Hai Van - Houston

Food was really good. When order came incorrectly, the waiter corrected immediately. Great service, great food.

The food is delicious and they always have a great selection of movies playing. The only downside is that the service can be slow and the food takes a while to come out.

The shaken beef is incredible. Beef is tender and flavor is very rich. This is a must try. The vermicelli, smoothies, coffee, and rice dishes are good. The pho and spring rolls are OK. Pho is sometimes good, sometimes bad. Service is OK. Prices are very fair.

I finally found a place that serves delicious bố lúc lắc (shaken beef). The flavors remind me of a restaurant I used to visit on Bellaire Blvd when I was younger, which is now closed. The beef used here is high quality, reflected in the fair price (around $14). The dish is perfectly caramelized, succulent, and garlicky. I paired it with fried rice, which surprisingly didn't have tomatoes in it. My partner's spicy lemongrass tofu vermicelli was also delicious, despite looking dry. We also tried the pho broth, but found it a bit too fatty and bland compared to what we're used to from restaurants in Bellaire. Our server was great and helped me choose between the shaken beef and bun rieu. Overall, I'm glad I tried this place while visiting family in the area.

Pho Hai Van is a small, physically unimpressive restaurant crammed into a shopping strip off Scarborough Rd in Houston, an area with a significant Vietnamese population. The inside is mostly hard wood tables and wood chairs with a few wood-bench booths. However non-aesthetically pleasing it is, the food more than makes up for! I 've never been one to care much for appearances and Pho Hai Van delivers here! Their spring rolls always seem fresh and their pho always hot and delicious. Lately I 've been ordering the B6 Bun Xao Xa Ot , a vermicelli bowl with stir-fried beef (you can also get chicken) green onions, peanuts, lemongrass, and just the right amount of chili peppers to give it a little kick. I admit I 'm not a fan of spicy food but the flavor combination plus the little kiss of spice that it gives you really makes this dish a favorite of mine! The price is also good as this will top out around $17 or so with the spring rolls. Don 't be fooled by the appearance- this is a good restaurant that also has the benefit of being next to a Vietnamese grocery store named My Quang that really gives you a glimpse of Vietnamese culture!