Ba Lẹ 1 Vietnamese Cuisine

Unassuming spot in a strip mall in West Mesquite that is clean and neat. But you definitely don't go there for the service or the atmosphere. That's missing the point for this restaurant. You go to this mom and pop spot because they make fantastic food. Not everything in the menu is available, but the available items are excellent. Set your expectations correctly and have an outstanding lunch at Ba Lę.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Egg Rolls

Excellent place. Very rich

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The overall place is not that clean, tables with the dirty dishes left on for long time, the cook lady yelling in the kitchen, the only waiter dressing is very sloppy and wearing sandals, handling money and you’ll see thru a curtain helping in the kitchen without washing hands, the restroom is not clean at all…the sanitary health department should go to that place for inspection STAT.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

A very quiet and peaceful place to enjoy a Vietnamese and delicious chicken pho. I really liked the taste of my chicken pho. The whole restaurant was clean and neat.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Great service and delicious pho soup

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Egg Rolls

The food is always top tier ! I love how fast the service is and how peaceful it is when coming to the restaurant. Ive always been able to come and eat and get over my hangover! I will always love this restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hu Tieu Xao GA Rau Que

Owners were accommodating and quick. People that are saying they are rude don’t understand the culture. The food was amazing and cheap! We come from Denver where pho will run you $18 for the same amount of food vs the $10 here. Broth was so good! Will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love this little hole in the wall. It's a small, cozy place. Their pho is really good, I like to keep it simple and leave the broth as is since it has such a nice clean flavor. I haven't tried anything other than the pho, but it's all I want!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Pho, Pho 10 Flank Brisket Tendon

Ordered a Pho number 5.
Not my favorite broth. Soup is lite and not oily (which is great!) but the beef was very weak but at this point I don’t remember if it’s was beef broth or chicken broth to be honest, and I don’t know if its the ginger and something else that made the soup a bit spicy/bitter.

Large is pretty small too.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Ever since I moved to Dallas over 3 years ago this has been my go to pho place. The ambience? Dingy but really relaxed. The service? It's run by one family and most of the time it's the older gentleman waiting your table. You will get no more that 3-4 words from him each visit but his service is efficient. The menu has 6 pages but they only provide items for the first and last page. THE FOOD IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT!!! I love this place. If there's a heaven Ba Lẹ will be there.

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Pho 10 Flank Brisket Tendon, Pho GA

Best pho in town, feels very authentic and run by the sweetest people. 😋 i downed a large bowl so fast. And if im not mistaken they are doing the long boiled bone broth. Left feeling my tummy and heart was full if that makes sense.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best Pho there is!! I love this place. The owners are so nice and the food is always good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Their chicken pho always hits the spot, and flavor never changes

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Pho

Service isn’t that great especially from the older lady. Definitely will not be coming back, I doubt they even wanted to serve me in the first place.

Service: 1

Pho is pretty good for an area that has few other Vietnamese dining options. The service on the other hand is akin to what you would receive if the Soup Nazi was your server at Dick’s Last Resort. I’ve been to my fair share of Vietnamese/pho restaurants before, and this is literally the only place I was told I couldn’t get the flank steak in my pho raw and on the side. Anyway, I digress. Go check it out and try it for yourself. If you’re lucky you might just get your water before you’re finished with your meal.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Meatball Pho