The service was awesome. Very friendly and helpful. The ambiance was good. Very busy given it was lunar new years. The food was great. So many different choices to choose from. From sushi to pho and everything in between there's something for everyone. read more

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If you want to explore Vietnamese cuisine, Kim Son's is the perfect place to go! This Vietnamese buffet restaurant on Bellaire Blvd is important for its wide-ranging menu and interesting serving approach. We arrived at lunchtime; the restaurant was busy but not overly crowded. The buffet features a wide variety of dishes, including some not typically found on Vietnamese restaurant menus. It offers a fantastic way to experience many diverse flavors and a variety of textures in a single meal. I truly appreciate their serving system; instead of self-serve, staff plate all the food. This rigorously guarantees sanitary conditions and effectively prevents multiple people from handling the serving utensils. I wholeheartedly commend them for this exceptionally clever approach. it's a smart way to keep things clean while still offering the large convenience of a buffet. Kim Som restaurant provides a superb introduction to Vietnamese food, featuring dishes that go beyond the typical fare. It's worthwhile to visit; you'll have a rewarding experience. read more

Kim Son - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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It is disappointing to see now Kim Son price for buffet is $33 and the selections of goods are not worth the cost . I would tecommend you ho yo hibachi grill buffet better , it only cost $19.99 and quite a few selections included sushi , tim sun and a personal choice of grilled cook for you . read more

Kim Son Traditional Vietnamese and Chinese Cruisine. The variety of traditional and modern dishes are very well done. From several Noodle Soup, Wok dishes, Dumplings, Sticky Rice, Crepes, Stir Fry, Noodle Entrees, Seafood, several rice dishes, oysters, there is something for everyone. One of the better Asian Buffets that I have been to with high quality of items and entrees. Remember, it is a marathon, not a sprint, so enjoy the experience Kim Son offers you. Enjoy read more

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The food here are very good, a nice change of pace from the Chinese-style buffet. Our family enjoy the most at the soup station because they have lot of options and very delicious. An was our server and he was extremely nice and helpful. read more

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We haven't visit Kim Son for lunch in a while so we decided to give it a try. We were very surprised Kim Son is now offering dim sum items during lunch time. The dim sum includes: steam pork ribs, shrimp hacow, sui mai, chicken feet, steam buns, and more. Party of 4 on a Monday at 12:30pm. Kim son was packed 90% but we were lucky to be seated with no wait. Lunch prices 22.50 adult and 21.50 Senior. This is what we ate: * bun Bo hue:2/5 there was pork blood, tendon meat, and beef slices. No pork feet. Flavor was ok. Ok BBH. I added shrimp paste and veggies. Lacking lemongrass flavor and flavor was ok but not the best BbH I had. * sesame ball: 5/5 my family member liked it. I didn't personally tried it. * grilled shrimp: 5/5 Smokey and perfectly cooked * Vietnamese eggroll: 3/5: the eggroll could be rolled tighter. I didn't see any shrimp in it. Just pork and noodles and ear mushrooms. * chicken curry: 4/5: flavor is authentic and good. Love there was taro in it. French baguette was crispy and good with curry. Chicken was dry and over cooked. I had a piece that wasn't and that was good. * crispy chicken and crispy sticky sweet rice: 4/5. Chicken is juicy and crispy. Rice was crispy too. Wish the fish sauce was more flavorful to help this dish. Fish sauce was bland. It needed more lime juice fish sauce and chili pepper. * fried rice: 3/5 decent * banh cot: 1/5 super doughy and not crispy. Shrimp was flavorless. * steam pork ribs: 5/5 yummy with the exception of the fatty pieces which we didn't eat. Flavor is good for dim sum * sui mai: 5/5 love love love * shrimp hacow: 4/5 family love it but I wasn't a fan. * braise pork knuckles: 3/5 decent but I didn't like the flavor. My family enjoyed it. * chicken feet: 3/5 could use a bit more seasoning , it was decent and glad they offer it for lunch now. * grill meats and rice noodle @saigon street food: 4/5 my family loved it . * Basil grass jelly drink: 5/5 refreshing and loved it * sweet rice with black eye peas dessert: 5/5 authentic and love it. The two employees working that station that day was super cranky/rude/with attitude and did not listen to the customers. Several customers including myself would ask desserts without the cream coconut and they just ignore us and pour it on there anyways. When we tell them they just give an attitude and couldn't understand without coconut cream. Perhaps they need more training. Not everyone likes the coconut cream to be added to their dessert especially those allergic. Would I recommend Kim son? Yes! If you like Vietnamese food or have never tried Vietnamese food, this is a perfect place for you to come and enjoy many traditional dishes for one lump price. Although we enjoyed the lunch but I totally recommend the dinner because you get seafood options such as crabs/crawfish/oyster/escargo (depending on season) too! read more

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This is the biggest Vietnamese Buffet in Houston. The food is pretty good. It is the only buffet where you can get bun Bo hue, mi quan, bánh canh and bún riêu. The funny this is that the bun rieu here is better than 99% of the restaurants here in texas. Omg and the dessert is to die for. If you are craving for sugar cane juice then just come here. They have everything you want and more. Also the price is very affordable as well. Definitely worth every penny read more

For $32 per person for dinner, this is not worth it. Kim Son is a well known Vietnamese institution in the Houston area and it seems this location gets away with being known as the "only Vietnamese buffet in the US." Just because it's the only one, doesn't mean it's a good one. The majority of the food was cold. Most of the food is not self service. There are people behind the buffet line that serve the food to you on the small black plates. None of them spoke to us. The fried egg rolls are the only item that was really good to me. The fried rice, noodles, and veggies were all bland. The spring rolls were a miss. They put too much vermicelli noodle and used shredded lettuce instead of one nice crunchy piece which made it a texture fail. The sushi with the red and yellow sauce was nasty. The sauce combo just ruined the flavor. The crab rangoons were cold and one barely had any filling. The chicken wings were decent but also cold. The beef stir fry was tender. Some might find it worth it for the seafood options like clams and crab but I think it's a waste of money. Thankfully our server was nice but the overall experience and food was definitely lacking and I would not go back. Houston has plenty of great viet spots. Check out Pho Saigon, Pho Ben, Kim Tai, etc. read more

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My family and I were visiting Houston, Texas for both work and to visit my sister in law. I have seen many YouTube bloggers raving about this place so we decided to take a gander. The food: we were surprisingly impressed for the quality! My favorites were the steamed fish, banh nam, Hu tieu and the banh khot. My least favorite was the snails, banh xeo and the green matcha drink was what too sweet. The price: for a buffet I thought the $25 pp was a great price! The amount of food you get is well worth your taste bud culinary extravaganza! If I was in the area I would come back! read more

I came on a Friday afternoon. It was super busy!! I could hardly walk around. I would say the food selection was good. Great variety. read more

I used to go to the downtown Kim Son and liked the food every time. When I visited this location I saw that it was a buffet restaurant. There was nothing redeeming about the taste of the food. However, the environment was casual and relaxed. The servers were very attentive and helpful. read more

I've never seen a Vietnamese buffet before so this was pretty cool. The wait is very long so be prepaid to wait. As for the food, it was just ok. There was some things that were better than others but overall, it was alright in my opinion. Worth a try once. My visit was during crawfish season and the crawfish was good tho. I was most excited for the snails and oysters but those were bland and disappointing. read more

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My friends and I came here for dinner to raise some money for the Buddhist organization to build a new temple in Tampa, Florida. There were about a thousand people attending the meeting. The vegetarian dishes were very good. Kim Son restaurant is a great place for dining, parties, meetings, and weddings. We had a great time at the meeting because there were many singers performing for entertainment. read more

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Kim Son on Bellaire is a one-of-a-kind spot that actually has a lot of history behind it. If you grew up in Houston as a Vietnamese person, it's likely you've dined at a Kim Son. What started as a one-room restaurant, then a posh, two-story experience unlike any Viet restaurant at the time, eventually turned into a Houston institution branching to all corners. Which lands us in Houston's Chinatown. Kim Son Bellaire is one of very few Vietnamese ayce buffets in the US . The cuisine covers everything from street food, seafood, dim sum, and banh mi. There's even a short-order soup bar with 10 options every day, that rotates the offerings. You could have choices including: bun bo hue, pho bo, or chao. There's also a che bar for dessert. The dining area can be bustling, with people coming in droves. The wait staff are quick with bussing dishes and refilling drinks. They also serve dim sum on the weekends in a separate banquet hall. Overall, a great place to showcase the diversity that Houston offers. read more

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Pretty solid Vietnamese leaning buffet. They have a good selection of desserts, drinks (sugar cane!), a noodle station, sushi and a grill station along with other hot buffet food items. It's pretty worth it coming for crawfish night when it's in season as it's included in the buffet and you get variety. Need to bring own gloves and bib though. They also offer senior discount. Weekday lunch is the best deal as weekends are dinner pricing all day and menu is like 80% the same. My favorites are the sugar cane, grilled oysters and noodle station which they assemble fresh. Food isn't the best quality and is sometimes inconsistent but hey, it's a buffet, not a Michelin. Some of the dishes overlap with the catering menu, which I've ordered for personal gatherings and for my wedding. For weddings they can provide on-site cooking, waiters, plates, napkins...basically everything, which made it easy. Guests raved about our selected menu but highly recommend doing the tasting (and bring 8 friends) as we switched out a lot of the dishes we originally planned. Their black bean sea bass is the best I've had in Houston. They were also able to modify menu items to accommodate our vegetarian guests. read more

We were visiting and heard about this buffet from social media. First time trying a Viet buffet and there were so many options and everything was delish!! We went for dinner and staff were attentive and friendly. I like that they had the staff serve you the food rather than a bunch of people all over the food and touching the serving spoon. I also like that they had fresh sugar cane, Thai tea and matcha latte. The desserts were also good with a variety to choose from. Reasonable price, clean and spacious. A must try! read more

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I noticed the "Dim Sum" written on the building, so I stopped for lunch, not realizing it was an overpriced buffet. Very few dim sum options. I've travelled Vietnam and enjoyed excellent cuisine. This restaurant was simply gross. Large cafeteria type atmosphere... The congealed dishes indicated loads of monosodium glutamate and fat swimming on top. Very few options for vegetarians or healthy eaters. It's a $22+ lunch buffet, and they have the nerve to list suggested tipping amounts from 15-20 percent. read more

Kim Son - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Not a lot of Vietnamese buffets in California. This was fun to try. Weekend dinner has lots of blue crabs. Lots of chinese food. We enjoyed noodle soups the most. Every kind of dessert che for you too eat. Also have rib roast and American foods. Ambiance is loud and casual. Kids running around. Think hometown buffet. Service is good. Take away the dirty dishes quickly. Lots of parking. We are tourists so this was a destination in our itinerary. Lol not bellagio buffet read more

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Great value for the quality and variety. Very authentic Vietnamese buffet. Food was fresh and servers were attentive. read more

This was my first time experiencing a Vietnamese buffet, and I thought it was a great experience. They had a noodle bar, a street food section, desserts, and much more. Overall, everything was pretty consistent in terms of flavor and variety. You'll find all the Vietnamese staples like pho, bánh xèo, and bún bò Huế. The veggies were fresh and clean, and the seafood seemed fresh as well. For a buffet, this place is solid and definitely worth the price. The restaurant itself is huge, and there's plenty of parking. read more

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There's no competition when it comes to Vietnamese buffets cause they're not a lot of them. Enjoy the food here and the service. Gets busy but you get seated quickly. read more

We decided to eat at this place for lunch yesterday. This restaurant can accommodate a group of 11 of us, which was greatly appreciated. There are lots of food selections- which were buffet style. This place had a lot of premade and then had some food that will be made for you when you go there to order. I had the bun Bo hue, the broth flavor was okay. I like pork blood in my bun Bo hue but did not get it so I thought they did not have it. I found out that they did when I ordered bun rieu for my boyfriend, who dislike pork blood but got it on his bun rieu. The desserts including the Che ba mau was pretty good. They had dim sum type of food too. Overall the food quality was decent for a buffet. Not the greatest Vietnamese food I had. The staff were quick at removing our empty plates away. read more

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Tried this Vietnamese buffet today for lunch. Really love how clean it is and there is hand sanitizer everywhere. They also serve you and there is glass between you and the food, so no worry about ppl coughing or putting their hands in anything. Price point for lunch was about $20 per person, but there are different prices for seniors and kids. Apparently they were voted the cleanest buffet in Houston:) Best bite was the Pork Spring Roll. Enter freely, they've been approved. read more

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My review is strictly based on their family style wedding menu, not the buffet nor the dimsum selections. I've had Kim Son's wedding foods for years. My relatives and I recently stopped by to do a wedding menu tasting recently, so I was able to try every dish more thoroughly. Service was good, and the restaurant wasn't too busy at the time. I didn't get the full names of all the dishes, but we had Crabmeat and Asparagus Soup, Seafood Salad (w/ Shrimp Chips), Peking Duck & Steamed Buns, Lobster, Steak & Asparagus, Seafood Birds Nest, and Imperial Fried Rice. My absolute favorites were the Steak and Asparagus, Lobster, and Fried Rice; they were definitely the stars of the show, and we all loved those. The Seafood Salad and the Peking Duck and steamed buns were also really good. The only thing we all weren't a big fan of was the Seafood Birds Nest. It looked super pretty, but the "birds nest" was made from fried taro which got really soggy from the sauce. Overall, the foods were good, and we were all pretty satisfied. read more

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Pretty good amount of options. The buffet is not self serving, however the staff that scoops the food for you is very patient and friendly when you ask them for a specific piece. My top favorite dishes here were the steamed chicken, roast duck, prime rib, deep fried shrimp, fried calamari, and the sea snails with coconut curry. These were so yummy!! They also have a spot where you can order soups and you can ask for just the broth if you do not want the noodles. The seating are is very open! It's spacious and large enough to sit. They also have a large variety of che. Other considerations: Parking is easy to find! Pricing was not bad for the options. Dinner was around $30 I believe. Auto gratuity for parties of 5/6 or more. Worth a try if you are looking for a place with a lot of options. read more

Kim Son is a Vietnamese Buffet in Houston. We were in town and had never gone to a Vietnamese food buffet. It's located on the second floor of a strip mall full of Vietnamese restaurants and stores. Note: There was a loud wedding party next door. Prices vary depending on when you come. We went during weekday dinner $32 for adults. Drinks are not included. All food is placed on your plate by a server, you do not take items yourself. This makes for a lot less mess. The food selection included a make to order noodle station with many options. Saigon snack section had all kinds of street snack foods. Lots of cooked items, fried items, seafood, and even carve to order beef roast. This was a great place to try items we've never seen or heard of. A nice Vietnamese Che dessert bar and even a selection of sushi. Food quality was pretty average. The standout items are the dessert, beef roast, and cold Vietnamese appetizers. Service was fine. The people serving the food do not seem to speak much English. Be careful if you have a dietary requirement. Waiters came by and cleared plates often. Overall - Good Food - Good Decor - Good Service - Good Value - Good Would we return? - No read more

Tried this place for the first time. Thought they have dim sum but it turns out it's Vietnamese buffet with some dim sum included. The place was crowded on a Thursday lunch with mostly Asian folks which is always a good sign. The dim sum included were decent and just the typical sio mai, har gow, spare ribs, sticky rice, bbq buns and rice roll with shrimp. Nothing extraordinary but it was delicious. They also serve what I would call more westernized dishes like fried chicken, fries, beef with broccoli, steamed fish, noodles and fried rice. They also have a street food stall with meat and prawn on skewers. Also has a station for noodle soup, cook to order. I got the shrimp and wonton soup as I was getting full and the soup was delicious! Then there's also a plethora of Vietnamese dishes like curry, shrimp roll and other fried items that you eat with a lot of greens and mint. Dessert bar is great too - I got the red bean with crushed ice and milk. Healthier choices include fresh fruits. Server was attended, place was huge with free parking and for $20.95/pp, it was worth it! read more

Came here for lunch on a busy Sunday afternoon with my family. Service was fast and efficient, we waited about 5 minutes to get a table. Servers were friendly. The food is good but some lines were way too long since we can't serve ourselves and have to wait for everything. That was the first downside I would say. Having to wait to get served really slowed things down. The only thing self served is the sushi, it was in a corner on its own, and I didn't trust that. The second downside is the cross contamination - some food items are used with the same tongs and one person even just picked up and handed me an egg tart with their gloved hands. I would have rather just served myself. My little brother is highly allergic to peanuts and because of that plus the food items aren't labeled well, we had to leave early. He had a reaction almost immediately and he was so excited to eat here. The cleanliness and the quality of being served was disappointing. If you or your family/friends have a severe food allergy, I would not recommend going here unless they plan on changing some things around. The foods that I did get to eat were delicious! They have way better options on the weekends than they do on the weekdays, I would say it's worth it if the staff did a retraining or even a restructuring. The stars are for the food and the waiters/waitresses. read more

My friend brought me to this Vietnamese Buffet! It was delicious I love Vietnamese food and this place gave me a chance to sample a variety of food, soup, and dessert! I definitely enjoyed this experience! I will come back and recommend this place. The food was really good. Everything I tried was good! I wish I had more space in my tummy to try more but I got full after all the food I ate. There was also quality in the food as the crawfish were the biggest I've seen and delicious! Try the soups! They are all good as well! This is a really good price for (2) dinner buffets at $68.20 without tip. We beat the crowd on a Wednesday at 6pm. read more

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I came here with my family for charity event and let just say I'm impressed by how consistent and organized Kim Son is for food and service. Different events calls for different vibes and attire, but overall chill for a casual night out. read more

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Traveled far from Southern California to experience a Vietnamese style buffet! The food is great and service is exactly what you'd expect if you cannot speak Vietnamese. We came for dinner around 5pm, and everything was fresh out of the kitchen. The biggest impression are the foods that I've never tried before unless we're at a night market. They had plenty of street style foods over the grill like oysters, wrapped banana leaf, and nem nuong meatballs. I think our favorite was the cold cut Hainan chicken (beautiful cuts and tasty scallion oil). The most disappointed was the crispy roast pork (pure fat, no layers of meat) The soup station was just decent. The broth wasn't hot enough but the chao was tasty. Don't forget to stop by the dessert station where they make a bunch of hot desserts or their classic three color dessert over ice. It was worth coming out once a blue moon but I'm glad we checked it off our list. read more

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I have been hearing a lot about this restaurant and finally came to Houston for a visit and had to give it a try! My family and I love this place! They have so many different options! Everything was so good! The only downside is the server pick the food for u and u can't self serve so sometimes the server gave me too much when I only wanted to try a little. They also have sugarcane drinks- yum!! We came on a weeknight and it wasn't too busy and the server was very attentive to pick up our plates. read more

I took my big family here while on vacation and everyone loved it. It took us a moment to get seated since we were a big crowd but it was so good! We came during lunch hour on a Friday and it was packed. We appreciate that there are servers who pass out the food. It felt like a lot of different types of Vietnamese dishes and dim sum dishes too. My family especially liked the che bar. Some other dishes we liked included the chao long and grilled meats. Everyone left full and happy. read more

We ate here for dinner on a Saturday evening. For an adult, it was $32 per person so our total including tax was $71.99. Food wise, everything was pretty solid. For all the food here, including unlimited oysters, snails, and other Viet dishes, the variety and quality was solid. The decor was pretty formal for a buffet as well. Service was good as well. My only issue was with one of the servers at the "Viet Street Food" section. When I simply asked for what I wanted on my plate, she gave me an attitude. This is the only reason why I'm deducting a star, but I won't let that interfere too much with my review since there were other nice servers there that helped us. For a buffet, Kim Son is a must stop. read more

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This is BS that they added 18% of gratuity to the bill. I would not recommend anyone to eat here. The food is not that good. I never return read more

This is one of my parents' favorite places to dine-in when visiting me in Houston and is popular among many elders within the Asian community due to the authentic Vietnamese food that is AYCE. I came here on a Saturday afternoon and it was extremely busy. Wait times can be long but reservations can be made for large parties. I had the opportunity to sit in the reservation section of the restaurant today and it is fairly large, but the tables were close to one another so it was difficult to maneuver in and out to get food and sit down again. This is a similar experience I've had being seated in the general dine-in tables; however, the restaurant itself is very spacious. Despite the number of guests, the servers moved the lines fairly quickly to give everyone the foods they desired. Our server was very attentive and never allowed many empty plates stacked on our table, which I appreciated since the plates built up quickly with all of my family. I liked that there is a large variety of food to suit many different preferences such as the noodle station, side dishes, dimsum, sushi, drinks and desserts. My personal favorites were the bun bo hue, banh beo, siu mai, har gau, the shrimp cheong fun, and sugar cane drink. All the food was delicious and I was very stuffed after my meal, but I just wish the siu mai and har gau were a bit warmer. Furthermore, the plates are a bit smaller so you can't fit too much food in one round so I had to get up multiple times for food. I also would recommend going on the weekends even though the price is more expensive since the selection will be way better than during the weekdays. I have gone during the weekday and the selections are more limited, but there are still great home-cooked side dishes. The parking can be difficult to find nearby due to the plaza in general, but spaces are available if you are willing to walk a bit. read more

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Great Viet buffet, around $33ish per person, food cooked like in Vietnam, great vibes, very packed and popular, efficient and friendly staff who keep coming refill water and clean table. Highly recommend!!! read more

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A Vietnamese buffet I'm in heaven! They have soooo many dishes to choose from its overwhelming. I know usually at buffets the food is low quality, but that's not the case here. Most of the food is very good quality. All the soups and noodles are made to order - pho, BBH, hu tieu nam vang etc. They also have a street food section - chao Tom, thit nuong, grilled shrimp, oysters etc. They have hot food - clams, snails, roast duck etc and a sushi bar. Dessert section of all Vietnamese desserts and milk tea. The restaurant is also HUGE so would be easy to come for groups. Parking is kind of tough because most is blocked off for valet. read more

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There's a nice Vietnamese restaurant with some other Asian cuisine like fried rice, beef and broccoli and Chinese broccoli. As a buffet the cost on the evening was $32 for adults. It's an enjoyable experience. Fun atmosphere. Foods made fresh at the soup station and the street station is nice. Although, This is a buffet there are servers to dole out the food to you, which is overall pretty helpful. I'd say the line doesn't get too long as you're waiting for things. There's a nice variety of soups street food Fried foods, vegetables, seafood. The servers are overall very attentive at removing dirty dishes, bringing napkins, and refilling water. They have a nice ambience a very large open footprint many tables many chairs just note that during different times of the week it can get very busy thus the parking lot it's very full as well so you might not get the best parking spot and you might have to wait in order to get in this is one of those Asian buffets that I enjoy For me, a three star would be an average score for a buffet. I guess it's one of four star because I think it's above average however I would've put in the same category of a five star buffet. Know that if you want just really good Vietnamese food not in a buffet. I would just go to a Vietnamese restaurant that specializes in those various dishes like you might want like a Banh mi sandwich or pho. read more

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Came for lunch and was very surprised it wasn't too busy (Thursday). The selection could have definitely been a bit better but for what it's worth the food was still pretty good overall. Lunch price was $20pp and I would say it was pretty worth it. Favorite items were the vermicelli noodle station and their bun Bo hue, both surprisingly very tasty! Also loved their unlimited dessert station as well. I will definitely come back to try their dinner menu! read more

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