Viet Tofu

Before I went to work this morning, I came by Viet Tofu to buy bánh giò and steamed buns to bring in for everyone. It was the most embarrassing moment for me. The banh gio was rotten and the pungent smell made my coworker ran out the kitchen. When my manager cut opened the steamed bun, it was rotten too. Seriously! WTF!?!
It was 9am and everything was hot, I thought they made them fresh. I didn’t eat the rest of the 4 banh gio and steamed buns. I wrapped the bad ones in a bag to bring back as evident. I brought them back to the store after work, one of the ladies (probably the owner) cut the untouched ones in half and said nothing was wrong. She made me tastes it and I did. I really regret I did, I freaking wanted to throw up. Then she told her employee to refund the money. No apology! What is wrong with people?
No star for this place!

This was the to-​go place to buy fried tofu… Key word, was.
I’ve been going to this place since I was a little kid. There were different flavors and types of tofu to choose from. My favorite was the pork tofu where pieces of pork, green onions and black chewy slices (probably some kind of fungi) were found in the tofu rather than being stuffed with pork. The fried tofu pieces back then were decent sizes, plumped and fresh.
However over time, I believe it started a few years ago, the place began to go down hill. The pieces were getting smaller and sad looking. I’ve been trying to check the place whenever I’m in the area to see if the people realized that their tofu game is doing poorly and went back to how they were. but I believe that they’re not selling fried tofu now. I think I heard that they’re putting it in the fridge now, but that’s totally not worth it.
They do sell other food, but they were known for fried tofu. I hope that they’ll go back to normal. So far, I haven’t found a good fried tofu place to go to.

A great place to pick up fresh tofu, soy milk, and che in the Dallas area.

The soft tofu here is the best.
My husband and I can finish three large soft tofu in one week.
I saw many Taiwanese go there to buy the soft tofu.
As for the soy milk, I think it’s so so.

They have really good sweet soft tofu with ginger syrup-​fresh and tasty. And I always get an extra large sugar cane juice; it’s perfect on these hot Texas days. They offer a good variety of fresh soy milk, fried tofu, fried fish paste, and Che desserts. Not the cleanest looking place but it’s been in the same strip center, with Truong Nguyen market for a long time.

The tofu are so cold but pretty cheap. The lemongrass tofu wasn’t that good. Overall, it’s pretty good place for cheap tofu.

My mom used to take me here every Sunday to get our favorite tofu order. For $ 1, you can get a large tofu dessert in a to-​go cup. It comes with a side of sweet honey and ginger dressing which should be added to the tofu when ready to eat or else it’s bland. Eat while it’s hot. This tofu dessert is actually good for you and so I was told by mi madre. Aside from that, I actually like their steamed buns called Banh Bao. I usually grab a jug of sweet soy bean drink as well. They offer so many vietnamese snacks to-​go one visit just isn’t enough.
However, I do wish they make fresh Che dessert like they used to. Service is good but sometimes they over sell their goods I would have to say «no thank you» x3.

I’m not going to that place again. I got me some banh bao, it’s taste like been there for days. I could taste sour.

If you want fresh tofu this is a place to get. This place have the best tofu with ginger and sugar (tau hu). They also sell other foods that are ready to-​go and they also have fresh soybean milk (green and white) in a small bottle or half gallon with a reasonable price.

5 big blocks of medium firm tofu for $ 5 dollars.
Viet Tofu has a bunch of ready hot viet food items that are really affordable. Be sure to check out their pandan soy milk as well. It’s pretty good.

This is a great to go place. Super affordable and decent food. I am a fan of their fried tofu here. They offer lots of variety and it’s yummy. the only thing i would avoid is their sugar cane drink. Last tune i ordered it the container was filled with ice and half of it was sugar cane juice, the other half is orange juice.

This can be pretty intimidating place for those not familiar with area and/​or Vietnamese people. The shopping center is run down and old, and as far as I remember (been coming here since I could walk), it’s always been a mess. Viet Tofu isn’t a restaurant but more like an EatZi’s where you can buy pre-​made food items and dishes to take home and eat. Upon entering, you’ll smell the aroma of tofu and other Vietnamese food in the air. It’s crampy, doesn’t look sanitary, but it has some good Vietnamese food. And yes, they have good tofu — fresh or fried — made in a variety of ways. Other items include banh mi selections, eggrolls, Asian canned drinks, and pre-​made rice or noodle dishes. Bring cash only (not sure if they accept CC but I wouldn’t let them run mine anyways). The counter people are usually friendly and can answer your questions, although they’ll try to upsell you on everything i.e. Buy 5 and you get 1 free.

Growing up in dallas, this was my go-​to Tofu place. They have all sort of delicious tofu that my parents and I would buy and take home to eat. I still drool thinking about it.
Recently, when I was in town, we dropped by and got the pudding-​like tofu and some banh mi. I love their sandwiches! I grew up eating them and I can easily devour two.
Nothing here is overly pricey — which is GREAT. I think it’s cash only, not really sure, but that’s OK because we usually don’t spend more than 20 here. My favorite part: it’s such a hole in the wall gem for anyone who loves tofu or craves a tasty tasty sandwich!

i’m so glad i found another tofu/​viet fast food spot to hit up. this is not a sit-​down restaurant. you get everything to-​go and that’s why it’s so cheap.
this place is in the same shopping complex as phở bang.
you can get freshly made sua dau nanh (soymilk), tofu of all kinds (silken, medium, firm, fried, pudding…), lots of different che (vietnamese coconut milk desserts), sesame see donuts, vegetarian banh mi, banh cuon, egg rolls, and all sorts of rice products wrapped in banana leaves. the banana chips are gross, however. not anything like the ones you can find in houston’s chinatown, unforch.
however, after eating the prepackaged banh cuon and banana leaf wrapped rice cakes, i’ve learned only the bakery stuff here is good. the che was too hard and the banh cuon was very mushy. just get the tofu and soybean based stuff!
if you don’t speak vietnamese, you can just point to what you want, but most of the stuff is displayed so that you just grab it yourself. it’s CASH ONLY!

I basicaly grew up at the Arlington Viet Tofu, but hit the Walnut version yesterday. Family store, and they both are pretty identical. Except for no matter how long I have been going to the arlington store, the guy at the register never says hi, whereas the Garland store they at least smile at me.
Their claim to fame– yep, you guessed it — TOFU, and more Tofu. I’ll try not to go on like Bubba from Forrest Gump, but Tofu does figure prominently. Fresh tofu, fried tofu, tofu cakes, etc.
It is a small store, with stuff displayed against the walls (usually the bakery items) and stuff in the middle, usually to-​go paks of bun or com with pork chop, or chicken. They have a small section of pre-​made banh mi. They also have a hot island, with pork and fish cakes, veg and nonveg spring rolls, etc.
They also have a fridge section, for more tofu, a few desserts. I have a weakness for the steamed bannana with coconut dipping sauce.