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5176 Buffalo Speedway Houston, TX 77005

713-664-7303

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Houston Press
Recommended
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Award Winner 2001

Cuisine(s): Vietnamese

Hours: Sun-Thu 10:30am-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm

Price: $$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash

Attire: Business casual

Features: Smoking, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Banquet Facilities, Order Online, Wheelchair Accessible, Business Dining
Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Lot Available

Description

In spite of its strip-center location, this Vietnamese spot ranks right up there with the best of the trendy Asian infusion palaces. With a sweeping, multilayered patio and curvy two-story interior sporting slow-moving ceiling fans made of palm fronds, this place stands out before you even take a bite. The best deals are found at lunch, when a blanket fee gets you any number of rice, vermicelli or noodle-soup bowls, as well as several shrimp, beef and chicken entreés. All are good. At night, the elegant decor is enhanced with soft lights and a menu that includes lobster, duck, crab and prawns.

2001 | Best Vietnamese Restaurant

Tucked out of the way in a shopping center just off the Southwest Freeway, Vietopia is a haven for lovers of upscale Asian food. The elegant two-story dining room recalls Indochina's French colonial era with bamboo mechanical fans, tropical greenery and waiters in long white aprons. The food is far more sophisticated than the pho noodle soups and seafood hot pots found in typical Houston Vietnamese restaurants. Instead, Vietopia presents such classical Southeast Asian creations as its clay... More »

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By Robb Walsh | Wed, April 28, 2010

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Where's The Fire?

By Paul Galvani | Thu, July 06, 2006

Don't expect actual fire when you order the flaming beef chunks ($9.95) at Vietopia (5176 Buffalo Speedway, 713-664-7303). But do expect thin strips of beef, charbroiled until almost crisp, along with scallions, garlic and onion. The hot beef mixt... More »
An Ideal Place?

By Margaret L. Briggs | Thu, April 27, 2000

In a city blessed with a vast horizontal expanse of excellent Vietnamese restaurants, I suppose there's only one way for a Saigon-style newcomer to go, and that's vertical. The market is growing up, as in "upscale" and "uptown," I mean, or even "u... More »

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juan.rojas | Houston, TX | 41 Reviews

| Thu, March 5, 2009

Nice atmosphere, good food.

Dinner Menu

Appetizers

(2) $4.75

Goi Cuon
soft spring rolls shrimp, chicken, vermicelli, & bean sprouts rolled in rice paper

$5.95

Bo Cuon
soft beef rolls grilled beef, vermicelli, & bean sprouts rolled in rice paper

$5.95

Thit Cuon
soft pork rolls grilled pork, vermicelli, & bean sprouts rolled in rice paper

$5.95

Ga Cuon Banh Trang
chicken rolls spiced chicken, vermicelli, cabbage, & cilantro rolled in rice paper

(4) $5.95

Cha Gio
vietnamese crispy egg rolls deep fried egg rolls served w/ fresh vegetables

Vegetarian Specialities

$4.75

Goi Cuon Chay
vegetarian spring rolls

$5.95

Cha Gio Chay
vegetarian crispy egg rolls

$9.95

Banh Xeo Chay
vegetarian crepes pan seared rice flour filled w. tofu, bean sprouts, & snow peas served with fresh vegetables

$6.95

Salach Cuon Dau Hu
tofu lettuce wraps spiced tofu served w. cool, crispy lettuce cups and ginger soy sauce

$8.95

Dau Hu Chua Ngot
sweet and sour tofu crispy tofu served w. sweet and sour sauce and broccoli onside

Prawns & Seafood

$17.95

Tom Cang Rang Me
vietopia gian prawns sauteed w / sweet onions, scallions in house tamarind sauce

$17.95

Tom Chien Trong Dia Nong
prawns served sizzling in sweet black pepper sauce w onions & bell peppers

$20.95

Do Bien Trong Dia Nong
sizzling seafood platter mixed seafood & vegetables in black pepper sauce

$18.95

Tom Xao Walnut
vietnamese style prawns served w mayo sc. & wonton chips w/ honey walnuts

$18.95

Tom & Scallop Xao Cay
spicy scallops & shrimp in spicy brown sauce w/ bell peppers, onions, carrots & snow peas

Com Dia – Rice Dishes

$13.95

Com Bo Luc Lac
wok flamed beef with scallions & garlic served w. vinaigrette salad, tomatoes

$10.95

Com Ga Luc Lac
wok flamed chicken with scallions & garlic served w. vinaigrette salad, tomatoes

$11.95

Com 4 Mien
combination of marinated char-grilled beef, chicken, pork, & shrimp

$9.95

Com Ga Nuong
marinated char-grilled chicken breast

$9.95

Com Thit Nuong
marinated char-grilled pork

Chicken
All Items Below Are Served With Your Choice Of White Rice, Brown Rice, Or Tomato Fried Rice

$10.95

Ga Xao Hot Dieu
cashew chicken with carrots, snow peas, baby corn, and straw mushrooms

$11.95

Ga Xao Lang (vietnamese)
coconut curry chicken slices of simmered chicken sautéed w. glass noodles, tofu, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, pineapples, bell peppers, sweet onions in a light coconut curry sauce topped w. peanuts, fried onions, and red jalapenos

$10.95

Ga Xao Bong Cai
chicken and broccoli sautéed chicken w. broccoli & carrots in brown sauce

$10.95

Ca Chua Ngot
sweet & sour chicken crispy chicken served w. sweet and sour sauce and steamed broccoli onside

$10.95

Ga Xao Nam
mushroom chicken sautéed chicken w. mushrooms & assorted vegetables in a light white sauce

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Vietopia Vietnamese Cuisine

5176 Buffalo Speedway Houston, TX 77005

713-664-7303

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2001 | Best Vietnamese Restaurant

By Robb Walsh | Wed, April 28, 2010

By Paul Galvani | Thu, July 06, 2006

By Margaret L. Briggs | Thu, April 27, 2000

juan.rojas | Houston, TX | 41 Reviews