We wanted to check out a restaurant in Houston that specializes in Oc and boy did they deliver! The portions were fairly priced giving the time and season. We left full and happy. The service was really nice we were always checked on by the sweetest waitress. The restaurant is really clean and we were seated immediately. I'll be back for sure!

Things to know before coming: Can get super packed! So I recommend getting a reservation if possible! It's a very Vietnamese style oriented place! Quite small, so if you have a big gathering - it can be cramp. There are three things you HAVE to get on the menu: The combination platter! Combo Oc - it even comes with long pick sticks to easily take out the snails; also the green sauce it quite spicy, so I preferred dipping it only in fish sauce (definitely personal preference). Oc Mong Tay Nuong Mo Hanh - snails dripping garlic butter and onion oil! This is a fan favorite! :) Bo nuong Xa - grilled beef skewers in lemongrass. The beef literally fell off the stick - SO GEWD. Another favorite of mines have to also be the bot chien - which is fried rice cakes cooked in eggs! Pretty filling and I prefer it over the bot chien with chicken. IG - @piggieats_

Great place for snacking/chilling with friends. The place is pretty dark. I'm assuming this place is for people who want to hang and drink since they have a bar island. We ordered the following: Chicken feet chili Thai clams in soup Blood clams in tamarind Bot chien Mi go reng beef The platter:includes a whole bunch of seafood Corn with baby shrimp Coconut snails I don't know if they did this on purpose or if it's always like that but the chicken feet were small. So small i thought I was eating pretzel sticks. Barely any skin, that good stuff. Flavor was there but it was impossible to eat without getting slobber all on you The Thai clams were my least favorite. The flavor was okay, but the clams were over cooked and a bit rubbery Blood clams were good! A nice balance of tamarind and sweetness. Small, but yummy! The bot chien is delicious. I usually don't know where to go when getting this, so I'd go to tan tan but here they make it extra crispyyyyyy. Mmmm. My favorite place now for this. Mi go reng beef was okay. Lacked flavor. It was basically rau muong with beef and ramen noodles. It tasted just like that. It needed soy sauce from the bot chien. Hehe The platter was great! I really love the presentation. Specifically because I love variety of these babies. The snails were not over cooked like most places, the green sauce was okay, fish sauce was good for these. They provide you sticks for easy consumption. Pretty great scallops, delicious garlic! The mussels were flavorful! Corn with baby shrimp was a bit dry but nice flavor to enjoy with the spread. The coconut snails was thicccc. What I mean is, the sauce was as thick as pudding! They tried to keep it hot by lighting a fire but it went out within a few min. The snails were nicely cooked, hard to suck out but worth the work. Overall, happy with the food, prices were reasonable, quick service, my new fav place!

I was really looking forward to this when visiting Houston. It's often hard to find shell fishes like in Vietnam so it was really nice coming here to get my seafood fix. We ordered the oc mong tai- long fingernail shellfish (not literally fingernails just the name) smothered in tamarind sauce. It tasted so good. We then got the shellfish combo platter which was grilled and topped with fried garlic and green onions. They came out with several sauces, and they were all soooo good as well. Finally, we got the beef hot pot with ramen noodles, and the broth was cooked with perfection with some herbs in there. The beef was tender and soft, the only complaint was that their veggies that came with the hot pot wasn't as fresh, some were bad. But overall, I loved the place, the restaurant is a bit small and we got there right before the rush dinner hour. It will be a place I hope to return.

Love the food here! Seasoning is definitely on par with actual Vietnamese street food. We absolutely loved the fried rice with fish eggs!! It also had Vietnamese sausage, egg, and small shrimps. There's a subtle wok flavor which complemented the rice beautifully. Grilled chicken feet was delicious! Wonderfully flavored and they should add a spicy option! Now here's the good part: snails! We ordered the combo snails and the variety was good. There were 5 different species of snails/clams that were grilled with peanuts and green onions! This dish also came with 3 dipping sauces. We thoroughly enjoyed it, the only complaint we had is that they should clean the clam/mussel more carefully because one or two of them were still sandy! Coconut snails were very rich and flavorful! There's a little heat which countered the coconut flavor beautifully!

Food and service was great and I would definitely come back! The place is kinda small and in my opinion, is only good for small groups of 4 people. Unless you're sitting at the bar or the booths, but when arrived, the booths were reserved for a party. Not sure if they serve alcoholic beverages either, but I know their known for their hot pots (hence their name), along with their grilled seafood. Came her with some girlfriends and although we didn't get to try their hotpot, we got to try several other dishes. Coconut snails were by far my absolute favorite! It is challenging to eat, but my technique is simple but might sound perverted. Suck the smaller end first, then suck the bigger end and the meat will easily come out. Suck hard because it gets stuck. Thank me later! Aside from all that, the combination plate offers literally a little bit of everything on the seafood section. We also got to try the octopus in the green sauce, mini egg rolls, Banh bot chien (egg and rice cake), and clams in lemongrass broth. Fried chicken feet was great! I never had chicken feet the way they make it, and it's definitely recommended! Had a good kick to it as well! Wonton soup and noodles were also pretty good. Corn dish was just okay... could go without ordering this. Regardless, service was friendly and food came out super fast! Our table was so full we couldn't fit anymore new dishes coming out! Definitely recommend coming here if you're a hot pot and seafood lover! Enjoy!!!