Lua Viet Kitchen, Montrose
10 people recommendvia r/HoustonFood, r/houston12 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Lua Viet Kitchen is a Vietnamese restaurant in Montrose that one diner calls a go-to, with really good pho and shaking tofu and nothing tried that disappointed. The lemongrass chicken and shaking beef also get singled out, and one diner says the shaking beef with added chicken and double rice makes several lunches. A commenter finds it solid but on the pricier side for Vietnamese, and a regular who loves the Montrose location is unsure whether they have ever seen it packed.
Address
Lúa Viet Kitchen, 1540 W Alabama St Unit 300, Houston, TX 77006
At a glance
- Price
- Premium
- Signature dishes
- Pho, Shaking tofu, Shaking beef
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/htownnwoth in r/HoustonFood · May 2026
Says Lua Viet Kitchen next door is always packed, implying it does well.
- Recommendsu/koknight in r/houston · Sep 2026taste
A diner's regular go-to, with really good pho and shaking tofu and nothing they have tried that they disliked.
- Recommendsu/linearmovement in r/HoustonFood · May 2026taste
Calls Lua Viet Kitchen actually fantastic.
- Recommendsu/H0wSw33tItIs in r/houston · Sep 2026taste
Really likes the lemongrass chicken at Lua Viet.
- Recommendsu/KeekatLove in r/houston · Sep 2026portion
Loves Lua Viet's shaking beef and says adding chicken and double rice makes several lunches.
- Mixedu/Rachel21321 in r/houston · Sep 2026price
Calls the food solid but says it is on the pricier side compared with other Vietnamese spots.
- Recommendsu/generic2022 in r/houston · Aug 2026
Lists it among counter-service restaurants.
- Recommendsu/spack_attack in r/HoustonFood · May 2026taste
Has visited the Montrose location many times and loves it, but is unsure it has ever been packed.
Show all 12 cited comments
- Recommendsu/duckyoga in r/houston · Jul 2024
Suggested as an answer to the quiet restaurant question.
- Recommendsu/zsreport in r/houston · Aug 2026
Seconds the recommendation of this restaurant.
- Mixedu/Rggity in r/HoustonFood · May 2026
Glad the original is packed but says the Heights location is never busy.
- Recommendsu/earthgirls22 in r/houston · Mar 2026
Names Lua Viet as a fried rice pick.
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