Pasadena Noodle & Grill — Restaurant in Pasadena

Wow! This is a great place to visit if you are craving Vietnamese food! We stumbled upon this while visiting here and it did not disappoint! The portion size are large and reasonably priced! The service here is nice. They ask you what you want, bring the food, and leave you alone (which I appreciate). If you're looking for a overly friendly service, this is not it.

Here are our orders: -Durian smoothie: if you love durian and want something refreshing, this is for you! The smoothie size is large and was not an icy smoothie. It was thick and smooth. -Bun Bo Hue: the soup was flavorful and they gave a lot of meat. The noodles are the thick vermicelli noodles. You will be full. If you are not use to large portion size, be prepare of either share with your loved ones or take it home. -Charboiled pork, egg roll, and rice: the pork was full of flavor. They give you sweet fish sauce and you don't even really have to use it because the pork was that good. The cabbage and carrots were pickled. The cucumbers was great to refresh your taste buds.

Overall, this place exceeded my...

The food was excellent, but the service was absolutely terrible.

The only answer we could get when asking the young lady at the register any questions when ordering (she said her name is "Emily"), was "I don't know".

For example: Us: What are you known for, what's a popular dish here? Emily: I don't know

Us: What size is the coconut drink? E: I don't know

Us: Do you have shellfish in your seafood? E: I don't know

Us: I think we'll get this fish dish, but I want to be sure it doesn't have shellfish in it because I'm allergic to shellfish E: Well only tell me when you know for sure.

Then to top it off we had this experience, since we had ordered to go and planned to eat in the car with music, but when we realized that a table is required to prevent spilling, we brought our purchase back inside (2 drinks plus meals, all just bought a minute prior): Emily: you can't eat inside, you ordered to go.

Us: is there a difference in price in togo vs eat in? E: No, but you can't eat here if you order to go.

Us: Why not? Emily:...

A big bowl of healthy food was what I desired after feeling rundown and a little depressed. I ventured into Pasadena Noodle & Grill and was immediately greeted with a warm smile and a seat at a table, not being to familiar with Vietnamese cuisine I inquired into what might help me fend off an oncoming cold, I was informed by a lovely energetic young woman whose name escapes me at the moment and she suggested a bowl of their vegetable Pho. I added a vegetable egg roll to the order and what arrived was a vibrant and large bowl of noodles in a delicious broth and laden with large hunks of colorful vegetables, the spring role was thick with vegetables wrapped in a transparent gelatin skin with a sweet and sour dipping sauce. The food was some of the freshest and healthiest food I had dined on in some time and the health benefits were felt before I was halfway done. The young woman who greeted me was I believe the manager as well as the cook. Generous portions fast and friendly service and I left feeling better than...