His: Food was alright, but they are famous here in Boston for their boba drinks. Best one is Avocado. But don't try papaya. It's not that good.Hers: I got a noodle dish with chicken which was really good! There was a ton of it though, so I couldn't really finish. Unfortunately, it didn't keep for very long/ reheat well =/What we ALWAYS go back for is BUBBLE TEA!! Oh so good! Always a nice treat =) As you'll notice soon, we're great fans of this place and have tried many flavors!They have both shakes and the typical bubble tea.Shakes typically are fresh fruit blended with ice (but sometimes just powder), a little bit of syrup for sweetness, and sometimes a scoop of ice cream (depending on which shake you order).Avocado, Red Bean/Coconut, Green Tea (if I remember correctly - a powder) and Taro or Taro/Almond (powder, not fresh) come with ice cream - I LOVE the taro/almond shake!Honeydew, Watermelon, Peach, Passion fruit, Papaya, Strawberry, Lychee, Kiwi, Durian, Pineapple, and Green Apple (a syrup rather than fresh fruit) - I'm pretty sure none of these come with ice cream. My favorites are Honeydew, Passion Fruit and Kiwi!! Watermelon, Peach, Green Apple, Pineapple, and Strawberry are definitely good too! Lychee I wasn't a fan of, but that's just because I don't really like lychee in the first place. Same with durian. However, he really likes both durian and lychee and enjoyed both.The typical bubble tea drink ones come either hot or cold. Thai tea, milk tea, green tea, taro, and taro/almond are the ones that we've tried. Each of them great hot or cold. My least favorite is probably the green tea.They offer both jelly (a variety - coffee, green tea, lychee, and rainbow coconut) and bubbles. Their tapioca bubbles are soo good. Super soft and a little sweet! They definitely don't skimp out on it either! There are still many more flavors to try!Cash only!! For two drinks, it usually comes out to around $7.For food, rating is probably a 3-4. But because we love the bubble tea so much and always come back, we gave it 5 stars!

Still cash only.Still popular with the drink (non alcoholic) crowd as evident by the masses congregated by the counter, and the door which kept opening, allowing the cold winter's air to blow upon the eat-in folk, of which there was us.Pork Chop Rice #92 once again beat out Vermicelli grilled barbeque pork slices & egg roll #23 (both $6.25), although it was a close race. I completely consumed my double pork chops with no sweat once again, but it was quite a satisfying meal. Although I admit I did glance longingly at a dining companion's Banh Hoi combination of grilled beef strips, and 3 egg rolls $9.75 (I figure she must have subbed extra eggrolls for the sugar cane shrimp). Perhaps next time... that or back to the Vermiceilli which was also at our table and looked quite good with the crispy fried eggroll cut in 3 and the single pork chop sliced up on top of the bowl full of white vermicelli noodles and garnished with the lettuce, carrots, scallions and peanuts.Another thought for the future - perhaps an order of the fried springrolls $3.25 and the yummy filling Tri-Color Bean dessert drink for a lighter lunch...PS - This menu seems pretty up to date currently since the prices for the above noted items were accurate - http://boston.menupages.…

Definitely the place to eat!I love the food here, not only is it cheap but the quality is good! Very good! they use real fruits for the boba shakes! Definitely recommend getting your boba shakes here and the vietnamese ice coffee with the jelly.

This was the first place I ever had an avocado shake. Ya I know, first impressions are 1) nasty, an avocado?, 2) almond, taro, red bean....those are all much better, why would I waste $3.50 on an avocado shake? Stop fighting with your taste buds and TRY IT!Since, I have moved to southern California and all i hear is the food, the drinks, and the BOBA is the best out there. Well sorry to burst SoCal's bubble, but this place makes the best avocado shake, period!1/2 avocado, 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream, condensed milk, sugar water, and ice are the ingredients. Maybe you can make it at your own house, but then you would have your own boba shop wouldn't you?

So I only go here for the bubble tea mostly only because I feel like their portions are relatively small. I remember getting the Vermicelli bowl there once and it was like $6.25 for one. Sure it's cheap, but the portion was ridiculously small. When I finished eating it, I felt like I finished it in 2 bites, because it was that little. The meal itself contained very little vermicelli noodles. I would it's the same for their Pho bowls too. I think their largest size for Pho is a Large, and their large size was like a medium at Pho Pasteur.As for their bubble tea, I've had mixed experiences. Sometimes the service would be good sometimes not. This one time I went, there was the old guy who was working there. I asked for a Green Tea shake with boba. Then he continued to take other people's orders and make theirs first before mine. Not to mention he sort of took his time considering the amount of people that were waiting.When the crowd died down for the bubble tea, he asked me what I wanted again. I said Green Tea. He thought I said "Milk Tea." Since he thought I said Milk Tea, he had one sitting on the counter. I told him that wasn't mine. He gave me a look, and continued to make me the Green Tea shake that I asked for. When he finished making it, he tried to charge me another $3.50. He tried to tell me that the Milk Tea was $3 and the Green Tea shake with boba was $3.50. I already knew that but he didn't understand me. I told him that I already paid but he kept on telling me that it's $3.50 for the Green Tea Shake with boba. I had to take out the change that he gave me to let him know that I already paid. He said "whatever," gave me my order, and then muttered something in Chinese under his breath.Yeah the bubble tea experience really varies here.

My go to place for bubble drinks when in Chinatown!! They don't disappoint.New Dong is a fairly tiny place so in their busy time it can get a little hectic. However the food hits the spot.I'm not an expert by any means on Vietnamese food but my limited experience and what I do know if I am in Chinatown and crave Vietnamese food, this is my go to place.They are a cash only joint (which seems to be the theme in the smaller Chinatown shops) but you will get your moneys worth on food.

Fantastic boba but horrible che, or bean desserts. The smoothies are fresh and perfectly tart and the pearls are always chewy and sweet. Their che however has only a couple of beans floating around and plenty of ice.Food is just ok while service is incredibly rushed and unattentive. The cash only policy is also inconvenient.

2012 and they still accept cash only? Might as well revert our money back to coinage.

On a cold overcast day, I went to get a hot milk tea here. It was hot, creamy, and sweet, with strong tea. No complaints here. It was rather apparent that if you spoke Cantonese, you'd get friendlier service.The only issue I have is when you're heating up the tea, don't microwave it in a Styrofoam cup. Don't feel like getting cancer anytime soon...

a review on their pho.i've had better. ~_~'; the broth was bland and left me craving more of a meatier, substantial flavor. plus, my chopsticks and soup spoon smelled like mildew from a soggy old sponge that smelled like it hadn't been properly dried in months... the smell really tainted every bite of my pho to where I didnt feel like eating anymore.i still frequent dong khanh but just for bubble tea only. won't be getting food here anymore. =(

#171Nope.I ordered the black milk tea with tapioca bubbles. Bubbles were stale and were difficult to chew through instead of being soft and chewy. The black milk tea had too much milk in it, almost creating a sour flavor, and it was hard to taste the tea portion.Cash only. Lady behind the counter is clearly over-worked. $3 for bubble tea is kind of over-priced for what amounts to a 12-ounce portion. Also not a lot of varieties of bubble tea if you're in the mood for that.Not as good as the bubble tea I've had in NYC, California or Philadelphia.

4 syllables, 2 words - A-vo-ca-do Shake!!!!Get it, you wont regret it...and in the great unlikelihood that you do not enjoy it, go with a friend, one of you guys will like it! It's not a calorie smart choice FYI, but it's a "make yo mouth happy" kinda choice. They use 1/2 ripened avocado, ice, vanilla ice cream, and sugar water (or was it condensed milk..?). Blend it up, nice and thick, add boba to cup, then pour drink into boba cup. Sometimes, I want full fat and only get the avocado shake, no boba... in the large cup (they offer large cups, yay!!), and I think it's like $4. Who knew deliciousness was so cheap..This is THE place for boba drinks aka "bubble tea". their boba is usually soft on the outside and chewy on the inside, the way boba should be prepared. Word to the wise: If you get a drink with boba, make sure u drink it sooner than later. Once it hardens, it's gross. Luckliy, this place makes a variety of yummy drinks. I have never gotten anything else other than their avocado shakes, but I have heard good things about lots of their drink items. I like the younger glady to make it although I haven't seen her around much lately.. She makes it the best - thick n creamy. The other staff would generally make it too runny for me. Then, when you add the boba, forget it- too runny! Although lately, it has much improved. If you realllllly wanna try a realllllly Viet drink (bc u realllllly like Viet food), try the avocado shake. I pretty much grew up drinking avocados like this as opposed to eating it lol explains some things, I know (but now I gym!).This place also serves standard Vietnamese fair. I tried their banh cuon tom (something something rice noodle folded with shrimp). I liked it. I don't mess with too much of that nuoc mam (fish sauce), but I did try a little, and it wasn't overpowering nor overbearing. They have decently priced lunch items, I'd give it another whirl when in town (which is quite often..). This place is small but service is attentive imo. I'll def be returning. Enjoy~!

I usually come here for the food and the bubble teas. I like the freshness of the drinks, along with the flavors provided. The food tastes fantastic, and it's in an affordable range. However, it should be kept in mind that this restaurant takes CASH ONLY.I have to knock a star off because of several occasions where I got some rude service (there were times where I felt like I was being rushed out of the place to finish my food by few servers). It is unfortunate because I really do like eating here, but I did not have a good experience in my last visit.Back in August, I came in with my friend and my family to order bubble tea. My friend had to pick up an order nearby, so she left me with her money to pay for her order and my sister's. She already stated what drinks she wanted to the workers, so she gave me the money to pay them (which I already did). I'm not sure if I caught one of the workers (she's in her 40s or 50s?) on a bad day, because she gave me a hard time about the payment for the drinks. She only gave me one drink (my friend's), and minutes later, she continued on with other customers' orders. I thought it was strange because I specifically remembered my friend ordered 2 drinks, not one. I assumed she had to attend to their orders, so I waited. Minutes later, she had my sister's order up on the counter, and I assumed I could take it (since I already gave her the money for it). She started to yell at me about not paying for that order, when in fact I thought she already took my pay for the TWO orders, not one. I had to pay her for the next drink, even though I did remember my friend asking for 2 drinks earlier!I felt pretty humiliated by this situation, and I am not sure if I want to come back here to New DK again. I can understand there has been a miscommunication, but I really wish the worker did not have to yell at me in front of other customers to aggravate this little mistake.

Really good affordable food in Chinatown. The Chao Tom was delicious and the Pho Sate was spice and filling. Really can't ask for anything more.

Bubble Tea.And that's my review.No it's not. But their bubble tea is fantastic. I get the bubble tea with mango jelly (which are shaped as little itty bitty stars). Everything tastes very fresh. There is occasionally a long line but for the most part it's not an awfully long wait. They're pretty fast.I've never had the food but maybe one day.

I like several things about this place and I dislike just as many...1. I love the new renovations from how it was previously. If you've been there before you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't, you're lucky. It's now more spacious and can sit more people. The front area where they make the drinks is also in a better location so as the front won't be as congested as it did before. The lines used to go out the door and blocking the entrance for other patrons wanting to sit down and there was no place to stand.2. Speaking of the new drink/counter area -- they seriously make one of the BEST, if not THE best boaboa drinks ever!!! For most of the drinks you see on the menu, it's made with fresh fruits or previously frozen so it's not just canned stuff. There are a few that is canned but it's because it just has to be that way else you're looking at higher prices. The smoothies are just really good here and they're pretty generous of with the tapioca (pearls as some would call them).3. Like I said earlier, the place is a little bit more spacious so there are more tables and it's just placed better. The lighting in the place is also very well lit.4. Their service is always prompt. They're good about getting you seated and getting your order in and on the way. Most of the food items do not take long to make at all. There has only been a few occasions where we had to wait awhile for them to bring the check - which is unusual since most Asian places can't wait to get rid of you!!! LOL5. They make really good Pho here. I don't really care much about their other dishes except for the Quails. That's pretty good too. Too bad it's so expensive for 2 tiny quails.So, onwards to the part i don't like as much.1. While it's great that it's more spacious, it's still tight and they do not have the most comfortable seats. Purpose this was done on purpose so yo don't sit too long. But you can't put your bag on the floor because that's just disgusting and it's impossible to hang in behind the chair so if you're with 3 or 4 people, chances are, you're holding it on your lap.2. You don't get a whole lot room either when the place is packed. The person behind you will be sure to bang against your back.3. And it's hard to carry a conversation there because the space is so small.4. While service is almost always prompt, it is also sometimes abrupt as well too, as if they're pushing you out the door. I get it though. It's a business and if they don't get you eating soon and you on your merry way, they cannot sit another customer and make more money. Later at night when it's dead, they don't care as much, and this is when you notice the wait staff a lot more relaxed and they don't really pay attention to you as much. So sometimes, you end up sitting there and just waiting for them to show up from the kitchen.5. I ordered a pork and tofu with watercress soup. it was $9 and it didn't come with rice, and not even half a serving of watercress. I was VERY disappointed. I went to Le's in Allston which is usually more expensive and they gave a bigger portion and included a bowl of white rice. There was actually more than a serving of watercress and more meat. I know where I am going to get the same dish next time. (when i say a service, i mean, when you go to the supermarket and you get a bunch of watercress, it comes bundled already with a rubber band. that's one serving)6. CASH-ONLY.So, eventhough my experience is somewhat mixed, I still love this place and will continue to come here to get my Pho-fix.. And when people recommend where to go in Chinatown, I will likely point to this as well.

Hands down, best bubble tea in Boston.Now in Boston, I've only ever tried bubble tea at Bao Bao Bakery, Dado, The Juice Bar, Boston Tea Stop and a few vietnamese sandwich shops-- so I guess out of those.... best bubble tea in Boston.Compared to other stores, the bubbles here have a sweet taste to them, which really adds to the drink. They are a good size (Boston Tea Stop's are too small for me.... which is picky, but true) and really good texture. I've been here over 5 times and it's consistently good.The only problem with New Dong is that they don't have the widest selection of flavors, but they do use real fruit, which is a big bonus in my book.

In Boston for business. Stopped by for a quick dinner. Had "Bun Mam", a savory pork seafood noodle soup, a very good choice for a very cold night. Dipped the pieces of meat in tamarind sauce for additional flavor.Wished I had room to try their many special fruit shakes or teas. Next time, definitely.Service was quick, but the waitress just took the order & rushed off to other duties. Will stop by when in Boston again.

I can't believe I haven't written a review here yet. How many times have I been here? I can't even remember. I've been a fan of this place for over 10 years now and yes.. even before the renovation! It's much cleaner now which is a plus!Food and service here is great! Don't expect them to serve everything on a silver platter if that's what's great to you. Under $10 can get you a delicious bowl of seafood soup with clear noodles which is one of my favorites! Hu Tieu Nam Vang is what it is called on the menu. Comes with this sauteed sauce on the side to dip and veggies if you're into that like I am. They're very generous if you want more veggies and sauce. I know because I'm always asking for extra when I get this. Just delicious!My second favorite is their rice plates. Yeah they rice plates are better at Pho So 1 and Pho Le in Dorchester but I'm reviewing Chinatown and this is my go to place if I'm craving Com Bon Mau (4 color rice). It's not what you think. The rice isn't 4 colors. It's what's given to you with the rice that makes it 4 colors. You get white rice with pork chops, pork skin, steamed pork-egg custard and a sunny side up egg. They give you plenty of veggies and fish sauce too.When I used to be obsessed with boba tea, this was also my go to place. People love lollipcup but I just don't see what the big deal is. Yeah they make tons of different flavor drinks but they're mostly from powder so no thanks. I'm a huge fan of Durian. If you can get over the smell, it's sooo yum! Yes this is the same fruit that Andrew Zimmern could not eat when he was in Vietnamese. How strange because he eats a ton of food that I think I would throw up just being near. Anyways, they make a good Durian and green bean shake with boba. It's pretty sweet so yeah, not the healthiest, but great if you're daring and want to try something different!It's a small place.. seats maybe 50 people.. takes cash only and no reservations.. Quick, cheap and delicious. Give it a try sometime. They also offer vegetarian dishes too! I'm a huge tofu fan too!