NAM Vietnamese Kitchen

The food is Phenomenal!!! I loooove it!!! Everything was grilled to perfection!! I got the pork Belly, Beef ribs and Papaya salad. Came back the next day and got the grilled shrimp, grilled pork, Chicken summer rolls and more papaya salad!! Loved it again!!! Also got the Chai tea to drink, that was delicious as well!! This place gets 7Stars!!

First impression was the ambience which was wonderful. Ordered the pho lunch special and coffee. The pho broth isn't as deep and layered as other establishments. However it is a cleaner broth with more familiar and higher grade cuts of meat. The summer roll was mushroom based which was interesting but delicious. The coffee was in a drip form and made at the table. Just wish I had a few ounces more. As for service I was with a gentleman who was still learning the ropes. (Had to reminded to bring out water, forgot the drink that came with the special, then charged us extra for the drink, etc.) Hopefully, he will be more familiar with the menu and how a restaurant works. Other than that, the service was wonderful, food was good quality, and very picturesque.

Service is good and pho is ok, but the short ribs I got is overcooked/burnt. The server kindly offered another half dish of short ribs, but once again, half of the ribs are not over cooked. Probably I am over cautious, but consuming burnt meat generate risk for cancer.

(4/5) I like their veggie pho with beef broth. The server was amazing and accommodating. I take out from this place during my lunch breaks and they are pretty fast at preparing order. I would not say it is authentic viet place, but good place to try. Edit: (3/5)they have good lunch special and worth it. This time I found service was not as great as used to be but not terrible and they charge 18% tips on all check which is absurd as they don’t provide 18% worth services. One star less.

My only complaint would be the auto-gratuity, not tipping, of 18% for all parties...Past that...Great food! Great price! Great service! A beautiful, modern and comfortable space for dining, alone, or with friends!

This place is clean and has that refreshing & bright vibes that I got when I visit Vietnam few years ago! Must try their ”Beef ribs + brisket” pho!! The pho portion was a little bit smaller compared to the traditional pho places, but we will definitely coming back to just get their beef pho again, because we value quality over quantity places!! Their grill shrimp dish was okay but they did a really great job with the “five spice crispy pork”. Also, highly recommend to try their dessert drink (coconut milk with bunch of different types of jelly & jackfruit) at the end to refreshing your mouth!

2022/2023~~ We love a good oxtail pho moment 🥰 Such a good monthly pho special that they should swap out the short rib pho for oxtail permanently! Just wish there was more broth to noodle ratio in bigger bowls for slurping. Che Thai dessert is sooooo good and refreshing. Adding ice in the cup really chills the dessert and makes eating the fruit cocktail so fun. The banh mi lunch special is a really great deal and will fill you up! The fries are a surprising but nice complement to the sandwich. My partner loves their summer rolls. I got a Viet iced coffee and it's as strong as I make it at home so you know this spot is authentic 😎🤤😋

The food is delicious, the service is great. My only complaint is since changing ownership they’re constantly closed. On multiple occasions I’ll get there to find a “closed” sign on the door, no further information on when they’ll re-open. Google doesn’t update. Just a waste of time. Will find a new a pho place.

Food: 8.5/10 -- solid pho, but pretty hard to mess up pho in my opinion! - a little bit pricy, 15$ for one bowl! Ambiance: 10/10 -- amazing ambiance, decorations super cute!! Very earthy, garden, greenhouse vibes, lots of super cute hanging plants Service: minimal contact service (order online through qr code)

I found a literal bug in my food. It seems the owners have changed, it's very disappointing. They also serve their food in cardboard containers.

not sure if under new management but for the last few months i barely get any food from nam anymore French fries the amount went down the side meat I may get 3 pieces when i use to get allot more and even the ketchup in the cups not full they half cup it . Well I dont like it as much as we pay we want food .I gave you a 5 before. Im sorry i have to lower my rating

Not as flavorful as other places, but the convenience for University City makes it worth going to. Pretty tasty and good service. Has indoor and outdoor seating.

They recently changed ordering to be entirely online and now a regular pho is 15 dollars like what?? They also got rid of the dinner special which was a really good deal. The online ordering platform has technology and service fee ON TOP OF tips. Why am I paying for the restaurant for changing to online ordering? I would rather pay tips to the waiters for regular ordering. Portions also decreased by so much as they changed all utensils to be disposable including bowls. It honestly went from a great tasty restaurant a few years ago to just an overpriced fast food like restaurant. I've come here so many times before for the good food but I'm not coming back.

Had a craving for some Vietnamese food after a long day of exercising. We went to Nam Vietnamese kitchen. I was actually very impressed by the food. I was expecting a chain type of vibe but it actually wasn't. The service wasn't the greatest. I felt like it took forever for our waitress to come but the food quality made up for it. While this place isn't as good as the Vietnamese places on Washington Ave., I do like their spring rolls. It was coated in a texture I have never tried before. The Garlic Tamarind Wings were also amazing. It was probably the best chicken wings I have had in awhile. The beef pho was average. I wish they had different types of pho options. The Banh Mi was meh...not very impressive. Overall 4 out of 5!

Got the chicken pho & it was pretty good. Service was quick and great. Location is super convenient since it's right by campus. Good vibes.

I had the lemongrass beef soup here ($14) and it was a really nice way to warm myself up. I also didn't feel thirsty after drinking a lot of the broth, which is how I know there wasn't MSG added. The beef was too overcooked, though, which is my main gripe. It was super hard to chew through and I probably would've been better off not eating it, but then I would've only had rice noodles and some vegetables. The lemongrass flavor came through in the broth and I got a good amount of noodles. There's a service charge automatically added, so my total ended up being around $18.

NAM has great food and a good lunch deal on the weekdays. Perfect place to stop by if ur looking for a filling lunch spot. Their pho or banh mi combo comes w a spring roll and drink and every item tastes great and fresh. I highly rec the mushroom and tofu spring rolls, which r some of the most flavorful and crispy ive had. The viet coffee is good too, definitely prefer it to their thai iced tea. And the mushroom/tofu pho option was clean, very generously filled w veggies noodles and tofu, and had a good flavor to it. Such a consistently reliable and tasty spot!

tl;dr: meh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [grading] --------------- ambiance: a [clean, modern, lots of wood and plants] food: c [doesn't even smell like a pho restaurant let alone taste like one] (note: bumped it from a d to c because they deep fry their spring rolls and although it seems like some whack american bullshit, it does actually have a really fun texture and taste.) service: c [new employees are clearly untrained and have never worked customer service. rude manager sits on her phone in the corner with her pouty rbf face and doesn't checkup on anyone] ------- overall: c+ [great for anyone who has never heard of viet food (just to set the bar nice and low)] [experience] terrible food. i was at their grand opening and it was fun. since then the food has gotten worse. the 4th time i went the broth just tasted like salty water and they only serve their pho with a little bit of brisket no other cuts of meat. clearly no anise, cloves, cardamom, etc in the broth. i wouldve even taken chicken broth over this salt water. the server was clearly new and couldnt really speak english but that wasnt the issue. they argued with me about the definition of "combo". homie, combo is short for combination. as in... as combination of dishes and proceeded to tell me to learn how to read. go to a local mom & pop shop. not this gentrified bull. i was excited to see a new viet place open up in university city. it didn't take long to realize that it was a dying restaurant with a team that could not care less.

NAM Vietnamese was a pit stop for a light snack. I ordered a summer roll, while the summer roll was good it was nothing special. The service were friendly and my order was brought to my table outside. However, I like to decide what percentage gratuity should be given, so the automatic 18% gratuity is something I don't care for.

Great little spot!! Awesome vibe, good food, and relatively on point for Vietnamese food. Once we had some questionable texture but I think that's more personal taste so I won't hold it against them. Tofu mushroom egg rolls are delicious and I'm not vegan or vegetarian!

This is my go-to spot for a quick lunch whenever I'm in the area! The lunch special is a great deal and I always go for a banh mi (comes with fries, which are surprisingly so good), and a Vietnamese iced coffee - yummy and always hits the spot!

With such wonderful weather, my party decided to sit in the outdoors. With little shade but a nice breeze coming in from the west, we waited patiently for our food after the wonderful service staff bringing us water and taking our order. The colorful chairs and marble-esque tables complimented the beautifully plated meals, served to us in a timely manner. I ordered the lunch special, which included Beef Pho, Iced Viet Coffee, and pork and shrimp spring roll. The spring roll, a sight you dream of when your a tired, student living off of crappy Acme groceries, was a bit dry but had a magnificent taste. The pho, filled to the rim with beef, noodles, and toppings, was cooked to perfection. The iced coffee refreshed my taste buds as we sat in the summer heat. Overall, the meal was pho-tastic, and pho-nominal choice when you're by Penn!

This has become one of my go-to pho spots in the City. I usually get the shrimp pho with chicken broth and a side of fries. I love that they don't skimp on veggies in the pho. The fries are wide and are so good (unexpectedly). I've tried the banh mi and it's also on point!

First time trying this place out. We ordered a lemongrass chicken bahn mi, pork belly& shrimp summer rolls, chicken summer rolls and chicken pho. The bahn mi came with french fries to our surprise, however, there was no cucumber on the sandwich. It did not have the depth of flavor I was hoping for and that I've had from other places. The summer rolls were just okay but also lacked flavor. The chicken pho was more like a basic chicken soup. The deep flavor I'm used to for the broth was not there at all. However the chicken meat in the pho was very tender. I would not order from this place again. I was unimpressed.

If there is a zero star I will do 0 since it's not worth a star at all. A short-curvy hair staff passed us by several times and peeked (interesting) without serving us water (He served water to the table that arrived later than us). It's interesting to be left unserved there by a restaurant that we usually visited (mandatory charge 18% service fee every-time). Just keep this service and share your hate to more people. Will never come back again. No wonder it becomes not as popular as it is before :). By the way, their meats amount shrunken a lot with a surge increase food price.

I was really excited about a Viet restaurant opening up on campus, so I came to order takeout Beef Pho, and then wanted to try other things on the menu during my second visit. Pros: - Nice decor, very new looking, and I appreciate the pretty dishware. Plants also a plus! - Convenient location, right next to Paris Baguette Cons: - The food didn't taste bad, but it also didn't taste very authentic compared to the Viet places I normally go to. My favorite pho place in Philly is probably Pho75! - Expensive! I guess this place is more upscale than your average mom and pop shop, but $14 Pho didn't really justify the price personally. I also tried the Chicken Pho and Pork Belly Rice Platter, and I really liked the Crispy Pork Belly! The Pho soup kind of tasted off to me, so it wasn't as enjoyable :( I would like to come back and try their other things like Banh Mi and Summer rolls though.

Delicious food but relatively slow and mandatory 18% tip. Service is good but not great for 18%.

Absolutely phenomenal food as well as service. My server Cyrus was super respectful and definitely made the experience better.

Came here for lunch - a great deal and fast service! Food: I had their banh mi lunch special, and it was super filling and super affordable. It came with a sandwich, fries, drink (I chose thai iced tea), and a fried egg roll. I thought everything was made super well - fresh bread for the sandwich, juicy pork, thick fries, crunchy egg roll - I was very pleased. Service: They were really quick to take our order and bring us our food, which I appreciated since we came during lunch and needed to go to class afterwards. The waiter was also very friendly and was understanding about letting us wait for our friend to arrive before ordering. Ambience: I really liked how they had so many windows in the restaurant, which was beautiful on the sunny day we were there. I have a personal dislike of high chair tables because I think they're uncomfortable haha, but that is not a big deal.

The interior was super cute and me and my friend got a full glass bottle of water as soon as we were seated (which is nice because I never had to ask for a refill!). Food-wise it was pretty yummy, I want to try the other items and see how they compare. One down side is that the A/C was super strong and it blew on us a lot at the first table. They were super sweet about allowing us to change to another table where it wasn't blowing as hard (but was still pretty cold).

Came here with a group of friends. Service was fast for most, but they got a few orders wrong and had to wait to remake. Food was good, nothing too special. Waited failed to tell us that we couldn't split the check multiple ways when we sat down, so that was inconvenient. Nice atmosphere and felt clean.

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This place is clean and has that refreshing & bright vibes that I got when I visit Vietnam few years ago! Must try their "Beef ribs + brisket" pho!! The pho portion was a little bit smaller compared to the traditional pho places, but we will definitely coming back to just get their beef pho again, because we value quality over quantity places!! Their grill shrimp dish was okay but they did a really great job with the "five spice crispy pork". Also, highly recommend to try their dessert drink (coconut milk with bunch of different types of jelly & jackfruit) at the end to refreshing your mouth!

This restaurant is a modern establishment that caters to college students - especially those without high standards for pho or banh mi. The food was average. There was nothing that stood out or incredibly authentic tasting. It's simply a quick fix if you have the craving for Vietnamese dishes. The pricing is also catered to college students willing to pay a premium for food. Their $15 combos (pho or banh mi + French fries + spring roll) are steep for the value you're getting. If you've had authentic pho, you know it shouldn't cost more than $8-9. The added combo sides like the fries/small spring rolls speak to the modern/catering to college students aspect. The service is incredibly kind. However, they tend to interrupt your meal quite often to ask how everything is. (Probably at the request of their management) It was overboard to the point where my friend and I felt disrupted.

The ambiance of the restaurant is really nice and modern. The service is good and the food is decent. It is definitely a nice place to share a meal with friends. I ordered the beef pho and it was flavorful and overall a pretty good dish. It tasted different than traditional pho and seemed to be a modern take on a classic dish. Something to consider is price. With auto-gratuity of 18% (for our party of 3?) and tax, I ended up paying around 17 dollars (for a single bowl of pho). I think the food wasn't amazing enough to make this restaurant a place I would frequent. However, if you want to splurge a little, this restaurant would be a good place to check out with friends.

So I got the Rib Pho and it was literally just a giant hunk of meat like they didn't even consider slicing it up in any way. The broth tasted like boiled water with salt and pepper just super wack. I got the shrimp and pork summer rolls which looked pretty big but was just filled to the brim with lettuce and the shrimp and pork were flavorless. It was more of a burrito than a summer roll if that makes sense. As a service worker myself I had no problem with the auto grat I just think the food is overpriced and worse than literally any other Pho spot I have been to in the city. It's nice inside though and the service was ok.

my friends were extremely hungover from last night. they both barfed twice and woke up at noon with raging headaches. (i am a fucking champ and woke up at 8 am feeling completely awesome so that's an L for them lmao). (ALSO for legal purposes, we were hungover from water and NOT alcohol !! ) anyways. we proposed that we have soup for lunch!!! we took a fifteen-minute walk over to the restaurant. it was a very nice walk. the view was pretty and the temperature was cool and crisp. when we walked into the store i was in SHOCK. it was soooo pretty. there are these plants everywhere and it was just so welcoming and awesome. we sat down in these very nice tables and immediately started chugging the water (because our livers need it) and the water tasted pretty good!!! we all ordered the beef combo pho and then just started talking and joking around!!! when the food was served to us, we went silent. IT WAS SO FUNNY BECAUSE WE LITERALLY DID NOT SAY A WORD TO EACH OTHER FOR LIKE FIFTEEN MINUTES BECAUSE WE WERE JUST SO IMMERSED IN THE EATING EXPERIENCE. it was pure peace and bliss and we were just having a no thoughts, head empty moment. once we started reaching the end of our bowls, we finally broke the silence and started laughing about the whole thing and talking about how good it was. we all said that this pho just hit so differently today. I'm not the hugest fan of pho (it's not one of my most faaaaAaaAAavorite foods) but omg this pho was SOOOOOO GOOD IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST ONES IVE EVER HAD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. i am a changed person now. i am not the same girl that i was before that meal. that was a life-altering bowl of soup. and i will never be the same again. we all highly recommend pho as a hangover recovery meal. we can't wait to come back for more in the future.

This is your local friendly neighborhood pho shop for the college student who's not picky about pho. Service - 5/5 Service was great. The servers are extra friendly and extra accomodating. They asked our large group of 5 multiple times whether we needed anything, even prompting with questions like "Do you need extra basil? More sauce?" When we asked for a group photo, they were also very enthusiastic about it. If you're into the plants-aesthetic, this place would be super cute for a casual date. Food - 3/5 As someone who has had authentic pho and is super critical when it comes to trying pho at a pho restaurant, I wasn't impressed by the dish. It was average. It wasn't memorable, but it wasn't bad. I have had better Bo Kho before. I think the carrots were too large of a chunk and not cooked long enough for the flavor of the broth to infuse into them. The meat was average - at least it wasn't hard, but I wish there could have been more authentic flavor to it. This wouldn't be my go-to place for pho, but I would come back to socialize with friends.

I ordered the chicken pho and it was really delicious. The portions were very generous and the plating was very pretty. The dish also came out really fast, which really made the experience great. The staff were really nice and accommodating and the restaurant itself has a really nice aesthetic. I agree with other reviews that it is on the more expensive side compared to other Pho shops, but I think the flavors are definitely there. Worthwhile to give it a try!

Posting this here just because I think it should be shared. I recently ordered the Thai Tea from delivery and found a nasty bug in my drink. I looked through Nam's review and this has happened multiple times before with multiple other customers. Clearly, they have a bug problem. It doesn't seem like they are following health codes. Be wary and maybe don't get anything that's liquid from them.

A great place to meet friends and relax. Really got lots of beef in there! Just that there might be many people so it's a bit noisy

Delicious Viet food! Good service. Came here from out of town and would definitely come back to visit.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, 18% AUTO GRAT ON DINE IN FOR 2? Under any other circumstances I can support this, but I will explain why this disturbed me in my Visit 3. We've been here three times within the past three weeks. First time take-out: -Everything was overall great. Solid 4 easily. -Loved the pork/shrimp egg rolls were great. -Beef rib with garlic noodles awesome. -Beef combo pho: I loved how they kept meet in separate bowl with the noodles and the hot broth in another. That way the meat doesn't overcook and get tough and dry. However, the meats were very tendony and fatty. ----------------------------------------------- Second time take out (appx 2 week later): -Maybe they're just having bad day. We went to pick up our food and it was incredibly smoky inside our eyes started watering. We were waiting an additional 30 min there. -Loved the pork/shrimp egg rolls again. -They gave vermicelli salad instead if garlic noodles for one of the "create your own." -For the other, the beef rib portion was like half the serving size as two weeks ago. -The meat for the pho was directly in the soup this time so it was super tough and dry. There was a fistful of cilantro and scallions, but I know I forgot to say to leave that out. ----------------------------------------------- Third time dine-in (5 days later of the second visit): -Benefit of the doubt visit, but turned out to be absolute incorrigible nail in the coffin. -Loved the pork/shrimp egg rolls again, but not enough to come back. -Garlic wings were ok, I wouldn't get it again, and I'm definitely not now. -I asked for no cilantro and scallions in pho, and Ithey put it in anyway. They were gracious enough to bring me another without even asking me. So I was pretty forgiving about it, because I was rather p-Oed since that would be the second time in the row within 5 days they made an error. - My fiance barely touched his food because he pulled a wire from his braces from the wings so we had to wrap it up to take home (not the food's fault!) -Check comes, and they offer a voucher for a complimentary appetizer for next visit. All is forgiven so I left 20% (after factoring in what the tab would have been had I paid for the new bowl of pho) and added an additional $3 for the kind voucher. That's an almost 30% tip. BUT WAIT ..... -We get back home and my fiance fixes this wire and begins to have some pork. There were little hairs/lint all over it. Maybe its mince lemon grass or some hairs from the pig. No and no. These were very thin short strands that have curls to it. Unfortunately we threw it out. -He asks for the receipt to see if the fries he ordered was charged since we never got it and clearly forgot about it until now. Thank goodness it wasn't on there. BUT WAIT.... -That's when I noticed the 18% gratuity and was livid. So I unknowing left 30 ish % that was based on the auto-gratted grand total. They mentioned nothing about auto grat. I just looked at the menu pamphlet (I brought it home) our server gave us and it says nothing about it. I couldn't use the QR code on the table because my phone said it was a corrupt file so I got the pamphlet. I knew nothing about it, but I should have looked at out tab more carefully. At the same time, who would have though auto grat on table of 2? -So our server just landed herself almost $23 tip on what should have been a 45 tab (without auto grat). It's also misleading because when you sign, they have tip percentage breakdown, which is based on post auto-grat. ----------------------------------------------- I was in food service industry for a long time. It was also my job to make sure food is correct before I serve it to patrons or pack take-out. I also inform people of auto grat if applicable (example: for parties of 8+, not on party of 2). If you mess up, you shouldn't be auto grat-ing to begin with. You leave that up to the patrons to decide. Over all, too much back-to-back nuisances in such a short period of time. Inconsistencies. Unreliability. We will not be returning for at least a very long time, if at all.

Got pork belly rice dish - overpriced but big portion and tasted great. They ran out of bread, which was disappointing since that took all the banh mis off the menu

W O W!!! I wish i could give this spot more than 5 stars!!! The food here is top 5 in Philly for me. NAM is a restaurant I consistently visit for the past 2-3 years with undeniable flavor and quality but today shook me and I felt compelled to finally write a review. Six words: grilled beef short rib bahn mi. It was out of this world - juicy, flavorful, affordable, AND comes with fries. The added tangy pickled daikon radish in addition to the classic jalapeño, carrot, and cilantro was to DIE FOR. I also tried their tamarind garlic wings for the first time and they were amazing!! So sweet, garlicky, and juicy. I usually get take out but decided to sit in and the ambiance is beautiful with endless plants. The service is also fantastic with fast food and attentive wait staff that completed every request without hesitation.

Nam Vietnamese Kitchen is a cool new addition to University City in Philly.  It has a hip modern vibe but it serves up the good old  comfort food Phos of Vietnam. As dining restrictions have eased during the pandemic, I thought this new place would be a good spot to check out....and it was. I ordered the Bo Kho (Vietnamese Lemongrass Beef Stew) and it was served piping hot on a cold day which was perfect. It came with bread and rice and pickled veggies. The beef stew was indeed tasty and my only small complaint was that the portion size could have been slightly larger to justify the price.  But still, Nam Vietnamese Kitchen is a good place to keep in mind when dining out in University City.

The papaya salad is delicious but the portion size is very small for the price. For the price, it should be twice the size. Also, if you add a protein (shrimp, tofu, pork, chicken), don't expect much. The BahnMi sandwich is made with some of the best bread in the area, but again, don't expect much when it comes to fillings, or the side of fries they provide. I want to love this place because it has so much potential, especially with quality, but the high price they charge does not match up with the portions they serve.

Quality-great. Taste-great. Some of the better bread used in Bahn mi sandwich I've seen so far. Papaya Salad is amazing. Pho is ehhh it could def be better. Their price is very high for the small portion they give. If price were lower with more portion then I'd go there frequently.

This place is so pretty!! Food was okay/decent (a little sweet for me). It's expensive compared to other pho places though. Great place to dine near campus

I am Vietnamese so I am very critical of Vietnamese food! Not bad for the location since it's right next to UPenn. Great lunch special from 11-3. A bahn mi or pho with a drink and spring roll fir 13-17$. Depending on what you order. Very reasonable, service is quick, friendly and professional. Food is not bad. Pho was pretty decent. My spring roll was burnt-so so. I got Vietnamese coffee, not bad.

very comforting bowl of pho, but it is not the most exceptional that i've ever had. they do have good dinner and lunch combo deals if you're feeling a bit hungry.

Goated w the grilled pork banh mi. Pho is also very good and Thai iced tea is taste-tea.

Good food, friendly staff, and quick service. The lemongrass chicken was delicious. The rice was perfectly cooked. Could've used a better side dish because I thought the cold greens were a little odd. All in all, a nice lunch!

The food was great I couldn't complain. I had the make your own entree with rice and pork and summer rolls. However the automatic 18% graduate was something I wasn't expecting

I have come here at least once if not a few times a week. I have really enjoyed the food and their menu. The beef pho was really tasty and the broth was delicious. Their spring rolls had great crunch and the dipping sauce paired really well with it. I always get their iced Vietnamese coffee which definitely gets me going when I'm tired. Their tamarind chicken wings are to die for. Great flavor and hits the spot every time. Everyone is always friendly and remembers me. Quick service and delicious food. The restaurant is spacious and I don't feel like I'm being crowded next to anyone. Love the plants all over the restaurant. It's a local gem that I'm glad to frequent.

I love NAM! Every time I go there, it's always positive vibes! Excellent and welcoming service and atmosphere and the food is always amazing and delicious.

Overall ambiance and experience is great. The outdoor seating is really cute in the summer. Slightly on the pricier side - but their Pho is also pretty good