You get what you pay for! The fried spring rolls served with leaves of green leaf lettuce and Thai…read morebasil are amazing. Roll the spring rolls in a lettuce basil combo and dip it in that sauce that comes with it and it's just magic! I back that with a number 30 on the menu. Beef pho with tendon, brisket and rare beef. The two of them are amazing. My go to if I'm feeling cold or not up to par. Food medicine!

Service was great. Food fresh and promptly delivered. Our waiter was informed and helpful.read more

Food and service are good verging on great. We had a really lovely late lunch after a long walk in…read moreForest Park and finally got to try eat in dining after getting take out a couple of times previously. We got chicken and shrimp spring rolls and pho. Everything was delicious. The actual interior of the restaurant is the only thing that's a little lacking. It's kind of dark inside and clearly very old. It's the kind of old that can never really look clean any more is how I would describe it. But otherwise it's a great spot and the pho truly hit the spot. Definitely want to keep getting take out and try their bun noodles next

Friendly staff but placing an order wasn't as quick as I hoped. Fried spring rolls were crispy but…read morefilling was meh. Lemongrass chicken had some kick but I didn't taste any lemongrass and it seemed more like a generic chicken stir fry. Went for lunch and it seemed like the tice was from the previous day. It wasn't hot and fluffy. The pork chop rice plate was good. Decor represented the Vietnamese culture. Maybe I should have opted for pho.

First customer service is a 10. Super sweet, super helpful. The food is amazing!!! Very fulfilling…read moreand the flavor oh my... the restaurant is dark but very clean spacious and very chill. Love them

I really wanted to love this place. The food is good, genuinely. You can tell the kitchen puts love…read moreinto it. But here is the problem: the owner is clearly staying in the kitchen with their head in a hole and has no idea what customers are actually experiencing. The dining room was cold. Not comfortable. Not cozy. Just cold. My wife ordered something she didn't expect and didn't like, but no one ever came by to ask how things were. No one noticed. The waiter wasn't rude. He just wasn't attentive. Out of touch, not alert, going through the motions. We sat there in an empty, cold room with pre-poured dipping sauces in little plastic cups like we were at a takeout counter. its chintzy, For $50? Really? Here is the thing people need to understand: people don't just eat out to eat. They eat out to feel better about their lives. Even if just for an hour. Even if just to escape the kitchen and the stress at home. When the service is missing, or poor, or causes more stress than it relieves, it's not worth going back. No matter how good the food is. It was slow when we were there. So, it's not like they were overwhelmed. They just weren't paying attention to the people who actually showed up. I feel for the owners. I do. Running a restaurant is brutal. But if folks like us don't come back, and we won't, you're in trouble. Because the service element is like a note which says we want you back or we could give a****. The food alone isn't enough. You have to look up from the stove once in a while and see what your customers are going through.

Lord have mercy this is the most delicious bahn mi sandwich I have had in a very long time. Stop…read morewhat you're doing and go get one, now.

Stumbled upon this place when visiting from out of town and so happy we did!! Finding bahn mi is…read morehard and was so happy they had them here. I got the chicken one and my friend got the pork. Both delicious. It was on a perfect roll! We are getting them to go before we head back home today too! So yummy!!

A small cafe located in a strip mall in Forest Park. I've been trying to visit this place since it…read moreopened a few weeks ago, but the hours have made that difficult. I am glad to see a new Vietnamese place in the area though, and especially with earlier hours. We were quickly greeted upon entry, and service throughout was pretty stellar. No complaints at all. We were pointed to what was available on the menu that day, which was probably one of the biggest frustrations about the overall experience. Given that this restaurant is a cafe, it already has a small/limited menu, and then to be told only certain items were being served was even further limiting (overall it was fine though because we knew what we wanted and it was available). The interior is well laid out given how little space they are utilizing, and there was a TV blasting a Vietnamese game show of some kind. I normally would be annoyed by this sort of thing, but it added to the overall charm of this place for me. Clean interior. The food was pretty great overall, you can tell everything is made from scratch. The pho broth was very unique and very complex in flavor. There was a little bit of heat in it, which I absolutely loved, and have never tasted in other pho broths that I've had before. I wish there was a little more meat in the dish than what we were given, but overall pretty solid. This place is a solid lunch time spot to get pho, though there is stiff competition for Vietnamese restaurants in this area...

Subsequent visits to the same place is basically what solidify my impression about a certain place…read moreand today An Cafe did not disappoint me when I visited them for lunch. I ordered the Rice with Korean Short Ribs and at first it's your typical Rice with Korean Short Ribs, but what sets them apart is how much food you're getting for the price that you're paying. I basically got half a plate of short ribs for $10 and just as much rice to balance it out. The short ribs were tender and well marinated. Initially, my thoughts on the short ribs were salty then I REALIZED that I was SUPPOSE to eat the short ribs with rice because unlike western cuisine, the short ribs and the rice are suppose to be eaten TOGETHER and not separately. D'OH! The two balanced each other out nicely when I ate it correctly (i.e. short ribs and rice together). The Pho broth that accompanied the rice dish is a nice touch because traditionally, rice dishes are accompanied with some sort of soup (even in Vietnamese Households at dinner time) because sometimes as you are eating rice, your throat might feel dry and the soup helps balance that out. +ELITE TIP: Before adding fish sauce to the rice, try the short rib with the rice first. Then if you think it's bland, add fish sauce to suit your taste.

Food is so amazing ! A must try ! I will defiantly be…read moremaking this place my regular visit. We went into the wrong door up front that leads into the kitchen . The entrance is actually on the side with no sign, so don't make the same mistake . Our waiter was knowledgeable and helpful helping us decide what we wanted giving us tips. So I would say service was exceptional. Establishment is also clean and up kept.

Tried again, not much has changed…read more Been a while, decided to come in again and get some of their other dishes. The entrance and actual restaurant are still not easy to spot. The dining area is still very sparse in design and coverage. The wait staff were still apathetic, and the wait times for things is still a little long. The Korean fried chicken was very tasty, sweet and salty Korean bbq sauce on perfectly fried wings was delightful. We opted for the pho, and that was very good. The broth was rich and flavorful, no need to season it was perfect already. The brisket was tender and still had a strong brisket flavor. There was a good amount of meat to the bowl and the noodles were fresh. The noodles did clump a bit, but they easily separated when agitated. All of the sushi was not as successful. The rolls lacked any significant flavor and missed some basic elements of sushi preparation. The rice was not seasoned, was not sticky, and the fish was roughly cut. The spicy rolls lacked spice and the crunchy rolls lacked crunch. It was presented well, just didn't show the level of care the front of the menu had. We informed our server of the sushi problems and she apologized but still charged us for all the sushi. Making an otherwise great experience not so great. I would recommend those who come here to focus on the front of the menu exclusively. Those dishes are stellar and are well worth the asking price. The sushi menu on the back is basic in flavor, pricy, and only worth having if you really need sushi. It does limit their menu significantly, but the quality difference is drastic.

My first time trying the crab and tomato noodle soup. Yes, the Pho here is great & a classic but if…read moreyou are willing to try something new give this soup a go. It's surpassed the Pho and Spicy Lemongrass Soup as my new favorite. The meatballs were so tender and delicious, the broth was incredibly flavorful & if you bring leftovers home; It is even more delicious heated over the stove the next day. #30 Bun Rieu

Another delicious meal that will warm the cockles of your heart at this humble eatery. Ingredients…read moreare super fresh and good luck to you if you can finish all the pho! Perfect meal on a winter's day.