YEN Viet Kitchen

"Great vietnamese food, definitely hit the spot. Bahn Khot: 5/5 first time trying, it was delicious! Would order again Bun bo hue: 5/5 I was surprised the broth wasn't red - I'm not vietnamese so not sure what an authentic version is supposed to look like but it tasted very good. No shrimp paste (I used to get this with bun bo hue from my fave vietnamese place in the bay area) They had chili and lemongrass chili on each table and I loved both of them! Friend ordered Mi Quang and she was happy with her food too. This is now my favorite vietnamese place in Vegas (haven't tried too many yet), will definitely go back."

"One of the best banh canh I’ve had! Banh khot, bun rieu are also really good here."

"A small but tidy Vietnamese restaurant. Their Vietnamese noodles and spring rolls are delightful. You better arrive there early because many people will come later."

"This restaurant located in south Decatur Blvd. when you go north of Spring Mountain Rd. after Chinatown , , turn left at Decatur and it locates right away on your right hand side. You need to slow down. It’s very hard to find at night. We went there on Thursday, Nov. 9. The food are excellent! It’s a small business but you can tell the chef makes every dish delicious. The pictures tell it all. The owner is very friendly and provides excellent services. We will go there again when we stop by Las Vegas next time."

"YEN Viet Kitchen, SW corner of Decatur and Spring Mountain (3575 S. Decatur) is extraordinarily wonderful. So worthy of 5 stars!! There are a number of very good Vietnamese restaurants around town (Viet Noodle Bar and Pho So 1 among them), but YEN Viet Kitchen caught my eye because of their unique dishes. My parents and I just came from our first dinner there and we are all about this place now!!!! In the first photo are "mini turmeric pancakes" -- essentially a flour/mung bean batter topped off with a succulent piece of shrimp. You can wrap that in lettuce and dip in the nuoc cham (fish sauce) that is prevalent throughout Vietnamese cuisine. Don't forget to rip off some fresh mint that they give you by the sprig-ful. (Essentially, these are mini banh xeo for those who are familiar.) Second photo is a larger version of the pancake. This is banh xeo, which is a pan-fried, thin, light, and crispy pancake surrounding pork, shrimp, and bean sprouts. This also needs to be eaten with the nuoc cham (and you can use the lettuce as a wrap--again, the mint brightens up the dish). It is yellow because of the turmeric in it. Third photo is chai gao -- the wonderfully superlative fried egg roll of Vietnam. The skin was fried so lightly, so it was such a satisfying crunch. It is among the best ones I had in this city. The filling is of pork and shrimp (and mung bean noodles and wood ear mushrooms). Again, nuoc cham and lettuce complete this dish. The noodle dishes (we had two, we dug into the first one too quickly for a photo) were SO tasty. The broth was unctuous and flavorful--the fresh seafood noodle dish (banh cuon tapioca noodle) isn't pictured here, but let's say that the seafood flavor was . The tapioca noodle was unique and had a great chew to it. The noodle dish pictured here is the Mi Quang noodle dish--a central Vietnam dish that also has a luscious broth. They serve that with shredded cabbage, fresh bean sprouts, jalapeño, and lime. Put all of that in! I would reorder both those noodle dishes in a heartbeat. I was so pleasantly surprised at the high-quality meat in all of their dishes. (They also make their sauces in-house, but beware their chili oil...). They also serve fresh coconut juice (last photo). Their waiter was incredibly helpful and friendly in recommending and describing dishes. They do close a little early (7 pm) and they are closed on Tuesdays. My family hails from Vietnam, my grandmother ran a restaurant in Saigon, and my aunt owned a Vietnamese restaurant for many years in California, so do trust me when I say this place is a wonderful find! I'd love to see this place stay open because their location is sort of in a hole-in-the-wall spot (and restaurants keep closing in this location), so let's go and support this place!!"