Vietnamese Restaurant

Shane and I were driving around town one day when we saw a restaurant called Vietnamese Restaurant on 84th and Giles. Still on the hunt to find our Omaha version of Sartell, Minnesota's Viet Flavor, we decided to stop and see how Vietnamese Restaurant compared. Our initial impression was very positive, as all of the customers in the restaurant were Asian and there was an intoxicatingly delicious smell coming from the kitchen.  

After looking over the menu, we were excited to see that there were three different types of Bahn Mi offered. While none of them were a meatball Bahn Mi (our favorite from Viet Flavor), the pork Bahn Mi sounded pretty good so we decided to order it first.

The pork was perfectly seasoned and delicious, there was plenty of Vietnamese mayonnaise (our favorite), cilantro, and daikon. Overall, this was the best Bahn Mi we have had in Omaha, and we were very happy with our selection. 

Shane ordered the Combination Beef Noodle Pho, which had a delicious homemade broth with Vietnamese processed meatballs and shaved beef. The pho came with the usual fixings of bean sprouts, basil, and a lime but did not have the typical jalapenos that we enjoy with pho. This soup was very good, but was still not as good as Viet Flavor.

I asked our server (who I believe was also the owner of the restaurant) what her favorite dish on the menu was and she insisted on the Catfish Clay Pot. Being daring, I decided to order this dish, not having any idea what to expect. 

This meal was a small portion of catfish in a rich and flavorful broth served in a piping hot clay pot with a lid. It came with a side of white rice, which was nice to have for soaking up the broth around the catfish. The catfish was so tender that it melted in my mouth, and I literally spoke the words, "You know that TV show, 'Best Thing I Ever Ate'??? This would qualify". This was seriously one of, if not, the best things I have ever eaten in my life. I told one of my supervisors about this dish the next day and she went to try it a few days later. She came back to me raving about how delicious it was, and was in awe of its deliciousness. 

The couple at a table near us both ordered bubble tea, and it looked so good that I decided to order one to go. There were quite a few flavors on the menu, and the server told me that the Papaya was a good choice, so I took her word for it and placed my order. 

The bubble tea was a perfect finish to an amazing meal. We loved Vietnamese Restaurant and will be returning soon for another bowl of the Catfish Clay Pot.