Soup & Sip has slipped into a former bank on Redwood Road in West Valley City, trading teller windows for steaming bowls of pho. The family-run Vietnamese cafe quietly opened in December 2025 and keeps its compact space focused on the essentials: northern-style pho (pho bac), banh mi, rice plates, and concentrated Vietnamese coffee brewed in a phin, along with tea drinks finished with a sea-salt cloud. Owners Jeff Do and Jenny Ngo run the shop with help from their daughter and her partner.
The family told a reporter that the house broth bubbles away for more than 16 hours, and that customers can boost their pho with add-ons like a poached egg or bone marrow. They also described the cafe's ca phe muoi as Vietnamese coffee sweetened with condensed milk and topped with a sea-salt foam, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. The Salt Lake Tribune also notes that the couple opened Soup & Sip in December and that they own several local nail salons, with the paper's mid-January visit providing the menu and service details described here.
What locals are saying
The cafe sits at 3430 S. Redwood Road and shows up in business listings with a cluster of early customer reviews, many of which praise the broth and the airy dining room, as shown on MapQuest. Reviewers point to the modern, plant-filled interior and quick service, helping turn the spot into an early neighborhood favorite.
Family story behind the counter
Owners Jeff Do and Jenny Ngo immigrated from Vietnam before eventually settling in the Salt Lake Valley. Jeff told the paper he escaped by boat and survived an attack by pirates, a history the family says helped shape their decision to open the cafe, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Their daughter Trisha Ngo and her boyfriend Thi Nguyen handle day-to-day operations and bring family recipes to the menu, a personal backstory that shows up in both the decor and the way staff talk guests through the dishes.
Redwood Road's continuing refresh
Soup & Sip joins a growing wave of new openings along Redwood Road and across the Salt Lake Valley, as diners look for fresh, regional flavors. Local roundups counted more than 160 Utah restaurant openings last year and a steady push of cafes and noodle shops into west-side corridors, according to Gastronomic SLC.
For now, the family is serving lunch and dinner most days and has picked up fans across the west side. A tight lineup of Vietnamese classics and strong phin-brewed coffee looks set to remain the cafe's calling card for the foreseeable future.
