White Bowl

Great service and atmosphere! Staff was very friendly and attentive. I had the P2, phở. It had decent flavor little heavy on the cilantro. Still a good place overall

The food was very good, the service was very slow and forgetful. Will get food to go next time

I was craving Vietnamese food so I found this place which is the only one in Houma. Started out with the spring rolls which were delicious. For the main course, I ordered the Phở. Compared to a home cooked bowl of Phở, it was not on par. The Phở was average at best. Décor and atmosphere was modern and cool. I may return to try the other items.

I don’t remember what it was called but I ate every last bite. It was something Phở with rice noodles and beef and it was amazing. Nice quiet lunch with the wife. It was our first time there and Jared explained the food to us so we could order what we thought we’d like. Thanks Jared! Rumor has it that they’re closing but THEY’RE NOT. Can’t wait to go back.

Another wonderful experience at White Bowl! With the weather warming up, I opted for the Vermicelli over the Phở. While I love the Phở, the Vermicelli was just what I needed after a long hot day. I decided to get the lemongrass chicken, served over chilled rice noodles and crisp cucumber and lettuce. Highly recommended menu item for a cooler and lighter choice during the summer months!

Love this place! Good music, great staff. I’m addicted to the Lemon Grass Chicken Bun. Try the sampler appetizer. Yuummm :)

The rare steak phở is awesome! This is the only place in Houma that I know of serving phở, and the flavors and broth are excellent.

I love this place. The tofu phở is my favorite. I recommend getting it delivered through Serving Houma. The restaurant can get crowded, especially for lunch.

I ate here on 1−17−15 it wasn’t that great. On this visit I ordered the Grilled Beef Bánh mì sandwich to go. This was dressed with spicy mayo, julienned vegetables, cilantro and jalapenos. I guess I should have checked my sandwich while in this place. The meat was barley luke warm, salty and far from tender. It was dressed with way to much of the cilantro and barley anything else. From the bad sandwich to the not so friendly service (more into each other than the customers) I don’t plan on coming back anytime soon.

Only one houma for Vietnamese. Can’t say too good. Can’t say too bad… Phở Dac biet is the best for me… service just ok. Tip is a must for those working hard. Will always come back lol

I ordered foods to go and told them to put everything on the side for my baguette and they ended up not doing what I asked for plus they did not give me all the stuffing for my baguette. And, I also ordered some grilled shrimp spring rolls and they didn’t give me the dip for it. And, now they rise the prices on all their foods. Also, their phở is very disappointing because of not enough stuffs (beef and meatballs) put into the soup and not much flavor in the soup. And they overcharge the phở more than what you get from the dish.

Only Vietnamese place in town. Egg rolls and Spring rolls are really good. Phở is average.

Great spring rolls, flavorful fried rice, great Phở. Not a ginger based broth but the chicken broth was still good.

Today the wife and I stopped in for lunch. Being that it’s a chilly day, I am wanting phở. Only place in the area so let’s do it. We started with the wings. I enjoy these. They are in my top 5 when done right. And today, they where great. I decided to venture out and try the special of the day «bun Bo hue!» Boy was that a mistake. Hard to describe, three issues. First, it’s very oily (as seen in the pic), second, it has what appears to be spaghettini noodles in it. And third its spicy, really spicy. Good thing my wife got the rice with grilled pork. I ate as much as I could of the bun Bo hue, it made me queasy, so my lovely wife had to share. We have eaten here many times before, and the phở is good for the area. I give them. If you come in for a bite, order the wings, then either then phở with rare steak, or the rice with grilled pork and you will be happy. Stay away from the bun Bo hue. Trust me!

Lovely staff, good menu and outstanding special menu! I’m an ex-​NYC er and now live in LA and am a huge fan of Vietnamese cuisine (although you gotta go to Garden Grove for the real V food), so I was thrilled to find this gem in of all places, Houma, LA. while visiting for my niece’s wedding.
The décor is also well thought out with a nice bar. One suggestion: please put Shrimp wrapped in sugar cane on your menu and please add a hook or a table for purses in the ladies room.

Really a great pkace. Wait staff is very knowledgeable and a wonderful interior. For me a big bowl of the phở. If you have never had it please try it. It is phở-​king wonderful. Love the appetizer platter too. I have never been disappointed here. Love it.

Really surprised to find this place. I tried the Phở and the Bahn Mi sandwich. Both we’re outstanding. Staff was super friendly. I had my food to go and it was packed very well, with absolutely everything I would need, not something that’s easily done for Phở. Look forward to going back for more.

Well since I already have another Viatnemese restaurant already reviewed, I will refrain from any Phở puns. I pledge from now until Phở-​ever, I will never do it again… oooops.
Anyway, It has been my experience that Viatnamese food is the best value in dining. I have seen footlong Bahn-​Mi sandwiches for a little over Phở Bucks… I mean 4 bucks. Sorry I can’t contain myself. The White Bowl is right on with the cheap eats thing. The girlfriend and I split an order of springrolls, a big bowl of Phở, an order of Bun, and a Bahn-​Mi for 31.00. Oh and that included 2 bottles of water.
The food itself was solid. The spring rolls were a little boring but I think that’s more about the dish itself than anything they did. I just can’t get over eating food that looks like it’s wrapped in a Ziploc bag. The dipping sauce looked and tasted an awful lot like Nutella. I almost asked but didn’t. The Bahn-​Mi I had was slightly different than others I have tried. It had the usual pork and pickled veggies but this one came with jalapenos and spicy mayo. Not traditional but I guess it works (I hate mayo so I ordered mine without.). The bread was toasted and more like a Po-​boy than others I had. Again it was good. The Bun was my favorite part of the meal. It was rice noodles, chargrilled steak, cucumbers, mint, bean sprouts, lettuce, green onion, and peanuts, It came with a dipping sauce but I just poured it over the whole shabang. So Good! So much food!!! We took home more leftovers than we ate.
The only problem I had with the place was after we ordered, the waitress tells us that their internet is down and they can’t take credit cards. She said this happened a lot to them in the summer but hadn’t in quiet some time. I had to drive to an ATM to get cash as I NEVER carry cash because it’s 2013 and I’m not my father. It seems to me that if they had this problem before than they should have found another solution. Iphone Credit card adapters? a phone line to run the cards? One of those old school sliding machines??? There are other ways than to inconvience your customers. To me that is Un-​Phở-​givable!
Other than that it’s a solid place and the only game in Houma for this type of food.

This was a good place to come grab lunch. I liked their décor and service. The preparation of food was good. I had meatball phở with grilled shrimp rolls and a boba tea.
The spring rolls were good. very large portion with a crispy noodle in the inside to give a nice crunch.
The phở was okay but the broth was not as good as some other places I’ve been to. The meatballs did not taste good at all in my opinion but I wasn’t feeling particularly good and that’s why I choose phở for lunch. The meatballs tasted flavorless and maybe prepared without draining the blood as it had that iron taste to it.
The reason I give it two stars is the waiters and waitresses were standing around making odd noises very loudly. I wasn’t sure what they were doing. My interpretation of it was that they were mocking someone that was mentally retarded. Five grown adults making fun of mentally challenged individuals… is not funny. Whatever they were doing… I found it incredibly obnoxious. I hurried through my meal so I could leave.

We live in New Orleans and have eaten at a few of the better known Vietnamese restaurants up here, however, White Bowl in Houma is my favorite so far.
I always order a Bahn Mi when dining Vietnamese. Rice Bowl has THE BEST Bahn Mi I’ve ever had. STUFFED with chargrilled pork and the normal fixings and the softest Bahn Mi bread I’ve ever had! The Spring Rolls were amazing b/​c they add a little cajun spice to the shrimp that is in them. Fantastic Prices as well.
I can’t wait to go back.
We live in New Orleans and have eaten at a few of the better known Vietnamese restaurants up here, however, White Bowl in Houma is my favorite so far.
I always order a Bahn Mi when dining Vietnamese. Rice Bowl has THE BEST Bahn Mi I’ve ever had. STUFFED with chargrilled pork and the normal fixings and the softest Bahn Mi bread I’ve ever had! The Spring Rolls were amazing b/​c they add a little cajun spice to the shrimp that is in them. Fantastic Prices as well.
I can’t wait to go back.