Kathys Kitchen - Pasadena (TX)

5 /5 Lets Travel: We happens to be around the area and so glad we found this place...!!! I mean if your looking for some very delicious Vietnamese cuisine I recommend this place ... Small place with BIG flavor , great customer service ... Very clean facility... The food is AMAZING!!! ... everything that came out of there kitchen just smelled wonderful... Definitely will be coming back !!!

5 /5 Mari: The food is great! I ordered the vermicelli bowl with shrimp. There was practically no wait, the food was ready pretty fast. There’s high tables and the atmosphere is nice. The servers are attentive and friendly, I would definitely visit this restaurant again!

5 /5 Kami: Absolutely delicious! The crab puffs were perfectly fried and tasted very good so did everything else. Love it was my first time here definitely coming back!

5 /5 Vincent Ton: I randomly chose a restaurant nearby. I absolutely love eating here. I have eaten here several times, and I have loved everything so far. Pho is good, but banh mi and the rice dishes are my favorite here. Fish sauce wings are also super good. Highly recommend. My favorite part is the pricing. Its cheaper than I expected. Definitely a must try, and I will always come back for more. I work nearby, so whenever I can, I love coming here. The owner even said, "long time no see!" I come here too much haha

5 /5 Vivian Ton: Plenty of fun decorations hanging around the inside. There is the classic assortment of Vietnamese decorations, but for fun, they also have a grass wall with flowers on it. Great spot to take a couple photos. Very clean inside. Tables were clean and not sticky (!!) TV in the corner of the room was fun to look at at times too. Service was very fast and everyone was friendly. Seeing the kitchen and hearing chatter in the background made me feel like I was eating at my grandma’s house. Atmosphere: 9/10 Food was great. I got the grilled pork banh mi and my husband got the grilled pork rice platter. We also shared a beef pho. My husband really appreciated that the rice platter came with an egg roll. This is the first place that we’ve been to that gives an egg roll on the side of your rice platter. The Vietnamese fish sauce was delicious when paired with the egg roll. The egg roll itself is also the most similar I’ve had to my grandma’s egg roll so that’s amazing. Grilled rice platter: 7.5/10 The pho was delicious. As soon as the bowl was on the table the Vietnamese aromatics filled the air and I knew I was in for a great time. Of course, you have to add a bit of sriracha with it. I couldn’t even get a photo of it because we dug right in. This dish is definitely a must have. Beef pho: 9.5/10 I got the Grilled pork banh mi. All of the ingredients were exactly what I was craving. The crispy and light French bread, the savory pate, and the spicyness of the jalapeño really brought it all together. I think we may have had a bad batch of grilled pork. We went about an hour prior to closing time. It could have used more char to give it that iconic Vietnamese grilled pork flavor. We will definitely come back here and try again. Grilled pork banh mi: 8/10 Notes: I really appreciate this is a Vietnamese-owned local business. One of the servers told us that a lot of local people become regulars and I can definitely see why. The server also said Kathy is there every day making food for people. Bonus points: Food was extremely affordable. We ate for $37 and we got more food than we usually would. They have a reward system(!) For every $100 you spend you get $5 off…there’s not too much to complain about there. This place is definitely a must try if you haven’t tried it already. We will definitely be coming back. Overall restaurant score: 9/10