Tao Ngộ Restaurant

I have eaten at Tao Ngo multiple times as it's near my parents home and they frequently eat here. It had been a while since I last ate here, and the food was different from what I remembered. I ordered the sesame chicken lunch special with fried rice and hot amd sour soup. The soup is more sour than hot. I also ordered a Coke, they serve canned sodas with a glass of ice and no free refills. The sesame chicken wasn't spicy, and I was expecting some spice, especially with their being a chili logo next to the item indicating it's spicy. The fried rice was usually flavorful, but this time it was a bit dry and the small pieces of pork mixed in was also dry. The egg roll was good. Our table also ordered Vietnamese eggrolls and calamari. The calamari batter was well seasoned and the calamari was nice and thick, it was served with a bowl of steamed rice on the side. The Vietnamese egg rolls were also good, although the lettuce leaves that came with it had a small bug on it. I've definitely had better meals at the restaurant before, so I'm hoping this was a one off. The service is always really great.

I ordered #159 Com Bi Suron Nurong (rice w/shredded pork & char grilled pork chop), #172 Nui Xao Bo Luc Lac (diced beef macaroni), #30 Sup Bong Bong Ca (fish maw soup). Really tasty and not overly spiced, yummy! Good serving size, not too bad of a price at $30/person. Come and try it!

I’ve been to this place twice and so far it’s so yummy. I’ve ordered this beef and rice plate and it’s so delicious with this lemon sauce. Come see this waiter called DD she will hook it up. She’s so friendly and she makes service even better. I would highly recommend this place not a lot of people come here, but the food is delicious and I think they’ve been here for quite a while. It’s located off the beltway and veterans Memorial.

Small place but the atmosphere is pretty good on a Sunday night. Service was great as everything was prompt and handled well. Whole meal for my family came out to be $173.38 with my family of 5. The menu had updated prices with stickers over the original price. Didn’t get the pictures though. Ordered a bit too much since we had to go boxes. Besides Thai tea and the special dessert (che dac biet) which was amazing, everything that we ordered was good but not outstanding - let me explain. The vermicelli with pork and egg roll had a nice portion so I’m glad about that. Egg rolls are crunchy and had great flavor alongside the pork. The peanuts, some lettuce on the bottom, and the nuoc mam given enhances the dish by a lot. 5/5 The salted baked squid had a nice crunchy, salty texture. Nothing wrong with the squid and the batter. Would need to eat this with some other dish. 4/5 Onto the Yang Chow fried rice with meat (com chien duong chau). Now with the fried rice they made, they were mediocre at best. Couldn’t even taste the meat in the fried rice. Had to add some squid to make it taste better even with the shrimp in it. 3/5 The marinated steamed chicken has amazing flavor with the lemongrass on the side and the texture of the chicken is soft. Pretty much expected 5/5. Just be careful eating around the bones. The pan noodle seafood (mi xao gion do bien) and the crispy egg noodle seafood (mi xao mem do bien) had this sauce that didn’t taste nice. There wasn’t a difference between these two besides the texture of the noodles. There was vegetables and seafood that were great additions. Really heavy on the umami though. 3/5 Now for my family who ordered separate: the rice with pork, sunny side egg, and an egg cake (com bi thit nuong cha hot ga). My little brother ate it all so I’m sure he loves it. No complaints. 5/5 My father got the hu tieu mi nuoc. Said he likes it so 5/5. Overall 4/5. Would I go back? Only if my family decides to. Not a place to visit regularly because of prices.

✅Delicious Chinese-Vietnamese dishes such as shrimp fried rice, chicken rice with scallions and ginger, and beef hor fun! Lobster was also fresh and perfectly cooked! ✅Quick and efficient service ✅Lots of parking space