Asian Cuisine

Picture doesn’t do it justice. The food is very good and the mango passion fruit tea is delicious.

Food was amazing the restaurant was very clean and nice the drinks are amazing as well and the staff are very kind

very gouda pho taste yummy broth 10 out of 10 goudas eat agian I destroyed this bowl of pho broth is next 😋

Really good presentation,good customer service,and the chicken 🐔 is a must try ,,it's a really clean restaurant

The food here is amazing! I came to try the sticky rice, vegetarian soup, and boba milk tea, and everything exceeded my expectations. This truly feels like a family owned restaurant and you know what that means. The food is made with care, warmth, and love, and it honestly feels like home ❤️. Every bite was comforting and full of flavor. I would absolutely recommend anyone to come and try the food here. The customer service was very welcoming and comforting! I will make this my weekly go to place to eat! 🧋🍚🍲 Can’t wait to try all the food on their menu!! ♥️🍲

Friendly & helpful staff. If you like to try new things, take their advice/suggestions.

Michelle L

Service was good super friendly the food was good the ingredients were fresh. I ordered the chicken pho perfect for the cold i have. Also tried the fried chicken/shrimp egg rolls they were not greasy. Tried the shrimp rolls fresh ingredients good peanut sauce. I tried the Thai tea, not my fav but they have tons of other drink options. Definitely will be going back!

s lack

I saw the grand opening banner and just on a whim decided to stop and grab a banh mi, cuz I try one every place I go. The customer service was on point, they were fast, efficient, super friendly. The bread is perfect, the toppings, the ratio, it's definitely a ten out of ten banh mi. Will definitely be coming back to try more of the menu.

Sandra Reyes

Very cool place for lunch, dinner, great food: We wanted to try a veggie pho & veggie egg rolls. Come & try this very cool place for delicious meals & soothing music: all good!

Fabiola Esquivel

Food was delicious and delivered fast! They have many food options, and the prices are competitive. The place is clean, and well organized. If you like to try new places and support small family business definitely give this place a chance 🙏😁

Ryan Hioe

Best pho in town! I have tried many pho places, and this place is severely underrated. This is on par with SoCal flavors. The service is also great and the place is clean The drinks are also amazing and fresh. I’d highly recommend tropical fruit tea and the sour soap tea. They could open a standalone drink place and I would still go.

Fernando Vidal

The service is amazing the lady up front is super nice. I got some shrimp and pork egg rolls they were supper delicious!! and the drinks here are amazing, both times I’ve came here have been good experiences

Celene Gonzalez

Sweet staff!! Very welcoming. Will be back to try other food. The options look great. Flan on the milk tea is delicious.

Thuy Vo

Authentic bún bò Huế and strong Vietnamese coffee that reminded me of Vietnam 🇻🇳! The waitress and staff were so sweet, and the owner was incredibly kind 😊. Cozy and comforting ambience with a beautiful mural✨. Will definitely be back!

Mallory Saelee

The food is delicious super good. And the customer service is amazing so polite and sweet!

Elisa Macias

Amazing service and amazing food! you should definitely get the hot pot and spicy pho sate.

MR Pete

The food tasted great, the restaurant was clean, and the staff was friendly and welcoming. Recommended!

CAMMEDcivic

Had the pho combination special, very clean broth and flavorful and perfect portion! A must try for any pho lovers here locally or passing by! The picture speaks for itself!

Caleb Ryujitsu

Asian Essence Kitchen is not only the best Vietnamese and Asian food restaurant in Fresno, California.. but also my favorite restaurant! First things first, I could sit in here like a coffee Cafe. The atmosphere is so comforting and the music is very pleasant. As an avid anime fan, I knew right away the music is from anime films like the Ghibli films. Spirited away theme was one of the songs I heard. I just moved here from Los Angeles, but I had taken plenty road trips here to visit family and eating locally with them for many years. I am really glad Asian Essence Kitchen opened up at the same time of my relocation here. It could not have been more perfect timing. My favorite food is pho and bahn mi. This restaurant not only satisfied me by taste, but by food amount. Very good portion sizes. I got the beef brisket pho, spicy beef bahn mi and iced Vietnamese coffee. Beef brisket pho: meat was tender perfectly. Other places you'll find it chewy and hard, not great. Here it's tender and flavorful. The broth is smooth, refreshing and pure, very flavorful. The noodles and toppings were perfect as well, everything was fresh. Comes served in a big portion bowl. Toppings are your usual bean sprouts, basil, lime, jalapeño. Tasted awesome adding Sriracha as well. You will get Sriracha, fish sauce and hoisin brought to your table. Spicy Beef Bahn mi : The bread was a thick roll, not too crunchy that it hurts your mouth. Perfect when you take a bite, just enough crunchy texture and soft inside. As was all the ingredients inside, everything melts in your mouth. Perfect. The spread was also perfectly balanced, not too much mayo flavor or strong seasoning. Perfectly balanced out the ingredients. Comes served in a cool little basket. They also have rice dishes, sticky rice dishes and vegetarian options. A lot of variety here, but I'll be coming back for the same thing hehe. Iced Vietnamese coffee : Comes in a small cup, very strong. Packed with ice and froth, I finished this in maybe 2 gulps. I'm a bigger guy, but that is still pretty small. I think it's more of a frothy shot, packed in ice. I would not order it again, but it was still delicious and bold strong coffee flavor was delightful. I prefer something that I can sip on for a few minutes, so that's my personal preference. If you want a frothy shot, this is for you. If you want something to sip on for a few minutes I'd try something else. The drink menu is crazy long and extensive. You could literally get a new type of flavor everytime you came and it would be a long time before you try them all. From boba milk tea to juice drinks and toppings. They have so much to choose from! They will be serving dessert in maybe 2 weeks time from what Anna told me. Anna was the hostess and server today. She is very knowledgeable about all the menu items. I couldn't get over how beautiful she is wow. It would be my favorite spot for the food regardless! 😋 I only make extensive reviews for a really good product and service. Asian Essence Kitchen provided my favorite dishes to me in my opinion. I need a good pho and bahn mi on a weekly to monthly basis!! I will be a returning customer for sure! Thank you for finally providing an excellent quality of Vietnamese food to Fresno California. When I moved here last month I was all sad there was nowhere good to get pho and bahn mi. NOT ANYMORE!!! I'm so grateful you opened up!!!! Thank you!!!!!! 15 out of 10! Food, atmoaphere, service are amazing, keep it up Asian Essence Kitchen!! Pictures included of all the information you need for Asian Essence Kitchen. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!!

Johnny Lis

Great food! #1 vietnamese ice coffee!! Great service!!

Legend Iniges

Really good presentation,good customer service,and the chicken 🐔 is a must try ,,it's a really clean restaurant

ISABEL RASCON

Picture doesn’t do it justice. The food is very good and the mango passion fruit tea is delicious.

dominic lacy

Great hospitality. Food was great. Service was wonderful.

Amazing experience! 😁 The food was great and the staff there are so friendly! Tried their bahn mi and definitely great the bread was crunchy and soft like French bread and I was in heaven! Definitely try them out you work be disappointed

The food is delicious and affordable. I recommend everyone to come here and try it out. The service is great. Love it! I will come back more often.

Charles Montgomery

I have lived in the area for over 14 years and it feels great to have such a place like Asian essence. I am within walking distance, me and my kids love coming here. Cheers to many years and thank you for the tasty food and good service.

K C

My first visit was a great experience! I asked questions about their food and they were very detailed and helped me with options to accommodate my diet. Lovely to see I can have a choice of fried or grilled chicken. The sticky rice and grilled chicken plate was delicious!! The shrimp spring rolls are fantastic with their peanut sauce. I highly recommend to try the passion fruit tea. Customer service was great and the very welcoming! I highly recommend 🙌

I had the whole place to myself because it’s fairly new. It looks and smells clean. I was served pretty quickly. The bun bo hue is tasty but I was looking for more flavor. The chicken and sticky rice is cooked to order and is as expected.

Anonymous

People were really nice and food was good.

Cute little small place. Ordered the bun bo hue, pho and hot plate, thai tea. The bun bo hue was ok. Fresno don't really have a lot of places that makes good bun ho hue so this one is ok. It's not the best but better than some. Only thing I would change is less salt and more spicy. It was a little saltier than most and need more herbs flavors. The pho broth is mostly salty, can't taste too much of the seasoning. I was really excited to see that they have the hot plate but was disappointed because they only have one dish at the time. The other dishes was not available. They only have the beef one and there wasn't much flavors too it. The French bread was also disappointing too. I also like that they have cute jello topping for their drinks but they were not serving any at the time I went. I hope they will have more options to choose from because it is on their menu.