The Vibe Walking in here is a trip. It's got that glorious, quirky architectural DNA of a former fast-food joint, but instead of a sad burger, you're greeted with the kind of service that actually makes you feel like a human being. It's "drive-thru cool" meets "neighborhood gem." It's unpretentious, it's efficient, and it works. The Goods * The Pho: This isn't just soup; it's a spiritual experience. The broth is cleaner than a fresh audit and hits harder than a Monday morning deadline. * Banh Mi: The bread actually has that "shatter" factor. One bite and you're covered in crumbs like a happy disaster. It's the perfect ratio of crust, fluff, and savory kick. * Lemongrass Soup: If you need to wake up your senses, this is the lightning bolt. It's bright, herbaceous, and makes standard chicken noodle look like a nap. * Spring Rolls: Tight, fresh, and paired with a peanut sauce so good you'll want to take a pint of it home for later. The Bottom Line Forget the white tablecloths. If you want the real deal in Santa Rosa, you go to the place with the quirky layout and the elite kitchen. It's fast, it's fantastic, and it's got more character than a Russian novel. read more

I've been here before and the food is decent, though overpriced for what you get. This visit, however, was a different experience entirely and one I feel other customers need to know about. We started with the BBQ pork spring rolls. The BBQ pork was shredded, which felt like a cost-cutting move on protein. Not a dealbreaker, but worth noting for the price point. I was seated outside with my dog on a busy, loud street. I ordered a bánh mì sandwich by number. Our server came back mid-order to ask about rice or noodles, which I assumed was a clarifying question about my mom's vegetarian soup, as both dishes contained tofu. When the food arrived, I received lemongrass tofu and not what I ordered. I flagged it immediately. The server acknowledged the confusion but then returned to inform me that the owner, who was off-site and being reached by phone, was requiring me to pay for the wrong dish regardless. This is apparently their policy: if an order is made in error, the customer is still responsible for the cost. I asked to speak with the owner or an on-site manager. Both requests were denied. What I was told next genuinely shocked me: the server mentioned that the cost of the wrong dish would be split between the kitchen and serving staff. These employees were willing to cover a mistake out of their own pockets rather than push back on the owner. The server was visibly uncomfortable throughout the entire interaction. To be clear: the staff were kind and doing their best under what appeared to be a stressful and unfair working environment. This is a management issue, not a staff issue. If you dine here, confirm your order carefully, especially if seated outside where it's loud. And know that if the restaurant gets your order wrong, their policy may hold you responsible for it. read more

I hadn't been here in years but coming back reminded me why this place is so popular. I stopped by for dinner with son and I was happy the level of service and quality of food has remained consistent with what I remember. The menu selection is extensive, there are so many options to choose from whether you're craving a rice plate, pho, or something lighter you'll find something to eat. They even have boba and coffees. For dinner we ordered two combo plates the portion size was generous, we left full and with left overs. Service was good with everyone we interacted with was attentive and beyond friendly. Overall 10/10, simply Vietnam is a Sonoma County staple. read more

Our family really enjoyed this restaurant -- everything was delicious. Honestly better than anything near where we live! The food was high quality, generous in portion, and the service was excellent. We originally planned to do takeout but ended up dining in instead. We'll definitely be back whenever we're in the area... just wish they'd open a location closer to us read more

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Although my last review was 6 years ago, I've probably eaten here or taken take-out 2-4 times since then! I love this place: Clean! Fresh ingredients! Flavorful! Fast! Pleasant, no, make that great service! Reasonable! Great parking! Dog-friendly! read more

I had not been back to this place in a while and I was hungry for a banh mi ... and I didn't remember it being as expensive BUT the five spice chicken was great - lots of chicken and veggies. Some banh Mi sandwiches skimp on the meat but not this one - will definitely put this place in my rotation! read more

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The food here is really great, the staff is really nice and helpful explain the dishes if you have a question fast Service, clean place read more

Simply Vietnam Express - Avocado spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Staff are always nice, fast service, consistent good quality food and clean environment. read more

Simply Vietnam Express - #54 spicy beef noodle soup 10/10 With Thai tea light ice no boba - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Yum! A wet and cold day, this place was a treat. The hot tea was a good start and crab cheesepuffs and crispy tofu followed. She got pho and I got a meatball & shrimp dish. Yummy and filling. I will go try something else on my next trip. Bonus? Near a Trader Joe's and a thrift store. read more

Simply Vietnam Express - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

My favorite quick go-to for take away. Consistently good quality and fair priced. Delicious boba tea and always great service.

Lemongrass tofu was cold and blah, no sauce or taste of any kind. Expensive too. I will never go back.

I stopped by and tried this place. I was welcomed and seated upon entering. I was provided menus and my selected beverage within minutes. The server was very informative of the menu as well. The ambience is simple and perfect for family or friends to gather for a bite. The food is extremely flavorful and great quality. The portion is perfect and very fresh. Theres ton of parking in there lot and good part is has a drive thru as well. I recommend this place to anyone looking for great quality, service and value in a meal. Keep up the good work and continue the great service. read more

Simply Vietnam Express - Lemongrass chicken - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

The food here is alright but not outstanding. Really clean aesthetic. Order at the counter, they give you a number, and bring you your food when it's ready. I miss the original Simply Vietnam; the sit down restaurant. I don't come here often because there are other Vietnamese places I prefer. Call me crazy, but I don't like the clean modern aesthetic. read more

Express is the reason why we ordered food to go from here. They even have a drive thru window. I had the special combo cold cuts banh mi. It was smaller than expected. I didn't like the bread at all- too thick. Overall, I've had much better sandwiches that are twice as big and half the price. read more

Simply Vietnam Express - Special Combo Cold Cuts - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I love this spot for quality Vietnamese food in a modern environment. Robert provided phenomenal service that made me feel like family. Great personality, attentive, and prompt. The overall staff was very welcoming as well the moment I walked in. Can't go wrong with their lemon grass spring rolls and short ribs. The spring rolls have just the right amount of lemongrass and sweetness that the moment I receivedd them they were already gone. The short ribs left me beyond satisfied.Thee rice and salad they provided made the overall dish very balanced. Dont forget to also order some boba. Their passionfruit Yakult was very refreshing. Love natural sweetness from the passionfruit and the creamy taste of the Yakult. read more

This is my partner's and I's 2nd time walking out of simply due to the waiters taking someone else's order that has walked in after us clearly without reservations. They had us sit ourselves and brought us water within the first few minutes of sitting down and 5 minutes before the other guesses had even walked in. The place didn't look too busy either. We loved the food here but due to the horrible experiences we unfortunately are no longer customers. read more

Stopped by this place for lunch, I had the teriyaki chicken combo with noodles and it was very good and filling. The portion was pretty big. They have other rice options as well if you don't want the noodles. Service was great, they have indoor and outdoor seating which was nice to enjoy with the weather the day we went. read more

Simply Vietnam Express - Teriyaki chicken combo #20 - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Large portions and friendly service! Our go to order is lemongrass vermicelli & their fresh spring rolls.

Very busy with many people. Our service was very slow 30-40 minutes. A good place to hang out but not for a quick lunch. read more

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This place is amazing! I absolutely love their pho and the huge boba selection! The service is so attentive, and everyone is super nice. This place has such a warm and inviting feel to it. Highly recommend! read more

I'm sad to say I cannot recommend this place. I have been eating here since it was at its old location. It was on the pricy side so for a young family of 4, we would only come here on special occasions. I'll skip to today's very sad experience. I walked it, and got the food for take out. We were warned it would be 20 mins wait. I had no problem waiting. I saw the place was busy, and orders were being called in. I thought wow, it's going to be worth the wait. Two combo plates were a total of a little over $40. -perfect, I know it's good quality. I'm paying for the better meat. I sat down, waited, got my order, drove home (5 mins away) got a fork and took a bite. Yuck! What is going on here?! The meat was beef jerky. Inedible! I was so sad and disappointed, I just wasted my time money. I will never be back. I can't believe there is no quality control. I can't believe anyone would allow this to leave the kitchen. -people eat here? Why? This place has really gone downhill. read more

Simply Vietnam Express - Inedible meat. - yes I are the rest, I payed for it and I was hungry. - but this is unacceptable. - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Great day to have a nice lunch at Simply Vietnam... We had some avocado spring rolls, chicken fried rice and as my go to....I Love me some BBQ Pork Combo & a Tai iced tea read more

The service was terrible. Long wait and there were a ton of young staff but none of them were competent. Some young with attitude or friendly but couldn't remember anything. Don't get anything with chicken. It was cold and I think under cooked. read more

Simply Vietnam Express - Curry chicken - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

My favorite place to get pho and spring rolls. My favorite is the filet pho and the lemongrass chicken spring rolls. Also amazing how they have a drive thru. Love them! read more

Amazing food, friendly and attentive server, decent prices, clean restaurant. We drove almost 2hrs from our hotel to eat here as we have missed it so much since moving out of state. Bbq pork spring rolls and bbq pork plates would be my last meal request lol. Thanks for a great lunch! read more

We didn't expect a large crowd on this cold, wet evening but when we walked in, we were pleasantly surprised to see all but a couple tables filled with happy diners. This restaurant was highly recommended to us so we were excited to give it a try. We ordered the pho noodles with steak (#10) and a combo meal with BBQ pork, egg roll, and shrimp (#18) with brown rice. From the first sip of broth, I was impressed by the robust flavor and tasty ingredients. So comforting and exactly what I needed to warm up. A separate little plate of crispy bean sprouts, basil, lime and sliced jalapenos accompany the soup noodles. You may add as much or as little as you please. This is one of the best bowls of pho I have had in the local area. The combo meal was a satisfying as well. It came with a good portion of BBQ pork, one egg roll and two shrimp. Everything was nicely seasoned and fresh tasting. We are looking forward to trying some of the pictured items on the back of the menu. Located on the north side of the car wash with their own parking lot. read more

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I've had this place saved for a while. We were in the area and decided to stop by. This place is on its own so there is enough parking. There used to be a to go section where you order or a sit down area. It's small they had about 10 tables and there's seating outside. My son ordered a strawberry smoothie. I ordered the shrimp and noodles dish. My husband ordered the fried pork and shrimp with a Pepsi. They were pretty busy but service did flow. We got our food after 15 minutes. The presentation is perfect the food looks delicious. The portions are very generous you will not leave hungry. The taste is delicious absolutely perfect. I loved my dish. My husband and son shared and it was more than enough food is perfect here nothing I would change. It's a little pricey but it's worth every penny. We are already planning our next trip. The main thing I loved menu had pictures!! Hidden gem I will be referring all my friends! read more

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It's been a min Simply Vietnam Express. Since the last time I've been here prices have risen (not a problem everything has gone up) The Pho: itself came out luke warm, I waited 20+ mins for this one bowl of Phò. It was MID at best no richness of spice or flavor of beef bones stood out one bit. In the pho image I asked for fish sauce and chili oil and was served in a little sauce cup (this is hilarious, just give me the bottle. I didn't even use all of what was in the cup so it was wasted) the chili oil wasn't even chili oil lol it was pickled blended pepper sauce. Would I come back for the pho? Nah I'm GOOD. The Bahn mi: I got swindled hahah this was a Mini Bahn Mi $10 a pop. (If I knew they were mini I wouldn't have ordered it 99% of other Vietnamese restaurants are full size bigger than the water bottle in image! Kelly's has some for $8 full size). Taste: its good there pickled daikon and carrots are really flavorful!! No CAP! I thought I ordered a cold cut but got BBQ instead it's fine! The amount of Pâté they give you is the true crime here, the amount is the size of a large BOOGER hahah. Oh man. This is just one person's opinion go eat here for yourself read more

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Staff were very friendly. Food was excellent. Portions were above and beyond generous. Will definitely be returning.

Food is fabulous as always. I did the drive through option after ordering online. It was easy and on my way home.

This place used to be my favorite spot! I was certainly disappointed when I went in for the first time in several years (I just moved back) and it cost me $30 for a bowl of soup and a tea. Outrageous and super disappointing because I do love this place so much!! read more

Initially we were going to another Vietnamese restaurant but it has now closed but my friend knew about this place. We arrived and there were plenty of folks inside so I knew this was a good sign. It looks like it was a former fast food restaurant and they made the best of it and just added the Vietnamese menu. They do have table seating with a great, attentive waitstaff. We sit down in a booth, the kind a fast food restaurant would have. On one side of the menu are pictures of boba drinks and their description. On the other side is the food menu, I wanted a banh mi sandwich, so I order the 5 spice chicken one. It was tasty, a bit sweeter than 5 spice I've had in Thai restaurants and it didn't have the Asian basil in it like most 5 spice chicken I've eaten, the other thing was they chop the chicken up in small pieces, I prefer my chicken to be in adult size pieces. My friend ordered the scrimp rolls, they were 3 giant rolls with the classic peanut dipping sauce. As we enjoyed our meal the place was filling up with other diners, they were ordering the classic Pho and other dishes. And takeout orders were flowing too. All in all the food was good. the interior is bright with lots of windows, very clean, and attentive, kind waitstaff. It's right off a freeway exit in Santa Rosa on the west side of the freeway. There is no doubt that Vietnamese food is becoming more and more common as a food of choice when deciding to dine out. read more

Simply Vietnam Express - Scrimp rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Mine and my daughters favorite place to come eat at least 2 times a month we love the steak pho

The food here is great. I highly suggest the avocado spring rolls and the lemongrass chicken bowl. We also had the combo pho which was great. Service is quick and everything is super fresh. They also have boba tea here. read more

Simply Vietnam Express - Avocado spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Im telling yall, if you want the best Vietnamese food, go down the road to Kettles. Simply Vietnam is the fast food quality of Vietnamese food. read more

I love their vegetarian pho - so many vegetables that by the time you get to the noodles you're not hungry anymore - highly recommend avocado rolls too. read more

I always love coming to Simply Vietnam! The tofu bahn mi is so good - the bread is super fresh and everything is very flavorful. Their Thai iced tea and Vietnamese iced coffee are consistently good. I'm not a fan of the share tea boba drinks - have ordered two different drinks and haven't liked either, so not sure if I'll give those a third chance. Their soups are also always a hit. Big portion sizes on their entrees. Wasn't a fan of their yellow coconut curry; found it to be pretty plain. The service here is great, both dining in and ordering out. Food comes out at a good pace, even when they're pretty busy. read more

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This place is great. Wish they'd open one in Petaluma. Excellent pho though it used to have lemongrass in the broth. Love their bbq pork spring rolls. read more

Pretty good Vietnamese place super convenient to Highway 101. Food and service was good. Seemed like it deserved a higher rating so I decided to leave a review. read more

Arrived on a Sunday afternoon and was greeted by someone at the counter and was seated at a table shortly after. The wait staff was busy with other guests but we were tended to after about 10 minutes; which gave us some time to peruse the menu. I ended up ordering the beef and brisket pho dish and it was good. This place doesn't serve authentic Vietnamese food...more like Americanized Vietnamese. Overall, a good place to get Vietnamese food and the waiter that waited on us was nice and super attentive. This is my Mom's go-to place in Santa Rosa :) read more

Simply Vietnam Express - Beef and brisket pho soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California