This place needs more love!! It such a wonderful small business with delicious food and beautiful…read moredecor. There's an actual cyclo hanging from the ceiling! I love that you can customize spice levels, I've tried the kungpao shrimp, general tsos chicken and happy family and they were all flavorful and made me come back for more. The happy family was my favorite because the beef was so tender! I like that they have a mix of Vietnamese cuisine as well as American Chinese when the craving hits this is my go to spot for halal Chinese (it's halal on the weekends) There is plenty of parking so no need to stress over that. The service is so fast and attentive and the restaurant is so beautifully decorated I wish I had one of their lamps!

I had the lunch portion of the pepper steak. It was a nice sized portion and the beef was tender…read moreand bell peppers and onions were cooked perfectly. The flaky egg roll was delicious. I added soy sauce to the fried rice and egg roll and all was very tasty. The egg drop soup was fantastic!! I'll try the basil shrimp and Spring Rolls next. Only thing I hate is styrofoam and hot food in plastics - very bad for you. But hey I know it cut costs.

Hidden gem in this food truck area. This one is located towards the end of the parking lot with…read moreauthentic Asian food. They have Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. Food was fresh and delicious. Service was good and there might be a wait depending on how many people are there since they make it fresh. They have seating area under cover as well. They take credit cards too. Overall good experience!

You can learn a lot about Vietnamese food by NOT eating in an air-conditioned Western restaurant…read more * * * Com Tam Pa Phi is in a fascinating food truck park at the corner of Parmer and Dessau. The clientele here is downscale. The food is downscale. If you are looking for the Elizabeth Street Cafe, it is not here. A lot of the places are fine for what they are. But you have to get yourself into a downscale mentality. * * * Virtually every single truck has built a shack to eat the food in. You are out of the sun. You are in the shade. There is some kind of a breeze - either from an electric fan or cracks in the wall or ceiling. Housing is crude. This is rough eating. More importantly, there is no air conditioning. So it is going to get hot, shade or no shade, fan or no fan. * * * Most of the patrons are Mexican or Central Americans. They are also much much smarter than me. They would show up in their trucks - often a giant pick up truck. Someone would jump down from the passenger side ... Go into a shack ... Get their bag of food ... And take it Home. They were eating in air conditioned comfort. I was the only idiot actually eating in the shacks. I was roasting like a horned frog on a rock That said, I ate like a king I also got a huge lesson in what Vietnamese food is all about. * * * A lot of Vietnamese places are like the food trucks at Parmer and Dessau. Vietnam is hot. Vietnam is humid. Lots of street food is served outside. You eat on a folding chair. Or you eat in a shack similar to what I was eating in. In 105 degrees, things change. * * * a) In air conditioned restaurants, you get raw carrot and raw daikon and raw cucumber on the side. You ignore those and eat your main dish. Out in the shack in 105 degrees, the raw carrots, raw daikon and raw cucumbers were life savers. They were a major contrast with the hot food straight out of the fryer. Never have I enjoyed a raw cucumber so much. b) In an air conditioned restaurant, you ignore the condiments that are served at your table. You leave the Rooster Sauce and the Rice Vinegar alone. Condiments become king in 105 degrees in a shack. I was dipping my raw veggies in rice vinegar or alternatively in chili paste. They were the absolute best part of the meal. c) I will describe the two dishes I had next. Keep in mind this is downscale Vietnamese cooking. Lots of the ingredients are going to come straight out of the freezer. In a brick and mortar air conditioned place, I would be unhappy if I was served food straight from the freezer. In the shack, my meal actually worked. d) One of my two dishes was a lemon salt and pepper fried shrimp. This was straight out of the freezer and almost tasteless by itself. But dipped in chili paste, it was just divine. I chowed down my shrimp quite happily. I was starting to get addicted to that chili paste. e) The other dish was vermicelli with egg roll and grilled pork. Once again, the egg roll was out of the freezer. Once again, rice vinegar and chili paste would be the stars of the show. The pork was what you would expect from an honest but downscale lower class place. The pork was decent enough to eat. (No health violations here.) But it was definitely gristly and fatty. The pork was just acceptable all by itself. It got better - but not amazing - if it was dipped in sauce. f) In 105 degrees, iced Vietnamese coffee is GOD. They serve theirs the old fashioned way where it brews in your tin cup before you pour it over ice. The iced Vietnamese coffee extended by two hours the amount of time I could have sat comfortably in that shack. I wish I had some of that iced Vietnamese coffee right now. * * * If you ate only one Vietnamese meal in Austin, would you want it to be Com Tam Pa Phi? Probably not. Do you want to replicate the experience of eating out on a road somewhere in rural central Vietnam? Com Tam Pa Phi will do you for sure. Can you eat well at Com Tam Pa Phi? I had a great time. But frankly, the Mexicans were more on top of things than I was. If you live anywhere near the corner of Parmer and Dessau, Picking your food up from the food court and eating it in your apartment makes a lot of sense. And in your apartment, you can dip your veggies in anything you want that HEB sells.

I got their spicy mixed soon do boo to go. It had a mix of sea food, beef and other meats. I got…read morethe highest spice level and it was very spicy. I would get it at medium spicy level. The soup broth was very well made and cooked. The silky soft tofu was fantastic as always. I like the son doo bo (Soften tofu soup) and it is one of my favorite Korean foods. The service was fast. This was located inside hmart grocery store, but it was at the food section. You order and wait until your beeper beeps. You can either eat there or get to go. I got to go, but I recommend eating there because the soup needs to be eat boiling hot. You get a mall fodd court experience if you eat there. Overall it's not bad.

The bibimbap was pretty good. The hot stone bowl kept the food very warm. I ordered beef and felt…read morelike they were a bit conservative with the meat portions. Otherwise, the meal was solid.

Amazingly clean inside and the service was great. But don't get me started on how delicious this…read morefood was!!! So much flavor in every dish, I wanted to keep eating but my stomach expansion wouldn't let me. Leftovers it is!!

Their food is great! Price is very reasonable. We enjoyed all the dishes we ordered and will…read moredefinitely be back for more.

Been to the one in Dallas Hmart and it was subpar. But heard form couple of friends that this one…read morebecame better and they were raving about the jambong so I had to try because I love jambong! Pros-jambong was tasty 1x going -lots of seafood and ingredients in jambong -yes it is better than before -tasty -efficient order system then wait to be called and pick up food -free small cups of water etc by the wall for all patrons -pretty nice Hmart comparative to others Cons-very heavy on the msg -2nd time going it was way too salty -wish noodles had more chew -not stellar -jajiangmyun is just ok -priced ok could give more in jajiangmyun -pretty pack and sometimes hard to find seats and gets a tad warm when it's very crowded -Dallas Zion market still holds best food court jambong and stalls for taste

I will never not be disappointed by Austin's Korean restaurant selection…read more Ignoring taste for a second, the portion size vs. the price is disproportionate. The Sweet and Sour Pork (탕수육) is $17.95. This feels like price gouging. The same franchise in Carrollton charges the same price for what feels like 4x the amount. It supposed to be a shareable plate. Also, (this is nitpicking) they just poured the sauce. It usually comes in the side. The Jjangmyeon (짱장면) was pretty tasteless like it needed more black bean paste and it was a smaller portion than before. The Jjampong soup (짬뽕국물) was rich though. It was probably the most value.

This little gem is inside hmart's food court. Amazing service and deal! I ordered a combination…read moretofu soup and requested 2 additional rice bowls. It comes with packaged seaweed, fried fish, and 3 different banchans. My total was $14! The soup was piping hot with egg already poached in the soup. Protein were plentiful and cooked perfectly to my spice level "mild". They were busy but I didn't wait more than 5 minutes for my order.

The bibimbap has no flavor and the rice can't even be mixed up as some of it sticks together. It…read moredoesn't seem it's freshly made rice. The soondubu's broth looked cloudy and is heavy, with a noticeable layer of residue on the surface. It had an overly simmered, somewhat stale appearance rather than the clean, fresh look I would expect from a normal soondubu. After all that, it appeared that there is a grey hair on the plate when the food was handed over to me. Hygiene is definitely a concern. It was a very disappointing meal. Will not eat at this place again.

Had to check this place out and glad we did…read more Roast duck is one of the best I've had here in TX juicy, seasoned and perfection Beef flat noodle I couldn't stop eating had the right amount of sauce next time I will ask for extra vegetables Will definitely be returning to try the lobster with garlic

We got here around 2:43pm on a Friday and ordered Roasted pork but sold out. We were at discount…read moretires next door and figure we go her for a quick bite. The establishment outside is run down but we were surprise to see the inside booths/tables were nicer than the outside. There are live tanks of seafood when you walk in. You need to wait to be seated. Service was good and food came pretty fast. We ordered the general tso chicken lunch special which comes with hot and sour soup. Lunch special is from 11am-3pm Monday-Friday. The general tso chicken is salty and was not well balance. The chicken was dry. It was lightly battered and fried. The sauce was one note. The stir fried flat noodles N12 combination was under seasoned and needed more soy sauce. The squid was not seasoned at all. The shrimp was imported shrimp and was not good. There were still poop lines in the shrimp. You didn't get any smokiness from the soy sauce at all. Do I recommend this place? This place was a staple in atx but with my Overall experience with the food quality I cannot recommend this place. We have had the roasted pork before and it was ok. Not the best we ever had but meh. Where we were seated we can hear the cooks yelling at each other in the kitchen. There are other restaurants in Austin that are way better.

Didn't take pictures of the pork spring rolls or the pork bun sliders but I could eat 10 of those…read morepork bun sliders there so good! Place was beautiful inside and comfy chairs and the food was amazing buddy liked the rice and I had the oxtail bun bo hue and they have spicy chili sauce on the table to get to your heat level. Place is amazing.

Great local Vietnamese restaurant in the growing Hutto area. What I really like is how clean ultra…read moreclean the dining room is. Big open space, plenty of open windows, natural lighting comes through. They have a liquor license so you can order cocktails, let's get that out of the way. I ordered the calamari and chicken skins. Boy, that chicken skin is amazing, crispy crunchy chicken skins love it. The calamari is good but I wish the batter was more crispy and not as thick. The batter being thick, it gets in the way of the flavor of the squid. When you bite into it, the first and dominate flavor is the batter. Maybe instead of a dipped batter, the quip can be dusted in potato or corn starch, then flash fried, dusted with salt and pepper, stir fried with the onions and jalapeños would be fire! But the dish is still yummy. I appreciate the lime pepper dipping on the side. The brisket pho is another good example of pho. More pros than cons: Pros: Lovely bouncy firm noodles. Fresh green onions, bean sprouts, limes, etc.. Good amount of sliced brisket that is fresh The value to price of the bowl is on point Very low fat dish, I love how low oily it is Hints of star anise, cinnamon have a slight lovely aroma Cons: The soup broth is good but it was too sugary, good flavors but I added more salt and fish sauce and then it was more balanced.