Houakhong Restaurant
85 E 13th St, Merced
(209) 722-5541
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We absolutely love this restaurant! Very authentic. Casual for sure so dont ride in on a high horse. Love it! Love it love it! Sweet ladies serving !
Sea food noodle is so bomb. Would def recommend
It's always so cold there and the pho broth tasted salty and sour like it's been sitting out too long and the thai tea tasted sour like the milk/cream is overdue.... the old lady that was working there demanded a tip since my bill was only $19.
We came here multiple times. One time, I ate here and found hair in my food and showed it to them, and they lied and said it was bean sprout. The other time i ate here, we waited for over an hour, and they didn't even take our order, so we just left.
Firat timer here, Good food. One of the best places I have been too in a while.. small hole in the wall...
This restaurant reminds me so much of someone's hometown visit to savor mother's home cooked food. No frills, down to earth and unpretentious. You just get good food and service. May not be for some if bright lights and modern decor is your thing. Loved it.
Been going since I was a teenager but sadly I will no longer be going here. My party would usually leave a tip but we didn’t this time around because the service was very slow and the old waitress threw a tantrum. It’s clear the act is very fake and she is only doing it to get a tip and once she doesn’t she throws a fit.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Beef Pho, Pad Thai
pho use to be good. now it just tastes like salt water. i had to pour my water in it. the old lady is also very rude. always feels hot/humid inside. the raw larb is overhyped. nothing special. wouldnt recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Absolutely ridiculous!!! Charged us the gratuity! 3 adults 2 kids and 1 infant! All because our party was 5 people but the infant wasn’t even able to eat table food!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
After more than 20 years knowing this place its still one of the best pho I ever had but today it was very disappointed. I ordered 2 combination Pho to go and the broth was very disappointed can't taste anything else but salt only like Very salty 10x just salt water I had to poured the broth out and make my own broth at home for the noodle.
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The spring rolls and papaya salad thai style are a
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I don't know how this place slips under the radar. The food is very good and different than your standard fare. Definitely worth a visit if you enjoy Thai
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Noodles
Convenient location near 99 entrance ramps in a building that could be mistaken for a residence. Fast service, extremely generous portion (i got a $12.95 noodle soup that lasted 5 meals!). A busy restaurant, most patrons seem to be Thai and spoke their language with the staff. I take this as a sure sign of good authentic food. The "atmosphere" is basic, no frills, lo-heeled, 1980s wood paneling and linoleum wood grain tables (which seat 4)and floors. The cook came out of the kitchen to ask how I liked my soup. It was perfectly on the spicy side. If you want your food mild you should ask for it that way in advance. The menu is relatively simple with ingredient descriptions of the dishes. It was easy for me to choose exactly what I was in the mood to eat.
Food: 5
Service: 5
PLANT BASED OPINION: VERY CLEAN restaurant. Easy pastking. I came for veggie PHO but its not available. End up getting beef broth with veggies ad veggie spring rolls. Tasty but not many options. The broccoli was delicious. A little upset that the Pho didn't come with Basil or mint after I specifically asked but maybe it was a miscommunication.
Vegetarian options: Only veggie option is spring roll
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Vegetable Egg Rolls
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