Dakao

Decent but not amazing Vietnamese food. Menu is very extensive. A good place to go to satisfy a craving for classic Vietnamese dishes.

We loved the salt and pepper squid

Best chicken pho and Vietnamese cuisine in Houston!

I came to this restaurant because of Viet Thao's video review about this restaurant. I don't know if they have a new owner and a new chef or not, but the restaurant itself probably went through a nice transformation. From the outside, the name of the restaurant was changed to Dakao. It seemed they did some remodeling to the restaurant. Inside the restaurant, it looked quite nice and spacious. The two stars were for the food. The large portion was small. We order Phở Gà (Phở Chicken). The meat portion was small for a large order. The gizzard and liver portion was very small too. So low rating for the size, now came the taste of it. The taste of the Phở Gà was sub-par and nothing stood out. I would not recommend this place for Phở Gà. I came because of the video review and thought that the Phở Gà would be very delicious and good, but, instead I was disappointed. Updated 02/04/2024 I want to write an updated review since I visited this place for dinner. My son had gone here with my brother and they like the wings. So, we gave this restaurant another try. We didn't order Phở Gà as we already knew it wasn't good the last time we tried. So, we ordered wings with two different flavors: - Korean BBQ - Vietnamese fish sauce The wings were delicious and flavorful. I personally preferred the Vietnamese fish sauce marinated wings over the Korean BBQ. We also ordered three other dishes and over they were flavorful and delicious. The service was fast and good. They must have remodeled the restaurant as the atmosphere was warm and cozy. I changed my ratings and highly recommend this restaurant.

The pho broth is bland, also they do not have a good selection of sauce to add to the pho. The pork chop rice dish is subpar but the service is fast. Very will lit place and elegant inside. There is ample parking even on the weekend.