Nudo — Restaurant in Metairie

The service was nice. They didn’t rush us with our orders, which didn’t make us feel like we had to hurry up with choosing what to eat since it was our first time here. The decor looked cool as well. There were different drawings on their inside walls that showed various Vietnamese dishes, which looked so trendy! We ordered a bowl of Bun Bo Hue ($16.50) and a bowl of Bun Thit Nuong ($12.00). For drinks, we also ordered the Passion Jasmine Green Tea Fusion ($5.25) with lychee popping boba ($0.50) and the NUDO House Coffee ($6.50).

The Bun Bo Hue bowl is a Vietnamese spicy beef & pork noodle dish with spicy broth. The portions were really big! I’m glad that they were not stingy with the sizings because some restaurants can be like that at times. They also provided us with a small plate of cilantro and bean sprouts to mix up in the dish. As for the taste, the meats and noodles were tender & the seasoning was on point, although I wished they had added a bit more lemongrass to extend the flavor even more, but it’s not a big deal.

The Bun Thit Nuong bowl is a Vietnamese grilled pork bowl filled with dry, vermicelli noodles, pork, carrots, and cilantro with a side of fish sauce for extensive flavoring. In my opinion, this meal was just okay. It wasn’t bad at all, but I felt like the bowl could’ve had more flavor to it meat wise; however, this is only my opinion, as some people might like this meal more that I did.

The Passion Jasmine Green Tea Fusion with lychee popping boba tasted amazing! They used actual tea leaves, so it’s authentic! The taste wasn’t overly sweet and had the right amount of tea taste to it. As for the NUDU House Coffee, it tasted really good! It has sea salt foam in it to add a diverse flavor to the drink. If you’re a coffee fan, I’d recommend trying this out.

I just wish that the pricing could be a bit lower because meals such as the Bun Bo Hue bowls are usually $12-$13 at other Vietnamese restaurants, but I do understand a bit since this is a small business. I would come back from time to time if I’m in the area. Next time, I will try either the Pho or their Chicken Wings since I saw that a lot of people loved...

My wife and I have been dining at NUDO on Houma Blvd for over 2 years now and always enjoyed the food and service. This all changed during the past two visits, including today, 8-30-2025. Saturday 8-30-25 about 1:00 pm, we went to NUDO for lunch. The place is rather small and was busy, but there were several open tables. We chose a table and sat down. The young man came and took our order quickly, and brought us our drinks. That was the last interaction we had with him. We ordered a Pork Rice bowl and a Pork Vermicelli bowl, our usual order, which generally arrives in under 10 minutes.

The young man server walked past us numerous times over the next 25 minutes and avoided eye contact . Numerous other people came in, sat down, ordered ate and left but 20+ minutes later we had not been served. I tried to get the servers attention but he always hurried away.

We finally had enough and got up to leave. I told the woman at the cash register about the incident, she was rather surprised, as we dine there a lot and she recognizes us and we always tip very well. I told her we had waited for 25 minutes and not received our food, while several other diners had come and gone after we were seated. This is the second time in a row this has happened to us by the same server. We will NOT be returning to NUDO ever again. There are too many other restaurants in the choose from. Your server ignored us and it cost you our business, permanently, and all my acquaintances will...

Came a little after 1pm on a Monday and did not expect to see how pack/busy they were! Granted the parking lot is small, and it does not take that many cars to make it full so that plays a factor, but I still had to park nearly at the end of the side road cause so many cars were already there.

Although the restaurant is not that big, it was still relatively a decent size to house maybe 30-40 customers. Decor is nice, and the establishment had great music playing. It really set a good ambiance. Service was okay. Could’ve been better. Could’ve been worse.

I ordered the Vietnamese iced coffee, crab rangoon, and pho dac biet (combination pho). Coffee was very sweet so be mindful about that. I let the ice melt to dilute it, and it was still good. Crab rangoon was okay. Had more cream cheese than crabmeat. The pho was delicious! Great portion for its price and so much protein! Loved it. I also appreciate how hot the broth was. I hate getting served lukewarm broth so I was happy when my pho was hot. Overall, I enjoyed my first visit and can’t wait to return to try other dishes like their wings, banh xeo, bun bo hue, and banh canh! Heard many great things about those items so I’m excited...