Le’s Vietnamese - Cambridge

This wonderful restaurant is tucked away in Harvard Square. The quality and service are exceptional. The chef spoke to me about my gluten allergy and explained the care they take in making sure the food is customized to avoid allergic reactions and still retain exceptional flavor. Great place and yes, I will return.

My go-to place for Vietnamese grilled shrimp vermicelli and sushi. Reasonable prices, quick service, fresh ingredients. The cooked dishes have been a bit disappointing- we've tried various teriyaki and Thai curries now and they have not been compelling. The Korean bibimbap was just okay.

Have been a regular customer and fan of their beef soup until yesterday, when I noticed from my credit card bill that they surreptitiously overcharged tips. I rounded up to about 15%, but they charged me 20% anyway, without any clarification or notification to their customer whatsoever. Immediately disputed, and I will never visit this business again. Look, I understand COVID has been difficult for many restaurants, but that doesn 't justify stealing your customer 's money. You might get off a few times, but you WILL lose customers and their trust. Go read other Yelp and Google reviews and search for keyword tips you will find many similar examples! Apparently they have a history of overcharging tips!

Atmosphere: it's dark in here. Not like a sad dark. Just soft dark lighting. Sometimes I walk by and question if they're open. Attire: casual. No dress code you can wear anything Food: Pho- the broth is so genuine. I'm not Vietnamese but I've had ALOT of pho in my days and I can tell this is beef broth. It's hearty and the spices shine through and I can tell there's not a lot of filler flavors. Spring roll- it's what you expect. Fresh. Pork vermicelli- very flavorful. Very fresh. Nice crunch and savory Fried rice- we got the combo with all topping and it was loaded. Deff a sharing dish. Location: it's right in Harvard square. Very convenient by train and walking. Price: it's what you expect. It's decently priced. Spent about $44 (not including tax) on all the dishes above. Not bad at all. Parking: street parking. Meters are 1 hour limit only. Don't know if there are 2 hour meters around this area. We went on a Tuesday and parking was very easy. There was plenty of street parking. Don't know how it is on weekends as it is in the heart of Harvard square. Overall: I was genuinely shocked at how good the pho broth was. This is my telling point of how good a viet place is. If the pho broth is good, usually everything else should not fall short. The staff is very nice and attentive as well. They are always busy around lunch time and for good reason. If you're in this area and craving viet food deff give this place a visit.

Never noticed this restaurant until looking up restaurants around Harvard Square online. It was very close to the T and pretty quiet, which was nice, although it was quite dark inside. We were seated very quickly. I got the vermicelli noodles with pork, shrimp, and a spring roll. It came with fish sauce on the side. The crispy spring roll was great! The rest of the meal was good too, although it could have done with a bit stronger flavor since a lot of the ingredients are very light (the greens, bean sprouts, and such). The fish sauce was nice and simple, which is good since I don 't normally like fish sauce, though it was almost not flavorful enough. There was a pretty good amount of ingredients on top of the noodles, though there was so much noodle left in the bowl that I ended up with a lot left over after finishing most of the toppings . I also got the Vietnamese coffee, which I expected to be served drip-style in front of me, but it was just served in a mug, already made. It tasted great anyways (how can it not with condensed milk in it).