Que Hong is a gem! Recently refurbished, the decor now matches the quality of the food. For the neophyte, order the Pho Tia - a brothy noodle soup served with thinly sliced raw steak that cooks immediately when added to the broth. It comes with fresh basil leaves, sprouts, limes wedges, and jalapenos that you can add to taste. The noodle bowls are fresh and delicious - layers of romaine, noodles, and your choice of protein covered with a sweet and sour dressing. I am also fond of the shrimp omelet (not like any you've had before). You can start your meal (or make a meal of) the radish, carrot, pork, and shrimp salad - it comes with a slightly sweet vinegar-based dressing. I love the summer rolls. They are filled with fresh sprouts, shrimp, basil, and more, but my husband prefers the spring rolls (fried and without any seafood). Finish your meal with the coffee - brewed at your table and poured over sweetened condensed milk (Elvis would have loved it!) Note: The service here isn't as attentive as you will find at other places...be prepared to flag down your server for refills. Also, don't wait for your check at the end of your meal...just drag your overly-full self up to the counter to pay.(December 2006)

As a Vietnamese transplant from Texas, I was desperate for Vietnamese food like we have in Dallas's "Little Saigon". The moment I saw Pho Que Huong, I swerved in, and was cheered to see the typically tacky decor.
I ordered, (to go), an appetizer of summer rolls and entree of bun thit nuong(vermicelli noodles with grilled pork).
One bite of the summer rolls had me gagging. The shrimp was plainly spoiled, and the rolls were missing traditional fresh herbs such as chives, mint, or cilantro.
Luckily, the bun didn't threaten physical illness, but was also inedible -- even my dog wouldn't touch it. The "grilled pork" was unrecognizable, and tasted like charcoal.
I took my Vietnamese born father for a visit, and he ordered the pho. After one bite, he looked at me with horror, and said he would never eat Vietnamese food again. (February 2007)

This is my new favorite restaurant. I recommend you order 18A if you are a newcomer. The Pho is great and there is a good mix of people with and without vietnamese ancestry who frequent the place weekly. The owners are very nice. If you have never had vietnamese food, dont expect it to resemble chinese food(or our version of it at least). Most of the choices are very healthy and there is no need to douse everything with sauces. If you go on a friday night you will probably see me in the corner fumbling with my chopsticks!

As a transplant from Cali, I found this mediocre at best. After the redocration, the food went downhill even more.

Never in 13 years have i ever heard complaints as ridiculous as these from "Carolyn Lam". If you do not like the restaurant's food then I am sorry. For over a decade the family of this business has endured hardships to represent Vietnamese culture and heritage in an area so devoid of it there isn't another Vietnamese restaurant in the entire Birmingham city. It is disgraceful that people of our own nationality would fabricate such lies to tarnish the image of this humble restaurant. If you can start a restaurant run it for 13 years and have the dedicated customer base we have then maybe I will actually give a fuck what you say. Why don't you TRY and open a Vietnamese restaurant yourself and let us see how you do it? Of course you won't because you can't. Until you do shut the fuck up and leave us the fuck alone.

Very occasionally we come across a restaurant of which we never get tired. Pho Que Huong is one these restaurants. We have been coming to it for more than 10 years and we will eat here as long as it exists. We have eaten Vietnamese food in most of major metropolitan areas in the US and Canada. My wife's family sponsored two Vietnamese families in the 70s so she was exposed to genuine Vietnamese food which was cooked daily, for many years. She has also lived in Atlanta for a couple of years and tried every Vietnamese restaurant in the Atlanta Metro Area. Ditto for me in Los Angeles. We have never found anything better than Pho Que Huong.

We understand ethnic Vietnamese food, but are Americans, so this restaurant’s food will appeal to both those desiring something new and those who like genuine Vietnamese food. The owner/cook is friendly, knowledgeable and takes pride in her restaurant. Service is quick and courteous. Prices are unbeatable. We can have all the food we can eat for around $20.00, for the two of us. The restaurant has been written up in the Birmingham News several years ago as one of the top esoteric eateries in town. We agree heartily. They serve lunch (when it’s more crowded) and dinner. We have never had to wait for a table.

We ask for “nuoc mam” to dip our rolls in (I also like to pour it over my vegetables after I spike it with Vietnamese chili sauce) because it’s more authentic, but there are other sauces more amenable to the less adventurous. I prefer spring rolls (Cha Gio), which are crisp on the outside and tender, inside. Soups with rice noodles or rice bowls are generous, so unless you are really hungry you won’t want to have appetizers, soup and rice or noodle bowl, all in one go. You WILL come back for seconds, and thirds... We have never tried a dish we didn’t like. In the last couple of years we have taken several friends to Pho Que Huong and, without exception, they have all become “addicted.”