Van Vietnamese Cuisine - Hilo

This restaurant is excellent! The wait time was around 10 minutes, and the portion sizes were generous—I couldn't even finish my meal! The service was very plea... read more This restaurant is excellent! The wait time was around 10 minutes, and the portion sizes were generous—I couldn't even finish my meal! The service was very pleasant as well. If you're coming from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, this is definitely the best place to stop. Highly recommended!

Food: Authentic, nothing overly done, very simple menu. Generally overall just decently priced and good. Pho (7/10) a lot of broth, nice and light, good portion... read more Food: Authentic, nothing overly done, very simple menu. Generally overall just decently priced and good. Pho (7/10) a lot of broth, nice and light, good portions of meat. Banh Mi (8/10) options are good, even offering Philly cheese steaks haha! I think they use Hellmans mayo but add in a little extra seasonings/aromatics in it just to help accentuate the flavor of it but I could be wrong, still good. Service: Quick! They waste no time to get the food out as soon as it's ready. Then again, they aren't as busy as I wish they were (hope their business stays afloat) but no complaints whatsoever. If you are southeast asian, you kind of get the gist of how their demeanor is (no offense intended) but it's just how it is (they aren't rude, if that's what you're getting from this review).Ambiance: I could care less if this place was an open outdoor kitchen, or next to the highway. As long as you got a place to sit and eat no bugs invading my mealtime, it's all fine to me. A lot of open space, very clean, quiet.

Great food and service. I love the sandwiches, pho and vermicelli beef. I wish they had fried spring rolls. read more Great food and service. I love the sandwiches, pho and vermicelli beef. I wish they had fried spring rolls.

The house is bright and clean, same as the food. read more The house is bright and clean, same as the food.

Really love this place. It 's a cute hole in the wall place serving authentic Vietnamese dishes. It 's a limited menu but the dishes are really yummy and tasty.... read more Really love this place. It 's a cute hole in the wall place serving authentic Vietnamese dishes. It 's a limited menu but the dishes are really yummy and tasty. My husband and I tried the beef and pork roll, meatball pho, van special and Philly cheesesteak banh mi. All of it was really delicious.I wish they served beef stew or spicy beef soup too and I bet it would be really awesome!There 's lots of tables to eat indoor and it 's clean and spacious.It 's a good place to bring family and friends and quite economical.Support local and this restaurant!!!