Viet Bistro

Thought of giving it a try since this is the only restaurant we haven’t tried in the area they’re in the same compound of Chipotle, Panera, Canes etc… First, they dont have a lunch special so we ordered and got a Large Phở for $ 11.00 and a Sandwich for $ 5.50. (meh, they’re plain, a few slices of meat and dry) Phở was pretty descent but a bit pricey. $ 11.00 + tax + service charge total around $ 14 for lunch? just the noodle soup and water.
We love to eat Phở so we have a bunch of restaurants to compare it to. So I thought of testing it out and asked the waiter if they charge for an extra soup Phở. yup they sure do! a small bowl of plain soup is around $ 3+ and a large is $ 5+… now, that’s unheard of! Some restaurants would charge a dollar or two. but that’s too greedy! So, Now I know I and tried the place and don’t have to eat here again.

Amazing! Really Amazing!
The man there took the time to talk about Hue and Bun Hue the soup with us.
It was a nice experience for what was just a quick lunch.
The bun hue soup was spectacular. I always dump hoisin and sriracha in phở but this didn’t need anything.

Service was terrible. Took 15 minutes to even get our drinks. Food was decent.
Chicken and Shrimp friend rice ²⁄₅ the rice tasted like it only consisted of soy sauce and salt.
Phở tai bo vien 3.5÷5 broth lacked flavor but it was above average phở
Bunh bo hue ⁴⁄₅ after squeezing a bunch of lime it was the best thing we ordered that night.
Overall experience ³⁄₅ bad service when it wasn’t really busy and average food

Ordered for carry out the other evening. We ended up getting the order. I am not too picky so I ate what was packaged. Not sure what number they gave me. One of the meals had shrimp with all the phở phixens like bean sprouts, onions, ginger broth with sirracha sauce on the side. I guess I can’t be that upset that the wrong items were packaged to go because it was delicious. The portion was very large and filled my belly well.
Next visit I might dine inside to ensure accuracy.

They have some of the best bbq pork! My new favorite Vietnamese spot in all of Las Vegas!

It was a cold morning, so I decided to go out for some bun bo hue for brunch today. I was the first customer here and even though it is supposed to open at 10, upon my arrival, I was told that they weren’t ready to serve until 10:30. I came at around 10:20, so I didn’t need to wait too long, but keep in mind to not come at 10:00 on the dot or else you’ll be waiting 30 minutes.
Anyway, being Vietnamese and always living in places with exceptional Vietnamese food (San Jose and Orange County in California), my standards for Vietnamese food are ridiculously high. However, I recognize that I am in Las Vegas and not in California, so I can’t compare Vietnamese eateries here to those that I’ve had. The bun bo hue here was decent — the broth had good lemongrass flavor and the right spices and heat. I wasn’t dehydrated from MSG nor was the broth exceptionally greasy. But the meat cuts and accompanying veggies were lacking. This definitely takes away from the authenticity. There was also not enough meat, in my opinion. The bowl is kind of small, so I would size up if you have a moderate to big appetite.
The service here is good, especially for a Vietnamese restaurant. The prices are fair — most things were between $ 7 and $ 12. Portions are small to decent. The menu had a good variety. Although this is definitely not the best Vietnamese food that I’ve had, it is decent enough to satisfy a Vietnamese food craving.

I have to give at least one extra star for the lady who served us super funny and nice and really helped us with the menu selections. But entering this place is like going into a cigar lounge I’m guessing because of the tobacco shop adjacent to the restaurant but it is overpowering and really nasty as I hate tobacco and the smell of it. The food wasn’t very good at all the broth needed a lot of flavoring added to it and all the noodles just seemed to clump together in the bottom of the bowl in one large gross lump. I added bean sprouts and Sriracha but I have to give the flavor and food a thumbs down. Make the trip to Saigon 8 is not far from here and the food tastes much better plus the selection is more varied. If you do happen to come to this location the P1 would be the only thing I would even bother ordering but I won’t be coming back.

The best Phõ in the city in my opinion! Staff is always very hospital and genuinely nice. No matter what time of day their broth is phenomenal! Highly recommend. Bring the family, and even if you don’t like Phõ, they have a very large selection of traditional Vietnamese cuisines.

My bf and i ordered bun bo hue and mi xao dong. Bun bo hue had a bland flavor compared to most ive had or even the one my mother makes. I was disappointed they didnt put a pork hock in my bowl of soup until i asked for. I didnt really eat anything from my bf dish except for the fried noodles (mi xao dong)…this is the dish, i can say is way too overpriced for the quality of meat and seafood in it. I will prolly just take the 15 min drive out to chinatown next time around

Hunting for spicy beef soup (bbh) with my girlfriend, we were on this side of town so we made a stop. Unfortunantly all the reviews are misleading. The bbh is really overpowered with lemon grass and sate oil. Call me spoiled but I have had this made the right way many times this wasnt right. They didnt even put the pork hock in it until my girlfriend asked. Just had to power through it because of my hunger. Service isnt really a factor here.
Maybe ill stick to phở on this side of town.

After trying Phở Rancho, I was on a quest to find some phở that seriously hit the spot. This one wasn’t the best I’ve had but I did enjoy it more than the previous place I tried earlier in the week. I was greeted and seated right away and our server brought drinks and took our order within five minutes of us being seated. Our food came out pretty quick, within 15 minutes even though it was pretty busy. I got the spring rolls (with pork and shrimp), a banh mi with pork and a large order of beef phở. Everything was really good and the bread they used for their sandwiches is really tasty. The only thing I didn’t like was the super strong smell of cigars! Unfortunately it’s right next to a smoke shop and for non-​smokers like myself, the smell is extremely noticeable. Other than that, the food and service was great.

Come here most of the time because it’s conveniently close to my home. Been a fan of this location since last year when my sister introduced it to me. Hahaha… Of course, I go more frequently in the fall and winter for their Phở. My usual is the Brisket and Flank Steak Phở. Once in awhile, I’ll order the Seafood. My siblings enjoy their Banh Mis, especially the Special Combination. We’ll also order the Fresh Spring Rolls that come with peanut sauce.
Like their Thai Tea with Boba in the spring and summer. We recently got to try their coffee with sweet condensed milk — that was certainly different. I recommend stirring it before every sip, otherwise it clots at the bottom of the cup. It’s weird how the milk only lightened the bitter coffee taste most places mask.
Anyway, service is always friendly and efficient. They always check on their patrons at least once during the meal, which is fine by us ’cause we don’t ask a for a lot whenever we stop by. Hahaha… We just order our entire usual meal at the beginning, then ask for the bill and boxes at the end. Exceptions are whenever we order something to go for the family after my sister and I have a lunch date or something, and they never make us feel like it’s a hassle.

My first time here today. So the name of this place is Viet Bistro, and they have the word cuisine on their sign. So I was under the impression it would be a little pricier and a bit fancier than the ones in Chinatown… I was wrong on the fancier part. They need to lose their overused utensils. They looked 10 years old. The phở was ok, but broth was not hot enough to cook the bean sprouts. Overall experience was ¹⁄₅. Food was ²⁄₅ I will not be back for sure

The place is clean. The lady was my server and she was friendly and provided good service. I would rate this place higher if the bun bo hue had pig blood and pork feet in it. To me bun bo hue have to have all the ingredients. But the broth was still good. I ate it all. Only wish it had the ingredients I listed. The phở looked good here too. Probably have to come back to try the phở.

My boyfriend and I just moved here from Iowa where my family owns a few restaurants and sell amazing phở— So I was a little on edge trying a new place where my family’s recipe wasn’t sold.
We ate at Viet Bistro and loved it! It’s definitely not the same as my mom’s or auntie’s cooking, but it was very delicious! I am Laos so I require fish sauce and sugar, when I asked for it, they were able to bring some out for me.
We will be back to try more items and for more phở! (:

It’s been awhile since we’ve been here. So we decided to go here since it’s closer, instead of driving down to chinatown.
This time was dissappointed. The last time I was here I had oxtail phở and it was very meaty and delicious. This time around the phở was still pretty good but a lot less meat. Definately wasn’t worth the $ 12 bowl.

Upon entering this establishment, you get a huge whiff of cigarette smoke, which was absolutely disgusting to me. Luckily the smell went away rather quickly.
We were greeted and seated immediately upon arrival. The service here is pretty fast. Shortly after ordering, our food was brought out to us. The phở here was pretty good, but then again I had a massive hangover when I ate here. Although the portion sizes were decent, I was disappointed in the amount of meath they included. They also charge more than some of the other phở places I’ve been to.
Overall, the food isn’t bad and they do have good customer service.

Ok I was a little wary of this location because of the area but its right by crossfit so I thought what the heck! I haaattteee cigars. I was wondering in the reviews why everyone was talking about a cigar smell. Next door is a cigar shop. But i surprisingly didn’t mind! It did blend w the smell of the food. But the cigars smelled good. Idk maybe O got lucky if you hate hate cigars dont go.
I took a few opinions from my Unilocal queens and kings and my boyfriend and I both only got phở. I always get veggie tofu and he got beef and shrimp in spicy peanut butter broth. Mine was really good. Firm tofu the broth was super good and close to phở citis broth that I was obsessed w in LA. I was really happy with it. My boyfriends was sooooo good the broth is spicy so beware. But the peanut butter really came through. And 7 shrimps in there! Surprising. My boyfriend who is a chef said few things while be was eating but one of them. was, «this is the real deal!» I enjoyed the atmosphere of the light and dark purples. We got a ginger lemonade iced tea w mint! Yummmmm !
Really really good.

Location is clean, service is polite and prompt. I like how they use blue film covers over the fluorescent overhead lighting to keep it from being too harsh, gives the dining room almost a lounge atmosphere.
But the food.
Salt and pepper calamari order was $ 7 for 14 grease-​soaked pieces, without any salt or pepper. Very bland, only tasted like grease, served with cups of sweet and sour sauce? Best part was the random pieces of fried carrot used as garnish.
The «special combination» bahn mi, with a smiley-​face next to it on the menu, was a huge disappointment. Meat was all stacked on one end of the sandwich. I opened it up to distribute it evenly, only to find several blackened pieces of meat– the type of coloration that looks like food that has gone bad, not blackened from cooking. Picked out several pieces, then bit in, only to encounter some crazy spicy sauce or seasoning that was so strong it made my eyes water. All I could see were jalapenos (one piece on the entire sandwich?), and I don’t mind those.
This place may be right next to my gym, and the phở may be delicious, but I will not be coming back. If you can’t reliably serve unspoiled cooked meat on your sandwiches, I am not going to trust the meat cooked in your soups.

Decided to try Viet Bistro because I wanted to find a phở place closer to home instead of always having to drive down to Chinatown. This hole in the wall is definitely not worth another visit because the phở broth was mediocre and pretty bland, and the people working here don’t speak much English and won’t understand your order no matter how many times you say it while pointing at the item on the menu.
When we first walked into the restaurant, it seemed really dark and smokey. Rachel S and I were seated at a small table but I asked to be moved because they gave us the wobbliest table possible. To buy time to review the menu, I told the lady that we would start with an A8 (nem nuong cuon) while pointing direclty at «A8» on the menu. She seemed to have trouble understanding me so I repeated it multiple times while continuing to point at it. When our appetizer was brought out, it was like a bowl of noodles or something and I told them they had the wrong table because we didn’t order that. She told me that I had said N8 right… NO! WTF! How can you possibly get it wrong when I was pointing at A8 and repeating it about 100 times! The lady contested me and didn’t believe me until she brought me the menu back and I showed her what A8 was.
At least our phở was made correctly but the broth was bland and tasteless. I added a bunch of hoisin sauce which helped a little, but that broth definitely needed a lot of help. The meat and noodles were fine. Just wished the bowl contained a little less steak and more tripe and tendon… because the bowl I ordered was supposed to have all 3 but all I saw was 1 piece of tripe and tendon and a ton of steak.
When our nem nuong cuon finally came out, it was ok. Definitely not the best although it still tasted good. They use cucumbers for crunch instead of egg roll shell crumbles like Nem Nuong Bistro/​Brodard. Go there instead, especially because it’s the same price at 2 for $ 4.95