Khói Barbecue — Restaurant in Houston

I heard about Khoi as being one of Houston's best BBQ joints with an added Vietnamese spin on things. I decided to give it a try on Saturday to see what all of the fuss was about. I had lived in Vietnam for 13 years so was curious about the fusion of Texas BBQ and Vietnamese flavors.

I arrived early at 11:00am and a line had already started. I ordered many different items off of the menu such as brisket, Beef Dino rib, pork ribs, the wagyu ribs, beef rib curry, whole hog rice, and pho. The girl taking my order was very friendly and cordial. I ordered the food to go. I read on a few earlier reviews and I must say the same, that I was expecting more 'Vietnamese' flavors in the meats. The meats were good, no doubt. Very smoky. However, the lack of VN flavors kind of let me down. To be fair I did not get the 'Bo Lat Lot' sausages or the fennel seed sausages.

Regardless, a good place to try and I suggest all give it a taste. It is, however, a one and...

Meat Portions to rice is very off putting.

While the meats are decent in flavor, the amount you get for the price does not equal the value. Bet its because of hidden cost tariffs on ingredients…

Depending on the dish, you can expect tiny medallions of meat, overpowering curry sauce flavor that the rice cant balance out, ground beef that doesnt even fill the container it comes in.

The pork ribs and sausage is probably the only items as close to best value you can get.

The microgreens garnish seem like an unnecessary cost.

Some bahn mi bread, perilla leaves, or even those crispy lemon leaves of VN might prove a better choice for enhancement.

It has potential but for now, youre not going to be getting the most value for your money here.

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Food was so yum. We did a pre-order and while it was ordered in advance, the food is still made fresh so be prepared to wait. I don’t mind that because I want my food as freshly made as possible. I’d say it took about 30 minutes or so. There’s a covered section to sit and eat, but it gives more of a to go place if you are just getting meats, but for the pho, I’d sit. It’s in an undeveloped part of downtown and there’s no parking lot, so you’ll park on the street and walk over, which isn’t a big deal. I’d def come back, and will be coming back to try the pho as some man was going on about how good it was, so we kinda...