Pho Bayou Restaurant

Came here for the first time with the family. Ordered their large Pho Combination, Meatball Pho, Honey Glazed Chicken, Spring Rolls, Fried Egg Rolls, Soft Shell Crab Special, and Grilled Pork Banh Mi. All the dishes were flavorful and delicious. The only issue that I had was there were only 2 people working in the entire restaurant and we waited for a while for our food to come out. We were only 1 of 2 customers in their restaurant. This reminded me of my parents when they ran their restaurant by themselves, but they were a lot faster. I also got charged for a Combination Pho when I only got steak and brisket. The guy who was the cashier/cook/waiter, apologized and told me he forgot my meatballs, but still charged me a Combination. They didn't even have tendon or tripe, and when I asked, he said they give it by request. If that is the case, that is not a Combination Pho and I shouldn't have gotten charged for that. Pho broth was clean and made very well. My large didn't have that much rice noodles so I felt I got a little ripped off. My son had a medium and he had the same amount of noodles that I had. It more seemed to be if you want more broth vs the portions being bigger. Otherwise, the food was flavorful and delicious. If they can speed up their service and if someone ordered the Combination Pho and they actually gave them what they ordered, then I think this place would go places.The staff are friendly. Service is slow. They have a lot of tables to dine on. Their parking lot is super small, but it wasn't busy so I don't think you have that issue.

This is a family-run local establishment that deserves support. I haven't posted on Yelp for years but wanted to make sure that this place got some reviews started since I didn't see any. Ted and his wife run Pho Bayou, which is a local, clean restaurant where the flavors are true and the prices are more than reasonable. They've been open for 4 months and spent 7 months post-hurricane Ida cleaning up the restaurant to get it ready for opening since it was 4 feet underwater and a foot of mud. Also, there's not much in the area for food options, so if you're driving down visiting the area after an air boat or swamp tour, give this place some patronage please.We had the fried eggrolls which tasted great (would recommend pairing it with the fish sauce instead of the sweet and sour sauce), pho noodle soup (nice portion for the regular size and had all the right accompaniments), the lunch special pork rice (the fried rice tasted homemade and very flavorful), and I had the cold rice noodle chicken dish (it is really well put together and probably uses white meat chicken breast to better suit local tastes) which the homemade fish sauce made by Ted's wife only helps amplify the flavors. If a place like Banh Mi Boys in Metairie can get 4 stars on Yelp from the hivemind when they burned our pork, this place is more than qualified of some love and attention from the Yelp community. Note, we didn't try any of the more fusion-y or Chinese foods on the menu but for Vietnamese food, I would say this was on point.

Jul 22,2023 (Sat 2:16 pm): lunch w/Gil. Fried egg rolls (2- $4), Spring rolls (2-$4), and combination fried rice (shrimp, chicken, and pork $10.95) Food was good and the staffs are friendly.

Every thing tasted good except the iced coffee was way too sweet. The service was very very slow possibly because it was short staffed.

Authentic food. Everything here is really good. I definitely recommend this place to anyone in the area looking for a quick bite to eat.

Pho Bayou is a hidden gem 20 minutes from Downtown New Orleans in the town of Jean Lafitte. Authentic and delicious Vietnamese food that will crush your craving for that soul satisfying comfort food of Pho! I have tried many Pho restaurants and never really took a liking to it until I tried Pho Bayou. The owners are so kind and friendly! They made us feel like we were at home. We enjoyed our experience so much that this has become our new favorite spot! We get to take in the views of this beautiful little bayou town while enjoying amazing food. We will definitely be back again and again!

Love food clean good service crab Rangoon appetizer is fresh good crab and they buy local seafood

Great food. Awesome service. Such a great addition to our little bayou community. Can't recommend them enough.