FIVE SPICE VIETNAMESE — Restaurant in Homestead

TL;DR : Amazing food with great prices and amazing quality. 10/10 will go again

Coming from the cultural center in Atlanta, my standards for Asian cuisines is pretty high. My favorite region is Vietnam due to their attention to flavor profiles and freshness of ingredients. So, having this gem in my hometown was a nice surprise so I came in with my parents to check it out. Goodness was it worth!

I'll review by the dish:

Pho Broth - I can tell a lot about a Vietnamese restaurant by their broth because of the labor of love this dish is. For those not familiar with this soup, the broth is transparent and takes hours to make. The base is a bone broth and onions, ginger, garlic, peppers, and spices (star anise, black pepper, cinnamon, and sea salt) toasted together and boiled for hours. This is an 11/10 for me. Great flavor, great umami, amazing depth of flavor and it came to the table piping hot. The veggies that come with it were crisp and fresh, adding a great texture to each bite as well

Fried Egg Rolls - served with pickled carrots and fish sauce, these egg rolls were delicious. Crisp outside and juicy inside - they are filled with pork and shrimp and mushrooms and carrots, with a few vermicelli noodles for structure. A great appetizer if there are multiple people as they each come to the table cut in half (also helps cool them down for eating)

Spicy Conch Salad - a beautiful dish with a colorful presentation. This has a decent kick to it so beware if spice isn't your thing. It was very fresh and served cold.

The C1 Chicken Rice dish - this was super delicious. They use chicken thighs that have been marinated in a traditional sweet sauce. Cooked to order so it takes a bit to come out but it is more than worth the wait. The rice and salad come standard but you can add a fried egg (my personal favorite) or choose the combo that includes an egg and shredded pork skin.

The C3 Pork Chop Rice Dish - two pork chops, rice, and the salad come standard here as well. The same marinade is used on these as the chicken - that said, it really tenderizes the pork.

Bahn Mi - A pleasant surprise with this one. The bread was warm with a crispy outside and fluffy inside. Really great combination of flavors and at $5 it cannot be beat!

Overall, this is a great location with amazing potential. The only con we experienced was the timing of food arriving. First came the broths, the the egg rolls and conch salad, followed by the rice dishes. Hopefully with time, the...

I heard about this place because my daughter's friend use to work here. She said he said they had really good food. I wanted to try it out and both my daughter and I are glad we did. I had Spicy Lemongrass Beef Noodle soup and my daughter had Five Spice Special Pho. We also had crunchy egg rolls and a Dragon sushi roll. The food was excellent and so was the service. We even came back the next day for Taro Boba tea and Campbell drive sushi roll. and sushi. If you love vietnamese food you will love this hidden treasure.

This is an update to my review. We use to come here literally every other day before COVID-19. However since the pandemic they only have take out. I like my food fresh, so I usually order when I get there. My order is pretty much the same so when the normal hostess sees me she comes out takes me and my daughter's order and we're out in about 15 minutes. About 2 weeks ago we stopped by to get our usual a Taro and dragon roll for my daughter and a Tai tea for me ;however, the young lady who usually takes our order was not there. It must have been her day off because I didn't see her car. Instead someone we didn't recognize came out. She asked me if I was there to pick up I said no I was going to order. Very rudely she said there's the number pointing to the glass you can order there. I told her we never had to do that she replied with an attitude moving her head alittle well that's how you order. I was so taken back by her disposition towards us I didn't even feel like getting anything anymore.

Before and after the pandemic we have continued to support this restaurant, so I was very disgusted with her attitude towards us. You don't talk to or treat people like that especially when they have continued to show love and support during this difficult time to your business.

She could learn from the other young lady, because her customer service and people skills suck. Because of her I took...

As a POC I was not satisfied with my dine in experience that occurred earlier today, I was not greeted as I walked in,I was gaslighted about how many people would be seated when it was just me,I was seated and handed a menu , and I guess the waitress didn’t actually care, it took 10-15 minutes for her to come back and ask me what I wanted to order, I placed my order with 3 items(chicken vermicelli ,beef ball pho and 1 spring roll ,and she came out with water, and the spring rolls(I have a mild peanut allergy),she stated she could’ve switched the peanut sauce out to fish sauce (but I’m allergic to that too),so I just ate the spring rolls,I ordered Beef Ball Pho and recieved chicken Pho, the chicken was dry and had dark spots,the chicken vermicelli contained hard chicken,I could only eat the cucumbers and a few pieces of chicken,I received a large bowl of pho,the broth was salty,the noodles were subpar,overall the only thing I actually liked were the spring rolls,I had chicken vermicelli still in the bowl and asked the girl in front can I pack my order to go, and she said she had to ask that took approximately 15 minutes and she brought me a pho broth bowl,Really? Then I asked again and she brought me a white container (like she didn’t understand) I guess ,and then two Hispanic men walked in and she was understanding exactly what they were saying(I actually despise when people try to dim my light or try to piss me off on purpose or provoke me it never works I just get very annoyed that’s all)I packed my food away and paid the $30 food order with a $15 tip and left. This was absolutely the worst restaurant experience I have ever had,I will not...