My fav place for Pho on island. I order a vegetarian pho with beef broth. The broth is amazing, veggies are plenty and tofu is crispy. Great service. Great for large parties with plenty of seating. Prices are excellent.

Great food and reasonable. Their Banh mi sandwiches are good, but The oxtail pho is amazing! Regards Beau Toichi

My favorite place for pho on the Hilo side. Great flavored soup and price. I come here at least once while we are in Hilo.

We stumbled upon Lam's after a long day at the volcano National park. We had pork egg rolls, Lemongrass Chicken Curry and Kung Pao Chicken. All of the food was amazing and the Flan for dessert was the icing on the cake. If you're in Hilo make sure to check this place out

While I traveled to Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii I've decided to give this location a go. Lam's restaurant has a rather large inside. This establishment could easily accommodate 150 people comfortably. The decor is rather simple and could use an update/facelift. It's clean and tidy. Service - different servers have their own unique way at introducing what they have to offer. The server we had, very quiet. Maybe it was me on being on Yelp stopped her from coming back but she was rather quiet compared to the other server that helped another table. On to the food. I decided to try the following: summer rolls - fresh and very refreshing. Perfect balance of noodles, lettuce, and shrimp. It doesn't come with basil like others I've tried. The peanut sauce is rather simple, straight from the bottle. Next shrimp Papaya Salad: so refreshing seeing it was so hot outside. The salad possibly needed more umami, possibly not. On my taste bud, it was missing that acid to help cut down the rather sweet green Papaya. Perfect amount of fish sauce was used. The Basil that was used brought a whole different taste that made my tastebuds stand up. Again, it was a rather perfectly made salad for a hot day. Pork Bah Mi - crisp outside but soft bun. Pork was oh so flavorful and tender. It had that sweet taste without making it to sweet. The vegetables added the crunch and freshness to this dish which made it very enjoyable. They do specialize in their own house made oxtail which I will have to come back for. In closing, if you are in the Hilo Town Area, please stop in to give this place a shot. You won't be disappointed. Until next time, eat till your heart is content!

If you have a hankering for soup, this is absolutely the place to go! Come with an appetite. The portions are extremely generous, so you are definitely going to leave full! Came on a rainy night, and was craving something warm and comforting. I got the saimin won ton soup, and it totally hit the spot. Did I mention the portions were huge? My boyfriend got the oxtail soup, and that was delicious too! Their broth game is on POINT! Service was great--there was one guy basically running the whole shop, but he did fantastic! Major props to him! The ambiance is very casual! But you're honestly not here for that--you're here for the noodle soups.

***** For the PHO, SERVICE, BYOB. Perfect place to heal a hangover: spacious, large tables, inoffensive lighting or windows for that matter, mellow environment and quiet if no big parties are present. Pho is hot and huge, probably biggest portions on island. Extras (cilantro, jalapeños, lime, hotttt peppers) given graciously and if you ask for garlic chili sauce or dipping fish sauce or or or,,, they are so accommodating. Truly bestest service for some of them being so young. Vietnamese and Chinese items rather reliable with many standouts for a smaller menu, and the only place offering OXTAIL PHO. Other oxtail soups and beef stews, and a bun bo hue too. Faves: Green Papaya Salad with Shrimp!! Chicken Cabbage Salad Steamed Dumplings Oxtail Pho Shrimp Pho Bun Bo Hue Claypot Rice Beef Chow Fun -add sriracha Singapore Noodles

Tried this location today as we are on the hunt for the best Vietnamese food on the Big Island! Although it was a pretty wet day today, the restaurant was decently filled with college students, locals and a few tourists. The dining room is a respectable size and allows for good social distancing. Because of the cool day, we both had soup. The oxtail soup with rice was great. Clean and not too oily. Nice amounts of bak choy and meat. The taste was great. Best I've had so far. The Beef Pho was respectable and adding the chilli oil gave it the right kick. The Vietnamese ice coffee was wonderfully strong without leaving the feeling of being too thick. In all a great experience, I think this one is pretty good!

When you just arrive downtown from a cold environment in Maunakea Summit Visitor Center & from being stuck on the side of the road coz your rental car's tire blown up all you want to have is a comforting soup! Goodness I found this place while our tow truck driver gave us a ride back to town. Upon arriving we were greeted. Immediately seated and offer us cold glass of water. The guy is friendly but reserved. Then another guy came in and handed us the menu. And I know what to order at that time. FOOD. Oxtail pho, $14.49 is dang good!!!! Our enthusiastic server served me this huge bowl and I am sure that my eyes was blown with the portion of the pho. Goodness my bandit hasn't order at that time coz he's busy talking to someone regarding our flat blown tire from our rental car so we ended up sharing the bowl. Anyhow, the broth was opaque and most of all it's flavorful. The meat from the oxtail is more tender and on silkier short rib in terms of texture. Gelatinous rich meat at its finest! It's bowl is uplifting and my almost dead spirit suddenly came back to life! LoL. Btw, I also ordered an extra sides for pho - tripe! My tummy is the happiest! Hot Green Tea Pot $2.50 is the perfect ender that night. So hearty good!!! And because it's too much even for us we ended up asking for a small container which by the way they charge us for $0.25 which I found it ridiculous a lil bit (insert palm face). Overall, we enjoyed our pho and the service is pretty efficient. Not to mention that it's the closest eatery open nearby our hotel at that time. Buuuurpf! Mahalo for reading & happy juandering fellow yeeps!