The Vistro
3937 Linden Ave, Dayton
(937) 221-8121
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The owner is super nice. The produce is fresh & the food is flavorful. We got the spring rolls, all fresh produce, shrimp & marinated pork. We also got the sandwich with a 1/2 lb. of marinated beef for only $9! And the beef wasn’t some cheap, chewy steak. It was marinated, moist & not dry! The rice bowl (we got pork) was so good! The jasmine rice is perfect & fresh. I’m not sure how he turns a profit, the prices are too low in my opinion; with quality & quantity he could get a higher price. We will be returning again, this place is a hidden gem.
Love the summer spring rolls and the green sauce is
Very fresh great tasting food. Would definitely easy here again.
The owner is super nice. The produce is fresh & the food is flavorful. We got the spring rolls, all fresh produce, shrimp & marinated pork. We also got the sandwich with a 1/2 lb. of marinated beef for only $9! And the beef wasn't some cheap, chewy steak. It was marinated, moist & not dry! The rice bowl (we got pork) was so good! The jasmine rice is perfect & fresh. I'm not sure how he turns a profit, the prices are too low in my opinion; with quality & quantity he could get a higher price. We will be returning again, this place is a hidden gem.
wanted to try pho and am so glad I did! rather hard to find but worth the effort
Amazing spring rolls, and lemongrass shrimp with ginger!!!
One of the best kept secrets in Dayton. When the word gets out, look out! Excellent Pho to rival Lihn's Bistro. Delicious and fresh ingredients. Don't let the location or facade fool you. Excellent tea as well. And the price is beyond reasonable.
Great Vietnamese fare! Really!
Everything was amazing. Worth the trip. Probably the freshest food I have had in a while.
One of the best bowls of Pho I've had in a long time--delicious find and we are lucky to have this in Dayton!
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A recent addition to Dayton's excellent dining scene, the Vistro is another food-truck operation that's added a brick-and-mortar home, where a more ambitious menu and more hours are possible. It's located, perhaps ironically, in a little east-side strip mall in a storefront that, in the 1990s, housed The Viet, a place that had its own remarkably good food and low prices. The Vistro's owners have enhanced the decor somewhat from the dive-bar atmosphere that the Viet displayed--and the menu is also distinguished by some difference. I arrived on a Tuesday at suppertime and was the only occupant in the 40-seat dining room. I tried to order a hot Vietnamese egg coffee but learned it's no longer offered, not enough customers wanted it. I hope these were not harbingers of slow business! So I settled for a cup of hot green tea and soon was enjoying my appetizer, shrimp summer rolls. I'm accustomed to these rolls containing rice, perhaps a little veggies, and three medium shrimp showing through the rice wrapper--but these were distinguished by some wilted Romaine and three enticing cucumber slices peeking through the wrapper. The cool, crisp cuke was a remarkable idea, and when the spicy soy dipping sauce was deployed the dish sang lustily! Their list of entrees includes several varieties of soup including Pho, some rice and noodle bowls, and Vietnamese stew--I opted for the lemongrass and ginger rice bowl. You get to choose your protein, I got beef which held up well against the spicy sauce. The plate is good looking with a mound of jasmine rice topped by stir-fried red pappers and carrots, the beef, and some flat leaf parsley. The ginger dominates and the dish was just as spicy as I can bear, but all the flavors shone through. As is my custom when reviewing local places, I checked their health inspections. While not perfect, the flaws were few and typical of new restaurants--the tone of the reviews reassures me that there are no serious issues. I can't assess the service since there were no other diners competing for attention. Dayton, this is good food at good prices--let's fill up this dining room on a regular basis!
The man who works there is very rude. I work at the laundromat two doors down, and today while I was walking to work, someone threw an egg at me from a car and my leg was very badly bruised. I went into the restaurant to ask for ice, and even though he gave me some, whi2was nice, he accused me of lying about working at the laundromat. He asked my boss his name and I said their name is kind and he has my name and I said it was Margie and I told him he could call my boss if he
I'm a fan of Vietnamese food and we are fortunate to have many excellent restaurants in our area. Today a friend and I had lunch at Vistro and were highly impressed. We ordered the Pho Ga and the summer rolls (my 'test' menu items for a new restaurant). Both were outstanding; well executed and tasty. I will be back soon with my wife.
Best pho I have tried in Dayton !!
I love The Vistro. We are lucky to have a lot of good options for Vietnamese food in Dayton--Lihn's, Little Saigon, Xuan, and Wat Da Pho are all solid, and all have dishes that they do better than their competitors. The Vistro, though--their pho and their soft rolls are *easily* the best in Dayton. My only complaint is that the location isn't fantastic, mostly because of the parking.
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