Lotus Banh Mi - Chicago UIC

Chill spot to grab reliable Vietnamese food!! We have tried many locations in different places, but this is a tried and true location. This is our Go To - the BahnMi, Pho, rice bowls, spring rolls - all great options. It's the chicken wings I could literally live off of. Great flavor, always served HOT (temperature), and fresh. Alright - 8 years later. This is STILL our go to place. The other day I went on my way up north for some me time creative class, and this was my choice of dinner. This time I tried the Curry Rice Bowl. Delicious seasoning! My only suggestion would be to add more chicken which might be an option for additional charge, but I was so excited, I didn't even look for that. This was the first time I tried this, and I was pleasantly surprosed because this isn't in my usua

Super GREASY broth!!! Do not recommend. We ordered the beef pho, ginger chicken pho and both broths were flavorful but extremely greasy. I've eaten pho all over the city of Chicago bc my bestie and I are pho lovers and so I know what good broth tastes like. But this broth here was so greasy every time I took a sip of the broth I felt like I was drinking oil that's how greasy it was. I had a ring of grease on my lips and it was just too oily I couldn't even finish half the bowl. The beef pho was more flavorful than the chicken pho, the chicken pho was a tad bit salty but then chicken was tender. We also ordered the pork egg roll which was crispy and tasty no issues there. But we ordered the shrimp spring roll which on the menu lists it as two but it's literally one spring roll they cut i

Staff is very nice, food comes out quick. Very tasty pho that’s full of flavor. I’ve tried both chicken & veggie. I was surprised that the veggie pho was very flavorful. Shrimp spring rolls were also very good, the shrimp tasted fresh. The portion for the pho is very generous, more than enough for one person (I couldn’t finish & had to take the rest to-go). I’ve also tried the banh mi before and that’s also good. I still prefer coming here for just the pho though. Come hungry!

A very peaceful place to have lunch. The pho and banh mis are delicious 😋 I would absolutely recommend coming here on a chilly day 🩵

I was craving Pho. From a Google search I decided to try Lotus Bahn Mi, since I was not far from the location. In this area of town you have the option of paid street parking or paid garage parking. This restaurant is bright, clean and quaint. The service was friendly and great. You order at the counter and pickup when your order is ready. My friend and I dined in for the whole experience. I love ginger, but have never had ginger flavored Pho before. Lotus Bahn Mi's Pho options are different from any Vietnamese Pho restaurant I have ever dined in or dined from, across the country. Curious about the taste of their Ginger Chicken Pho, I decided to try it. Let me tell you it was quite delicious! This dish has the perfect balance of ginger flavor, as it was not over powering.