um much like the others place I've been before. The only difference was price a little pricey. I came to Hồng Mai Restaurant with my family for my little sisters birthday to get not really the best place for buon việt mang. You have to go to see the pretty ambience and get nice dessert cups. I felt really like in Vietnam it's feels incredible in a way. I might go again maybe since I'm almost 40 in few years. Needs more music. Felt like little out of place this place if you were with a guy friend instead of a group of people for the family meal. A bit overprice I meant to say. They didn't serve tea or gave us oranges or lucky cookies and I wasn't impressed my first time here. I wouldn't recommend this duck place for your first duck related family dinner.

Authentic and beautifully tasty food here. Great location and wonderful service. I would come back here

I remember coming here many years ago and getting the duck salad and loving it. Lately, it has been on my mind. After finally recovering from being sick, I just wanted some comfort food. So, porridge and duck salad it is! Stopped by and ordered the chao (plain) with a side of duck salad (goi vit). FYI, the chao is plain but that's bc you're supposed to eat it with the salad. The chao is a huge portion so I recommend sharing. Both items hit the spot and I left satisfied. I would definitely come back to try other items on the menu. Honorable mentions: -Huge parking lot -Accepts credit card

Bánh canh fake cua tôm thịt is what this item should be called. So disappointed with this fake version of the bánh canh. Spent $14 dollars for a bowl of clear broth with artificial crab meat and two thin slices of pork. We also ordered other things and everything was just very disappointing. Portion was also very small. Not sure how this place survived this long. They also charged us 50 cents per water. Who the freak charges water?? Argggg so mad !!

This restaurant food take ok.Not to good but it's not to bad. Service's okay normal. Prices also okay.you can try to find out if you don't have anything in your mind. Just tryouts bún măng vịt,bún măng gà..

Ly nước lạnh 0.75 cent , hop đựng togo 0.50 cent , kinh doanh như vậy...,thua rồi o bolsa quán thì nhiều muốn cạnh tranh mà tính vậy bởi vậy sao vắng khách

Service is alright Food is average Typically Vietnamese restaurants mostly older waiters kinda unfriendly Price wise is too expensive and low quality food, average dishes $16 for small portions.

Quality and quantity going DOWM MUCH MORE and price went UP. I can understand the supply or grocery shopping starting to be more expensive. BUT since they increase the price , both quantity and quality WENT DOWN badly. Almost 17 dollars for one vermicelli soups with chicken salad , BUT they charge me EXTRA for a tiny bag of Mung bean Sprouts , and extra for fish sauce ( picture is included). Which is ridiculous because those suppose to be included in the meal. It's funny no other place I ever been to will charge extra for fish sauce and Sprouts. Very small portion of meat and salad , much smaller than before. Sadly i used to like this place but will never come back. Be careful to ask for price of every tiny thing you ask for because they will include it in the bill without telling you. Good luck seeing your business going down.

My favorite Vietnamese noodle soup is Bun rieu and they make it really good here. They also have Oc which adds a little more texture and crunch. The broth was so flavorful and soothing. We also got Bun Vit. That's my go to noodle soup here. The salad they give you along with the noodle soup is seriously soo good.

best bun mang vit in california and cha gio tom cua been eating here 30 years now out of business inflation

Bun Viet Sao Mang (Duck Noodle Soup with Bamboo Shoots) is a popular dish here. So far it has been consistently good. This is a Vietnamese rice vermicelli duck noodle soup with bamboo shoots in a clear broth, garnished with shredded cabbage, thin slices of red onions, wedge of lime, and duck meat (on the side). Must dip the duck meat in the garlic fish sauce or pour over your cabbage salad. Super tasty and a must try, because it is duck meat it can be a little gamey.

Best food and price in Little Saigon We come here often to take our parents out for lunch and dinner. The restaurant is clean, great service and offering many delicious Vietnamese dishes.

When it comes to Vietnamese cuisine and I am craving banh cuon, my go to spot is Hong Mai Restaurant! Each time I visit, I would order the Banh Cuon Dac Biet. Which always is a hit! If you don't know which Cuon to order, I recommend getting this dish first so you can taste all of the couns they have available. Today I tried something new! I ordered the banh cuon thit nuong and this is now my new favorite dish! Highly recommend! The thit nuong (bbq pork) is so flavorful! Plenty of parking outside! If you order ice water, they do charge a small fee so keep that in mind! Thank you for the good lunch Hong Mai!

Hong mai is my go to for bun cha gio thit nuong. Their egg rolls are divine here. So crunchy and full of flavor. They're sooo crispy. Their thit nuong is super flavorful and they give you a huge portion. I usually can't finish it. Don't forget to add the super spicy mashed up red chili to your fish sauce for some spicy goodness. Like super mouth burning spicy. Parking may be crazy sometimes so expect to drive around for a bit. Hands down one of my fav viet spots

Great food! The place to come for duck noodle soup that comes with duck salad and yummy dipping sauce. Service is okay but they attend to your requests if you ask.

Our extended family has had dinners for 20 people here for years. Their takeout this past year hasn't been too shabby. My go to menu items are the bo luc lac and the banh canh. The takeout is wrapped with care, although the beef cube portions are a bit too sparse. I don't eat their banh xeo anymore because they're way too stuffed with bean sprouts and not enough meat. My sister always orders the banh cuon and it's def one of their signature items.. But I would get Better options for banh xeo down the street like Thanh Mii. Parking used to be tough, but it's spacious these days. Makes sense, given the times.

Came here for the first time today with my aunt. The food was good. The staffs were really nice.

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The lady owner was horribly rude. We didn't even get a chance to sit down yet even before blatant lack of respect and service began. Basically, boss lady barked to our waitress that we can't sit at a booth. The horrid PMS facial expression was a signal to flee immediately.

Came here on a Saturday afternoon for lunch around 12pm - there was no wait surprisingly, and we were seated quickly. This is one of the few places that I've been to that has the plain rice sheets and also the green bean bread. Thanh Tri Dac Biet (~$9): Really big portions! You get a variety of things, including the plain rice sheets, green bean bread, sour pork, and 4 other different kinds of meat loaf types of things. You are also given a side dish with bean sprouts, cucumbers and mint. Of course, you are also given your own bowl of fish sauce - I love putting in the chili paste they have on the table. The Green Bean Bread really stood out to me because it was ever so slightly crispy on the outside, but super soft on the inside still. Definitely coming back any time I'm in the Westminster area and am craving some good Banh Cuon!!!

Only two stars for this rating because: 1. There no prices on menu, you'll never know if you're being cheated. 2. Too expensive for the portion serve. 3. What customers service??? :) I'll leave it as that.

This is the taste of the motherland. Delicious foods, I recommend the Bun Rieu Oc for those who like bun rieu with a twist!

The bun mang vit was really good. Our 2nd time here. The size & quantities of the duck meat was good. Also the Vietnamese cabbage shredded salad was good too. Will come back again.

The food is very good,hot enough, I love all the food I ordered, nothing left over,special 10 % off,Mr Vũ the owner super friendly and the waitress also , very friendly so you feel at home, special IAM from Newyork, we don't have much variety Vietnamese food I give them 5 stars on food and service Mr Wu and the waitress, will come back to the restaurant again next year

I came here because they were serving outdoor dinners at the moment. Food: 4/5 We had duck noodle soup which was pretty famous here. It tasted good to me, both soup and boiled duck with salad. And their dessert flan was also good, definitely a must try, not to sweet like other places around here. Service: 3/5 We called before we came to make sure they had outdoor dining. The woman who answered the phone was so rude to us and didn't even answer our question so we had to call again. When we came, there were 2 waitresses so I guess one of them answered the phone. And when we came, their service wasn't better anyway. Prices: 3/5 They don't even put prices on their menu so noone knows how much they're gonna be charged for their food. Overalls: 3/5 but I add one more star because I want to support local business to get through this hard time.

Tụi này hay thường ăn ở tiệm Hồng Mai mấy năm nay . Gần đây tiệm này xuống cấp trầm trọng . Service rất tệ nhân viên mặt mày trơ trơ như chết rồi không biết chào hỏi hay mơ`i mộc khách là gì . Đồ ăn cũ không tươi chắc ko còn đầu bếp nên chất lượng quá tệ . Thôi từ đây xin gĩa từ quán này vĩnh viễn chờ chủ mới đến sẽ ghé lại .

3.5 stars*** Hong Mai restaurant has been around for decades. The restaurant is located in a super busy plaza shared with a numerous businesses including Royal Banquet. I came here for lunch on a Saturday and it was really busy. We arrived a little before the lunch rush so seating was available upon arrival. The restaurant is small but there are plenty of tables and booths. Our server came by as soon as we got seated. She took our order by memory and didn't even need to jot it down. The food came out really quick. We ordered a few dishes to share. Our lunch selection:: *** 1/2 banh cuon thanh tri and 1/2 nhan thit with cha lua. Plain and minced pork rice crepes with pork loaf. Good! ****Bun vit sao mang: duck with rice noodle soup. Served with cabbage salad. This is one of their signature items since it's advertised on the banner out front. The duck is tender and the ginger sauce makes it even better. ***Canh bun: crab paste with large rice noodle soup. One of my fave dishes. This version was ok but lacks the northern region flavor. The food is tasty and they offer dishes from various regions of Vietnam.

Hôm nay ghé ăn bún mĂng vịt ở đây. Có lẽ là thịt cũ từ hôm qua hâm lại, ăn ko nổi vì quá hôi. Thịt mới luộc k có hôi và khô như vậy. Làm ăn như này mất khách, giá cũng đâu có rẻ đâu. Làm tôi mất 1 buổi ăn sáng, ko ra gì.

For the price I'm paying for my plate of #27: half Thanh Tri (plain rice sheet), half Nhan thit (grounded mixed pork rice roll) with cha lua (sliced steam pork) for $8.50, I definitely expected more slices of steam pork! I felt they were cheapin out on me, they only gave me 5 slices when other places have given me plenty! (My grandma is still the only one who makes the best Thanh tri, nhan thit with cha lua). My bf ordered #39 as seen in my photo and his bowl was plentiful of delicious food! Their egg rolls are the bomb. Initially I wanted to come to this location because it was next to my hair guy. It was one of the more cleaner restaurants I've encountered in Santa Ana. Maybe it's because it's a fairly new building. I enjoyed my time here and the employees are actually very sweet and accommodating.

Had a Hankering for banh cuon so had to check this place out! Lots of room for parking, fast seating, as any Vietnamese place around here lol. Their banh cuon was not bad! There wasn't enough filling inside the banh cuon, but that's just me. I had the shrimp/crab banh cuon. Their fish sauce was good though, and cucumber was sliced very nicely. We also had their steak, perfect sauce, it was delicious. Fries wouldn't be my choice next time though. Overall, good prices, good food!

Good food, normal service, cozy interior. I usually get the banh cuon dac biet or the bun thit nuong. Good comfort food at a reasonable price. Most dishes start out at $12-13.

This restaurant doesn't disclose they would charge $.75 per person for water. You should look at the bill carefully. There's no sign on the premise about the charge. The waiter doesn't inform you of the charge when you asked for water. It's not listed on the menu either.

So good and so worth the wait!! We ordered: Bun rieu Bamboo with duck noodle soup Duck salad Charbroiled pork with veggies spring rolls As someone who isn't a big fan of duck, I really LOVED the duck salad. The duck was not dry but juicy and cooked just right. The ginger sauce changed everything. I love a good Vietnamese salad so the cabbage and picked red onions really did it for me. Spring rolls were super good too!

Service was bad! No price on menu! Foods is just ok n I feel like I got cheated bcuz of no price on the menu n they charge whatever they like. Plus they take advantage of the COVID-19 n charge u $.75 for water. Plz check price before anyone order their foods from here.

Very very very RUDE employee especially mid50 woman waitress, she making us look funny in front of everyone, what the point here when you open to public and you treat you customers like that? This seriously issue need to be address by owner of Hong Mai other than that regrets latter. Before covid and after covid same thing: rude customer service. De nghi ba chu quan Hong Mai coi lai cach ung su cua nhan vien mot cach nghiem tuc, nhat la ba co 40-50 tuoi dan khach vo ban. Van de khong phai la khong lich su ma la gay su voi khach hang va che dieu khach hang truoc mac nhieu khach hang khac. Lan day toi den day la truoc khi covid, lan thu 2 toi den day sau 1 nam thay van nhu vay. That la mat lich su.

We had bánh xèo, bún chả Hà Nội, and gỏi cuốn. Excellent all around - atmosphere (seated outdoors actually) - service - authenticity of cuisine - good eating - generous portions Quite surprised after many years coming back to Little Saigon to have found this restaurant. Thought Little Saigon was on the downward trend for good! Will bring my larger family here next week !!! N.A.

It was a dreary, windy Friday and a good day for soup. My friend Anna was craving Bun Vit Sao Mang or duck noodle soup with dried bamboo. Apparently this is one of their specialties, and the meal comes in 2 parts: - The duck (on the bone, with or without skin) served over a bed of salad which contained pickled onion, mint and cabbage, a lemon, and a side of ginger / vinegar dipping sauce - Then the soup with the vermicelli noodles and dried bamboo. The broth is clear, even more clear than a pho broth. It didn't taste very salty, but as its only been an hour after my lunch, and I'm gulping tea, chances are its loaded with MSG. My friend squirted the lemon onto the salad, and doused it with the ginger sauce. Then she added part of the mixture into her soup, leaving some of the salad behind. The duck was a bit chewy, and not much flavor, which is why you need the ginger sauce. The meal is light, yet filling. Unfortunately I am clumsy when eating soup noodles and little splash of soup scattered on my shirt. Overall a decent lunch, and cheap ($8.50 for the bowl). However, its not a place I'd consider if I wanted a soup noodle fix. There's so many places in the Bolsa area. Parking is also a pain, and fellow drivers are not courteous and in a hurry to cut you off in the parking lot.

We are regular customers here. Just recently there are changes. It was so disappointed with services and the prices.. I understand the cost of everything went up during COVID year but in term of the reasonable increasing price on the menu. They decided to charge more then other average restaurants from 2-3 dollar per item average compare to other places , I was surprised they add on every item $1.00 on top of the new price on the menu . They will add tips automatically 15% if you have 4 parties or more, tea and water are extra. So be aware all extra charges when you are there. Would not recommend to go there. We stop go there.

This place is overpriced. They charge $1.50 extra on top of the menu. Plus $.75 for water.

The price and charging 15% gratuity for party of six is ridiculous for mediocre restaurant. Not only the quality of food keep decreasing over the year but the steep of the price they charges after they reduce the amount of food is hilarious. The noodles now is really small. Serving in a child's bowl? The noodles are cheap already and the price we paid for your duck noodles is considerably expensive yet now they serve noodles in smaller bowl. Also, we have to pay for tap water?! Come on! Even the best Pho and Bun Bo there don't do it. I am looking somewhere else to go from now on.

I've been here twice and it hasn't let me down The last time I came here was with two other people on a Sunday at 4:30pm. Although the plaza seemed rather dead this restaurnt was not the case. It had almost a full house. We were able to get a seat at one of the booths. Once seated, we ordered the seafood eggroll to start. It came with some of the freshest vegetables that I have ever seen at a Vietnamese restaurant. For dinner, my buddy and I ordered the same thing: a rau ma smoothie and a banh xeo. My other buddy went with bun rue. The rau ma smoothie was sooo good. It was perfect for our hot day. The banh xeo was huge. It was cooked perfectly with the crispy exterior. The inside contained plenty of shrimp and pork. It was also filled with fresh veggies. My buddy's bun rue was also very good and he said he liked it. Like any other Vietnamese restaurant, the pricing was cheap. The people working here were great with our requests and they were friendly. Overall, another Vietnamese goodie spot.

Price has increased greatly, no more discount for seniors, unfriendly workers... I only come back here because of my mom.

I came here to try their famed duck noodles since my aunt was raving about it, and I was not disappointed. 5 people at our table ordered the same thing and everything came out very quickly. You receive a giant bowl of soup and a giant bowl of "Vietnamese coleslaw" with the duck on top along with a cup of their delicious nuoc mam. Every single person at the table finished their entire meal, down to the last drop. Definitely interested in trying other items on the menu. Service is simply efficient. They come and take your order, drop off your food, and you're on your own. Also, the menu says .50 cents for water, but you can talk them into comping it. Once you're done eating, walk to the front corner and pay buddha, I mean the cashier.

I remember this place was good a few years back. I went in and the quality of the food went down. Got the bun rieu omg so watered down. Basically I just got noodles and a piece of rieu and cabbage. And they charge for a cup of water wtf that's a first.

This is one of the places that my parents go to when they run out of options to go to for eating lunch or dinner when it's late in the night or late in the afternoon. This place is honestly just okay. The food is decent but there needs more flavoring in some of the foods here. My mom suggested me that this place serves great bun vit sao mang (Vietnamese Vermicelli Duck Noodle Soup) so I tried and everything was great except for the bamboo shoots. It still had a smell to it for the taste so it kind of ruined the broth or maybe I'm not a fan of bamboo shoots themselves. Anyways, that this dish was a 3.5/5 because of the bamboo shoots themselves otherwise it's pretty decent. I also tried the chao goi vit (duck porridge and salad) and it was a 3.5/5. The meat was tender and not too chewy. However, I needed more of that sour flavor to make that dish flavorful instead of just being salty and sweet. The porridge was kind of watery for me. I wished the texture was a little thicker. The service here is just like any other Vietnamese places which is quick and out of this place so don't expect any greetings or smiles from the waiters. It's a quick service. Prices are pretty decent.

I was impressed by the cleanliness and only wanted something quick before I embarked on my drive up to Santa Monica. The menu is absolutely humongous which is another reason I was a bit skeptical about finding something outstanding. In my experience, most Vietnamese restaurants do one or two things well and they stick to those. When the menu is like a book, most often than not, nothing will stand out one way or another. I ordered the bun rieu and nem nuong cuon, plus a glass of soda chanh with no sugar. When they brought my soda chanh, not only was it not carbonated, but it was also extremely sweet. I waved for one of the young guys to come over. I told him that I had ordered it with no sugar. After a few minutes getting my message across (or so I thought) he goes away and then comes back again and asks "you want little sugar?" I said "NO, I want NO sugar". He nods and goes away. Soon after, the lady who brought me my drink the first time comes over and brings me the revised glass. I immediately noticed the sugar on the bottom of the glass, collected in the little 'V" shape at the bottom. I motioned for yet another young guy and thankfully this one spoke English. He informed me that they used lemon powder to make their soda chanh (probably lemonade powder) and if I wanted them to use fresh lemons, they could do that. I said 'If he could, please! otherwise just a glass of water will do". A few minutes later, the lady again brings me my glass. It looked almost like water and when she put it down in front of me, she said "you try". This time, it just tasted like lemon water. I told her "fine, thank you". *sigh* where was the soda water? So frustrating. When my bun rieu arrived, it looked watery and there wasn't much crab stuff in it. It was small and meager. They didn't bring out the condiments together with the bun rieu, but brought it with my nem nuong rolls. I ordered bun rieu but they gave me bun rieu oc. I'm not particularly fond of the frozen oc they typically use at these restaurants so I picked them out. The nem nuong rolls were also meager in the nem nuong. Although they give you 3 rolls, they're just flimsy versions of those from Brodard or Khanh Hoa and the sauce was watery and bland as well. My meal was edible -- I had wanted to fill my tummy and it did the job. However, I wasn't impressed nor was I satiated. I doubt I'll come back here again.

Best Banh Cuon in my opinion! All the other places don't compare. I thought this place closed down, but I was just yelping it randomly and I found it!!!! I'm so glad. I also bought it home and made some. It's gotten a lot pricier than it was before though. But still very delicious and fresh. I will definitely be coming back.

I was really impressed by the vibe of the restaurant - it was really clean and modern looking with lots of space and plenty of booths. I almost expected it to be an overpriced Vietnamese Restaurant because of the ambiance so we checked the menu out first to make sure, but surprisingly, it wasn't! We ordered two bowls of noodles, an appetizer, and a specialty drink and the end bill was only $18. Too bad cheap doesn't always mean tasty. Spring Rolls - they give you 3 whole spring rolls and at first glance it looked really good because all you see are these 3 giant shrimps inside. Unfortunately, the moment I bit into it, I realized it was just show. It was mostly filled with vermicelli noodles and tasted pretty bland. The peanut sauce was also watered down and not as thick as I would've liked. My fiance and I both got Bun for our main course. It's basically a huge bowl of dried vermicelli noodles and we got ours with stirfried beef, lemongrass, and onions. You pour fish sauce over it and mix it all together. The beef was really tough and the vermicelli noodles were too mushy for my liking. Since we wanted to expand our horizons, we also decided to try a Longan Specialty drink (forget the name). We weren't big fans of that... Pros: cheap and big portions. Lovely ambiance and good for groups. Cons: bland tasting, mediocre food.