Nong Lá Vietnamese Cafe

Friendly staffs. The best Pho in the area 😊 Service was fast. The hard part is the parking, a little tricky before 7pm as we had to park in the garage way behind the store. Definitely come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I'm a real stickler to details when it comes to a good Vietnamese food, especially grilled pork Bahn Mi sandwich. And this place has it all - food is great, service is good and fast. I strongly recommend their Pho and Bahn Mi.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I'd maybe understand if it was sub 10 bucks. Was dry and poor in ingredients.

That’s by far the best Vietnamese restaurant I’ve ever had and been in my life. Quality of produce is extremely fresh and crunchy, the umami of the balance between salt and sweet is just perfect if not unique, I was speechless, the only thing I was hoping was to have 1-2 more spring rolls in my cold noodle salad, but I will never forget the taste of that single roll, astonishing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great Pho spot near the Grove. For more info and to checkout new hot spots follow us on instagram @gemislist

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I ordered pho ga from Nong La Cafe via UberEats while traveling for work, and what happened next was a tragedy. A Shakespearean-level tragedy. A horror story of hunger and betrayal.

They. Did. Not. Include. Utensils.

Now, normally, I’d just grab some from my kitchen like a normal human, but I was in a hotel. A hotel that, for some mysterious, inexplicable reason, refused to let me come downstairs to get utensils and instead took 50 agonizing minutes to bring me some. Meanwhile, my pho sat there, slowly growing colder. And colder. And colder. By the time I finally got to eat, it was the coldest pho I have ever consumed in my life.

And the worst part? Even cold, it was delicious. Like, shockingly good. Which only made me more furious—because imagine how amazing it would have been if I had actually eaten it at the temperature God intended! To add insult to injury, I had to eat pho with a fork. A FORK. I have never felt more personally victimized.

I even tried reordering on UberEats to see if I had somehow missed an option to request utensils, but no. There was no option. No way to say, “Hey, I’d love to actually eat this meal you’re sending me!”

Look, I admit I’m being extra dramatic (because you don’t mess with my food), but come on—providing utensils should be basic. Or at least let people request them! The food itself? Amazing. My experience trying to eat it? A tragic tale of hunger, patience, and a poorly matched fork.

Would I order again? Yes, but only if I’m within arm’s reach of a spoon and a pair of chopsticks.

Food: 4

Service: 1

Horror food.
Do not come.
Do not come

I sure hope the portions are bigger if you order to stay

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Quasi Vietnamese food. Roadkill lettuce with hard-as-a-rock ‘grilled’ chicken and rice noodles too thick. The food lacks flavor and passion or any kind of creativity. It’s unfortunate bc it’s a cute place.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

We had an awesome time here, the food was amazing and the service was great. We had just arrived in LA and were craving something healthier, and more homely being South-East Asian ourselves and Nong La did not disappoint. We got the lemongrass pork and beef ball pho and both were amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really good place. Really amazing food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very tasty food, it was the best pho, the portions are huge, you can take one for two.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food is really expensive for what it is. Most of the pho is above 18$, which is crazy considering it isn't very good. I got a banh mi and it was the one of the cheapest menu items at like 14 dollars... the server asked us if we wanted to add an egg to the banh mi with no mention of an additional charge so some of us took the egg... turns out the egg costed an extra 2.25 dollars....it would have been nice to know it costed more ahead of saying yes. Turns out when my parents went they also gave them rice that they didnt order and charged them an extra several dollars as well. Seems a little weird.

Anyways, it took 30 minutes to get our sandwiches, while tables that came later than us received theirs before us. This was a bit long considering it was really just banh mi. The taste of the banh mi was alright, just average, nothing special.

Overall, the service was ok, they checked up on us, but it was very slow and the whole thing with the egg and the rice for my parents before is just weird.. i think disclosing any extra charges is a given

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Very nice restaurant (street parking with meteres)
Quality food
Great taste
A bit spicy for pho

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

I’ve been coming here for a while now and I’m always surprised by Jin’s super friendly and amicable service. Can’t wait to go back!