House of Elk

Most overlooked restaurant in Missoula? No one I talk to seems to know this place exists. To be fair, I had been driving past it for months and it went completely undetected. A chance keyword search for Thai food on Google Maps led me here. Pad Thai was the best I've had in Missoula. The bugle sauce was incredible for someone who loves spicy food. I have been telling everyone about this place. Prices are a bit high though, so it's hard to justify ordering from here regularly. If they were open for lunch and maybe had some good lunch specials, I would be ordering almost daily.

You’ve gotta walk through 2 doors to get to the most delicious dinner- and it’s absolutely worth it! Finally the authentic depth of flavor that I usually have to go to Seattle to find. Super friendly and kind family running this sweet mom & pop shop. Thank you for offering your cuisine to Missoula! Highly recommend the Phõ & Pad Thai!

I got House of Elk for the first time last night. It was absolutely fantastic. We will be getting it regularly. Amazing flavors, so much effort put into the preparation. You've got to try it. We tried 5 different menu items. I would order them all again. I worked with the owner in a previous job, and he's an EXTREMELY hardworking person. He's a good human. I'm of the opinion that these are exactly the types of places we need in Missoula...amazing food brought to us by our fellow community members. I hope you try House of Elk because I am really confident that you will be as blown away as I was!

We did a pickup with the House of Elk. Order was ready right on time and still super hot. The egg rolls with the crack sauce were spicy and delicious. The beef for the pho was also very tender. I have no doubt if you love spice this place could give you something outrageously hot that still tastes amazing. Were only in town visiting but I would go out of my way to get food from here again and probably will before we leave. I will say they are obviously just getting started and the route to the kitchen has a 90s underground rave vibe, but my husband and I dug it.

Let’s see. I’ve had the lemongrass chicken, minced pork, pad Thai, pho, and egg rolls so far. It’s all absolutely amazing. If you want to have some real top quality Vietnamese food this is it. 11/10, best pho in Missoula for sure.