Small corner spot with very limited parking and seating, but they've been around for a long time for a reason. We love the food here, just wish the customer service was a bit more helpful. No one is rude. It just feels like they're focused on getting the food out rather than answering questions. For me, service is part of the overall experience. One example, the menu doesn't list ingredients for the shaking beef banh mi. I asked what was in it and got a pretty vague answer like "beef" and a few other items. When it came out, it had sour cream, which wasn't mentioned. I can eat it, just not my preference, so it would've been nice to know upfront. * Garlic wings - according to my wife, absolutely amazing * Pork & egg banh mi - really good and fully loaded * Egg rolls - good size and fried perfectly * Char siu pork stir fried noodles - nice kick from the black pepper * Shrimp fried rice - simple but flavorful * Shaking beef banh mi - different from what I usually get (with rice), still tasty overall The inside is tight and not really suited for big groups--more of a quick in-and-out kind of place. read more

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One of my favorites but I came into a small fortune and blew it all at Nobi. The food as always, spectacular. I ordered the stir fried noodle with Sweet chili wings and to pork tacos that are the size of a size 6 in a woman's shoe. Stuffed with meaty goodness and topped with fresh cilantro, onions and their salsa all wrapped in comfort with corn tortillas and then wrapped in shiny foil paper. The wait for online orders is about a 25-30 minutes as it is a tiny kitchen, serving HUGE flavors. The place is always popping with guest enjoying their libations and soaking it up with the cuisine. Small, outside seating available with nice couches and bar tables to feast. I highly recommend if you haven't partook already. Love the ambiance, love the people. These people cook like how Jesus loves people. read more

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What a surprise this place was. I went in expecting a typical bar type of experience, and discovered that Nobi serves the best Asian food! Their vermicelli and egg-rolls are outstanding, as is their service. read more

So easily said, the NOBi on NASA Road is one of my top five places to eat. On my way to a chiropractic visit I decided to stop into this Nobi, thinking it would be the same .....to my surprise. It was not. I got the bonme sandwich with an egg over easy. Which is and was fantastic.. as for the egg it was hard fried, no big deal . that being said, the staff was not nice and looked miserable like they just did a 70 hour shift with no break. No smiles. No good energy nobody was happy to be there and not great service. The bar is separate from the restaurant portion --upon going there to get a beer the bartender Basically sucked the "delightful, positive, Good energy" right out of my soul. I tried as hard as I could too, strike conversation and be happy but her negative demeanor almost ruined my day. I'm not gonna try with someone that just doesn't care that a new customers in front of her asking questions about beer I thought maybe it's me. Maybe I'm having a bad day but then two or three, what looked like regulars came in. Everything changed on the bartenders face giving out hugs smiles everything so I guess new customers aren't worth being delightful to. I'll prolly give this place a try again before I strike it off my list. I'm definitely only gonna go to NOBi on NASA. read more

Nobi Asian Grill - Vietnamese Near Me - Friendswood, Texas

Pork Fried rice is a 10/10 but the nachos are I love how they season their meats. Very flavorful read more

Nobi Asian Grill - Pork nachos - Vietnamese Near Me - Friendswood, Texas

Anytime I'm in Houston, I make sure to stop by here. From great food, craft beers, and a great vibe nothing else beats this place. On Wednesdays you can find the regulars and locals hanging out having drinks, laughs, and the weekly special to munch on. This is a great family owned spot. So check them out for sure! read more

Yes and yes please!!! This place is out of this world. If you have passed by and not stopped in you are completely missing out. The VERY best Bahn Mi I have ever had! Exceptional! They also have several other dishes that are amazing! Small and unique this is a hidden gem. read more

Nobi Asian Grill - Grilled pork sandwich - bahn mi - Vietnamese Near Me - Friendswood, Texas

This little hole-in-the-wall gem serves some of the best Vietnamese sandwiches you'll find in the SE Houston area. I can't wait to return and explore more of their menu in the Friendswood and Webster area. The BBQ Grilled Vietnamese Pork was as flavorful as ever, and I loved the "combo" meal, which included Vietnamese eggrolls (one of several side options with the entrée and drink). The flavors are consistently delicious and distinct. read more

We had the beef shaking noodles, vermicelli noodles with chicken and a chicken sandwich. The food came quickly and was delicious. The inside is small but inviting. read more

Well, well! I expected an asian grill that had plenty of soup choices, to include pho. However, after carefully contemplating their menu, I tried something different- a regular grilled sandwich. Turns out that this was no ordinary chicken sandwich. For $5.89, I received a culinary work of art with flavors of deliciousness that exploded within my mouth! Grilled chicken (tasted more beefy) with diced carrots, green peppers and onions, with a dash of cheese. Good gawd! Absolutely fantastic! The restaurant is located behind a gas station, and is somewhat difficult to find off of the road. I was originally referred to the restaurant by someone, of which I'm glad they did. No table service here- more of order at the front, and get outta the way. Pretty good stuff! read more

Nobi Asian Grill - Chicken sandwich for a few bucks at Nobi. But beware- its hot! - Vietnamese Near Me - Friendswood, Texas

Nobi Asian Grill have excellent Banh Mi, appetizers, soups, salads, fried rice plates, stir fry noodles, and vermicelli. Nobi also offer Asian influenced tacos and burritos! The prices aren't bad, but the staff could be more social. I went to the counter to ask for a to-go box, one of the workers just gave me a glare while she handed me the to-go boxes. I was being polite, so she why did she have to look annoyed at me for? Not all their tables come with napkins. I wouldn't order water from Nobi Asian Grill. I don't know why, but their water was slimy, not cold either. GROSS!!! Nobi's location is in a small, cramped business lot. They're easy to miss. read more

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Best Bahn Mi sandwich I've had since moving down here! I actually had no idea this was a Vietnamese grill and came here for beer bar (Regal Beagle on Google maps) which was hidden. Super cozy ambiance. Fast service. Will try the Webster location next! read more

Foods always good. Staff can be a little slow and inept, but overall, a decent spot for a beer and banh-mi.

Excellent food. Excellent service. Great seating options. Would have taken a photo of my banh mi but I ate it too fast haha

Love love Nobi!!! This is a must-try if you are in the Webster and Friendswood area! My all-time favorite sandwich is the char grill pork banh mi sandwich with a side of the beef dumplings or the egg rolls, and the fish sauce is amazing! Just an FYI they do brew their beer too. read more

Nobi Asian Grill - Char-Grilled Pork & Egg Roll - Vietnamese Near Me - Friendswood, Texas

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Welcome to another episode of asian and Mexican fusion, where you'll find all proteins in your tacos, loaded fries, and nachos are swapped out with vietnamese styled pork or beef, because let's face it--they're just so much more flavorful-- who can blame them? The location is a bit weird. The soda bar is very interesting, sporting flavors like pineapple and other choices away from mainstream sodas. Overall, what brings the rating down for me from a 4 to a 3 star is: It's a bit expensive for vietnamese food. Service is on the slower side. Compared to its older location, which is not too far away. You are limited on drink options, and service over on Nasa Rd is top notch, and if I'm going to be totally honest, everything is a little less here in comparison (scenery, food, vibe), and it's only 5 miles away! Recommendations: 1.) I can see why the nachos are something to talk about. The chips are of the harder kind and thicker, pita chip kind. I lean more towards the tostinos kind of chip for nachos, but hey.. that's just my preference. These are still pretty flavorful with the char grilled pork. 2.) Anything with their char grilled pork is going to win--they do it properly here (but so does almost every other vietnamese restaurant). Just expect a hike up in the price for the vibes. read more

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After reading the reviews I was really excited to try this place. I got an order of the the egg rolls and the chicken stir fry. I had higher hopes for the egg rolls but mine were a little soggy, I would have liked them to be more crunchy. The stir fry was pretty bland and I had to sort through lots of cabbage to find any noodles. The inside is clean and spacious I didn't have any issues finding a place to sit. The food comes out pretty fast and the customer service was great. I just wish the food was better. read more

I'm still not certain about nobi as I like some things yet other things lack Basically if you need sercice forget nobi they are busy at cashier or jobs not trained for customer Service in my opinion. Also sometimes I like the food others it's bad but one thing they are greedy on sauces and sides or extras which I dislike and find petty. Food quality is steady but still I don't like it one day but the next day I do ? read more

Amazing banh mi! I tried the shaking beef and it was sooooo tender and juicy and they gave me a great amount inside of the sandwich. Although I waited over 25mins for 2 beef sandwich's I can say I will be coming back but I'm for sure ordering ahead over the phone. Also ordered the fried egg rolls 9/10! It was pretty busy inside so seeing that as a first time customer made me feel at ease about trying this place out. read more

Excellent pork Bahn Mi. I usually call it in and when I arrive, I am entertained by watching them make the various items they sell. Place is clean and staff friendly. I always say I'm going to try some of their other menu items, but I just can't get past not ordering that pork Bahn mi! read more

Looooove Nobi. I get the vermicelli pork bowl. Banh mi sandwich is awesome. Can't go wrong with anything here.

Best place ever!!!! 11/10 service. Great service unmatched by other places. Comfortable chairs.

Small but nice place to grab some good Asian food. I got the chicken vermicelli which had lots of veggies which gave the dish a good crunch and was very refreshing. There was a good chicken ratio and was grilled and seasoned really nicely. Would like to try other dishes the next time we're in town! read more

Nobi Asian Grill - Char-Grilled Chicken Vermicelli - Vietnamese Near Me - Friendswood, Texas

This is a type of establishment where you go up to order and seat yourself. customer service here was okay. we walked in and made eye contact with the worker and she didn't say hi welcome just walked away and ignored us. the worker added soda to our order and when i told her we didn't want soda she said i already took it off. but i saw on the screen that the soda was still on our tab and told her if she can take it off for us she said i already did. she gave me a rude attitude for no reason. We ordered the char siu fried rice and beef fries. the char siu fried rice had no flavor to it what so ever. we added sriracha to it but it still didn't help add flavor to it. it needed more soy sauce or something. the beef fries were actually pretty good. the beef had good flavor to it. this place is pretty pricey and you can get better vietnamese food for a better price and better flavor else where in my opinion read more

Nobi was a great choice for us who were craving Asian food but also wanted a nice place to relax and chat. The setting was a swanky little nook next to a beer bar and the food was delicious. While not the most traditional of vermicellis, the chicken was grilled quite well and was flavourful. read more

Nobi Asian Grill - Char-Grilled Chicken Vermicelli - Vietnamese Near Me - Friendswood, Texas

The only reason I didn't give this place a 5 was only because it's sooo tiny. Other than that... food was delicious! Pork sandwich was scrumptious and the fried dumplings were so good! The service was great! read more

Great for take out! We've been coming here for years and order the chargrilled pork every time we crave Banh mi since it's the closest thing nearby. They're always quick on our orders and never had any issues. Highly recommend. read more

Stopped in for a quick lunch and ordered the pork banh mi. While their prices are not as cheap as some other Viet places, it's still a cheap lunch and the sandwich came out hot and fresh. The bread was crunchy, the pork was tender, and the daikon and carrots were nice and fresh. The size of the sandwich was definitely not small as well. I finished it in one go but could also see saving a half if I was looking for a light lunch. Service was pretty fast, and the place is pretty casual. They have a bar attached to the back of it that seems pretty chill, I may have to try that next time. read more

Love everything they have. My favorite thing is the pork spring rolls and the pork sandwich.

The Food here is always top notch! My fiancée and I went here every Friday night while we were dating and always had a great time! One night we ordered cheese fries and they accidentally made nachos but Tony was quick to remedy it and let us keep both orders! The workers there are all great and we are good friends with a lot of them. The atmosphere is very cozy. It can get busy at night and on weekends but no more than any other establishment at that time. All in all a great place to eat, hangout and have a great time. And, speaking from experience, a wonderful place to propose to your girlfriend. read more

Spent my time at the "Regale Beagle" which is the bar component of Nobi (attached). There was a wide variety of beer on tap, friendly people at the bar, and a knowledgeable bartender watching a 90's cult classic "Tremmors" with the customers. I ordered a sour raspberry beer from "Martin House Brewing" which was excellent. I also ordered the shaking beef with fried rice, which I've had before but never seemed to exceed my expectations. It's simply out of this world amazing!!! I also ordered the grilled chicken spring rolls, which I typically have at home after the fact because my niece loves them(she is 9 and will only eat spring rolls from Nobi). ALSO, the owner stopped in and sat with the customers for a minute to chat, extremely polite and wholesome guy. He's loaded with $.50 jokes and smiles. read more

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Great affordable food and service! I've been here several times and it's always the same, good stuff!

Placed order through Door Dash. Food was delicious and portions were good. We'll probably visit in person and try more dishes.

Great food! We order spring rolls and my kids like a lot of the vegan stuff. Quick serves and food is always great. It is definitely worth trying because you will enjoy it. They sale alcohol so you can always enjoy it while having your dinner. read more

The food is always delicious. Super busy place and not much seating so I usually order to go.

Really really good authentic Asian food! The best I've ever had as well as my husband and my kids. We all love it!!

I wish I would have known this place wasn't authentically Vietnamese food without the Vietnamese people cooking because I definitely wouldn't have suggested to my parents. This place was a big letdown! The lady and guy that works here aren't Vietnamese, so the restaurant is more Americanized Asian spot. They don't use pate on the sandwiches nor do they strive for freshness. We all ordered the char-grilled chicken sandwich and one without jalapeños. I also ordered a glass of Thai tea, lychee drink and some chips. Since the space and tables only have two chairs per table in a fairly cramped area, we settled to dine in. Our table was filthy with crumbs all over the table and although the lady wasn't serving anyone she didn't have the respect to clean off our table though she did the rest behind us. Finally, our food had arrived looking so yummy and delicious. Key word: looking. But, as we bit into it, it was beyond bland, not fresh, and not very tasty. My dad gave off looks of disgust, my mum kept mentioning how she had better, and I was just angry that we had to pay $19 total for 2 combos of $6.99 and one just sandwich, $4. These sandwiches aren't worth even $5, more like less than. The relish of carrots and daikon weren't as fresh since they lacked flavor, I couldn't taste the pickled sweetness. Now, the chicken was freshly grilled, but that's all I tasted was grill tasting chicken. Nothing on the sandwich brought out WOWing flavor, this place is just a knock off wanna-be Vietnamese place with non-Vietnamese people running the place. Even the Thai tea, my parents said it tasted like penicillin and when I sampled it, it wasn't strong, I didn't taste like any tea. The only best tasting thing here is the prawn chips imported from the Philippines. My mum loved the lychee drink and my dad liked the maggi seasoning, but the sandwich to them was nasty. It's located in a tiny service station with limited parking. Just where Blackhawk and 528 meet. This aren't the BEST banh mi sandwiches. Just OK, bland, flavorless, high dollar mess. read more

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Nobi. What else can I say, it's the best place to get banh mi in Clear Lake... and chicken wings! I have been coming here for a long time, even before they opened their Pub version of the place (Nobi Public House). The location can be easily missed if you don't look for it hard enough. It's tucked right next door to a gas station that is also owned by the same family that owns Nobi. It has a hole in the wall feel, and I always loved places like this. It's pretty small inside, although I have never had the problem of getting a seat. It seems like a lot of people just get their food to go which is not a bad idea. Their banh mi's are good and my personal favorites are the grilled pork and tofu. Dont forget to add the egg for a dollar, makes a huge difference! The best thing to get here aside from their banh mi'sare the chicken wings. It is probably one of the best chicken wings (garlic butter wings) I ever had. I ordered 30 pcs of garlic butter wings for a potluck at work and it was gone in no time! Also if you are the combo type of guy, they have a sandwich+egg roll or sandwich+ drink combo which I think is a good deal! They have several other things on the menu like rice plates, I also like their fried rice a lot and its good with their chicken wings. They also have thai tea and caphe sua da that always go well with their food items. The caphe us da will also give you a good boost since its strong and sweet. The people are friendly and the prices are also reasonable. The banh mi's are $4 and some change. Sure you can find cheaper ones in Bellaire but for the convenience of the location and the quality of food, it's worth the price. read more

Nobi Asian Grill - Tofu sandwich and Char grilled pork sandwich with egg. - Vietnamese Near Me - Friendswood, Texas

I can't recommend this place enough. It's been a staple of our top eateries for as long as I can remember. Bravo to the owners, managers and employees for making this such a great place for so many years. read more

I love the fried rice! I look forward to trying more of the menu in the future. Such a nice find