Viet Orleans Bistro

Given how convenient this place is to me and the overall courteousness of the staff, I can see myself returning for a second chance, but my first impression is that I’ve definitely experienced better Vietnamese.
I tried the crispy pork spring roll which takes 90% of the blame for the low rating – I’ve eaten better spring rolls that were warmed up from a frozen box. These were dry, lukewarm, flavor-​lacking and just plain bad. I really hope these weren’t housemade because if so… please find a new chef.
My Tofu Phở, was pretty tasty and hit the spot on a cold, rainy night – delicate flavors, decent looking herbs to add in and TONS of tofu – maybe even too much, kind of took away from the balance of the dish as a whole.
Overall the place is ok… ambiance is cool, staff were great and the saki was tasty~

This place is about a 5 min walk from my apartment. I’ve eaten here twice. Phở and spring rolls both times. I’ve only recently started eating phở regularly, so I’m still learning the difference between a «good» phở and a «great» phở. Although it wasn’t the absolute best phở I’ve ever had, it was definitely good both times. The prices are great as well.
There is so much more on the menu that I need to try. The service was great, and the restaurant was clean. I will be back, often.

Viet Orleans is not your typical Vietnamese restaurant. Although the food is all Vietnamese, it has a sports-​bar like feel. The service is excellent. The waiter was very nice and the food was out within 10 minutes. The food itself was decent — not the best I’ve ever had– but definitely good. I got the veggie sushi and spring roll and my friend got the beef fried rice. Both were good! But nothing really special.
If you’re looking for a decent sushi/​Vietnamese place Viet Orleans is definitely a good choice.

Really great phở (and I’m a Vietnamese girl who has had authentic phở from Vietnam before)! And decent sushi as well :)

Viet Orleans Bistro’s Phở Ga was just simply «OK» in my book. The chicken was chewy and on the drier side. The phở was bland chicken broth. Although it soothed my soup craving, it was nothing to rave about. It was no where close to comparing to the likes of Lilly’s Café or Phở Bistreaux, where the phở is flavorful and makes you want to savor every sip and slurp.
My co-​worker and I also split and order of Pork Spring Rolls that other Unilocalers were raving about. Same outcome from both of us… just OK.
I’m disappointed about this since VOB is so close to my job and I regularly crave a steaming bowl of Phở. I’ll probably give this place one more shot in the future, but I won’t be running there any time soon or have high hopes.

It’s in downtown. The clientele are office workers. So it will be overpriced Americanized Vietnamese food. I went there because my coworkers said its adequate. It’s very apt. The food is adequate. The combination noodle is $ 14.
I probably won’t go back there again. I’ll just wait till I get off work and drive to the West Bank.

As a college student from Cali I eat a lot of veggies and phở – this place had an awesome tofu phở (though no added veggies which was sad)! It was reasonable and warmed me right up when I was feeling under the weather! There are veggie options in New Orleans!

If you want Asian comfort food in the CBD, this is your place. Bonus: They always have a game on. Second bonus: It’s the type of huge space where you can dine alone and no one will bother you. The Tofu Phở is a soup blanket, and the Grilled Chicken Bun is fresh and meaty.

Great bowl of phở down the street from the hotel. Just what the doctor ordered. Cured my cold.
The guys are really friendly too. Gave lots of suggestions for things to do on my day off.

I have a love hate relationship with this place. It’s directly across the street from my building, we go often. The food is a solid B. They have timing issues, often resulting in bringing out the egg roll after the main. Sometimes it’s way over done. The portion size is much bigger if you dine in. The sushi is the best you can do in area but not amazing by any standard. They forgot the meat for my phở once, not bad considering I get carryout at least once every two weeks, but when I went back for it they wanted to argue about it, instead of just fixing it. I prefer Phở Orchid and Namese, Viet Orleans is a step above ok.

Good Vietnamese food is prolific in and around the city, but this gem in the CBD is a life saver for weekday lunches. The have great hot food and sushi, and the table service at lunch never ceases to amaze me… always fast and friendly.
The menu is standard Vietnamese fare, I won’t go into the technical language because I’ll butcher the spelling, but let’s just say Vietnamese sandwiches, soup, noodles, and rice – we all know what I’m talking about!!! They offer a good range of standard sushi and sashimi, as well as a whole column of dedicated specialty rolls.
I personally can vouch for the dynamite roll (spicy tuna), grilled pork rice dish with an eggroll, meatball phở, and iced coffee with condensed milk. Those are my favorites and I tend to be a repeat orderer!
The grilled pork is extremely flavorfull and tender, just as it should be. The eggrolls are always super crispy and piping hot. The phở is flavorfull, I don’t understand the negative reviews saying it’s bland. The sushi is a little small and sometimes a little dry, but it’s certainly not the worst I’ve ever had!
The service is always fast, I don’t know how they stay on top of it considering how busy it gets in there at lunch time. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Stopped by around 4pm on a weekday and as expected nobody else in the dining area. There was one customer in the bar whom I think are friends with the sushi master. I ordered a rice plate with grilled pork, a side order of broth and fried egg rolls. The grilled pork was a bit salty and didn’t have the «grilled or chard» taste I was looking for. It came with some fixing like cucumbers which I was hesitant to eat due to the recent salmonella outbreak. The fried egg rolls was ok. It didn’t wow me BUT $ 3 for a small cup of broth? That’s just ridiculous and caught my attention after the fact. I was surprise to see my bill of nearly $ 20 for that meal. The broth though was good.

First time eating here, love it. Amazing food, comfy cozy and friendly atmosphere. Recommend friend rice chicken and the shrimp roll things

Very friendly and helpful server. Explained all the food options! Really helped since I’m not very familiar with Vietnamese cuisine. Talked us out of Phoenix because was a beastly hot day. THINK YOU!
Food was good to above average, would come back.

I went there Thursday night at 8:30. Ordered the shrimp spring rolls which was pre wrapped, since the rice paper was a bit chewy and had a bland taste. I had the N7 Phở, the first sign that the broth wasn’t hot enough was that the bean sprouts didn’t soften… the broth was middle of the road for flavor. Sriracha and oyster can’t be your only to condiments. A real sign of a good phở place is that it should have a lazy suzy of condiments, grilled garlic, pepper oil, sugar, etc.

Came here for a work lunch the other day with 5 other people. I had the Rock N Roll sushi roll and shrimp spring rolls. I’m not sure what happened, but my spring rolls came out after my sushi, which I thought was odd. Anyway, the rock n roll was pretty good. Smelled and tasted fresh — avocado, tempura shrimp, and snow crab. The spring rolls had good flavor too — fresh julienne’d vegetables and three good sized shrimp in each (2 came in an order). The peanut sauce that came with the spring rolls was also pretty good. There was one glaring problem with the rolls though. The rice paper was incredibly rubbery. It was very difficult to take a bite out of the rolls, and I had to get somewhat forceful with them.
That, combined with not getting the spring rolls until after my sushi (everyone else got their egg rolls or soup before their main dishes, and my sushi came out at the same time as everyone’s main dishes), leaves Viet at 3-​stars. But I’d definitely give them another shot.

We were visiting NOLA and I was craving some Asian food. This place was only a short walk from our hotel we were staying. The place was huge with plenty of seating but the crowd at 5pm was small. Only about 4 tables were filled when we went around 5pm on a Wednesday.
The first thing I noticed was the price. It was way to pricey but I guess that is to be expected in the CBD area? The spring roll was good in taste but small in size same goes with the phở. The banh mi is ridiculous in price. I can get one in Atlanta for $ 2.50 and $ 3.00 in Tampa…$ 8.50-$ 12.99 at Viet Orleans… yeah…I’ll just wait till I get home to get my fixing. I rather spend the money on a true NOLA po boy instead.
Overall, if you’re craving Viet food and you’re near by then this is a decent place to come visit. If you’re on a budget and need an Asian fix, go to the local fast food Chinese restaurant– you’ll get more bang for your buck and can feed 4 people for less than $ 15.

Came here expecting to get some good phở and mediocre sushi. What I got was pretty much the exact opposite. Glad to have phở as an option so close to my house regardless. The long and short of it:
1. Viet Orleans Roll. My favorite thing on the menu. Filled with all the best stuff and some pretty decent sauces. It’s big enough for a small meal.
2. Phở. What I came here for, but was sadly disappointed. The broth is lacking in flavor and the noodles are thin. If you’re looking for good phở I’d recommend you take the extra time to walk to Lily’s on Magazine.
3. Price. Everything here is a bit pricy, not your standard $ 8.00 affair.
All in all its not a terrible place. I wouldn’t come back often if it wasn’t so close to me, but when I do go back it won’t be for phở. So grab a slightly overpriced but yummy roll and stuff your face!
Overall Grade: C

Traveling with a party of 10 we were very happy to find that tables were readily available. Sushi and Vietnamese in one place intrigued me and the pictures drew me in and made my taste buds curious. Right off the bat I saw the Banh mi price…$ 8+!!! I really wanted to orders, but I notice another table had one and I already knew it would disappoint. I was fairly craving for Com Tam Bi (Vietnamese Broken rice) but they did not offer the traditional steam egg cake with the white pork strands thingy (bi).
The spring rolls and Eggrolls are a bit over price. Noodles in the spring rolls had a very old type taste feel… has that dry and not as moist taste when your chewing down. Egg rolls were okay but again the price really doesn’t reflect what it should be.
Phở was like many touristy type areas… watered down and no phở smell or flavors.
However the sushi was really impressively delicious. Great and simple presentation with clever combination of the fresh fish they offered.
Overall
Vietnamese food 2.5 out of 5
sushi 4 out of 5
service 4 out of 5

The seafood phở was exceptional! Best I’ve ever had. Also had the shrimp spring roll and a shrimp bahn mi. Everything was so fresh and flavorful. Great lunch spot. Highly recommend!