Com Tam Ninh Kieu
“Each has their own appropriate dipping sauce as well — for the shrimp cakes, nuoc cham, a mixture of lime, vinegar, fish sauce, sugar, and for the spring rolls, hoison and crushed peanuts.”
“I also tried some of hub's pork chop and it was marinated perfectly and so tender that it easily came off the bone.”
“So my tip for that is, pour some of the complimentary iced tea in your iced coffee and it actually tastes really good.”
Com Tam Ninh Kieu
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Great Vietnamese in the Bronx. We discovered this spot after looking for take out options on our way home within a short driving distance of our house. The food is modestly priced but with authentic flavors. I like getting the bahn mi or the bun noodles. In colder weather I've also gotten the pho to go and they pack it right so it's able to travel just fine. Take note it's cash only and the food is prepared to order so if you don't care to wait call ahead. This is also where we discovered soda sa ht gà, or egg soda. It's addictive!
In this neck of the Bronx, Vietnamese is hard to come by. This gem is great! Just be careful or you'll miss it walking by.
The only, like really ONLY reason i'm giving this a 4 star is because the area is DEVOID of pho places. Plop this down in socal, or even manhattan, or flushing it would be average at best
Cash only. Good pho. Typical efficient but not overtly friendly asian service. Prices are pretty good/cheap, $8 bowl of pho will keep you full during a cold NYC winter day.
This is a very unassuming Vietnamese place in the Bronx. I live nearby and was looking for Vietnamese and this was the only option. I'm assuming this is why you'd go here too. Their pho is cheap and basic but nothing that will wow you. It's very run of the mill pho. If you absolutely need to eat pho and have that craving, this might satisfy it or you might leave disappointed. The other weird things about this place is the fact that when we were there at least, the A/C wasn't on and instead of water, they serve this strange cold tea that isn't very good. The hours are also unusual for this place and I would recommend calling ahead to make sure they are open in advance.
So, after seeing this spot on Yelp for quite some time, I finally got the chance to try them out and I'm kicking myself for not visiting sooner. The restaurant is literally, twelve minutes from my house.
Hubby and I decided to stop by and dine in and of course, I ordered quite a few items so we could sample a variety of dishes.
We both ordered the Café Den Nóng, Vietnamese coffee; it's super rich and thick and tasted like hot chocolate coffee. It was probably some of the best coffee I've had in a long time. Hubby got the Beef Pho w/thin sliced steak. I ordered the Bùn Tôm Nuóng, BBQ Shrimp w/Vermicelli which was soooo good! We also split some Summer Rolls and a Beef Bánh Mì.
Everything was wonderful. Hubby's pho was served with a side dish of lime, bean sprouts, Thai basil and jalapeño peppers…sublime. They have sriracha on the table and a small collection of condiments, available to season your food to your particular taste. The bánh mì was great. I loaded my half with jalapeño and sriracha and enjoyed every last bite. The summer rolls were fresh and wonderfully prepared. I have to really kick myself again, for not coming out to CTNK sooner!
It is truly unbelievable that this place serves such fresh and great Vietnamese cuisine in the heart of the Bx. I am so happy that we came. The owner is one tough cookie which I read about before our visit so I was not surprised in the least and knew exactly what to expect. In my opinion, she wasn't rude like some people wrote but more like she is just to the point and doesn't like a lot of small talk. She basically just wants you to order and eat. She was very accommodating, she packed up our uneaten food to go and rushed our coffees to us because they were forgotten with our initial order.
This will definitely be a regular spot to pop in and enjoy a nice meal or order some take out for home.
We were on a serious mission to find something that was not the 'as per usual'. So I checked my bookmarks and headed towards Fordham. If you know the Fordham area traffic and parking can be crazy, but we got lucky and found parking a block away from the restaurant. Upon first entering there was only one table for two covered, but by the time we sat done all tables we're filled with friends and families of all ethnicities. Our host and server, we'll call her 'Lay', was so welcoming in this unassuming restaurant that looks teeny from the outside but had plenty of seating on the inside. Lay guided us to our table and then quickly brought out a complimentary warm cup of tea, which was a nice touch. She asked us if we've had Vietnamese before to which we both replied yes. I ordered the duck pho and the beau ordered the combo, plus the obligatory Spring Rolls which we shared.
My broth could've had more depth of flavor even after adding my aromatics plus sriracha it seemed very faint of flavor and was definitely missing something. The duck itself had the flavors and the simultaneous lean yet fatty combination I was looking for and satisfied that part of my meal well. Price wise my Bun Mang Vit – Duck Stew Vermicelli was $9.50 and the Pho Xe Lua – Combo of beef was $9.00. These prices covered the service as Lay was very attentive, friendly and rather flattering and she made certain to stop by every table to strike up a conversation.
This was an experience as Com Tam Ninh Kieu is located in the Bronx under the 'El', who would've thunkit? I give these restaurateurs five stars for thinking outside the box and opening this type cuisine instead of another Chinese restaurant. Though, I am still on a quest to find an above par spot within the Bronx…let the quest continue!!
You cannot question the legitimacy of a place with a name like "Com Tam Ninh Kieu". I actually checked google translate and there is no translation for that which only further verifies the authenticity of this place.
So onto the pho. The soup base is full of so much flavor. Usually I like to pour in the sriracha sauce and a hint of the duck sauce, but I did not add anything to my soup because it was just so good. The noodles are pretty incredible as well since they are the flat noodles (think fettuccine) and slightly more chewy than the typical angel-hair style noodles found in most pho. My ONLY complaint about the pho was that the portion is smaller than most places. I definitely wished there were more noodles.
I also had the spring rolls and egg rolls which were fine. I liked how they served cold tea although they could have refilled my cup more often since they use small Styrofoam cups.
The other entrees they served there looked pretty good too so I'll have to make my way back there some time.
Who would have thought…amazing pho in the Bronx? Strange but true.
The first time I ventured out to this Viet spot, my expectations were somewhat split: High because the Bronx is home to one of the larger Viet populations in NYC and low due to the abysmal state of Viet food in our fair city. Thankfully Com Tam Ninh Kieu is unlike the rest of the pho and banh mi joints, because it doesn't specialize in either. Instead, rice dishes (Com Tam = "Broken Rice") are the focus and that is A-OK by me.
The place is larger than it looks, with plenty of tables for group seating. I heard nothing but Viet being spoken amongst the staff, which is a good sign. The parking situation in this part of Jerome Ave is street only and is not as sketch as people might think as night. The crowds seem to be at their heaviest on the weekends during the daytime, but I've managed to score some quiet time table action on weekdays with no problem.
A classic dish everyone should be ordering is the Viet combo: com tam suon bi cha trung, a plate consisting of a mound of broken rice, marinated pork chop, shredded pork skin, with an "egg meatloaf" and fish sauce. It won't fill any big eater up, but it will be a tasty meal. Even the usual suon heo pork chops over broken rice is a good deal, as the meat is juicy while the rice soaks it all up wonderfully.
On the outside awning they note they also specialize in California style Pho (Pho Cali), which has been okay at best. The broth may appear murky, but that's a sign of some serious beef bone simmering action. When combined with the meats (if any), lime, and soft noodles, the flavor is on point. Pho seems to be the lesser of the noodle soup selection, as I much prefer the hu tieu, bun bo hue, and bun rieu.
The prices are marginally higher than some other places in the city, but it's worth the extra buck for a quality fare. A final tip: Bring some cash. Similar to the banh mi, credit cards are no good here.