Bamboo Vietnam Kitchen — Restaurant in Yokosuka

I’ve known about this restaurant since it first opened roughly eight years ago. Back then, the food was solid—nothing extraordinary, but satisfying. Over time, though, I noticed a decline. Success seemed to outpace quality, and both the food and service suffered. A few years ago, I gave it another shot, hoping things had improved. Unfortunately, that visit was a letdown on all fronts.

Still, I’ve always had cravings for Vietnamese food, and living in Yokosuka means my closest reliable option is in Atsugi—about a 10-mile drive I’d rather avoid. So when I heard this place had changed ownership recently, I was genuinely hopeful. Maybe the food had improved. Maybe the service had turned around. I decided to give it one more try and ordered the beef phở and bánh mì combo for lunch.

Let’s start with the phở. I was deeply disappointed. It didn’t smell or taste like authentic phở—it was more like a generic beef noodle soup. Not bad, but not what I came for. I grew up eating Vietnamese food. I cook it myself. I know the labor, care, and balance that go into crafting a proper bowl of phở. This wasn’t it. And for me, phở is the gold standard of any Vietnamese restaurant. If you can’t get that right, it’s hard to trust the rest.

The bánh mì was better—but still not enough to make me a regular. The flavors were passable, but lacked the punch and freshness I expect from a well-made Vietnamese sandwich.

I’m not here to bash the business. I believe they’re trying, and I genuinely hope they succeed. But I also think it’s important for diners to have honest expectations. This isn’t a four-star Vietnamese restaurant—at least not yet. It has potential, but right now, it’s just “okay.”

I gave it two stars for food and three stars for service and atmosphere. I’ll keep hoping they improve, because I’d love to have great Vietnamese food close to home. But for now, if you’re looking for truly authentic Vietnamese flavors, you may need to...

Being a Yokosuka resident and someone who eats out a lot, I couldn't help but notice this place open up. This is the only Vietnamese style restaurant that I've seen so I decided to give it a try.

I ordered the beef vermicelli, egg rolls, and a hot Vietnamese coffee for a total of around 1,600 yen. The coffee came room temperature, not even a bit warm. Drinking a vending machine coffee would have been more satisfying. The egg rolls were really small and terribly fried with hardly any contents inside. The only good part was the main entrée which was pretty tasty. I try a lot of the same dish in many restaurants and I give it a 7 out of 10. Everything else was terrible though. For 1,600 yen, a mediocre entrée is unacceptable. I don't understand why the coffee was room temperature. I think for ingredients, labor, and profit alone the entree should only be priced around 650 yen. I would give one star but I think the entrée kicks it up to two.

Overall I won't come back here unless I am absolutely needing a Vietnamese place to eat. Otherwise I recommend you go somewhere else with better value. Just because there is only one of a type of food doesn't mean you should give in...

Slightly different pho than State side Pho.

Don't expect the same as state side Pho places, they don't give you a side of sprouts and basil. They gave a side of lemon and some greens instead. Also you can choose the spice level from no spice up to 3 spice and it does have a kick so choose carefully. I got the beef and it was okay. Used to a thinner beef and variety but they kept it simple here with options. Had Chicken, Beef, and Seafood.

During lunch they have lunch set which I was able to get both spring and summer rolls with shrimp in it, which was a great addition. Also small ice cream cream puff for dessert.

Price is slightly more expensive then places around, but it is still worth it.

If you are craving some Vietnamese food this is a good place to go, just don't expect the same as any place...