Com Nieu Houston (Clay Pot Kitchen)

"Com Nieu Houston is a Vietnamese restaurant located on Bellaire Blvd in Houston, and they specialize Vietnamese comfort foods, such as caramelized fish (cá kho), sweet and sour coup (canh chua), and more. Canh chua and cá kho go together like peanut butter and jelly, and they are both delicious here. I have been here multiples times and have tried a few different things: 1. Large Ca Khờ Catfish The large could feed about 2-4 people. I also got the medium size once, and I believe it feeds 1-2 people. I think the cá kho is amazing and reminds me of my mom's. It is hot when it comes out, and the catfish tastes fresh. The caramelization is also not too sweet and is just right, pairing perfectly with the canh chua. 2. Canh Chua Tôm This was another one of my favorites, and I think the medium size is huge! It comes with a portable heater and is kept warm throughout the meal, and I think it can definitely feed four people, if not more. There are tomatoes, bean sprouts, okra, pineapples, and elephant ear stalks. The soup is a perfect blend of sweet and sour and warms you from the inside out. 3. Bap Xao I think the corn was okay and did not really stand out to me. It felt like it was missing something. 4. Cơm Niêu The rice was perfectly sized for one person, and I personally really liked it! It was crispy around the edges providing a nice texture, and the rice in the middle were soft. 5. Thịt Ba Chỉ Kho Tổ For their caramelized pork, their portions are pretty big too (enough for about 3-4 people), and I ate this with the canh khoai mở. I think the pork paired well with the soup, but the pork was a bit too sweet for me. 6. Canh Khoai Mở The purple yam soup went well with the caramelized pork and was also nicely portioned for 3-4 people, as well. The interior is also very cute but quite small. It gets really busy on the weekends and some items might be sold out. Service may be a bit lacking but you get a disount if you pay with cash! Overall, this has become one of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants for comfort foods! It brings a very nostalgic feel. I definitely visit this place every now and then when I miss my mom’s cooking, and it definitely helps the cravings!"

"The food is so authentic here! Once I know they have cơm niêu, I gotta take my mom here to try. It’s so crunchy in the bottom, and tastes so good with cá kho! My favorite is Bún đậu mắm tôm! I have never tried anyone other places because I’m afraid of the smell of mắm tôm. But here, they made it perfectly! Their chả cốm is phenomenal!! My husband tried their Cơm gà and it was very well seasoned + the chicken qua so juicy. We also got a new dish called Chả Đùm Trứng Muối. The portion was big and tasty. Was not sure how we supposed to eat it, but the Chả đùm taste really good with bánh phồng tôm and dưa muối! Love their tắc xí muội and taiwan tofu as well!"

"This place was amazing!! Authentic food, great service and reasonable prices. We ordered the clay pot pork belly and cat fish, and the salted fish fried rice. We also got the egg cream coffee and everything was delicious. We will 100% be coming back here we loved it!!!!"

"Hands down one of the best authentic vietnamese restaurants I've been to! It's a small, cute, family owned business! We were seated quickly and waited on quickly. They give you a glass pitcher of water, which is fantastic. We started off with Moms egg rolls, and these must've been some of the best vietnamese egg rolls I've had at a restaurant!! Had the perfect crisp, great flavor, filling, and the side dipping sauces were great. Our main dishes, we shared, since it was enough for 2 people. We had the Thit Ba Chi Kho To, the caramelized pork belly in claypot, and the Tôm Rim To, the caramelized shrimp in claypot Both had such great flavor, the shrimp was a bit overcooked, BUT I'd still rate it a 5/5 because it had such great seasoning! We had a side of steamed rice and tried the rice in claypot, which was interesting. Idk if I'd get that again since rice was a bit harder and crunchier to my liking, but it's still good. We had to get a veggie, so we tried the stir fried water spinach with garlic, and it was really tasteful. Everything we ate, 10/10. In the end, a lady, I'm guessing the owner, came to our table and asked how I liked everything and she was so nice! She was sitting in front of us, at a table, hand making the egg rolls, so that was also pretty cool to see. I can't wait to go back! 10/10 recommend."