NAM Vietnamese Kitchen

Food: 8.5/10 -- solid pho, but pretty hard to mess up pho in my opinion!- a little bit pricy, 15$ for one bowl!Ambiance: 10/10 -- amazing ambiance, decorations super cute!! Very earthy, garden, greenhouse vibes, lots of super cute hanging plantsService: minimal contact service (order online through qr code)

Not as flavorful as other places, but the convenience for University City makes it worth going to. Pretty tasty and good service. Has indoor and outdoor seating.

Had a craving for some Vietnamese food after a long day of exercising. We went to Nam Vietnamese kitchen. I was actually very impressed by the food. I was expecting a chain type of vibe but it actually wasn't. The service wasn't the greatest. I felt like it took forever for our waitress to come but the food quality made up for it. While this place isn't as good as the Vietnamese places on Washington Ave., I do like their spring rolls. It was coated in a texture I have never tried before. The Garlic Tamarind Wings were also amazing. It was probably the best chicken wings I have had in awhile. The beef pho was average. I wish they had different types of pho options. The Banh Mi was meh...not very impressive. Overall 4 out of 5!

Got the chicken pho & it was pretty good. Service was quick and great. Location is super convenient since it's right by campus. Good vibes.

I had the lemongrass beef soup here ($14) and it was a really nice way to warm myself up. I also didn't feel thirsty after drinking a lot of the broth, which is how I know there wasn't MSG added. The beef was too overcooked, though, which is my main gripe. It was super hard to chew through and I probably would've been better off not eating it, but then I would've only had rice noodles and some vegetables. The lemongrass flavor came through in the broth and I got a good amount of noodles. There's a service charge automatically added, so my total ended up being around $18.

NAM has great food and a good lunch deal on the weekdays. Perfect place to stop by if ur looking for a filling lunch spot. Their pho or banh mi combo comes w a spring roll and drink and every item tastes great and fresh. I highly rec the mushroom and tofu spring rolls, which r some of the most flavorful and crispy ive had. The viet coffee is good too, definitely prefer it to their thai iced tea. And the mushroom/tofu pho option was clean, very generously filled w veggies noodles and tofu, and had a good flavor to it. Such a consistently reliable and tasty spot!

tl;dr: meh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [grading]---------------ambiance: a [clean, modern, lots of wood and plants]food: c [doesn't even smell like a pho restaurant let alone taste like one](note: bumped it from a d to c because they deep fry their spring rolls and although it seems like some whack american bullshit, it does actually have a really fun texture and taste.)service: c [new employees are clearly untrained and have never worked customer service. rude manager sits on her phone in the corner with her pouty rbf face and doesn't checkup on anyone]-------overall: c+ [great for anyone who has never heard of viet food (just to set the bar nice and low)][experience]terrible food. i was at their grand opening and it was fun. since then the food has gotten worse. the 4th time i went the broth just tasted like salty water and they only serve their pho with a little bit of brisket no other cuts of meat. clearly no anise, cloves, cardamom, etc in the broth. i wouldve even taken chicken broth over this salt water. the server was clearly new and couldnt really speak english but that wasnt the issue. they argued with me about the definition of "combo". homie, combo is short for combination. as in... as combination of dishes and proceeded to tell me to learn how to read. go to a local mom & pop shop. not this gentrified bull.i was excited to see a new viet place open up in university city. it didn't take long to realize that it was a dying restaurant with a team that could not care less.

Great little spot!! Awesome vibe, good food, and relatively on point for Vietnamese food. Once we had some questionable texture but I think that's more personal taste so I won't hold it against them. Tofu mushroom egg rolls are delicious and I'm not vegan or vegetarian!

not sure if under new management but for the last few months i barely get any food from nam anymore French fries the amount went down the side meat I may get 3 pieces when i use to get allot more and even the ketchup in the cups not full they half cup it . Well I dont like it as much as we pay we want food .I gave you a 5 before. Im sorry i have to lower my rating

They recently changed ordering to be entirely online and now a regular pho is 15 dollars like what?? They also got rid of the dinner special which was a really good deal. The online ordering platform has technology and service fee ON TOP OF tips. Why am I paying for the restaurant for changing to online ordering? I would rather pay tips to the waiters for regular ordering. Portions also decreased by so much as they changed all utensils to be disposable including bowls. It honestly went from a great tasty restaurant a few years ago to just an overpriced fast food like restaurant. I've come here so many times before for the good food but I'm not coming back.