Last night was our first time to the blind goat, and we had the best experience! The restaurant is located in our neighborhood and we can definitely see ourselves going there weekly because the food was so good, our waiter was attentive, and they had a highchair for our toddler. We got so many items and couldn’t decide which was our favorite. The cocktails were excellent too! We absolutely love Xin Chao so we are excited to try this place out. The duck noodles, steak, and oysters were my personal favorite. I can’t wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Raw Oysters with Thai Chile Mignonette GF
Chris Joffrion
Food deserves 5 stars, but our service was way below par for the price you're paying, which definitely brought the whole experience down. The server dropped the ball on every part of dinner—ordering took forever, food came out less than hot, bill was never going to come if we didn't ask for it. The only thing he was good at was refilling our waters. I'd still probably go back and give it another shot because the food was THAT good. Hopefully they improve the level of service...
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Phuong Trinh
We got here at 7:45 and were told by one of the hostesses there was not a table available until 8pm, and the table was not guaranteed. We told the hostess we would take whichever table became available first, and went outside to wait. While waiting, we went online to book a table and managed to get one in the dining room at 8pm. Fast forward to 8:15, we went in and check in with the hostess. The hostess informed us that our table was still not ready, and that she didn’t know when the current customers would leave. We saw another couple with the same reservation time (8pm) coming in, and they were seated before we did. The hostess’s reasoning was that the other couple had a patio-specific reservation and we had a dining room reservation, therefore they got seated first. Only when I asked if there was an outside table available did she offer to set one up for us. We reminded her that when we first got here, we asked for the first table available regardless of inside or outside. She was unhelpful and we ended up leaving.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ana Mandic
Outstanding. Nice atmosphere, upscale without being pretentious, super comfortable. The food is genuinely amazing and they had me salivating over food I generally thought I didn’t enjoy very much at restaurants (that crawfish pasta is to die for - wow). Oh! And the cocktails are excellent!! I favor light, fruity, buzzy drinks that go down smoothly (and are not too sweet!!) and they really gave me a perfect experience. Definitely many returns ahead in my future.
This restaurant was awesome. The food was delicious, and the service was absolutely seamless. Seriously the best service I have ever had at a restaurant, despite the fact they were short-staffed that day. Would definitely recommend this restaurant, and not having to go into the loop to get to it is a great bonus.Dietary restrictions: Lots of gluten-free options that are delicious
Cute vibe, liked the appetizers we sampled but my favorite part was their drinks.Their Japanese bourbon old fashioned is one of the best I've had.I will be going back to try more itemsPictire shows the shrimp queso
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Ryan Darcy
Everything about the experience at the blind goat was spectacular. I'm pretty sure my legs didn't function for the several minutes my wife and I were eating the crispy Brussel sprouts.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eric Smith
Great place, the food was quality, as was service. Christian took very good care of us. Not expensive for what it is, the wine list is short but very well curated (the most expensive bottle was $60, and very tasty. I would not expect someone to disappointed with almost anything here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jaime Johnson
Amazing food, our server was knowledgeable, the manager was out checking on tables and they have a parking lot! We got the shrimp lettuce wraps, bone marrow (best I’ve ever had), sticky wings and whole fish. Everything was delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sticky Wings, Fish, Pho Bone Marrow
My book club and I stumbled across this place by accident. It’s a really great relaxing atmosphere for a nice brunch. The staff is also very kind!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dry Chicken Phở, Pho Bone Marrow
Timothy Rebong
Had high expectations as this was one of Christine Ha’s restaurants. Came for Sunday brunch and was extremely disappointed. First, they were understaffed, only one was taking orders, one bringing the food out, and the hostess. I’ve been to different restaurants, where the entire staff is cross-trained and can handle a full dining room.The food lacked taste and flavor. Very bland from the broth to the garlic rice. My pho lacked the beef flavor.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chelsea Hahn
We came on a Sunday and it wasn't too busy. The food was delicious but the service wasn't good. Our waiter seemed very confused. We had to repeat ourself multiple times and it seemed like he was having trouble keeping things straight. We put in a order for a beer and a coffee. The beer came 20 minutes later, and the coffee showed up after 45 minutes. We ordered a starter and when our waiter came back to take our full order, asked us again if we wanted a starter, which didn't make sense. We finally got our food order in and didn't see our waiter for the rest of the night. He never came back to ask if we wanted another drink or to see if our food was ok. The hostess happened to check on us a few times. She was the most attentive staff we encountered the whole 2 hours we were there and the only reason I gave 2 stars for service. The food was delicious though and overall the restaurant has a nice vibe.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Crawfish & Garlic Noodles
Sally Tran
I was so excited trying out this place since it’s Christine Ha restaurant, the master chef. However I left disappointed. The food is just underwhelming and very salty.We ordered eggrolls, banh khot, pho bone marrow and crawfish garlic noodles. The eggrolls are very salty even without the fish sauce. Banh khot, it’s not the traditional banh khot I know. The crust is not crunchy and fresh but kinda chewy. The shrimps on top were just average.The biggest disappointment must be the “Pho bone marrow”. It’s also my fault for not reading the description. But who would expect the dish named “PHO bone marrow” has no PHO???? I received a dish with bone marrow and breads. Speechless.Only the garlic noodles was the saver of the day that kept my stomach half-full.If you’re looking to try out some traditional Vietnamese dishes. This definitely not the place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Jason
Saturday evening, no wait, restaurant was about 2/3 full. Cocktails took about fifteen minutes, appetizers took 20. The cocktails were good, but the food was very bland. The best part of the pork belly skewers app was the green onions it was served with. The pork itself was cooked poorly - crunchy and burned bits on the outside and tough inside. The chicken curry was OK - it gave you the initial curry flavor you expect but that's where it stopped. It was very under-seasoned. Same with the shrimp fried rice - the shrimp was cooked well but the overall dish was very bland. Maybe this is a case where the dishes have been adjusted for a more American palate. If you're looking for authentic, you'll find better at any other local strip mall Vietnamese restaurant.I thought it was very strange and possibly risky that water was served from carafes that were just left on the bar between guests.We don't plan to return.
Last night was our first time to the blind goat, and we had the best experience! The restaurant is located in our neighborhood and we can definitely see ourselves going there weekly because the food was so good, our waiter was attentive, and they had a highchair for our toddler. We got so many items and couldn’t decide which was our favorite. The cocktails were excellent too! We absolutely love Xin Chao so we are excited to try this place out. The duck noodles, steak, and oysters were my personal favorite. I can’t wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Raw Oysters with Thai Chile Mignonette GF
Food deserves 5 stars, but our service was way below par for the price you're paying, which definitely brought the whole experience down. The server dropped the ball on every part of dinner—ordering took forever, food came out less than hot, bill was never going to come if we didn't ask for it. The only thing he was good at was refilling our waters. I'd still probably go back and give it another shot because the food was THAT good. Hopefully they improve the level of service...
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
We got here at 7:45 and were told by one of the hostesses there was not a table available until 8pm, and the table was not guaranteed. We told the hostess we would take whichever table became available first, and went outside to wait. While waiting, we went online to book a table and managed to get one in the dining room at 8pm. Fast forward to 8:15, we went in and check in with the hostess. The hostess informed us that our table was still not ready, and that she didn’t know when the current customers would leave. We saw another couple with the same reservation time (8pm) coming in, and they were seated before we did. The hostess’s reasoning was that the other couple had a patio-specific reservation and we had a dining room reservation, therefore they got seated first. Only when I asked if there was an outside table available did she offer to set one up for us. We reminded her that when we first got here, we asked for the first table available regardless of inside or outside. She was unhelpful and we ended up leaving.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Outstanding. Nice atmosphere, upscale without being pretentious, super comfortable. The food is genuinely amazing and they had me salivating over food I generally thought I didn’t enjoy very much at restaurants (that crawfish pasta is to die for - wow). Oh! And the cocktails are excellent!! I favor light, fruity, buzzy drinks that go down smoothly (and are not too sweet!!) and they really gave me a perfect experience. Definitely many returns ahead in my future.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food. Great vibe. Affordable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Crawfish & Garlic Noodles, Quexo & Wonton Chips
This restaurant was awesome. The food was delicious, and the service was absolutely seamless. Seriously the best service I have ever had at a restaurant, despite the fact they were short-staffed that day. Would definitely recommend this restaurant, and not having to go into the loop to get to it is a great bonus.Dietary restrictions: Lots of gluten-free options that are delicious
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sticky Wings, Crawfish & Garlic Noodles, Quexo & Wonton Chips
Cute vibe, liked the appetizers we sampled but my favorite part was their drinks.Their Japanese bourbon old fashioned is one of the best I've had.I will be going back to try more itemsPictire shows the shrimp queso
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Everything about the experience at the blind goat was spectacular. I'm pretty sure my legs didn't function for the several minutes my wife and I were eating the crispy Brussel sprouts.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place, the food was quality, as was service. Christian took very good care of us. Not expensive for what it is, the wine list is short but very well curated (the most expensive bottle was $60, and very tasty. I would not expect someone to disappointed with almost anything here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food, our server was knowledgeable, the manager was out checking on tables and they have a parking lot! We got the shrimp lettuce wraps, bone marrow (best I’ve ever had), sticky wings and whole fish. Everything was delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sticky Wings, Fish, Pho Bone Marrow
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My book club and I stumbled across this place by accident. It’s a really great relaxing atmosphere for a nice brunch. The staff is also very kind!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dry Chicken Phở, Pho Bone Marrow
Had high expectations as this was one of Christine Ha’s restaurants. Came for Sunday brunch and was extremely disappointed. First, they were understaffed, only one was taking orders, one bringing the food out, and the hostess. I’ve been to different restaurants, where the entire staff is cross-trained and can handle a full dining room.The food lacked taste and flavor. Very bland from the broth to the garlic rice. My pho lacked the beef flavor.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
We came on a Sunday and it wasn't too busy. The food was delicious but the service wasn't good. Our waiter seemed very confused. We had to repeat ourself multiple times and it seemed like he was having trouble keeping things straight. We put in a order for a beer and a coffee. The beer came 20 minutes later, and the coffee showed up after 45 minutes. We ordered a starter and when our waiter came back to take our full order, asked us again if we wanted a starter, which didn't make sense. We finally got our food order in and didn't see our waiter for the rest of the night. He never came back to ask if we wanted another drink or to see if our food was ok. The hostess happened to check on us a few times. She was the most attentive staff we encountered the whole 2 hours we were there and the only reason I gave 2 stars for service. The food was delicious though and overall the restaurant has a nice vibe.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Crawfish & Garlic Noodles
I was so excited trying out this place since it’s Christine Ha restaurant, the master chef. However I left disappointed. The food is just underwhelming and very salty.We ordered eggrolls, banh khot, pho bone marrow and crawfish garlic noodles. The eggrolls are very salty even without the fish sauce. Banh khot, it’s not the traditional banh khot I know. The crust is not crunchy and fresh but kinda chewy. The shrimps on top were just average.The biggest disappointment must be the “Pho bone marrow”. It’s also my fault for not reading the description. But who would expect the dish named “PHO bone marrow” has no PHO???? I received a dish with bone marrow and breads. Speechless.Only the garlic noodles was the saver of the day that kept my stomach half-full.If you’re looking to try out some traditional Vietnamese dishes. This definitely not the place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Saturday evening, no wait, restaurant was about 2/3 full. Cocktails took about fifteen minutes, appetizers took 20. The cocktails were good, but the food was very bland. The best part of the pork belly skewers app was the green onions it was served with. The pork itself was cooked poorly - crunchy and burned bits on the outside and tough inside. The chicken curry was OK - it gave you the initial curry flavor you expect but that's where it stopped. It was very under-seasoned. Same with the shrimp fried rice - the shrimp was cooked well but the overall dish was very bland. Maybe this is a case where the dishes have been adjusted for a more American palate. If you're looking for authentic, you'll find better at any other local strip mall Vietnamese restaurant.I thought it was very strange and possibly risky that water was served from carafes that were just left on the bar between guests.We don't plan to return.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1