Simply Pasteur

I love Simply Pasteur. Kim offers the friendliest service. The dining hall is spectacular and offers plenty of seating. I recommend you trying their Saigon crepe. The flavors are wonderful and well balanced.

We went here for Valentine's Day and enjoyed the food, but it was obvious the restaurant overbooked compared to the number of available staff. The entire restaurant appeared to have 2 servers. The dinner took 2.25 hours. It was not easy to get the check. I had to go hunting for a server.The food was fairly good. The catfish and the filet dish were well seasoned and appropriately cooked. However, the catfish was a bit meager and the filet contained too many fatty/inedible pieces.

Oh geez, I started this review half a year ago, and just got sidetracked. #behindinyelpingI have fond memories of this (my first) visit, as it was to celebrate a good friend's birthday. We looked past the extremely slow service, as we were enjoying our dinner conversation and each had a martini or 2 to tide us over. Note: the lychee and pear martinis were a hit! The kitchen also sent over an apologetic extra set of potstickers for us to inhale.By far, the STAR dish of the night was my duck curry. It was so flavorful, hearty, and comforting. I would order it again in a heartbeat. I have thought about that scrumptious dish many times this year. Everyone in my party of 4 enjoyed their food, and we shared the chocolate banana bread dessert too.We had the table by the fireplace, which definitely got quite warm, so make that logistical memo.Me of the future: come back here for that duck curry!

I would give a 0 star if I can. Rude waitresses, with si much attitude. Slow service- waited for almost 1.5 hours for our dinner. They also brought both appetizers and main corse together. If it were busy then I would have understood, but there were another 3 tables with customers. No silverwares at table when food came, ans when asked waitress defensive and accused us of "hiding" silverwares. Like come on- just admit your mistake and take ownership. Rude service and they expect you to tip for a very crappy experience. Food is not authentic Vietnamese food. Bland flavors. It is such a shame because the ambience is nice and the outside seating romantic. It would NOT make up for bad food and even worst waitresses with bad attitude. Stay away and spend your money somewhere else.

I really wanted to like this place. Like really. But all I can say is it was ok. It was highly recommended so I had to check it out since I was in the area. The restaurant ambiance was good. Service was great. But the food fell flat. Everything just seemed overcooked and did not have a lot of flavor. Perhaps it was an off day?

We went here to celebrate our friend's birthday. The food was delicious, the service outstanding, the ambiance was perfect. We sat outside in the back and the courtyard was delightfully perfect. While this is reason enough to visit this restaurant, the best reason is the owner. Sadly shortly after we arrived at the restaurant, someone came in to tell me that a person had ran into my car as it was parked on the street . While this was difficult to deal, with the owner, Kim helped in extraordinary ways. She waited with me while the police were coming to the scene, she helped make sure everything was smooth over, and she was extremely supportive. I couldn't have asked for more compassion from a complete stranger. So if you're looking for a great meal, a wonderful place to eat, or just looking for a really great human being this is the place to go in Chicago!

I have loved this place for years! Lovely decor, yummy food, attentive staff, and did I mention the incredible garden out back? We have traveled to Vietnam, and this felt like stepping back to Colonial Hanoi. Perfect date night! And so conversation friendly. Plenty of easy street parking! It's no wonder it's been in this location for 29 years. And it only gets better!

Extremely poor serviceAn Asian and a Hispanic server were confused about our ordersIt took them 20 minutes to bring my friend his second mojito by that time he was done with dis dinnerI ordered an ice tea, 3,refills and I was charged $18 total what a rip offThe last refill the server never brought me sugarThe food was average....nothing outstanding I WILL NEVER patronize this place again

I meant the amazing Ms. Kim today ... she took me on a personal tour of the outdoor patio which was quaintly tucked away while being peacefully chic. We will surely be hosting my daughter's wedding there!

Hi, I was having a birthday and there was 6 of us. However, this guy showed up on a date or a meeting probably and asking THE WAITRESSES to tell us to BE QUITE AND SILENT. I mean... come on. Not that I am complaining about the waitresses, but please tell them that THIS IS A COMMON ROOM and if they wanted us to be quiet, just go to grave yard. PLEASE! AND THE WAITRESS at first did not apologized. We did not order our entree because we're just too fed up. Is this their restaurant?! Did they reserve this restaurant all for themselves?