LOL @ my last review. People change, and so does taste. As a child, I would complain when my mom would make bun rieu. I actually thought it was disgusting. LOL @ me. It's now my favorite bun dish. You can't really compare it with pho, because they're so different, but I love bun rieu about as much as I love pho tai. I can eat this every week. read more

Not sure why this place doesn't get more love because their bun rieu is amazing!!! Their broth is more towards the salty-savory side and not the typical sweet-savory that most places tend to have. They also have a yogurt kumquat drink which is awesome to have when eating anything hot or spicy! The service has always been prompt and friendly! read more

This place used to be Bun Mang Vit Thanh Da, I miss it when it under the the old managerment , the bun mang vit is really good, we eat couple time last year. But now for some reason the bun mang vit is closed they changed the sign to Rieu Cua, and they change the menu. I and my wife ate there when the Rieu Cua is just grand opening for less than a week. Here is our experience: We ordered 2 bun rieu cua. And the soup is very very bad, it tasted like boild tap water mix with noodle, and tofu. It worst than instant noodle that we buy at wal mart. Rieu cua made the worst bun rieu I ever ate in my entire of life. My wife said that she would vomit everytime she think about the bun rieu that we ordered. We miss Bun Mang Vit Thanh Da, and would never ever come back to Rieu Cua again. I rather stay home and eat instant noodle. Just a head up just like most of Vietnamese restaurant this place is accept CASH ONLY. read more

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Friend recommended this place as best non-homemade place to eat Bun Rieu. Came in around 3PM after the lunch rush and the place was pretty empty with one more guest eating. The service wasn't bad and the staff was nice. We both ordered the 'Bun Rieu Dac Biet' which came out in a timely manner of 7-10 minutes. The contents inside their bun rieu contained 2 types of tofu, a chunk of crab meat (was expecting more crab meat to be honest), 2-3 cubes of duck blood, and half a tomato. The broth had flavor but was a little on the salty side that left a tingly after taste in your mouth afterwards. read more

This is hands down the best bun rieu in Houston and I've tasted them all in search of the authentic rieu that my Mom meticulously perfected nearly 50 years ago. The broth has the signature tang of tomatoes that I have yet seen accomplished in other rieu bowls served in restaurants. Rieu broth when made correctly is almost like a tomato consommé, clean and lightly tangy with a distinct tomato flavor. The other key ingredient is the rieu itself which consists of jam packed umami goodness; crab, shallot, shrimp and pork. When the soup is served the rieu is usually still holding together in its solid form. However, this block of goodness needs to broken up into the soup to release its flavor. Rieu Cau has perfected the complimentary balance of the broth and the rieu as its meant to be eaten. Their shrimp paste condiment is also special to their shop. Instead of serving it from the jar its a mix they've made. Please note, you have to ask for it if you want it. I don't usually use it because I like the broth the way its served but when I do it's the best. We've been eating here since its opening; in the last few years a few times a month. We travel from Katy just to eat here. It's so nostalgic of my youth and especially special to me because my Mom passed before I was old enough to appreciate her food only to find out so few restaurants know how to really make it right. When I complimented the owner on how good and authentic her rieu is she enthusiastically told me how she meticulously sources pounds of fresh crabmeat to perfect her dish. She is so craft proud. We love supporting her business. read more

Best of the best Canh Bun in HTown. I think the operation hours has changed, 9am-10pm everyday. Good for late night dinner. Min charge for credit card $10. read more

Good is good, but dont towards look for service being good here! It is a nice place to chill with friends, but I wish we could have gotten our drinks refill for often!! read more

For a place name "rieu cua" I would expect better bun rieu. The broth is watery not flavorful at all. The special bowl is a combination of different meat bun rieu for $10.99...is a rip off. Don't even bother trying this place...you'll be disappoint. Service is bad which is expected anyways in Bellaire. Will not be coming back. read more

This place is soooo good! I had their bánh canh giò heo. Best in Houston! Must try it if you haven't.

Eh, not worth driving all the way there for what is supposed to be their specialty - Bun Rieu. It's not bad but it's not the best either. The broth is light and has the perfect seafood taste. They were, however, stingy with the crab meatball. They have other dishes as well like egg rolls and shaking beef. Everything I've ordered from there is OK. Not bad, not horrible. Just not worth driving the 20 miles to get there. read more

I liked what I had today, which is Bun rieu oc. The soup is pretty salty for me without shrimp paste. But again, my taste is different than yours. I will definitely come back for other type of soups that they had to offered. read more

Rieu Cua - Bun Rieu Oc - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Thanks for making the real "bun rieu" which is my favorite. Like the music over here.

I ordered bo luc lac com chien and it was delicious, my mom had bun rieu oc and she said that was just like home made. The service was efficient and friendly and the place was a small cozy clean restaurant! Def coming back. read more

Rieu Cua - Bo luc lac com chien - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

When I saw the low rating reviews on here, I was hesitate to try out this new place. It was a different restaurant before. I had Bun Rieu Dac Biet and it was very good and homemade. The cha oc, tofu, and veggies were authentic. You should ask for spicy ground chili and shrimp paste to add the kick. I would definitely come back for more Bun Rieu. read more

Rieu Cua - Bun Rieu - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Bun rieu and canh bun were ok.. But it was over charge for canh bun or bun rieu dac biet $10.99. read more

Rieu Cua - Canh bun dac biet - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Here for the first time based on recommendation of a friend. The house special bowl, Bun Rieu, is above average for native taste buds. Fast n polite service, clean, and relaxing jazz in the backround. One thing I don't like, that is this place does not support 2nd Amendment right. No open or concealed carry is allowed. So take your own risk or dine facing the door to keep an eye out (BOLO). read more

This is my favorite Vietnamese noodle restaurants. My love for bun rieu has dated back since I was a kid and I still love. The bun here is definitely my favorite and it's better than the other popular Bun place in the area. read more

Severely overrated compared to other places. The broth might have more tomato flavor but it lacks depth. It is rather too sweet. The shrimp paste is watery because they added sugar and did not want it to smell so bad. Well excuse me but watering it down makes the paste less salty and taste less pungent which is a bad thing. I like the shrimp paste because of the saltiness and stinkiness. Noodles are beyond hard and chewy. There were a few crumbs of crab and no chunks. Soup lacked crab flavor. Even the sides are lacking. Most of it were lettuce bits and basel. I can name two other restaurants that offer better bun riu. One offers more crab chunks and the other has a better balanced broth flavor. Both don't use water down shrimp paste. Only reason to go this restaurant is try the different varieties of bun riu. I doubt I will go back. read more

My friend took me here today, after she tried it out another time. This places makes really good authentic speciality Vietnamese dishes!!! You must try goi Oc , goi muc,Oc hap xa ( snail steam in lemongrass) and bun rieu! read more

Awful bun rieu. Their special is 10$ it barely has any meat in it. Their banh canh is okay. Still very little portions for the price.

I ordered Canh Bun, all I get are 2 fried tofu, 1 crab paste and 2 blood cakes.. seriously!! Come on. The price is high but you cannot give your customers more than that? Everything is expensive here!!!!!!!!! read more

I came here last week, and this was also the first time. I am a picky person with foods. But RIEU CUA help me recognize that bun rieu is my favorite foods. I love it. Definitely come back soon :) read more

My family decided to try this place because our favorite place closed recently. All three of us got the bun rue with crab meat. Their bun rue is really bland to be honest. In addition to that, it was super expensive for a bowl of soup. I've had more flavorful soups from other places. Your best bet is to go somewhere else. read more

I was called here to meet up some friends who were having dinner a the time. I figured I would sit down and have a bite to eat too. The bo luc lac was terrible, with over cooked beef chunks (what little of it there was) and a TON of onions and garlic. Also, I tried the bun rieu (obviously supposed to be their specialty--since it's the name of the place). The broth tastes like water and the rieu had barely any crab in it to give it taste; not to mention the broth was kinda cold. read more

Not enough rieu or if any and we ordered the dac bit too! Really disappointed I hope they change it up would really like to see them survive. read more

Clean place, fast service. Pricer than normal Vietnamese restaurants. Riêu cua comes out in big bowl though. Broth is ok, not addiction level as advertise. read more

Tried here several times despite the bad review, turned out the food was not that bad (depends on the each person's taste, i guess). For bun rieu cua, the rieu is made from real crab meat, and i love the 'cha oc' there. "Bun dau mam tom"-first time tried it in Houston, normally it's like a type of street foods in VN, the shrimp paste tasted ok, not salty. read more

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I thought this place was superb. Had the Rieu Cua and also tried the Mi Hoang, the broth for both was amazing. I love the different variations you can get. Decent prices too. read more

Although their prices for a bowl of bun rieu is more expensive than other places in china town, it's still worth it! There is just so much flavor in the soup. I usually order the bun rieu cua. I haven't tried anything else on their menu. The restaurant is fairly small, but if you go on a weekday there's usually only 1 or 2 tables. Service is good, they're nice. read more

Great food and fast service! The food is really good! Despite a few bad reviews it seems like theyve improved from then. I didn't have any issues here whatsoever and will be coming here again . read more

"Bun rieu Cua" aka "crap white noddle soup" was really bland. i know it is very hard to make the soup taste like orignal, but this place is the worst. Taste like water. Two stars for the service since the waitress keep checking on us. read more

Canh bun cha oc is my favourite. We often have canh bun here and it is rhe best so far. Only thing they should improve is that the staff should have more smile. read more

Rieu Cua - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place sucks! The people working there looked like they wanted to kill us! Gloomy and moody, and really rude! Untrustworthy! My parents ordered 2 bowls of noodles that are 7.50, and I ordered a meal that was 9.50. When we got our bill, everything was 9.50. False advertisement as well! Fresh crabs? Nowhere to be seen! Maybe because they knew we were travelers, so they treated us horribly! The food wasn't very great either. Won't ever come again! read more

One word to describe this place" amazing suck" and scam and way over prices. Canh bun they mixed rau mung and cn nc together. Just like instant noodles. They dont think their customer know about that. Stay away from this place if u dont want screwing your lunch. read more

I am not an expert on rieu cua but I do think this place is just average. I expected the rieu cua (ordered the combination or dac biet) to be outstanding or giving me the wow factor. It didn't do that. I kept adding the shrimp paste sauce which was brought to me which I thought was odd since the average Vietnamese restaurant already has it on the dining table. I suspect that the shrimp paste sauce is their own recipe because it was watery and tasted a bit sweet. I like my rieu cua to be more fishy or having more flavor but I didn't expect the paste to be so sweet like that. Also, there were too much veggies which drowned out the broth. I thought it was odd that the vermicelli was in such small amounts that you would swear that noodles weren't part of the dish. Broth was ok as in slightly spicy but it kind of tasted old and borderline bland. I didn't taste much snail or crab in the broth. The service is good but it got weird in the end after I ordered hot soy milk. I was first given samples, hot and cold, to try which was a nice thing for them to do but when I told the lady to bring me the hot one she never did. I had to flag the original server (guy) and he helped it out. However, the soy tasted kind of bitter and very American as in from one of those shelved packaged products that you can find in any grocery store. In other words, I don't think it was homemade or made from scratch. I might go back to try the original rieu cua recipe but I hope it's fresher than my first experience. Price is kind of high. read more

Love love love this place! Great service, food and atmosphere! We've tried so many different things and seriously haven't had anything yet that we were slightly disappointed in! read more

We tried this place based on a recommendation of a friend. It was amaaazing! We loved their Bun Rieu Cua. The broth was delicious, just a right kind of flavor. I don't understand the comment that said their broth tasted like boiled tap water. It wasn't like that at all!!! Far from that as a matter of fact. It was very flavorful and tasty. The service was good. The atmosphere was comfortable and friendly. My husband loved his dish. My son and daughter normally would not care much for Vietnamese dishes. They are teenagers (what do you expect), but they left happy and satisfying. I was surprised when they said they wouldn't mind coming back. That speaks a lot on its own of the restaurant and their foods. Overall, it was a GREAT experience for us! We will sure be back!!! read more