Chef Lou’s Kitchen

I like Phở noodle it tasted so good, and the man with his wife they’re very friendly!

Best spring rolls and the pork chop and rice is amazing and filling. Good price as well

Wow! I am actually very shocked at how good the vietnamese food is. I was a bit hesitant to visit this place due to its location but gave in due to some excellent reviews. I got # 52 and #54. This place is definitely up there with the local vietnamese restaurants.

Excellent Vietnamese food. Salad rolls are the best I have ever tasted and crispy spring rolls are very good. The owners are very friendly and will know your names if you visit a few times. Highly recommend this little gem of a restaurant.

This was an excellent meal. Good sized portions at a great price. The service was fast and friendly. We’ll definitely be returning here

Chef Lou’s Kitchen is nestled into a tiny, hidden strip mall located in the middle-​of-​nowhere north side. Okay, okay, that’s a lie, it is near the field where we practice soccer, that counts right? Anyways, I remember reading some good things about CLK so we decided to try it for lunch on a Wednesday afternoon.
The interior is pretty bland, even for Vietnamese standards. Outdated décor, old booths but the husband/​wife combo working the restaurant are very friendly. No real menus (only take outs from what I saw) but there is a chalkboard filled with daily specials and regular menu posted up front.
The menu can be summed up in a word or two: RANDOM/​WTF. Haha, seriously, they have every cuisine imaginable, all under one roof. Breakfast, soups, salads, sandwiches, donairs, burgers, pizza and a few select Vietnamese dishes. Bbop and I couldn’t phantom how they offer so many dishes while stocking all the necessary ingredients to make each one. Yowza. I assume it’s to cater to the clientele that comes in otherwise, I would say they lack major focus. It reminds me of Phở Huong & Mama Pizza’s menu but at least they limit their Western dishes to simply pizza.
— Shrimp and pork salad rolls (#48) ($ 6.00) — Three generous portions of salad rolls. Nice touch how they separate the crushed peanuts in a small side container from the sauce. Filling salad rolls that hit the spot.
— Green onion cakes ($ 6.00) — the green onion cakes aren’t on their main menu but they do have a poster up advertising that they offer them. You get two pieces and it comes with a side of sweet chili sauce. Solid portion and it was fried nicely, not too greasy which is always a thumbs up.
— Char-​broiled marinated pork chop (#52) ($ 11.50) — I love when I choose wisely. I was debating between phở and the pork chop originally but the pork chop hands down was the winner. The pork chop was beautifully marinated, which resulted in a sweet flavour and incredibly tender meat. I don’t order many Vietnamese meat dishes as I’ve only really enjoyed the ones I’ve had in Vietnam but this one was excellently executed. It comes with the standard rice, yolky fried egg, and side of raw tomato, cucumber and lettuce.
— Vietnamese beef noodle soup (#51) ($ 10.50) — Bbop decided to try out Lou’s phở which comes with beef meatballs and flank steak slices. Sadly, their phở was pretty mediocre. The broth was lacking depth and we both couldn’t pinpoint what they were putting into the broth. If you’ve had good phở, skip here. You’re better off going to Co Do Hue’s. I know, I know, that’s always our comparison but they’re seriously unbeatable champs when it comes to north side.
Overall, Chef Lou’s Kitchen is worth a try. The menu is a bit concerning as I feel they’re offering too many items and attempting to please too many people. They could easily condense the menu to give it clarity and focus. However, I like that everything is fresh and is done with proper care.

The Owners are very friendly and welcoming, the place is clean and comfortable, and the food is excellent and reasonably priced. This is a place that I will keep coming back to. You will not be disappointed!

A cozy little spot that we stumbled on by accident in a strip mall by Orlando’s Pizza. Lou and his wife make you feel like part of the family. We’ve had an excellent breakfast twice now. It is served all day. The prices are very good and it’s one of the only full service places where you can still get a coffee for $ 1.50. On the next trip we will try the Wonton soup and spring rolls

Five stars. The spring rolls. Wonton, beef noodle soup I’m tried all of those, is was so amazing taste, i would definitely recommend this chef lou’s ketchen to anyone, and all my friends