Minh Trang

A relatively new restaurant. The atmosphere is casual and the décor and styling is contemporary and clean.
The waitstaff aren’t too bad in general, however, there was one person in particular that definitely stood out and made an big impression on us. He works behind the counter and he is extremely warm, friendly and helpful and greets us in and out with a huge smile every time. In fact, he stuck his head out the door to greet us before we even entered the place which we kinda found a bit comical since most Vietnamese people I know (or people in general) aren’t anywhere near this friendly: D I also feel that he is truly genuine and not simply being friendly for the sake of what’s in our wallets.
The food is of a excellent standard, portion sizes are very, very generous even for what you’re paying. I’ve only eaten here twice, and only had a few dishes, but I can tell that the chef here knows his stuff and executes the dishes very well.
My friend ordered a Com Do Ga Chien Gion (Crispy Chicken with Red Rice) and the chicken was cooked to perfection… succulent chicken with a nice thin crispy layer of skin over it. It just had a great delicious crispy texture to it. It was still crisp even after half an hour of being served. I’ve yet to see any other Vietnamese restaurant in Brisbane execute this technical dish so well.
We had dinner there last time on a Friday night, but despite that there were only a handful of people there. Which just didn’t make sense to me considering that the food was so good here. So, I’m going out of my way to promote this place and I hope you come and give this place go and help support it. I wouldn’t want a nice place with nice food like this to go down simply because of location or lack of advertising.
The only couple minor complaints I have is that some of the dishes might be a bit too salty like soup broth and also the portion sizes might be a bit too large and that a lot of people especially people with lower appetites would just end up throwing away most of their meal.
But, at least you’ll know you’ll be hungry afterwards :)

Recently opened in Inala is this new air-​conditioned Vietnamese restaurant featuring all your favourite Viet dishes. Cheap, generous servings of phở and various dishes. The broth of the phở was delicious, albeit a little on the weak/​watered down side. The Viet iced coffee (listed as iced white coffee) is strong and served in a sealed plastic cup. They have various Asian cold desserts (grass jelly!).
The restaurant itself is clean and basic with ample seating for groups of 2 – 6. The staff are still finding their footing but are trying their best at providing efficient service. It’s one of the nicer places to eat within Inala and still very cheap. Mid-​week at lunchtime saw this place still bustling and almost at full capacity!
I’d suggest it if you’re ever in the area!