Tasty Bowl

205 E 18th St, Oakland
(510) 350-8749

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A. W.

Great Service! Excellent Food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

IdealistKT IdealistKT

Very nice people who work here. Food is good and rather eclectic. They also have boba drinks. Lots of seating inside and out, affordable and good food. Support local small businesses.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

T C

Tasty Bowl is a home-style Vietnamese restaurant with a cozy, no-frills vibe. The menu is somewhat limited, but the food and drinks were decent for the price. The restaurant itself feels a bit dated, and while service was generally okay, I did have to flag someone down for a water refill. Overall, it’s an okay spot if you’re looking for a simple Vietnamese meal without high expectations.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Lee Trent

The best pho I've ever had! I had the steak pho and a taro milk tea. The milk tea was very weird tasting, and had grainy chunks of... ??? At the bottom haha. But the pho? Phenomenal!

Recommended dishes: Pho

Michelle Hu

We go to Pho King right next door almost weekly, but for whatever reason Pho King was closed today so we decided to give this place a try.

I knew this wasn’t going to be as good because there were always more people at Pho King, but man it was absolutely terrible.

I ordered my usual pho with sliced steak, you know, the most vanilla pho there is next to chicken pho and I’ve never had it this bad. The beef that comes with the pho looks like scrap meat, and there was only a few pieces of it. I really tried to eat the pho, but I just couldn’t, the meat was tough and the soup tasted like it was made from powder.

Side note, they have weird highchairs that are not suitable for toddlers (the front bar is too low, child cannot put feet on the bottom bar without getting legs stuck), also, asked the scissors to cut up the noodles for toddler and there were only 2 pairs in the restaurant, both non functional.

Never again.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Tamara Broussard

The pho is good but the service is horrible and I'm pretty sure they are prejudice. I ordered the Korean short ribs too, and asked if they could just double the salad instead of giving me rice, and the server/owner was like it also comes with kimchi too but you probably don't want that. Why?! Because I'm black. I told him of course I want the kimchi. Then, instead of chopsticks, he gives me a fork. I didn't say anything about it but took a mental note. Then the ribs came out luke warm and super chewy. I politely asked if they could put it on the grill for me for a few more minutes. The server/owner literally said no but that he could put it in the MICROWAVE for me. I then said, just give me a box please, and I'll take it home and fix it myself since I didn't feel like going back and forth with the guy, which he did. Unbelievable. Will never go again.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

J Yn

Great meat & rice dish! Price is affordable as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

ThuyLoan Nguyen

This place deserves more love. Their dry noodles are bomb and they have a variety of noodles/broth you can choose. They also have monthly specials and it’s totally worth checking out.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Rib, Beef Rib Special, Hu Tiu Nam Vang

Robert Price

Good service ??

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vermicelli Bowl

Victoria Gallegos

Food quality good, fresh, well cooked pretty tasty. I added shrimp to an had 2 shrimp added for a notable amount. Service was not up to par for me. I I came to dine in and was served to go. I asked for a plate and they did not give it to me. He repeatedly stated next time. Asked for thick noodles recieved thin. Atmosphere's clean. Over all not horrible.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

kimberly salgado

We love this spot, family friendly. The food is fresh.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wonton Soup, Rolls, Sizzling Steak

Pursuit Farms

Best deal in town with their new specialsBun bo hue better than pho kingNew pho has a lot more depth with better aromatics and spicesMenu is a LOT cheaper now

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

SUGAR Thai Massage

Noodles

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

D B

Kid-friendliness: They don't mind kids, mine love to eat here. Large dinning room.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pho, Beef Soup

Nga Truong

Special combo pho is delicious, and great customer

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pho

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