Right next to starbucks on the corner, it's a very modern Vietnamese restaurant. Ample seating inside with lots of modernistic wood decor which looks nice with the natural light that shines through. We were the only customers at the time in the restaurant at the time so our server was very attentive and friendly. The Pho Dac Biet wasn't all that good because the broth was really bland in my opinion. Compared to other traditional pho places, this one doesn't taste traditional but its just passable on a whim. The shrimp spring rolls were good and refreshing however. I also found it a bit odd that all of the pho bowls are the same price. Nonetheless this place was just mediocre and not so traditional. But great customer service! read more

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One of my new favorite spots to get Pho! The staff is always welcoming, friendly and attentive. The inside is very clean and love the vibes. The spring rolls are so good. And the pho has me coming back time and time again! Highly recommend visiting Lotus and Light! read more

Lotus & Light - Shrimp Springrolls (2 Pieces) - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

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Again, failed to take pics cuz too hungry but I will be ordering again. Feeling a bit of a cold and nothing sounds better than hot bowl of pho! I ordered the steak pho To Go and an order of egg rolls. The egg rolls were very filling, crispy, and had alight fry on them. They were pretty freakin good! The pho came in this two compartment bowl which had the broth on the bottom separated from the steak and raw onions above. Very convenient. The broth was very flavorful and I also requested the side of jalapeños, Thai basil, bean sprouts, and lime. The noodles were plentiful but I felt like there wasn't that much meat in my bowl. All in all it was a very satisfying meal. Send noods! read more

the service was incredible, and super friendly staff! The food was great, really good phỏ. The restaurant itself was very clean and simple. Had to leave a tip read more

This is Vietnamese food with a western take and inside has a modern aesthetic decor. My reason for visiting was for the beignets- which they no longer serve here, and the shaken beef with garlic noodles. Fair warning: It's not something I would recommend sharing with anyone, lol. It's that good. My friend and I were glad we ordered our own dishes. Filet Mingon is so tender, and it's the sauce that really does it for me. All that soy sauce flavor. I'd also recommend getting the spring rolls for an appetizer! This spot is great for a casual hang, catching up with an old friend or two. I wouldn't say this is a 1st date kinda vibe, but for a 3rd date, absolutely. read more

Lotus & Light - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

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The food was delicious food and restaurant had great ambiance! Plenty of parking in the lot!

The one time we gave this another chance, I ordered garlic noodles on the side because that WAS my favorite there. Either they had new management or new cook. She gave me the garlic noodles and it was nowhere near the great taste it had before. And their menu got even smaller. What else is there to order? So sad cuz before it was the service that was bad but now it's both service and the food. read more

This is one of the few Asian restaurants local to us so we were hoping it would be decent. We ordered the pork vermicelli bowl and were severely disappointed with the serving size - this would be a small kids meal at best. We utilized the buy one get one offer on DoorDash and received maybe 3 tiny pieces of grilled pork and not much vermicelli either, it was mostly lettuce. I can't imagine paying full price and will not be returning. read more

Good place to eat. Good customer service and the soup was tasty. Prices are a little high but most places are right now . read more

Lotus & Light - Oxtail pho soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

Well, this place isn't bad, but it isn't good either. For all the frou-frou new-agey attitude that it tries to project, it isn't really that in terms of food or service. "I am a warrior of light." is painted on the walls in the front. Right. This place uses two bad things in its food right off the bat that show it isn't any damn different that most average local slop-houses: MSG and canola oil. Most disappointing. It is somewhat veg-friendly, which I will say is a plus, although the choices in this category are meager. The service isn't exactly bad -- it is a small place usually run adequately by just one server -- but those servers are usually younger people that just expect to put in the bare minimum and aren't used to (admittedly) difficult customers (like myself). Such patrons need certain questions answered and concerns addressed. I was told different things by different people on different visits about certain ingredients in the food, and I don't appreciate being lied to. OK, enough with the negativity. Here's the good side. They serve a VERY strong Thai iced tea, and a nice quantity, too. You'll be a-zoomin' through your day. But then again, they have to compete for your caffeine dollar with the Starbucks next door. The "Curry Bites" are crunchy little sambusas generously seasoned with Vietnamese curry. Although dunk-fried in a mix that includes the afore-mentioned crapola oil, they are veg and tasty and served with the proper garnishments. I was willing to overlook a lot about this place because of these little suckas. Although lousy with "headache powder" (MSG), the veggie pho was satisfying and served with the appropriate accoutrements. And you can always get a fried egg or two on the side if you're feelin' the need. L&L recently added a semi-smart thing: a weekend breakfast menu to attempt to capitalize on neighboring Bea-Bea's copious morning overflow. (Bea-Bea's is one of the finest breakfast places in the area!) I don't know what they have that would be comparable, though; fried eggs served on a banh mi bun? I don't think anyone who just couldn't wait for BB's would be satisfied with this last-minute substitute, but I don't know. I can never get there early enough to try it. They stop serving it promptly at noon, and only on Saturdays and Sundays. "Om?" No. More like, "Eh." read more

The food was great! Definitely coming back! I'm glad we looked up where to go and lotus and light came up! read more

Was looking for some comfort food on a rainy day&found this cute place! Walked in a the waiter/host was so wonderful! He was the only one there helping all the tables &still managed to make me feel very taken care of. He recommended some popular items but also told me there was the special of the day bone marrow pho so i tried it and it was so good&the beef street fries were also delicious. The matcha vietnamese coffee was delicious but sip slowly or you'll be bouncing off the walls haha. 10/10 would come back read more

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I love Lotus and light. I come here to get my Pho soup, fish chips, and unique tasting meals you really can't find anywhere else. Their egg rolls are delicious. They did change ownership a few years back and at first I wasn't thrilled at the menu change because they removed some things I loved but they make up for it w their current menu. It grew on me. Food is always fresh and I always feel good after a meal there. Never overly stuffed. Just right. read more

Food was delicious and atmosphere was great. Their Thai Tea was very.refreshing on that hot day. The wait time for food was minimal. read more

Lotus & Light - Thai Iced Tea - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

When my husband and I lived in TolucaLake we frequently ordered to go food from here . Yesterday we were in the area and ordered chicken and rice bowls to go . My husband's order was fine . Unfortunately mine had undercooked somewhat raw pieces of chicken that I bit down on and then tasted that they were not cooked . Now today I have stomach issues and I do not feel well at all . I didn't eat anything previously nor did I eat after . I feel like death warmed over now . My husband is fine and he ate the same exact thing . His food wasn't raw though read more

I came here to try their DineLA menu and since I've been doing DineLA this was my worst experience. I had lunch during the weekend, and I don't know if they were short-staffed and didn't have all their ingredients together or a combination of both, but the entire experience wasn't good. DineLA lunch menu consist of appetizer, entree and dessert. Two of the three items I ordered weren't available. What? It's still the weekend and shouldn't you be prepared on your supplies and staff?? I ordered chicken fries, ox tail pho & lotus cake. After placing my order I was told that there were no fries available. Isn't fries kind of a staple at restaurants? Isn't this what is typically ordered for kids so they can eat something?? Okay fine, no fries. It probably was for the better that I didn't eat fries and I had egg rolls instead. The oxtail pho was okay. The highlight of pho is always the broth. The broth here was okay, they probably use chicken stock or something with very light flavor. The bowl itself okay. There wasn't much meat in the soup. I mean there were more bones rather than the meat itself. This is where it gets really confusing. After being done with the meal, since there is only one person working all of the tables (and it started to get busy as we were eating) and phone orders we were kind of forgotten about. So it took a while to get his attention. The waiter probably forgot we got the DineLA menu, but as he was bussing the table he said there is no more Lotus cake. Another let down. He said that we could have milk tea instead. Okay, fine. I just wish he had told me prior to ordering so I wouldn't have had to by $25 per person meal for a lacking DineLA menu. He passes by shortly after and says there's one lotus cake available. I see another table get pandan ice cream and so do we as it was also ordered. Shortly after he gives us a black tea of some sort with boba. But still no cake. As he is bussing the last plate he says something that the cake will out shortly, but I couldn't completely understand what he said. Since we were there longer than we should have been we ask for the check and the black milk tea to go while we're still wondering about the supposed lotus cake that there was one more of. Again, we were ready to leave and should have left about 15 minutes ago. If you don't have the items on the menu, do not promote it while dining and telling the customers 'there are no fries" and after we were seated you start to say there is "no lotus cake". Also, you, the business know it is DineLA and yet you have missing items??! This is absurd! Seriously, what a disappointing DineLA meal. I was going to give this place three stars, but after this review two stars seems fitting. . read more

Located in the Vons shopping center, Lotus & Light is a cute little restaurant serving up some delicious Vietnamese staples such as pho. I walked in on a cold Sunday night in the mood for some hot soup. I was greeted within minutes by the server/hostess. She was running the entire restaurant, so I'm not sure what her title was, but she was amazing! The restaurant is cozy, with ample seating. Our drink orders were taken promptly. I had the Thai tea, which was delicious. Their menu is simple and straightforward, which I appreciated. I ordered the brisket pho. This pho has to be the best I've ever tried. I'm no pho expert, but it was amazing! The broth was super flavorful and rich, with loads of delicious rice noodles and brisket. It was simply perfect and everything I needed on that cold winter night. Now, to speak on the service... there was one woman, who was the only server attending to about 6-7 tables, assisting with takeout orders, seating people, taking orders, etc. She was running the entire restaurant by herself. The amazing thing is that we did not wait long at all for our drink orders to be taken, drinks and food to arrive, or anything. A soda refill was never even missed. Though I am throughly impressed with this woman, please get her some help! She was working really hard! I cannot wait to come back here for delicious pho! read more

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I got their vermicelli chicken bowl, So fresh! I love the fish sauce dressing that goes with it. I enjoyed a cooling drink of Thai iced tea. Perfect for this hot weather. The place is so clean. The service was nice. I enjoyed my experience dinning in for the first time. read more

Lotus & Light - Vermicelli Chicken Thai Iced Tea - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

Came here with the family to enjoy some yummy food and we're not disappointed. We started with some apps, order the wings you cannot go wrong with those and the eggs rolls. Service was great we were asked many times if we needed anything and waters were constantly replenished. The food came out hot and all the entrees were so delicious, you have to try the garlic noodles! Also the decor of the place was very cute. All in all a great place to eat and check out. We will be coming back, thank you! read more

Cute little spot in Burbank next to a Starbucks. It is a bit on the pricey side for pho and garlic noodles. The service was good & the food came out in a timely manner. The portion sizes were good. Our favorite was the garlic noodles, they were well seasoned. However they didn't tell us that if we got garlic noodles it was a $2 up charge. We would consider stopping if in the area again. read more

Lotus & Light - Shaken Beef with garlic noodle - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

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Don't waste your time going to this restaurant. The plain noodle soup that I ordere in chicken broth was horrible tasting. The broth tasted & looked like what I'd imagine toliet water to taste like. The entire restaurant smelled & looked filthy. read more

We went in for a quick dinner after a long flight. It was a bistro style ambiance and service was excellent. The food was very good and reasonably priced. We had the chicken fried rice and beef rice dish, both were delicious. A shout out to the servers. They were pleasant and happy which made the experience better. read more

Very good tasting food. I was very happy with my spicy chicken with rice dish. Also the atmosphere is nice. The restaurant was pretty busy which is always a good indication that the food is good. read more

Ambience is nice but my pho was not hot enough, it was extremely busy and there was only 1 server.

Ordered to go in the restaurant. We were the only ones in the restaurant. We watched 4 tables sit, order food, and pay before we even got an update on our order. We had to ask a few times after waiting an hour. Not interested in coming for the service again. read more

I was in the area and had a short break for a quick bite. This place didn't disappoint. The base for the pho has great taste and I definitely enjoyed the meal. The option is large snd I had a good amount left over. The server, Jackson is very nice and attentive to the point that I thought this was his own restaurant! He made sure all the customers were having a great experience at the restaurant. read more

Lotus & Light - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

I had a great lunch here. Wait staff was courteous and food came out relatively fast. The egg rolls were super hot but so good. I also liked their Vietnamese coffee, just wished there was condensed milk with it, but no big deal. I liked how simplistic and clean it was inside. I got the beef combination pho and it tasted great--plus the portions were huge. Highly recommend! read more

i come here atleast once a week and the pho is always so good. all of the staff here are so welcoming and already know my order before i even sit down. read more

Lotus & Light - Meatball Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

Overall, the food was good and the ambiance was pretty but nothing overly "WOW" about it. Ordered the steak spring roll and it was delicious and a decent size! Honestly, it was super fresh but wish they served it with peanut sauce instead of fish sauce. I got the steak pho and while the broth was light, it wasn't super flavorful. It was still a good bowl of pho, just not very wow. The portion size for the price ($15.90) was surprising. I've spent less on 2x the bowl size and much more flavorful. It did hit the pho craving but I'll definitely be looking around for other places. read more

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I looove pho, this is my go-to spot since I moved! I often crave pho randomly, and especially during the colder seasons or when I'm sick. It's so full of flavor, fresh, and just so satisfying. I love the chicken pho and their passionfruit drink! My boyfriend loves their spring rolls! read more

Ordered delivery and really, really wanted to love this place. I'd been craving a banh mi super hard and when I saw a BOGO deal on DoorDash, my partner and I went all out. Unfortunately, Lotus & Light was a bit of a miss. We ordered the chicken rice, vegan banh mi, the chicken wings and the shrimp spring rolls. The spring rolls were pretty solid, although the rice paper was a bit gooey. The shrimp was a little bland and lacked the brightness that usually comes in a spring roll, but the dipping sauce disguised a lot of that. My partner seemed content with the chicken rice, describing it as good but not something he'd crave again. The chicken wings were really unique; the nuoc cham was an interesting accompaniment. They were fried beautifully. Onto the vegan banh mi... this was such a disappointment that it tarnished the whole meal. Credit to L&L for using wonderfully crusty baguette, however the entire sandwich was dry and lacking. The tofu tasted a little stale (not in a deliciously stinky tofu manner either) and it soured each bite. There were no do chua pickled veggies to add depth. The jalapeños were sad and sparse. There was no cilantro, no leafy greens, nothing to make each bite taste anything other than dessert dry. I ended up pulling some greens out of the spring rolls and splashing some nuoc cham in there to make the sandwich feel a bit more complete. I also added a heavy scoop of Lao Gan Ma to try to balance out the sandwich... after all these additions, it was almost tolerable. However, if I've reached the level of ordering a sandwich delivery, the last thing I want to do is have to remake the sandwich at home. I'm hoping it was a one-off bad night and that trying again in the future would yield better results. read more

Scattered! Unprofessional and a total mess of a restaurant! Not enough staff to the amount of people! And food? Its just ok

Excellent service, great food. Ordered, eggrolls, pork sausage spring rolls, and oxtail phó. All very good. Plenty of parking at the shopping center lot as well as street parking. Clean and welcoming atmosphere. Bee going here for years. read more

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The vegan spring rolls are heavenly. This place also has such a nice ambiance to it. Very light and welcoming. :) read more

Lotus & Light - Vegan spring Vegan Springrolls (2 Pieces) - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

I was craving bun and had to have it that day no matter what. First went to another Vietnamese restaurant just to find out that they're closed for the whole month of July for vacation (wow). Went to this place instead but was a bit concerned because I had heard mixed reviews about their food and the speed of the service. I was about to get hangry so started timing after placing the order. There was only one server working but the service was quick. The server was friendly and efficient. Our orders came out pretty fast. Egg rolls were crispy and delicious and my bun had a lot of meat, veggies and noodles. Good value for the price. read more

Lotus & Light - Bun - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

First time trying this small spot in Burbank. 10/10! We tried the oxtail pho the broth was delicious and flavorful. The second dish was the honey ginseng chicken which was sweet, juicy and crunchy! Definitely a new spot to eat and crave. . Also the service was spot on! Two ladies that work there were above and beyond. read more

Lotus & Light - Honey ginseng chicken - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

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Pork Spring rolls were great and service was fantastic. Also got the vegan pho, very flavorful but a bit too salty.

While not the most authentic Vietnamese I've had, it's pretty tasty and I'm guessing up there for Burbank options. Place has a very modern cafe ambiance. We were starving after a Griffith Park hike and decided to stop here. We shared a bowl of pho, shrimp spring rolls, pork bun, and shaken beef. The shrimp spring rolls were fresh and tasty - I usually find this boring but they were fresh and well made. Pho was ok, nothing standout about the broth. The bun with egg roll was pretty good although it lacked some of the fresh herbs I like when I order this from Nong La. It was a very large portion and they gave a lot of pork. We ordered the shaken beef with the garlic noodles and extra shrimp. It was a very generous portion of shrimp and they were large and fresh. The shaken beef was good but I had just ordered it the day before in SGV and the sauce was a little too sweet here. My friend who is Viet was not very pleased with that. Service was very friendly. If I lived in the area I'm sure I'd come back but wouldn't go here over my local favorites or more authentic places. read more

Happened to be in the North Hollywood area and found this cool, hipstery fusion joint. And I'm so glad I did! The atmosphere was nice and the tables were cleaned. It wasn't that busy for a Friday afternoon, which if you read the other reviews, people be acting like it's jam packed. But maybe it is at night? Or at least I hope so, because this place is delicious and filling as hell. I went in during LA dine week, but I just ended up ordering off the regular menu because I didn't feel like soup. And they don't let you mix and match on the LA Dine vs the regular menu. (Which ok, fine.) Anyway, the lovely waitress helped me (Black girl with beautiful curly hair and glasses) choose between some items as everything looked so good and thank god she did. It was a home run. I ordered the Beef fries which is a delicious concoction of fries, spicy Mayo, beef and jalapeños and damn was my mouth on fire... but it was too delicious to resist. And then I ended up getting a pork banh mi sandwich, and left without finishing the other half because I was so full. (I packed up the half and ate it the next day, warmed it up in the oven it was still delicious). Anyway, everything I ordered was hot, fresh, crispy, spicy and delicious. And I would absolutely come here again. I also ordered the sparkling limeade drink and that def put some hair on my chest that was so sour. Love this place! I wish it was closer to me in Orange County, but actually I don't because I would probably never leave. read more

Lotus & Light - The Beef Fries appetizer - Vietnamese Near Me - Burbank, California

nothing impressive at all here I've been there and had a meal once and I've also picked up the meal to go on a different occasion. Both times were a little better than mediocre but nothing impressive. It gave me the thought that I should've just cooked something at home. read more