Kim Son

Holy shit, people weren't lying when they say that everything is bigger in Texas. This restaurant is massive, what kind of buffet has a designated area reserved for valet parking? What type of person needs their car valet to attend a buffet? LOL. I was very excited to try my first Vietnamese buffet, didn't even know there was such a thing, but we're in Houston where it contains one of the largest Vietnamese population in the states. There's a variety of food; a street food station, dessert station, and noodle soup station. There's no need to order drinks since you can get a sugarcane or thai iced tea drink from the dessert station. The portions for the noodle soup station was just right, just so you can have room to sample more things. At the end of the day, it's still a buffet so it's buffet quality, but for $30 a person for AYCE, I can't complain with the value. Tell me about your experience if you've been here or is going to after reading this review:)

My friends and I got here around 6 pm and said wait was 45 minutes. I think it took them only 30 mins before we were called. The waiter greeted and seated us down right away. The place was pack with people on all the tables.This is an Asian buffet that serves 7 types of noodles, Vietnamese crepe (Banh xeo), fried shrimps, duck, Vietnamese salad, yellow chicken with ginger sauce, broccoli & beef, sauté chicken, mussels, clams, 3 color Vietnamese desert, Thai tea, sugar cane drink, green coconut dessert, and taro dessert. It was crawfish night so they pass out crawfish to each table and you can ask for more too. We end up getting 2 plates of it. I tried a little bit of everything such as shrimp and pork noodles. It had flavor and decent. 8/10.The Vietnamese crepe (Banh xeo) was good too but could have been a little more flavorful. It was crispy so that was good. 7/10. The sautéed mussels and yellow chicken with ginger sauce was good too. 8/10.The Thai tea, sugar drink was a little water down. But still drinkable. The 3 color dessert was good. It was $31.50 each adult. Not bad for the price of buffet. Would I come back here again? Yes I would to try the dishes I didn't get to try.

This is so unheard of....AYCE Vietnamese food??? THIS IS MY HEAVEN. This is literally every Vietnamese cuisine lover's dream. I could of stayed here the whole day if my stomach space allowed for it. Any Vietnamese dish/dessert you could think of, they had it and it was amazing. For the price they charge, it was so worth it and affordable, especially at lunch. I'm just so amazed by the options you could choose from. Coming from Hawaii, we typically have the basic pho, bun bo hue, banh mis, etc....idk why it's so hard to find particular dishes like banh cuon, banh khot, bot chien in restaurants. This is why I love coming to the mainland for Vietnamese food because they have it all. They even have AYCD Sugar Cane Juice -- need I say more? If you're ever in Houston, this is a must visit!!!

This is one of my parents' favorite places to dine-in when visiting me in Houston and is popular among many elders within the Asian community due to the authentic Vietnamese food that is AYCE. I came here on a Saturday afternoon and it was extremely busy. Wait times can be long but reservations can be made for large parties. I had the opportunity to sit in the reservation section of the restaurant today and it is fairly large, but the tables were close to one another so it was difficult to maneuver in and out to get food and sit down again. This is a similar experience I've had being seated in the general dine-in tables; however, the restaurant itself is very spacious. Despite the number of guests, the servers moved the lines fairly quickly to give everyone the foods they desired. Our server was very attentive and never allowed many empty plates stacked on our table, which I appreciated since the plates built up quickly with all of my family. I liked that there is a large variety of food to suit many different preferences such as the noodle station, side dishes, dimsum, sushi, drinks and desserts. My personal favorites were the bun bo hue, banh beo, siu mai, har gau, the shrimp cheong fun, and sugar cane drink. All the food was delicious and I was very stuffed after my meal, but I just wish the siu mai and har gau were a bit warmer. Furthermore, the plates are a bit smaller so you can't fit too much food in one round so I had to get up multiple times for food. I also would recommend going on the weekends even though the price is more expensive since the selection will be way better than during the weekdays. I have gone during the weekday and the selections are more limited, but there are still great home-cooked side dishes. The parking can be difficult to find nearby due to the plaza in general, but spaces are available if you are willing to walk a bit.

Came for lunch and was very surprised it wasn't too busy (Thursday).The selection could have definitely been a bit better but for what it's worth the food was still pretty good overall. Lunch price was $20pp and I would say it was pretty worth it. Favorite items were the vermicelli noodle station and their bun Bo hue, both surprisingly very tasty! Also loved their unlimited dessert station as well. I will definitely come back to try their dinner menu!

Extremely busy, lunch time wait was one hour+ for us. I understand the hype, but the selection of dishes on the day we went was kinda mid...There were some winners but also some options I would rather not touch again. Perhaps a visit when better options are out would be worth a second shot.Tips: Join the waitlist ahead of time to avoid the long wait

My family and I came here on a Friday evening. They opened at 5 pm for dinner. We arrived a little before 5:30 but it was incredibly packed. We had to wait for another 45-50 minutes for our table. Overall, the food is mediocre. Nothing was special. They have lots of varieties of vietnamese food. Unlimited serving for crawfish, but the crawfish was hard to pick out, the seasoning was quite bland, lots of garlic. They also have a noodles soup bar which I think is one of the better food they served, (chao long and banh canh was good) The dessert bar was decent as well. The che ba mau and sugarcane drink was the better option. I don't recommend eating the sushi since it's been sitting out for awhile. No one really eats it. It was the worst sushi I've eaten since it was hard and not fresh. I also dislike the fact that you can't grab the food yourself but has someone else serve it to you. Service was quick, there are lots of employees to help you out with whatever you need. Definitely a good place to try out if you want to know different Vietnamese cuisines.

Service was great. Our server was very attentive and refilled our drinks without us asking. Food was great for buffet style. Quality was one of the best I've had. Only disappointing thing was no seafood besides shrimp skewers (deep fried and grilled). I only learned crawfish is only on Fridays after arriving.Noodle station was pretty good!Restaurant very roomy, perfect for big and small groups.

I recently stopped by for Crawfish Boil Friday. The place gets packed, so arrive early if you don't want to wait on special days. During crab season, they have Crab Boils. On Sundays, they have dim sum. Since the pandemic, they have improved a lot. Servers serve you so you don't have to touch too many serving utensils. It's great for family gatherings b/c of the variety. I like that they offer sugarcane juice, Thai tea and sometimes a flavored tea at the drink/dessert stations. Save room for desserts bc the classic Vietnamese desserts are pretty good here. Overall, Kim Son is a tourist destination that anyone who likes Asian food should visit at least once. The food might not be the best you've ever had, but you can't beat the variety.

A viet food buffet?? Say less. Visiting Houston from So Cal and KNEW this was on our list. We came on a wed night around 6 and there was no wait, but it was pretty busy. Theres a few sections:- Noodles: has tons of soups and noodles! Was sad there was no banh canh cua, only tom thit. had all the usual noodle/soup dishes and they are made to order- Grill station: this is where there's some street food items, i saw chicken feet, quail eggs (?), grilled shrimp, la lot (v good), and other items- Steamed area: this had the banh beo, and other seemed rice dishes with coconut sauce. i loved the coconut sauce!! They also had banh tom and banh xeo here too, both super good and came with the right amount of rau- Middle area: had a ton of stir fried foods and proteins- SEAFOOD: you have to ask your waiter for them. They bring out a HUGE tray of cooked crawfish, already seasoned and super tasty.- Dessert: omg....i was in heaven. Mostly diff types of che but also UNLIMITED NUOC MIA.- Nuoc mam: I have to make a separate section for this because I was so impressed with the nuoc mam!! It was so tasty, even better than a ton of restaurants I been toBasically you gotta come here yourself. I can't say the food was way better than a restaurant that specializes in a certain dish, but for everything in one place, it was super good and impressive. This is the ONLY viet buffet i know of in the US, if you can, DEF GO. Price was also very reasonable, about 30 for dinner and 20 for lunch.