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    House special pho and breadsticks. We brought our own shrimp paste and Thai chilis lol
    Amanda S.

    Honestly there are so many other pho spots that is way more flavorful. And for the price I don't think it's worth it. They only offer one size as well. They have a little side station where you can grab your own bean sprouts, jalapeños and limes. Service was ok, but I think it was because they didn't have too many servers and we arrived at a time when it was kind of busy. It's a pretty spacious spot and they're also connected to a boba spot. They also have outside seating if you want to sit outside. But overall I wouldn't go back when I have other pho spots closer to me.

    Breadstick & calamari
    Jaycee T.

    Service was ok. They were really busy. Not much choices on the menu. Just a lot of different soups. I got the calamari, #1 house special, kids pho. This place is really pricy. My pho alone is $17. The broth was just way too sweet. It's not authentic tasting. I had to bring my own shrimp paste and Thai chilis. Also it's self serve when it comes to the toppings for your pho, they already add basil into your pho. Calamari wasn't good, no flavor just spicy. The sauce it came with wasn't good. This is just my personal preference.

    #1
    James T.

    First time going here thanks for LT and that was the best side of beef rib I've ever tasted comes in it's own portion of broth. I call that the kiddie pool the main portion was the deep end which I drowned the beef rib in after I fished out all the other meats. The broth was unbelievably flavorful and had most of the condiments. They have a little side bar for sprouts and lemon and 3 crabs FS. Also got a fruit tea to go with my lunch The Grapefruit Queen. Ambiance had smooth jazz playing and not too loud and tables and floors were super clean. This is top tier in my book. We even ordered to go and you have to get something from the Teazona menu.

    Loved this little bowl for the sauce!
    Kong L.

    As a self-proclaimed Pho fanatic, I've slurped my way through bowls all over Fresno. But this one? This one rewrote the rules. The meat was of quality, the fresh noodles made this experience unique, and the broth held me in a warm, savory embrace. If you're looking for a Pho experience that'll leave you speechless (and maybe a little spoiled), you know where to go. Great customer service and clean space! Love this spot!

    Trying something new!
    Sarah D.

    This place was such a great experience for me and my husband. We had been wanting to try this one out for a while but their hours vary, like they close during the day and open for dinner. Anyhow from the beginning let me just say how much I love the business park. It is absolutely gorgeous! The lights wrapped around the trees and the cleanliness and the restaurants just stand out! I was a little confused as to how to get in to this restaurant. It was surrounded by a black gate with no entry... We ended up going through the Teazona door... no big deal! It looked to me like the businesses are linked together cause when we walked in, immediately there was Teazona signage on the wall, but everyone was having their pho dinner so hopefully they make the entrance pleasant to look at when you walk in. It kind of looked like they just opened the tea side. Right from the get go the customer service was great. The staff was very attentitive, not at all pushy. They immediately took our order. I tried chicken pho for the first time and even though I enjoy house special pho which was what the hubby ordered, I had never tried the chicken and it was delicious and felt authentic. Yes sounded like everyone was recovering from being sick but that's also what makes the place special knowing that warm pho is gonna help you feel better. The vibe was awesome too and nobody was too loud. The music was formal and very chill. It helped make our dinner feel like a date night. We will be making a return to try the veggie pho... sounds so perfect right about now... The chile sauce was fire just perfectly made! Spicy is always better! This place is a MUST TRY! 10 out of 10!

    #3
    Cheryl F.

    Great place to get soup. It you're new to ordering pha, get the #3. It's beef broth (amazing) with tender slices of beef. Yum!

    Rare steak pho and egg rolls
    Jacklyn R.

    BEST BEST pho in town hands down, it is on the pricier side but 100% worth it. The egg rolls were sooooo delicious! My fiance couldn't stop talking about them and telling all the workers how much he enjoyed them. New fav spot for us

    Menu August 2023
    Lena S.

    I honestly really enjoyed the pho. The broth is the perfect amount of sweet, so all you really need is a wedge of lime. That's it. A little fish sauce if you're a salty girl like me. The flavor is really fresh and light. I love that they use bigger rice noodles (pad Thai noodles) I feel like it holds the soup better. Although I do feel like they give you a little amount, considering it's a $15 bowl. (4/5) We got the the fried bread sticks. Nice light and crispy. It kind of taste like the oil they fried it in. But after a while of sitting they get a little chewy. (3/5) We also got the fried shrimp. Super crunchy, super fresh. The dipping sauce for it was a spicier sweet chili. So good (4/5) The shrimp spring rolls were okay, it's the sauce that's important. The sauce needed some salt, or something else added it to it because it was a little plain. But good thing we had left over sauce from the fried shrimp and just mixed it together--this elevated the springs. (2/5) Takoyakis, I love takoyakis, and they make a good one. Nice and creamy inside. No complaints(5/5) The service is okay, I don't expect much from authentic places like this. It could have been a little better, the main waiter looked annoyed the whole time. We asked him something he was super short about it. LBut the one with the glasses was pretty nice. Kept our waters filled.

    BBH WITH rib
    Meena V.

    First time there and it was great experience, we were there on Friday night right after work. I order BBH BEEF RIBS and it wasn't bad at all. The portion of RIBS is not bad (just perfect), but a little portion of the noodle and offered 1 size. My two little sister ordered bbh special and sweet & sour soup. The sweet and sour wasn't her liking so she waste it. Also it has pineapple in the soup.

    Matcha caramel with lychee jelly
    Charlie D.

    The service was great. The pho was delicious. I honestly love the broth. I really enjoy their boba too. So bomb. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting. Nice lighting. Calm music. Self serve condiments.

    Delicious
    Adrian P.

    The bowl of pho I had was delicious! The noodles were different and I honestly prefer the ones every other place serves...but everything was perfect. The mango slushie with mango jelly was insanely delicious! The gyoza was perfect...calamari rings were perfect..egg rolls were perfect...restaurant was perfect!

    Vegetables with chicken broth pho, osmanthus hot tea.
    Quiche L.

    Great pho at this spot..good ambiance and super nice staff. I had the chicken broth with veggies. It was perfectly flavored and the vegetables were fresh and crisp, not soggy. My server was named Rosa. She was mature and personable. Very polite and engaged me in my selections (which is rare nowadays with younger people). I must also rave about the delicious osmanthus tea! Wow, so good! I can't wait to return.

    Yes! Thank you!
    Ashley L.

    12/3/23 Warmer weather calls for Pho & it's definitely the best here! Especially when you have a B1G1 free deal! Thank you! Chicken Pho & shrimp spring rolls with extra peanut sauce ordered. The worker was great and said it would be ready in 20-25 minutes. I went to pick it up shortly later! Really nice restaurant! Calm and low key with low key music playing. Small wait & greeted! Paid for the order & the worker handed it over with good day wishes! Appreciated! I went in to get it! Clean, safe & practiced! Lunchtime! They have it set up very organized. Easy to get it ready to enjoy! Chicken Pho was REALLY GREAT! DELICIOUS! Of course, I added the sriracha chili sauce they include. Nice spice makes it even better! Shrimp spring roll was Great! Fresh & tasty! Even better with the tasty peanut sauce! Mother said hers was wow!" Delicious! Great service & Really Great lunch! Highly recommended!

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    The pho is very good here. Have been here several times no bad experience yet. The pho is very flavorful and the service is always great.

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    Eat here before great food and awesome service what more can one say except go give them a try

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    Great food, service, and setting. Best place to eat when you want something fresh and delicious when you're hungry.

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    Ask the Community - LimeNBasil

    Is it Hanoi style pho?

    Yes thier pho tastes so different compare to other pho restaurants, so i believe it is north side pho

    Is it takeout only?

    No. They have inside and patio dining too.

    Why they closed so long?or they no longer in business?

    They are remodeling.

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    We visited right after landing in Fresno, so our group was starving. Upon walking in, we noticed…read morethere was no AC. On a temperate day, this wouldn't be an issue, but it was hot and sunny. We were literally sweating as we were eating. The table ordered a variety of noodle soups and also a lo mein style noodle. All of it was decent-- not super rich but also not lacking flavor. I was disappointed at how rough the chunks of beef were, especially since the beef in noodle soup is supposed to be tendonous and fall apart. As for the service, all the employees were very nice. You can tell this is a family owned and operated restaurant. Unfortunately, we did have to remind our waiter for water and utensils. I would come back and take out, or dine in on a cooler day.

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    I am not native to Fresno. This is my second time in the city and last time I didn't eat out at…read moreall, so this was my first experience dining in town. I got the Jjamppong and it was so good and flavorful! It was also very big for the price. It has the right amount of spice and plenty of delicious broth. I also got a side of pickled radish which is always super delicious. My cousins got beef udon and it looked super good. Everything came out so hot and I had to stop myself from burning my tastebuds by digging in immediately! The staff were very kind and helpful when I had questions about the menu. Our waitress was super attentive. Inside was nice and warm which was a great contrast to the cold, foggy weather outside. This place is definitely on my list of places to revisit next time I visit Fresno!

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    I came back to Ramen Hayashi for a second try after my first visit left me a bit underwhelmed, and…read moreI'll say right away, this visit was a noticeable improvement. The first time I tried the tonkotsu ramen as takeout and gave it 2 stars. The noodles were soggy from the start and the broth just didn't hit the depth of flavor I was expecting. It felt like something was missing. This time, I dined in and ordered both the spicy miso ramen and tonkotsu ramen, plus a side of chicken karaage. Eating onsite made a difference right away, the noodles held up and the overall taste of the ramen was significantly better. The spicy miso ramen was good, but I was honestly hoping for a stronger miso punch and a bit more heat. It leaned a little milder than expected, though still enjoyable. The tonkotsu this time was better balanced than my first visit. The chicken karaage was good as well. Crispy, light batter, juicy inside really solid fried chicken. I personally would've liked a squeeze of lemon and maybe some Japanese mayo on the side to elevate it even more, but that's just preference. Overall, I feel like this place redeemed itself on a second visit, especially dining in. I'll need to come back to try more of their specialty ramens.

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    Khao soy. Soy happy.*…read more Why Khao Soy? Because Kh-ao piek and Kh-ao poon feel as standardized as ph-o, but Khao Soi seems to vary from shop to shop. Not just the spelling. Just my observation. And this was amongst the top 3 of the Khao Soys I've had. Lao Kao Soi anyway. The Th-ai version is a different dish to me. I came here Sunday evening. Things were slow. I told him the order just as he gave me the menu, and in exchange, he gave me a plate of bean sprouts and lime wedge instead. Haven't seen that for Kao Soy yet. Then came the utensils. And soon, the ginormous bowl, nay, tub, of KaSoy. The last time I saw a bowl this big in the Bay Area was decades ago in a pho house. They don't make extra larges like they used to in SF. I felt like Patrick, longing, staring with excitement and anticipation at SpongeBob's Pea-nut On-ion Sun-dae , trying to hold down the giggles and butterflies while my eyebrows are sparking. Except this Khao Soy actually SMELLS GOOD. And I still have my eyebrows. And I was not disappointed. The soup was HOTTT, with 3 Ts. The size of the bowl helped keep it that way. The surface of the lava lake was covered by the ground pork that defines Khao Soy. Completely. Just look at the picture. (I took a sip of the broth with the spoon before the picture) I promise you that I didn't go in with a camera in my hand, or point my phone as if I'm taking a video. Maybe it's the end of the day and they were feeling generous or just needed the ground pork gone. Well, I used my phone as a phone, and I didn't use the camera until this bowl came out. Just trust me. The broth was rich with notes of fermented bean paste and heavy notes of garlic, cut by the freshness of tomatoes. Heavy by the standards of a rice noodle soup. The lime helps. You might want to use an extra wedge too. Don't hold back though. There's a treasure hunt in progress. You see, within this bowl were a bunch of roast pork pieces. Quality roast pork pieces. The chicharron still very crispy when I got to each piece. (But that doesn't mean you should sin by letting the chicharron get soggy!) Seems like others have their roast pork left on top, but mine had sunk to the bottom when the Khao soy had landed. No big. This is like how won-ton noodle soups are served when you're Canto, the best stuff at the bottom. What impressed was that the roast pork was still crispy! The particular flat rice noodles used seems to be re-hydrated dried noodles. Normally a downgrade but in this case, a good move. Yes, fresh noodles carry the soup better, but in this boiling cauldron, the noodles used handled the heat much better and longer. After I had finished the noodles, the soup was still very hot, enough that I added the bean sprouts, which were still cooked to a point that they were absorbing the soup's flavor. I tried to finish the soup, but failed. Soooo close, but I have a drive to drive, and I don't want to have an accident on the way back. I don't know where the actual banos are in Los Banyos, and they're probably closed by the time I'm passing through. Now mind you, this is about as heavy as rice noodle soup will get. Take your time once you've found the chicharron. Share it if you can. Don't rush like me or you'll be burping garlic like I did rushing back to SF. If you are on a drive between SoCal and SF Bay or Sac, may I suggest taking the 99 instead of the 5? Instead of hours of just brown yellow and gas stations, you can stop at cities with proper markets. Instead of grab and go fast food or selling your kidney at Harris, why not enjoy some proper, affordable, sit-down chow in Fresno? Maybe this will open your eye to new foods as well! *(Yes. Yes. Terrible espanyol, if you can even call that Spanish, don't come at me with chanclas, pour favour!)

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    LA Kitchen

    LA Kitchen

    4.1(416 reviews)
    10.1 mi
    $$
    Grab-and-go
    Casual dining

    Was here for a Yelp Elite event. Ambiance is average & service was good…read more The complimentary chicken, pork belly & sticky rice plus Thai iced tea sampler were all really good. Chicken was flavorful & moist. Pork belly was crispy tho a tad dry. Sticky rice was nice good! Also ordered their spring rolls, noodles & mango w/sticky rice too. Spring rolls were soft & really fresh. My preference is combo shrimp pork together but they keep theirs separate, which is fine, just different style. Peanut sauce is really great! Sometimes it's too thick & peanut buttery or too thin & vinegary at other places. Theirs is perfect! Mango was a tad under ripe. Maybe not quite in season? but again, sticky rice on point. Noodles were plentiful & delicious! Thai iced tea was really nice! Really glad I got to try LA Kitchen. Will definitely be back again

    Had the chance to attend a Yelp Elite event at LA Kitchen and I totally understand now why people…read morerave about the pork belly. It was super crispy without being hard, easy to bite into, and not overly fatty at all. Every sauce paired perfectly with the sticky rice, pork belly, and fried chicken. The chicken itself was incredibly moist and flavorful. I was secretly hoping for crispier skin, but honestly the flavor made up for it. Before leaving, I ordered the sausage with sticky rice plus both the shrimp and pork spring rolls to-go because I already knew I was going to want more later. The spring rolls were SO fresh and delicious. The shrimp wasn't overcooked, the pork was tender, and that peanut sauce absolutely tied everything together. The sausage was another standout, very flavorful, juicy, easy to chew, and perfect with the sticky rice. My only regret was forgetting to ask for chili oil before I left... thankfully I had some at home because it took everything to the next level. Big shoutout to Lana working the front counter, she was incredibly friendly and generous the entire time. I also got to meet La herself, and she was so warm and easy to talk to. They have a large seating area on the right side of the restaurant and condiments on every table. You can genuinely tell this place puts a lot of heart into the quality and flavors they serve. Definitely looking forward to going back and trying more of the menu.

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    Asiana Food

    4.1(180 reviews)
    2.4 mi
    $

    Their welcoming and friendly service is so heart warming although they may not speak very good…read moreEnglish their communication is great and they know exactly what you want whenever you order. The TV is always on for background noise and I personally like that. Makes conversations less awkward. The food always comes out fresh and I don't mind the wait. There's always one cook and wow; they work fast for 2-3 people only working non-stop. I ordered the beef tofu soup and bibimbap. OMG, the soup is SOOO GOOD! a whole tofu and actually beef meat in it. No beef brisket (thin slices). 10/10 soup broth and spice level. And yes, they do charge for rice bowl :) the Bibimbap is awesome as well. The food hits you in the right spot of home cooked meals. You will not be disappointed please go support them!

    Need a good Korean food fix? It's definetly this place!…read more Tucked quietly behind a row of buildings is this little Korean hidden gem that truly feels like home. The resturant is owned by two of the sweetest couples, and you can genuinely feel the warmth and care the moment you walk in. The pop is the chef and the ma is the waitress. The wait time could be a bit longer than other places. Even though the shop is small and not always crowded, the food speaks for itself! It's absolutely amazing! SIDE DISHES :: They serve a selected menu of authentic Korean dishes, and every single seasoning feels perfectly balanced. You can tell everything is made with care and experience. Even the side dishes stood out to me. The fermentation and seasoning are on point! Fresh, flavorful, and not overly vinegary or sour like store bought one. Everything tasted incredibly fresh and comforting. The side dishes comes with fermented kimchi, fermented bean sprout, fish cakes, and sweet fermented potatoes. All of their side dishes are really good! RATE : 5/5 SHRIMP FRIED RICE ($15.99) :: This plate is so simple yet so comforting too. It's not blasted full of flavors but it's perfectly and lightly seasoned. I can taste the light MSG seasoning on this dish. I love it how this plate is not supper oily like any other chinese fried rice. Besides that, there's nothing something special on this dish. If you have young kids and need a quick fix, this plate is not bad. It's not that fatty or oily. RATE : 5/5 SPICY RICE CAKE ($11.99) :: You have to ge this dish! I love their sauce! It's perfectly seasoned! Sweet, salty and spicy. The sauce is thick like they puree pears in it. I'm not sure what is made out of but the text feels like puree pears/apples/potato. The rice cake are perfect cooked! It's soft amd chewy. Very spongy. It goes so well with the sauce. On a note though, the spice level creeps up and could be a bit too spicy. RATE : 5/5 BLACK BEAN SAUCE NOODLE ($13.99) : I originally was looking for Paiks Black Bean Noodles but they closed it down. Im glad that this location have it. The sauce is amazing but i think the noodles are a bit too wet. They couldn't grip onto the noodle much. The whole experience on this dish is a bit disappointing because there not enough sauce and the noodle couldn't grip the sauce so the noodle taste like wet starchy sweet noodles. Besides that, i love the black bean sauce! RATE : 4/5 INTERIOR :: Is a bit out dated with plenty of seatings. Chairs are clean. Tables are well kept but still sticky and smells musty old towels. The bathroom location is located back in the hallway. It's a bit dark and creepy. They do have a few claw machine for activities. RATE : 2/5 SERVICE :: What a sweet couple but be aware that they might miss you. My group and i walked in and seated our self. There's no greeting. We have to flagged someone out from the kitchen. Samething when paying too. That's the difficult part. Their service is horrible but these two couples are really sweet. RATE : 2/5 OVERALL :: There's something really special about finding a quiet little spot like this. It may not be the busiest restaurant in town, but the quality, authenticity, and heart behind the food make it such a memorable place to visit. Definetly one of those hidden gems worth supporting!

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