Tay Ho Oakland Restaurant & Bar - Oakland, California

Alexander Ang-Angco

It’s 5 Stars because the dine-in and takeout food is exactly the same; and when you order to go and the food quality is the same every time. The grilled lemon grass chicken is cooked fresh and the toppings still crunchy - it leaves me coming back for more. If there was anything I would ask from Tay Ho: please consider placing the hot and tasty sizzling chicken skewers differently in the box as they melt the fish sauce container and is difficult to open sometimes. ?

Sam Butarbutar

This place is truly a gem, and no one in the bay makes food as careful & thoughtful as Tay Ho. The quality of the ingredients really shine here—you can immediately taste it when you have a first bite of the beef, pork, or even veggies and herbs. They taste so fresh and ALIVE. And, I appreciate that they feature a lot Vietnamese dishes that you don’t often see here in the US. Of course everything was DELICIOUS—banh xeo, bahn bot, bun rieu, and the pork com tam. Can’t wait to go back!!

Jessyca

Mind-blown. I was really looking forward to it and I couldn't have been happier! I can't wait to come back already! You can just taste how thoughtful they are with their recipes, and how fresh the ingredients are. I love that they have regional dishes that you can't find anywhere, and that are just so delicious and special! Ps: I love that they have an outdoor patio/park let thank youuuuu!!!!

Celeste Villalobos Tahamont

This restaurant is incredible. Everyone walks in like it's just a normal Thai restaurant... The food is superb and out of this world.

The flavors in each of the dishes we tried were unique, layered and sophisticated.

A true delight just like the staff and servers.

Delicious cocktails and good wine as well.

ArchetypeRyan

Delicious! We enjoyed spring rolls with pork sausage, the broken rice with pork chop, and the green mango salad. The porch chop was especially good, but watch out for that fish sauce if you’re not used to it ?. We also had two cocktails: the soaring goddess and a margarita, which came out purple. Note, it’s a little pricey but the food is good as are the drinks. It also had nice ambiance, but note - it will fill up around 7 on Saturday night.

Grace Cheng

Cute little place. It’s small family owned and run business . I loved everything we ordered! We ordered the Hanoi Hipster cocktail and blown away by the presentation. The Fresh rolls, mango salad and braised eggplant, mushrooms and tofu were excellent.

Alice Hou

We tried a variety of dishes, including the House Special - Bánh Cuốn Đặc Biệt, the Hanoi Banh Cuon Rolls - Bánh Cuốn Thịt Nướng Xả, and the Classic Spring Rolls.

The Classic Spring Rolls were a refreshing and light appetizer, perfect for a hot summer day.

The Hanoi Banh Cuon Rolls, particularly the version with grilled lemongrass pork were amazing. The pork has a wonderful balance between sweetness and saltiness. The combination of bean sprouts, basil, and soft steamed rice rolls complemented the pork beautifully, and the addition of fried shallots added a delightful crunch.

The House Special offered a combination of three different hand-made steamed soft rice rolls filled with ground pork and mushroom, ground shrimp, and plain rice. It was topped with house-cured beef, sweet potato fritters, crispy roll, and green bean & shrimp fried bread. The variety of flavors and textures provided a unique dining experience.

The only downside was that the sweet potato fritters were not as crispy as we had hoped.

Steve

I do not write reviews. But I was playing around and ran across the reviews for Tay Ho. Being the negative person I am, I looked at the negative ones.
Well, let me tell you, this place is by far one of the best Vietnamese restaurants I have eaten at. I have done them in the US and Europe. (Not Vietnam yet.) The food here is an A+. Always well executed and plentiful. The service very friendly. the staff has a sense of humor and is not pompous.
Perhaps the best indicator of the care and quality that goes into this place is the wine and alcohol selection. Things one sees nowhere else: Ricard, Japanese whiskey and high end Mexican Tequila.
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