Bon Me Shack — Restaurant in Virginia

Really less than subpar at best. With tons of better Vietnamese options in the area, I regret coming here. This is more of a quick stop fast food counter, not an actual restaurant - they share space inside of the TeaDM store. We stopped by this weekend and was very disappointed by our experience.

Sitting space was weird. They have these "vintage distressed" looking benches but in reality, they just look super old - the fabric and paint is peeling off, and it was sticking to our clothes. Really gross to sit on. We asked an employee about them and they confirmed that they're just old benches.

Food was just ok but they do charge on the higher end for the area. Beef shank pho - I assumed by the name that it would be a bone-in beef but that was my mistake, it was just slices. Still, $14.49 for a regular sized bowl of pho is expensive. Broth was ok, it didn't taste like a hearty deep soup but closer to a storebought processed version. $3.65 for ONE garden roll is ridiculous, as well as $13.49 for a beef bahn mi... they don't even make their own bread, they just buy the $1.99 French baguettes from Giant (I saw a bunch laying there on the counter.)

I don't see this place lasting for...

I’m obsessed with Vietnamese coffee and Banh mi. This Vietnamese coffee was definitely hitting the spot for me. It had the flavors and taste that I love. The barista was so helpful when I asked him questions. I highly recommend this place 10/10. The only thing I would like for next time is less ice as the ice to drink ratio wasn’t what I wanted but the flavors made up for it. I just wanted more drink and less ice. The pork banh mi was 8/10. It tasted great I just thought the bread could be better. I got it with the side of spicy mayo and that was delicious as well. The size of the banh mi was perfect for the price you get a big size portion. It was cut in half as well which I love so I can take the other half home and eat it later. Both places are inside the same space. There is lots of outside parking. You order at the kiosk and pay there as well. There is one...

The food here is definitely really good. I've had the Pho here as well as the garlic shrimp. Both were quite good. For the pho, they give you Hoisin and Sriracha. Truth be told, you don't need either as the pho broth is delicious. The people were friendly and helpful as well. My only advice would be to be prepared to wait and be forgiving too as they have a small kitchen with not a ton of personnel and can get overwhelmed quite easily. Sometimes, you may only have to wait 8 minutes. Other times, you may nearly have to 30 minutes like today. They may accidentally cut up your noodles too much if they're rushing like today but that's not a common occurrence. Overall, great food, but be wary of occasional...