Vietnam Gate - North Aurora

They only have drive thru. Came here twice. First time going: called and placed our order on the phone and sat in the parking lot. They called when the order was ready. When we went to pay, they said their credit card machine wasn't working and couldonly take cash. So we literally had to find the closest ATM. Wish they could have told us prior when we first placed the order?!Food was decent. This time, we called to place our order, and they said it'd take 25min. It took 40min and there wereabsolutely no other people there. We went home to eat, and it was missing so many fixings in our pho and sandwiches. No beansprouts, jalapenos, or leaves. The broth was SO bland. Only thing good were the spring rolls.

Ordered two Banh Mi- one bbq pork, one chicken Both were delicious. Prices are reasonable and the menu has good variations of several classics. That it?s only open two days a week seems like a strong indicator that the restaurant seeks quality overquantity and it shows in the finished product.

Great tofu Bahn Mi. Honestly the best I?ve ever tasted. Pork Vermicelli is a large dish of fresh flavors. There was some confusion about which pork I ordered, but I was NOT disappointed one bit. I think it was the grilled. There is no walk upordering, you will need to call before stopping by. Or you can wait in the rain like us!

The spring rolls were good. They are very friendly and the prices are good but I cannot in good conscience recommend this place. The beef in the pho came home 100% raw (semi frozen) and the raw beef juice got everywhere. When I called to ask if this was amistake they instructed me that it was not and that I would have to boil the beef with the raw vegetables myself. I can't sayfor sure this is a health code violation but it would've been nice to know that the beef comes raw and needs to be cooked athome. It really should be separated from the cooked noodles and raw vegetables but it was all packaged together. Chicken pho wasfully cooked but we lost our appetites.

Food was good and we're glad we went only the menu at the restaurant was not the same as the menu shown on their website. Pho, a variety of vermicelli choices and fried rice were the main dinner options with various appetizers to choose from. Again, thefood was good with large portions as the standard (we had pork vermicelli and pork fried rice) ; seemingly had more leftoversthan was originally served!! Good, friendly service in a small setting. Be careful when entering the parking lot as it's atight fit with a hard turn at the front of the restaurant.