Bun Mam Ha Tien

My absolutely favorite place whenever I craze for authentic Vietnamese Bún Mắm aka Fermented Fish Soup (#1 on the menu). In fact, I only order Bún Mắm when I come here and Bun Mam Ha Tien has the best Bún Mắm in San Jose, in my opinion. Starting with their portion. I ordered a small bowl but it filled me up! The portion was so generous and filled to the brims with delicious roasted porks, 2 full-size fish fillets, squid slices, 2 with-head-on jumbo shrimps, eggplant pieces and lots of garlic chives which I love. The soup has the right balance of sweetness from all the seafood goodies and the saltiness from the fermented fish. I drank my soup clean LOL. If you're not Vietnamese, the smell of the fermented fish may repulse you. However, I encourage you to give it a try as Bún Mắm here is as authentic as what you can get from Vietnam. The service was quick and attentive. As soon as I walked in, the server noticed me and let me choose the seat I wanted. Order was taken quickly and my food came out steaming hot within the next 3-5 minutes. The store is small yet cozy. They have 4 booths which can accommodate up to 4 people per booth. The other 7 tables are spaciously arranged. The store looks neat and tidy to me. I came around 11:30am on a Friday and it was not crowded at all. There were a few customers there but the noise level was minimal and I had a pleasant time. Highly recommend!

Small store, 11 tables, 44 seats. Can get pretty humid on a jot and crowded day.I've been here twice and both times, and I've only seen women running the store. They were really nice, especially to my little one. They have high chairs and was gracious enough to bring us small pair of scissors and little bowl so I could portion out a small bite for my infant.If you're here for the fermented shrimp paste fish, be prepared to be visited by flies. They love that stuff.What we really came here for was for Simply Boba thats part of this restaurant. But I'll leave that for another review.

Bún nước lèo Sóc trăng is a special soup for the Vietnamese living in the South of VN. The soup was ok with a good flavor but don't like the Tilapia filet fish ( frozen fish?) and Heo quay skin wasn't crunchy The bánh cống delicious. Service was okay. The restaurant was clean . The small bowl of the bún nước lèo Sóc Trăng is around 18 bucks...pricey !

Despite the prominent signs for boba tea, this is actually a family-owned restaurant whose main dish is a Vietnamese fish noodle soup called Bún Mắm. It is made with round spaghetti-like rice noodles, pork, fish, squid, shrimp, eggplant, pieces of tender fish mixed with multiple types of fermented fish paste. It is also served with lime and many fresh herbs and vegetables such as slivers of banana blossom, bean sprouts, lettuce and mint. I mostly order the #2 Bún Nươc Lèo Sóc Trăng, which is a plain fish and pork noodle soup without fermented fish paste that comes with a fried shrimp cake on the side. The broth is delicious and flavorful. I sometimes crave it when I'm not feeling well like chicken noodle soup.The service is on point and especially good if you speak Viet. It is a clean modern dining room with glossy white tables and colorful chairs. That said, the menus have English and this is a good experience for non-Viet people who want to try something other than pho. This place should really be more popular considering how good the food is. It's often half empty while other nearby restaurants are bustling. The boba signs and online description are confusing; from the outside you can't tell if it's a boba tea shop or a restaurant. In my opinion, they should split off the boba tea completely so that they can focus completely on marketing the Bún Mắm restaurant because it is a great dish that more people should know about.

Best bun mam in San Jose. Service was ok. I hate to go to the cashier station to pay. Hope they can change to make their service better.

Best bun mam I've had when it comes to eating outside of it being made at home. While that doesn't mean it was really good, it does speak volumes that this place is top tier compared to all of the other bun mam dishes I've had elsewhere [ranging from the Bay Area & SoCal].My guy and I have a huge love for Vietnamese fermented noodle soup and with him raving about BMHT, I had to give it a go. The establishment is limited in size but accommodated our party of 3 well.Dinner consisted of:-Bun Mam [Large] $18.50 x2-Mi Xao [stir fry egg noodles with chicken, pork, & shrimp] $16.95-Coconut Special [Large] $8.50 x2-Coconut Special [Regular] $7.50Food came out quick and the bun mam fermented flavor was strong- which I like!! As a fair warning, I left here feeling extremely thirsty so the sodium/msg levels here seem to be very generous. The noodle portions are what really stood out- BUT IN A BAD WAY. For both bowls to be larger, the noodles were beyond shady. The shadiest noodle portions I've ever had. I literally had to ask an employee to verify whether or not the bowls were BOTH larges. They consist primarily of broth and if you want to remotely feel full, expect to dump the entire bowl of veggies to increase it's amounts. Mi Xao wasn't bad but it wasn't good either. Flavoring was tasty but the protein wasn't appetizing. The shrimps used in the entire meal did not seem fresh. The pork and chicken pieces looked like scraggly/leftover bits. The plate also seemed to be filled with fillers of bean sprouts, cilantro, & garlic chives. 3 stars overall. BMHT's Coconut Special is highly recommended, it's delicious!!

Came for the BBH at Hue next door on a Sunday but it was overflowing. So decided to try this instead. Always thought it was just a boba shop but surprised to find it had interesting eats.Got a couple of bun mams and a crispy noodle. Topped off with the special coconut drink from the boba side. All very good and unique flavors. Would come back to try other stuff. This is a good option cos it's not as crazy busy but still very good. Service is nice. Just parking is nuts in this mall on weekends but there's always a space somewhere if you're willing to walk a little.

Hands down best BUN MAM in town! Soooooooooooooooo flavorful!!!! Yummmm. And service always great!

Came here over the weekend because I was craving for bun mam and this is something I do not cook at home. We haven't been here in a long time but this is our spot we like to go to for bun mam. Surprisingly, we got there around 4pm and no one was eating inside. We ordered 2 bun mam large size and a chicken rice plate for our kids. The bun mam was tasty and to our liking. The chicken roti was not really roti style to me but tasted fine and my boys ate it. As we were eating, we saw customers come order togos and finally another customer came to dine in. Maybe it was an off hour but I hope business picks up for this restaurant! They also have a drink area as well

This clean and efficient restaurant offers very authentic bún mắm, a fermented fish based vermicelli noodle soup - *for those with an acquired taste. The service is no frills/no fuss and there are amazing other options like dry egg noodles or delicious clean chicken broth glass noodles. While parking lots continue to be an abomination at many favored Vietnamese establishments, it's worth the wait to fill up with a delicious bowl of whatever noodles your hearts desire here!