Banana Leaf Asian Bistro

I made it up to Jacksonville this weekend to meet with a good friend. Being famished from driving, we opted for something close by and went to the Banana Leaf Asian Bistro! Going in, there was an hour before closing and the place was moderately packed. For dinner, we ordered 2x milk teas, 1x spring rolls, 1x Banana Leaf special pho, 1x beef stew, and 1x Asian doughnuts. Going into my review, for the most part, everything was great! The Thai milk tea I ordered was ok, but it tasted more like coffee with a hint of Thai spice. The spring rolls had a nice soft chewy texture, stuffed nicely, and a creamy peanut sauce! The pho was a great value, in comparison to other spots, and had underlying aromatics! Beef stew had a nice balance of sweet, salty, and sour flavor; great amount of meat! But there was no tendon and tripe in mine. The doughnuts had a soft chewy texture to it that was addictively delicious and the sweetened condensed milk made it even better! Overall, we highly enjoyed our meal despite some small critiques above and would be happy to come back again! Overall, final verdict 4/5 stars!

I absolutely love banana leaf Asian bistro! Their pho is absolutely delicious and always fresh. I always get the rare beef pho and spice it up a bit with some of the sauces on the table.The servers are always kind and friendly and the restaurant is clean and welcoming. It is absolutely a whole in the wall gem on the westside! I also recommend their honeydew boba tea *chefs kiss* it's flavorful and so delicious. I visit here often and always love telling friends about this spot! If you love pho and other dishes I recommend you check this place out for yourself!

We tried the signature pho; while the price was cheap, we felt the pho was smaller than most other places, including not as many noodles and less meat than we are used to. Service was quick and fast and the workers were extremely polite! They charge for water, as they only have bottled

The place is totally non pretentious, however cozy and bigger inside than what it looks from the outside. The service was very helpful and friendly. I honestly don't know much about Cambodian food and didn't felt like venturing today so went for the pad thai; which I'm going to say it was good but not great. There are better options in town. I need to come back and maybe try some of the more traditional dishes to make a better review of Cambodian food.

Today we stopped in to try out a new place. We sat at the bar area and ordered a to go meal. The interior is very clean and updated, the waitress was very pleasant and attentive, and our order showed up fast and hot!*Egg Rolls: they come with 4 rolls and a side of sweet chilli sauce. The wrappers were crispy and the filling had ground chicken. Super good!*Curry Chickenn with white rice: We ordered a level 3 spice, out of 10, and it had flavor with moderate heat. The sauce for the curry was slightly thickened almost like a thin gravy. Very tasty.*Pad Thai chicken: we ordered a level 3, out of a 10, but it was very spicy for us. I did like there were lots of green onions and plenty of crushed peanuts on top, the chicken was tender, and plenty of noodles!

Yes! An authentic Cambodian/Khmer restaurant in Jax! A hidden gem located on Cassat Ave. Met my parents and sister here for lunch and the ambiance is calm and casual. Our server is the owner and apparently knows my parents. We're a big Cambodian community so it's, in a way, expected. It was a chilly outside so I ordered the Vietnamese pho with all the meats: flank, meatballs, tripe, and tendon. My sister and dad ordered the Phnom Penh noodles and step-mom got the Beef sticks with rice. My pho was hot and the broth was good. Everything came together well. There were other items I wanted to try but will save for another day. Looking forward in coming back soon!!

I've been coming to this place for years. It seems they got new ownership a year or so ago. They renovated it and made it nice and installed quite a large bar. There are big TVs to watch sports if you're so inclined. The food is quite good. The portion sizes have definitely gone down, Since when I went in there last week, I ordered some rice soft rolls. They were very small. They were like 2 inches long and 1 inch thick. I had never seen that. Come out like that before. I also ordered some chicken sticks, I think it was chicken. They were incredibly tiny. The pad was fairly good tasting, but it was also very small. So the moral of the story is the flavors are pretty good, but don't come in here hungry and expect to leave full unless you order two dinners.

Reliable and fresh southeast Asian food in an informal and clean restaurant. I love the papaya salad, as well as the Phnom Penh noodles and fresh summer rolls.

Overall, quality Cambodian, Viet, and Thai food -- of course, if you come here you're crazy to get anything other than the Cambodian given Cambodian restaurants are few and far between in Florida. And the Cambodian noodle soup I had was quite good -- much like pho. Their summer rolls, which are stuffed with chicken instead of pork as common with Viet summer rolls, are also pretty good.Service was prompt and friendly (they were not however busy when we stopped in, though) and the restaurant has a calm feel to it with tranquil music and a southeast Asian interior that is appropriate for the cuisines at hand if a bit worn around the edges. All in all, a good experience. I really liked their peanut sauce for the summer rolls though I think the actual summer rolls are better over at Pho 7777: more robust and flavorful. I still though would really encourage people to try this restaurant for something different and order some of the Cambodian food for sure.

Vietnamese reviewer here. This place is legit. Best pho in Jax. You won't be disappointed.