Pho Bistreaux

My wife and I live nearby and used to eat at this restaurant quite often. They seem to be going downhill as of recent, but we decided tonight to give them another chance for takeout after a hard day if packing boxes. The food we received was subpar at best. The lettuce in our spring rolls was brown. Lettuce is cheap; if it is bad, throw it out. My vermicelli combo was ok, but my wife’s combo rice platter was swimming in grease. Her meat portion looked and tasted like it was 3 days old and that the cooks tried to liven it up with oil. Needless to say, they failed. In any case, we are moving to Chicago where there is wonderful Vietnamese. Rest ashured, howerver, when we come back to NOLA to visit friends and family we will be going elsewhere for dinner.

I really liked this place. There pork buns are awesome! The phở was good. The egg rolls were good as well! Everything I had was awesome! Would definitely go back.

Highly recommend it, the food was amazing. I love the beef noodle and summer roll a lot.

I get the white meat chicken phở here, and it is the best I have had in NOLA. It is an absolutely perfect chicken broth for when you are feeling under the weather. I love the addition of tiny crispy onions instead of raw ones– it really does it for me. The prices are great, and they are so fast! There is not a lot of room to sit inside, but the service is always friendly and accommodating. Unfortunately, I usually get take out from here because there always seem to be children running all over the place.

Great place to get Phở! I was originally planning to eat at a Cajun place nearby, but there was an hour and half wait so I decided to check out the Phở place instead. I was very pleased with my meal. I had brisket phở. It was a huge bowl, and came with the usual bean sprouts and basil. The best part was the chili sauce used to spice everything — a bottle on the table to add your own. And it wasn’t sweet like most of them are. It was just nice and spicy!

I’m from New Jersey/​NY and there are plenty of vietnemese spots around my area and this has to be hands-​down one of the best spots I’ve been to. The Vinhs phở special and New Orleans roll was amazing. and the pork buns are also a must. Can’t wait to head back down to NOLA. I will be going to this spot more than once.

oOk… so my review is definitely biased! I eat here 3x a week. Usually the same thing the minus the add .
They treat me like so this is my 2^nd !

Get the sliders! They are also known as bako’s. Because it is like a banh mi taco. I really like this place!

This the first location. The food is great. Love the sliderbuns, Bistreaux roll, phở combination, Vietnamese Poboys, too many to add. Everything is made fresh and to order. Friendly staff and very important it’s a clean place. Every day is Phở time.

Short version: A MUST TRY!
Long version: I found this spot via Unilocal,and I was not disappointed. The Phở was delicious. Many time, you have to add a little soy, hot sauce, or Hoisin. This broth was spot on. I only added a touch of Sriracha, because I like it spicy.
I ordered the large beef filet Phở and sucked down the entire bowl. I finished the entire bowl, so I recommend getting the large bowl unless you are not very hungry. There was a generous portion of rice noodles, but I wish there had been a little more broth.
The broth already has some spice to it, so try it before adding anything. It really doesn’t need anything.
I was watching the other food being made, I and I could have ordered the whole menu. Everything looked fresh and delicious. The kitchen is open, so you can see what is being made (great for OCD clean freaks like me).
I will difinitely be back next time I’m in town. A+

They’ve stepped it up! Back to happy :)
Not too salty, fresh vegetables, fantastic spring rolls. Yummy yummy.

My friends and I were looking for a good place to eat near a jazz bar we wanted to go to at night and we happened upon this place. It was phenomenal!!! Not only was it nicely priced but the portions were great and it came out quickly. I got the phở special that came with all the meats! I have to say, the ox tail was amazing. The meat was cooked to perfection and it was super tender too. Hands down one of the best Vietnamese restaurants I have ever been to.
I also got the shrimp and pork roll with peanut sauce and the Thai iced tea. Both were delicious and nicely priced. If I ever come back to New Orleans, I will be coming here again.

I made a special trip all the way from the Quarter to try out this highly rated vietnamese bistro. It is located right at the Oak Street trolly stop along the St. Charles line, one of the best ways to get here is by streetcar of course. They have some unique items you can’t find at vietnamese soup kitchens in Houston. Like the oxtail and filet mignon phở.
I ordered the Vinh’s special beef phở with brisket, oxtail, filet and meatball. The meatball is nothing special, but the one medium sized oxtail was delicious as well as the 6 or 8 slices of filet. The brisket was tasty as well. The broth wasn’t the best, since it was strongly anise-​flavored and I just prefer a weaker broth.
I gave it an extra star since it had a modern, open kitchen interior. Prices are a little high, that’s one bad aspect.

I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve tried here. Spring rolls, baguettes, phở, vermicelli bowls. All yummy! Fast and friendly staff. Good prices. We are definitely regulars of this place.

We ended up here after our other lunch plans fell through. Unilocal said it was a good place, and it didn’t disappoint.
The restaurant has a unique design. The kitchen is open to the restaurant. The service was quick.
We had the pork and chicken spring rolls as a starter. It’s kind of hard to mess that up, but they were some of the best I’ve had.
I had filed Mignon phở, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
To date, this place has the best phở I’ve had in the city.
If this place was a little closer to the cbd, I would be a regular. But I will be bringing my wife back here soon.

Yay! We made it! Best thing is to take the trolley for $ 3 all day pass. Ride around till you find this place! I saw this place on one of the food shows about New Orleans! They mentioned the Baco! Banh Bao Taco!
I had the Strawberry Lychee Smoothie with boba! I bit too creamy for me but next time I will get with less milk.
On to the good stuff! The Vinh Special Phở Bo is Da’ bomb! It has oxtail, filet mignon, brisket, and meatballs. It’s flavorful!!! The oxtail is tender cause it’s probably stewed since yesterday! The side garnishes includes bean sprout, Thai basil, jalepenos and a lime wedge! Add everything!!! Top off with some siracha and hoisin sauce (it’s sweet, dark sauce in the table). Just add a little of the hoisin sauce bc it’s strong.
My Grilled Shrimp Bun Slider is delicious! I love the flavors! Especially the Cajun sauce the drizzle on top. The carrot/​cucumber garnish gives the crunchy contrast to the soft white steamed bun. Definitely worth a try!!!

My favorite place to go to for sliders and phở! The broth is to die for and the pork sliders had so much flavor!!! Also had the mango lychee specialty drink and that was pretty refreshing. Service was quick and good! We met the owner’s daughter and granddaughter. Both were super sweet. Street parking can be a pain to find sometimes. The places is pretty small and interior is pretty plain but great to grab a quick lunch or dinner. This place is open kitchen so you can sit at the bar and see them prepare the food also.

Our last meal in New Orleans, was surprised by this great little place. We all love what we ordered.
We had combination phở soup, summer rolls, and thai tea with tapioca. Decent portion and taste, we loved everything. My friends we have the noodle salad and some other dishes all like their orders too. Our waiter was super patient with us. Great experience here.

Phở Bistreaux isn’t my #1 favorite place for phở, but it’ll do. The ingredients are fresh and the meat is tender, but I’ve never been in love with their broth. However, the steam bun tacos are things of beauty and the service is always prompt and polite!

I stopped in here for lunch today, one of the few local phở places I had never visited.
I walked in and I decided to take a seat at the bar, even though it was mid-​afternoon and the lunch crowd had passed. The nice man behind the counter took my order. I was pretty hungry, so I decided on an order of grilled pork spring rolls and small bowl of brisket phở.
The spring rolls came pretty quickly and were tasty. As good as they were, I’m not sure they were worth $ 5.50, but when I’m Uptown (ish) I don’t mind paying Uptown prices.
The phở came out and it was a decent sized bowl. I gotta be honest– I compare every phở place to Phở Bang– my go to. I know that isn’t fair, but it’s the standard by which all other phở places are measured, in my book. For the price ($ 7.50) I was pretty underwhelmed. There were only a few pieces of meat and that was a disappointment. Also, the broth lacked flavor to me. It was okay, but it didn’t knock my socks off. And why so stingy with the bean sprouts? I was given barely even a fistful.
All in total, my lunch was $ 16 (I also got an iced tea which was huge) and while it wasn’t the best Vietnamese I have ever had, it did the job and satisfied my phở craving. I wouldn’t rush back to Phở Bistreaux, but I wouldn’t mind stopping in again if I found myself in the area.