Clay Pot Kitchen - Com Nieu Houston

It's located in an unassuming strip mall further down on Bellaire, there's not much around, but this restaurant is such a hidden gem. The atmosphere inside is serene and inviting, background music is soothing, service is friendly and welcoming, and the food is beyond impressive. The signature dishes here are clay pots, so we had to try it. We tried the clay pot caramelized pork and shrimp. Wow, the flavor of this dish is phenomenal, meat is so soft and juicy, it made us eat extra bowls of rice because how good the flavor is. The shaking beef is 10/10, never had a beef dish this well done, the meat is well seasoned and tender. I highly recommend getting this one if you want something non clay pot to balance it out.

Solid Vietnamese food in Chinatown! Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious, served family style, and came out still sizzling fresh! My favorites were the Ca Kho To (clay pot caramelized catfish), Thit Ba Chi Ko To (clay pot caramelized Pork Belly), Bot Chien Trung (rice cake w/ egg). We went on Father's Day and it was pretty busy. On weekends or holidays, I suggest you come early since that wait may be long and the restaurant is not too big. They gave us free wintermelon tea for the special, and it was refreshing! Service was friendly, and the prices were very reasonable. Took off a star for it being so crowded and cramped, and it was also really hot inside. Other than that, we will for sure be back again to bring our family again and some out of town guests!

Good stuff. Decent sized portions and helpful staff. The interior is small but manageable.

Saw multiple ig videos of this place of their amazing clay pot dishes and wanted to check it out. The ambiance was decent, normal Vietnamese establishments with plenty of seating and amazing Vietnamese culture embraced. The service was good, they checked up on us every 5 - 10 minutes. We ordered the caramelized pork belly. This was good, growing up eating home made, this was pretty on par. Wished there were more meat to fatty ratio. They brought this out in a clay pot. The canh chưa was pleasantly well seasoned, normally I ordered the fish version, but my friend didn't want any seafood, so we substitute for a pork ribs option and it was surprisingly good. Also ordered the bánh bot chiến. It was ok, crispy but nothing compared to tan tan. Overall was good, but pretty mid compared to other restaurants in Bellaire. The clay pot is nice, but didn't do much justice for the food

We ordered a few items. Kind of disappointed they didn't have heo quay (crispy pork)... they apparently took it off the menu because some people said it was too crispy. The sampler plate was just okay... wouldn't order that again. Com ga chicken was very flavorful... the goi (chicken salad) with it had too much sauce for my liking.. pickled veggies on it weren't that good. Now "can we skip to the good part?" The sour soup/canh chua was very good! It's usually not sour enough for my taste. The rau muong had very good flavor but was a bit on the sweet side... I've never had it with the pork fat before... still very good and would def order again. Ca kho to was very good as well (not pictured). Would definitely return.

I was exciting to bring my family here because of all the hype on IG.We decided to beat the crowd and eat early but was told they don't have com nieu at 5pm. Really??? So bizarre that they ran out of that.We ordered several dishes and honestly none of the dish stands out .The pan fried sticky rice is the worse. It seemed like it was already cooked previously and refried to serve. It was so hard that literally can break my tooth.We mentioned it to the server and he thought we overact. The bun dau combo and the fish combo are not good neither . The fish sauce was too salty and the fish was too salty too. The only thing that considered ok were the ca bong lau kho to and canh chua bong lau.Service was barely ok. Such a disappointment.

I really enjoyed the food there we ordered a shrimp dish and the fish dish. Both were excellent in flour and uniquenessThe service was excellent the wait staff were very nice and responsiveThe only unfortunate part of the whole experience experience was that their AC was broken so it was super hot in there. They said it had just broken and they were in the process of getting it fixed

We had the mackerel and pork belly cooked in clay pot. Rice served on the side. I preferred the mackerel.The black rice with yogurt was delicious, but small cup and I wanted more since it was so good ($4.50). For desserts, they also have flan and sweet tofu. Good service. Menu in English and Vietnamese. Staff may not know English.

This place has such great authentic Vietnamese food. Even when you go inside, you almost feel like you're in a restaurant in Vietnam.I highly recommend getting the "ca bong lau kho to" (Vietnamese caramelized catfish in a clay pot) and the "canh chua ca bong lau" (Vietnamese sweet and sour soup with catfish). My boyfriend and I ordered the Medium sizes for both dishes, and it was honestly enough for the two of us. We were very full afterwards!Both dishes tasted extremely authentic, and the flavor of the broth from the sweet and sour soup was DELICIOUS. It had just the right amount of sweetness. This place had great service too. They were good about refilling our waters. I felt like everything came out in a very timely manner.This is a great casual spot to eat with your family, catch up with your friends, or for a casual date. I will definitely be coming back!

Since I'm Vietnamese, I've eaten many of the dishes offered here at different restaurants around Houston. The menu was much more than I expected and we ordered two of the best selling dishes: bo luc lac and the clay pot fish, along with banh bot chien. The bo luc lac dish came out first, and I was very surprised by how it tasted. The ones i've had are usually savory but here it had a sweet, smoky glaze which is really unique and I still can't decide whether I liked it or not, but I probably won't be ordering it again. The banh bot chien came out next and that was my fav dish out of all we ordered. It was crispy and I enjoyed eating it with their special sauce, which was tangy, and some pickled carrots. The last dish to come out was the clay pot caramelized catfish, and that was my boyfriend's favorite because he said that tasted very authentic and very close to how his family makes it. The prices here are slightly higher than most mom and pop Vietnamese restaurants in the area. The service here is better than most Vietnamese restaurants though -- the staff are attentive and quick to check on customers, and even came to refill our jug of water when he noticed that the jug was low without us asking. Surrounding us were a lot of groups and families, so although the place looks small, it can fit a lot of people.