Phuc Yea
Photograph: Patrick Michael Chin | Phuc Yea

Review

Phuc Yea

5 out of 5 stars
Loud, bold, memorable—this MiMo hotspot serves up tasty Vietnamese food and cocktails as over-the-top as the vibe.
  • Restaurants | Vietnamese
  • price 2 of 4
  • Little Haiti / Lemon City
  • Recommended
Eric Barton
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Time Out says

Subtlety is not Phuc Yea’s thing. The name alone should tell you that. This isn’t a delicate pho parlor or a minimalist ode to Vietnamese cuisine—it’s a full-throttle explosion of flavors, colors, and attitude, wrapped in a neon-lit, graffiti-tagged shell. And somehow, it all works.

Born as one of Miami’s first pop-ups, Phuc Yea planted its roots in the city long before people started pretending to care about bánh mì. Today, it’s a permanent fixture in MiMo, blending Vietnamese flavors with Cajun swagger in a way that sounds chaotic but tastes like genius.
The menu is stacked with dishes that demand your attention. The crispy imperial rolls shatter on impact. The caramelized pork riblets are sticky, sweet, and impossible to eat politely. And the bao buns are pillowy perfection, stuffed with everything from crispy duck to soft-shell crab. Then there’s the wok-fired Viet-Cajun seafood, drenched in garlic butter, begging to be eaten with your hands.

Cocktails are just as over-the-top—bright, boozy, and often served in something ridiculous, like a giant ceramic cat. And the vibe? It’s loud, it’s dark, it’s the kind of place where you order too much and stay too long.

Phuc Yea doesn’t do quiet. It does bold, brash, and deeply satisfying. And that’s exactly why Miami keeps coming back.

Details

Address
7100 Biscayne Blvd
Miami
33138
Cross street:
at 71st St
Opening hours:
Tue–Wed 6–10pm; Thu–Sat 6pm–midnight; Sun 6–9pm
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