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It’s so good & absolutely worth the short drive from the city. The Pho is complex and delicious. The rice noodle bowl with pork was fresh and super flavorful — it came with some sort of egg drop soup type appetizer that was phenomenal. And the bakery, don’t even get me started on the bakery… 🤤
Outstanding meal! Hands down some of the best Pho I’ve ever had. Highly recommend to anyone visiting the New Orleans area!
Incredible Bakery items! Meat and dessert pies are probably better than any that you have experienced before! Breads are equally delicious. Flakey pastries are the finest French influenced rivals of any, so called, "French" bakeries.
Delicious mainly Vietnamese dishes at extremely reasonable prices. Their bread makes delicious Bahn Mi sandwiches.
I love this place. They have amazing baked goods and cooked food.
Amazing food! I had grilled tofu salad with a peanut sauce dressing
I got a Don Phuong king cake (cinnamon) and it was damn delicious. I don't recommend waiting until the last minute to get one, they sell out in minutes. Side note: I appreciate that the cakes come in a plastic baggie. My cat smelled the deliciousness and stepped on the cake in the bag - the bag saved the cake. Highly recommend trying one around mardi gras.
Had the occasion to visit here recently for a birthday cake when my delivery order from another business fell through. The cakes were beautifully made and reasonably priced. Though the person who wrote happy birthday on it could've definitely benefited from some training in cake writing.
Traditional Vietnamese restaurant. Very clean, staff was very friendly, and had great customer service. The food was hot and fresh! The portions were plentiful. Flavors were really wonderful. You can see the bakery next door and it was very busy. I'll have to add photos of bakery next time. I was too distracted with all the yummy goodness going on over there.
In my opinion, this place is an all-time classic for authentic Vietnamese food! I dined in at Dong Phuong with my mother on a Sunday evening, and the service was nice & quick. We ordered two dishes. The first dish was a “Com Suong Nuong”, which is a Grilled Pork Chop dish sided with rice, cucumbers, and picketed vegetables ($11.00). The second dish was a large “Hoành Thánh Mì Hoặc Súp”, which is a bowl of egg noodle soup filled with wontons and pork ($17.00). For drinks, we got a Thai Tea drink with regular boba ($5.00) and an Avocado smoothie with extra lychee jelly ($5.00 + $1.00 = $6.00). For the grilled pork chop dish, it had so much flavor to it! The pork chop was charred to perfection. Not only that, but the portions were massive as well! For $11.00, this type of dish was really cheap. As for the egg noodle soup, the broth was good too and the portions were huge as well, but I personally liked the pork chop dish more because of the impact the charred flavor got on me. For the drinks, they were all tasty and price worthy in my opinion. As for the decorum, the place is clean, but still a bit dark and small. It’s not like a trendy setting, but the service, cleanliness, and tastiness makes up for it. Although Dong Phuong is located in New Orleans East, a very dangerous area, I’d still say this restaurant is worth a try, especially for the Grilled Pork Chop dish!
We went here because we heard a lot about it from it being featured on top chef and winning a James beard award. We ordered a few different pate chaud, banh mi sandwiches, pistollete rolls, sweet bakery items, etc. Lots of items listed on their website were either unavailable or out by the time we arrived which was around 11:30. I really like their pistollete bread as I warmed it in the oven the next day and ate it with Vietnamese style eggs which is sunny side up fried with garlic, topped with maggi seasoning and black pepper. The other thing I really enjoyed was the pate chaud with pork and onions, it was really peppery but even my 13 months old baby enjoyed it. Their pandan flavored honeycomb cake (banh bo nuong) was also really good. Other than that, everything else was just alright. Note that the restaurant next door with the same name isn't owned by the same people and it wasn't tasty in my opinion.
Stopped and got some fresh bread. Very good!
Got a walk in traditional King Cake and a cold cuts Banh Mi. Both were absolutely amazing. Growing up with Banh Mi’s, it was immediate nostalgia the moment I bit into it. Simply delicious. King Cake is definitely the best I’ve ever had in New Orleans and the gulf coast. Super light, almost like a croissant dough and legit, soft, almost fluffy icing (not hard, crunchy, old icing like grocery store king cakes) that pairs wonderfully with the bread part. If you are passing by, definitely get some amazing Vietnamese food. And if it’s King Cake season, get there early for a walk-in cake (or order months ahead of time) and have one of the best desserts of your life.
I was excited to try because it had a 4.6 stars but the food was below average. The pho broth was not that great. They brought over bean sprouts, jalapeno, lime, and cilantro?. What pho restaurant bring out cilantro? We had to ask for basil! I then asked if we could have a cup of water to go but the waiter said we had to ask up at the front. When we went to the front to ask, she was making it sooo difficult.!! I spent $80 here and I can't even get a cup of water...sheesh. I then went over to the bakery area and found the bake goods was not that appealing so I opted out of getting anything. I will not be returning.
Phone in order rep rude and hard to understand. When I arrived to pick up order and questioned the contents of my bag the cashier seemed irritated and rushed saying yeah yeah and repeated several times if you want more you’ll have to pay for it. Paying was never an issue. I was questioning the pork content (undesirable ) in my shrimp spring rolls as it was specifically requested. When I mentioned what was left out she snapped back it comes with it. I repeated that it was left out before and she repeated again if you want more you have to pay for it. I won’t eat there again.
Best king cakes around if you didn't order ahead of time be there early like 7-730am to get one limit is 3
Heard all about their great bread and po boys. Bread is very lightweight, crumbles all over the place. Ordered po boy #1 - Italian meats and #5 char siu. #1 was blah and #5 was gross. Fatty hunks of meat. Both more bread than meat. Will say that the soups looked appetizing so would come back for that if it wasn't for the nasty lady at the cash register. Asked some questions and she just refused to answer, instead hurried us because her agenda was much more important that the customer with questions. Will not return.
I ordered a small bowl of Pho and it was huge and delicious. Worth every penny
Bakery has 8 people max entry. Other than that service is great
Absolutely best King Cake! The Pecan is my favorite but the others are good too! Put your orders in early as they sell out but thr process is super easy when you go to pick it up. Also love their Banh Mi, made fresh right in front of you while you wait. Fantastic!