A Cường's Family Kitchen — Restaurant in Amarillo

What a pleasant surprise! We are familiar with the 2 other more popular Vietnamese restaurants in town, but decided to try this little one which at the time of this review has only 15 reviews but all highly rated (which we thought must be skewed reviews from friends and relatives!). Driving there we almost missed the restaurant because the name was a bit different on the restaurant’s sign (Asian Bistro - Star Cuisine). It was spacious inside and we were greeted pleasantly and presented with a colorful menu that featured both Thai (e.g. pad Thai), Lao (papaya salad, thum noodle), and Vietnamese (pho, hu tieu) dishes. That was quite a variety and while ordering pho and Pad thai we were a bit worried and hoped that the foods were not “jack of all trades but master of none” as are often the case with a restaurant featuring mixed cuisines from different ethnicities. Boy we should not have to be worried! Because our pho had that distinctive authentic Vietnamese pho’s aroma and was delicious, and was served with a fresh side dish full of mung bean sprouts and herbs just like it should be. The pho’s beef flanks were meaty and the meatballs were plenty. Our Pad thai was equally flavorful and tasty in its authentic Thai’s way; and the only thing that we missed was some crunchy peanut bits that weren’t there.

We were stoked to find this little restaurant gem serving authentic southeast asian fares in Amarillo out of all places. Our waitress was a little young lady and she was especially courteous and professional. We felt especially welcomed, and along with the great food experience, we will make sure to visit this family kitchen whenever we will be near Amarillo even if it means having to...

First time in Amarillo Tx. And wow this little place surprised me. The food was great, service was great. This place by far has the best papaya salad and the chicken noodle soup(Khao piak) was the best I had so far. I would recommend this to anyone in the area that wants to try real Lao, Thai food. If I’m ever around Amarillo again this will be the only place I will go eat at. From California to Texas this is the best place for authentic...

Me and the wife ate there for lunch today. It was our first time there. For appetizers, we had the spring rolls. For our meals, she had the pork chop, and I had the large pho. All I can say is wow, what GREAT tasting food! Everything we had! Will be one of our top go too asian restaurants. Also, the staff was very nice and attentive with us, and everyone else, and with a big smile....