Review Tao Ngo Restaurant - Houston

Small place but the atmosphere is pretty good on a Sunday night. Service was great as everything was prompt and handled well. Whole meal for my family came out to be $173.38 with my family of 5. The menu had updated prices with stickers over the original price. Didn’t get the pictures though. Ordered a bit too much since we had to go boxes. Besides Thai tea and the special dessert (che dac biet) which was amazing, everything that we ordered was good but not outstanding - let me explain. The vermicelli with pork and egg roll had a nice portion so I’m glad about that. Egg rolls are crunchy and had great flavor alongside the pork. The peanuts, some lettuce on the bottom, and the nuoc mam given enhances the dish by a lot. 5/5 The salted baked squid had a nice crunchy, salty texture. Nothing wrong with the squid and the batter. Would need to eat this with some other dish. 4/5 Onto the Yang Chow fried rice with meat (com chien duong chau). Now with the fried rice they made, they were mediocre at best. Couldn’t even taste the meat in the fried rice. Had to add some squid to make it taste better even with the shrimp in it. 3/5 The marinated steamed chicken has amazing flavor with the lemongrass on the side and the texture of the chicken is soft. Pretty much expected 5/5. Just be careful eating around the bones. The pan noodle seafood (mi xao gion do bien) and the crispy egg noodle seafood (mi xao mem do bien) had this sauce that didn’t taste nice. There wasn’t a difference between these two besides the texture of the noodles. There was vegetables and seafood that were great additions. Really heavy on the umami though. 3/5 Now for my family who ordered separate: the rice with pork, sunny side egg, and an egg cake (com bi thit nuong cha hot ga). My little brother ate it all so I’m sure he loves it. No complaints. 5/5 My father got the hu tieu mi nuoc. Said he likes it so 5/5. Overall 4/5. Would I go back? Only if my family decides to. Not a place to visit regularly because of prices.

This is certainly one of the more traditional Vietnamese restaurants in the area. The food was very good, especially the fish and fried tofu. The setting is a bit on the dingy side, but it adds to the charm.

Went here to eat, had a big group. The food was tasty and the place looked real nice. Customer service wasn’t bad, at least for us, and besides it being a little chilly, it’s a pretty good place!

I only am able able come eat here every so often, but when I do everything comes out great! My favorite dish is the French Style tofu. I am 100% a meat eater, but this dish is in my top 5 of favorite dishes.

Been eating at Tao Ngo for more than 25 years and their service is consistently Amazing! You have to try their Pan Fried Shrimp, Green Bean Satay and Vietnamese Egg Rolls. I can't tell you Enough except that it's DELICH!

Good place with decent prices, food is delicious and they have plenty of Parking, I will definitely come back to this place.

We got the grilled pork with rice and pork chitterlings. Both dishes were very good. The price was decent and service was good.

A gem is hidden in the town. The price is high, though, compared to other restaurants nearby. Service from DD, she was polite and always helping us. I have no complaints and will visit back!

No doubt the food is good and fresh everytime we go Customer service is so-so I called order in ahead of time for dine-in and everything was correctly made and tasted great It didn't take them long to bring out our food The only complaint I have which I know really is not the restaurants fault is the prices have gone way up due to inflation Food is great but I can't go as much as I used too

Last Sunday I decided to try out this resturant due to its great reccomendations. I have to say, Dee dee was such an amazing server! She made sure to help us even while cleaning and tending other tables. Good service overall will come back again!

Delicious comfort Vietnamese food. We had a party of over 35 ppl. They have 2 set menus that we enjoyed which included 10 course meal. Everyone enjoyed it! Food includes lobster, steamed fish, fried rice, shrimp paste balls, soup , Vietnamese cold salad . Must try !!

Been going here for years. Food is always good and fresh. You can definitely taste the freshness. Doesn't take that long for the food to come out. Prices are ok. Can be a little pricey but since the food is fresh and not pre cooked definitely makes up for that. The service don't match the food. Servers are not rude but not too friendly either.