Food ~ Amazing Scene - EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL Service - Attentive, kind, and respectful It was surprisingly not very busy when I and my significant other went. You take a right on the feeder and a left into their gate parking. The outside can be slightly discouraging, though the space is absolutely incredible. The food was amazing, the servers were attentive, kind and respectful. They have two areas, one for inside dining and one for outside. My SO and I opted for inside as it was raining heavily. In most corners of the place, there's windows. As you can imagine, with the nature of the scenery, the rain made this place more magical. The food was great and afterwards, we went outside. The entire space is beautifully put together and is overall very grounding. Keep this place alive, visit and tip well! Imo it's one of the few golden nuggets left in htx that's still standing. read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Pure beauty - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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What a gem! Read great reviews about this restaurant. Stepping into it feels like you're transported to another region. It's such a cool vibe! Great patio, too. Ordered the pork banh mi and the chicken pho. Both were delicious. Service was fine, but there was only one young lady trying to serve the whole restaurant on a midweek afternoon. Can't wait to go back! read more

Definitely a hole in a wall place that's at the end of a neighborhood and next to a main highway. You can park across the street and there is plenty of parking. The inside of the restaurant is a little dark and it has a nice outside seating. There are two waitresses that helped us. We took a couple of minutes to see the menu and placed an order of egg rolls, spring rolls, beef and meatball pho, and shanking beef. Food was good my favorite was the egg rolls they are really meaty and make sure you ask for fish sauce cause they give you sweet and sour sauce for them. The pho brought was really tasty and it came out hot! The beef was tender. Would go back again. read more

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Heard about this place awhile back, so finally made it out here. The food was average for the location (if you didn't want to drive far. Btw, also had pho but forgot to take a pic ) but what got me was their back patio! It's cute!! LOVE their koi fish pond!! It's such a cute place to just hangout with friends! read more

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There are a number of things that come to mind when looking at San Vuon: it is enormous, feels out of place, and feels incredibly random down from the decor to the menu. This is precisely why I love it. Places like this can only exist in major Viet diasporas like Houston (#1) where a space has been transformed into a place that operates like a sports bar, a lounge, a family destination, and a Vietnamese pub menu that all at the same time. This phenomenon deserves its own category and name (#2) but is more common than one might think. As noted earlier, this place is enormous. It might not look like much from the outside, but the place is sprawling with a copious amount of chairs and tables of various sizes, along with an outdoor area that really add to the overall feel of the place. There is a large bar with a several bartenders, TVs and projection screens with sports and music, and bathrooms that reek of desperation. (#3) The food skews heavily Viet but I was somewhat surprised at how legit the pho and banh mi was, at least for a bar. They also have a number of plates for mi xao (stir fried rice noodles), com (rice plates), lau (hot pot), sinh to (smoothies), and dedicated sections for chim cut (quail) and de (goat). I was also taken aback by the prices, where banh mi is $5 and pho is $11 (except the $13 dac biet) and coffee is $4.99. Booze was also in the same realm as cocktails and beers varied between $3-9. Nothing about the food that I was able to sample was destination worthy, but I'm not mad at it. Affordable variety goes a long way. If there was any real drag, it's the inconsistent service. The staff can be a little too lax at times, where they're slow to bring things out and somewhat inattentive. Viet is the preferred language naturally and parking is either on the street or in the lot directly across the street. A good time can be had here, which I would suggest for a large group. There are heaps of local families that are coming in for a feast and always a small number of Viet uncles going hard on the Heineken while watching sports on TV. With good company, s'ok food, and a festive ambiance, it's guaranteed quality people watching. __________ (#1) Or San Jose, The OC, Portland, etc. (#2) House of Chu Hai? (#3) And then some. read more

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This has to be THE BEST Ca Phe Sua Da I've ever had. Imagine if Dalgona coffee and standard Vietnamese Coffee had a child, it would be this! I also ordered their Pho Tai (Beef), and it was also pretty good and I unfortunately was too hungry to get a photo... Coffee aside, I really liked how homey the decorations outside felt. It'a a very peaceful setting and there's a nice little Koi pond as well. The food and the coffee also came out in a timely manner :) read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Patio - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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We come to their pho and spring rolls are very good The service is very good The place is quite and lots of space I think it's family owned, people are very nice read more

Had a great lunch there while watching the Texans game. Very nice set up! I will visit more often and enjoy their cuisine. read more

This restaurant is located right next to the freeway. It looks like a house and parking is across the street. I heard this place was good so I finally gave them a try. Our waitress recommended the salad and the rice noodles. Since it's my first time here I went Ishtar the lotus salad. When it came out, the flavors were good. The only complaint I had was that celery in the salad was dry AF. It's white on the inside and very chewy. When I was eating it, I kept having. To spit it out bc it tasted like I was eating someone's hair. The flavors were right on point. The pho was good too but the brisket was not soft like the other pho stores. They have a pond outside either koi fish and even a few hammocks. It would prob be nice to use in the winter time but it's too hot to be outside with if there was shade. If they used fresh ingredients, this would be a good contender for best restaurant in the SE area. Unfortunately even if the flavor was right, the quality of ingredients didn't measure up IMO. read more

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Great hole in the wall restaurant - especially if you're headed to Hobby and have your flight delayed like me ;) I got the Banh mi to go and it was exactly what I was expecting. They ask if you want jalapeños (necessary) and/or sriracha/soy sauce (not necessary). read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Parking across the street - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Pho Dac biet togo, with 2 slice of meat? My kid was pissed. Never seen anything in Houston like this, com thit nuong was soo dry the meat burnt no flavor. First and last time don't waste your time soo many great pho places in Houston read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Pho not so Dac Biet - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I got the lo mein with stir fried shrimp. The food was hot and fresh. It had a lot of flavor! Definitely recommend! The restaurant was very clean and spacious. The service was very friendly and inviting. read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Lo Mein with stir fry Shrimp - 8/10 - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

The food and service were very good. Pleasant experience. We look forward to visiting again. read more

On the phone I asked if they are dog friendly. Yelp says they are but they said they are not.

Super reasonable, tasty authentic dishes! I'll be back. Service girls were young, thoughtful and sweet! Calm ambience. A baby kitty came into the patio to visit. They were so nice to it. read more

Food is excellent. Service was great. The ambience it's very neat. Must check it out!

This had killer ratings and I happened to be on the other side of town, so when hunger struck I had to check it out. The food was excellent. Forgot to take photos of the vermicelli bowl and the Bahn Mi photos, but remembered for the shrimp. Everything was delicious. We did go at an off hour (4:45 pm), but the service was definitely lacking. Would I go again? Without a doubt if I'm on that side of town. Would not drive the 20-25 minutes (without traffic) though. read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Garlic shrimp - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The place is nice and the food is delicious. Definitely a hidden gem! Only thing is the outside can be a bit noisy due to it being by the freeway. read more

This place is so nice and relax . Food is good ! We love Bún chả giò thịt nướng . We will come back when we visit Houston again

VERY GOOD PEOPLE AND FOOD , the pho is super yummy and the people are super friendly once you call they have it love the inside too !!!

Food so yummy and always fresh! Love this place!! Everyone is super nice read more

Really great Vietnamese food here! Probably one of the best authentic Viet restaurants in South Houston if you don't want to drive all the way to Chinatown. - Exterior looks super run down & honestly kind of sus lol. Don't be fooled; the interior is cozy and nicely decorated. It's right off the highway & at a very convenient location. There's an adjacent parking lot so plenty of room for parking. - Highlights would probably be the chicken hu tieu (noodle soup), bo tai chanh (beef with lime), bo la lot, and combination pan fried noodles. I would order all of this again. We also ordered the seafood combo hot pot which was also good but a steep price tag. It does comfortably serve 2-3 people though if you're craving hot pot. - I ordered Ca phe sua da (Vietnamese iced coffee) which was very, very sweet and almost tasted like it had a lot of vanilla creamer/sweetener in it which I wasn't a fan of. I wish they kept more of a rich, bold coffee flavor true to what an actual ca phe sua da would be. Prices are a bit higher but I'm willing to pay this for good enough Vietnamese food without driving another hour to get to Bellaire. $125 for a lunch for 4 people with hot pot leftovers to take home. We will be back! read more

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This is a very large hole in the wall Asian restaurant with very very good food. If you happen to be on the Gulf freeway slow down because you'll pass it. read more

Food was delicious! Place was really clean and calm. The service was really good. Definitely a hidden gem!!!

The grilled pork spring roll and was fresh and delicious. An absolute hidden gem! The outdoor sitting area is also very well decorated. read more

This was by far a great hidden gem and well worth the price excellent service and even better food I will be back read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Pork w/ vermicelli noodles and egg roll - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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10-29-21 I am extremely sad to give this review. I really wanted to like this place. Quality/Quantity - #4 Goi Cuon Tom Thit (4) - Vietnamese Spring Roll with Shrimp and Pork #15 Mi Thap Cam - Combination Egg Noodle Soup #21 Hu Tieu Do Bien - Rice Noodle Soup With Seafood H. Thanh 3D - Extra Noodle Food was okay... Atmosphere - Sorry, but the place was dirty. Everything in the mens bathroom was also broken. Parking across the street was on a dirt gravel lot. Service - Almost none. Waitress never came back after giving us our food. Had to find her to pay to leave. Price - $32.44 + Tip. Yes, we still tipped... Owner Suggestion - Congrats on your success, 5+ years in business. I am confused why you have so few yelp reviews when you were in business for so long? Sorry, but we will probably not be back. Wishing you the best. read more

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It was super good , they need an update on interior of the restaurant, kinda scary, , trying to come up with more to say , food was good

This a great spot if you are ever interested in having a weekend or after work rest spot! The service was amazing they were really friendly , the environment was really chill and if they had live music performances this place could have great potential! But I sorry to say this and I love pho, but to save you time and money if you only come to eat pho this is not your place to go it's flavorless and even thou they put every single meat that a pho contains it was really disappointing! But don't get me wrong we tried other meals and they were delicious ! But if the pho was improved this could be my weekend spot ! read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Things to see - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Doesn't look like much when you drive by and the parking is across the street and behind a used car lot. But the food is authentic and the interior is traditional and a little bit funky. We enjoyed their take on a bun and also some crispy egg noodles. Both were delightful. Their menu includes favorites better suited for someone more adventurous with sea snails and other unique proteins. Prices were good and in an empty dining room service was what you would expect. read more

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My lil go to spot when on this side of the city! First time we dined in I was surprised by all outdoor dining space. Food and service is always great. We've had the quail, lemon grass goat, pho, veggie rice and everything is always prepared fresh and tasty. This is a must try! read more

I should have known better but waited in high expectation to eat here after reading what's been posted online.....did I simply picked the wrong thing off the menu? perhaps it's the night ambience that drive people to gather here for food. You are thinking, how can u go wrong with a Vermicelli bowl, right? Well..... Presentation--wasn't visually pleased at first encounter Veggies---I never had a vermicelli bowl without cilantro or basil Portion--eyes bigger than stomach?? My stomach IS bigger, so little meat, is it the inflation?? Flavor--Bland, Nothing memorable. Pickled carrots were not pickled I probably came to eat at the wrong hour or wrong day of the week....still, a second date is highly unlikely... read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Grilled pork vermicelli bowl(did they run out of veggies and meat??) - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Food was good as well as the atmosphere. The only problem I had was the kid who took our order because he kept scratching his face and then scratched his back side. I didn't want him touching anything I ordered. It just didn't seem too sanitary. read more

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Okay, okay!!! Guys, I literally ran to my car for this review. Today...was self date day!! It all started with the nail shop, then I was hungry..... as a result, I came here. There is the most beautiful serine patio with two levels. There are fountains and flowers and even a cage with little baby bunnies! I sat outside, duh. Pork egg rolls that I ate so fast I didn't get a picture. Ordered goat with chili and coconut sauce. It comes with this beautiful soft golden bread for dipping. Topped it off with a Thai Tea, jellies added. If you ever are in this area, give it a try. The staff was amazing....I'm done gushing read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Patio vibes.. - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Authentic Vietnamese food. I would definitely recommend to others. Our waitress was courteous and attentive. read more

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Smelled a little smokey. With their hours, I am assuming they are a nightclub at night. The grilled beef entree is like kafta, except bite sized. Really enjoyed the dish. I had it a la carte and fresh veggies came on the side. I am rarely on this side of town, but definitely will return for this dish. read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Bo La Lot, Delicious!! - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

To start off we order the fish sauce wings. Ate two wings and the sauce was very good. The third wing my sister ate and noticed there was blood coming from the chicken. Told the waiter, he was very apologetic which I appreciate. He took it off of our tab and I then ordered a pho tai for my replacement. Got the pho, the broth was okay little to no flavor. I took three bites from it, looked down, and saw a nat inside of my broth. Told the waiter again and he had his other coworker come grab it and take it off of our tab. Overall, The service was okay and the food wasn't great. Don't think we'll be coming back. read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Uncooked wing - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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By far the best Vietnamese Food in Houston !!! This place is a hidden Gem !!! It's amazing. The out door patio is huge. read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Was not a big fan of this restaurant. It's not incredibly clean and I didn't feel super welcomed. Our entrees were missed and super missed. Interesting ambiance but this is not one that I'll be back to. read more

Great place. Definitely was not expecting the inside to look the way it looks. Service was attentive. read more

San Vuon Restaurant & Cafe - Shaken beef and fried rice. Yum! The bahn mi was good too! - Vietnamese Near Me - Houston, Texas