5 Stars Hue - El Monte

Despite the bad reviews and low yelp review, I'd say this place deserves a good review. They may not be the BEST Vietnamese restaurant, but their traditional Vietnamese appetizers are worth trying! I always come back for their Banh beo and some dishes that are wrapped in banana leaves!

I went to 5 Stars Hue Restaurant with friends and family multiple times. The delicious dishes here always keep me coming back for more! Whenever I am craving vietnamese food, I grativate toward this restaurant. Every dish comes packed with flavor and it makes everyone happy! If you are a first time patron here, definitely try the Banh Beo, Spring Roll, and Bun Bo Hue. These three dishes are what keep me a loyal patron you just have to try it! I've had many spring rolls in my lifetime as a spring roll fanatic SO I can tell you these spring rolls are the best! It's comparable to my aunties who make them during family gatherings. The Bun Bo Hue broth flavor will make you feeling warm, fulfilled, and complete. Its great to have a sick day as well to go. If you are feeling more like fresh veggies and grilled meat, definitely try the Nem Lui. It comes with grilled pork which you'll wrap in fresh veggies! The 5 Stars Hue Restaurant is a must try! Your taste buds will thank you :

I miss their location in Diamond Bar that closed down. I'm sure there may be better places to find banh beo and other banana wrapped specialties, but this place doesn't disappoint. Their pho is also good they only serve one kind) making it a one stop shop that will fix almost all your vietnamese cravings. The nuoc nam is spot on with the perfect amount of umami and sweetness. My favorite is their chewy tapioca with dried shrimp #15). Prices are fair and my only gripe is that they charge $0.50 per person for iced water. Nothing special about the water...just iced water in a cup.

Authentic and cheap. It's a Diamond in El Monte. I will keep going there ! Clam salad is great !!

Passed by this place a few times and wanted to check it out. I decided to check it out today after contemplating between a real meal or Mickey Ds. I definitely regretted my decision of not going to Mickey Ds afterwards. So the food wasn 't necessarily horrible in taste, it was just bland. Perhaps it 's because instead of ordering the Bun Bo Hue, I decided to just to give the Pho a try. (The restaurant said nothing about 5 stars pho in the name) The overall taste of the pho is definitely a 3 stars imo. Now here 's what reduced it to a 2 star for me. Every time I eat pho, I would ask for a side of onions. If the restaurant does charge they 'll usually tell you, right? This place did not. I was shocked to find my bill very close to $15, when the pho is $12.65 after the 10% tax. Keep in mind every dollar spend is 10cents in tax. After doing the math, the side of onions costed me $1.50. I believe if you 're going to charge people for 1/4 of an onion, you should let your customers know. During the time of paying I didn 't think too much of it because the lady didn 't give me a receipt. She literally spoke the price in Vietnamese (which I didn 't understand) so I handed her $20 thinking it can 't be more than this. After being handed my change with only $5 and some change, I realized she didn 't notify about the additional charge. Don 't get me wrong, $1.50 is not a huge deal. In fact, I 'll be ok with spending the $1.50 for the onions if you told me (I really enjoy having side of onions with my pho). I am just more bothered that the charge wasn 't disclosed and a receipt wasn 't provided to me. At Mickey Ds, the prices are set there for you to see and if the receipt was not given by the employee, the meal would 've been free.