Same Same

Arrived here on a Friday night for some good vibe but the waitress at this place totally killed it. We were seated nicely in the back garden. My friend ordered a pork rice platter and i got the chicken noodle soup. 10 minutes in and i found a fly in the soup, i thought it was no biggie because things happen. However, i never got an apology from the waitress. All she did was claiming that because we ate outside and the fly must have flown in while i was eating it. I mean i could have noticed it when that happened… She tried to make it like it’s my fault. Then she asked what i would want to do with it, even suggested me to get a «replacement». Who would want that same bowl of noodle that had a fly in there ??? So i get the pork rice platter instead. Well guess what, i got charged for both with a «15% friends discount» for the soup. Not a friendly move at all, and definitely not something that a good friend would do. It was so unfair of you to treat your customer like that. Definitely not coming back here.

Been here a couple times, really like the caramelized pork Bahn mi and the rice noodles. The Vietnamese ice café is a must try as well… Not a fan of the salad… The décor has a family feeling which I like a lot compare to other dark restaurant décor. The price is okay, and the service is fine.
来这边吃过几次，很喜欢他们的焦糖猪肉三明治和米线。越式冰咖啡也是值得一试。我不是特别喜欢吃他们的沙拉其他的食物都不错…他们的装修很有家庭感跟其他餐厅暗暗的装修很不一样。价钱适中，服务也还好。

Thoroughly enjoyed eating here for lunch; the location, food and staff all deserve five stars! I highly recommend their outdoor seating, the garden in the back is very charming.
We had the caramelized pork banh mi, the ba con heo lettuce wraps and the lemongrass ice tea. The banh mi is a must get, it was the best I’ve had in a long time. The lettuce wraps are an experience and I recommend it if you enjoy Vietnamese summer rolls. It’s basically roll your own summer rolls with all the ingredients except the dipping sauce is not the thicker peanut sauce it’s fish sauce instead. Very fun and tasty! We enjoyed the caramelized pork the most out of the ba con heo dish but the pork confit is also very good.
The service was a little slow but they made up for it with complimentary prawn crackers, which look like styrofoam and crackle in your mouth but the dipping sauce tastes like delicious guacamole. I will definitely be back again!

Ordered to go. Bit of a wait buy food was awesome! Staff was pretty nice and quick with everything. Just a quick stop by and everything was great!

Yesssss!!! New favorite place to eat at.
Fresh, fresh, fresh and very clean food. Exactly what I like. No fried, greasy meals just refreshing meals.
Cost is around $ 10 per meal.
Service took a little long. Waited for food longer than would like to.
Great for Vegetarians!!!

Glazed Pork Banh Mi (Viet Hoagie) was delicious. The caramelized pork was great against the pickles vegetables and seasoned mayo. The bun was great.

— TIP: Banh Mi is pretty good — crisp bread and tasty caramelized pork. Actual platters are bland and completely uninspired.
— CON: Noodle bowls are very plain, but I suppose they are meant to be. They also somehow were completely out of chicken the night we tried it. Phở is just plain bad. They use short noodles (no slurping?!), and the broth lacks the depth and character of an authentic phở.
— BOTTOM LINE: Either go down to Washington Ave (Nam Phuong, Phở 75) or Chinatown for Vietnamese food. Skip this place. I suspect the reason why it’s rated highly is for the BYOB & atmosphere, but the food is extremely disappointing.

Came in tonight after having done a back of the bike food tour with the owners several years ago in Vietnam. Staff was friendly and attentive. We had the chicken salad, which was great. Then we proceeded to have squid and shrimp skewers. Both skewers come with a lime and salt and pepper to dip into. Shrimp were the standout of the meal. They were very spicy and delicious. We ate them with the shell on like we did in Vietnam. We ended our meal with the flan, which was served in a pool of coffee and coconut with ice chips on top just like all the street vendors in Vietnam. Great meal and great memory jog of our trip to Vietnam.

Any of the caramelized pork dishes are good. I always get the bahn mi here though. It’s not the traditional bahn mi of mysterious meats, but it has the usual cucumber and pickled carrots and such. I also enjoy their shrimp crackers and the green sauce it comes with. It’s like crack, you can’t stop eating those crackers. Your tongue will be happy here with so much flavor in the dishes to explore.

Potential MSG warning! For those of you who are sensitive, I have a strong suspicion that they are using MSG, which may be partly why the pork tastes so darned good. The reason I suspect MSG is that out of the clear blue with no warning and no other triggers I could think of, I got a terrible headache a few hours after eating here. MSG is one of my biggest headache triggers. Maybe they aren’t using it, but if you’re sensitive, be sure to ask them about it.
On to the review. The food was excellent and the staff is very friendly! They are getting four stars instead of five because of value. The food is, in my opinion, overpriced based on the quantity you receive.
I ordered the caramelized pork lettuce/​rice paper wraps and a vegetarian spring roll order. I wasn’t all that hungry when I came in and it’s a good thing. While the food was indeed excellent, I would have had to order one more thing to leave full had I been hungry when I arrived. My bill was $ 20 with a tip (and I just drank tap water, so no drink charge in there either).
Will I return? Maybe. My hesitation though is related to the nasty headache I got and not the price or the taste. Had I not gotten a headache, I’d be back and I’d suck it up on the price because the food really was good.

I try not to allow the flotsam of psychic reverberation to dictate my chisel. I see bent reverent, too many times, the tongues of Daniels to lions… with all exceptions bowing to excellence, I sense no other flavors to have thoughts thought as such thoughts I can think of thought about. You have problems if you don’t eat dessert; looks bad on you.

Came all the way from the Bronx to try this place and was not disappointed. helpful and attentive staff. Very patient when it came to explaining items in the menu. Their green hot sauce was amazing. Would def make the trip again. I got the caramel used pork dish (not sandwich) n it was amazing.

Same Same appeared on a list of top underrated restaurants in Philly — and I totally agree that it doesn’t get the attention it deserves! I love the vibe of this place — it’s very low key and cosy, with an open kitchen and decorated with knick knacks that the owner brought over from Vietnam. I went on a super gloomy rainy day, but the cheerful, quaint interior with twinkling lights on the tree right outside the restaurant put me in a much better mood. Our server was also attentive and friendly!
For the food — I’d describe this as gourmet Vietnamese food. Yes, it can be a little pricey, but really it’s no more expensive than an average meal out and you’re paying for quality food. I got the broken rice with caramelized pork (~$ 10), and it was presented in such a delightful manner, with all the components laid out. The soup that came with it was simple (vegetables and ground meat), but warmed me up and was flavorful without being greasy. I love the caramelized pork — it really brings out the flavor of the meat, with crispy bits for good texture. The side of pickled vegetables was also surprisingly yummy. My dining companion got the caramelized pork bahn mi and caramelized pork lettuce wrap (spot the pattern here?) — the lettuce wrap comes with rice paper sheets that you moisten with water in a little spray bottle, after which you can pile the ingredients on the sheet to build the dish, which adds an element of fun to it.
All in all, Vietnamese food presented in a delicate manner — the meal was filling but light so you won’t hate yourself after.

My new favorite place to eat. You must try the Viet Jawn just as mouth watering as the Instagram pictures… And it’s BYOB

Yum!
This place is delicious though it’s a little pricey.
To start, the four of us shared a special appetizer, which was a cheese-​stuffed beef and it was delicious. For my main, I got the pork confit lettuce wraps, which were so delicious. A big pile of pork came with rice paper, several kinds of lettuce, pickled carrot and daikon, and a dipping sauce. The pork was tender and delicious and I made several wraps. It was awesome.
My sister got the King’s soup, which is bun bo hue, and it was really good. The soup was really fresh and clean tasting.
Overall, it was a great meal. However, like I said, it was a little pricey. Also, the staff are friendly but it was a little slow. Keep that in mind, in case you think you can run in and run out.

Visit Same Same! It’s a fairly new sit down/​take out place in Northern Liberties channeling a Vietnamese Street Food vibe. It’s very cozy inside, where you can either sit at a table or at the bar where you can watch the chefs prepare your yummy food!
My visit to Same Same was short simply because I decided to do take out. I placed my order of Caramelized Pork Bun (Rice Noodles) and my boyfriends order of Crispy Tofu Bun and sat down to wait. Bf isn’t a veterinarian but enjoys Tofu. It was good and very rich in flavor… but he was missing out b/​c caramelized pork yum. The wait didn’t take too long and I shortly left with our food that I literally WATCHED get taken off the grill. There’s nothing like seeing your food prepared right in front of you.
I’m a tad ashamed I didn’t try any of the sandwiches that are offered here — Banh Mi. From what I see people order and reviews I read, the sandwiches are where it’s at. I want to try that pork on a sandwich mhm mhm.
I’d recommend this place for:
— Small groups looking for a relatively quick and informal dinner before going out on the town in northern liberties!
— Take out/​Delivery if you’re in the area
— When you want street food but not actually from a street vendor. In other words «fancy street food» because you classy.

Being a huge fan of Vietnamese food, we were not impressed with this fairly new Vietnamese street food place. The flavors seem like they are missing something. For the price you pay, you might as well go to Washington Square area for better quality. Service was really good though and everyone we met were super friendly and helpful. It’s small inside but there is also outdoor seating available for nice weather.
Food comments:
1)Caramelized Pork vermicelli bowl: Just okay, had better. Pork is flavored decent.
2)Caramelized Pork wraps: Just okay, mostly veggies.

After reading so many positive reviews about Same Same, we were anxious to give this fairly new restaurant a try. The story of the restaurant is also very cool and interesting on the Same Same web page.
I loved the restaurant itself. It was done simply and had an interesting South Eastern and Vietnamese street restaurant vibe. It almost felt like being in South East Asia, especially since it was a warm and humid August night.
We ordered the vegetarian spring rolls to start. These were really good, one of the better spring rolls we have tried. They were packed with flavors and were crispy and not greasy. Same Same offers 3 main courses, Lettuce Wraps, Noodle Bowls or Bahn Mi. Then there is a protein choice. Since there were 3 of us, we tried one of each.
I had the Bhan Mi with caramelized pork. This was a really good Bhan Mi sandwich. It was loaded with flavors and had a nice heat kick to it. The noodle bowl was good but it just didn’t wow us. We ordered it with the southern style pork sausage. Although all the ingredients were fresh, it was a bit small and expensive compared to some of the more traditional Viet restaurants we go to in the area. The lettuce wrap was similar too, and a little pricey at $ 11.00 with a lemon grass chicken thigh.
I appreciate and respect the concept of Same Same and two of dishes we had were excellent. I think the restaurant will work in the area they chose for a location. It would be a tough sell over in South Philly as it is a bit pricey.
3.5 stars. Not quite a fan… yet.

I can see why the reviews were so positive. I like this place a LOT. I managed to get here twice in the last week and look forward to my next lunch trip there. Same Same has a pleasant staff, a nice atmosphere with outside patio seating too. I enjoyed the food very much.
Apparently theres three forms of lunch to choose from: their celebrated «banh mi», the noodle bowl, and the lettuce wrap. You can choose your type of protein «chicken, pork confit, caramelized pork etc.» and they bring it to your table. So far Ive loved the caramelized pork banh mi. The meat and the rolls are perfect! Today I went with the pork confit noodle bowl, which was very good indeed. It reminded me of a vermicelli dish you’d usually find in a Vietnamese restaurant. At first I found it appeared quite dry, but apparently they had already added the vinaigrette sauce you usually get on the side of a vermicelli dish. If you mix it a bit, it’s great. The flavors are outstanding. OK OK, I’ll stop gushing on this.

Same same is the fifth place to be at this little location and let’s hope it stays awhile. Finally some new cuisine in the ‘hood, I’m so jazzed!
After Aden, Copper, koo Zee do and the short lived Mexican place (that I never even went to) Let’s hope Same Same holds down the fort!
Banh mis are awesome. The bread is absolutely perfect, fresh and the right amount of crunch. And then the innards! Be it pork or the lemongrass chicken, the whole of it has a lovely amount of brightness with the herbs and vegetables. Add the spicy mayo and protein and each bite is just YUM. The spring rolls served with lettuce wraps and more delicious herbs and veggies is on point. I am not fully convinced with the noodle salads, as the whole is a bit dry and needs a little soy sauce (right on your table) to marry all the ingredients together.
Open for lunch, ambience casual and you can even take out if you like. Win!