Great food, great drinks, great service, and atmosphere. Just shocked and surprised that Kay Ba is closed for good. Just sad to see it go!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Victoria YH Lin
Fav restaurant in H town!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vietnamese Pizza
John Rose
Dined early at Kau Ba with a friend. The Last Helicopter was an excellent cocktail with a clever name. We shared the F.O.B. (fried softshell crabs) and a spring roll. The texture of the spring roll was the appetizer highlight. Following that was shrimp fried rice. Tip: get a side or two of the house hot sauce with the fried rice. The meal culminated with the Viejun boil with King Crab, an excellent hybrid of flavors and fun, interactive dish. This place is a must.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Revelle
Very disappointed in Kau Ba. I was looking forward to trying Vietnamese Cajun fusion, but this lacked flavor and quality. I do not usually leave one star reviews but the service could not offset the cost and quality level.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Vegan Space
I'm Vietnamese and also veggie. Tried their Tofu Ponzu and was disappointed. The tofu squares were hard and the sauce was watery, not a good combo at all. The drinks however were good, and my other friends tofu dishes were good. I would try a different dish other than the ponzu unless they improve upon it...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
data areynier
Excellent pho
Luke Leyow
Great spot for food and cocktails. Mixologist is super talented, if a bit money hungry.
Maddy Auchter
This place used to be great. My husband and I went here for our date night tonight and WOW, the quality has absolutely plummeted. We waited 10-15 min to be greeted. And nobody checks on you. You have to flag servers down to get service….We had to send back the soft shell crab which was embarrassing in so many ways and should never have been served. They were “out” of so many things and only had two servers on the floor. The pho had the wrong kind of vermicelli noodles. My husband ordered the Pho Thai Lan (the most expensive pho dish) and he said it was nowhere near worth $28. Nothing special about the meat or the onions which apparently were the signature parts of the pho. We are big foodies and we love Vietnamese cuisine. I worked at Kim Son Cafe for a few years, so I’m familiar with quality Vietnamese food. And I was so excited to come back to Kau Ba as I remember loving it both times I went. My stomach hurt immediately after eating the Pho and it STILL hurts. Disappointed. The only part of this experience that was good were the cocktails (tamarind margarita). Otherwise, be wary, folks
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Enjolee Greer
Very disappointed. On 9/28 I order Chicken Fried rice to go. I called the restaurant and placed my ordered over the phone. When the gentleman was repeating my order he said “shrimp fried rice” my mother and I corrected him and said, “no chicken fried rice please I have a shrimp allergy.” The gentleman replied, “bet”. I picked up my order got all the way back to my hotel and I open a box to shrimp fried rice. I called the restaurant back and told them my order was wrong. The lady on the phone said she would text the owner to see if she can refund me. She said I will call you back when I get a response. There was no response. I called the next day on Sunday, no response. I stop by the restaurant to speak with someone and the restaurant was closed, with no notice or sign. I called again Monday no response. I go in on Tuesday to talk with someone, this time there is no manager and no one is able to help me. On Thursday I call one last time the lady over the phone took my name and number down and said the owners would reach out to me. Still no response. All in all very disappointed and frustrated that the service was bad and unprofessional. I received food that I didn’t order but also am allergic to even though I corrected the waiter and notified him of my allergy. And the cherry on top is that I wasted my money and didn’t get to eat that night. After this experience I will not be returning it is very clear that the owners and the staff are not able to keep their word, be professional, follow up, communicate, keep their customers safe, or rectify the situation.
Ordered from here via Uber Eats and there was literally two, small cubes of beef in the $20+ order of shaken beef. Fried rice was also crunchy. Rip off, it's for drunks stumbling away from the Westheimer bars that won't know better.
Joe Li
Was broken after xin chao shut down, but so glad I found this place. The banana dessert was out of this world! Will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
JONATHAN JESUS VAZQUEZ BUSTAMANTE
The pho here is very delicious and to my taste, I feel like it can't be found anywhere else.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ULISES CAZAREZ PANUCO
From the staff to the food is quite good I highly rate the service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Frank Rice
Fragrant garlic butter mixed with clams, creating a dish full of flavor without being greasy. A wonderful culinary experience that I cannot miss!
Are you
Great food, great drinks, great service, and atmosphere. Just shocked and surprised that Kay Ba is closed for good. Just sad to see it go!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fav restaurant in H town!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vietnamese Pizza
Dined early at Kau Ba with a friend. The Last Helicopter was an excellent cocktail with a clever name. We shared the F.O.B. (fried softshell crabs) and a spring roll. The texture of the spring roll was the appetizer highlight. Following that was shrimp fried rice. Tip: get a side or two of the house hot sauce with the fried rice. The meal culminated with the Viejun boil with King Crab, an excellent hybrid of flavors and fun, interactive dish. This place is a must.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very disappointed in Kau Ba. I was looking forward to trying Vietnamese
Cajun fusion, but this lacked flavor and quality. I do not usually leave one star reviews but the service could not offset the cost and quality level.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
I'm Vietnamese and also veggie. Tried their Tofu Ponzu and was disappointed. The tofu squares were hard and the sauce was watery, not a good combo at all. The drinks however were good, and my other friends tofu dishes were good. I would try a different dish other than the ponzu unless they improve upon it...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Excellent pho
Great spot for food and cocktails. Mixologist is super talented, if a bit money hungry.
This place used to be great. My husband and I went here for our date night tonight and WOW, the quality has absolutely plummeted. We waited 10-15 min to be greeted. And nobody checks on you. You have to flag servers down to get service….We had to send back the soft shell crab which was embarrassing in so many ways and should never have been served. They were “out” of so many things and only had two servers on the floor. The pho had the wrong kind of vermicelli noodles. My husband ordered the Pho Thai Lan (the most expensive pho dish) and he said it was nowhere near worth $28. Nothing special about the meat or the onions which apparently were the signature parts of the pho. We are big foodies and we love Vietnamese cuisine. I worked at Kim Son Cafe for a few years, so I’m familiar with quality Vietnamese food. And I was so excited to come back to Kau Ba as I remember loving it both times I went. My stomach hurt immediately after eating the Pho and it STILL hurts. Disappointed. The only part of this experience that was good were the cocktails (tamarind margarita). Otherwise, be wary, folks
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Very disappointed.
On 9/28 I order Chicken Fried rice to go. I called the restaurant and placed my ordered over the phone. When the gentleman was repeating my order he said “shrimp fried rice” my mother and I corrected him and said, “no chicken fried rice please I have a shrimp allergy.” The gentleman replied, “bet”.
I picked up my order got all the way back to my hotel and I open a box to shrimp fried rice. I called the restaurant back and told them my order was wrong. The lady on the phone said she would text the owner to see if she can refund me. She said I will call you back when I get a response. There was no response. I called the next day on Sunday, no response. I stop by the restaurant to speak with someone and the restaurant was closed, with no notice or sign.
I called again Monday no response. I go in on Tuesday to talk with someone, this time there is no manager and no one is able to help me.
On Thursday I call one last time the lady over the phone took my name and number down and said the owners would reach out to me. Still no response.
All in all very disappointed and frustrated that the service was bad and unprofessional. I received food that I didn’t order but also am allergic to even though I corrected the waiter and notified him of my allergy. And the cherry on top is that I wasted my money and didn’t get to eat that night.
After this experience I will not be returning it is very clear that the owners and the staff are not able to keep their word, be professional, follow up, communicate, keep their customers safe, or rectify the situation.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Ordered from here via Uber Eats and there was literally two, small cubes of beef in the $20+ order of shaken beef. Fried rice was also crunchy. Rip off, it's for drunks stumbling away from the Westheimer bars that won't know better.
Was broken after xin chao shut down, but so glad I found this place. The banana dessert was out of this world! Will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The pho here is very delicious and to my taste, I feel like it can't be found anywhere else.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
From the staff to the food is quite good I highly rate the service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fragrant garlic butter mixed with clams, creating a dish full of flavor without being greasy. A wonderful culinary experience that I cannot miss!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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