Nong Lá

Once you get passed the very heavy front door, you'd find a spacious dining room. The Bun Bo Hue and Bun Thit Nuong Cha Gio were excellent and authentic tasting. Typical menu for an LA Vietnamese restaurant, I'll be back to try other dishes. The El Segundo IPA was also nice.

Nat awee

Saved this place from my recent google map hunt for good finds and came across this shop! So glad to be able to try it on a rainy cold day because it hit the spot! Better than most Vietnamese food stalls nearby and inexpensive! Perfect rainy weather food to eat! I was impressed with the quality of the food being super good despite it being located in a non-Asian community neighborhood. Worth the trip! I always crave for Bon Bo Hue and I’m so happy they serve it here! Their chef special was super good too! The soup base tasted authentic and no msg to it!! The beef was so tender in the soup! Definitely worth coming back tho!!!

Isabel Yanes

*Delayed post from Jan ‘25 Super impressed with this restaurant! Came here on a whim with a small group and loved the high quality service and the freshness of the ingredients. Only hiccup was that our egg rolls came out after our main entrees, but they were so good, I honestly didn’t care. Be careful though, they are HOT when they first get to the table. Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious and well executed. I also loved how many fresh vegetables came with our meals. Totally worth trying this place.

Sardor Azimovich

This Nong Lá location has been consistently great every time we’ve visited. The pho is always flavorful, and the broth tastes just right — rich, balanced, and comforting. It’s a great spot for a family meal, with friendly service and a relaxed vibe. Definitely our preferred location when we’re craving Vietnamese comfort food.

Universal Experiences

I went to Nong La on La Brea and ordered the Bo Nuong (grilled lemongrass & sesame steak). It came out quickly, and the presentation was clean and simple. The flavors were fresh, and the steak had a nice balance of seasoning without being too salty or heavy. The service was great — my waiter was friendly, checked in without overdoing it, and the vibe was relaxed and welcoming. It’s a good place to sit down and enjoy your meal without feeling rushed. There’s metered street parking right out front — I paid $3 for an hour, which was enough for a full meal without stress. That alone makes it more doable compared to other LA spots. The restaurant was clean and had a calm, comfortable feel. I’d come back for sure — might try the pho or one of the noodle salads next time. Drinks and desserts looked solid too.

Lailian Park

The vibe here was so amazing and well organized:) I found all the dishes were local and they were delicious! I definitely recommend the Chef’s Choice menu of the pho (Vietnamese noodles) we also had extra noodles, because it was really tasty! You can have two different sauces with the noodles, one was sweet the other was spicy:) We also had spring rolls, and it came with some pickles too, which was great too!

Lucia Kim

The broth is wonderfully clean and savory, and the meat is so tender it practically melts in your mouth.

Ange L

No frills Vietnamese eatery that is reasonably priced given the neighborhood, efficient staff, overall cleanliness and well made authentic, solid pho broth. Side note: Street parking restrictions are an issue before 7pm.

Jack Clayton

Soooo yummy. I love the pho so much and the banh mi is amazing too

Stanley Shyu

We had an awesome time here, the food was amazing and the service was great. We had just arrived in LA and were craving something healthier, and more homely being South-East Asian ourselves and Nong La did not disappoint. We got the lemongrass pork and beef ball pho and both were amazing

Ayu yukie

Must try their Bun Bo Hue if you like or don’t mind lemongrass. I personally love it, and this bowl of soup is a perfection:)

Charlie C

Food, service, and atmosphere is amazing! Fresh noodles - and the chicken pho tastes like Souplantation chicken noodle soup. Fantastic 🤩

I ordered my food to go. I got the chicken pho and summer rolls with shrimp, no pork for me. The broth makes the soup. This place hit the spot. I drank every last drop of the amazingly delicious, packed full of flavor broth. Summer rolls were jammin’ too. Had the mint in them to give them a nice flavorful touch. I will be coming back to this place for sure.

Came here on a cold and rainy wet night in LA after work. Solid spot. Happy with my soup and broth and price and service. Broth was light and flavorful. I got the BAC BIET (rare filet mignon, brisket, tripe and beefballs) yum

Emily Russo

I have ordered this place twice now and it is insane. The egg rolls are the best I’ve ever had! I love the chicken and egg roll bowl. My new fave place!

Nicolette Wood

Came here on a cold and rainy wet night in LA after work. Solid spot. Happy with my soup and broth and price and service. Broth was light and flavorful. I got the BAC BIET (rare filet mignon, brisket, tripe and beefballs) yum

W L (Justiceforall)

I ordered my food to go. I got the chicken pho and summer rolls with shrimp, no pork for me. The broth makes the soup. This place hit the spot. I drank every last drop of the amazingly delicious, packed full of flavor broth. Summer rolls were jammin’ too. Had the mint in them to give them a nice flavorful touch. I will be coming back to this place for sure.

Good soup, good bahn mi. Solid food, rough outside dining experience. Don’t eat outside at night unless you’re outta options. Traffic zoomed across the street, high levels of honking and VROOMing motorists. Stopped conversation multiple times because it was so loud. A trio in the seats behind us were so loud, I accidentally picked up pieces of their life stories (RIP Jeff). Someone was smoking and it smelled like it. Service was friendly and quick. Bahn mi bread was flaky without being hard. Meat was a little dry and thin. Soup was yummy. Dipping the bahn mi into the soup added flavor to the sando and softened the bread, would recommend. I would go back and eat inside, or earlier in the day, when traffic is light.

One of the best pho places ever! They charged higher that most Vietnamese places, but I guess it’s for the great vibes and decor. It’s a shame they are understaffed though. Hope management can resolve HR challenges to keep such a great place going!

neil

One of the best pho places ever! They charged higher that most Vietnamese places, but I guess it’s for the great vibes and decor. It’s a shame they are understaffed though. Hope management can resolve HR challenges to keep such a great place going!

Ordered online the Bahn Mi Bo. Flavors are good and portions are perfect! Am I used to the bread hurting the roof of my mouth, sure. Did this bread do it? No, but I cannot complain because it was actually pretty good for the LA area. I’ve gone to Orange County and had incredible Bahn Mi Bo. But this location was not bad in anyway. It was fresh and had flavor which means I’ll most likely come back.

Steph Anie

Ordered online the Bahn Mi Bo. Flavors are good and portions are perfect! Am I used to the bread hurting the roof of my mouth, sure. Did this bread do it? No, but I cannot complain because it was actually pretty good for the LA area. I’ve gone to Orange County and had incredible Bahn Mi Bo. But this location was not bad in anyway. It was fresh and had flavor which means I’ll most likely come back.

Service was slow with only 1 server work and came back second time with 2 servers. Took 30 mins to get the foods. The broth was a bit salty, not that special or authentic but appreciate for the fresh Pho noodle that rare to see in LA. Overpriced for an okay Pho bowl.

Very limited street parking since it's on La Brea so more amenable to take-out. Took a good 20 minutes to find some parking, but it you go later at night street parking should be unrestricted. I got the Pork Rice Plate and it was on the dry side, but the sauce on the side helped. The pho was good and pretty standard. Overall, a decent place, but would opt for take out instead.

It's okay. I'm not sure how authentic this place is but it's not my go-to Viet place if I had to choose. The pho was not very flavorful, more on the bland side of taste. They do do a great job with the meats though which saved the meal. The tripe was really good too (and I don't even like tripe). I would have to say their banh mi was better than the pho.

Y T

Service was slow with only 1 server work and came back second time with 2 servers. Took 30 mins to get the foods. The broth was a bit salty, not that special or authentic but appreciate for the fresh Pho noodle that rare to see in LA. Overpriced for an okay Pho bowl.

Sky Thai

Very limited street parking since it's on La Brea so more amenable to take-out. Took a good 20 minutes to find some parking, but it you go later at night street parking should be unrestricted. I got the Pork Rice Plate and it was on the dry side, but the sauce on the side helped. The pho was good and pretty standard. Overall, a decent place, but would opt for take out instead.

Carmen Chan

It's okay. I'm not sure how authentic this place is but it's not my go-to Viet place if I had to choose. The pho was not very flavorful, more on the bland side of taste. They do do a great job with the meats though which saved the meal. The tripe was really good too (and I don't even like tripe). I would have to say their banh mi was better than the pho.

The food is really expensive for what it is. Most of the pho is above 18$, which is crazy considering it isn't very good. I got a banh mi and it was the one of the cheapest menu items at like 14 dollars... the server asked us if we wanted to add an egg to the banh mi with no mention of an additional charge so some of us took the egg... turns out the egg costed an extra 2.25 dollars....it would have been nice to know it costed more ahead of saying yes. Turns out when my parents went they also gave them rice that they didnt order and charged them an extra several dollars as well. Seems a little weird. Anyways, it took 30 minutes to get our sandwiches, while tables that came later than us received theirs before us. This was a bit long considering it was really just banh mi. The taste of the banh mi was alright, just average, nothing special. Overall, the service was ok, they checked up on us, but it was very slow and the whole thing with the egg and the rice for my parents before is just weird.. i think disclosing any extra charges is a given

Austin Im

The food is really expensive for what it is. Most of the pho is above 18$, which is crazy considering it isn't very good. I got a banh mi and it was the one of the cheapest menu items at like 14 dollars... the server asked us if we wanted to add an egg to the banh mi with no mention of an additional charge so some of us took the egg... turns out the egg costed an extra 2.25 dollars....it would have been nice to know it costed more ahead of saying yes. Turns out when my parents went they also gave them rice that they didnt order and charged them an extra several dollars as well. Seems a little weird. Anyways, it took 30 minutes to get our sandwiches, while tables that came later than us received theirs before us. This was a bit long considering it was really just banh mi. The taste of the banh mi was alright, just average, nothing special. Overall, the service was ok, they checked up on us, but it was very slow and the whole thing with the egg and the rice for my parents before is just weird.. i think disclosing any extra charges is a given