4 Best Vietnamese Restaurants near Lake Forest

“Another amazing experience at Le Colonial. The best food, great service and the ambiance is the best in town. Can’t wait until our next visit.“

“We've been to this location ballpark 4-5 times in 2 months since we found that there's a Vietnamese food place nearby! The ginger chicken bahn mi is superior, absolutely recommend with jalapenos! (They aren't too spicy, but they add a layer of delicious with the lemongrass chicken!) The fresh shrimp spring are also just delicious, the peanut sauce that comes with is a REALLY nice consistency I didn't know I needed- it's perfect for taking a bite, drizzling some into the roll, and having another bite. Most peanut sauces are more "dipping" sauces, this is way more brilliant. They also carry a sparkling yuzu and white peach drink by Moshi that is REALLY delightful, and perfect with the bahn mi.

My guy ordered the beef pho last time, and I tried it, and I wanted to steal it, but my chicken curry was also really good, so I definitely want to order these again! There's a few other locations around the area, but under a slightly different name, Lotus Banh Mi. Guy and I feel like the consistency between the 2 locations are excellent! HIGHLY recommend!

The atmosphere at this location is great, it's off the street, with parking just around the corner, and the location has a very comfortable, fresh, feeling. We're hoping to stop by for lunch one afternoon, get some things we haven't tried yet, and walk around the area some- there's a great park about a block away!

Parking: Parking is the train station parking lot, may depend on time of day for availability. Should be free parking after 5.“

“Excellent Vietnamese food, best in the area. So many great dishes.“

“First time here & oh my goodness!!! I am raving about this place. My hunny & I came on a Saturday around noon & it was fairly empty, so no wait to be seated. They have a great menu with lots of smoothie options ? & great food to choose from. Their prices are pretty good too. I got pho with beef slices & added shrimp. My hunny got pho as well. We got crab rangoon as an appetizer. The crab rangoon was hot & tasted good. We both got smoothies, mine was the piña colada & it was very yummy (: Our pho was amazing!! Oh my gosh the broth was seasoned so well, it had sooo much flavor I couldn't stop drinking it even after feeling full lol. This place def has the best pho to date that I've ever had. I WILL be coming back!!“