Minh-Anh Vietnamese Restaurant

Best rare beef cinnamon phở, super good egg rolls with vermicelli, awesome coconut beef and lovely Ca Phe Sua da! Love love this cuisine!

Walking in and hearing a voice from the right corner say «Sit anywhere you like» nice gesture, but it would have been nice to invite us in… First time eating here and I was excited. We arrived back into town from visiting Toronto Canada for the first time, so my husband and I were craving for some delicious noodle broth… The ambience was Meh and had no music playing. So on a dead day you and your food will have a bonding experience like no other! We are happy that we came here because the broth was probably the best I have ever had without even adding all the fixings yet. My God, I am from California and we have a galore of Phở shops littering the town. We had lots of options to choose from and this Broth beats all the Phở shops in CALI. Sometimes asian restaurants are dependent when adding MSG to make things taste better. I was definitely trying to avoid that. I was in Phở Heaven! Coming back for more and making my Husband get his own bowl!

Best Asian food we have had in Cleveland. Had phở, vermicelli, and pad Thai. Better pad Thai than I’ve had at Thai restaurants here. Place has been packed both times we’ve gone. Service is fast and friendly. Making it our after church restaurant of choice!

Best tofu pad Thai in Cleveland. House made peanut sauce is the real deal, not just a generic sauce with a peanut flavor. Takeout is fast and tastes fresh.

We are completely addicted to asian food. This is a small, outta the way spot, but the food is very good. The crêpe is insanely good! One of the best I’ve ever had. The sauces and broths are especially good. I found them to be more flavorful than other Asian places. The service is standout! Our server even helped with the pronunciation of Vietnamese dishes!

Very good Phở and best shrimp spring roll with peanut sauce ever! Some people I know wish shredded carrots were added to the shrimp roll to give it some crunchy texture. I agree but they are still excellent.

I haven’t been back in awhile, but I think a trip is due.
Food was very, very good. It was the first time I tried phở, and I wasn’t a huge fan.
I’m told I need to give it another chance.
We tried a couple of the pad thais, shrimp rolls, and egg rolls. Really enjoyed the peanut sauce.

Tofu spring roll …

This place has the best egg rolls. I love to go here a couple times a year. They are closed on Mondays, I’ve shown up too many times and they were closed haha. Great food.

Stopped in to get egg rolls to go. The décor is not overdone or stuffy. They have a fish tank with 2 goldfish in it. I feel like I am in a boat. I would come back just for the atmosphere. The server Amanda was more than accommodating. I ordered 3 fried egg rolls to go with extra sauces. She prepped my order to the T.

Small little place with super tasty phở. I always get phở here, it’s one of the best tasting in my opinion. Service is fast and to the point.

Phở broth is sweeter than I prefer, with a strong undertone of cinnamon, and it slightly bothers me that they don’t serve the herbs on the side, which is how most restaurants serve them. They also don’t offer tendon pieces, which is something I absolutely love as an add on for noodle soups. However the service here is great and the location is modest but cozy. I might return to try other things off their menu, but it isn’t my first choice for Vietnamese food.

I always come back for the number 22 PHO and a side of egg roll, delicious! Service can take a while but it’s as expected when there’s a lot of customers.

Best Vietnamese in Cleveland. PERIOD
I would seriously eat this every day, and I actually try my damnedest to do just that.
My «go-​to» selections are the Vermicelli dishes; they’re all great, but I usually go with pork. The grilled pork balls with vermicelli is also amazing. Ask for a side of hot sauce if you’re into that sort of thing. It’s pretty hot. Not hot for the sake of being hot though; flavorful hot.
The Phở? Yes. Excellent. I usually go with the Seafood with Clear Noodles or the Cinnamon Rare Beef with Beef Balls. Delicious! The flavor profile is divine. For those of you seeking «Superior Phở,» forget the other guy, because Minh Anh is where it’s at.
It’s not the tidiest of places inside or out, but it’s sanitary. The staff are attentive and are happy to explain the menu and to make recommendations.
There are a couple of really good Vietnamese places in and around Cleveland, but Minh Anh is on the top of my list. A close second? That would be Nam Wah (Berea).

First of all, the lady who works there is adorable and sweet! Secondly, my phở was delicious! The only thing i wasn’t a fan of was that they automatically put the basil in the soup. I love the flavor the basil gives, but hate physically eating the basil. Oh, and no bubble tea, boo! Other than that, it was very delicious phở!
*after trying some other phở places, this is my favorite place in CLE. The broth is the best here & I like that the noodles are thicker than other places!

Behind a non-​descript storefront along a non-​descript stretch of Detroit Ave near 51^st Street on the Westside, there is a kitchen full of magic. Or magical people. Quite possibly, both. There’s no other way really to explain the profoundly delicious Vietnamese offerings it produces.
There’s a lot on the menu, but get the phở. Get it on your first visit, and accept that it may simply and immediately render the rest of the menu invisible to you forevermore. Quell your disbelief over my melodramatic review and order the phở. Decide for yourself, though by the simple act of ordering it, you have already committed to a serious, long-​term, deep and lasting relationship with Minh-​Anh and their phở. It’s sacred. It’s wild. If it were a woman, it would be Dita von Tease.
Life is short. Get the phở.
(If this place were fancy, it would earn 5 stars anywhere. But if it were fancy, it wouldn’t be as magical. Go soon. Go now. And get the phở.)

Minh Ahn was the first Vietnamese restaurant I dined in when I moved to Cleveland over three years ago. It remains, in my opinion the best. Their summer rolls and spring rolls are exceptional. The vermicelli is hearty and flavorful. The phở is incredibly savory.
The Summer Rolls are so freshly made with pork and/​or shrimp. The consistency is perfect, with the rice paper still firm, but not tough, the rice noodles perfectly aldente and just enough crunch with veggies. The peanut sauce is AMAZING. It’s delightfully peanuty without feeling or tasting like peanut butter. The slight saltiness from the hoisin and and dry roasted peanut garnish only enhances the flavor. The fried rolls are thick and meaty with incredibly rich pork and veggies. The tofu option is also satisfying. The fish sauce dipping sauce here is equally amazing, with the right balance of savory, sweet and salty. The garlic and herbs give it a nice body and flavor.
The vermicelli bowls feature a hearty serving of room temperature, aldente rice noodles, lettuce, crisp lightly pickled veggies, fried onion straws, peanuts and your choice of protein. My personal favorite is chicken AND a fried roll. Their pork is also delicious. The meat is always beautifully seasoned and again, the portions are hearty. I always add Sriracha and their fish sauce dipping sauce. These bowls are perfection.
The phở is obviously the quintessential Vietnamese dish and they do it right at Minh Anh. The broth is incredibly savory with tremendous richness and just fatty enough for an incredible mouthfeel. The noodles are aldente and the veggies super fresh, including the cilantro and basil already in the soup. The meat is always prepared perfectly. I love their fatty brisket and rare steak together, they balance each other in richness and add depth to the soup.
Lastly, l find the people who work here very hospitable. Even when it’s busy, and they find time to check on me and refill my drinks. I’ve always had good service here.
I highly recommend this place and suggest you try a new vermicelli or phở dish if you’re a repeat customer.

This place has great food for a good price. My favorite dish is the vermicelli with tofu. It’s a medley of flavors and it’s a large portion. My husband enjoys beef vermicelli — loaded with meat.
His was $ 10.50– and he finished his. He was stuffed. Mine (I think) was $ 9 and I had enough leftovers for lunch the next day. We also had a lovely pot of ginseng tea.
The wait staff tries, but you must be willing to overlook their slowness. Also, overlook the décor and the curb appeal. Once you are eating their food, nothing else matters, which is why this place gets five stars in our book.

This is my favorite Vietnamese restaurant in Cleveland!
I love the small mom and pop shop feel of the restaurant. You don’t need a fancy place to make good food… heck amazing food! I absolutely love their Spring Rolls. They come in at $ 3.25 a piece but they are larger than most other places offer them and they each bite is worth it! I usually opt for the Vermicelli Noodles while my boyfriend orders Phở. I ordered the Grilled Pork Vermicelli and boy oh boy was the Pork just absolutely perfect! My boyfriend ordered the #22-​Cinnamon Rare & Well Done Beef & Beef Balls with Rice Noodles after looking at other Unilocalers photos– he was sold!
I know that Superior Phở is favored in Cleveland but if you haven’t been here you need to check it out! I promise you will not be disappointed!

Don’t be deceived by the outside, this place is an absolute gem for Asian food. We ordered the Deluxe Pad Thai, Egg Roll, Spring Roll, and Pork Vermicelli. Both entrees were amazingly fresh and colorful. The pad Thai wasn’t spicy which I typically prefer but the flavors were so subtle and clear that I fell in love with it. What really amazed me was that the egg roll actually tasted fresh and good. Most egg rolls taste just average or like they were bought wholesale but this really had a fantastic unique flavor that was just awesome.
Don’t expect super attentive service, and you will be satisfied. Go inside, seat yourself, and be happy with getting awesome tasting food.

Probably one of my top choices for phở in CLE now – and I’ve only had it as takeout. That’s how good it is.
Unilocaler PW’s review is 110% correct. This is one flavorful, salty broth that knocked my socks off. Normally I’m picky about the meat in my phở (go brisket or go home) but whatever they used was delicious. I was picking through the soup to find all the meat – which is not something I normally do. And while I didn’t have far to travel with the phở, they offered to send it home with me separated – but when I told them I was going right up the street they just sent the noodles in the broth. It was still perfect.
I also loved that 2 large to-​go phở order cost me only $ 15. Ummm, yes. That’s what I’m talking about. I could eat this basically everyday.
I’ll save that 5^th star for when I try either another menu item and/​or when I dine in, but even for to-​go orders the service was quite nice.
I actually can’t wait to return – oh, and the free, safe parking is amazing. Yes.

Best phở in town, hands down! Did you hear me Cleveland? Best phở, for sho! =D
OMG… Ever since leaving the LA-​area in 2004, I have been in search for phở done right. Every city I’ve lived in, I try out all the «Vietnamese» restaurants hoping to find that delicate balance of heavenly broth, tasty meat, without skimping on noodles, and with a quality veggie tray. This is the first time my bf has ever heard me say «this phở can stand its own with the best of LA.»
Thank you Minh-​Anh. Really. It’s heavenly. And please. don’t change a thing in the phở. It’s perfect just as it is.
He got the Shrimp Singapore noodle, which was also delicious. It was not the traditional singapore shrimp noodle that we’re used to getting… but we already knew it wouldn’t be quite «right» based on previous pictures. It has similar flavors, is yummy the way it’s served, but he will have to continue searching for perfect execution of one of his favorites.
Regardless, we will be back. Likely fairly often. We both LOVE phở and would not dream of getting it anywhere else. drool =D~~
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Explanation of my rating system —
5*: Epitome of something, the best I’ve had, would LOVE to go back
4*: Great food and happy to go back regularly, but not the best of the category
3*: Food is fine. I may spontaneously decide to go there based on convenience. But no need to go back either.
2*: If you insist, I guess I’ll come along. I’ll find something to eat. But I wouldn’t have picked it.
1*: No plans to come back. I’ll try to talk companions out of going.