Vietopia Bistro

"Review per name Vietopia Bistro. I think it is a play on word for utopia but my experience did not sent me to utopia. Mango smoothie is made from powder you can buy from Asian store. It has that distinct taste to it. I have one at home. I was hoping that it was fresh per their name Bistro. There was a chunk of ice in my smoothie. That was off putting. The spring roll is bland, out of ratio - pork-noodle-shrimp-lettuce = 1:7:1:1. The lettuce was shredded, barely there. Tons of noodles. Does not look like the picture in the menu. The rice paper was not bound tight. The peanut sauce is okay. Filling, bland, and dries your mouth. The server forgot to send this first. I had to ask them after I was half way done with my pho. I wanted to like the pho. I ordered their P13 which should be their signature pho. The brisket was tough and cut in squares. I did not see any fatty flank. Very little tripe and tendon. The meatballs were small and not the ones made for pho. You would know if you've had as many as I have. The noodle seemed off. Definitely not freshly boiled as the whole group of noodles lifted up with my fork. Like it was one solid noodle. Their chili oil is 5/5. Take note chef. I'd like to try again."

"First visit. There were a lot of menu choices but as we looked around it seemed that huge bowls of soup were on every table. From website: "Our extensive menu features a range of authentic dishes, from our famous Pho noodle soup (Phở) to our mouth-watering Banh Mi sandwiches (Bánh Mì), Rice Platter (Cơm Phần) and a variety of delicious vermicelli bowls (Bún)" We ordered 5A Potstickers with very good dipping sauce. Husband ordered 43R Vietnamese Hot and Spicy Beef Noodle that was spicy. I ordered 16P Brisket Pho. Both entrees were very good and filling. Mine had so much noodle that I didn't find the many slices of brisket -- felt like a joke on me -- until I poured the soup out into a to-go container. We came here looking for clay pot entrees that we thought traditional Vietnamese food meant. We found in addition to the Vietnamese dishes what we would consider Chinese dishes (fried rice, lo mein, potstickers) as their menu truly is extensive."

"Not only did I get moldy old mushy food. The smell was enough to make you throw up. When your once white and green vegetables are brown mushy and old it’s unacceptable. My meat had a green tint and the noodles were hard as a rock like it had been sitting there for days, the broth cold and moldy and foamy. This should be against health code or something. I am a big pho lover and love trying new and places. We ordered two brisket pho large bowls. And one came hot and warm and fresh and good. But spending 50 dollars for moldy food is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE."