Doson Noodle House

I am always satisfied and VERY full when leaving here. Very nice staff and exceptional food.

Just shared an amazing meal here and the waitress was super attentive! Food was fresh and delicious.

Pros:
Delicious food (we had phở ga, chicken fried rice & crab rangoons)
Large portions
Friendly service and fast delivery

Wow, what a jewel! Terrifically friendly service and food was hot, tasty, quickly served and perfectly done! Buddy had Phở Ba which he enjoyed. We had crab rangoon to start which was definitely not the normal ones you get but locally made and very tasty! I had the Mi Doson pan fried noodles with chicken and shrimp, super tasty, cleaned my plate! I travel extensively and eat out routinely, this is a great unassuming local family run spot I would visit routinely if I lived here.

The food was excellent. The spring rolls were incredible. Best I’ve had. The peanut sauce was perfect with a nice bite to it. The service was great. The chef even came to our table.

Fantastic Phở! Chicken Fried Rice, Sweet & Sour Chicken, Garlic Chicken. …regular favorite!

Yumm! Food is delicious! I love the bun ga with veggies instead of noodles. It’s delicious and kind of healthy. Other people in our party had Phở with veggies instead of noodles and loved them. I love this spot for a great, healthy, quick meal.

Sketchy delivery hours but good phở ga

We were going to have Juans again, but decided to try something lighter, so we kept walking down and came upon Doson. The décor is simple and welcoming.
Ordered The Veggie soup as an appetizer. The broth was very tasty and it was loaded with fresh vegetables, and came with a big bowl Of crunchies!
For our entrée we had The shrimp and and pan noodles. The dish is enough to to share between 2 people, and they devein their shrimp, which is surprisingly rare in restaurants. The noodles in the dish kind of tasted like lo mein, but was good Anyway. I will be back.

Had a great experience here. It’s small and decorated simply. The food is really good and the staff is very nice. The owner is friends with all of his customers.
What we loved:
The dumplings — fried.
Clear soup — this was my favorite! They really nail the flavor.
Spicy shrimp — excellent sauce
Sake

Arrived with hubbub around 1 for lunch. Parking will always be a pain considering you have to find street parking.
The place was pretty small & empty! Probably not the best Vietnamese restaurant for big groups .
The server was my hubbub’s friend so no complaints there.
The menu was a bit pricey for Vietnamese food, but was informed by hub the portions are quite generous. They have a lunch price && dinner price. which is a couple dollars or so more.
On to the food!: seems to be a fusion of Chinese/​Vietnamese.
~Iced French Coffee — not the traditional Vietnamese coffee, a bit watered down, but was a pretty large cup. [$ 3.95]
~Shrimp Spring Rolls — (asked for no meat); 2 pretty big rolls stuffed with vermicelli
noodles, cucumber, avocado, & 4 pcs of shrimp. The fillings were pretty good. I LOVE avocado, but the noodles were a bit on the dry side. served w/​their peanut dipping sauce.(they add a bit of spicy chili on top!) [$ 5.95]
~Mi Xao Tom — their pan/​stir fried shrimp noodle. Portion was enough to share between 2 people, but can easily be devoured by 1! This entrée reminded me more of a Chinese lo mein dish. Not so traditional, but was super tasty! They really didn’t skimp on the huge shrimp neither. A bit pricey, but was well worth it in flavor. Then again I can go to Capt. Sals & get the same for way less $$. [$ 12.95, if memory serves me right.]
All in all, [$ 20] not the best or cheapest Vietnamese restaurant around, but wouldn’t mind trying their other options. To avoid their splurging Vietnamese/​Chinese dinner prices. I would say try coming here for lunch instead.

Poor Doson Noodle House. I just ordered from here for the first time and it happens to be within 2 months of trying Namese, Mopho and Ba Chi Canteen. Before those places I may have given them 3 or 4 stars, but they need to up their game to compete these days. The phở was A-​ok, but the appetizer platter was a huge bummer! There was no list of what it contained, but it was listed with crab rangoon and dumplings so I thought that stuff would be in it. Nope! Just two spring rolls, one fresh and one fried and a plate of noodles. They were good noodles, but not what I wanted or expected.

I’ve eaten here a few times in the past. I don’t love their food but they deliver, and I appreciate that.
So today I called to place a delivery order at 9:21 PM and was told that they weren’t delivering anymore because they don’t take orders for delivery past 9:20. I said that I understood they have to draw the line somewhere, but I was planning to make a big order and offered them my business. The lady said «The kitchen is closed!» and hung up on me. Wow. Horrible customer service. If they didn’t want to deliver the food, fine, but that was uncalled for.
I’ll never go there again. I’d rather give my business to someone who wants it. Besides that, I’m a better cook than them.

the worst vietnamese food i’ve had in the city. which is so sad since it’s in my neighborhood and i love supporting anything in mid-​city.
but i can’t with this place. the food and service was just too gross.
friend and i ordered the spring rolls and egg rolls. it was $ 5 for 2 small rolls. the meat in the spring rolls was one shrimp cut in half and viet ham instead of pork belly. another 15 min. drive would get you the 3 in metairie for that price. or 4 in the east or wank for a dollar less.
the kicker was the peanut sauce they served on the side. it was inedible. not sure what kind of sauce they were attempting.
then our meals came. two phos– one chicken, one beef. both equally bland, equally forgettable. portions are extremely skimpy and they didn’t bother giving us actual herbs that you eat with phở. where’s the mint? cilantro? i know they’re not going to give us the more authentic stuff that non-​asians won’t eat. but one stick of basil with two measly leaves aren’t going to cut it– especially when you’re charging $ 2 – 3 more than other places.
there didn’t seem to be any pride or love to anything they were serving. where’s that stock that only comes from roasting the herbs then cooking it overnight? it all seemed like faux viet for people that don’t know any better. unfortunately for them, i do.

I believe this was an unexpected pleasure.
I was, in an accident across the street.
By the time the police arrived, and all info was given. taken and exchanged,
it was too late to go home and prepare dinner.
SO, my wife and I, daughter in tow decided to try Doson.
I give this a 4, because I cannot give it a 3.5
It deserves a 3.5, and I’ll tell you why:
1: The Phở, no tripe, and when I asked about it, was treated like I had just grown a 3^rd eyed, and flown in from Mars.
I have had good Phở, great phở, and bad phở, but have always had phở with the tendons and tripe. But this, I overlooked.
2: My noodles were deeply overcooked, and there was really not enough to the soup to rationalize the inflated price compared to phở in the area.
3:Beef overcooked, overcooked, overcooked, ’nuff said.
4: Skimpy add ins eg. Sprouts, chilis (2 Jalapeño rings, really?) Not a good thing.
Now why it deserves a 3.5, instead of a 4.
1: My wife’s Orange Chicken, was AWESOME! Sweet, but not too sweet, just too many subtle things going on there to describe, but trust me. AWESOME!
2: The Crab Rangoon, while not usual by any stretch, had a unique taste, that was AMAZING!
So, in brief.
1: Go there for the appetizers!
2: Fo there for the Rice Dishes!
3: and although the name is Doson Noodle House, do not go there for the noodles, at least not the noodle soup.
Staying Big, staying Easy, in da Big Easy…
Jim

I’m loving this place right now and not just because its in my hood or because the portions are huge. I posted a pic of my take-​out that doesn’t really do it justice. I’ve never been served so much tofu for a tofu phở. Amazing! I mean, it should be at $ 14…
The vegetarian spring rolls are on another level. One word: Avocado! They’re also gigantic. The broth of the tofu was so flavorful and fresh. I’ve been three times in the last two weeks. I have a problem.

was interested in this place because 1, i didn’t know if it was korean by the name. 2. bc it’s a noodle house.
went in for take out.
the menu said my dish was 10.95 for dinner. why was my total 15.90?
i ordered the grilled shrimp over vermicelli noodles. my favorite dish, and am told it’s a pretty standard dish.
the shrimp was kind of salty. but, whatev. the noodles balanced it out, as rice does w/​meat.
however, in the middle of my meal, i saw a HAIR stuck to the side of the container. gagged, and the meal was over.
won’t return.

I appreciate any place that serves rice noodles and Vietnamese food. But, I find most of the dishes at Doson a little too greasy. The taste is good and the ingredients seem to be fresh. Like lush cilantro and mint. It’s just a shame they don’t lighten up on the oil. Also, I’m not crazy about their spring rolls. However, all of their sauces are delicious and come on the side so you can add as much or as little as you like. Plus the option to spice it up is on every table. So in that way it’s very customizable.
The dining area is nice and clean and everyone is friendly. I just think there are better places for phở and other Vietnamese food in the metro area. But, if you’re in the neighborhood it’s worth trying out. After all, I’m only giving my opinion.

I hadn’t eaten at Doson since it moved from Oak st. And it’s still pretty darn tasty. I went in for lunch last week and service was quick. My noodle bowl of tofu & veggies was delish and I really liked how they put the sauce on the side in case fish sauce is a no go for you.
Very basic but good.

I really don’t like to bash places, but in all honesty I was not impressed by this place. The food was satisfactory. I ordered the special greens plate, but it was just greens (I thought for some reason there would still be noodles). I had to borrow some noodles from another person’s dish to complete mine!
What made this place a «no go» for me was the terrible service. We waited a long time for our food, and in the meantime noticed the most awkward waitressing EVER! They seemed not to use any platters to bring food or drinks, as they carried everyone’s food and drinks out one at a time. This just added to everyone’s wait, which was long. Worse, though, was the time it took to get the check. I was up against the clock trying to go coach a football game and I nearly lost my nerve waiting for the check, as they kept tending to take out orders one after another before attending to seated customers.