Cozy & colorful restaurant offering traditional Vietnamese noodle dishes plus Chinese & Thai plates. Based on 139 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $
Address:
1782 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709
Phone: (510) 644-1005
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Topher Judd
This isn’t just my favorite restaurant in Berkeley. It’s anywhere. The food is awesome , cooked to order. The people are nice a family run business. Yes it’s cash only. It helps them keeps prices low. The portions are great and for price of a meal elsewhere, you can buy two here. Favorite dish is crispy tofu. They have a prawn version as well. And please tip. Prices are very reasonable.
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Abinaya Manimaran
The place is small but provides cheap and best Vietnamese food! The person who gets the order and serves food is super smiling and friendly at his old age! I liked the soup especially. The quantity is huge for the cost. The only drawback might be is it is cash only place.
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M S
June 14, 2023 – Temporarily closed : (There’s a sign on the door. No other info besides that. Signage has been there for about 1.5 months now)
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Marbo Cheng
I tried the bun bo hue and I was really disappointed. The pho looks as bland as it’s taste and egg crepe was decent. Probably the only Vietnamese restaurant in the area. I have tried at least 10 different Vietnamese restaurant in the Bay Area and this place is probably the lowest in my list.
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Erica Larson
Love this place! Try Mary’s special rice plate. This is the old owner’s recipe filled with BBQ chicken and prawns. The combo Pho is out of this world tasty too. The new owners are super sweet. A must try!
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Jamison Hyman
My favorite restaurant in the east bay! My partner and I have been going here for 3+ years now almost monthly and we’ve ordered the same thing each time – Bún Bò Huế or Bún canh chua and Crispy Ginger rice with tofu.
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Hendri Tjandra
If a restaurant changes ownership and does not serve the same full menu of the previous owner, is it expedient for the new owner keep the same name to draw in past regulars? Oriental used to be my fav pho restaurant in Berkeley. So many options of Vietnamese food. So when I had two new friends moving to Berkeley, I invited them to lunch at Berkeley after confirming that the restaurant still opened post-pandemic. When we showed up, the first thing that I noticed was the presence of Square as a payment option. Previously, cash was the only option. The servers looked different but I chalked it up to the difficulty of finding servers post-pandemic. Then I opened the menu, and to my surprise, it was not all Vietnamese menu any more. Instead, pho was one of the many options that included instant Korean noodle served with meats. I ordered the Korean noodle soup. It was definitely not the same Oriental bowl of noodle soup. The chicken was too dry. My teenage college kid could serve a lot more delicious instant noodle soup. I was embarrassed for inviting my guests after hyping the restaurant as one of my fav restaurants. My guests were understanding. I would not go back!
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Victor Wang
Really delicious food although service is a bit slow. Really inexpensive but they only take cash!
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Katerina Estera-Molina
One of the best places to get Pho or a Bun bowl in Berkeley. Their pho broth is very flavorful and they give a good amount of noodles and meat. The staff at oriental restaurant is also super friendly. Another plus is that they require one to sanitize their hands before using any of their sauces.
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Matthew Strickland music 101
Love this place. I have been eating here for 25 years and i have never had a bad meal. The claypot dishes are super . The pho is very good. They will make anything you want, customized to your order…I am treated like family and look forward to seeing old friends who are also customers. The soups are great and they know saute.
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