vietnam cafe

love this place. it's my 2nd favorite bowl of pho in town just behind phovietnamin overland park. great food, great service and close to work = frequent visitor.

i have visitedvietnamcafé on several occasions, though it used to be specifically for pho and only for takeout because it is always so busy.  recently, i have had the chance to get there at 11:00, thanks to my new food friend (who i will respectfully refer to as t bone), who takes an early lunch and frequents vc.  just the fact that i continuously go back there for pho is enough to assume my opinion as far as that goes.  today i was excited to try a few new things; fried quail, fried pork chop, and beef hot pot.  the quail was crispy, juicy, full of flavor and fun to eat.  for whatever reason, picking the meat off those little bones entertains me.  it was served with pickled carrots and cabbage and vc’s signature vinegar based dipping sauce.  the fried pork chop was crisp, tender and delicious but i was most excited about the “egg loaf” that was served with it which was like a distant cousin to a piece of quiche and surprisingly exciting to me.  it was also served with a fried egg, white rice, pickled carrots/cabbage.  finally, the beef hot pot was a mound of thin and tender beef strips, a variety of mushrooms and onions that was perfectly seasoned and tasted like it has been cooked on a grill; smoky and delicious.  i couldn’t quite put my finger on what it was, but i kept going back for more.  by the time we left just before noon there was a line of “evil eyers,” at the door who stared us into guilt to leave sooner that we were probably ready.  love this place

if you haven’t been tovietnamcafé in columbus park, you need to go. like today.vietnamcafé is fresh, authentic and ridiculously affordable. not to mention their pho (pronounced fuh) is sensational.

pho-tastic. there isn't any food that hits the spot on a chilly day better than a big bowl of pho. after seeing the glowing reviews ofvietnamcafe, we stopped in for lunch. we were rather early, arriving at 11:20 am, but the restaurant was already half full. in another ten minutes a line would begin forming out the door. all good signs!
we were seated right away, and immediately asked for our beverage order, and if we wanted to order appetizers. in some restaurants that would be considered bad form, as we had not even opened our menus. but it soon became evident that the waitress knew they were about to get slammed with a customer tsunami, so she was trying to eliminate "dead time".
we ordered tea and spring rolls. almost immediately a tea pot and the spring rolls arrived. in all honesty, i have had better spring rolls, but they were serviceable, if a bit on the chewy side.
we ordered pho for lunch. my husband opted for the beef version, and i the mixed seafood. as soon as we finished off the spring rolls our waitress delivered two large steaming bowls to our table.
i absolutely adored my seafood pho, which contained several shrimp, what appeared to be crab, calamari and mussels. but the broth is what stole the show. it was almost hypnotically good. the flavor was delicate yet profoundly aromatic.
i also sampled the beef version, and found it much more intensely flavored. you could taste the beef in every spoonful.
vietnam cafe offers a large menu of foods beyond pho. we saw many different items whisk by us on their way to other tables. next time we are in town we will return to sample something different. i suspect we will love those items just as much.
this little neighborhood dining spot is somewhat short on style and fashion, but oh, so long on flavor. i can see, but even more, i can taste why it is so popular.

vietnam cafe is the best!!!. i lovevietnamcafe! the servers are great really friendly! i always feel at home there. the food is great! i love the dry noodles and the hot pots, egg noodle soup with wonton, egg rolls and the pho...everything on the menu that i have tried it delicious! best vietnamese food in kc in my opinion.

authentic, cheap, and delicious!.vietnamcafe is just the right kind of authentic, cheap, and delicious. it's what you wish for in an ethnic restaurant. the portions are large, and i've recently being going there and trying a new dish every time. in the last month i've had ginger chicken, basil chicken, and the chicken curry, and they've all been awesome!

there are lots of vietnamese people there all the time, eating and working, which to me is always a good sign. if they think the food is a fitting enough example of their culture's cuisine, then why not give it a try? seriously, i've never been anything but pleased withvietnamcafe.