Madame Vo

Serious food. Everything is great.

Amazing and authentic food

Best meal of our NYC weekend was at Madame Vo. Arrived without a reservation at 5:30pm (opening) on a Saturday and the restaurant very quickly filled up. The pork vermicelli was fantastic. The pork was deliciously glazed and blended so well with all the flavours in the bowl. To me, the deep fried spring rolls resembled Chinese spring rolls more than Vietnamese, but they were so tasty regardless. Nice to have sliced jalapeno peppers served with the pho, instead of only the usual thai chillies.

Вкусно, но мало. Помимо пельмешек взяли еще и роллы - в этом ресторане уменьшенные порции, поэтому не наелись (хотя на видео кажутся большими пельменем). Еще насчитали ндс за каждое блюдо по 8%

We enjoyed the food, especially the cua lột rang muối, but the food came out way too quickly. Spring rolls came out less than a minute after the order was taken and we saw a table next to us get their pho a minute after their order was taken. While I appreciate fast service this made me feel like food was all premade and just waiting to be ordered. It also made it feel like we were expected to be in and out which isn’t great when you’re spending $50 a person (without even alcohol!).

Service was absolutely lovely and food came out promptly. One appetizer blew my mind (crispy shrimp rolls). A vegetarian noodle entree was extremely edible. The pho, on the other hand… may be the worst broth I’ve tasted. Anywhere. So disappointing that I think the vegan mushroom broth was more flavorful. No depth, little aroma, essentially lacking love. A Vietnamese place that features pho needs to (at least try to) nail it. Thus, unfortunately, the highlights of the meal can’t bring up their rating. Particularly at this price—save yourself the heartache and head to downtown BK and Fort Greene. Don’t have photographs, but the dishes are beautiful.

I had it on a cold day and it was perfecttt!!!