Went on a Saturday morning and it was about a 30 minute wait however it was definitely worth it. Their banh Canh Tom cua was soooooo bomb!! They are very generous on their portions. Definitely reminded me of my moms home cooked one. It is cash only so do come prepared! Don't forget to add lemon & their red pepper! read more

My dish to get here is the pho. It's different. More like a home cooked pho. Very goos. And that chili vinegar thing they have gives it a good kick of spicy. Some days the soup is more flavored good and some days soup is on the blander side. If not for that I'd give em 5 stars. I'm not a fan of the band canh. Seems like a lot of people are. I need my banh canh to come out piping hot. Not kinda hot. Just sayin. read more

The name has changed but my love for the food here remains the same. This place is always packed and it's not usually with the camera-wielding Yelper types but rather the older folks that appear to have been coming here religiously for years. Hopefully putting it into the Yelp-sphere doesn't ruin anything, You can't go wrong here, you really can't. I've had 3 different dishes here and everyone of 'em would put your mom's cooking to shame. The pho is really the best I've ever had anywhere and I thank God everyday that it is only minutes from my palatial home in Little Saigon. Cash only. First come, first serve and all the other goodness that comes with an authentically Vietnamese restaurant. Go, enjoy and thank me for not being shady and selfish about my secret spot. read more

Two stars is a bit generous for them. Service was whatever, didn't expect much. This review and rating is solely for the food, I ordered a banh canh and my boyfriend had the com tam thit nuong. The banh canh was mediocre, not as good as expected since it was the dish they're most known for. The com tam however, is probably the worst I've ever had. Com tam is a broken rice dish, but they served us regular white rice, the thit nuong is more like charbroiled pork chop rather than the traditional thinly sliced charbroiled pork, the meat was extremely tough and dry, and the dish didn't even come with soup. Food came out fast, within 2-3 minutes after placing our order, we were really hungry but if waiting a bit longer results better tasting food, I would have waited but overall, I would not come back. read more

I think this place was okay. My Mom and I were getting our hair done, and our stylist recommended this place bc it was just a few shops over in the plaza. The place is quite small inside, but seems to have a good steady pace of Customers walking in. We ordered their special which was #1 on their Menu (Think it was their Banh Canh ) and also the Mien Xao Tom Cua (Sauteed Clear noodles with Shrimp & Crabs). My Mom is very picky, so she didn't eat it. But overall it's just okay. Their Service, however was great! See, My Mom had a stroke about 2 yrs ago, so she mostly uses a wheelchair. I just really want to take the time to THANK the Gentleman that took our order, bc he went out of his way to help me maneuver the tables around so that we can fit. Not only that, as I was pushing her out, he volunteered to push her, and just let me hold our food to-go. BELIEVE ME, these little thing matters HUGELY when you're in a situation like me. Most people see us coming and would rather just watch me struggle to hold the door open as I pull her through, than to help tend to us. Either way, I'm very grateful and would just like to thank him greatly! read more

Hidden gem!!! Hole in the wall!!! Secret Vietnamese restaurant that sells bomb food. I am so picky about banh canh and none of the places I've tried makes me wanna have their banh canh again. Hoevwer, this banh canh is delicious!!! get it!!! broth was thick and flavorful. Good portion of seafood and meat. The portion is huge! it is worth the price. My BF had the hu tieu kho. We both shared the food and loved both of our dish. Food is 5 stars quality but service is 1 star.... Servers were slow and did not pay attention to our order. read more

My mom and I have been coming here for years. The restaurant has stay pretty consistent in taste and quality. Still located in the same modest space, but the inside has been renovated in recent years. Staffed by family and the owner still cooks in the kitchen to this day. I've tried various dishes, from pho bo to bun thit cha gio to bun mam to banh canh. Honestly, every dish I've tried was made well, tastes like it was home-cooked. Cash only, and the price listed on the menu is the price you pay. read more

We are new on the Vietnamese food scene with only a few meals under our belts and not necessarily authentic. This IS. We were the only non-Vietnamese in the place. There was a 10 minute wait for lunch but this worked out well because everyone in line was so helpful giving us descriptions and opinions about which dish to order. We decided on the #1 and the Pho, and egg roll. When seated our order was taken promptly and when the food arrived, the server was nice enough to give us some hints as to the condiments, etc. Well, let me tell you, this food was excellent. The beef in the Pho was tender and the broth was rich and delicious. The #1 (can't remember the name, or spell it, or pronounce it!) was unlike anything i have ever had. A thick, rich sauce with crab, shrimp and pork and the fattest noodles I have ever seen. The egg roll was out of this world... my favorite. No doubt we will be back. And some of the nice people in line gave us the names of other Vietnamese restaurants in the area so you will see my Yelp reviews on these too. My naive reviews, for sure, but honest! read more

I love the food in here. I recomended for you guys are Banh Canh Cua, Cha Gio, Dau Xanh La Dua :3 read more

Mai Phung - Love the food in here ^^ so I recomened for you guys are Banh Cann Cua, Cha Gio and Dau Xanh La Dua :3 - Vietnamese Near Me - Westminster, California

I have been waiting for the opportunity to try MP for so long, but the timing never worked out until today. I came around 1pm on a Wednesday and was greeted with a line. The wait was not too bad but I was very surprised by the size of this place. There are exactly nine 2x2 tables. Extremely claustrophobic. It's not exactly the cleanest place in the world either... Banh canh tom cua (vietnamese-style udon with shrimp & crab) was delicious! I liked the broth: thick, Hue-style, the best way to eat banh canh! But I would have liked it even more if it were thicker and a little stronger in flavor. This dish also comes with pork meats, which were a little too fattylicious for me. And surprisingly, they served large chunks of crab meats! Yummylicious! Not the best I ever had but I had but definitely the best in OC. read more

CASH ONLY Tried their pho bo! It was yummy! Rich dark home made-esque broth. The bowl is the size of my face, which is huge!! Packed with meat and with thick noodle (banh tuoi). So satisfying and def hits the spot on a cold day. 8.50 which is pricier than most places but bang for your buck! Their egg rolls were also amaze! Super crispy. Coming back to try their banh canh! Service was spectacular. Our server was mad stylish with leopard joggers, paisley print T, SnapBack with a leopard brim. He topped it off with oversized beats by Dre! Like damn, how you hear my order bro?! Straight Paris by night done right! Made my meal that much more special. Thank you. read more

I know alot ppl gonna hate me for giving this place1star. Everyone hav diff taste I guess. I tried it couple times ,same results and thats y I'm writing this. To sum up LUKEWARM broth. Tasted like tap water. Its the Most important thing about a dish. Very bland!! Well not surprised bc it is prob tap water broth. But obviously alot of people like it ... So if ure the type that are very particular about the temperature of your food. Dont come here. read more

There is kind of packed around 1 to 2pm. Banh canh tom cua is #1 recommended but I saw the portion of grab and shrimp is very little and the portion of noodle is so much. I was full of the noodle more. We were waiting for about 20 mins to get in. read more

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One of our favorites here too!! It's a small mom 'n pop kinda place, but their banh canh is delicious!! We frequent this place a lot and my little son likes it here. When it's busy, there's a long wait obviously because the place is small, but it's worth the wait if you're craving for a good bowl of banh canh. Some people go there for other stuff which I don't understand why since their specialty is banh canh...perhaps maybe the other stuff is good too. The staff is very efficient and fast...though they can certainly smile more. All in all, highly recommend! read more

Came here with my family yesterday and this place sucks!! Everything is over priced even for pho. It's over priced because all the bowls are one size. Their pho is so gross! There's so much fat and rolls of fat floating around the soup bowl. My mom and grandma got Banh canh and it just tasted watered down. The only good thing about this place is their hot chili spice that makes it so different. Oh yeah, they opened 30 minutes late too. So UNORGANIZED. I don't recommend this over priced joint for soups read more

Omg. This place is overpriced. Horrible food. Don't come here! Worst mistake of my life! Never again will I come here.

Did the quality of food go down? My mom and I stopped in for a quick bite and ordered a bowl of the banh canh tom cua (vietnamese udon with shrimp and crab), and a bun cha Hanoi (Hanoi style vermicelli with grilled pork). Each entree was about $9, which anyone who knows anything about Vietnamese food knows --- is pretty steep, especially in this area. I realize that perhaps they charge a bit more because there's crab and shrimp, but my bowl had a minimal amount. The broth was bland and though the bowl was big, it was mostly noodles. My mom's vermicelli order was tiny and came with a small bowl of fatty meat...and the marinade was lacking. I may be biased because our family is from Hanoi, and I also prefer the clear, clean banh canh broth instead of this thick, dark one, but......just my opinion that it's not worth it and there are better banh canh places in the area with more variety. read more

A not so hidden gem! We were searching for a place to eat down in Westminster area when we spotted a restaurant with a large crowd waiting in the front. Sure enough, we decided to give it a shot. Even though there was a long line, we only waited about ~20 minutes before we were able to be seated. The restaurant is small, but they were efficient. Be prepared for some real Vietnamese service. Menu is posted on the window. Make sure you know what you're going to get because before getting seated, the waitress will call you over to place the order in ahead of time. Menu is not too extensive so it was pretty easy for me to make a decision. The fiance ordered the shrimp crab "Vietnamese noodles" (banh canh tom cua) and I ordered the dry noodle special (mi kho mai phung). Each dish was pretty bomb. There was plenty of crab meat for the banh canh and the broth was super flavorful. The mi kho mai phung was delicious as well. They don't cheap out on the toppings. There was plenty of pork, crab meat, and shrimp! I liked that their dish had a little bit of everything. Only downside to this place is that their dishes are little bit pricier than what you'll find in other shops in Westminster. Each bowl came out to $9 each. I still think it's worth the cost and have already recommended this place to a few friends. read more

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I always come here for pho bo and banh canh tom cua. Use the fish sauce and red peppers to dip it with the pho meat. It taste strangely better lol read more

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I've never heard of this place until my friend took me here one Sunday morning to relieve our hangovers. It's pretty hard to miss for me because I pass by this plaza so many times but I never even bother to look because it's so small. Anyway, we got here right before they open and there's already a line. That's a good sign. Heard they make their own fresh pho noodle here. That's pretty cool. I got the bun rieu because I get that everywhere and it's my fave. It was good but wasn't the best I've ever had. Still haven't found an excellent bun rieu place. But I had some of my friend's banh canh and it was really good! Flavorful and they are not shy on the crab, it's real crab too! If I ever crave for banh canh I'll definitely come here next time. read more

This place famous about banh canh tom cua, for me it's just okay :/ it's crowded on the weekend read more

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We came there last week eating banh shrimp noodle soup and in the bowl had a curly dark little hair so never come back!!!

I have to say this is my new favorite spot for pho in So Cal, as of now. The broth here is dank, they took the time to really draw out the flavors from the bones and meat while preparing it, while not skimping on any of the aromatics. So if you're used to the watered down, almost chicken broth like phos out there this place is not for you. I've been spoiled by Pinky's mom as well as my other Viet friends' mothers' various homemade Viet soup noodles, so now I feel almost like a Viet soup noodle snob. Mai Phung only has one type of pho, none of that pick and choose stuff, you order (most likely outside while waiting for a table to clear up) and you get what you get. For $8.50 it seems almost annoying that a place would dare to charge that much for a bowl of pho, especially since I've had pho at those fancy pants spots that tastes like crap, (Pho Olivia, I'm talking about you). But, no, Mai Phung has every right to charge $8.50 for a bowl of their tasty, dank, rich, dark colored pho with tender meats and tendon. Pinky usually dumps hoisin and sriracha into his pho, but not when dining at Mai Phung. Keep it simple and at the most maybe just put a scoop of their pretty damn spicy chili paste. But I take it up a notch by dipping my meats and green onion chunks into a tiny dish of fish sauce and chili paste. I love fish sauce more than my Viet lover loves it. Banh canh tom cua is another winner here, thick tapioca noodles in a thicker somewhat starchy broth topped with shrimp, thinly sliced tender charsiu, and crab meat. The broth is flavorful and although they don't have full on prawns like other banh canh places might offer, it's not necessary especially bc some of those prawns aren't even all that awesome to begin with! I like adding bean sprouts into my bowl, it lightens up the dish IMO. But overall this just needs a little squeeze of lime and some chili paste and it's ready to be eaten. Last time I didn't know which one I wanted more, pho or banh canh so Pinky ordered both and we shared with little bowls. Perfect lunch with the perfect lunch date! Unless you get lucky, expect to wait for a table, the longest Pinky and I have waited was maybe 15-20 minutes, which we spent looking around the strip mall which took like 5 minutes.. but sometimes you get lucky and there'll be an open table in this tiny little restaurant. Service has always been prompt and polite, however I have to wonder, are there no refills on the iced tea? I never get mine refilled after I finish my cup. :/ read more

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Finally tried this place... i'd say meh, i'll wait to eat banh canh tom cua at home. the portion was a good size but overall flavor was just alright. some little bits of shredded crab meat and 4/5 medium sized shrimps. $8.50 a bowl... i was full but wasn't impressed. read more

Best banh canh and pho bo. My favorite place to go. The place inside is so small, try to go early if you want to get in fast.

I love this place because their Banh Canh Cua (crab udon) is the best. They portion is usually small, doesn't fill me up but its very tasty thats why i kept coming back. However I won't be coming back in a while until I'm really really really craving it. Why? As of 9/1/18, they increase all their items by $1, the banh canh udon soup is now $10. They also charge $1 for water or ice tea, it was free before. You would expect their drink to be free since their item price menu is already high. This places is good but overpricing their food. Everything is $10 now. And the wait is always a little long cause of limited seatings. read more

This place is so rude. Their sign says they open at 1030, we got there at 1030 and already there were 8 people in line. We all waited .. And waited.. 20 mins later, they still didn't open !! Customers started to leave and some even knocked on the door... The workers saw them from the inside and totally just ignored them and went to hide. All they had to do was open the door and say " sorry we are behind and will open soon " but nope. So inconsiderate. Not worth the wait, food is good but they don't appreciate customers.. So never coming back. read more

Banh Canh Tom Cua is not tasty as other restaurant. Expensive for its value Banh Canh Tom Cua has only 2 super tiny shrimps and few crab meat, but most are pork fats. I threw all of the fats away. Also the restroom is very small and has no light, the lock was broken. There is nothing for me to recommend to others or want to come back again. read more

Their Vietnamese dishes are authentic, come early or there's a wait time. Their red chilies are spicy so use a little at a time.

So, I always have this craving for bun mam, and when I do I always go to mai phung. Why? Because their bun mam is BOMMBB. It's sweet, not to salty, the meat/seafood, noodle and broth ratio is perfect and the smell is not as overwhelming as some of the other places I've been to. I've eatin bun mam at every restaurant that serves it, And this place by far is the best of the best. So if this is the best place for bun mam, then why am I only giving 4 stars? Well.. This place is this tiny little whole in the wall that only fits a maximum 10 tables of 4. Don't even think about going to the bathroom, you'll have to walk through a crowded kitchen and scream excuse me to the 6-7 cooks that stands in the tiny walk way between you and the tiny bathroom door all the way in the back. Also, there's always a wait here, even when your the first one that shows up there's a line before it even opens. But then again, there's only 10 tables. The owner knows how his business is crackin, but why not invest a little more? OO and also, every time I come here they always have hip hop music playing. It's kinda weird listening to kendrick lamar rap about how he loves bad b××××es and it's not his effing problem while im just sitting there trying to eat my little bowl of bun mam. And no, the music they play is never censored. If you wanna eat authenthic good quality food, and don't mind the "streets of vietnam" environment, it's probably the place for you. Don't forget to being a breath mint read more

This is probably the best banh canh place in Orange County. Love the food. hate the wait times, but when you finally get in, they serve you quickly. They are efficient for such a place with not so many tables. The peppers are ridiculous. We buy a jar every time we're there. read more

Their signature topping is the fresh crab that is placed on top of every entree. Definitely a plus!! read more

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Wow, I am still amazed, having been months since I have stopped for a new favorite of mine, this crabby soup. I don't know what happened, Tomatos, tofu, and the way the lettuce finishes finely with the difficulty it takes in approaching this dish has changed my pallete. I truly enjoy the originality that the soft hints, of love, and personality, that the broth brings, I didn't want to post but, I am a fan. :) Happy new years. read more

ive had high hope for this place from all good reviews but i only rate this place 3/5. Its small restaurant. we had to wait outside for 45'. I do love their green bean drink thou. nothing special abt their banh canh cua. I expected to he better than that. Atlanta and Houston do have better banh canh cua since i heard this place serve best banh canh in westminster. We also ordered eggrolls but didnt get it so no review on that read more

Mai Phung - banh canh cua - Vietnamese Near Me - Westminster, California

Come in at 10:50am. Waiting until 11:10am. The server come out and said its not open until 11:40am. They dont even notified the customer! Rude services! Not reconmended! read more

I ordered bun mam and banh canh togo both of them were from/in the fridge...bun mam taste so plain smell nothing! Pork bbq skin probably few days old. Never come back or never order togo. Price $12 each. read more

Okay, I've and done with them," kind of", so you can go there now :-) A few weeks back, BFF and I tried to get in 2 times on two different Saturday afternoons. The line is long outside with a full house inside, it was around 1 PM. We gave up and went home. We made a third attempt a week later on a Sunday and, after a half-hour wait, we finally got a table. It's seems like they took over the kitchen from the place use to called Long Phung. They have more servers who are younger and quicker and a real menu with more items. Every food item are flat rate: $8.50. My favorite from them is the Banh Canh Tom Cua, that's their famous soup. It still has the original ingredients. but It would taste better if the broth was hotter than just warm. BFF ordered the pork chop with rice, which is not on the menu, but that is what he likes and it was pretty good. We both shared the Egg Rolls / Cha Gio, but we were really disappointed because it seemed they were over-cooked--the rice paper wrap was chewy and tough. It made me think of they re-fried the leftover stuff from the last few days. Remember, CASH only baby, the green paper. read more

Banh canh is good here! My friend and I waited outside when it was raining and we were promptly seated about 15-20 minutes later! It's a small place, but clean and cozy nonetheless. I noticed that the banh canh is better when you eat at the location and not to-go it! From my observation ... There is more crab meat when you dine in. My mom thinks they charge an extra .50 cents when you to-go it too (for packaging I guess?). 1 mushroom, 2(?) shrimps, crab meat, one sized bowls, thick soup base, $9! X2, $18 flat! Yay! read more

Initially unsure whether to write a review or not as this place is completely under the radar - yelp-wise. But food this good should be shared, even if it means possibly longer lines than they already have (typically at lunch time). Completely authentic Vietnamese food, fresh, quality ingredients and a limited menu - how it should be done. I devoured the Hu Tieu Kho. It was amazing, there was a perfect balance of hu tieu and bean sprouts, fresh crab, perfectly cooked shrimp and meat, and the flavor was just amazing. I really haven't experienced Vietnamese food this fresh and flavorful since my trip to the motherland. My mom enjoyed her Banh Canh, and on a different trip Bun Thit Nuong. Both were amazing -- I know because dining with me means share-sies, and if you're that type of person - often against your will. Best part about this meal was running into the chef as I squeezed through their tiny kitchen to use the washroom. She asked me, in this order: if I had finished my food, what I ordered, and if I enjoyed it? Oh hello, YES, YES, and YES. She was perfect and happy and sweet and you from speaking to her you could tell how passionate she was about her food. My next trip to Orange County, I'm going straight here from the airport. Who knows, maybe I'll have time to get in a visit with my parents. read more

I like their Pho, traditional Pho (aka Northern Vietnam style Pho). My boyfriend likes their Banh canh (crab udon) I tried their Hu Tieu, I think it was okay, but they used too much MSG in it, made my lips numb and made me thirsty :( Will try the egg rolls next time Their drink, dau xanh la dua (the green drink) is quite good too :) sometimes there may be wait, but it won't be long. read more