We ordered Sauteed String beans with Tofu, Stewed Catfish Claypot, and Thai style Basil Chicken or something along the lines of that. I was fairly disappointed by the tofu. They had that 'rotten stink' to them. The green beans were too cornstarch and grease laden to be called vegetables. The catfish stew smelled really nice. But again-- GREASY! If I put that much oil into whatever I cooked, my food would definitely be better than these dishes! What pissed me off even more was that I had to use my fingers to pick the fish bones out of my mouth. they should seriously consider fillets. The fish skin had a bit of a fishy smell to them too. The thai chicken was nothing special. Greasy too. I knew we should've stuck to the pho! Maybe the pho tastes good here. After all, it is vietnamese. Nevertheless, my companions enjoyed this place a lot and hope to return again. But..not me. read more

I've been working in Oakland for 3 years, and I would have to say that Rang Dong is one of the cleanest and friendliest Vietnamese restaurants in Oakland. It is located at the edge of China Town in between a few stores so make sure you don't overlook it. If you are familiar with Vietnamese food, you know that there are the basic Phos, Noodles, and Rice Plates. It's hard to mess these up, so when I write this review, I am basing it on the service and the clean establishment. Here, you can count on the waiter to refill your water. Here, you can count on them to be able to speak to their menu. Here, you don't have to count your cash because they accept credit cards. YEE! read more

Great Vietnamese dishes. It's like the comfort of mom's cooking or your favorite diner. You step into Rang Dong and you know you are safe from the madness of the world and you can sit down and enjoy a good meal. The service is gracious, the ambience is comfortable and relaxing. In terms of food, they know what they can do and they do it well. Try the pho, or any of the other soups (bun rieu, etc.) - this is their strong spot. Also try the claypot rice, the vermicelli stir fry, the five spice beef and other family style dishes too. It's hard to go wrong. Good coffee and tea too. read more

The egg rolls were pretty good here. The beef stew was delicious. The broth was perfect with tender meat. The service is great here. Way better than many of the pho places around here. read more

Excellent local restaurant with decent Vietnamese food. I like their pork chop rice and bun vermicelli noodle dishes. Fried eggroll appetizers were on the small side, so I'd skip that next time. Convenient location with large parking lot. Friendly servers with a welcoming attitude. Come and help support local small businesses. read more

Restaurant was surprisingly really clean esp since it's in Chinatown. Overall, I was really satisfied with their food (a little more expensive than typical viet restaurants in Oakland but they are VERY generous with their portions!) Also, I loved our waitress (maybe owner)... she was very welcoming to everyone that came into the restaurant! :) read more

Best Pho. Yes. Come here. I love it!!!! The service is exceptional. There is literally no wait with the food. The Pho is quickly served to you and beautifully presented to you. It's a family owned business and they show you so much love! I have called at 9:20 PM on several nights to get Pho to go and they gladly take your order, which is super kind because they close at 9:30 PM. If you eat here on the regular it's seriously like having a family and a home away from home. You can't buy that type of love. So again, come here. If you love Pho - you will love this place. read more

First time here for lunch. I was planning on going to a different pho place, but as fate had it, I found a parking space right in front of Rang Dong. Since I've never been, I thought I'd give it a try. Happy I did too. Once I walked in, I was greeted immediately and seated right away. It was around 12:30 and the place wasn't packed, but it was pretty full. I ordered my ol' standby of raw beef/cooked brisket pho and tried an appetizer (tofu spring rolls). The service was pleasant and the food was tasty. A plus for big eaters, the bowl of pho was huge! I actually couldn't finish. They also have banh coun, which not a lot of places seem to have. The only real complaint was it took a while. Usually lunch time meals are pretty quick, but this seemed a bit too slow for me. Will be bringing my gang here to get there thoughts. read more

I can't believe I never knew about this place. Me and a friend went there about 840ish on a Sunday night. I felt bad for coming in close to closing time. But my hunger didn't stop me. It was dead when we went but 15 mins later 4 other customers came in. Food We had the mussels, chicken wings, pho dac biet and bun bo hue. All great. Service Amazing. Tip them well they work hard read more

Loved this place. Food is good and priced fairly. You want Pho check them out. The people are extra nice.

They need negative stars for their behavior. I didn't like how me and my bf were treated. We wanted to eat out one weeknight. It was about 9:12Pm when we pulled up to the restaurant to see what time they were closed. It says 9:30Pm. So we immediately found parking across the street. When we approached to open the door it was Locked. WOW SMH. Are we serious? I knew the dingy waitress saw us approach to see what time it closed and wanted to lock the door on us because I guess they didn't want to serve us. Why it was close to their closing time? I think you should seat people until indicated the time you close. Close at 9Pm then. Whackass attitude. They always look sparse and empty whenever we drive by. read more

Damn near $15 dollars for a bowl of pho? I wouldn't do this to my worst enemy. Food does taste ok tho, not the best in China Town imo.

So I'm writing this review while I'm still eating the food I got from this restaurant. I'm not a Vietnamese connoisseur, but I know a few dishes. Stopped in here for the first time tonight on a whim and ordered the com bo luc lac, cubed beef with steamed rice. Got it to go and rode it home 10 minutes before eating it. Came with a little chili sauce and a simple salt and pepper rub-sauce for the cubed beef, which I threshed through the entire plate. Took the first bite with a piece of that gorgeous charred beef and I started hearing "America the Beautiful" in my head. Not kidding. And that was on a to-go order. Dang. I'm comin back. read more

This place has good portions, is close to work and clean, and the service is efficient and nice. The pho broth was a little bland, but tasted good. The spring rolls were good. Will come back soon! Good for groups and takes credit cards. I think this place caters to non-chinatown persons well. read more

I got off BART in downtown Oakland and wanted to eat before catching a bus home. Walked by Rang Dong and it looked inviting. With this cold damp weather, pho sounded perfect. I ordered beef pho with rare steak, well done flank, and beef balls. (#18) Very delicious! I eat a lot of pho and I crave really tasty broth. This one delivered! It really hit the spot! It's all about a rich, satisfying, flavorful broth. The rest is secondary, however all the other ingredients were fresh and good too. The customer service was friendly and efficient. I've only been here once, so I can't comment on anything else. I highly recommend getting pho here. Since the pho is so good, and I'm a creature of habit, I wonder if I'll ever get around to trying other items on the menu! read more

Bun Bo Hue is utterly the best thing ever - it's like the all purpose cure for all malaise. It's pouring buckets all over the city, your feet are soaked, and you just need that bit of warmth to bring your spirits back up. Or you're feeling sick and bland chicken soup isn't cutting it...BBH is the the way to go. Many countries have their own equivalent of this clear-your-head spicy soup. Mexico has Menudo, Korea has Yook Gae Jang, and Vietnam's distinctive member of this 'hangover soup' list is BBH. Rang Dong make one of the better bowls in Oakland's Chinatown. There's generally no wait and the service is fast enough to make a quick lunch stop. Can't wait to try their Bun Rieu next. read more

I can see why people complain about the service...well, it's not BAD...it's just really...awkward. Yeah. Um. Anyways. I only rate on food though when talking about Asian restaurants. So it's a 3-star for food...no cockroaches in our food like someone mentioned, but it wasn't spectacular or anything. Here's what we got: Spring rolls: pretty decent, but these are super easy to make and therefore it was quite expensive Lemongrass beef vermicelli: probably the best dish we ordered, the beef was very tender and was well marinated in lemongrass bits. Slight ginger taste. Broken rice with grilled pork, egg cake, and shrimp cake: I've been looking for egg cakes (Cha Trung Hap: basically a steamed quiche/meatloaf/hodgepodge) everywhere and was disappointed when I finally tried it here. Too salty. Shrimp cake was ok but dripping in oil. Grilled pork was delicious though. Large portions for reasonable prices (except the spring rolls). May or may not come again, it wasn't particularly memorable. read more

Really friendly and great service! Came here a few times and tried the bun bo hue and pho - neither of which were greasy like a lot of other places around. Portions are pretty big and everything tastes great, even when ordered as take out. Would highly recommend! The high quality of customer service and food has been turning me into a regular here. read more

Double check your bill when you are paying, they change the price slightly and add more than CA required tax over 10 percent! I called them out last three times and today they said they charge for Hot Tea which they never done before. read more

Good lord, this bowl of Pho is bigger than my head! Needless to say, I didn't finish it, but every bite I had was deelish. I still can't really handle tripe, so I had the #11 without it. The noodles were nicely chewy, the broth salty, just how I like it. My bro had a #19 and made short order of it. My mum had the clay pot chicken, which she only had raves about. Service was super quick and friendly. They kinda slacked on refilling our water glasses, though. I want to go back and try more menu items, but it'll be difficult for me to not order the Pho! read more

This place is a 20 min walk from where I work in downtown Oakland but it is so worth it if you are a fan of Vietnamese cuisine. It's right at the heart of Oakland Chinatown so I'm pretty sure it is authentic. I've eaten here quite a bit with my coworkers that the store owner and manager got to know us pretty well. I love coming here for pho and their dry vermicelli noodles. I really like the fish sauce they have, tangy but not too salty. I usually get the beef flank and beef ball pho or the beef flank and steak pho. I've had so much pho here that I wanted to try something else and that's when I fell in love with their dry vermicelli noodle bowls. My favorite is the shrimp and beef combination. The restaurant is pretty spacious and you can always see business workers dining in for lunch. read more

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pho is such a simple dish. but why is it so hard to find a great pho restaurant? the noodles have to be cooked just right. the broth has got to be super hot. the rare beef should sliced paper thin and dropped in to the broth just before serving. the beef pho was only average here. did not exceed expectations at all on any count. at least it's somewhat clean in there. read more

Subpar food and service. Expensive for the low quantity and quality. Servers don't understand much English. Environment not too clean. Unfortunately, it's one of the only Vietnamese restaurants conveniently located in Chinatown. Pho with meat balls - Broth barely has any flavor. Noodles are okay. Lacks seasoning. Meat balls seem a little over cooked. 3/5 Bun bo hue - All the meats taste very low quality. The chicken is rubbery and barely edible. Noodles weren't too bad 2/5 Broken rice combo - shrimp on skewer was dry. Pork tasted decent. Egg roll was nice addition. Chicken wing taste plain, seems out of place with the other dish components. Rice tastes weird and not good. Same with the soup. Portions are very small. Not filling or worth the price. 2.5/5 Egg rolls: For $8 you only get 3 egg rolls with very little herbs and veggies. No lettuce wrap provided. I feel ripped off. They taste okay but nothing special. 3/5 read more

We were confused whether it was mainly a Vietnamese or Chinese restaurant. Or whether it was a regular pho house or more of a family style place because it didn't have the usual restaurant name (Rang Dong in Vietnamese and then Chinese characters below it, and it didn't have the word "pho" in it). When we entered the decor was definitely improved from the previous "Vi's" and we were greeted by the friendly staff. The decor was cozy and clean. I overheard them speak Chinese, but to my surprise the menu was mainly Vietnamese and even had a few Korean BBQ dishes. We ordered: Deep fried chicken wings with fish sauce-it had a really nice texture. The fish sauce was not over powering and had a slight sweetness and spice from the black pepper. It was finger licking good :) Broken rice with pork chop, egg cake, and shrimp cake served with fish sauce and a bowl of broth with a sprinkle of chopped green onions-Pork chop was excellent. It was juicy and well marinated. The egg cake was slightly dense and not my favorite. The shrimp cake was pretty dense too, but I think it was because they super duper processed the shrimp instead of leaving a few chunks like other restaurants. The broken rice was done perfectly and topped with some salted/oiled green onions. The fish sauce was not overpowering and went very well with the pork chop. The chicken broth was good (I love putting the broken rice in it). Bun Bo Hue (spicy beef noodle soup)-broth was on the watery side. The meat was tender and the ingredients were fresh. The sliced pork cakes were good because it had black peppercorns in it. I didn't leave feeling super sleepy (meaning they didn't use msg or hardly any), or smelly. The atmosphere was clean and cozy. I would return for the chicken wings, a regular order of pork chop w/broken rice, and excellent customer service. Overall good experience, but it's hard to compete with so many restaurants in Oakland when it comes to the savory and authentic Vietnamese taste. read more

This place is disgusting. We found a piece of hair that looked like pubes hair in our noodle and confronted the employees there. The boss came back and said the hair came from us because one of us has curly hair. BUT WE OBVIOUSLY ALL HAVE LONG HAIR . He then walked away, did not say sorry or anything more to us. He attitude is disgusting and I will never return to this place ever again. If you want to get a taste of pubes hair noodle soup this is the place to go! read more

Rang Dong Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Alameda, California

Rang Dong Rocks Deliciousness! Oakland Chinatown, driving around looking for a good restaurant. Criteria: 1. Many customers eating. 2. Clean. Drove past Rang Dong, many people eating, looks clean w/ tasteful decor. It's Vietnamese, cool, let's try it. We had the spring rolls first, delicious, filled with tons of shrimp, pork and mint leaves, the freshest ever. Far superior to Slanted Door spring rolls. (Note: Slanted Door is a beautiful restaurant, I love going there for the fantastic cocktails. However, their food is geared toward an American palate.) Ordered several dishes. Singapore Noodles w/ prawns, chicken, beef: amazing clean, pure tastes and all balanced perfectly in the curry spiciness. They actually grill the veggies and meats/seafood in most of their dishes which makes everything more tasty. Rice, I love rice. The Clay Pots are so good, the rice is caramelized to perfection with all the tasty stuff on top, yum. We were so excited to have found this place. After trying other places in Chinatown, this is the only place we go to, at least once a week. We have been trying everything on the menu, and are never disappointed. Food: Consistently delicious, excellent quality. Something on the menu for everyone. Prices: Really good, we can't believe the quality and quantity for the price. Example: Singapore Noodles (w/ prawns, chicken, beef) huge plate only $7.95 Service: Outstanding, more refined than typical Chinatown restaurant. The owners greet us by name and the staff is always happy to see us. Cleanliness: Spotless, extremely clean. Condiments: 5 or 6 at each table. Love the chili sauce and fish sauce especially, all very clean too. Other: Say "Hi" to Chow, the waiter guy. He loves to practice his English and is very gracious. read more

Yum! I took my 93 year old grandma here. She usually eats like a bird but on this night the food was sooooo good she ate everything!! We got fried rice, fried shrimp, pork vermicelli, and pho. Ok that's a lot of food, my BF was there too. It was all really delicious. The pho is huge, flavorful and at the right price point. The fried shrimp was so much more then I expected, we just loved it. They staff is soooo nice. They were very sweet and accommodating with my grandma. Would absolutely go back! read more

This place is the best. The couple who runs it are incredibly kind folks who put a lot of care into their food and service they provide. Typically I get the bun bo hue but everything I've gotten here is solid. Portions are huge and food is consistently good. Take out pho isn't ideal but it will have to do during Covid. Please support this place and order directly from them! The owner always comes out to my car when he sees me struggle to find parking, haha. Just the sweetest people. :) read more

I've been here a few times and I'm happy every time. Four stars is for both food and service. I usually order bun bo hue, which is BOMB. There was only one time that the bun bo hue didn't taste the same but it was still good. It's one of the few places that I can always go to to satisfy my bun bo hue craving, which is quite often. Pho is good too, and the size is good for the price. The staff is always friendly and attentive. Overall, I like this place and would come back again when i'm in the area. read more

I come here often and can reliably say that this restaurant has reasonable prices, good customer service, is consistent, is clean and has good tasting pho. You know you're at an authentic restaurant when most of the customers in there are actual Vietnamese people. That's Rang Dong... read more

Ive been craving Singapore Noodle like a specific kind that I had years ago, and have been scouring the city for it. I saw they had it, so my friend and I went, getting there about 15 min before closing. The ladies there were very nice, and told us to sit anywhere. The environment was spacious and clean. I ordered Singapore Noodle w tofu and vegetables, and while it wasnt what I was looking for, it was really great! The garlicky flavors of the sauce were well represented in the veggies and the tofu as not. Not bland at all! We also got deep fried chicken wings, that was served with an incredible sauce that seemed to possibly just be salt, sugar, pepper, and lemon juice? Whatever it was, it was delicious! I was craving, no frills, but good quality Asian food, and when I Rang Dong, my call was answered ;) read more

Been to Rang Dong many times now, always for the Pho -- first time chicken, followed thereafter by the rare beef/brisket combo. It's the best Pho I've found in Oakland's downtown/Chinatown. Given the aroma and some after-effects I suspect they may use MSG (and the broth is higher in salt than I'd prefer). They get a plus for the sliced rare beef for the Pho Bo; perfect pink-red color on the inside that turned brown and cooked 1/2 way through the meal. Last lunch get-together we also split some fried spring rolls, very tasty (and very hot -- be warned). Service is sweet and friendly, and the place is immaculate. I love having them so close to home and work. read more

Rang Dong was SO nasty when it first opened up. None of us would go there. But then a couple months ago we had a lunch meeting there and I ordered the Sweet and Sour Catfish Soup (Thai style) and it was actually very well done. The soup was actually sour with a bit of spicy to it and the fish was super soft and tender. I went back again to have their pho (which was just so wrong before), but it turned out to be pretty decent. It's no South Bay pho, but for the area, it's not bad. Today I got the Vermicelli with Grilled Pork, Shredded Pork and Egg Rolls and they gave me like 2-3 lbs of food. Everyone in the office was drooling over my take out. $9 for a big lunch and Salted Plum Soda? Not bad. I'm glad Rang Dong has amped up its food. Especially for those of us who work in the area, it's always good to have restaurant options. read more

Authentic Vietnamese cuisine with good noodle soup and other dishes, it is the best choice for Vietnamese food in Alameda!

Placed on the outer edge of Chinatown is a pretty efficient pho noodle restaurant named Rang Dong. For the longest time it was known as "Vi's noodle shop", but after an interior makeover they renamed themselves. The place is clean and the service is fast. It's one of the few pho shops left in Chinatown. If you can imagine, people go to Chinatown to eat Chinese food, so to make a Vietnamese food place there would be a challenging feat. Yet, this place survives with its reliable service and hearty dishes. They redid their menu recently, so the Pho Noodle soup with everything on it is no longer #1, but instead #11. How absurd is that right? Every store's #1 should be the big bowl of pho with everything on it: beef, tripe, flanks, beef balls, shredded pork, the whole shebang! But it's now #11. So don't fret, it's still there; and it's still good. I've gotten the Pho Noodle eating ritual pretty much memorized. I suspect I can do it with my eyes closed if the bottles of condiments were identifiable by touch. First I grab a dish and pour in seafood sauce. Next I dab in the hot sauce, which is always Sri-Racha at these places. I give it a nice whirl then I put in some fresh lemon juice into my little platter. From there, I begin peeling off cilantro leaves and gently sprinkling it in my soup. This is almost ritual, I don't even notice the difference in smell or taste. Lastly, I gather a couple chop stick grabs of raw bean sprouts and let it cook in the broth. It's rather simple, but I have heard of people mistaken the plate of garnishes as a salad for the soup, and eating it all. I hope this review will help first time pho noodle eaters avoid that kind of mistake. Note: On summer days, I often get the Vermicelli noodles with imperial rolls and skewered pork. That's actually a really tasty meal. It goes good with Vietnamese drip coffee, but I have to admit it's amazingly strong there. read more

I came here tonight with a friend for pho since he was craving it for a while. I have been to this place twice now and the pho has been consistently good here. We both ordered pho with different types of meat products. His pho with beef slices and tendon looked pretty good. The tendon seem soft and tender. My pho with beef slices and beef balls was yummy. The broth? Good by me since I am allergic to MSG. The decor of this place is certainly nicer than most pho restaurants. read more

I would have given this place 4 or 5 stars, but yesterday I went there and found out there is MSG in everything! This was my go-to place for good clean Vietnamese food in my area because on many occasions they told me there was no MSG. No wonder I didn't feel too well after eating here sometimes. I thought it was because I was just eating too much..but no, it's because it was poisoned with MSG! Anyways, the food is pretty good, and the wait staff are very friendly, but I'm never going here again. They say it's just a tiny bit of MSG, but my eyes are puffy today and I feel slow and a bit poisoned. Don't eat here if you value your health. read more

At first this place seems like any other Asian restaurant in Chinatown. It's pretty big inside but I've never really paid attention to it because there never seemed to be any gimmick to draw me in. We went in based on a recommendation from a friend and I am glad we did. We ordered a bowl of this tomato-based broth pho bowl. I believe the number was for this order was 34...either way, it was delicious! It was steaming hot when it came out and didn't need any extra sriracha or anything! We also ordered the shrimp spring rolls with peanut sauce and it was so fresh! I've been to places where they add too much mint but this was perfect. Now for the best part...the Vietnamese coffee!!! I got the iced version but they serve it to you the same way as the hot: A glass with a layer of condensed milk and a coffee dripper on top. They even provide an extra thermos for more hot water to refill. The coffee was super strong but completely perked me up for the whole day! The place was very clean and the chairs were very comfortable. Great brunch for a Sunday with the fam. read more

I don't know why this place have some 5 star ratings. The soup is bland and tasteless. Kind of like canned broth. The waitress brings us the check when we are still eating but it's not even busy. There was less than 50% capacity. The waitress quickly takes the cash away and automatically assumed the change was her tip. I didn't care, but just wanted to note. It was her tip, but the etiquette is to give the right change to the customer and then let them decide what the tip will be after the change is made. Not before the change is made. Again, not a big deal. Just worth the note. Pho was almost $9 each and it's pretty small. Minimal amount of beef and noodle. Regret coming here, but the other popular place was packed. read more

I've been eating at Rang Dong for quite a few years now. The owners and employees are always friendly and the restaurant is very clean... something you don't always find in Chinatown. My favorite is the #11, which is the combination beef pho. Portions are generous, the broth is always piping hot, the veggies (bean sprouts, basil, jalapenos) and the quality is consistently top notch. I've tried many pho joints, but this is the place if you want a quality bowl of pho. The chicken curry and pan fried noodles are excellent choices as well. read more