Broken Rice & Pho (Com Tam Viet)

Broken Rice & Pho (Com Tam Viet) is a Vietnamese restaurant at 6597 N Oak Trafficway in Gladstone, specializing in com tam (broken-rice plates), pho, and banh mi built on in-house-baked baguettes.¹²

• Name: Broken Rice & Pho Restaurant (Com Tam Viet)
• Type: Vietnamese restaurant- Owner: Viet Cao and his wife Emma (chef)³
• Established: Under current owner-operators Viet & Emma Cao since 2018 (the restaurant existed earlier under different ownership)³
• Address: 6597 N Oak Trafficway, Gladstone, MO 64118¹²
• Phone: (816) 800-5367¹
• Signature: Com tam (broken-rice plates); pho; house-baked banh mi ◐¹
• Status: Open²
• Tier: Tier 1 ◐

Description

Broken Rice & Pho anchors its menu on com tam — plates of fractured rice grains, historically the cheaper cut sold to working-class Vietnamese, served here under grilled pork, egg, and pickled vegetables. Alongside the namesake broken rice, the kitchen runs a full pho program and makes its own baguettes in-house for banh mi.¹ The restaurant sits in the North Oak Trafficway corridor in Gladstone that has drawn a cluster of Vietnamese and Asian eateries.

Ownership and history

Broken Rice is owner-operated by Viet Cao and his wife Emma, who cooks. The couple took over the then-failing restaurant in 2018 after Viet’s semiconductor employer closed and relocated overseas in 2016; Emma worked without pay for close to six months while they refined the menu and operations. Viet holds a computer-science degree and had worked as a semiconductor maintenance technician and, earlier, installing tile. In a VoyageKC interview they describe Broken Rice as the only broken-rice (com tam) restaurant in the Midwest.³ The business operates from a dedicated storefront at 6597 N Oak Trafficway and maintains its own website and online ordering.¹

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: Broken Rice official online-ordering menu (brokenricemo.com/order, Menufy/HungerRush platform) · URL(s): https://www.brokenricemo.com/; https://www.brokenricemo.com/order · Confidence: High (full official menu transcribed)

Vietnamese — com tam specialist. 6597 N Oak Trafficway, Gladstone, MO 64118. Mon + Thu–Sun 10am–8pm; closed Tue–Wed.⁴ ”+” after a price = size/option upcharge. Menu numbering (A1–A11 etc.) is the restaurant’s own; gaps (A6, A8, C7–C8) are gaps on the official menu.

Street Food Appetizers:⁴

• A1. Soft Spring Rolls (2) — Goi Cuon — rice paper, vermicelli, char-siu pork, shrimp, herbs; house peanut sauce — $7.00⁴
• A2. Fried Egg Rolls (3) — Cha Gio — pork, shrimp, vegetables; sweet & sour fish sauce — $7.00⁴
• A3. Fried Quails (2) — Chim Cut — spice-rubbed, butter-fried; salt & pepper, chili, lime — $12.00⁴
• A4. Sweet Potato Fries with Shrimp — Khoai Lan — battered shrimp over crispy sweet potato — $9.00⁴
• A5. Sweet & Spicy Chicken Wings — Canh Ga — sweet-spicy-tangy fish-sauce glaze — $10.00+⁴
• A7. Fried Shrimp Rolls (6) — Tom Cuon — shrimp & onion rolls, golden-fried — $9.00⁴
• A9. Beef Meatballs — Bo Vien — in pho broth; hoisin-sriracha dip — $7.00⁴
• A10. Shrimp Ball Wrapped Sugarcane — Chao Tom — shrimp paste on sugarcane, deep-fried — $8.00⁴
• A11. Stuffed Donut — Banh Tieu — hollow fried Vietnamese donut stuffed with grilled pork, cucumber, pickled carrots — $7.00⁴

Spicy Beef Soup (Bun Bo Hue):⁴

• BBH1. Spicy Beef Soup Combination — Bun Bo Dac Biet — beef shank, brisket, pork ham, pork leg, pork blood jelly — $15.00⁴
• BBH2. Spicy Beef Soup — Bun Bo Hue — beef eye round, brisket, pork ham — $14.00⁴

Beef Stew (Bo Kho):⁴

• BK1. Beef Stew with Baguette — $15.50⁴
• BK2. Beef Stew with Rice Noodles — $16.00⁴

Beef Noodle Soup (Pho):⁴

• P1. Rare Beef Soup — Pho Tai — thin-sliced beef eye round — $14.00⁴
• P2. Beef & Meatball — Pho Tai Bo Vien — $14.00⁴
• P3. Combination Pho — Pho Dac Biet — eye round, meatballs, brisket — $14.50⁴
• P4. Chicken Pho — Pho Ga — shredded white meat — $14.00⁴
• P5. Shrimp Pho — Pho Tom — shrimp, mussels, squid, fish balls — $14.50⁴
• P6. Tofu & Vegetable Pho — $14.00⁴

House Specials:⁴

• S1. Shaking Beef — Bo Luc Lac — wok-seared cubed steak, onions & bell pepper, broken rice, house soy — $18.00⁴

Broken Rice (Com Tam) — all served with broken rice; “Special” plates come with all sides:⁴

• C1. Grilled Pork Chop — Com Suon — bone-in chops — $14.00+⁴
• C2. Grilled Pork Chop Special — Suon Dac Biet — $19.00+⁴
• C3. Grilled Sliced Pork — Com Thit — thin-sliced pork grilled charred & brown — $14.00+⁴
• C4. Grilled Sliced Pork Special — Thit Dac Biet — $19.00+⁴
• C5. Grilled Shrimp — Com Tom — marinated jumbo shrimp — $14.00+⁴
• C6. Grilled Shrimp Skewer Special — Tom Dac Biet — $19.00+⁴
• C9. Grilled Chicken Leg — Com Dui Ga — leg quarter, tender & smoky — $14.00+⁴
• C10. Grilled Chicken Leg Special — Dui Ga Dac Biet — $19.00+⁴
• C11. Grilled Beef Short-Ribs — Com Dai Han — char-grilled Korean-style short ribs — $16.00+⁴
• C12. Grilled Beef Short-Ribs Special — Dai Han Dac Biet — $21.00+⁴

Vermicelli (Bun):⁴

• B1. Grilled Pork Vermicelli — Bun Thit — $14.00⁴
• B2. Grilled Shrimp Vermicelli — Bun Tom — $14.00⁴
• B3. Grilled Pork & Egg Roll Vermicelli — Bun Thit Cha Gio — $14.00⁴
• B4. Combination Vermicelli — Bun Dac Biet — grilled pork, egg roll, sugarcane shrimp — $14.50⁴

Woven Vermicelli (Banh Hoi):⁴

• BH1. Grilled Pork — Banh Hoi Thit — $15.00⁴
• BH2. Grilled Shrimp — Banh Hoi Tom — $15.00⁴
• BH3. Grilled Pork & Egg Rolls — Banh Hoi Thit Cha Gio — $15.00⁴
• BH4. Combination — Banh Hoi Dac Biet — $15.50⁴

Vietnamese Baguette (Banh Mi):⁴

• BM1. Fried Egg Sandwich — Banh Mi Op La — $8.00⁴
• BM2. Grilled Pork Chop Sandwich — Banh Mi Suon — $8.50⁴
• BM3. Grilled Sliced Pork Sandwich — Banh Mi Thit — $8.00⁴

Vegetarian Options:⁴

• V1. Tofu Spring Rolls — Goi Cuon Chay — $7.00⁴
• V2. Stir-Fried Tofu & Vegetables — Dau Hu Xao — $15.00⁴
• (Note: on the official ordering page the V1/V2 descriptions appear swapped — V1 carries the stir-fry description and V2 the spring-roll description. Names + prices transcribed as published.)

Beverages: Passion Fruit Refresher — $7.00 · Salted Lime — $8.00 · Lavender Limeade — $7.00 · Sparkling Lavender Limeade — $7.00 · Fresh Orange Juice — $8.00 · Fresh Squeezed Sugarcane Juice — $8.00 · Soymilk with Pandan Leaf — $7.00 · Thai Iced Tea — $7.00 · House Black Iced Coffee (ca phe da) — $7.00 · House Iced Coffee with Milk (ca phe sua da) — $7.00 · Can of Soda — $2.50⁴

Links

• Website: https://www.brokenricemo.com/[^web]
• Phone: (816) 800-5367

Sources

Footnotes

1. Broken Rice Restaurant official site. https://www.brokenricemo.com/ — asserts: name, 6597 N Oak Trafficway Gladstone address, phone (816) 800-5367, Vietnamese/com tam/pho concept, house-baked baguettes, hours (Mon + Thu–Sun 10am–8pm, closed Tue/Wed). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. Yelp — Broken Rice Restaurant Com Tam Viet, Gladstone. https://www.yelp.com/biz/broken-rice-restaurant-com-tam-viet-gladstone-2 — asserts: active/open listing updated June 2026, Vietnamese category, 6597 N Oak Trafficway address. ↩ ↩² ↩³

3. “Meet Viet Cao of Gladstone” — VoyageKC Magazine (interview). https://voyagekc.com/interview/meet-viet-cao-of-gladstone/ — Confirms: owner-operators Viet Cao and his wife Emma (the chef) took over the then-failing restaurant in 2018 after Viet’s semiconductor employer closed and relocated overseas in 2016; Emma worked ~6 months without pay refining the menu; Viet’s background (computer-science degree, semiconductor maintenance technician, prior tile installer); described as the only broken-rice (com tam) restaurant in the Midwest. ↩ ↩² ↩³

4. Broken Rice official online-ordering menu (first-party, Menufy/HungerRush platform). https://www.brokenricemo.com/order — accessed 2026-07-24. Asserts: full current menu (11 sections, 54 items, prices as transcribed above); hours Mon + Thu–Sun 10am–8pm, closed Tue–Wed; address; phone. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵ ↩²⁶ ↩²⁷ ↩²⁸ ↩²⁹ ↩³⁰ ↩³¹ ↩³² ↩³³ ↩³⁴ ↩³⁵ ↩³⁶ ↩³⁷ ↩³⁸ ↩³⁹ ↩⁴⁰ ↩⁴¹ ↩⁴² ↩⁴³ ↩⁴⁴ ↩⁴⁵ ↩⁴⁶ ↩⁴⁷ ↩⁴⁸ ↩⁴⁹ ↩⁵⁰ ↩⁵¹ ↩⁵² ↩⁵³ ↩⁵⁴ ↩⁵⁵