One of my favourites in the CBD for a quick dine in or take away lunch, quality is very consistent and service always fast.
Special noodle soup is a must try (no. 6 on the current menu).
Venue is nothing fancy. But the food is an absolute treat.
It’s simple, super casual diner. Definitely not a first date venue.
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Large serving sizes and the owner is super nice. Atmosphere isn’t great though (very dodgy Asian fast food kind of vibe) and there’s not much seating - if you go here with more than 4 people you’re probably going to have to split up.
Rice vermicelli salad with lemon grass beef: A bit too much sauce, which made the whole thing really sweet, but overall it was a tasty meal. 4/5
Bun bo hue: First time having it, so I don't really know what it's meant to taste like, but I really enjoyed it. There was a generous amount of sliced beef and pork, and both were very tender and cooked to perfection. The soup was also full of flavour without being too salty. The spice was noticeable, but not so much that I was uncomfortable (mouth burning nose running), which is the perfect amount for me. However, if you can comfortably eat shin ramen you should probably ask for extra chillis. 5/5
Pho: Classic and amazing. 5/5
Wonton soup: Loved the thin egg noodles (although they seemed a little congealed and stuck together). The wontons were incredibly silky. 5/5
I’ve been eating here once per week and I find their pork noodles (with grilled pork...) really delicious. I recommend this restaurant if you are looking for a heavy lunch or late afternoon food.
Good Vietnamese foodThis popular eatery in Charlotte Street serves all the Vietnamese staples. My husband and I dropped in for lunch on Saturday and it was very busy. We tried the spicy beef noodle soup (Bun Bo Hue) and the rice vermicelli salad with lemon grass beef (Bun Bo Xao) and they were both very good. The service was quick and friendly and the food was cheap. Perhaps it wasn't quite as authentic as the restaurants in Inala but it's a great alternative!
Tasty pho dishes here. Fresh tasty Vietnamese served with a smile. I'm a fan of simple Asian eateries, and I it's good value here only $10.90 well worth it for a nice easy meal.
Very simple and fast pho, the value is great and while the shop is small it is still fairly comfortable for lunch. My only wish is that they would add a combination rice with fried egg like most other vietnamese shops...then I would give it 5 :)
Very special and great taste! Although there are many people waiting outside in the lunch time, not too long time you will get a seat and the dishes is well worth your waiting. I like the VN special noodles very much.
i've come here a few times for their pho and it's a decent price for a decent meal. there's enough to fill your tummy. the beef is a little tough some times, although it is still chewable. not much of an atmosphere here but the service is friendly and frank enough.
Best vermicelli noodle salad shop!!!! Lemongrass beef and pork are the best!!! Im not a big fan of viet noodle soup but ppl like alot its abit sweet to me
Great food and fast service. Portions are generous and it's a quiet location, good for a quick tasty meal. Recommended for all food lovers, great variety to choose from.
Just discovered this great little place in the city! Super friendly staff. The waitress was very helpful and kind. The food was delicious and portion generous! Definitely the best Vietnamese in town and fantastic price too! Can't ask for more!! We will be back for sure :)
A hole in the wall eatery. Really good Vietnamese food here. Definitely one of the more affordable food options in the city especially for one who is on a student budget. The pho here is really flavorful and the texture of the beef was cooked to perfection. Love this vietnamese place, though my favorite is still the one at sunny bank
Great tender beef pho to crave for. always a long queue at lunch time. This shop has been in the Brisbane CBD for years, it can't go wrong. But min eftpos is $15, so bring cash if you're going alone
Delicious, fresh and well priced Viet food right in the middle of city, what more can you ask for?
Maybe not quite as authentic as some places in Inala, but it more than makes up for that with convenience, freshness and flavour. and the place is usually packed at lunchtime and dinner time.
I've enjoyed their vermicelli salad offerings, especially the beef and prawn, but haven't tried other dishes there.
This place is great. It's a small hole in the wall place that doesn't look like much but they serve up some really great food, on par with what I ate in Vietnam. The meals are big potions for small prices and always come out quickly. This is one place I will continue to frequent.
I rate this place. The price is economic, the serving sizes are proportionate to what you pay and the quality is great. Service was quick - one of the places I can see myself going to lunch to on the days where I have work.
Always excellent quality, friendly service and prompt preparation. Great value for money. The BBQ pork wonton noodle soup must be tasted to be believed.
Love visiting this place when I am in Brisbane, great tasty food cheap! Stopped in last night for a spicy beef pho, it was so tasty and only $10.50. It was really busy but only waited about 5 minutes, recommend you check it out if in town.
I ordered from AJ's for the first time through Foodora app. Fast prompt delivery. The food was still steaming hot and I got utensils and napkins. I never get these usually with deliveries, its very helpful seeing im at work and don't have cutlery on hand. The spring rolls were so nice. The combination noodle soup was good, not great as it needed some soy sauce or something but I still devoured it. Will be ordering from here more often. Great prices too.
I liked this place, it's decent price for some Vietnamese food feeds. It's Inala ( where all the Vietnamese restaurants locates) price but it's in CBD. Honestly think they have good foods for how much I've paid and the portion is just great ! If you like casual dining and just want some quick foods this is probably a place for you to fill ur stomach.
I usually have to go to Inala, Runcorn or Sunnybank for some good Vietnamese, but thankfully this authentic little place exists in the CBD, a good little hole in the wall, simple, about the food, efficient and still reasonable priced.
AJ Noodle House is a no fuss, simple yet delicious place for some low key dining. No pomp or ceremony just good decent food.
Bun Cha was great, Bun Bo Hue is very authentic (just like from central Vietnam) and the Goi Cuon were good. It's cheap and gets very busy and I am pleased we have a place like this in the city. I fear places like this are few and far between in the city as rents increase.
All in all very well worth it.
If you want the best pho soup in Brisbane this is the place to get it. The best dish of them all is the steamed chicken Pho, you just cant beat it!! the food is packed with flavour, Fresh, and they are very generous with their servings.
This place is fantastic. Incredibly enough, I found out that my boyfriend had never had Pho before (I know, shocking) so immediately I planned a trip to this eatery. While I hadn't been here before, I had heard enough to know that I should.
I went in my lunch hour and stood outside with the little crowd of take-away customers. On the window is a menu, and almost immediately a waitress came and took our order. The theory is that by the time the meal was cooked, a table would be free so we would get instant service. The theory proved correct, because the minute we sat down, our food arrived. I got the pork salad, which was unbelievable and fresh, and my boyfriend got the spicy Pho. It was, as it said, very spicy and delicious. And mine was aromatic, fresh and delicious.
I can't wait to visit this place again, it truly is a great place to drop in to.
I had special pho noodle soup and pork&prawn roll. The pho was amazing but the roll was not really good. The only negative thing is they don't provide free water hahaha.
A close friend of mine wanted to meet up for lunch lately, and when he asked where I recommended for Pho in the CBD, AJ's Noodle House outside of Elizabeth Arcade immediately sprang to mind. When we arrived there at 11.45, we managed to get the last table available, and after that we could see the line growing outside. I definitely recommend going outside the peak lunch hours to avoid waiting for an excessive period.
It would be the best to have a bowl of hot noodle soup on a freezing winter night :) and aj is the best Vietnamese place in brisbane cbd, highly rated.
Best Pho in the city. Brilliant Pho, best in the CBD
Vietnamese food run by Chinese LOL. Don't come here if you enjoy true Vietnamese food. The owner is not even Vietnamese!
Decent pho, 7/10. Good, cheap pho in Brisbane's CBD.
Limited menu, tiny and basic. But if you want fresh, tasty and well priced this is excellent
10/10. The shop is a little dingy and it's tiny, doesn't look like much at all but this is definitely a winner! The pho is delicious and super fresh. My friend ordered the spring rolls and made me try one, I've never liked spring rolls but these ones have changed my view. So yummy, you can taste that they're home made with love and not greasy at all. Will definitely be frequenting this place!
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AJ Vietnamese Noodle House - Brisbane CBD. On the back-end of Elizabeth Street, this would usually be hidden or passed be often if it were not for its popularity and quality of food coupled with affordable dining in a city were padding out pocket money is becoming increasingly challenging. While it certainly has the look of low-key there is a level of cleanlieness to the place. It is as packed to capacity as it could get without having the patrons literally be rubbing shoulders (or more correctly, elbows) with each other. That is often the case, and people from many walks of life are here to order meals. What makes it more encouraging is that a safe majority percentage of the patrons are ex-pats and students.
I got here in between the lunch rush and the dinner rush, which made the service more immediate. It was efficient, quick and all it needed to be; the experience was sort of like ordeing from a noodle cart at a martket stall.
To eat I got a Hainam chicken, which is a steamed cut of chicken (it said boneless on the menu, but I encountered a few in my serving) with a side of lettuce, rice, orange & hainam sauce. This is a light meal, with a bunch of subtle flavours. Most of the chicken was grissle and fat, but patience paid off as there were bits of tender white meat to be found. For vegetables, it could have served something a bit more warm-friendly than lettuce. The steamed rice was lying on top of the sauce, which when mixed around made for a simple yet delicious side. While if I went here again, I would be more inclined to try one of the other dishes this was still a worthwhile order for something completely different.
One interesting drink that was on offer was a chrysanthemum tea. It is from a can, so only so much can be attributed for it to the restaurant; however, as a flavour chryanthemum reminded me in a few ways of honey. It is nowhere near as sweet as honey, and it has some of the textural flavours of the bee nectar.
It did not strike me as much as what I have heard from heresay about it, but there are certainly a number of reasons that are apparent to its reputation. The meals are definitely fresh and very filling. For a more fair go, I will be returning some time in the future.
Decent place. If I wanted to get some quick Vietnamese food during a work lunch, this would be a good choice around the CBD but there are definitely better Vietnamese places in other areas, like in West End. The service is quick though and prices are cheap.
Fresh healthy and delicious. This small, unglamorous hole in the wall with basic decor and plastic chairs and tables serves the most fabulous fresh and healthy meals. We enjoyed a soup and a beef salad. Absolutely delicious and I can’t wait to go back again. Service is quick and efficient. Meals are cheap with generous servings.
The BEST Vietnamese in BRISBANE!. By far the ***BEST WONTON NOODLE SOUP*** in Brisbane - not to mention their spring rolls, cold rolls and grilled pork dishes to name a few.... and CONSISTENT over the years - which is where most restaurants fail. We have been coming to AJ's for AGES (no pun intended). We've tried Sunnybank and Darra and NO other Vietnamese restaurant beats the consistency of AJ's. Each time we go, there is a line up outside, which speaks for itself. Good value for money. The owner and the staff are super friendly and happy to help with any request. We treat ourselves to AJ's as often as we can!
Cheap, Tasty, No-frills without being lack-lustre.
Pho good. Pho sure.
Great pho, very fresh. I give it 17 fish balls on the fish'o'scale
AJ's is the best. I have been coming here for years and it is always spot on food. My favourite is the Spicy Beef Noodle Soup and Pho . Beautiful aromas and flavours and a great size meal. I also love the spring rolls, so fresh and hand made.
The service is fast and friendly. The only down side is the disapointment I feel when I have finished my meal.
Went to Fat Noodle today for a change and I must say AJ's will remian my number one Vietnamese restaurant in Brisbane.
This place is consistently good! They are very quick and the meals are fantastic! I normally order the beef noodle salad. Great for a quick lunch, when you want something heathly and cheap.
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My first Pho in well over a year, needless to say the anticipation was huge. For a little background I was introduced to Pho in Philadelphia almost ten years ago, where we have a sizable Vietnamese population and are lucky enough to have dozens and dozens of pho-nominal (ha) noodle houses, basically we're spoiled.
Back to Brisbane, so I went to AJ's having already done a little research and knowing that most of the Pho seems to be in Fortitude Valley, but I'm staying around CBD so this was much more convenient for my day to day wandering and people watching while on holiday. I dropped into AJ's which is a nice little hole the whole along Charlotte St.
Things inside are a little cramped, which is okay, obviously they want to get as many diners into their space available, and they do a nice job of it. The menu options are more limited than I'm used to at my favorite pho restaurants, but I can't really fault them for that especially since I haven't had pho anywhere else in Brisbane.
Onto the food, I ordered their pork and prawn raw rolls, which were good, the come with some pretty elaborate garnish which makes for a nice looking plate, but I don't need all that, save your money AJ's, put that into something else, like your broth!
For my main I ordered the House Special Pho, as I previously mentioned I'm used to more menu options that allow you to get just what you want in your pho, their menu is up online here so you can see what I mean and its good to know what you're getting into if you're someone like me that needs time to pour of over the menu. House special pho comes with meatballs which I've never been fond of in my pho, but then I probably should have tried the Spicy Beef Pho (which oddly also has pork in it, not that I'd mind) but mostly I wanted to try their special pho. The noodles they serve are big flat noodles, and were okay. The broth needed more flavor, and I would have liked to have had on my side dish some calantra (sp?), and thai basil, they substituted mint but I thought that would over power the broth so I avoided it. In terms of doctoring my pho I need my sauces, a little garlic chili, some hoisan (sp?), they keep them up at the counter, but as I mentioned its a bit cramped in there and you don't necessarily want to move up and down blocking the waitresses from their tables, eventually I did request some chili garlic paste which they happily provided.
I'm going to give this Pho a solid B. Its great to have a Pho option in CBD, but I'm looking forward to exploring fortitude valley as well. I'd like to go back and try some of their vermicelli dishes, and their spicy beef pho which is maybe what I should have gone for in the first place.
For the more experienced Pho eaters I think they should offer a bit of a make your own pho (fatty flank, crunchy flank, tendon and brisket, YUM, that's what I was looking for).
Addicted!. I work in the CBD & come here regularly. Whilst I have only tried one item on the menu - BBQ Pork Wonton Noodle soup, I am addicted. Could easily eat this every day. Delicious broth, tender BBQ pork, tasty wontons, lots of egg noodles as well as some asian greens. Not the best looking place in the world, but don't let that stop you.
Looooovvvveeeee this place!! Very popular so sometimes there is 10 min wait on busy days but well worth the wait. Viet beef salad is my favourite - yummmmm!!!!
Don't judge this place from the outside! Great food, fast service! Pork amazing! Friendly staff and well priced! Would def come back! Not for the fancy but a good hearty Vietnamese meal.
Consistently good. I have been coming to this hole-in-the-wall noodle shop for years and they have always delivered a mighty fine beef noodle soup. Service is fast, food is full of flavour and sustaining and there is nothing too scary in the beef special. I am happy this is my local
Love this place. I wish they had 'ca phe sua da' on the menu.
Addicted to it. This is a great place for a cheap quick lunch. the spicy beef noodle soup is simply addictive and the best cure all for any ailment!!
also highly recommend the salads
friendly and efficient staff as well
Used to eat here all the time a few years ago....very glad nothing has changed! Great food, very fast. Not much room to eat in, but takeaway is doable.
AYYYY!! JAYYYSS. Just try it.
Service is quick as the CBD workers demand their lunch during the busy lunch break. They even take your order before you get seated to ensure you get ur meal and you're basically in and out! Not a place for a good chit chat with old pals... best to go to a coffee store to do that anyway.
Food is very tasty. Not the BEST in the entire world but it's worth every penny for city dining. Food is fresh and portion is standard. A healthy and quick lunch if you're in the right part of the CBD
Loved this place. Went for lunch, they were packed but service was quick. Got the special combo pho. Generous meat, portions and great broth! Probably the best pho I've had in Australia.
Excellent pho. The pho is excellent. Not much else needs to be said.
This hole in the wall is a well-known and well-loved amongst the Vietnamese obsessed community of Brisbane. They do the classics well including the spring rolls, vermecilli salads and soups. I recommend the spicy beef pho or the grilled chicken salad, both jam packed with meat, salad, herbs and noodles. Get there early if you want a seat or call ahead for takeaway. If you’re a spice lover, tell them to make it HOT! Price: All soups are under $10
A big bowl of flavoursome Special Beef Noodle Soup is all I need to combat the winter chills. Their Spicy Beef Noodle Soup is another good option for chilli lovers. I also love their pork salad, it’s a summer favourite. This place gets extremely busy around lunch time as it’s popular among white collar CBD workers. If you can’t get a table straight away, the best way is to order you meal while you’re waiting so that you’ll get to eat as soon as your table is ready. Keep in mind that sometime you might also need to share a table with a complete stranger.
Quick service. Good food. Friendly service. Particularly love the Beef Pho - nice soup, silky smooth noodles and generous portion. The summer rolls of prawns are good too. Chicken rice is recommended also. But I will ask for less soya sauce next time.
This place has been here forever but I'm pretty sure this was my first ever visit. I guess they've done well to still be standing. The place feels pretty old school and seating is tight. Food wise I'd say it's the sort of place you'd go for a dependable feed at a reasonable price.
We had the following items and got 10% off using Payo:
* no.1 cha gio (AJ spring roll 招牌春卷), $6.90 (3pc) - pork mince, onion, carrot and fungus, served with house fish sauce.
* no.12 pho tai (Vietnamese beef noodle soup 生牛肉湯河粉), $12.90 - served with flat rice noodle and sliced beef.
* no.21 com ga hainam (Hainan chicken rice 海南雞飯), $13.90 - steamed chicken, served with thigh or breast, vegetable, chicken rice and Hainam sauce.
NB. they don't serve table water but sell bottled water for $1.
Cheap and quick eats. Pho was okay, pork chop excellent, cold rolls good. They can speak fluent Mandarin and Cantonese.
There was only one thing that annoyed us. A motorcycle parked in front of the shop and let out its last noisy engine boost. The exhaust went into the restaurant. I suggest the shop owner request the motorcycle parking spot to be moved elsewhere.
$13.9 Com Ga Hainam
The food is cheap and filling.Chicken is really tender and the dipping sauce is spicy really fit to it. Rice keep their shape, not to soft or hard and the sauce on the down of the rice is very suitable with it.
Great Vietnamese food, big portion and reasonable prices. They get really busy during lunch time but the wait is short and the service is friendly and efficient. My favourites here are the special pho dac biet (combination beef pho) and the Hainam steamed chicken with rice.
Ordered the Wanton Noodle Soup!! Delicious!!
And came back for the Special beef Noodle Soup!!!! If u r in BNE is a DONT MISS 👍💕
Last pic...yes IT'S THAT GOoD!!
Really really good food, my boyfriend and I always come by to get pho. The portion is large not like other Vietnamese place in the city.
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