Pho Binh Minh

Not really sure why they call this place a phở place. This place is a fusion of Chinese and Vietnamese food. My husband and I went there just to try it out. Their phở bowls were tiny. Mine barely had any noodles and only had 6 pieces of meat. Such a disappointed. Never again.

Spacious, bright and clean. Very friend staff and fast service. Had the deluxe vermicelli bowls and viet coffee — yum
We will return.

Lovely new Vietnamese restaurant on Sargent! It’s a rather large restaurant that’s has a very bright, simple yet pretty décor in a very clean space. This place is where the former «Martini’s» Italian restaurant use to be (years ago) which has it’s own little parking space.
P2 — rare beef phở (large $ 8.50) — there could have been more slices of beef but overall it was a good phở. The broth was lighter and leaned to a slight sweetness with a tinge bit more oil than I normally like but it was still good. The noodles were cooked perfectly and tasted great with the small dish of bean sprouts, Thai basil, lime and real bird’s eye chili.
The ice coffee here is super strong and delicious — I highly recommend if you like stronger coffee!
The best dishes here has to be their vermicelli bowl or «bun» and the «banh xeo». V27 deluxe vermicelli bowl ($ 9.75) has grilled pork, spring rolls, grilled pork meatballs with veggies/​herbs and vermicelli noodles. The vermicelli is served warm (which is a subtle thing many Viet places don’t do) which really adds to all the flavour once you pour on the fish sauce. The grilled pork is nicely seasoned and everything mixes really well in this dish.
The banh xeo sort of looks like an omlette but it’s really more like a crispy savoury crêpe/​pancake. It’s made of rice flour, water, turmeric (which gives it that yellow colour) and it’s filled with pork, shrimp and bean sprouts. You eat it with lettuce and dip it into the fish sauce. I don’t normally order banh xeo as they always taste soggy but this one is super crispy and has lots of great flavour! Definitely give this one a try. Good as a shared appy or a light meal.
Overall, great place with good prices and the service is very friendly!