Solid spot with fast and non-intrusive service. Not a luxury restaurant, but a dependable place for a good meal.<br>I ordered the #85 Bo Luc Lac and really enjoyed it. The beef was juicy and flavorful, with the sauce nicely balanced — not too heavy.<br>The fresh lettuce and pickled carrot and daikon added a pleasant crunch.<br>The meal also came with a small bowl of rice and a pot of green tea, which made the experience feel even more comforting and complete.<br>A satisfying meal and a solid spot for a casual dinner. Would come back for a casual dinner.
Vietnamese restaurant
Thái Sơn
ChinatownManhattan


Chinatown
Manhattan
The brief
About Thái Sơn
Pho & other Vietnamese staples are served at this no-frills restaurant near the courts.
Community Rating
4.2
out of 5
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15 verified Google reviews
3.8
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This spot is as unassuming. Was told that every table in this restaurant is usually taken so I got lucky. Ordered the beef cube over salad with fried rice and pho. The pho came with fish cakes, beef, and knuckles which were delicious. Absolutely in love with the beef cube especially with all the onions, tomato, and cucumber. Servers were awesome answering all our questions. Bathroom was accessible. Will definitely be back to try more entrees.
Accidentally stumbled across this place when looking for a restaurant on a hot day. I love a pork vermicelli bowl and the pork in theirs is so tender its crazy. I don't like the eggrolls in the pork and eggroll vermicelli bowl bc they almost taste fishy to me but the pork is so good its worth going and getting the vermicelli bowl without the eggrolls. I've been multiple times and the food is consistent!
I visited with my kids and brought our bicycles, and I really appreciated how kindly the staff guided us to store them safely indoors. It showed a thoughtful level of care for families.<br><br>The food was, as always, excellent, and this has become one of the places I visit most often in New York.<br><br>The Vietnamese coffee here is especially memorable—it truly reminds me of the coffee I had in Hanoi.
Highly recommended! I got my lunch order to go with the summer rolls (my absolute favorite!) and the vermicelli bowl with both spring rolls and pork chops. Everything was delicious — fresh, flavorful, and exactly what you want from a solid Vietnamese spot. The spring rolls were especially excellent.<br><br>My order was ready quickly, within about 10 minutes, and they offer a nice variety of drinks, including fresh coconut water and juices. The restaurant itself is clean and welcoming, and the staff is friendly and attentive.<br><br>A great, reliable choice for fresh Vietnamese food.
I’ve been coming here since 2017. The service, the food has been consistently excellent through years. I highly recommend this place.
Tried to order steak and tendon (customized) but was asked to order #3 which is the steak, tripe and tendon. Tripe tasted a bit funky and there was only a couple thin slice of tendon. Asked for chili oil but was rather rudely told they had nope. What decent pho joint doesn’t have chili oil!?! And there wasn’t any basil given, only three short straws of sawtooth coriander!
it my first time ordering food here to go it nasty. I have order a pho the meat taste like it rotten and the packaging have meat blood all over it dose not look nice. When I check the menu it have a cash deal but when I pay with cash I did not end with a cash deal not even giving me utensils! Will never come back! after eating I feel sick and wanna vomit!
Lets start how the service was trash, took them 10 mins to notice us and place us on a table when clearly there are other tables open. Second the Food was Mid. Actually Bad the calamari taste like burnt oil and the pho taste expired. Overall Not Worth it. Doesn't taste authentic Vietnamese cuisine.
15$ for a bowl of pho with well-cooked beef. It’s not bad and good either. The broth is quite bland, not rich like Nha Trang One, the Vietnamese restaurant right next door. They both don’t serve fresh rice noodles. But the service is fast unlike Tèn Ten (super understaffed), like you go to the restroom and when you get out the food is already there. The portion is smaller than Nha Trang One. All in all, I’d go for the latter for Pho, of the same price and unauthenticity.
The spring rolls were delicious! I love when they give you the lettuce and basil to wrap it in.<br>On the downside, limited air conditioning 🥵, but that's almost always the case in Chinatown.
I absolutely LOVE Thai Son. They have some of the best Vietnamese food I have ever eaten, and I could not recommend it more. I come here every year for my birthday because of how delicious it is. My favorite dish is the number 47, noodles with spring rolls. The food also comes out within 10 minutes of ordering.
Delicious Vietnamese on the edge of Chinatown. Many people were eating pho. I'll have that next time. The spring rolls were fresh. Egg roll and pork vermicelli was incredible. The little fried eggs rolls mixed up with noodles is out of this world if you've never tried it!! We really enjoyed kicking off our day at Thai Son
The food here is pretty decent for the price. Always get their large combo one which has beef, tendon, and some tripe. The portions are quite good for the pho but I think that the toppings are sometimes a little skimpy. We also got the spring rolls and there was only two piece of lettuce for four rolls which didn’t really make a lot of sense. The service was good and they got our orders pretty quickly. If I can recommend anything, try the avocado smoothie because that is like the best things to get here as well. I saw them make it and they actually use fresh avocados, condensed milk, and that is amazing.
This Vietnamese restaurant has a pretty comprehensive menu with medium to high prices serving up pho with beef, pork or chicken. A variety of drinks and appetizers to tackle those taste buds.<br><br>I use to visit this establishment in the past and the food and service was great but my visit today the waiter took over 10 minutes to take my order, the appetizers didn’t come our first like it usually does and the grilled chicken was greasy and not flavorful.<br><br>This is a decent spot for a quick meal. Establishment gets three stars because the service wasn’t great and portions of my meal did not meet expectations.
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