Planet Coffee

The drink I had was okay, but only because I stuck to what was impossible to mess up (coconut water). The staff knows next to nothing about what is on the menu. If you’re trying to avoid dairy, as I am, or if you have a food allergy, you should stick to coconut water or just water because this place has no idea what goes into its drinks. Unsettling.
To say the staff is rude is an understatement. They refused to serve us at the table, and when we got in line to wait for service, every group of customers that appeared to have ancestors from southeast Asia was served before us — at a table — while we waited patiently in line. What is that all about? At first I thought it was a joke.
The service is awful and the drinks may or may not be toxic. Avoid this place.

My friend and I came here after we ate some Boiling Crab. We definitely wanted a sweet treat to keep us calm, full, and happy. We decided to check this place out and it was fairly crowded for a Monday night.
There’s outdoor seating which was cool, both in front of the store and to the side on their little patio. The inside was quite spacious so my friend and I grabbed a seat and had two «menus» brought out to us immediately.
We didn’t feel like eating (BC was just too filling), so we got boba drinks which were quite yummy. I forget what my friend ordered, but I had an almond milk tea. Although it was more watered down than usual, I could still make out that it was almond. Haha.
Lastly, they have a lucky scratch card machine. My friend won $ 50!!! And he only paid for a $ 2 ticket. Definitely feeling the vibe! :)

Ah, the wife approved coffee shop. why didn’t i think of that? ahahaha jk! Here there’s no big, fake tities but includes all the right essences that compromises of coffee shop: overpriced drinks, flat screens everywhere spinning the lottery and sports and of course, old geezers drinking coffee early in the morning WITH their wife ;) So, I guess come here with your wife and not get busted and bitched at hahaaha
I didn’t try the drinks, doesn’t look so appealing instead, come here for breakfast on weekend mornings, pretty chill. Enjoy the nice sunny weather, it’s a nice way to start the day. I know you’ve been to the famous BC plaza and have passed this shop seeing the old geezers on the way out, ignore them and order the food :) Food is great, order the steak and shaken beef+macaroni (nui). And, sit outside! Free Wifi too! :D
Enjoy!

The smoothie here was not good, and the boba not fresh.
Also, the service was snobby and unfriendly.
Stay away from this place, as there are so many better choices in Little Saigon.

I know the price is a little bit steep but I like that there is no smoking inside. The drinks are okay. Coffee is strong. There is a mixed crowd here both old and young adults. People come here are looking to hang out not to look at girls.

Crowded here with a bunch of old guys smoking outside, sitting and staying there forever. Not my type of scene, also the coffee is just ok, nothing great about this coffee joint.

First time here and yeeks, there’s a bunch of old men smoking outside. Yuck!
You can totally smell the smoke as soon as they walk inside the place. Oh… just disguisting. :(
Servers hardly speak English. Luckily my friends knows Viet language to help order for me & our other non-​Viet speaking friends.
Their Thai iced tea was decent. I’ve had better ones! (³⁄₅)
They ordered the Viet hot coffee and they really liked it! (⁴⁄₅)
They do open late til 11 pm.
Not sure if I’ll come back here again.

Their coffee isn’t good at all and I enjoy strong coffee. I could make better coffee at home.
I haven’ tried their food. Didn’t even know they’re a real restaurant. After the coffee, I don’t think I want to try.

Holy Mother of God! This place is horrendous!
My friend was like: Hey! I know this giant coffee place we should go to in Garden Grove! Being a coffee nut, I agreed to go. Ooooh boy, BIG MISTAKE! I didn’t realize that my friend hadn’t looked this place up, nor check it out beforehand, so we entered completely oblivious…
The place was packed with middle-​aged/​elderly Vietnamese men — smoking, drinking coffee and whatever else, and conversing as loud as possible. It felt like entering a men’s club/​lounge in Vegas. Especially with really skinny, young waitresses walking all over the place.
I’m sure people like this place… but it’s definitely not the place for me!
Oh, I guess I should mention their Vietnamese Coffee. It was pretty good.
Yup, still not coming back…

I finally went to check this place out late one night when we were looking for a place to eat after 10pm on a weekday. The place closes at 11pm. I thought it was just a coffee spot but they serve a variety of beverages and real food.
The drink menu has English translation but the food menu doesn’t. I don’t speak or read Vietnamese so it would help if they translated the whole menu. Lucky for us there was someone in the restaurant who read the menu off to us. «Pop corn chicken» was the only English name on the food menu so I ordered that. We also ordered sweet potato fries and pork soup which had shrimp and pasta noodles it it. You can substitute the pork for other meat. The food was surprisingly great and the price was affordable. I only spent $ 15 all on 3 dishes!
This place only accepts cash so come prepared.

Someone bought me an avocado smoothie from here yesterday
It made me sick for two whole days! I could tell there was barely any avocado in it. It tasted like mostly sugar and water. The cream or milk they used probably was old. I have heard they have awesome coffee here. I don’t know if I wanna try it though.

Dropped by this place on a day off, the drink was good but the service was lacking (very lacking). Placed an order for an omelette to go with my drink. My drink came, but after 40 minutes my omelette still did not come out. The served asked if I still wanted my order by this point, um no. Not really miss. It’s $ 6 for two eggs and a baguette. It’s over priced but I was willing to try. Well, didn’t get to try since it never came. Go some where else if you want good service. That volcano tea next door has better service, ironically.

I have been going to this place for several years now. It’s a nice place with a little more «personality» than a Starbucks or Coffee Bean. The people are very friendly. I grew up in the area, but when I was growing up (in the 70s) there were no Vietnamese people living here; so I like to experience thier culture now and then (I’ve since moved away). And Planet Coffe is a good place to experience this.
This last time that I visited, the girls were not scantily clad, but they were wearing tight clothing, and at least two of the girls were wearing short shorts. Also, there were no male servers. This was a change from the last time I was there, about one year ago. One of the girls told me that they changed owners recently.
I hope this does not turn into one of those sleezy Viet Cafes where the sweet looking girls are only nice to you because they want your money. At this time, it’s not like that. This is a real café with an added bonus of nice looking girls, who are also friendly.
I had Vietnamese coffee, and they served iced tea; both were very good.

I tried their café sua da and it’s really strong. O_​O So strong that I think it gave my digestive system a kick start. Lo and behold magic happened in the bathroom 20 minutes later. This place is known for their strong coffee. I think I’ll go elsewhere next time haha.

First of all, the sign outside looks like it says «Ilanet Coffee». Well, however you spell it, come here for some good Vietnamese coffee, wifi, and sports.
My Vietnamese colleague took me here and ordered for me. I got an iced Vietnamese coffee. It was not too sweet and very nicely balanced. With each order you also get unlimited hot or cold tea. I chose hot, and it was a mild, soothing, green brew.
There is free wifi, but you may want to check for an power outlet before you choose a table. Oh, your laptop actually has a decent battery? Well, then!
There are always sports on the TV’s. We were there on a weekday afternoon when they were watching soccer. Apparently football dominates on NFL Sundays.
Cash only! My co-​worker had to pay for me.

Pros: cute people, free wife, decent furniture, looks like groups of friends can come here to just hang-​out/​play cards/​etc.
Cons: Can’t get a simple order right, way expensive for black coffee, dirty restroom
Neutral: maybe the other stuff is better? and maybe you’ll like this place if you like your drinks ultra sweet?
Disclaimer: At the time of writing this, I am/​was probably suffering from «lack of decent coffee» and this review may be the product of irritation.
Me: «Can I please get a brewed coffee to-​go?»
Girl1: «Huh?»
Me: «Black coffee please»
Girl1: «Okay, $ 3.50»
*Girl2 Starts making an iced coffee*
Me: «Uh, can I please get a hot black coffee?»
Girl1: In Vietnamese, «hot»
*Girl2 starts preparing a hot coffee*
*I give girl1 the money and go to the restroom*
*I come back, take the coffee and go to meet my friends at Volcano to drink it*
Me: «WTF is this?»
*I stare disgustingly at the black sugar water in my cup*
1. What was so hard about my order?
2. Why the heck does a small black coffee cost $ 3.50?
3. Why the heck did they dump a pound of sugar in my coffee?
Yes, I probably should have returned it but my friends from out of town were visiting so I preferred not to waste time trying to get my coffee fixed. And maybe I should have ordered in Vietnamese too?
I thought about sugar coating my review because the girls behind the counter were really cute, and the shop had cute patrons but I don’t think I’ll be going back for the workers, patrons and definitely not the black coffee. The former two saved this place from a one star review. Oh that and I saw a sign for free wifi, and the tables/​booths look alright.
The restroom also looks grunge and has a huge fan in it, which leads me to believe there is either a leak or worse…

The coffee here is amazing. At American coffee houses, I won’t order a flavored coffee like a latte or what have you because to me, the coffee loses it’s taste and it tastes like I’m drinking a cup of milk with some coffee. At Planet Coffee, you better be sure you like the taste of coffee because that is what you’ll be getting.
I ordered what my sister had, which was the Hazelnut Coffee and I was surprised at how strong the coffee was and how great it tasted. Yes, I could taste the hazelnut, and more importantly, I could taste the coffee!

it was noon, on a wednesday, and this place was blasting some cheesy radio station & PACKED all around their patio space with old men hanging out, all engaging in vietnamese, all smoking, & all drinking their glasses of vietnamese coffee. it was AWESOME!
so we decided to do the same, even though we SO felt like some fish out of the water… we ordered our vietnamese coffee w/​milk «for here”($ 3.75 each). we picked our own spot outside, and the lady came to serve us our beverages, & we were also each given a glass of iced peach tea.
the vietnamese coffee was creamy, sweet, strong, and there must have been at least 4 shots of espresso in there, YUM @_@! haha. the unexpected peach tea was a great contrast– refreshing and brisk.

My first time there, and the cashier recommended I get the Avocado smoothie mixed with Durian (says it was a popular one???) I had to throw my drink away after the second sip! First sip was a shocker, second sip confirmed it…
It tasted like a wet fart.
Not kidding, that was an ugly one.

New coffee place in Little Saigon! Yay!
One of only two coffee place in town (along with Coffee Factory on Brookhurst) that’s not Starbucks.
Good:
1. We got to linger for hours.
2. Lots of plugs for computers.
3. Wifi.
4. Vietnamese coffee.
5. Smokers were all outside so inside had a lot of space.
Bad:
1. The coffee choice was kinda limited — just espresso-​based, no coffee-​based.
2. The Vietnamese coffee was made with espresso from machine, not the cute little drip things. But whatever.