Ban Moon — Restaurant in San Angelo

Love Ban Moon! Have tried both their chicken pho and beef pho, both great, I just prefer the chicken. They make their sriracha in house and it wasn’t super spicy 1-2 weeks ago but today it had a little kick to it which was perfect for a very mildly spicy pho (i typically use a ton of sriracha in pho).

To provide some context, the last time I visited (1-2 weeks ago, first visit) I used 6 of the little servings of sriracha they give you for my pho and it was about 1 notch above the mild spice it was today so I was happy with the improvement!

The staff is always friendly, smiling, and attentive! They always offer to go containers/cups too which is great. The prices are really good for the portion sizes—i eat what I can in the restaurant but still have enough for another meal at home! I love the amount of cilantro they give, just wish that you could request jalapeños instead of getting bell peppers to put into it (but once again, that is just a personal preference). The Thai tea was great, perfectly sweet and a great serving size. The rangoon was okay, nothing to write home about but that’s probably because we recently made crab rangoon at home. The only thing to note is to be weary of the to go containers for soup, the lids aren’t super stable so they can spill a bit easily! Next time I’ll get shrimp spring rolls and I want to try some of the noodle dishes and curry.

The place hasn’t been super busy (typically half full with customers coming in and out) when I’ve gone in so I’ve been seated quickly, the atmosphere is calm, clean, and enjoyable and typically not super loud which is nice for someone who doesn’t want to be overstimulated in a restaurant.

Would highly recommend this place! Great food, great service,...

Upon entry it feels very comforting. The colors are mild, the decor creates an experience, and it appears clean. HOWEVER, as we were guided across the restaurant to our table, I couldn't help but notice that the floor was very sticky and making a smacking sound on the sole of my shoes. Our server, who was pretty great, took our order but to our dismay they were out of every appetizer we would have ordered, both egg rolls and spring rolls. So we settled into the dinner menu. A big part of navigating a menu is reading the description and seeing a visual, however this menu has no pictures so you're left to create your own based on what you read...and that's a dangerous game to play my friends. Our food arrived quickly. It was hot. I got a stir fry and fried rice. The fried rice , to my chagrin had vegetables in it. It was molded in the shape of an inverted bowl. It did not taste freshly prepared in my opinion. The stir fry was wonderful. It was just the right amount of spicy and has a great flavor. The veggies in it were crisp yet well prepared. The sauce was smooth and glistened on the meat and veggies. The brisket pho was well prepared and the mixins were plentiful- sprouts, cilantro, housin sauce, lime, There is a kids menu. The low mein from that menu had a spaghetti look and was oily but had a great taste. The bathroom is a single unit and...

The food here was bland, mediocre, and did not taste fresh. The fried rice was mushy. The chicken was rubbery and unappealing. There were cashews in the food which were an utterly pointless waste of time given that they had virtually no flavor. The green onions were perhaps thrown in upon reheating which resulted in them overpowering the other flavors in the dish and also ruining any favorable textured experience as they seemed undercooked and also not chipped nearly fine enough.

Overall, you could tell the dish had been made well in advance, long enough to have it lose all freshness and then reheated in some way. I'll give credit that at least it didn't give the impression of being microwaved.

The Tai Tea was glorified sugar water, it had barely a hint of the signature Tai Tea flavor. Simultaneously both oversweetened and diluted in flavor.

I am not surprised this place has good reviews given that this town offers very little in terms of competition. I was nonetheless the fool for believing them.

The only memorable feature of this restaurant is mediocrity.

I am not surprised, but disappointed...