This is a small family owned Vietnamese restaurant specializing in Vietnamese soup. Staff are sympathetic. The food is good, with a very reasonable price. The portion is kind of too big.
I love the food here. The corn milk is the best. The customer service is good. Sometime it takes long to prepare the food but this place deserves a try for who love Vietnamese food
My N.
Most authentic Vietnamese restaurant I've been to in San Diego. The food was delicious. I'm really happy they had the real sides for the bun rieu.
Tri Tran
The "cháo and bún măng gởi vịt" tasted good and delicious ?.We're definitely coming back and highly recommend it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chao Vit Co Goi, Bún Măng Vịt
Vu Thach
Loved the duck noodles soup here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mein Cha Chien, B
Vo Thanh Bac
Good duck or chicken rice Vietnamese noodle .
Thao Do
Very good Vietnamese food for reasonable price !!
Annie W.
My mum and I love this little restaurant! Bún riêu and bún măng vịt are always our go to along with chả and their lemongrass sausage. The ginger dipping sauce is delicious! Service is good here and it has a chill atmosphere. One of our favorite places to eat in San Diego.
Bruski N.
If you don't care about the ambiance, Tu Thanh is the place to go for a rare but authentic Northern Vietnamese noodle dish called Bun Mang (noodles with bamboo shoots). You can order Bun Mang with different proteins (duck, chicken, fish balls, shrimp, crab, etc.). What makes Tu Thanh special is they use fresh bamboo shoots instead of dried and hard-to-chew ones. The broth is savory with a hint of sourness. Bun Mang Duck is a must. My wife had a different type of soup called Bun Rieu (Crab, Shrimp, Pork & Tomato) Noodle Soup and said it was excellent. Our server was nice but don't expect prompt or good service. This is another hole-in-the-wall place. You are pretty much there for these special and rare noodle soups from Northern Vietnam that you won't find anywhere else.
Tymont Luu
This one is the hidden gem.The salad was so refreshing combine perfectly with ginger dipping sauce.And the duck is cook wonderfully, no ducky-smell, the broth is clear and no taste of MSG.Additionally take fried meatloaf, it’s so tasty.Only thing is they don’t have enough of people so u have to wait some minutes, and please be patient, they speak Eng not really well ?
Recommended dishes: Bun Mang Vit Co Goi, Cha Chien
This one is the hidden gem.The salad was so refreshing combine perfectly with ginger dipping sauce.And the duck is cook wonderfully, no ducky-smell, the broth is clear and no taste of MSG.Additionally take fried meatloaf, it’s so tasty.Only thing is they don’t have enough of people so u have to wait some minutes, and please be patient, they speak Eng not really well ?
Phuong Anh T.
This probably the most authentic Vietnamese place ever. I'm Vietnamese I wouldn't have heard of this place unless a friend of mine told me. It's a hidden gem among the Vietnamese community. Of course they are not specialize in the common plates are known to Americans, like Phở or Bánh Mi. The most famous disk there is bun mang vit, which translate to vermicelli noodle soup, with Bamboo shoots and ducks. They will give you a bowl of simple broth and noodle but it's so flavorful, a side of salad and boiled duck on the side and the ginger sauce to dip the duck meat in. I went twice and every time order the same dish. Would need to come back for a different choice next time
Huy Tran
5 star for chao vit and bun rieu
Sanny C.
Worse parking ever. SD needs to improve the area...plenty of restaurants but most of em had no parking lot. Street parking avail but no space avail at all. I drove like a couple of circles in order to find parking to eat here. Service here was lacking. Everybody was like hiding in the kitchen. They didn't even noticed customers walking in. We had to look for them and placed our order. Presentation 10/10 I liked how they sliced the duck so neatly. The sauce was decent. The bamboo noodle soup was good. Clear broth but flavorful. Fish cake was okay. It would have been 10/10 if it was super fresh. There was this frozen taste or something in it. I can't think of the word lol One thing I disliked about here was the portion they brought out for us was smaller than the other customers. I think it was because they thought me and my mom gonna share so they purposely gave us a smaller portion. Our plate of salad was a lot smaller than the others. I don't like business like this. It shouldn't matter if sharing or not. The portion should be the same. I usually will never return to businesses like this. I will only go if someone wanna go.
Sinh Nguyen
My family love duck meat. Bun mang vit this place good. Now They have Great Corn milk
This is a small family owned Vietnamese restaurant specializing in Vietnamese soup. Staff are sympathetic. The food is good, with a very reasonable price. The portion is kind of too big.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bamboo Duck Noodle Soup, Cha Chien, Bún Măng Vịt
I love the food here. The corn milk is the best. The customer service is good. Sometime it takes long to prepare the food but this place deserves a try for who love Vietnamese food
Most authentic Vietnamese restaurant I've been to in San Diego. The food was delicious. I'm really happy they had the real sides for the bun rieu.
The "cháo and bún măng gởi vịt" tasted good and delicious ?.We're definitely coming back and highly recommend it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chao Vit Co Goi, Bún Măng Vịt
Loved the duck noodles soup here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mein Cha Chien, B
Good duck or chicken rice Vietnamese noodle .
Very good Vietnamese food for reasonable price !!
My mum and I love this little restaurant! Bún riêu and bún măng vịt are always our go to along with chả and their lemongrass sausage. The ginger dipping sauce is delicious! Service is good here and it has a chill atmosphere. One of our favorite places to eat in San Diego.
If you don't care about the ambiance, Tu Thanh is the place to go for a rare but authentic Northern Vietnamese noodle dish called Bun Mang (noodles with bamboo shoots). You can order Bun Mang with different proteins (duck, chicken, fish balls, shrimp, crab, etc.). What makes Tu Thanh special is they use fresh bamboo shoots instead of dried and hard-to-chew ones. The broth is savory with a hint of sourness. Bun Mang Duck is a must. My wife had a different type of soup called Bun Rieu (Crab, Shrimp, Pork & Tomato) Noodle Soup and said it was excellent. Our server was nice but don't expect prompt or good service. This is another hole-in-the-wall place. You are pretty much there for these special and rare noodle soups from Northern Vietnam that you won't find anywhere else.
This one is the hidden gem.The salad was so refreshing combine perfectly with ginger dipping sauce.And the duck is cook wonderfully, no ducky-smell, the broth is clear and no taste of MSG.Additionally take fried meatloaf, it’s so tasty.Only thing is they don’t have enough of people so u have to wait some minutes, and please be patient, they speak Eng not really well ?
Recommended dishes: Bun Mang Vit Co Goi, Cha Chien
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This one is the hidden gem.The salad was so refreshing combine perfectly with ginger dipping sauce.And the duck is cook wonderfully, no ducky-smell, the broth is clear and no taste of MSG.Additionally take fried meatloaf, it’s so tasty.Only thing is they don’t have enough of people so u have to wait some minutes, and please be patient, they speak Eng not really well ?
This probably the most authentic Vietnamese place ever. I'm Vietnamese I wouldn't have heard of this place unless a friend of mine told me. It's a hidden gem among the Vietnamese community. Of course they are not specialize in the common plates are known to Americans, like Phở or Bánh Mi. The most famous disk there is bun mang vit, which translate to vermicelli noodle soup, with Bamboo shoots and ducks. They will give you a bowl of simple broth and noodle but it's so flavorful, a side of salad and boiled duck on the side and the ginger sauce to dip the duck meat in. I went twice and every time order the same dish. Would need to come back for a different choice next time
5 star for chao vit and bun rieu
Worse parking ever. SD needs to improve the area...plenty of restaurants but most of em had no parking lot. Street parking avail but no space avail at all. I drove like a couple of circles in order to find parking to eat here. Service here was lacking. Everybody was like hiding in the kitchen. They didn't even noticed customers walking in. We had to look for them and placed our order. Presentation 10/10 I liked how they sliced the duck so neatly. The sauce was decent. The bamboo noodle soup was good. Clear broth but flavorful. Fish cake was okay. It would have been 10/10 if it was super fresh. There was this frozen taste or something in it. I can't think of the word lol One thing I disliked about here was the portion they brought out for us was smaller than the other customers. I think it was because they thought me and my mom gonna share so they purposely gave us a smaller portion. Our plate of salad was a lot smaller than the others. I don't like business like this. It shouldn't matter if sharing or not. The portion should be the same. I usually will never return to businesses like this. I will only go if someone wanna go.
My family love duck meat. Bun mang vit this place good. Now They have Great Corn milk