Hai Ky Mi Gia

I've been here several times and they are extremely consistent in taste and portion size. Prices are reasonable for the portions you get and the service is always very efficient and friendly. Sure it's messy in the TL, but the restaurant is a homey spot with lots of customers and comfortable on the inside. Things I've ordered: House special ho fun (soup and dry) - this is the must order here in my opinion, it is full of toppings over the noodles (shrimp, char siew, pork slices, ground pork, chicken strips, fish cakes, beef balls, bean sprouts, pork liver if you want it). I've only gotten the rice noodle version and like it dry with soup on the side. It is well seasoned on its own but you can jazz it up with pickled jalapenos and other sauces that they provide on the table. The fried garlic oil they put in it is delicious and I've never regretted ordering this. Golden fried fish cakes - about 3 whole fishcakes in each order, cut into half and fried to golden perfection. They are a little greasy but tasty with a nice bounce, they taste great dipped in the hoisin sauce. Served with pickled vegetables on the side (cucumber and carrot) which cuts through the grease perfectly. Wonton soup - the wontons are just ok, there's no shrimp in it that I could discern and is mostly just wrapper and ground pork. It's seasoned well and comes in the same soup that they serve with the house special noodles. Beef stew ho fun - this was more soupy than stewy in my opinion, with a strong tomato flavor. The beef was alright and pretty chewy and tough, it would have been nice if they had stewed the meat a little longer to get it nice and soft. The rice noodles don't come with anything else except beef and bean sprouts. It's an ok option but I would opt for the house noodles over this anytime. The crowds here seem inconsistent, I had to wait once for over 20 mins for a table and it was packed to the gills, and other times I got a table right away and there were a decent number of customers but no wait. The tables turn over quickly though since people are here to eat, not sit around for hours.

Fabulous food, the braised duck leg egg noodles soup was delicious. My husband who’s generally not a soup lover told me he could have eaten at this place once a week :). If you’re a tourist keep in mind that this place is not in a nice neighborhood, be aware of the surroundings.

Great place to get an egg noodle soup. The clear soup is packed with flavor. The duck leg is tender, fell of the bones while still intact. The wonton and the egg noodle are clearly fresh and homemade. I love the Vietnamese style touch of pickle vegetables and various sauces and chili pastes. Definitely a place to find a comforting and filling, yet not greasy or heavy, noodle soup!

The braised duck leg wonton noodle soup was tasty and the portion was big. The fresh soy milk was also good, not too sweet but a bit small. Owner was very friendly. Just wish they would stay open a bit later

It was a pleasant surprise indeed to find mee pok dry noodles in San Francisco city that made me feel closer to home in Singapore. The lady in charge told me they were Teochew from Vietnam. The restaurant was just 10min walk from Hilton at union square. I had the house special dry noodles, but I have every reason to believe that the noodles soup would be equally good if not better, because the broth was really good. I’ve never had a bowl of noodles with so many ingredients in it - char Siew, pig kidney, minced pork, pork slices, 3 prawns, 4-5 wontons, fish balls and fish cake. I figured out later that thick noodles means mee-pok and thin noodles means mee gia back home. The egg noodles was nicely cooked, for ramen lovers who would prefer firmer texture. It was lightly yet nicely seasoned which avoided overpowering the rest of the dish. One highlight for me was the pig kidney, it was very tender yet well cooked. Love the minced pork/pork slices and the prawns were rather big and fresh. Finally their service was really good! The lady in charge was very patient, friendly and helpful. When I was walking up to the counter to pay, she asked if I liked the noodles. I immediately gave her a thumbs up sign! Not only because a meal at USD13-15 was very reasonable especially in the downtown area, but the fact that one could have noodles close to what we have back home was truely heart warming! I will definitely go back there for more.