Viet Tofu
4897 Buford Hwy,Ste 125, Atlanta, GA, 30341
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4897 Buford Hwy,Ste 125
Atlanta, GA, 30341 - Phone (770) 458-9011
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Opening Hours
- Mon :9:00 am - 8:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : No
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Dogs Allowed : No
Waiter Service : No
Caters : Yes
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Alexander F.
The tofu with ginger (Tau hu nuoc duong), prepared fresh, is excellent. It is served in a huge styrofoam cup at a great price. It is warm, but it taste really good when it is chilled in the refrigerator as well. The spring rolls, desserts, and pork at Viet Tofu are great too. The owners at Viet Tofu are very nice and it is one of my favorite places on Buford Highway.
(5)Pixie B.
Viet prepared and fast food fresh and huge selection! Bahn Xeo- crepes, perfect, huge portions and fresh! The best red bean balls in sesame. FRESH soymilk and all the sweet rice and meatballs and fish ham and all the goodies you want, homestyle. They do not speak English well, but go for it, explore new foods! I have a goal to go 2/x a month to try something new and always get red bean and coconut sesame bean ball whenever I drive down Buford. I love this place!
(5)Rhea T.
We go here almost every week. Great place to pick up ready to eat Vietnamese food. They have rice plates, spring rolls, egg rolls, banh mi and all kinds of snacks and dessert. They make their own tofu here as well as soy milk. I tend to grab some of the fried tofu here, some hot tofu snack (behind the counter). They have great banh khot, fried spring rolls, bo la lot, banh bot loc, spring rolls and delicious lemongrass tofu. Definitely a spot to check out if you're in the Buford Hwy area. If you like the stuff they sell here, try VN Tofu off Jimmy Carter blvd. Bigger place and more selection of items. I give it 3 stars because the place can be a bit cleaner and also some of the items like banh xeo (Vietnamese pancake) is out in the open with no cover. I understand that it's to keep it crispy but it doesn't seem sanitary.
(3)Debby L.
CHE (VIETNAMESE DESSERT) I come here for Vietnamese desserts , mostly Che Bap (corn dessert), and Che Thach Nhan (jackfruit longan and jelly with milk). This is the only place I've found here in Atlanta that has these desserts so I frequent them a lot. They are all in one place in a fridge and I can take my picking . The sizes are good and they add coconut milk when you go to pay. CHE BAP [sweet corn dessert] This is by far, my favorite dessert. They come in small cups, great for on the go and individual sizes. I like to buy a few for the week and heat them as I go. BANH CAM I always pick up a few of these sesame balls with mungbean or red bean inside. I like the mung bean better only because I grew up eating them and I love them. These can get a little greasy so I use a paper napkin to squeeze them flat and then just eat them like a flat cake.
(4)John S.
This is my favorite Banh Mi bakery on Buford highway. This place is a Vietnamese bakery, prepared food take away. They have different types of tofu, Soymilk, boiled peanuts, and other popular Vietnamese foods. This is not a restaurant.
(4)Christina K.
I was having a massive craving attack for some eggrolls as well as some Asian sweets so I stopped by after work on Sunday. Most of the fried foods liked a bit dry, but I figured a quick nuke bath with a cup of water would wake them up so I grabbed 2 shrimp and 2 pork eggrolls along with a corn pudding. I saw that they had the rolled rice noodles with pork so I asked the guy behind the counter if he had any. He nods, goes to the kitchen and tells me ok, 5 minutes? Sure, I got time thinking I was going to get some fresh ones. In the meantime I walk around and bit more and examine the empty shelves. When the guy calls out that my order was ready, I looked down to see the wrong dish. Instead of the wrapped shrimp noodles, I see vermicili with steamed shrimp, pork and an eggroll. I tell the guy its the wrong dish, he looks back to the kitchen and says a few words in Vietnamese. It goes back and forth for a bit before I just interrupt with an, fine, I'll go ahead and take it cause obviously me getting what I wanted was too big of an obstacle for them. SO and I ate the eggrolls and they tasted ok although a bit dried out from baking under the heat lamps. But later that night, we were taking turns sitting on the porcelain toilet. He claimed that it was from the eggrolls, but I didn't believe him. So I took took the shrimp vermicilli dish for lunch and yep, same effect. Conclusion, should'a checked the health score (a 74) before I take a bite. I paid way too much for that wrong dish.
(1)Foo B.
When the parking lot outside the store smells like fermenting fruit in Chinatown, I'm already intrigued. I wandered in here for a banh mi sammich, and left here with heaven in a bun. I got the tofu variety; after all, the store has 'tofu' in its name. The veggie fillings were tasty, but the tofu was what really made it the best banh mi I've had outside of Vietnam. Seasoned with just the right amount of salt and pepper with a melt-in-your-mouth texture, I knew I'd have to come back for more. So I did, and picked up green(!) soymilk and a bunch of other snacks from their hot bar... this is my new veggie awesome store. (Someone here mentioned that they don't take credit/debit... they do now, but have a $10 minimum. Also, the staff was super friendly to me, but maybe that's because of my wicked 1/2 inch beard that I've been working on growing on my facial-hair challenged face for a month and a half now.)
(5)Leslie W.
Not being fully up on Vietnamese fast food, I went to check this place out after someone in a workshop brought in all these different kinds of tofu. I've been to several other restos in that shopping center so I knew right where it was but never even noticed this place. It's tucked away in the corner. As a vegesaurus, I love any place where I can find a hot bar of tofu. Tofu with mushrooms, tofu with cilantro, tofu with lemongrass, plain tofu. All for 6pcs/$1! I can't buy it in the grocery store for that cheap. I also love that it was already fried. Makes my life much easier. There were other interesting dishes, but I'll leave those for the guinea pig BF. I need him to taste test things to make sure they don't have hidden chicken or pork or something. As I've learned in the past, "veggie" doesn't always mean vegetarian, just that it has vegetables in it. Not worth a special trip, but I'd go if I'm in the area.
(3)Josh M.
EXCELLENT! Originally from Boston...missed banh mi and this definitely satisfied craving. Wife is vegetarian and they have a vegetarian banh mi. She enjoyed it, but would have preferred sliced tofu in lieu of the shredded tofu. The lemon grass and chili tofu was incredible. I would make the trip out to Chamblee just for that. Cooked it up in a stir fry and it was hard to beat.
(4)Ben O.
This may be the only place I can spend less than $4, get full, and have leftovers. Thank you, Viet Tofu, for six huge chunks of chili-lemongrass tofu for a buck, six more huge chunks of mushroom-and-bean-thread tofu for a buck, and red-bean and green-bean sesame balls for 75 cents each. The red-bean sesame ball, which was the size of my fist, was exactly as I expected -- a chewy, slightly sweet hollow spheroid of sesame-seed-studded goodness containing bean paste the size and color of a dark plum. Cue Homer's pharyngeal drool-groan, and let's move on to the green-bean sesame ball. I was pretty sure "green bean" didn't mean pole beans, snap beans, haricots verts, etc., and I was right. What was inside tasted more like fresh sprouts with banana esters, but with a bean consistency. I'd consume these with an unfiltered wheat beer any day of the summer. Repeatedly. The tofu, still warm and crisp-edged from the fryer, made me wonder why some people would eat Chicken McNuggets when this stuff is so much tastier and better for you. Plus, you know what's in it. The chili-lemongrass was my favorite, but didn't pack the zetz I expected. Oh well, that's what sriracha is for. And the mushroom-and-bean-thread tofu was delicious too, with just a few simply earthy flavors hanging out in a culinary descarga. I can't wait to go back and get fresh soymilk.
(5)M L.
This place is the shit, hands down. Best Banh Mi on Buford Highway. Everything put on the sandwich is made in house, minus the bread! Other highlights include the Chili/Lemon grass tofu, which is also made in house. They make all of their tofu right there, and even make soy milk for anyone interested. I bought a few other Vietnamese treats that I truthfully cannot remember the names, but they are all excellent and remind me of the street food in Vietnam. Check this place out! Cash only. I actually forgot the cash only part and the two guys behind the counter were super cool and told me to pay next time, I went to ATM at gas station anyways, but super nice people.
(5)Len L.
Wow, this place is great cheap takeout. Finding good vegetarian food on Buford Highway is hard. Many places have one or two things, but not much variety. Not so here at Viet Tofu. I found many tasty dishes that center on spicy tofu. I can't describe them all, but give it a try. Megan eats meat and had the BBQ pork over noodles and said it was among the best she's had. No eating in, take out only. Service was friendly to me. Recommended!
(5)Jensen W.
Go for the Vietnamese egg rolls they are great and also their soy milk are my favorites. They have the whole Vietnamese food experience here!
(4)Andy D.
Wow! I never knew this place was here! That's probably because I don't shop at Hoa Binh anymore. For me, this was a cool place to pick up "prepared foods" to go. Yes, they have tofu items. Yes, they have bahn mi. Yes, yes yes....I went here to pick up some of those prepared food items that I saw from other Yelpers. I picked up a couple of rice plates, steamed bun, shredded pork, and goi cuon among other things. I probably bought a weeks worth of lunches for less that $15. Now, this is a place that I must stop by whenever I'm on BuHi (I live on the other side of Atlanta).
(4)l e.
this place has the best, cheapest tofu in the world huge block of fried tofu for $1 $1.50 for flavors [shrimp, pork, chili-lemongrass] you will never go anywhere else for tofu deli/takeout only-not really a restaurant-no chairs or tables open til 8 every day but tuesday [closed] wle.
(5)Julie Y.
A huge variety of random, fresh eats. I love getting the dou hua with sweet ginger syrup. It tastes delicious hot or cold. I prefer Viet's special sandwich because it doesn't have pate in it; however, their bread tends to be on the stale side since it isn't made in-house. Their sesame balls are softball-sized and filled with red or green bean for $0.75---they taste better than the ones I've had at dim sum. Also I like getting pandan soybean milk here and of course tofu. My faves are the pork and mushroom flavors; the lemongrass was bland in comparison. Their summer rolls are just okay.
(4)Eva T.
This is a great place to pick up some inexpensive Vietnamese deli. They sell summer rolls, spring rolls, all kinds of tofu products (fried, fresh, dessert, soy milk), Vietnamese desserts, rice plates (with meat) wrapped in saran wrap on styrofoam plates, Vietnamese sandwiches made-to-order. Prices are reasonable. For example, spring rolls were only 50 cents each. You can find a meal to-go for (easily) under 5 bucks. The only down-side to this place is that there are no tables inside nor outside.
(4)J V.
they have some of the best banh tieu and sesame balls i've tried....i've been here on several occasions to ask them to make me about 25 banh tieu so me or one of my family members can bring it back to the rest of the family in FL...(it's always one of their request, along with some white windmill items)... the last time i was here i also got to try their mung bean sesame ball...it was huge..and it was delish!.. .and it's best when it's fresh...and the staff has always been friendly with my requests...
(4)Katie P.
yes...if you are up for the tofu...this place may have the best and cheapest, I give them 2 stars. I took the other 3 stars down because it sort of ruin my party over the Labor Day weekend. I ordered the roasted lamb, paid over $100 in cash (this place does not accept any kind of payment other than cash) and when my husband came home with at about 2 pm (the party started at 6 pm)...I was horrified that he was given 2 frozen bags of roasted lamb. I called and was told because I ordered one week in advance they thought I was out of town and the fresh roasted lamb might not be good for me once I got home...didn't know that made they thought like that...if I wanted the frozen meat, I could have picked it up on the day I placed the order...also, frozen roasted lamb is never good...after it's being thawn...it lost the goody juicy flavor... and with 7 lbs. of meat, the garnish was given just enough for a lbs...urghh. I had to drop everything else I was doing try to break and defrost the meat. People came to my party think it was some sort of beef and I had to explain to them. I was so mad...still mad though. I thought that I need to do something to release my anger and alert people. Therefore I've signed up to write this message. This is my first review of all the place I went...you can tell that I'm still made....A really bad experience !!!
(2)Chae A.
Sometimes you find a restaurant or food you weren't exactly looking for. To be sure, oftentimes, that's bad. But sometimes, it works out rather well for you. My wife and I had a rare date today. We watched the new movie Inception and went to a nice Thai place in Buckhead only to find out that it doesn't open til 5:30PM. Then we drove around aimlessly while my wife played with the Urbanspoon on her Droid - a generally futile task since you're really spinning that wheel hoping for the app to suggest some place you already have in mind... On 30th or so spin, Urbanspoon finally suggested Mini Hot Pot so off we went... 15 minutes later, standing outside a sparsely patronized Mini Hot Pot, we had another idea: Viet Tofu! Hmm, we like Vietnamese food. We like tofu. What could go wrong? Well, it's not really a restaurant. They'll make you a sammich while you wait, but there's no place to sit and a steady stream of customers will bump into you as they meander around the place. So just follow them and grab whatever looks good. It's cheap enough to experiment. I like the pork tofu and mushroom tofu. Lemongrass and chilli tofu, while good fresh, unfortunately does not take to reheating very well. 6 for a buck, or you could get a big brick but then you don't get 6 crispy fried sides when you slice the brick into little cubes... But enough of this. It's cheap. It's good. Go and throw down a few bucks and see for yourself. I bet for the most of you, you'll spend more in gas than for the amount of food to fill you up.
(4)I. F.
I won't pretend I know what all the items are in this place; most of it mystifies me. However, what I have a very clear understanding of is that Viet Tofu has the best Che (pudding) in Atlanta. I will usually go straight to the coolers in the back where they keep their homemade desserts in those clear, plastic cups. They have quite a variety, too. If you like coconut milk desserts, then try these. Behind the counter they have a large vat of tofu curd they serve with syrup, which also makes a nice snack--not too sweet.
(4)Scott D.
Don't knwo why it's taken me so long to try a bahn mi. Was out running errands and did a search for bahn mi and Viet Tofu came up. It's basically a little market and sandwich shop. I ordered a chicken bahn mi. The veggies were fresh, the bread was crusty and soft and for $2.50 how could you go wrong? Next time I'm getting two.
(4)Gabriel L.
This is a relatively new Vietnamese mini-market in the same plaza as Pho Bac and Mini Hot Pot and Buford and Chamblee Tucker (I think it's been there for several months now). It's really small, but has a pretty cool selection of things that you just don't see very much elsewhere. They had a small counter for making Bahn Mi (sandwiches), and they also have these "lunch boxes" (my wife grabbed one and she said it made for a pretty tasty lunch). They also had some tofu and soy milk, which is why I suppose "Tofu" is in their name. Oh yeah, they also had a variety of tofu's infused with other things (mushroom tofu, pork tofu, etc.). The reason I only gave this place 3 stars instead of 4 was that it's small size doesn't allow them to provide too much variety in the products that they offer. p.s. They're not in Suite 105... I copy and pasted the address for the plaza from a different review and forgot to delete the suite number, but I haven't figured out how to edit business info once you've hit "post it."
(3)Marjorie N.
I believe that there was a change in ownership. Prices have been raised slightly and they no longer sell certain items like some of the cold desserts and nuoc mam. Good luck getting any fresh bread after noon now. I used to be able to still buy bread as late as 4pm. I just read other reviews about failing their latest inspection. Had I known this I wouldn't have bothered buying anything right now.
(2)Jang C.
Viet Tofu looks like a cool place. You can get all sorts of Vietnamese goodies for cheap. For example, you can get Banh Mi for $2.50. Then again, that is the competitive price for a good Banh Mi in Atlanta. I only tried their Banh Mi, and I'm going to write this review based on the Banh Mi alone. So far, I had Banh Mi from the three big Banh Mi places: Lee's, Quoc Huong, and Viet Tofu. I like the Viet Tofu the least. Sure, Viet Tofu's Banh Mi better than the crap you can get at I Luv Pho or Pho 24, but I don't consider it better than Lee's or Quoc. First, the bread tastes stale and hard. Also, I don't think they put that much meat in the Banh Mi. I felt like I was just eating the bread. They also have a slight kick to it. But without the savory taste of the meat, I felt the Banh Mi was lacking. I would love to come back and try it again. Also, their market has some delicious looking stuff I would love to try.
(3)Lin K.
Received 62 (FAIL) on latest food inspection. My advice is to tell your enemies to eat here.
(1)Sunny D.
I'm not sure how this place received such high reviews. I stopped in earlier this evening after discovering Quoc Huong is closed Thursdays. I ordered six of their special combo bahn mi's (the standard buy 5, get 1 free). At home, I opened up the sandwiches after my better half told me there was barely any meat in the one he'd eaten. I really can't describe how disappointed I was at what I saw. The few pieces of meat were scant. The sandwiches also didn't have pate and the pigs ear ham that traditional banh mi's have. The bread was stale, at least a day or two old. Most pitiful banh mi's I've ever seen. There are too many other good sandwich shops out there to ever return to this one. I'd return the sandwiches, but they are only $2.50 each... not worth my time.
(1)Trevor L.
This place does have some decent items like their tofu pudding, but I am very tired of getting expired food from this establishment. They are a little too business minded pushing stuff on you as you buy things from them and they keep OLD, SPOILED food in their refrigerator and sell it to you as if it's good. I've wasted a lot of money buying their spoiled merchandise over 3-4 different encounters (bad soy milk, bad tofu stew from the refrigerator, stale/dry sesame balls, etc.) and I don't have the time to go back there to bring it to their attention. They only get business because they have no competitor nearby but they definitely could do better and have a much better business ethic like keeping track of how old their merchandise is. Here's a novel idea--maybe they could put an expiration date on their soy milk and other cooked products so they know when to dispose of expired items.
(1)Lauren H.
Nope, never again. I purchased some egg rolls, banh beo and banh gio...none of it edible. an egg roll I ate had a rock in it. Yes, a rock. I was chewing and chomped on something extremely hard. I thought maybe it was a really hard peppercorn, but no, it was a pebble. As for the banh gio and banh beo, I guess I should've come by earlier in the day to buy fresher food. But while they're open, isn't it their responsibility to make sure the food hasn't turned? Ugh. I am close to giving up on the Buford Hwy area.
(1)Rahul I.
I always used to buy Banh Mi from here. The Banh Mi is good here. My wife, originally from Vietnam, used to always enjoy the Banh Mi from here.
(5)Lisa Y.
Stopped by with the roomie since she was making two of my second favorite Viet foods :] Don't know too much since I'm not Vietnamese, but... she complained A LOT about the place. Apparently, it was really expensive, compared the Hoa Binh next door. They had plenty of stuff though. Food items, desserts, candy, etc. But.. based on her complaints of this place, I doubt we'd be back.
(3)Daniel B.
Thanks to Yelper Marty J. and friends for hosting Saturday's "Banh Mi Off" between Viet Tofu, Lee's Bakery, and Quoc Huong. This was a banh mi blind taste test conducted by about a dozen eaters. Eight pork banh mis were purchased from each of the three stores and anonymously labeled as contestants 1, 2, and 3. After sampling all three banh mis, each of us gave them rankings according to best bread, meat, vegetables, and overall. Marty and I were the only two who selected Viet Tofu as our favorite for best overall, so I decided to update my review of Viet Tofu with the results rather than posting an update for each store. Before the event began, I suggested Huy's Sandwich be added to the mix (they make a pretty awesome banh mi which can stand up to the best of them), but I think these folks wanted to keep it closer to town. According to the final tally, winner for best overall banh mi: 1. Lee's Bakery 2. Viet Tofu 3. Quoc Huong There was a three-way tie for best bread and Lee's also won best meat and best veggies. I personally voted Viet Tofu the best in each category (once again, nobody knew the identity of each sandwich). It was a lot of fun trying to guess which store each sandwich came from. I think most of us accurately predicted Quoc Huong because its sandwiches were the greasiest. I mistook Lee's sandwich for Viet Tofu. It came as a surprise to us that Quoc Huong finished last because many consider them as having the best banh mi in Atlanta. Viet Tofu came out of nowhere and, as the dark horse, impressed a lot of us. Both Quoc Huong and Viet Tofu's banh mis use copious amounts of butter. It should be noted that Lee's Bakery used BBQ roast pork while the others were steamed. This gave Lee's a decided advantage, so the playing field was not exactly even. The people who picked up the sandwiches tried their best to be consistent. In the end, it didn't really matter because all three shops make good sandwiches, IMO.
(4)Teri I.
loved it!! great banh mi...
(5)Stephanie M.
This is a great place to go if you are on the run and in need of a quick meal and my second favorite place for Banh mi . Walking in you are faced with an assortment of goodies to choose from , grab a basket and start looking if something grabs your attention go ahead and try it , you can afford to experiment here . Steamed chicken buns , Basil rolls , Fried Chicken (half's or whole) , Pork & Shrimp vermicelli with herbs , Flavored Rice puddings , Sausage , Sticky rice, Soy milk and a Tofu bar , these are only a few of the Items to choose from . Sandwiches here are yummy , filled with meat , veggies, jalapeno' s and cilantro . If you want one buy two , one for the ride home and a snack for later you will be glad you did . Don't forget to try the fresh Sugar cane juice it is so refreshing especially on these Hot Summer days . Make sure you get there before 7:30 p.m. for sandwiches or you may miss out , once they start tearing it down that's it until tomorrow .
(4)Phong T.
The name says it all. They specialize in TOFU (dau hu) items and fresh made soy milk (sua dau nà nh). The family and I use to come here a lot, but there are places that opened closer so we stopped coming here. This is a small shop and offers other items such as Vietnamese desserts and pastries. They have fro-yo here as well. Tried it once, but didn't hit the spot. Try the place out and see if you like it. :)
(3)Lee L.
Get the lemongrass and chili tofu, it's delicious. And it's super cheap! 6 pieces for $1. Not sure I trust the other foods though (noodles, rolls, and such), especially since they sit out all day without refrigeration, until they're bought.
(4)Heather N.
Very cool, super cheap grocery/to-go stop for a range of hot and cold Viet foods. Although only one of the six things I bought from the hot bar was actually warm. It was a gigantic, delicious sesame ball. Mmmm...The egg rolls were cold, but they were still good and only 50 cents. My fave were the spicy fried taro balls. I was tempted by the beef jerky, but it was six bucks. Where else are you going to get your tapioca pudding with seaweed, dates, mung beans and peanuts in it? (It was good, even my kid liked it.) Also picked up a quart of pickled veg for $2.50. Love that stuff. I usually make it myself, but had to find something to meet their $10 credit card requirement. I was cash poor today, y'all. This is my new stop after my foot pampering @ H Massage. Cheers~
(3)King Y.
This is all you need to know: A Fulton County Health Inspector observes an employee of Viet Tofu digging through garbage for food to salvage.... 38U is their current score.
(1)Sol A.
After reading all the reviews I had pretty high expections for this place, and I have to say that it's ok. Selection is limited and I was expecting to find more varieties of tofu. I bought several things to try, what I like was the tofu (lemongrass/pepper), the sesame balls of red beans (once you get the idea they are going to taste sweet) and a sweet salad made of carrots and onions (I used to love this salad when I was little). What I didn't like so much were the sring rolls with rice paper... I felt like trying the soy milk, but the containers are way to big... they need to remember there are single people out there!
(3)A. N.
I don't know how they stay open... I saw the ratings in 70s (C). It was a warning... i should have walked out. But I ordered 12 special sandwiches with the vegies seperate. The meat was very skimpy... But I found big mold spots on the cucumber slices and jalapeno peppers. The cucumber slices are very smooshy and the pickled carrots are soft - not crunchy like they should be. The cilantro leaves had some rotted pieces in it too. My stomach has been hurting this past couple of days. I am sure I got some food poisoning.
(1)Sheela K.
I'm a huge Tofu freak (I hope I don't die with the mass amount of Tofu I consume) This place is a short walk from work - otherwise I would not have known you could actually buy fried tofu pieces?! So yeah, 6 pieces Lemongrass/Chili flavored tofu = 1.00, Reg Fried Tofu 8 pcs = 1.00, Big logs (logs? Rectangles of it?) are like 1.00-ish They have a lot of other flavors and other things they sell but since a lot of stuff has pork in it, I won't venture out of the tofu section. All in all, it's a pretty good effin deal on Tofu if you want to make stir fry tonight or want to snack on tofu pieces. I don't really favor the Lemongrass/Chili flavor anymore. I just get regular fried.
(4)Peter K.
This place has a lot of super cheap pre-made appetizers and dishes from egg rolls to sesame balls to all sorts of Vietnamese style food. The only thing I'm unsure about is how long the things have been out there, but they do taste pretty good. I picked up some Vietnamese style spring rolls the ones with shrimp inside with peanut sauce on the side. It tasted pretty good (not the best I've ever had - those are the ones that are served super fresh and made on the spot). But for the price, you still get quite the bargain.
(3)Dio S.
It used to be that you go to one of the Asian supermarkets, or a sandwich shop like Lee's to buy fresh wrapped-up and ready-to-eat Vietnamese snacks to go. Now, this is the place, hands down. The selection is vast and wares fresh. There are easily over 50 different food items to choose from; look at the picture to get an idea. Rice and rice flour find their way into most of the preparations. Pungent and savory Vietnamese seasonings and condiment make my mouth water just thinking about it. About 8 types of house made, flavored tofu products plus spring rolls fill one long buffet table. There are 8+ types of desserts, from the simple sugar cake ( bestfreeonlinerecipes.co… , my favorite) to sesame red bean paste sticky rice balls to pastry items. A number of banana leaf wrapped preparations (not my favorites). Small savory snacks galore. From the familiar spring/summer rolls, sugarcane shrimp, buns, wraps, crepes, to less common items. My favorites are : Crepes with minced pork (Bánh cun: upload.wikimedia.org/wik… ), and sticky rice with chicken shrimp and sausages ( farm4.static.flickr.com/… ). You can even choose from about 5 packaged meals. These are not as good as the same dishes at a good restaurant, but at $4.5, good value. Lastly...there are coolers with beverages like soy milk, whole jars of pre-mixed dipping suaces, stew mixes and such if you need those. A bahn mi station makes decent ones. Theirs has a more meaty, roast pork heavy flavor than Lee's. Quite decent. I've stopped by here numerous times. Good to have cash with you. Things won't be as fresh too late in the day. Less common items don't always appear.
(4)Lana H.
Great meat egg roll that sells for 50 cents a piece. There are quite a bit of different ready to eat food at an awesome price. The tofu are equally good whether you like the lemongrass and chili or their mushroom all are good depending what you like. I love their goi cuon . Have to come back before I leave atlanta to pack up to bring back goodies for my family back in maine.
(4)Vivian W.
Cheap, fresh banh mi's? You seriously can't go wrong here! Plus there's the buy 5 get one free deal! There are a few options for meats (I usually just go for the combination), and they will make your sammie fresh as you watch (and drool). The cashier does take CC, but only for orders over 10$ (so bring cash if you're only getting food for one). Behind the sammie station are rows and rows of serve yourself options. Grab a plastic bag and go! The fried tofu and spring rolls are very good (but don't keep well as left overs the next day). There are also dessert options (I honestly don't know what most of that stuff is but it's a colorful table). All in all, cheap, quick, always satisfying meal option. Win!!
(4)Thuy H.
This place reminds me of my favorite tofu place in Houston. Everything is laid out like a vegan nightmare. There are different types of tofu stuffed with and without meats. I love the variety of snack items. They all look so good! I came here with the intention of eating banh mi. I read all the reviews and I had to make a trip to check it out. I ordered the special, grilled, and meatball. Each banh mi was a disappointment. The bread was too chewy and it tasted old to me. The meat filling in the special had large chunks of roasted pork but it tasted dry. I found LARGE chunks of the pork skin. It is normally crispy and crunchy, but it was soggy and hard to bite. The grilled meat was dry like jerky. The meatball was way too peppery and the texture of the meat was odd.
(3)Alex C.
He-LLO, THIS PLACE IS THE SHIT. I love LOVE LOVE Viet Tofu. It's like a magical garden-treasure-trove of food and snacks and sweets? Amazing. Fill up your bag with whatever food you want. Grab a tray of noodles or rice. Get some soy milk or some crazy butter from the fridges. Get like, 5 banh mis with the 5th one free. There's a HUGE variety of stuff to get in here. Obviously the banh mi is my favorite. The steamed buns are SO good as well. The pork balls too. I think they have like a $10 minimum for credit cards, but that's really easy to take care of since there's so much stuff to choose from. I knocked off a star because there's nowhere to sit and eat. When I came here, my friends and I literally just stood outside, sat on the steps and stuffed our faces. We couldn't wait.
(4)Han L.
Here's the latest on my experience at Viet Tofu. The goods are still good and plenty. However, the owners need to re-staff or put some friendlier faces at the cash register. I took my mom and sis here during a visit and whilst they were impressed by the products and selection, they said the service sucked. One of the cashiers did not understand the concept of a line and let he friend skipped us. wtf?! Mama said (in Vietnamese), "these girls remind me of ladies from the fish market of the days yonder." For that, I demote you to a 3-star and taking my business to Lee's Bakery.
(3)Michael D.
We buy tofu here every week. It's delicious. It's inexpensive. Plain. Mushroom & sprouts Lemongrass & peppers Awesome. Way cheaper than buying plain tofu and cooking it yourself. Nothing more needs to be said.
(5)May T.
We spent abit more than $20 on the first visit with a lot of food in the fridge for the week. The tofus are super awesome. One big block of really good tofu for $1??? I bought the vegetarian pork roll in the fridge, I don't know what they are good for. But I cut them in pieces and briefly fry it up plain, they already taste great. Wished they used the vegetarian pork roll they sell for bahn mi sandwiches for people like me though..
(4)Lou G.
This is one of my favorite finds in Atlanta! Incredible selection, quality and prices! Huge, hot, delicious, tofu available in plain, mushroom, lemon grass all $1 to $2! Fresh spring rolls $1. The Banh Mi sandwiches are $2.50- $2.75, These sandwiches are flavorful, fantastic, and generously stuffed in fresh French bread. You can't miss by ordering one! They have a vegetarian banh mi, wow! An incredible, satisfying vegetarian option! Sticky rice, desserts, tofu soups, fresh soy milk made on premises. The employees are constantly refilling selections with fresh items. I walked away with enough food to feed four hungry adults for $10, with the taste and quality that I would easily have paid 5x that at a sit down restaurant. The only reason to not get five stars is that it is takeout only, but if you can plan for dinner or picnic with a bottle of wine you will have fun choosing and eating! Great food, great prices, friendly counter help.
(4)Amaryllia L.
For the first time in my life, I was craving a Vietnamese sandwich (Banh Mi) and decided to come here because I remembered tagging along once with a Viet friend of mine when she wanted a sandwich. This place is packed with (what seemed to a Taiwanese person like me) a bunch of stuff that I've never seen before. I make my rounds but decided against getting anything because English translations weren't available on most things and I couldn't figure out on my own what was what...plus, I came here for a sandwich and was getting increasingly hungrier by the minute. So I walk up to the cashier and ask for "a sandwich" and he says "what kind?"...I give him this confused look and then he laughs and says "Special?". Sure. Why not? I've only had Vietnamese sandwiches twice and they were more than 7 or 8 years ago. So apparently I had the "Special" both times before, because this one turned out to be exactly how I remembered them tasting and it hit the spot perfectly. I will ask for more cilantro next time to make it even tastier. When I was ordering, I also noticed a bubble (or boba) tea poster showing at least 12 flavor options. To my amazement, they had an avocado flavor, which I've been searching for since I got back from Boston a week ago! Of course, I order one of those and my total came to $5.87. This may be the cheapest lunch I've had in a looong time. So how did the avocado shake turn out? Well, I'm guessing they don't make these very often because it took the girl 3 separate trips to the microwave (I think the avocado was frozen) and throwing out her first attempt before handing it over. It HAS to be the best boba tea deal in town though because I've never seen a cup this big for $2.99...it was easily 20 ounces. Just as I started to walk out, she said "wait, try it" with this really nervous look on her face. Haha, that made me laugh. I tried a tiny taste to let her know that it was fine. When I got to my car, I finally started to taste it (in a food critic type of way). Compared to the avocado-cake-batter-shake that I had in Boston, this one was definitely creamier and thicker, like McD's triple-thick shake (which, by the way, I had turned up-side-down one time to test its thickness...not one drop). It was also definitely real avocado because I found 2 teeny bits of avocado peel while drinking. The only problem with this shake was that it seemed like they forgot sugar all together...so instead of feeling really Asian with this strange drink, I felt like I was some stuck-up health nut driving down BuHi sipping on blended avocados (not a bad thing but not the dessert-y goodness that I was hoping for today). I haven't decided yet if I will try their papaya shake next time, but I'll probably be back for another sandwich (after I figure out what my options are online or something). Cash or check only.
(3)Cong N.
Rating from 1-10 with 1 is the worst, and 10 is best Food - 10. I bought everything here and I have to tell you their food taste like real vietnamese food. Customer service - 1 (because they checked me out). The 3 girls work here provide absolutely no customer service. One girl never talked to me when I checked out. Then I asked her for the milk then she said well go pick them up and she walked away and stood in a corner. wtf is her problem? Nobody smiles here. Really? What have I ever done to them? I don't care what crap people talk about Kroger, everytime I go there, the manager smile with me, the cashier asks me how am I doing. Is this too hard to ask for this place to do? Well guess what, as soon as another vietnamese grocery store opens, I will shop there. This place has only the food and 0 customer service. zero customer is ok but in America, it is not.
(3)Christine K.
PROS: - Everything is very cheap and they give you nice big portions. - There's a HUGE variety of things you can choose from. Bahnmi, rice dishes, snacks, drinks, and etc. CONS: - It looks dingy inside. - A lot of the items here seem to be an acquired taste. - I ordered a bahnmi and it was fine until I got to the end and instead of meat, there was a huge chunk of pork fat. Maybe this was a fluke. I'll definitely give this another try. The prices are so low! FYI: No credit cards accepted for purchases under $10.
(3)Robert C.
I love this place, mostly because it's just so damned cheap. The food is decent, too. Viet Tofu is no sit-down restaurant. When you walk in, you'll see the walls lined with refrigerators, filled with prepared and unprepared foods. The two long buffet stations in the middle of the room are stocked with an incredible selection of snacks: banh bao, a huge selection of tofu, cha gio, nem nuong, banh ran, and many other options. Just grab a pair of tongs, tear off a produce bag, and fill 'er up; everything's so cheap, you aren't going to be out too much cash if something's not to your liking. And, of course, to your right is the front counter, where you can have banh mi prepared. The food itself isn't always great. The banh bao, covered in plastic wrap, can get a bit soggy after sitting out too long. The banh ran -- they have both a green and red mung bean version -- just aren't very good, as they're overly heavy and greasy. But some of the stuff isn't bad, including the tofu. And, frankly, even a mediocre version of nem nuong is going to be delicious. As far as the banh mi goes -- it's pretty solid, even though the bread isn't the best (it's more stale than flaky, which is a major disappointment). I'll still be back, though. The overall selection is wide and of decent quality, and everything's just incredibly good value. It's a great place to stock up on food for a busy week. And while I might prefer a banh mi from Quoc Huong or Lee's, if I'm already here ... well, good enough.
(4)Mike Y.
One of the best features of these Vietnamese joints is the low ass price point on their food. I've literally walked in with $5 and had enough food for 3 people. They have a buffet line where you can throw items into a plastic bag and it's pretty much self serve. I love perusing the stuff they have. Marinated squares of tofu with a meatball embedded in them like a porky jewel. Skewers of meat and stuff I can't pronounce. They make their tofu on sight which accounts for the freshness and quality. It's never ever empty in there. Every time I've gone there has been a mob scene in the parking lot or by the register. Their bahn mis are good, but I personally love the tofu dishes and sugar cane drinks they make fresh. They only accept cash so be ready. I've seen some poor folk try to check out with like $9 worth of stuff and not have the cash. It destroys the flow of the cashiers and trust me... YOU DO NOT WANT TO PISS THEM OFF! It's also a little embarrassing to not even have $10 bucks with you. C'mon people! So on your visit over there remember 3 things: 1. Bring Cash! 2. Bring your appetite! 3. Have a sense of urgency about you! Make your selections before you step up to the table. Otherwise you're gonna get elbowed by hungry shoppers.
(4)Linda N.
I always enjoy stopping by here to get a little snack which never turns out to be " little". Ha! You'll get easily detracted by all of the wonder desserts, food and freshly made soy milk. Yes! I did said .. " freshly". Straight from the kitchen! Can I also add that it taste WONDERFULLLL!!!. What I usually buy when I go here are: Tofu ( All different kinds) Rice buns stuff with pork, eggs, and veggies. Soy Milk!!! Yummmm. Mini dessert cups ( usually located in the back, in the refrigerator). There's so much more to this list but I cannot think right now because it makes me hungry! MUST GO TRY IT OUT!!
(5)Karly G.
This place wasn't a bad idea to have around for anything Tofu! Their food isn't so bad but their attitude was horrible. Asians should be damn good in math and apparently one of the girl there detour off somewhere... Anyways, so I bought 10 Banh Mi and 2 of them were veggies. The veggies are 50 cent cheaper then the rest, so They charged me all 10 of them at $2.50 per and I told them that there's 2 veggies in here. So that means that she owes me 1 dollar because 8 x 2.50 = $20. Plus 2 veggies @ 2.00 = 4. A total of $24. The bish charged me $25 so I want my freaking dolla back. Then she got the nerves to say that veggtables are expensive. WTF? We ain't in japan where it's shortage of land honey. So I told them off and she gave me the dollar back and I told her to keep it because she needs to take herself back to school and get an edjumacation.
(2)Kathy D.
Everyone should go here. It's just a quick stop for Vietnamese goodies that you have a hard time finding anywhere else. It's cheap and the people are friendly (even though sometimes they are hard to understand). You can stock your place up with delicious soy milk and Vietnamese lunch/snack foods. They also have specialty items so if you're making a particular dish that requires tofu (see?) definitely come here.
(5)Liz H.
The tofu here (the $1 ones in an unassuming container at the end of one of the tables), is the best and freshest tofu I've found anywhere. It tastes good any way you prepare it - fried with some soysauce, or added to some pad thai. The tofu itself is slightly sweet and much better than the bitter tofu I was served as a kid. I've been told that one family packs 2 coolers of tofu to bring back home whenever they're in the area - it's understandable because the tofu is that cheap and that good. I'm curious about the Froyo machine - 35cents a pound? Hmm is that cheaper than Yoforia? I like to stop by here and just browse - there's so many colorful and yummy looking snacks that it's like a candy store. Most recent visit, I got the green bean sesame ball. Brought it home and stuck it in the fridge, forgetting to eat it until 2 days later o.O Microwaved it, cut it up, and ate it. Super good. Would most places have sesame balls that taste awesomely good after 2 days in the fridge? These must have been super fresh or something when I got them. The outside dough was soft and slightly chewy, with the green bean just sweet enough. I've tried a sponge looking sweet rice thing before, but it didn't taste good to my palate. I've also been tempted by their che-in-a-cup, but the prices don't justify me buying them when I can make 'em. I can. I've never done it, but I'm sure it's easy enough albeit time-consuming. Hmmm. This place is relatively cheap. Great selection of snacks and foods. Friendly employees, many Viet customers (yay!) I like to eavesdrop and listen to people talk in Viet - it's a nice sounding language when you understand it ;) PS - Closed on Tuesdays, minimum $10 to use credit card
(5)Mike W.
I was missing a real treat by skipping by this place last couple years. Had the veggie bahn mi today and mango with chili peppers yesterday seconds before they closed. Vegans, make sure to ask them to skip the mayo on the bahn mi. Thanks to Yelp for pointing me here.
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