Little Vietnam Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Town of Clarkstown

I pulled into the lot around 4:32pm and immediately a man (who I assume is the owner) comes walking over. I was confused as to why he looked so aggravated while making a B-line towards my car. When I rolled my window down and asked yes? He looked at me as if I parked in his personal driveway and said I open again at 5pm. I told him I was aware because of Google and I‘ll be waiting until then. He stared at me and said okay, well I open at 5. Then turned around to head back inside.

I was a little uncomfortable by this interaction and confused since it wasn’t like I was parked up sitting hours before opening. I started to wonder if he had people who would loiter, but what bothered me after this was another car pulled into the lot around 4:38. He did not come outside to inform them he opened up again at 5. I chalked it up to having Jersey plates and him assuming I was using his lot for a parking break.

I headed in a little after opening and he ended up being my server. I ordered the P2 with rice instead of vermicelli along with an iced espresso. I very much appreciated the accommodation for substituting my pho bowl with rice.

The broth was delicious and I was very impressed! I’ve always had pho with lime, but the lemon was great. Surprisingly it’s more flavorful than the lime and brought out the richness of the broth. I was also impressed at how authentic the espresso was served! I’ve never before watched it steep and was always served it premade. I ended up ordering a P3 & S2 with chicken to take back home for my friend. By the time I got to Jersey the food was just as delicious for them as well. We shared the papaya salad and they said the vermicelli was great with their pho! The noodles didn’t lose their integrity during the car ride either. I live by Jersey City/Newark if this puts things into perspective.

I would definitely come here again when in Nyack. I would just recommend to possibly be kinder with your approach when coming out to a car, this interaction almost caused me to not go inside due to feeling uncomfortable. I do feel that this was made up for with his good service and kinder approach while indoors, like an...

This is a solid, locally-owned Vietnamese spot in Nyack-- one of the few authentic Vietnamese places in Rockland. I've been twice so far and was satisfied both times.

In total, I've ordered the following items:

Appetizers: Spicy Papaya Salad with Crispy Anchovies: The papaya is always fresh and the crispy anchovies added wonderful texture / crunch and flavor to the dish. It wasn't really spicy though. Fried Calamari: Piping hot with crispy batter, this appetizer was super tasty. It's the perfect combo of chewy and crispy with an excellent flavor profile: a little sweet and also savory.

Noodles: Seafood Hu Tieu (chicken noodle soup) with Rice Noodles: I loved this dish on a cold day: It featured super rich and soul-warming broth, perfectly cooked noodles. The seafood was a little bland in flavor, but with some added hoisin sauce and sriracha, it tasted excellent-- flavorful and fragrant tastes all around.

Desserts: Mango Sticky Rice and Grilled Banana: Both desserts were delicious and authentic, with fresh fruit and a good ratio of coconut cream.

Special Rolls: Shrimp and Avocado Roll: These rolls were well-wrapped and tasted light and fresh. Lemongrass Beef Roll: An interesting combination of ingredients, these rolls were also flavorful, fresh, and well-wrapped.

Its a bit pricey relative to a lot of other authentic Vietnamese places I've been to, but the friendly, attentive service and good food make it worth it-- definitely best Vietnamese spot in Rockland!

The location is also good: the exterior looks like a house and the interior is pretty spacious with ample seating. It's not in downtown Nyack, but pretty close by, and is easily accessible via car with a free...

Good place to go when missing home. I'm Vietnamese and my family lives in Florida so I don't get good Vietnamese food unless I go home and with covid that's not happening for a long time.

The tamarind chicken soup is exactly like the hot and sour soup my mom makes. Good balance of sour and sweet from tamarind and pineapple, with fresh herbal notes from celery and beansprouts.

The claypot basa (similar to catfish) was also well seasoned. The caramel sauce was umami forward with black pepper accents. They put onions which my family also does too but I rarely see in restaurants, adds a nice texture and sweetness.

For egg rolls, I really like the taro. My aunt was the only person I knew that added taro to the egg rolls, but recently she changed over to malangal (like taro flavor times 10). So closest egg rolls to my aunties. They are a bit skinny, could use more filling, but I understand food costs, so not a big deal.

Banh Xiao had way less filling then what we did at home, and didn't have the mung beans. But the crepe exterior was beautifully crunchy...that part was better then then my family's (they don't read my reviews, so I can be honest lol).

Happy they had dessert, always love che, which is the rainbow jelly dessert. Very few Vietnamese restaurants offer that, usually have to find a sandwich shop or bakery for that.

All in all good experience and food for fair price. Definitely...