Our first visit to Vinai, but sure to be back! Excellent food, fabulous service, and beautiful ambience. Highlights included the crabby fried rice, fun fun egg noodles, and last, but certainly not least the lava cake. Also, easy parking just west of the building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonathan Unsell
Our server was fantastic. The food was fantastic. The drinks were fantastic. My one menu suggestion would be to add some dairy free dessert options.
We ordered the carpaccio, short rib, crab fried rice, and braised cabbage as our server told us we should get about 4 dishes to share between the two of us, and she was VERY WRONG. We had WAY too much food and ate it for a few meals after. That being said, it was definitely an expensive night, but everything tasted great. I would recommend the carpaccio and the cabbage to anyone- I was not a fan of the crab fried rice as it didn't really taste like anything special. Overall, a good experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Chris Johnson
Absolutely phenomenal service and fare. Couldn't recommend more highly! A superior dining experience in the Twin Cities.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Melanie Yang
ALL the food was delicious!!! You have to try the Laab carpaccio & secret menu spicy sausage! Chef yia vang’s food is always perfection! I love all the flavors of Hmong food. 10/10.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
T R
Delicious food. Good ambience. Friendly staff. There is parking lot behind the building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jade Ptacek
Had a great experience bringing my parents here while they were visiting! Loved the pork and chicken. Also, was a fan of the NA drink options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Diep Thai
We came to Vinai with a high expectation due to its high ratings, good reviews and difficulty in getting a reservation. The atmosphere and service are good. Plating is beautiful. However, we found the taste of the food is quite simple. The chicken curry looks appertizing but the taste was dominated by coconut milk and bamboo shoots. The double cut pork chops were fatty and bland. The sauce for pork chops was nothing but sweet and sour taste. If the food flavors can be improved, Vinai can really live up to its high ratings.
Food: 3
Service: 4
kelly tanzer
Great atmosphere, service and food! Been there twice and can’t wait to go back, many more dishes to try.
Staff are very nice atmosphere is it’s modern with a clean touch. Now the food well quality of the food is excellent. Me and my fiancé had had thoughts about the inspiration of hmong culture to it. It doesn’t give us the actual essence of what we think is true hmong food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Lisa Stein
Our reservation was at 8:15, waited until 8:45 for seating. Unapologetic host.
Service: 1
Michael Vetter
I had a great experience at Vinai. Very good drink selections and cocktail options, I had small plates dining alone and was very impressed with every plate. The fried catfish was particularly tasty, the sauce and pickles in this dish were exceptional.
I would highly recommend Vinai for a cozy yet upscale dining experience!
One of our new favorite restaurants. Highly recommend the laab carpaccio, fun fun egg noodles, and fried catfish! Kiera provided kind and attentive service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kate Grandelis
We were excited to try Vinai and we ordered the pork chops after reading so many great reviews. The pork chops, cabbage and two other items we ordered were very average - the pork chops were actually quite fatty and flavorless. The service was good but not outstanding - the atmosphere was very pleasing. I doubt if we would go back there for dining.
Our first visit to Vinai, but sure to be back! Excellent food, fabulous service, and beautiful ambience. Highlights included the crabby fried rice, fun fun egg noodles, and last, but certainly not least the lava cake. Also, easy parking just west of the building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our server was fantastic. The food was fantastic. The drinks were fantastic. My one menu suggestion would be to add some dairy free dessert options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carpaccio, Double Cut Pork Chop, Grilled Cabbage
Awesome food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
We ordered the carpaccio, short rib, crab fried rice, and braised cabbage as our server told us we should get about 4 dishes to share between the two of us, and she was VERY WRONG. We had WAY too much food and ate it for a few meals after. That being said, it was definitely an expensive night, but everything tasted great. I would recommend the carpaccio and the cabbage to anyone- I was not a fan of the crab fried rice as it didn't really taste like anything special. Overall, a good experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Absolutely phenomenal service and fare. Couldn't recommend more highly! A superior dining experience in the Twin Cities.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ALL the food was delicious!!! You have to try the Laab carpaccio & secret menu spicy sausage! Chef yia vang’s food is always perfection! I love all the flavors of Hmong food. 10/10.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food. Good ambience. Friendly staff. There is parking lot behind the building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had a great experience bringing my parents here while they were visiting! Loved the pork and chicken. Also, was a fan of the NA drink options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We came to Vinai with a high expectation due to its high ratings, good reviews and difficulty in getting a reservation. The atmosphere and service are good. Plating is beautiful. However, we found the taste of the food is quite simple. The chicken curry looks appertizing but the taste was dominated by coconut milk and bamboo shoots. The double cut pork chops were fatty and bland. The sauce for pork chops was nothing but sweet and sour taste. If the food flavors can be improved, Vinai can really live up to its high ratings.
Food: 3
Service: 4
Great atmosphere, service and food! Been there twice and can’t wait to go back, many more dishes to try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Staff are very nice atmosphere is it’s modern with a clean touch. Now the food well quality of the food is excellent. Me and my fiancé had had thoughts about the inspiration of hmong culture to it. It doesn’t give us the actual essence of what we think is true hmong food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Our reservation was at 8:15, waited until 8:45 for seating. Unapologetic host.
Service: 1
I had a great experience at Vinai. Very good drink selections and cocktail options, I had small plates dining alone and was very impressed with every plate. The fried catfish was particularly tasty, the sauce and pickles in this dish were exceptional.
I would highly recommend Vinai for a cozy yet upscale dining experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Curry Rice Ball, Fried Catfish, Roasted Eggplant
One of our new favorite restaurants. Highly recommend the laab carpaccio, fun fun egg noodles, and fried catfish! Kiera provided kind and attentive service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were excited to try Vinai and we ordered the pork chops after reading so many great reviews. The pork chops, cabbage and two other items we ordered were very average - the pork chops were actually quite fatty and flavorless. The service was good but not outstanding - the atmosphere was very pleasing. I doubt if we would go back there for dining.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
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