The Good Bowl Menu – Traverse City, MI

Type : Vietnamese restaurant

Location : Traverse City, MI

The Good Bowl is a premium fast-casual Vietnamese eatery that offers a fresh, healthy and unique dining experience while providing our guests an opportunity to easily contribute to their communities.

The Good Bowl donates $1 to charity for every bowl sold. Our guests will have the opportunity to select from three charities that include a local, national and global non- profit organization.

Contemporary Vietnamese cuisine & cocktails are served in this understated restaurant. Based on 588 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No delivery

The Good Bowl 49684

Address:
328 E Front St, Traverse City, MI 49684

Phone: (231) 252-2662

Website:

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Hours

Monday

(Labor Day)
Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 12–9 PM
Thursday 12–9 PM
Friday 12–9 PM
Saturday 12–9 PM
Sunday 12–9 PM

Menu

Starters
Brussel Sprouts
Crispy fried brussels sprouts tossed in nước chấm with fried shallots topped with scallions. Gf if requested
Gòi Cuốn
(2) summer rolls choice of served with peanut sauce. *Gf except peanut sauce. Suggest nuac cham.
$8.00
Chả Giò
(5) with carrots, onions, mushrooms, and noodles rolled in wheat flour pastry and fried to a golden brown. Served with nuac cham.
$9.00
Gà Rang Muối
(8) wings flash fried salt & pepper chicken wings served with a spicy chili-lime dipping sauce. Gf if requested
$15.00
Vietnamese Dumplings
(7) dumplings filled with pork and shrimp, steamed and served w/ spicy chili oil sauce. Garnished with peanuts, scallions and cilantro.
$11.00
The Good Sampler
A platter of 4 vietnamese chicken wings, 4 fried imperial rolls & 4 dumplings with signature sauces. Served until 2pm.
$19.00
Vietnamese Classics
Pho Saigon
Rice noodle soup with our aromatic bone broth garnished with scallions onion & cilantro. Served with fresh basil, bean sprouts, jalapeno, and lime. Gf (vegan broth available) pho garnishments available on the side.
$14.00
Cơm
Choice of and topped w/a fried egg. Served with nuróc chấm. Gf
$14.00
Bún
Choice of and crushed peanuts. Served with nước chấm. Gf
$13.00
Banh Mi
Choice of and our house aioli in a traditional toasted baguette. Protein choice of
$11.00
Vietnamese Pork Ribs
Crispy fried pork ribs, served with jasmine rice, peanuts, thai chilis, fried shallots, fresh vietnamese herbs & side of nước chấm. Gf if requested.
$18.00
Tôm Rang Muối
Crispy salt & pepper shrimp, served over rice with sautéed onion, jalapeños, cilantro, bean sprouts & fresh herbs. Served with a side of nuoc chám. Gf if requested.
$15.00
Just Pho Kids
Pho Saigon $9.00
Bún $9.00
Co’m $9.00
“The Good Lunch”
The Good Lunch
1/2 serving of your favorite banh mi & pho with your choice of protein for each. Served until 2:00 pm
$15.00
Weekly Dinner Special
Vietnamese Vegetarian Curry
Local heirloom squash and pumpkin simmered in coconut milk with traditional curry spices finished with cilantro, mint and thai basil served over jasmine rice
$14.00
Bubbles & Wine
Los Monteros, Cava Brut Champagne $8.00
Monteros, Cava Brut Champagne $7.00
Wente Vinyards, Morning Fog Chardonnay $10.00
Bowers Harbor Pinot Grigio $8.00
Chateau Bousquet, Sauvignon Blanc Blend $9.00
Domain Roman Pinot Noir $10.00
Aviary Cabernet $12.00
Honig Napa Valley Cabernet $16.00
Beer & Cider
Short’s Local Light
Bottle
$5.00
Tiger Lager
Bottle
$6.50
Lagunitas Ipa
Bottle
$6.00
Left Foot Charley’s, Henry Pippen Cider
Large bottle
$8.00
Beverages
Northwoods Soda $3.00
Cola
Diet Cola
Root Beer
Lemon Lime
Vietnamese Iced Coffee $5.00
Bubble Tea $4.00
Iced Tea $3.00
Cafe Americano $3.00
Dessert
Fried Banana Fritters Drizzled With Dulce De Leche And Vanilla Ice Cream $8.00
Signature Cocktails
Hit By A Rickshaw
Asian style old-fashioned made with bulleit bourbon, housemade ginger simple syrup, splash of ginger beer, hummingbird bitters & orange peel.
$12.00
Wok Of Shame
Delicious martini made with tito’s vodka or kalamazoo gin, hibiscus ginger infusion with triple sec, fresh lime juice & simple syrup.
$13.00
The Fiesty Asian
Spicy chili-lime margarita with half salted rim. Made with lunazul blanco tequila, thai chilis, fresh lime, salt & pepper.
$10.00
Whole Guava Love
Refreshing martini made with tito’s vodka, guava nectar, fresh mint, housemade lemongrass simple syrup & fresh lime juice.
$12.00
Prosperous Paloma
Lunazul blanco tequila, pomegranate syrup, ginger simple syrup, fresh lime juice, grapefruit juice, with a chili salt rim.
$12.00
Don’t You Lychee To Me
Coconut lychee martini made with bushido sake, coconut water, coconut milk & lychee nectar.
$12.00
Mighty Mekong Mule
A unique and decadent take on a mule with kahlua liqueur, tito’s vodka, fresh lime juice & northwoods ginger beer.
$11.00
Phobolous Bloody Mary
Flor de cana rum or titos, hummingbird bitters, pho bloody mary mix & northwoods ginger beer.
$10.00
Others
The Good Lunch
1/2 serving of your favorite banh mi & pho with choice of protein. Served until 2pm.
$15.00
Just Pho Kids
Pho saigon with beef meatballs bún with grilled chicken or pork com rice bowl with grilled chicken or pork
$9.00
Beer & Wine Are Available

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Reviews

Chloe W
A really nice restaurant! Staff are always very nice and accommodating. The boba tea is very good, and I really appreciate the dairy free options. The food is always good, the rice bowl with tofu is personally my favorite. Really surprised with the amount of vegan/vegetarian options too! Will definitely be visiting again.

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Gray McGregor
Delicious food! There are tons of options for both food and drinks, including coffee and cocktails. The boba tea was great! They have cute stickers as well. Many choices for vegans and vegetarians. They also have a food truck! There is indoor, outdoor and bar seating available.

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Elizabeth W
You know when you have the good stuff, because the broth is fragrant, herbal, and a little sweet. This is it. The space is cute, welcoming, and the service was excellent. I also appreciated that they pick a few local non-profits to support each quarter, and let customers choose who their $1 goes to.

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J F
Omg! I cannot emphasize the flavors of this place. Some friends took us here and the food was so good. The romanesco was my favorite. We were just there for appetizers so our other dishes were brussel sprouts, meatballs and chicken wings. Very very good.

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Areej Kuraishi
First time visiting Traverse City and this was our favorite restaurant this weekend. Our server was super friendly/attentive and the food was delicious. Presentation was adorbs. They also made mocktail versions of their signature drinks – so yum! Definitely coming back next visit.

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Jessika Graham
Everything was outstanding! We went for Dim Sum and shared 9 different dishes and LOVED every one of them. This was my first experience with Vietnamese food and am usually hesitant to try new things, but I am so glad I did. The service was great, prices not too high, the restaurant was clean. I will be going back soon!

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Yennie Ng
Was here on a Friday afternoon, food was good seasoned, I do enjoy the caramelized fish sauce but overall it’s not very authentic vietnamese food. Big turn off was that I found out the wings wasn’t cooked inside. Hopefully I won’t get sick but won’t be returning and wouldn’t recommend. Also unfortunately we were there on their short staffed day (I guess) but bartender refused to make my drink togo (in the bottle) because he said he was “too busy”?

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Timothy Limer
This was my first time trying a Vietnamese restaurant. I had the Pho Saigon with beef. It was a lot of food but I enjoyed it. The chicken wings were great too. It’s not a big place so we had to wait for a little bit to get a seat but wasn’t terrible.

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Nicole L
We found this on Google maps when we had a craving for Pho. We changed our minds when we saw this special (photo). Seriously one of the best meals we’ve ever had. Also had the dumpling starter and those were great. Our drinks were equally delicious. Can’t wait to go back!

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Kelly Dabel
Best thing we ordered were the tofu summer rolls with delicious peanut dipping sauce!! The whole table loved them. Tasty pho noodle bowls too! Our group also enjoyed the marinated pork rice bowl and the beef brisket pho. Sad they were out of ribs but we’ll just have to come back. Fresh and tasty. A bit of a wait but not bad. The kid’s rice bowl was perfect for our youngest.

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