East Borough - Costa Mesa

Really nice friendly staff and atmosphere! They sell half gallon of the jasmine lime ice tea to take home. Definitely recommend it.They have many gluten friendly Vietnamese dishes.

Came once and was immediately hooked on the vermicelli noodles with beef omg it's just amazing! Went back again the next day but it was too late! They only have the vermicelli till 5pm then they serve burgers. Super cute seating areas and very chill atmosphere, located at the camp my personal favorite area is this little nook that's a little hidden it even has a little window so you can see when your food is ready. The staff is so friendly! Not sure if I met the owner, but he makes you feel at home and answered all my questions. Shout out to the chef he/she is really doing there thing back there!

Overall a super strong 4 stars!!!Really a nice surprise. It feels modern, minimalistic.I had a great Banh Mi experience.Regardless of the protein choice, the pricing is the same.You get a warmly toasted baguette (that has the perfect crispy crust with soft chewy bread) that is filled with a good portion of flavorful meat, thinly sliced cucumbers fixins. They kindly obliged me on my request for extra do chua (pickled veggies) and jalepeno. I opted for the all natural pork. It was flavorful.I also ordered their Jasmine Tea with Lime-ade type of base. It was intense in flavor. I ordered some water to dilute it, which made it suit my taste buds.Place is very clean. Service was helpful, knowledgeable and kind.My only tweak would be thicker cut on the cucumber or I guess I can ask for extra cucumber next time. Also some cilantro for freshness would have been perfect.I observed alot of other delicious dishes going out. I most definitely will be back to try more items on their menu.

Usually come here for the curry, but I wanted to try their burger pop up! Currently, on Friday/Saturday evenings, they serve juicy smash burgers. I got their animal fries banh mi burger and was impressed! The only drawback was that the largely cut veggies in the burger made it hard to enjoy “in” the burger. I just hope they were open more often for dinner!

I can't say enough how great this place is! I have been coming here for years! The food is delicious John and the staff are always great they are so kind and genuine, on top of that the food is legendary! The vibe is so relaxed the walls push open and give you this great in door out door celebration of Cali weather. In the evening they have the burger was delicious not over seasoned, I highly recommend the banh mi burger the friend where so delicious too. Next time I'll get the shredded beef with scallions and cilantro it looked insane and gooey Cheese