Pleiku

This is literally my favorite place to eat ever. Everything is a 10/10, service, environment, even solid parking available. The food, however, is a 15/10. Best food I've ever had! Would and have recommended.

I got a tofu Bahn Mi to go, it was giant and delicious! Hopefully I'll be back to try more of the tofu dishes.

TLDR; the only reason I gave this 4 stars and not 5 is because the ambiance is kinda weird, it can get really quiet which i'm not a huge fan of. Other than that, this is one of my favorite vietnamese spots.

If you're coming here, go straight for the street cart fries, bun rieu, and vietnamese coffee. Bun rieu has been one of my favorite noodle soups for a LONG time, and the bun rieu here is BANGIN. It comes with a whole softshell crab on top. The street cart fries don't really have a great equivalent in standard vietnamese cuisine but the flavors all make sense and are also BANGIN. The ca phe sua da here is like a gift from heaven and I could probably down 3 glasses with every meal. Last note, the pho broth isn't as fatty / beefy as I would like but if you get the bone marrow pho you can use some of the fat from the bone to spruce up the broth. Very good.

Very few places have good broth theirs I can say is amazing it doesn't disappoint and it right at the heart of downtown

Maybe carpool to this one because I had to park in a paid lot and then when I was waiting for my friend some dude approached me and told me he'd written the book I was reading and someone stole his ideas and was profiting from them...
Aside from that! Once my friend arrived we were seated immediately. Service was pretty quick. I asked about gluten free options and the guy vaguely gestured at one side of the menu and said anything in a wok couldn't be made gluten free... so I decided to just be safe and get pho. The pho tai was pretty good. The broth was flavorful. The meat was fine. Lots of raw onion I think should have been on the side. Good amount of noodles so you probably don't need to pay the $3 for the extra noodles. My friend enjoyed his caramelized pork sandwich. He said the bread was crispy without being overly hard or flaky and the veggies complemented the sweetness of the meat. He did say the side of chips wasn't great. Overall a good dining experience.

I decided to get off my ass and discover the hood for lunch and I found pleiku. I haven't dined in for a while so this review is for my for takeout they serve me each time. My favorites are the lettuce wraps and the pork rice bowl. The egg rolls are delicious and each element make this the best plate I've had so far. Service for takeout has always been fast and efficient. Haven't tried the pho so I can't review on that but everything else has been fresh and tasty. Good packaging and fair pricing. No wonder they are always busy. Located in main Street so no parking. Business crowd.

Take this review seriously because I am Vietnamese and lived in Vietnam.

Amazing.

Fun modern twist on traditional Vietnamese dishes and everything tasted delicious. The street fries were definitely the star of the show, so crispy with the most perfect sauce and spice. The green beans in the tempura plate were DIVINE and I normally hate green beans. My shaken steak bowl was drool worthy for sure. The egg rolls were soooo crispy. Fish sauce was perfectly concocted.

Ambiance is very moody with low lightly. Pleasant music.

Service was quick and everything came out hot.

10/10.

The age old question for lunch - do I want something that satisfies my craving, but is heavy and slows me down for the rest of the day? Or do I want something fresh and light, but end up hungry two hours later? Pleiku let's you take the best of both options. The carmelized pork was delicious, and the egg roll was still crunchy and warm despite being in a to-go box. The bulk of the box was full of fresh crunchy vegetables that complimented the pork and egg roll, so I got a bit of both in each bite. Lunch has been solved, and I look forward to grabbing dinner at Pleiku soon to see what other answers they have to life's toughest questions.

This unassuming restaurant is a great place to go while in downtown. We were planning to go to another restaurant before heading to the Eccles. Got caught by surprise with a new schedule so had to find a place to eat that has vegetarian options without any reservations. Luckily Pleiku was there to save the day.

We were seated right away. The place was about a 3/4 full. First time coming to a place, so I tend to over order to explore the menu. For appetizers, we had vegetable potstickers and the calamari. The potstickers were crispy and delicious. The calamari was good but not amazing. The batter was crispy but a little bland. The sweet chili sauce helps for sure.

For entrees, we got the bun rieu and sticky cauliflower in hot and sour sauce. The bun rieu was very good. The broth was flavorful. It definitely feels authentic but with a great mordern spin. The portion was also huge. As for the cauliflower, it was fried really well. The problem was with the hot and sour sauce that just taste one dimensionally as too sweet.

The drink menu was also on point. The mango sake mojito was dangerously good.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this place for a night out or for a date. Great menu overall.

I live right around the corner and love coming here. I can't remember their name but we always have the same waiter and they are so bubbly and nice and brighten our day every time. Love the pho! Super fast! Great prices! Cozy environment. It's fun eating in there and watching the train come by on Main St.