I haven't ordered much more than their banh mi's but I am addicted. Hands down, best sandwiches I've ever had!! read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Short rib bulgogi with cucumber and pickled carrots. Bulgogi sauce on French baguette. - Vietnamese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Nguyens kitchen is always a great late night choice. Recently I was blown away by the service of the staff in particular Jordan who managed the front counter. He was extremely helpful in curating the menu and the offerings of the restaurant he was beyond friendly and made the meal special. Definitely will be back soon! read more

One of the better asian fusion restaurants in the area. Super nice for late night eats as they close at 3am on the weekend and do grubhub. The main go to for a lot of people would be the garlic noodles with chicken breast or shrimp. The portions are pretty big and you will most likely have leftovers to take home. Another good selection might be the crawfish pasta, which is amazing. Be warn as it is pretty spicy. read more

First of all, we waited 5 minutes before anyone came to the front to greet us and take our orders. Second, my friend spent $2.50 for soda... THERE WAS NO ICE AND THE SODA WASN'T EVEN CARBONATED!!! We mentioned this to the lady that took our order, and she just brought us a bucket of ice...Doesn't help the soda carbonation issue... my friend ended up with just drinking lemonade. Third, my other friend ordered pho. All the noodles were cut into tiny pieces as if the noodles were cut for little kids. Ridiculous. The food taste was good but overall the service was terrible. Don't recommend this place. Not coming back... read more

This place is soooo good. The chicken is unreal. And the pork buns are the best thing I've ever tried.

The food was alright. My biggest complaint is every table in the place was dirty. There was three people working and zero customers, except us. The guy behind the counter watched me wipe off the table so we could sit down and eat. Even after that he didn't get up and wipe anything down. read more

Fuck this place they are always out of food and takes so damn long! It's just dumb. Don't waste your time or money here

Sunday evening about 9:30pm: My wife and two young boys, found this place by accident. We arrived late on a Sunday evening, after hanging out on Balboa Island for the afternoon. We must have gotten lucky because the place was almost empty. After my kids finally decided what they wanted, we ordered. The place is small with only one large table and eight (10?) chairs in the center of the seating area and a few seats against a wall counter. Originally, we sat at the wall-counter seating, since the one table was taken by four friends who had spread out, as far as seating. But, they graciously offered to move over, so that we could sit at an actual table (with them). "Thanks guys!" Our food arrived and was incredibly tasty. We ordered a bulgogi steak sandwich, chicken wings (spicy & mild", a bulgogi/rice bowl, the burger sliders and egg rolls. I have to admit, this was one of the few times that all four of us were loving our meal from the same restaurant. Everything was done just right. The service was patient (tried by my sons lack of decision making), and courteous. We are definitely planning on returning in the near future. Oh, if you're visiting Balboa Island, this place of business, is about seven minutes away by car. A great family option to the overcrowded and overpriced island restaurants. read more

I really really love this place so much! The best Vietnamese food I've ever had, the service there is good and the quality of the food is great! Definitely one of my favorite places to eat in Costa Mesa!! read more

Food here is 10/10. Every time we're in Newport we come here. Recommendations for this place are the garlic noodles with beef, pho, eggrolls and all sandwiches. Also, the Vietnamese coffee is the best coffee I've had in Orange County. read more

It's in a little strip mall, but based on Yelp reviews, we tried delivery. We got pho with chicken and the garlic noodles with pork. Both were delicious! We've since ordered both again, for pick-up, three more times. Not all the same week, mind you. Just those two dishes are enough for 3 or 4 people, but the noodles especially are wonderful the next day. read more

The food here is hella bomb. Don't waste your time. Just go!!! Order anything on the menu. Blind fold yourself and just point and order. I promise this place is fire ! I keep trying new things every time I go because I was so satisfied my first time, I haven't ordered a single thing I haven't liked thus far. read more

I came in at ~1:30am and the woman in front was counting money with her mask off. I looked in the back of towards the kitchen and there were around 2 people without their masks on and one wearing it incorrectly. It seems like they're very lenient with their mask policy when handling food, which concerns me about health. I ended up just tossing the food with so much guilt since it's such a waste. I usually go to the Santa Ana location, where their employees are always wearing masks and being kind. The only reason I found myself at this location was because I ordered online from the wrong place. I appreciate them working during a pandemic, but I hope they understand they put others at risk themselves due to their actions. read more

Wow. I am so blown away by how amazing this place is. My family ordered the crawfish pasta, popcorn chicken and garlic noodle to go. Cheap prices and mouth watering tasting food! Must try!! I'll be coming back here again. The parking situation is a bit crazy but well worth it in the end! read more

This little hole in the wall has amazing food.. it was good and price is very decent. read more

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Parking isnt that bad here. What i dont like is that there are no seats. Along the wall is a bar-like table that sits 5. The only other table us long table that shits about 10. Thats it. 2 tables. Its like they want you to take out. The cajun fries were extremely salty for me. If they lessened the sodium, it wouldve been great. The fries has a kick to it. Garlic noodle with bulgogi. My favorite on the menu. Its not too garlicy and not too oily. Garlic chicken sandwich. This is also a great item if youre into chicken as it is juicy and well seasoned. The bun is whatever though. Bulgogi rice bowl. Was meh. Prices looked incredibly pleasing upon first look. About 4-6$ an item. But then you realize they charge 3-4$ for meat. read more

My friend and I were recently recommended to try this place out by one of our friends. When we got there, the cashier (Yasunny) was really polite and welcoming. She was very helpful on giving recommendations. I totally recommend this place. ;) read more

I've been meaning to try this place in Orange out for the longest time, but never had the chance to. The Newport Beach location happened to be on my way to work and I had one hour to kill so I took the opportunity to finally try it out. I ordered their Vietnamese coffee and their crawfish pasta! Their Vietnamese coffee honestly tasted like chocolate milk w/ a shot of espresso but it was actually good! I saw that their crawfish pasta was one of their more popular dishes so I had to try it out. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did, which was really surprising (since I'm not a huge fan of pasta or crawfish)! Come to my surprise it was really creamy, full of flavor, and REAAALLY spicy for me. Despite the heat, the overall flavor was amazing! I would definitely come here and try more of their menu items because it all looks pretty promising. The only reason why I gave it a 4/5 instead of a 5/5 is because of its locations. Even the one in orange is not located in the best area just because of the small parking spot. It took me a few minutes to find the Newport Beach location since it's located in a very small area and the sign didn't stand out enough to catch my attention while driving. Other than that, this place is pretty cool and unique. They give you a lot of food for the price you're paying and it's definitely filling! read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Vietnamese iced coffee - Vietnamese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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my friends and I were around the area and wanted to give this place a try. we got the cajun garlic fries, crawfish pasta, garlic noodles w/ bulgogi & the nk chicken wings. the food was alright but not something I'd crave or go the extra mile for. the place is pretty small and there's not a lot of seats if you're planning to go with a big group. read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - garlic noodles w/ bulgogi - good but greasy - Vietnamese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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This place was a miss in my book. Tried the Jumbo Shrimp pasta & the NK Chicken wings. Pasta was lackluster and had no flavor. Shrimp was decently sized so complaints there. They also lacked any depth of flavor. Chicken wings were okay but on the sweeter side which I'm personally not a fan of w/ savory foods. The sauces was weirdly sweet (tasted like hoisin sauce) with no signs of spiciness although it was supposed to be. Not a huge fan but would be willing to come back to give other dishes a try. Service was great - staff was really friendly. There was a small lot to park in but wasn't a problem for us since it was a holiday and many businesses in the plaza were not open. read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Jumbo shrimp garlic pasta - Vietnamese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Sorry to say, it was not bad, neither particularly good, if you are craving Vietnamese cousine it may be a choice if you live around and don't want to travel far read more

DELICIOUS! Last week I went here for the first time with a couple of my coworkers, we all got something different but split it so we can try a little bit of everything! I got the garlic noodles with the tiger shrimp, SO good! It's not too garlicky and the shrimp is cooked perfectly! Someone else got the bulgogi steak Bahn Mi and it was so delicious that i ended up ordering my own to go for later! Reasonably priced for the amount of food you get and quality read more

My family and I saw this place as we were driving by, and decided to stop for lunch. We got the garlic Cajun fries with bulgogi and garlic noodles with grilled pork. Garlic Noodles with Grilled Pork (2/5) I honestly just didn't like it. The flavor was eh, the texture of the noodles was eh, the grilled pork itself was eh. I won't give it a 1 because it's wasn't bad, it just wasn't good. By any stretch of the imagination. On top of that, it was $10 which I probably should have just spent on getting a poke bowl just a few doors down. Garlic Cajun Fries with Bulgogi (4/5) The bulgogi is flavorful, but has a weirdly chewy texture and stringy appearance. The fries themselves are pretty good with the sauce from the bulgogi on them. Crispy and flavorful (well, not so crispy after a few minutes. A little soggy). read more

Came in with good intentions from the good reviews, huge disappointment. 5 dollars for popcorn chicken huge rip off for what you get. Wouldn't return read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Vietnamese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

So disappointing, the fries came out cold, the pork bowls mixed veggies was pickled carrots and lettuce. False advertising and sad because I really wanted to love this place. The guy at be the register was very nice which is why I'll give 2 stars, but I will never be back. read more

If you haven't tried this place make a point to get in there. The food it so fresh and flavorful. Everything I have grid has been so good! Plus, the one in NB is open late.... like midnight or later and that is hard to find in Orange County read more

First time trying this place! Got the Garlic Noodles with chicken breast and a Thai Tea! Delicious.... and their green sauce is soooo good and spicy! I will definitely be back read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Vietnamese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I had their garlic noodles with chicken which were excellent and affordable. Unfortunately, while my friends and I were waiting for our food we saw a small roach. So regardless of their good tasting food and quality service, I am going to have to rate them 2 stars. read more

Great food that hits the spot! I don't know why the other reviews are so critical but you basically get what you pay for. Banh mi in Costa Mesa is hard to come by. And when you do find a good spot be prepared to pay top dollar. But not at nguyens kitchen! Fast; delicious; made to order? All in all best 7 bucks I've ever spent. Got the chicken banh mi and a drink at 1am what more can I ask for. I've never been to the other location so I don't no what the hype is about. This sandwich is legit read more

best garlic noodles ever!! came here late last night after a festival and it was the only thing open. my friends and i ordered a few items, popcorn chicken, garlic fries, and garlic noodles. everything was quick and delicious. the only late night restaurant open on 17th street i believe. what a good find!! read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Vietnamese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Great late night meal as all the other shops around the area close really early. The noodles are really good and you can't go wrong with the popcorn chicken. Some days, the food is bland or doesn't taste good so it seems like it depends on the cook for that day. Otherwise, I would continue to go here read more

Unfortunately, this was very disappointing. Ordered the popcorn chicken and garlic noodles with pork. There were only a couple small pieces of chicken and some parts were hard and inedible. Noodles didn't have any seafood in them, but tasted fishy?! They tasted exactly like they were cooked with shrimp, but there was no shrimp in them. Huge bummer as this place used to be decent. read more

The garlic noodles were simple but delish, packed with flavour, super garlicky (which I love) and super budget friendly (which I also love), this little spot is poppin for good reason!! Plus it's open late--so glad to have found this place!! read more

Food is served cold even when you're dining in....how is that possible....meat quality tastes low. The wait for the food is long and you'd expect the food to at least be warm. Waste of money and time. read more

This place was OK I saw a lot of good reviews so I wanted to try it but the food was sooo average . You can go somewhere else

Got a to go order just a few minutes ago. Food looked good at first, however, we quickly noticed that the jumbo shrimp was super super salty and overcooked. I've never had shrimp this salty in my life. Also the garlic noodles were overcooked and bad overall quality. Having been to this store in the past I believe that tonight is an exception. Nevertheless tonight's quality should never happen at a decent establishment. read more

Am I a foodie? Not more than anyone else. Am I an expert on Asian cuisine? Absolutely not. But I thoroughly enjoyed my dining cuisine at Nguyens Kitchen. Service was polite/friendly and fast. The food may not be the healthiest but at 11:30 pm what is. This will be my go-to late night indulgence. The garlic noodles are decadent to say the least read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Garlic noodles pork/chicken with egg rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

The environment was clean, and the food was great! Took a visit up north from San Diego & I found this place on yelp. It tastes just as good as it looks. I'd definitely stop by this place again when I'm ever in the area. read more

Nguyen's Kitchen - Cajun Bulgogi Fries Garlic Noodles with Jumbo Shrimp & Bulgogi DELICIOUS - Vietnamese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Love this place after a good friend told me about how good it is. Highly recommend the garlic noodles and the beef if it's your first time and if you like garlic! So much food that you can have it as two meals. The employees are also super nice and helpful! read more

We needed a quick meal before heading out for a long car ride. It was just ok...I wouldn't return or put this on my fast food go-to place. If you're basing your decision based on the photos of the food...don't. None of the food looked like the photos. Quick, inexpensive and edible. Great for a grab and go. read more