Vit Dong Que - San Jose

Great soup, duck and salad combination very filling. If you want to try something new and other than pho I would definitely recommend this place.

Special soft rice cakes are delicious as an appetizer! Duck salads, porridge, thin rice noodles are also unique!

Not sure if the price has gone up and they forgot to update the menu or I got ripped off because I can’t speak Vietnamese. I ordered the vermicelli soup with giblets and bamboo shoots (listed $7.5 on the menu) and a whole duck (listed $35 on the menu) to go and I was charged total of $48 which is 1.12x of $42.5?

#TL;DR#: CASH ONLY, dirty environment, order never came, very limited communications... I was here because I was craving shrimp egg rolls and bahn beo. I ordered shaken beef, shrimp egg rolls, bahn beo and a duck noodle soup. And man, I was DISAPPOINTED... Bahn beo never came, though I ordered with shrimp egg rolls as soon as I got seated. The shrimp egg rolls (5pcs) are thick and hard, and stuffed with carrots and onion. Very bland... The entrees had no flavor, the rice of the shaken beef was red but very bland (thought was tomato flavor but no) and dried. The beef cubes were so small and just sweet... Needless to say, the duck noodle soup was bland as well. Maybe I am a MSG girl, but I don't need to spend $40 just to get food that's lack of umami. Might as well just eat at Pho Hanoi.

This restaurant is likely your best bet for duck in the area, which is their specialty. Both the duck and chicken were incredibly tender, fresh, and flavorful, complemented by the piping hot broth. They served a generous portion of noodles and protein, along with their deliciously addictive ginger chili dipping sauce. The service was average, but the quality of the dishes more than makes up for it ($15 per bowl). Hot tea is not complimentary, but it was enjoyable and came with some slices of ginger. Please note that they only accept cash. The COVID protocols were well implemented, and there is a unisex restroom at the back. Plus, there are plenty of parking spaces available on the property.