Kim Sơn

Wide variety of authentic Vietnamese cuisine! They even have a pho bar making classics like pho, bun Rieu, bun Bo hue, and even Chinese style like shrimp wontons. There’s also a grill station serving shrimps, grilled oysters, and even chicken feet! Make sure to try all the different house made sauces they offer. And don’t forget traditional appetizers like spring rolls/egg rolls and banh xeo! For seafood- the marinated crabs were a hit, along with big and plump escargot- make sure to dip in the special sauce! The dessert station served up the classic rainbow ice and mung beans. There was even a small sushi station- which wasn’t a hit. The restaurant area is huge and for the price of $32 per person for dinner, you honestly can’t go wrong. All in all, definitely worth the price for wide variety delicious and authentic Vietnamese cuisine!

My friends and I came here for dinner to raise some money for the Buddhist organization to build a new temple in Tampa, Florida. There were about a thousand people attending the meeting. The vegetarian dishes were very good. Kim Son restaurant is a great place for dining, parties, meetings, and weddings. We had a great time at the meeting because there were many singers performing for entertainment.

We were super excited to try this place for the first time but left disappointed. There weren’t many selections compared to a regular buffet, but we appreciated the uniqueness of the food. However, we were very let down by the freshness. Many of the dishes, such as the spring rolls, chicken, and octopus, were hard to chew. Some were too salty. The chicken feet, despite their orange color, had zero flavor. The made-to-order noodles and porridge had great flavor, but the toppings looked nothing like the pictures.

Food was wonderful!! I was expecting more options but the variety was good whether you like seafood, beef, chicken, and other delicacies like escargot. I tried sooo many things I never tried before and actually enjoyed them! Lol Service was excellent!!! Nothing more, nothing less!! Price was decent. Not cheap. Not expensive. I didn't eat much but tried many things so the $32 was worth it for me. Atmosphere was nice! The dining area could use a few updates but nothing major. Also I'd like to see another station with more options like crab legs, fried chicken, chicken and broccoli, etc.

There aren’t many Vietnamese buffets in the States, so it was exciting to learn that Houston has one. The food is very straightforward buffet-style, exactly what you’d expect, nothing more, nothing less. It was a good experience overall, but would I come back? Probably not.

Kim son was on our list of place to visit for our family trip to Houston. The atmosphere and service was good. The food not so much. The place was way over hype for being a Vietnamese food buffet. The food was mediocre at best. We got a Bun Bo Hue and Mi quan from the noodle bar, the soup lack flavor, and maybe it was us but we never seen the mi quan noodle looking like that before. We try banh uot and it was cold and chewy, same thing with banh beo. We have high hope for desert bar, and also end up disappoint. With the taste a bit off, like it been left out for a while. This is when we arrive about 10 - 15 min from their open time. Overall, it was something we want to try and can cross of our list

Amazing grilled oysters (I ate at least two dozen 😅). The roast duck, scallion oil chicken, and fried Vietnamese porridge (Cháo Lòng) were all delicious, especially the organ meats. Fresh cane sugar juice was sweet and addictive.