The restaurant is located in a very ordinary residential area surrounded by a sense of daily life. There is no parking lot, so you have to park about 50m away at a paid parking lot with limited spaces. It was a Saturday at 1pm, with 2 groups of customers already there and 2 more arriving later. The restaurant is small but not crowded. It seems like the locals mostly come by bike or motorcycle. Takeout is also available. Inside, there are 2 table seats and a counter seat. The interior is not fancy, but it is sufficient for enjoying delicious food. - Lunch set C (900 yen): Beef pho, 2 fried spring rolls, mini dessert - Cola (100 yen) The cost performance is incredible. Non-alcoholic beer is 200 yen, Asahi Super Dry is 300 yen. The price of cola at 100 yen was surprising. The amount seems to have some profit even at 100 yen, but it's surprisingly cheap. The lunch set with this taste and volume for 900 yen is a great deal. The beef soup, cooked slowly, has a slight sweetness unique to beef. The soup is delicious! The noodles are a bit soft but plentiful. I haven't had pho with so much noodles before. The homemade ham is also delicious. Adding the spicy sauce on the table made it even tastier. The fried spring rolls were bigger than expected and came with 2 pieces. They were hot and delicious! I couldn't eat dessert because I was full. When I mentioned to the staff how delicious the fried spring rolls were, they gave us an extra one for free. It was also very tasty! I will definitely come back to try the banh mi and other dishes. The owners, who provide delicious Vietnamese cuisine regardless of profit, are very likable. I will definitely visit again!

In the scorching heat, we set out to find Banh Xeo and Pho, with the temperature reaching 38 degrees. It was around 12:30 on a Sunday when we finally arrived, about 100 meters from the coin P. There were no other customers, so the three of us had the place to ourselves. There were two fans running, so it wasn't as hot as we expected. The Banh Xeo and Pho set, priced at 950 yen, arrived. Surprisingly, there was a lot of Pho. The Banh Xeo had the authentic taste of the original. It was delicious, especially when dipped in the sweet and sour sauce. I would definitely want to have Banh Xeo again. ☺️

It's hot every day and tonight is no exception, so I felt like having some pho and fresh spring rolls, which I haven't had in a while. When it's hot, eating food from a hot country makes me feel better. The generous amount of meat and vegetables in the pho is really delicious. I just want to eat it quietly. I like to change the flavor with homemade lemongrass paste! I eat it at an accelerated pace. The rich soup has a lot of depth. After finishing the ingredients, I quickly finished the soup. The fresh spring rolls are different from those in fancy restaurants, they are thick and the skin is chewy. Fried spring rolls are completely different from fresh ones, they are packed with meat and go well with beer! I will definitely come back!

July is a rainy weekend, where should we go? Before we knew it, it was already lunchtime. I remembered the Vietnamese cuisine we had in Toyonaka. Let's go there, to the friendly restaurant run by a couple. Their kindness is evident. We ordered the curry set, beef pho, banh xeo, and banh mi. They all look simple but delicious. The curry had tofu and chicken with plenty of flavor, including cartilage and raisins as accents. The pho was delicious, banh xeo was generous for just 300 yen with two types of sauce, and the banh mi was over half a baguette for only 450 yen. Truly delicious and satisfying. Thank you for the meal.

This is a Vietnamese restaurant that opened last year in Kasuga-cho, Toyonaka. It is run by Izumi, who is also known for Comm Cafe in Onohara. I visited after 3 o'clock and was able to order from the lunch menu. The lunch menu offers dishes like Pho, Banh Xeo, and Vietnamese curry for 880 yen. Everything looked delicious, but I decided to order the Pho, fresh spring rolls, and dessert set. For Pho, you can choose between thick or thin noodles. It was topped with beef, homemade ham, and cilantro, with a gentle broth that had a perfect balance of umami, acidity, and sweetness. It felt a bit lacking with only cilantro as a condiment, but the flavor was easy for Japanese people to enjoy. The fresh spring rolls were filled with lettuce, pork, thin noodles from Pho, homemade ham, and cucumber. When dipped in the sweet and sour sauce, it felt like being in Vietnam. The dessert was a sweet tapioca with corn and herbs, a delicious taste I've never had in Japan. I also got a Banh Mi for 400 yen to enjoy at home. Since we can't travel abroad due to the pandemic, exploring restaurants opened by foreigners in Japan and enjoying the feeling of traveling abroad might be a good idea. I look forward to trying the Vietnamese curry next time.

As a Vietnamese refugee who arrived in Hong Kong, Ms. Izumi (seems to have naturalized) and her husband, who drifted to Okinawa, started with a food stall and opened a restaurant in March 2020. Despite being at retirement age, they continue to run the business. The menu features "pho," but it's just a change of noodles. The taste is similar to Bun Bo Hue (a dish from central Vietnam), but slightly different from the restaurant in Yao. The Banh Xeo (similar to okonomiyaki) is delicious. The dessert Che (agar jelly) has a unique taste. It's great to be able to taste authentic flavors. I ordered the Vietnamese lunch set for 880 yen (tax included), which included Banh Xeo, Bun Bo Hue (or pho), and Che. Thank you for the delicious meal.

Toyonaka was riding a bike and came across a new unfamiliar restaurant... a Vietnamese cuisine restaurant called "Viet Huong." It was run by a lady named Izumi, who is from Vietnam. She mentioned that she is now taking care of her grandchildren, so her age is unknown. The restaurant is open until 8 pm, and during lunchtime, they offer set menus. I tried the A set which included Pine Seo, Pho, and Che dessert. Pho is a type of rice noodle soup, Pine Seo is like a Vietnamese okonomiyaki with squid, and Che is a dessert made of beans and yogurt. The Pho here was really delicious, and they also provide tasty condiments to enhance the flavor. The Pine Seo was filled with plenty of squid and eggs, similar to a deluxe version of squid okonomiyaki. It was quite satisfying when paired with Pho. The Che dessert was like a custard cream. Overall, the food was very tasty and satisfying. The owner, Izumi, was friendly and the prices were reasonable. A great place to enjoy a meal with drinks in the evening as well. The total cost was 880 yen, which was worth it for the quality and quantity of food provided.

I finally found delicious pho. I think it would be better to have just pho and banh mi as separate items.

[May 5, 2020] While taking a walk with my spouse in the neighborhood, we noticed a new unfamiliar restaurant had opened. There were no Vietnamese restaurants in this area, and as a fan of cilantro, I was very intrigued. We saw photos and menus of Vietnamese dishes near the entrance, and they were also selling dishes to go. We were invited inside by the lady owner, and we found out that the restaurant is run by a very friendly couple. (I was surprised that the man was working barefoot...) We were given lunch menus, but since it was past lunchtime, we decided to order individual dishes. I ordered the beef and homemade ham pho with a canned beer, and my wife ordered fresh spring rolls. The dishes were ready in about 5 minutes. The soup had a delicious beef broth, and the beef was well-seasoned and tasty. The pho and spring rolls were both filled with plenty of cilantro, and we enjoyed them with homemade sweet and tangy sauces. Additionally, a fellow customer suggested adding homemade lemongrass to the pho, which added a refreshing lemony flavor without overpowering the dish. We ended up consuming a lot of lemongrass as it also went well with the spring rolls. [May 6, 2020] Two days in a row. On the second day, my wife wanted to have pho again as she couldn't finish it the day before, and I also wanted to try the banh mi (bread) that was sold out the day before. We arrived at the restaurant at 11 am, the first customers of the day, and the owner was very generous, offering us complimentary dishes like fried chicken, saffron rice, and shrimp crackers. We ordered the pho and fried spring rolls set (special price of 500 yen!), banh xeo, and banh mi. The pho was as delicious as before, and the fried spring rolls had a chewy texture and were very tasty. The banh xeo, a turmeric-colored crepe filled with homemade ham, was also delicious, especially when eaten with the homemade sweet sauce. And all of this for just 300 yen! We also ordered cola to go with it, and the total bill for two people, including two banh mi for takeout, was only 1700 yen. We were so full that we saved the banh mi for later, and when we finally ate them at home in the evening, the crispy bread and the sweet and savory seasoned beef with chopped cilantro were still delicious. This restaurant has become our favorite spot, and we will definitely be back. Not only for the great value and tasty food, but also for the kindness of the smiling couple!

The taste and cost performance are both excellent. The toppings for the homemade pho made by the mother were so delicious that I bought some to take home.

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Today I went shopping in Saito and bought lunch at a collaboration cafeteria. The featured restaurant today was Izumi's Vietnamese cuisine. I got a takeout set of Banh Xeo and beef pho. The pho had noodles and soup separate, while the Banh Xeo had sauce to dip in. It was quite a lot to carry home. When I reheated it at home, the pho had a rich beef soup that was delicious. The Banh Xeo was like a Vietnamese version of okonomiyaki, with a gallette-like texture and onions inside. It was my first time trying it. On the way back, I asked about the restaurant and learned more about it. I would like to dine in at the restaurant next time.