Bow River Vietnamese Cuisine

Reviews

• Hanson D.

  star star star star star_border 2 June 2026

  Team Fam came here for dinner and I had the following:
  
  Salad Rolls ($6, 4 rolls of shrimp, rice noodles, and lettuce)
  Large Pho Tai ($8.75, Vietnamese rice noodles with rare cooked beef)
  
  Starting with the Salad Rolls, these came with a hearty amount of rice paper. I give kudos to the rice paper being chewy but not too wet or dry. I wish the Spring Rolls weren't made with cheap Chinese spring roll paper because that's the only reason I got Salad Rolls. Great substitute and price though, and I recommend them to be shared between 1 or 2 people. There was a good amount of shrimp inside but no Vietnamese ham; that's not a problem at this price.
  
  The Pho Tai was actually supposed to be a Pho Tai Gan but there was a misspelling on their menu and by the time I realized it I was already done all my noodles and didn't want to send it back so oh well. The noodles here were a little hard. This affected their broth absorption which was a shame because the broth was fantastic. It was dark but not oily. That's the kind of beefy broth I like and if the noodles were a tad softer they would have had tons of broth infused into them. There was a good amount of beef but I wish there was tendon as I ordered. Compared to Bagolac Saigon, the pho is better there but you'll pay the difference in price. This was better than Minh Chau though.

• Carrie N.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 26 May 2026

  Food is very good but service is dreadful. They will likely overcharge you as well since they don't adhere to the federally mandated credit vs cash payments. BEWARE

• Carl P.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 25 May 2026

  Waiter/owner can't even crack a smile. Food pretty average and smaller portions than most Vietnamese restaurants I've been to. Likely won't go back.

• Danica J.

  star star star star star 23 May 2026

  I've been going here for years! Since way before it was renamed to bow river. They have some of the best Vietnamese I've had, and it's well priced. Nothing is over the top, and tons of options for pho, vermicelli or rice dishes. They have some of the best spring rolls I've ever had, and there salad rolls are to die for. I would recommend this place in a heart beat, it's fast affordable and delish!

• James P.

  star star star star star_border 15 May 2026

  Just good all around good.
  Probably some of the best prices in the city.
  
  Do yourself a favour and get some deep friend wontons as openers.
  
  I enjoy the family run atmosphere.