Phố Cổ Vietnamese Cuisine

Discovered this place because the other greatest hits in the plaza were packed/had long waits—and am happy to report that I’ve now come back twice.The menu is huge, spanning both soups and dry dishes, and the offerings are authentic. Most importantly, the food comes out delicious and prepared well. Their freshly squeezed juices (i.e. sugar cane) are also a nice touch.Service is organized/prompt and the atmosphere is very “Vietnam” which is a nice change-up to the kind of restaurants opening up these days.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: B

Food is good, however there is only one service person, make it slow to serve.

Food: 4

Service: 3

Great northern style Pho. If you want the authentic northern style Pho, which is the more traditional version, this place is the closest you can get in Vietnamtown. Service is OK, nothing stands out. The decor and atmosphere is nostalgic Hanoi. They charge 3% more if you pay credit.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: B

Was pretty dead on a Saturday noon. I wanted to eat at the other com tam restaurant but it was packed so I settled for this one. The food portion was just okay.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Good food. We love Nem Cua Be there. But when we had Friday dinner here, there was only 1 server to serve all the tables there. We ordered 2 dishes but she did not take 1 of the 2. I think they can improve the process by confirming the order or add more servers.

Very friendly n hard working staff. Traditional Vietnamese foods, fresh seafoods, riverfoods and herbs, customized Beef phở. Have fresh wide noodles, tendons n tripes. Tip 30% if you stay past closing hours.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is sooooo damn good!!! I used to go to the place cross the street and they usually are packed so my man and I went to this place. Ooooh Myyyy Gooosh their Hanoi Bun Cha was soooooo fuqin good. Hot dipping broth with bbq pork and meatballs. The vermicelli were tender and fresh. The whole combination was amazing. My man ordered combination pho bowl and he said the pho he had in the past tasted like water comparing to this. We are impressed and we will definitely keep going here and will recommend to our friends!

This place has become one of my favorite vietnamese restaurants in San Jose. The food i had was really good. They're 8 or 9/10 comparing to when i had them in vietnam. Staffs were very friendly, always offer help when I ask them. I personally like this place more than Phở Hà Nội nearby. Not sure why it's not as crowded so I was skeptical to try at first (passed by this place a couple of times), but it turns out to be a hidden gem. Food i had:- Nem cua bể- bún chả- bún ốc- bún lòngRecommend the nem cua bể. I have tried a few places and this place has the best one so far.Will come back for comfort food and try more dishes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

I was having a hard time finding a good recommendation for Vietnamese restaurants. Few in Little Saigon we’re coming up more then 4.5 starts. All in all it was okay, certain food items were good others were not. Staff was very friendly. Not good enough to schedule a return strip and I will continue to search. The tamarind prawns and curry frog legs were very good. The green papaya salad not very flavorful. The escargot was not good. The Pho was standard.

Recommended dishes: Frog Legs

Liked the soup, nice environment.

Food are super delicious, I personally think it's better than Pho Ha Noi next door. Excellent customer services.

The service, well, I have to tell the truth,is not okay. No one took care of me when I was there, have to pay the tab at the counter and ask for water and to go bags for many times. But I give all the 4 stars for the food. The hot pot is awesome with great amount of stewed beef. Can't believe this one is only $30! Love it with all my heart and would recommend it to friends. But service is still a worry and wanna the merchant read reviews and make it faster.

The Pho is fine. Being charged above menu prices gives one a nasty after taste of having been grifted.

Food was good. But service is very slow. They leave tables unclean for a long time after customers leave. I believe they were short staff. As much as I understand this issue, but still it's still not very pleasant sitting waiting for your meal amongst all these empty tables that are not cleaned yet.

Bún Giả Cầy was so delicious, nice place and good serviced, definitely will come back soon