Viet Time — Restaurant in San Bruno

I've been wanting to go here for a while now. I walked in and it was packed.  The place was super busy.   There were so many items to choose from,  it was hard to not  make my own sampler.  The place is simply decorated but ig ready for a post.   I was greeted right away and placed my order for to go.

I ordered:

Iced Vietnamese coffee - I was surprised it was made the traditional way,  pour over.   A lot of places nowadays just have it ready to pour over ice.  This was the perfect pick me up for lunch.   Sweet with just the right amount of punch.

Fried egg rolls - So crispy, it doesn't even need the sauce.  The wrapper they used was different and gave you an extra crunchiness.

Grilled beef over rice with egg roll -  The beef was super tender and flavorful.  I liked that for once it didn't come with a salad but instead possibly picked carrots and daikon?

Overall,  the food was amazing. Service was fast and friendly. Didn't have to wait too long and the food was fresh.  Highly recommend and I look forward to...

2025 update. Viet Time was empty at 7pm on a Monday evening. I usually eat at La Salsa when I'm in this strip mall. Then I remembered I've never tried Viet Time's grilled pork garlic noodles $14. This dish was OK. Flavorful grilled pork and mild garlic taste noodles. It wasn't greasy enough. The tips of the garlic noodles were burnt, which was good. It needed a lot more garlic flavor. Also missing were some sort of vegetables. Green onions (scallions), Vietnamese picked carrots or daikon (radish) would have been nice. The restaurant remains too clean for my liking for a Vietnamese restaurant.

Original review: Viet Time has a decent pho dac biet $15. The pho broth is a few notches below the pho restaurants in the TL or San Jose. It needs more depth. They are a welcomed addition to this plaza since Got Pho went out of business. The new restaurant is clean. Almost too clean for a Vietnamese restaurant for my liking. Service...

This restaurant is so underrated. As a Vietnamese, I find their banh mi one of the best in the Peninsula (the sauce and the meat are both authentic). Bun bo Hue is also good. The soup flavor is authentic, but they do not have pork blood cube, which is a minus point for me as pork blood cube is my favorite.

The shop is simply decorated, nothing fancy, but it feels and smells clean. Thus, it might not be the most romantic place for a date, but a decent one...