Com Tam Thien Huong

Oh my goodness, the dry noodles here is delicious!!! I ALWAYS order that when I come here, but I guess I have had better luck parking than most people, but since it’s a small plaza and most people come here in large vans.
I feel like I used to come here every weekend for the dry noodles #83

LOVE LOVE LOVE. Great solid Vietnamese restaurant, that has the same quality no matter what location you go to. I love this place. I normally get the rice plate, with the KBBQ and the shrimp cake, or if I want to go lighter I get the noodle salad. Both tasty as hell. OH btw their rolls are just as good as Brodards. I know many may disagree, but in a blind taste test, I actually prefer Com Tam Thien Huong more.

Love the com tam here. It came out quick. Pork was charbroiled and good. Egg was perfect. Good service too.

Seriously, can’t go wrong with some com tom, bi, cha, suon nuong (#63). This is my absolutely favorite dish here! Dish comes with all kind of sides — meat, more meat, shrimp cake, egg cake, lettuce & cucumbers too. Rice plate also comes with a side of plain looking soup but packed with some typa meat-​flavored broth and topped with green onions. mMmmm.
We also ordered the Nem Nuong Rolls (2). The rolls were pretty bomb, but the sauce is meh. Add a little chillay and you’re good to go.
++ This location has AC, which is perfect for those summer days.
++ Accepts Credit Card
+ Great Customer Service

This place never fails to satisfy me when I crave com tam! Portions are huge, servers are nice, parking is a bit bad but you’ll get used to it, and the ambience is nice as well.
Back to the com tam, their portion size is enough for two people to share in my opinion and you’ll be satisfied. I love the shredded pork as well as the cake they give you. Vegetables are clean and they give you complimentary soup on the side. What more can you ask for?

I was searching for some Vietnamese food near the Ace Laundromat, but as you know, this area is filled with Vietnamese businesses, so thanks to all of the Unilocal folks who went before me. The parking lot is very narrow, so know that in advance. Com Tam Thien Huong is in a long strip of businesses on Senter. My friend and I appreciated the clean interior, and we noticed the customers were all Asian, so that was a good sign.
I tried #5 with rare steak, oxtail, flank, fatty brisket, tendon, tripe, & meatballs. The oxtail pieces were shaved thin slices, so not the big hunk of bone, meat, & tendon you usually think of when you think oxtail. My friend got a #26 with well done brisket, flank, & crunchy flank. She said it was good.
Next time I want to brave that parking lot, I’d give them another try.

I came here with high expectations but this restaurant didn’t live up to them. For a COM TAM, SUON, BI, CHA, TAU HU KY (grilled porkchop, pork skin, egg patty, fish patty) it cost me $ 16 including tips. Waaaay overpriced.
About the taste, the rice dish was a-​ok compared to Dat Thanh. I think Dat Thanh gives you a bigger piece of pork chop. This place is even more expensive than Dat Thanh.
Only plus thing here is they accept credit cards.

They have broken rice!
I mean just look at the pictures. I mean seriously compare the pictures with other restaurants in the area. This place has serious great food. Not to mention broken rice is hard to find nowadays. This place is relatively clean and the food is great. The service is just like any other Vietnamese restaurant. I really love the food, so much so I ate my whole plate, not a piece of food left.

My boyfriend and I decided to try this place out after finding out that Com Tam Dat Thanh off of Tully was closed today (SO SAD). Although this restaurant is located in a dark, kind of scary plaza; the interior of this place is spacious, bright, and clean (not typical of Vietnamese restaurants).
We both ordered #34 which came with BBQ pork, shrimp cake, rice, sides of lettuce/​cucumbers/​pickled vegetables, and a small bowl of broth. We both added the egg cake to our dishes. The first thing I noticed when the food was brought out was how meager they are with the meat portion (please see my picture). I was so very sad that our meals came out to $ 13ish each and the biggest portion of our meal was the rice. I would come back here if they were more generous with the meat (otherwise I’m sticking with the place off of Tully). The shrimp cake and egg cake were pretty good, but nothing that wow’ed me per say. I think for what you get, the plates here are pricey or maybe I’m just not used to paying almost $ 30 for Vietnamese food lol!

I love the nem nuong here (though they can’t quite compare to Brodard in SoCal) but I’ve learned that Com Tam Thien Huong has unmatched grilled pork and grilled shrimp. Never very huge pieces but perfectly flavorful, grilled, and juicy. I tried to order just the meats without the broken rice (low carb) but they didn’t have that option here.
It’s a great matchup between Com Tam Thien Huong (and their three locations) and Com Tam Dat Thanh that has excellent grilled shrimp on sugarcane, egg cake, fried shrimp cake, and shredded pork. Plus they let you buy many items a la carte.
Com Tam Thien Huong accepts credit cards, but not American Express.

Poor service!!!
Came here to lunch for 4. Brought everyone’s food out except for mines?!? Everyone is practically done with their food by now. I also even ordered the spring rolls and even that shit didn’t come out !
I couldn’t wait any longer so I had to request to change the order to go. I’m so fuckin annoyed esp given that this is my first meal of the day !
My family has already finished their food and even by now my Togo is not out yet. Wow wtf. Never coming back here again.
Also, I did not receive an apology or a refund whatsoever. What a horrible experience.

I know this place is known for their rice dishes but every time my mom and I go here, we actually order their Bun Tom Thit Nuong (vermicelli noodles topped with shrimp, grilled pork, and veggies). If you want it to be extra amazing, ask to substitute the grilled pork out for Korean Short Ribs, you’ll thank me later.
Don’t get me wrong their rice dishes here are great. This restaurant has multiple locations for a reason. I’d also recommend getting their Nem Nuong Cuon (grilled pork spring rolls). The dipping sauce is not as good as Brodard’s but it’s enough to satisfy my cravings.

Egg cake didn’t have enough of the yuan yi for me, good not great. Had #33. The rest of the plate was delicious! Knocked off star because I couldn’t believe the price was $ 11. Still would return.

HUGE fan of this place. I’m craving it again after only having gone there two days ago.
Their Specialty: Broken rice plates (essentially regular grains of rice smashed up into even smaller grains of rice)
It’s choose your own adventure from there: Fried shrimp cake, shredded pork, bbq porkchop, egg cake, etc. — basically there’s an infinite combination you can choose for between ~10 to ~15
Their nem nuong con (pork spring roll with crispy stuff inside) was also delicious. This is a no frills place located in a random strip mall complex, but definitely worth going to if you’re in the area!

I would have only given this place 1 stars because of the terrible service, but decided to give them an additional star for the quality of the food.
My SO and I came here in the middle of the day during a week day so it was really slow. Parking here can be very scary because all the spots are so compact (and let’s face it — Asian plaza = Asian drivers, and you know what that means).
We walked in and was a little confused on where to sit. They had an entire area open, but they chose to seat us in this little corner that looked like it was under construction. The floor was slightly wet and there were storage stuff behind us. Took a while for someone to finally take our order. We both decided on rice plates and water. The server brought us the smallest cups of water I have ever seen and they NEVER ONCE came back to refill it. After bringing us our food, which I will admit was good, they never came back to check on us. They all disappeared behind the kitchen and I could hear them talking to each other.
Finally we finished our food (portions were huge and rice plates came with soup on the side), we paid and left. Haven’t been back since.
I understand that it can be slow during the week days, but that means that you can and SHOULD be more attentive with your customers. Instead they couldn’t be bothered and completely neglected paying customers.

Craving some phooo so decided to try this place out! However, this place is more known for their broken rice plates — looked pretty good: O. next time!
Ordered #5 — ox tail, beef, brisket, beef balls, tendon, beef, tripe. and. I think that’s it. from what I remember. And your choice of thin or fat noodle.
First sip of the broth. flavorful, not bad! I enjoyed the thin noodles. It was cooked perfectly, not hard or too soft. Overall, my phở craving was satisfied. My only complaints are that the brisket was a little fatty and ox tail was super smallll. but other than that, thought it was fairly decent.
Yeah, next time I’ll try their broken rice plates instead! Haha!
Thankfully this place accepts card, since most places are cash only!
Good service!

So happy I came here for good ol’ viet food!
Ordered the plate after a recommendation and did not leave disappointed!
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Ordered #27 with bbq chicken, and holy was the plate huge. Loved the pork shredded noodle type side, crispy shrimp cakes, and the sugarcane! Yummmm
Had to take ½ back.
Loved then spring rolls too! Quick service, great portion, will leave a full happy camper :)
Will come back here for the yummy plates!

Super filling dinner for 4 for under $ 50? Done.
My family occasionally goes out for food, and when we do, it’s almost always Vietnamese. Today, we decided to go out for broken rice plates (Com Tam). We started off with a small Nem Nuong Cuon ($ 4) which included two grilled pork sausage spring rolls. Whoever packed the lettuce was feeling VERY generous and these bad boys were (a little TOO) stuffed with greens. The chunky orange sauce and crunchy center brought back memories of Brodard, but it’s definitely no replacement.
I ordered #40, a rice plate with BBQ Pork and Shrimp on Sugarcane ($ 10). All rice plates come with your standard mound of rice, your meats of choice, salad (iceberg lettuce, cucumbers, and some pickled things + chilies), a bowl of soup, and a little bowl of fish sauce. The highlight of my meal? Hands down, the BBQ Pork. It’s as if little pieces got tenderized and smashed onto a skewer, then grilled, before being pulled off onto your plate. It was super tasty after being dipped into the sauce! I was a bit let down by the shrimp though, it was a bit dry and I didn’t taste any of the sugarcane. In the end, I was too full to finish my mound of rice and salad.
According to my dad, you should go for the pork chop if you’re getting a rice plate since you’ll have room to cut. Get the skewered BBQ pork if you’re getting the bun (vermicelli noodle bowl) so it’s easier to mix! Finally, if you’re feeling like braving this tough little maze of a parking lot, do so on any day except Wednesday bc they’re closed!

My friend and I came here because I found this place on Unilocal with pictures of the Nem Nuong Cuon (Brodard’s famous spring rolls) and NEEDED to try it.
I got 4 spring rolls and special combination rice plate with pork chop. This place would’ve gotten a higher rating, but the pork chop I got was minuscule. It was smaller than the size of my palms and I was deeply disappointed. The different items on the combination plate could also use a bit more seasoning as it was kind of a little bland for me compared to other Vietnamese joints.
The Nem Nuong Cuon. It was not bad, but it wasn’t as great as Brodards. The difference was texture. Brodard’s spring rolls are a lot crunchier and I think that makes all the difference. The peanut sauce that it comes with was also not as good, but I’m glad I finally found a place that serves this.
I will probably be back with friends from NorCal who have a craving for the Nem Nuong Cuon! I will also probably get the beef ribs or bbq pork next time because of the small size of the pork chop.

Me and my sisters came here because they heard the NEM NUONG CUON were better than Brodards. This was my first time having the spring roll, though I have eaten nem nuong with different dishes. I thought the spring roll was good, not crazy delicious like I was going to expect but above average. I liked the crispy things inside the roll. My sisters say it’s similar to Brodards but not quite up to par.
This place also specializes in broken rice. I got the COM TAM with shredded pork, BBQ pork and an egg patty. First off, they give you a big portion. The rice and BBQ pork were perfectly cooked. The BBQ pork were in long strips so you can take easy bites from it. Get the BBQ pork!
I got to try a piece of the FRIED SHRIMP CAKE. I would definitely get this on your rice. It was crispy and delicious (better than the egg patty in my opinion).
Overall, they do an amazing job with their broken rice dish. And their spring rolls are good too! Come by and get your Vietnamese food fix!