drunken fish

stopped for takeout. i have an evening class and stopped by here since i pass it everyday. i got the beefphoand a spicy shrimp dish. i could smell the curry and lemongrass when she handed me my order. having never been there, the girl at the front counter explained a lot of the menu to me and made suggestions. i watched another waitress take care of others and was very helpful. everything was clean, staff was pleasant, and i had no issues with service. my husband and i both enjoyed our dishes and are anxious to go back and try more.

sad excuse for viet/jap cuisine. first things first, if you think you're getting authentic or even quality cuisine here, you are dead wrong.

the restaurant owner is an old vietnamese guy who has no actual training in the art of sushi. he only makes his sushi to emulate the typical "american" sushi by using extremely unhealthy and cheap ingredients and overprices them. don't even bother with the vietnamese food because the vietnamese chefs somehow screws this up as well. thephois bland and they don't provide you the freedom of flavoring your food yourself. instead, they give you an unbalanced plate of dried or old vegetables and a dab of condiments. lastly, service is horrible as they hire waiters/waitresses who are ignorant in the food service industry and lack decent work ethics. in fact, the entire staff is lacking in this department. i've gotten warm sushi because the waitress didn't bother to even check my order and the chef didn't even call out that the order was ready. myphocame out cold and my order of egg rolls were fried beyond crisp. and somehow, even the egg rolls came out cold.

if you're looking for a good place to eat japanese/vietnamese cuisine at an affordable price, commit seppuku if you're even considering going to this place. i'd advise you diners (current and future) to find two separate restaurants that specialize in those cuisines. it'll save you the stomach ache and any negative feelings you may have for asian restaurants.

bestphoever! love this place!

the restaurant itself is nice. the staff friendly, service is good, and the place seems clean. the sushi are just as they are at any decent american-style sushi place. fine, but nothing spectacular.

it's not just a sushi place, but also carries vietnamese menu items. one of my favorite things in the world is pho, so the rest of this review focuses primarily on exactly that.

the drunken fish'sphois meh. the broth's flavor is good and it comes very hot, so that's nice. there's nothing worse than being served luke warm pho, so they got that part right. but they are stingy with the meat and waaay too generous with the noodles. every time i end up with a soggy mess of rice noddles left in the bowl after all the broth is finished (and long after the last of the meat is finished). the last few times my bean sprouts did not seem all that fresh and crisp either. finally, they offer only beef/meatball or chickenphoand other traditional ingredients like soft tendon etc and not available. overall, i have to say that it does hit the spot and is decent pho, but the only reason why i keep eating it here is because the drunken fish is really the only place close to where i live, where you can getphoat all. so if you have a craving forphoand you have the time, take the drive to viet garden way out on florida. but in a pinch, this will do.

much improved!. edited: after the last time i hadphoand it was a greasy mess, i avoided drunken fish. however, i think they may have gotten comments because i decided to give it another shot, and thephowas much improved. the broth was delicate and delicious. i prefer other places, but for it's location, it can't be beat. i will definitely be returning to drunken fish again.

i love eating here! thephois perfect, whether it be beef, meatball, or chicken it hits the spot every time. i have also had the sate beef (amazing), vermicelli bowls (amazing), and the sauteed edamame is to die for. the sushi is on another level, though. the fish is always fresh!! i love the saints roll, spicy cajun roll, naruto roll, spring roll just to name a few. my friends and i agree, the ceviche salad is the best in town!!

last resort vietnamese and basement quality sushi. well, i had an unstoppable urge for vietnamese food so i drove all around baton rouge only to find two that were closed for good, one with a vacation sign on the door, and then drunken fish. i ordered the pork spring rolls, a spicy tuna roll, and the beef pho. first off, the service is horrible. i watched the owner make the tuna roll. he set it up on the counter ready for the server to deliver it. the server walked by it several times and didn't notice. she then proceeded to do everything but serving (filling bottles, wrapping things, etc). i looked at the sushi guy and he didn't care, let along walk it over 10 feet to drop it off. one of the other reviewers noted that the place's casual service was akin to a social club with the employees chatting and doing nothing. i'd say he was spot on. so then came the spring rolls. the server set them down and walked away quickly. now, these rolls were one shade away from black (way over fried) so she didn't care to notice or either she tried to get away before i could say, "what the hell is this?!" the spicy tuna roll was awful. the fish was more suited to cat food than for humans with all of its white connective tissue. it was obviously frozen and slightly grey. the role had hardly and flavor, despite it being a spicy tuna. then came the soup.phobroth is supposed to be clear and very hot (so it can cook the ingredients like the bean sprouts and beef). it was cloudy and not hot. i was also disappointed that you can't even order the usualphoingredients such as different kinds of beef and tendon. you either get beef or beef and meatballs. my bill was $24 out the door and a waste. reserve this restaurant as a last resort for when you just have to get your vietnamese fix. otherwise, you could throw darts at a phonebook to find a better place than this.

good pho. goodphois hard to find. this is good.

many places in baton rouge make good pho. my favorite is atphoquynh, but other notables are little saigon, tasty casian, and drunken fish. this vietnamese favorite can be ordered innocently enough with just thin-sliced, rare beef; but i like to go the e