Ba Bar Capitol Hill

Ella Navaroli

Awesome experience here. Our waiter was fantastic- very friendly and had great suggestions. The pho fat old fashioned was really fun and interesting to drink. Would highly recommend the lemongrass beef skewers, imperial rolls, lemongrass soda, shrub soda, and oxtail pho!

Jacky “Jack Keychain” Chen

I like this self-labelled Vietnamese streetfood in a finer dinning vibe. The entrance is a massive bait; they have heating lamp displaying hot food as you enter. Services was excellence, the water was always filled. Everyone is extremely nice and answered questions. This location is exponentially better than the U-Village one. I ordered the Ba Bar Passionate Pandan Cake ($9), Do Nuong Sa ($11), and Lemongrass Rockfish ($19). The Pandan cake is only a weekend thing, and it did not disappoint. The Do Nuong Sa aka Grilled lemongrass beef skewers, its oily good and great pairing sauce with hot chili oil and oyster sauce, except your hands to get oily as you'll be grabbing the burnt part of the lemongrass instead of bamboo sticks (creative). Lastly, the Lemongrass Rockfish is well seasoned and cooked well, it was great. I asked the waitress/managers about the changes during the pandemic. BaBar used to be a super late stable and afterhours becomes a dance floor. Cannot wait for them to bring it back :)

Victoria M

Ba bar has been one of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants for the past decade now and it’s definitely my go to place! Very flavorful street style food and I love getting their pho or vermicelli. Everything I’ve tried is so mouthwatering and their drinks are amazing too. You can tell they use fresh, quality ingredients and it’s always good whether you are dining in or taking out. Very hip, modern and clean inside. This location has a really cool, spacious outdoor heated patio that’s open all year long too. Everyone that works here is always super friendly and nice! It’s a great spot to go with friends, family, coworkers and even dogs :) [12/31/2021]

JPN

So glad to have come across this gem. We had the Crispy Imperial Rolls, the Bún Bò Huế (a spicy Vietnamese soup), and the Phở Tái Oxtail. The spicy soup was outstanding! As was the pFriem Pilsner beer that accompanied the meal. Service was attentive, fast, and friendly. Bottom line…this restaurant is well worth many return visits!