Thanh Son Tofu

I'm still loving the food here. My go-to is the mushroom tofu, which is made with wood ear mushrooms and glass noodles. They are savory and delicious. This place is very Vietnamese. When I go, I rarely hear anyone speak English, except when they are talking to me! I have no problems ordering. I just ask for five dollars' worth of the mushroom tofu. I'm not sure why anyone complains about the price of the tofu? As you can see in the photo, $5 gets a lot!Apple Pay is accepted here.

*** Credit cards accepted *** Thanh Son Tofu is a family-run business specializing in tofu, other soybean-based products, and a variety of Vietnamese specialty items. They have locations in San Jose, Sacramento, Seattle, Falls Church (Virginia), and Mississauga (Canada). I believe their Portland location is permanently closed.[Parking]: The parking lot is small, but there are usually one or two spots available for immediate parking.[Soy milk]: This shop offers both sweetened and unsweetened soy milk in either hot/ambient temperature on the counter next to the refrigerator or cold inside the refrigerators. Most customers grab the soy milk off the counter as they are freshly made on the same day. However, there are days when 1/2-gallon jugs don't have any labels distinguishing sweetened from unsweetened AND unsweetened soy milk may not always be available even as early as 9 AM. I learned that the way to tell them apart is by the cap color as red cap = unsweetened and green cap = sweetened. In addition, do not trust the nutritional table stating "less than 1 gram of sugar" for jugs with a red cap. I was misled and discovered how sweet the soy milk with a red cap was after the first sip.Their soy milk contains no pandan and each 1/2-gallon jug is $3.[Other items]: I tried the cha ca (fishcake) tofu for $2 each (available at the cashier counter) and It was served cold, but it had a good savory flavor. Other options include durian, spring rolls with various fillings (pork, shrimp, fish, or veggie), matcha Thai tea, sticky rice buns (with or without pork leaf), banh cuon (Vietnamese rice rolls), etc. However, they don't always label the spring rolls which can confuse first-time visitors trying to figure out different fillings.[Conclusion]: Thanh Son Tofu is a convenient stop for various soybean products, but (1) their soy milk isn't the best in town and (2) their products could benefit from better labeling to make them more accessible for non-Vietnamese customers.

thanh son hands down has the best tofu! the wood ear mushroom one is the absolute best! i can eat it by the pound! they also have goodies such as sesame balls, fresh asian fruit, banana sweet rice (banh tet), seasonings (mushroom powder, fish sauce, etc) chips, soy bean milk, etc. the service is fast so know what you want! they are really busy! they are trying to move the line!

They have a variety of tofu dishes, tofu puddings and cake, hot or cold soymilk, coffee, tea, flan, spring rolls, and desserts, ready to order or that have been prepared where you can choose. We picked up flan, Vietnamese and Thai desserts (they can add ice for you) and a couple of vegetarian items to go. They were sold out of the pandan soy milk :( Parking can be scarce in the front but we got lucky as it was early evening.

Thanh son is my favorite tofu. All their tofu are bomb and fresh, especially the onion tofu, that is my favorite, perfect for snack. My family always gets the regular tofu for thit kho. The soy bean milk here is also good. I always get the soy bean milk with sugar. The lines at Thanh Son Tofu gets long sometimes, and parking can be limited.

Tofu tastes so much better than competitor tofu. Recommend the mushroom todu. My all time favorite. The banh chung they sell year round were good as well. Wish they put more pork in it but the texture and taste is spot on! I bought banh chung during lunar new year so I don't know the quality throughout the year.

Love this place for all things tofu!! I come here weekly The tofu dessert (green pandan) is waaaay better than the white in my opinion. So always get the green one. It's a dollar or two more, but it's worth it. They also sell Banh Cuon here (with meat inside). I'm not sure of the price but I always get it haha As for the soy milk, the ones in the fridge are $5 while the piping hot ones at the side (outside fridge) are $6. I always get the ones in the fridge and I just flip it upside down to make sure it's not clumpy and spoiled. Anyway this place rocks but the parking is tough and atrocious. If you're looking for viet tofu, this is the place to go to. They also accept Apple Pay! It's a to-go place, not a sit down spot!

Was introduced to this place about 2 years ago by a friend and I absolutely LOVE this place and have been coming regularly since. Favorite item is the savory deep fried tofu with mushrooms, but now that I'm trying to step up my healthier eating even more, the only negative about this item is it's DEEP fried. Today, I literally took a napkin to them and removed some of the oil before warming them up in the toaster oven. Still delicious, but I need to figure out a better alternative to remove the oil.The prices are EXTREMELY reasonable and you can literally get a "to-go" container full of this tofu for $5. In fact, that's how I order it. "$5 worth please" which ends up to be about ~20 pieces or more...You could literally look around here for days, but you better get in line, cuz there's always a line. Parking is also challenging, but weekdays are a LOT better. They have seasonal exotic fruit, jellies, nuts, desserts (mostly all Vietnamese), specialty drink/desserts, boiled peanuts, peanut candy and even balut! Another specialty is the tofu pudding. This is so fresh, it's usually still warm. They make it in huge pots and dish it up per request. There are two flavors, plain ($5.50) and Pandan ($6.50). One (approximately) quart sized container comes with Ginger syrup AND Coconut pudding which you put on your tofu for added flavor. Considering tofu is high in protein, it's a good choice for "dessert".

This is the place we always stop when we visit OC and the fried tofu was amazing they have all different styles come n check it out

A real local spot with some great bitesFirst, parking on the weekends is a bit nuts but spots eventually become available.Next and most importantly the tofu is amazing and is so versatile - can totally eat it by itself or add it to a soup/stir fry. While the line inside took a bit to filter through the girl behind the counter was quick and efficient.You'll choose from about 6 different tofus and can order by the box or by lb.Our favorites were the plain fried tofu and the onion flavor.