Niam Nom Tsu's Asian Deli LLC — Restaurant in Woodbury

It’s off of the little strip mall by Super America on Lake and 494 so there’s ample parking. This is not a sit down restaurant so don’t look for that in the ambiance, it’s focus is catering (sorry, I didn’t remember to ask if they have a catering menu but you can find them on Facebook) while offering some ready to go snacks, appetizers and food.

I went around 2pm so it wasn’t busy and it looked like a small husband and wife team taking care of everything. The husband was very friendly and very patient (the customer in front of me didn’t really get tap to pay or that cards need a chip to use tap to pay). There were a couple non-Hmong customers checking it out and he did a good job explaining everything while trying to provide good service for everyone.

I got the sweet pork, steam rolls, mini sesame balls, chicken wings and steam layer cake. The flavors were good, flavorful and not watered down to cater towards American palates. The sweet pork was good but I just wish the meat chunks weren’t so big (think two fingers thick and length for shorter hands) so it didn’t get a chance to get tender but the flavor was good, I really enjoyed it. The steam rolls were thick but had good peanut sauce and didn’t skimp on meat and fillings. This is definitely a little gem for when you want Hmong food and don’t want to do the drive to St Paul. The menu changes slightly from day to day from what I’ve seen.

One drawback is the hours, they just opened recently so the hours are a little more cut back but their regular hours outside of it isn’t much different. Totally makes sense for more limited hours due to its main focus being catering but it makes it harder to grab some food to go. Overall, I’d recommend...

Had some catered food ( green beans n pork belly, steam rolls, wings, and a mixed dessert tray) from here this past wknd. First off, service was good, the food was brought out on time, and they were helpful with carrying and loading into our car. Now the food, pork belly n green beans: there were different varieties of green beans (some big n long and some very small) and most of the stems were still present, which was not astetically appealing nor good when eaten. The pork seemed to be battered deep-fried before cooking with green beans. A majority of the breading came off and was just all over the place. Saltier than I'd prefer, but it's better than no flavor, I suppose. Steam rolls: Filling was ok, but the batter itself was falling apart, and you could not get them into single servings, and tongs could not be used to grab them. Wings: they were ok at best. Not crispy and flavor was mediocre. I did not try the desserts, looked good, and will review those next time.

Hope this is taken as constructive criticism for improvement. There's room for improvement and I hope them the best. Will return in a few months to see if anything...

The husband greeted us, he was very nice and friendly. This place is far from me so since I was in the area and had been wanting to try their food, decided to stop by. Went around 2pm and looks like they were out of a lot of options already. Got steam rolls, spring rolls, and sweet pork. Wanted some pork belly and raw laab to try but they didn’t have any. Steam rolls are filled with meat,but not much flavor. Sauce tasted very peanut buttery. Same for spring roll sauce too. Nothing special for spring rolls, only two small shrimp and a small piece of meat in the middle. Mainly noodles. I’d say it was good pricing for the spring rolls and steam rolls, but Sweet pork- paid $10 for 1lb but only had one egg and 4-5 pieces of meat. Feels and looks like it’s not even a lb. Meat was tender and soft and good flavor but for $10 for this amount, I would pass. Probably won’t...