KOI CAFE – Restaurant

A small family kitchen in a Pinebrook Road strip mall, doing homestyle Vietnamese for a stretch of Venice that has little else like it. Koi Cafe builds pho and customizable rice-noodle bowls to order, pours proper Vietnamese coffee, and shakes boba tea alongside; nearly everything on the menu is gluten-free apart from the fried appetizer. Hours are short and split around a midday break, which tells you how small the operation is. Diners consistently call out the freshness, the low bill and how accommodating the family is. Worth planning your afternoon around.

Cuisine: Restaurant