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Pho Pasteur
Categories: Restaurants Vietnamese Restaurants Chinese Vietnamese, Chinese [Edit]
682 Washington St(between Beach St & Kneeland St)
Boston, MA 02111
Neighborhood: Chinatown
(617) 482-7467
- Nearest Transit:
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Kneeland St @ Washington St (504, 555)
Washington St @ Kneeland St (11, 191, 275)
Washington St @ Essex St (11, 191, SL4, SL5)
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 9 am - 10:30 pm
Sun 8 am - 10:30 pm
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
407 reviews for Pho Pasteur
Review Highlights
"Also some nice crispy spring rolls, yum."
(in 63 reviews)
"I had the Beef Noodle Soup and it was FANTASTIC."
(in 9 reviews)
"The ingredients are fresh and the food comes out fast."
(in 4 reviews)
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407 reviews in English
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Review from Helen M.
Boston, MA
1/23/2012
Love this place for their food, not their horrible service! But I'm Asian so I'm used to poor service in Chinatown...
Let me start off with their service. Horrible most of the time. They'll seat you, take your order and then serve food sporadically. One person will get their entree, wait another five minutes, then another entree will come out. One time my entire table got their food while I am sitting there starving. It turns out they forgot my order so it took over 30 minutes from ordering my food to eating and this is super long for an Asian restaurant!
Their food is what keeps me coming! Pho is great (although I must admit that Malden's Pho Hoa has them beat!) and their bun bo hue is the best - totally comforting and so spicy that it's a kick in the face!
So come here and eat hot soup and you'll leave forgetting about their poor service! -
Review from Camille R.
Somerville, MA
2/6/2012
The lack of vegetable broth in pho makes it difficult to eat pho. But this spot claimed to use veggie broth in one of the dishes, so I tried it. First of all, I don't think it was veggie broth at all. And Second, the pho joints I've been to have been waaaaaay better that Pho Pasteur. Of course, these spots are in California and I should stop comparing the two because Boston will never up SF (except in Italian cuisine).
The point is, it's good if you haven't had pho in California. -
Review from Michael D.
Boston, MA
1/27/2012 1 photo
boston pho man... aint got NOTHING compared to california. Pho pasteur is comparable to pho hoa.
Of the three pho joints in chinatown, pho pasteur and pho hoa are the better ones (xinh xinh's broth was overly sweet for me), but that's not saying much.
If you're CRAVING pho, I'd hit up one of these two joints, but if you're looking for a more legit, flavorful broth, you're gonna be disappointed.
If you order from here to go, it's cheap, served quickly, and still warm when ya get back home! OH, and if you need a cheap plastic bowl to consume your relatively bland tasting pho to go, ask em.. they're located right behind the register! -
Review from Chris S.
Manhattan, NY
1/23/2012
This is often my go-to spot after shopping in Chinatown, primarily due to all the space they have in there. I've never had to wait to sit.
I've tried a pretty broad range of their dishes:
-Pho: It's pretty standard broth, but I consider to be slightly above average. Naturally, their XL portion is a good deal. I like to substitute yellow noodles (really Cantonese thin lo-mien). I think it is less filling compared to the clear pho noodles.
-Fried noodles (yellow noodles): generally I've found them to be pretty bland and unremarkable. You can get better fried noodle in Chinese places.
-Fried spring rolls and fresh spring rolls: average.
-Grilled pork w/ rice: SO MUCH MEAT! they are really generous with the portion here and the meat is grilled to perfection.
Generally I alternate between the pho and the grilled pork. It works out well and the bill generally comes to $9 with tip.
It's honestly a pretty average place to get pho with the added attractiveness that it's conveniently located in Chinatown and it has so many tables.
For a tastier (and pricier, by a little bit) meal, head over to Xinh Xinh on the same block, just a few doors away :) -
Review from K M.
Watertown, MA
2/7/2012 1 Check-in Here
Delicious! Inexpensive and quick service. The Bun Bo Hue (spicy beef lemongrass w/large vermicelli soup) is really good-it's the perfect cold remedy. Clears your sinuses right up.
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Review from Mike c.
Watertown, MA
2/6/2012
So I'm from Northern California, and if you have been there you know there is an abundance of everything asian. I have been to some of the best pho spots, and been to the worst. Since I've been on the east coast, I have been searching for this place.
I know pho is just noodles and soup, but they do it phenomenally. I have also gone to this place on a separate occasion and was greatly pleased with their rice and meat plates. I even got a fried egg on top for an extra dollar.
If you're expecting to bring your valentine here and have a romantic time, don't come. If you're not willing to look for parking for 30 minutes or take a T, don't come. If you want to have the most authentic pho experience you can get in Boston, please come to Pho Pasteur. -
Review from Tricia K.
Rio Rancho, NM
1/19/2012
At 5:30pm on a friday night this place was packed. I am a big fan of pho and have had anywhere from awful to very good. But never has it been decadent until I had the beef combination pho from Pho Pasteur. For me, the difference is in the broth and its fairly easy to tell if it has been made from bouillon cubes. I can't imagine that would be the case at Pho Pasteur as the broth was so light and fresh. The beef and tendons were falling apart tender. As in, you could eat them if you didn't have any teeth!
The only odd thing about this place had to do with the restrooms as the women's was out of order so everyone had to use the mens. Which would have been fine if the men's had a LOCK. But I walked in on a waiter using the urinal and then a women came out of the stall about 30 seconds later. -
Review from Eric K.
Boston, MA
1/1/2012 1 photo
Unbelievable Pho. Whether its a cold day/night, didn't wake up quite right, or just jonsin for some authentic Vietnamese food; this is the place to be. Just about everything that I experienced here was what you should expect from a restaurant; quick seating, efficient ordering, very fast food delivery, and quick credit card processing.
Take note restaurant industry; these guys do it about as good as anyone for their establishment's niche. Maybe it's just me, but I don't really feel like chatting with the waiter or waitress while waiting for Pho. Luckily these guys know they'll be busy most times, so they get your food faster then just about any restaurant i can remember. Big plus in my book
The food itself? Worth 5 stars alone. The light chicken broth was the perfect base with plenty of herbs to really give it a mild but pleasant taste right off the bat. Add a little sriracha sauce and it really wakes you up! The rare beef is absolutely cooked to perfection, and will cook more when dunked into the broth. The right combination of beef and noodles/vegetables made this a heck of meal for myself and my buddy after a night of New Years Eve festivities.
In short; if you love Pho, go! If you have never had Pho, go anyway! I mean you like soup and love meat of any kind and noodles, theirs no reason why you wouldn't love Pho. I can guarantee I'll be back here as much as I possibly can! -
Review from Nate S.
Quincy, MA
1/31/2012
I've lived all up and down the west coast, Hawaii and have been to Asia numerous times. This is pretty typical for Pho despite what some of the people on here will say. the service was typical for any place as busy as this is during the lunch rush. If you are some kind of Pho snob that will jump in front of the T if you have a bowl that isn't exactly like wherever your favorite noodle place makes it get used to a life of disappointment.
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Review from Henry P.
12/19/2011 4 Check-ins Here
It's a cold December afternoon and I'm craving for a nice hot, rich bowl of Pho, where do I go? PHO PASTEUR OF COURSE!
Walking in I notice, its cramped, tight, everyone is elbow to elbow with a huge line running out the door almost, waiters and cooks are shouting back and forth and across the room and people sharing tables sitting cramped as if they were sardines in a can.
I thought to myself, "WOW! I'm in for a treat!"
Waiter said I had to wait a bit to be seated, I didn't mind, The smell of fresh cilantro and mint floating all around me, the smell of the the delicious broth wafting before me beckoning me to its tantalizing soup based nectar, I couldn't wait!
Sat down and ordered their Pho Beef Special, Pho came piping hot with a side of fresh crunchy bean sprouts and aromatic mint and basil leaves.
Tender, succulent, thinly sliced beef mixed with the right combination of noodles and vegetables in a hot beefy broth during a cold December afternoon, I was in heaven! Definitely hit the spot and certainly did warm me up. -
Review from Wendy L.
Boston, MA
12/27/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Pho pasteur has one of the best pho in Boston. I think the best dish on their menu is their pho noodle bowls - get the large it's worth it for an extra 50 cents.
Their service is always extremely fast but not always efficient. The waiters get it wrong every time I try to customize my order, even simply asking for no onions in my soup. The restaurant is not very clean but you can't really expect anything more for a $10 meal plus it's in Chinatown.
4 stars for food and 2 stars for service/atmosphere...overall 3 stars. -
Review from Hieu P.
Malden, MA
12/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
The broth was not so boiling, therefore my beef was still raw when brought out.
I like the big portion. It makes you feel you're paying a good price for it. -
Review from Damien S.
11/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
Of all the pho I've guzzled, this is certainly some of it.
Opted for the the Spicy Beef and Lemongrass with vermicelli. The cow stewed sparse but tender; the noodles played their pimp hand strong and the mildly piquant broth bathed it all. Being a fairly (and begrudgingly) translucent puddle in comparison to Xinh Xinh, I did see the pho's delicates - sorry Mrs. P!
For $7.25, the large is a decent serving of soup, but for adequate bovine, you may want to opt for a $3 side. The abundant mountain of accompanying basil, bean sprouts and limes is incredibly fresh, punching up the fragrance, texture and (in the case of my only slight lemongrass back) citrus tang to the bowl.
It's a sold offering, served lightning quick and will cure what ails ya. I'd swing by for seconds, assuming Xinh Xinh's closed for the night.Listed in: Big Trouble in Little…, I'm Souper, Thanks Pho Asking
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Review from Meredith K.
San Francisco, CA
11/16/2011
YES, to asian employees, because in a packed place, no one does it better. It didn't matter that my soup came a bit after my companion's. I got it within 10 minutes of being there.
I don't eat Pho so much anymore, as I prefer other Vietnamese noodle soups. Vegetarian Hot n Sour Soup with Pineapple and tomatoes. Perfect for my slight hangover.
WATERCRESS SOUP IS DELICIOUS AND NOURISHING!!
We were in and out! -
Review from Hiro T.
Boston, MA
1/17/2012 5 Check-ins Here
I'd say best pho in the Chinatown area. The soup is very flavorful. The restaurant does get very crowded around lunch and dinner time. The service is always fast. Good place to go if your looking for a place that will just serve you and get you out the door. Not the place to be if your looking for a calm and relaxing dinner out.
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Review from Megan S.
Center Moriches, NY
1/13/2012
Must dine out more in Chinatown. :) This was a delight! I have been envious of meat eaters with their giant pho bowls at various restaurants.. Oh boy! Sweet and sour vegetable soup! Delicious! Full of flavor, VEGETABLES, yumyumyum! I ordered a large. I was super full super quick. :o This is a GIANT bowl! I should have went for the small. xD (I am usually able to finish my food :P) Definitely give them kudos for the vegetarian section. :) Super SUPER fast service on top of everything! :D Delightful. ^.^
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Review from David R.
Boston, MA
1/16/2012
Overall: Great Vietnamese Pho soup, decent service, busy interior
Food: Pho here is the ultimate fast food warm, Vietnamese-style chicken soup. I get it with extra lime and load in the Sirracha hot sauce. I also love their beef skewer appetizer. Everything else on the menu standard but I would recommend coming here for the soup.
Service: whatever
Interior: busy
I really recommend this place. Best Pho in town. -
Review from Hannah K.
Boston, MA
1/14/2012
I've been here a couple of times before my last visit and it's never been anything special. Back home, we have amazing pho but I'm not really that much a picky eater. My friend and I were incredibly hungover and decided to come here because it was the only place open early. I remember thinking that the pho better be worth it because it was freezing.
Needless to say, this is my first review provoked by a really disappointing visit
The pho was cold -- both of ours and were pretty much inedible - the taste and experience of pho has to be of nice, steaming hot pho, well to us anyway. My friend barely touched hers and I couldn't even manage to eat half of mine.
I don't think I might've minded so much if our fried rice hadn't been so terrible.
I get that with pho, you can get some bad days but the rice was inexcusable. We were hungry and our usual go-to place (Le's) has great fried rice. The shrimp tasted not just not fresh but actually old. It stank.
It must've been a streak of bad luck because the service was crap
Lady forgot my drink order (I wanted one of the drinks that they make)
and never refilled our ice waters.. honestly its 10am on a Saturday and we're obviously both hungover as hell - we need our water!
Had to resort to drinking tea in our ice water cups
Lots of complaints but like I said, my previous visits had been fine
Honestly though, I think making the trip out to Le's is worth it. (Brighton)
Their pho is good even on a bad day. -
Review from David P.
Cambridge, MA
11/8/2011 3 Check-ins Here
Love coming here to get my weekly fixin' of Pho. The ingredients are fresh and the food comes out fast. The place isn't the fanciest but what Vietnamese place is? They have a large table in the back if you have a big group - just call ahead and they can hold it for you.
For those who have had pho before. The best way to eat it is to add some of the hoisin sauce into the broth itself. It's the brown sauce they leave on the table. Then add some sriracha sauce if you like spicy food. Then take a soup spoon and make a mixture of hoisin and sriracha in the spoon. This way your soup is super flavorful and then you can dip the meat into the sauce mixture in your spoon.
If you're looking for a cold dish for summer days, try then bun thinh nuong. It's a cold noodle dish with fresh veggies and grilled meat. Get it with the grilled pork and add in the eggrolls. (They cut up an eggroll and add it into the noodles). The dish comes with fish sauce that brings everything together. Also add some sriracha if you like spicy food.
For an appetizer, try the grilled pork summer rolls. Get it with the peanut sauce to dip it in. Yum!
Note: Pho Pasteur (Chinatown) and Le's (Harvard Square) are sister restaurants. The atmosphere is slightly better at Le's but the food is great at both. -
Review from Travis P.
Altadena, CA
Good pho and quick attentive service.
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Review from Scott H.
12/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
Few things make me happier than a nice bowl of pho. On a recent trip back home to Boston, my sister took me to her favorite pho restaurant, Pho Pasteur in Chinatown. I was not disappointed, in face, I was in heaven. A cold, rainy night with a steaming hot bowl of noodles, beef, herbs and sprouts is a perfect way to spend a night.
Like most Vietnamese restaurant I frequent, service is not the best, but I've come to expect that. It wasn't bad, mind you, just not super attentive. I started with the beef teriiyaki, Wonderful! Huge slices of skewered beef perfectly seasoned and grilled. For pho, I chose the brisket with rare steak. Excellent, flavorful broth, tender beef and rice noodles. I suggest getting the small, as it's the perfect size for a meal. The large, don't even think about it unless you brought your horse because it's served in a trough. I loved it here and can't wait to go back again. -
Review from Terry B.
Montclair, NJ
10/6/2011
B+/A-
Great pho!
Fast service and nice soup.
We have a pho place down in NC called Lime & Basil that's almost up to par but not as good as the one here.
I would come back. But there's so many other places in the vicinity that I might wanna try some other place for pho too.
Yeah, I agree with the over-hyped part but still nice. -
Review from Mollie W.
Somerville, MA
10/21/2011
I can sum up the dining experience here with four words,(and probably some four letter words too, but I'll refrain) that are said every 30 seconds from the time you enter, until you actually are....
"ARE YOU READY YET?!?!!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!!?!!? ?!?!?!??!?!?!?"
ready to order......
P.s Go to Xinh Xinh next door. There's no excuse not to! -
Review from Liz D.
Somerville, MA
10/29/2011
So delicious.
The service is a little rushed but I've never had them toss me out for being slow either. Once you've ordered and have your food, the staff is attentive but not pushy.
Try the salty lemonade and anything with vermicelli. -
Review from Inna H.
Boston, MA
11/12/2011
OMG I loved this place the very first time I ate there.
Fast, delicious and CHEAP! Spring rolls and Pho are my favorites.
They do not try to entertain you in order to get better tips they just give you your delicious food fast.
It's a must in Chinatown! -
Review from Grace R.
9/12/2011
Cold, dreary, gray, early sunset winters of New England... ugh. It was a sunny warm day fall day today and thinking that winter is coming makes me sad. But then I remember the feeling of eating a piping hot bowl of pho on a cold day. Ahhhh, nothing better! Go heavy on the sriracha sauce for the extra cold days!
When in Boston's Chinatown on cold days, I go for Pho Pasteur every time. They're quick, very good, cheap, and clean. Ok, "clean" might be a stretch in absolute terms, but this is Chinatown after all so it's all about managing expectations.
Love this place! -
Review from Aga S.
Boston, MA
10/14/2011
Pho Pasteur is not a bad place to grab a quick bite before heading to see a show or a movie. The menu offers many different options - soups, noodles, rice dishes and many more. Service is fast, food comes out momentarily.
Me and a friend of mine decided to share an appetizer and choose our own entrees. We shared the Vietnamese pancake. The dish turned to be good and filling. Then I ordered the Seafood Noodle soup and my friend decided on the Chicken Noodle Soup. Both of us really enjoyed our meals, though I thought the portions were humongous and of course i could not finish the whole thing.
Just to summarize the whole once more - Pho Pasteur is a good and fast joint! -
Review from Rich R.
Poughkeepsie, NY
No frills authentic Pho. Sure, there is a lot of Pho in Beantown, but Pho Pasteur is a winner.
Always full of customers, the service is fast and friendly. A bit sentimental for this place as I recall eating here in 1990 during my introduction to the diverse landscape of Boston.
Seating arrangement is a bit unusual at the front of the restaurant, many tables are set in a long row; so you may be dining with a few extra people. No problem, you can sneak some extra basil off their plates! -
Review from Erica P.
Boston, MA
11/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
Forget your mothers chicken noodle soup. Unless she's Vietnamese.
Oh, and the fried rice and egg rolls are phenomenal. When I first moved to the city, my apartment was two blocks away from here and I would walk by and see how this place was ALWAYS busy. My roommate and I decided to see why so many people were always waiting to eat here one night and after ordering a few dishes (which is how I discovered the egg rolls and fried rice) we added a bowl of soup as a mere afterthought since it seemed like thats what everyone was having. Thank god we did! The soup is the best!
It's easy. It's fast. It's cheap. It's good... -
Review from Gwendolyn M.
Wake, NC
8/12/2011
This was my first time eating pho and this place definitely set the bar. On a cold, dreary Boston day I couldn't imagine a more wonderful thing to eat -- it's like chicken noodle soup with a delightful asian twist. The portion size absolutely defeated my stomach.
Would come back here in an instant next time I'm in Boston. The restaurant was very close to the subway exit (could see the stairs from where we were sitting, if memory serves me correctly) and the location was central to some cool Boston landmarks.
Also, try the shakes! They were cheap and I took mine to-go despite the aforementioned cold, dreary day. -
Review from Jennifer G.
Boston, MA
9/26/2011
My favorite neighborhood haunt. Right near my office and oh so quick, I love a visit to Pho Pasteur. In fact, we haze our new office mates by making them eat their on their first day (an excuse to go there).
As a veg, huge props to that section of the menu. The Pho is great and I love the Tofu Salad. Get the B8 from the drink menu. Just do it.
Oh and don't expect your server to lavish love and praise all over you, I mean, come on. That's not why we go here! -
Review from Elana R.
Watertown, MA
9/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
I'd say this rating is really more of a 3.5 than a 3, but probably not worthy of a 4.
Pros:
- Even though the place was packed when we got here, we were seated almost right away.
- The vermicelli dish we had was great, and the beef was much better than the equivalent dish at other Vietnamese restaurants I've been to.
- Fresh rolls are delicious and they have a great peanut-hoisin sauce.
Cons
- Noisy and kind of cramped (though this has to do with the fact that this place is super popular more than anything else)
- Our main course took a LONG time to come. That might have been a fluke though, cause everyone else around us got their food quickly.
- Not the picture of cleanliness, as evidenced by the dirty (read: bloody) bandaid on the floor next to our table
Overall, I'd say this place is good if you're looking for inexpensive but authentic Vietnamese. It's nothing to write home about, but is ,all in all, a good place and I would go back again. -
Review from Joy P.
Boston, MA
12/4/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Cheap n delicious! Fast service! Extremely busy during the weekday lunch hours but Well worth it! Downfall is when it's extremely busy, they neglect to bring your H2O or Tea. Service is not the best, unless you're the mayor of Boston, maybe they'll pay attention to your needs.
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Review from TruthSpeaker I.
Boston, MA
11/26/2011 1 Check-in Here
It's good and it's ultra-fast. The food was not extraordinary - I didn't say, "I will never eat anywhere else for Vietnamese food because this is the best I've ever had" - but it was good. Service is not terribly friendly, but it is very fast and the place is almost always very crowded, so there's not a lot of room for friendly chit chat with the customers (the language barrier probably also plays a part). It's very reasonably priced and the portions are huge.
A little tip: it is always always always very very warm in this restaurant, no matter what the season. Be sure to wear layers if it's cold outside so that you can strip down when you get in there.
Another tip: try to avoid having job interviews or meetings here for the same reason. -
Review from David C.
10/25/2011
My experience with pho is limited to say the least, but Pho Pasteur's is likely the best I've had. You place your order and it comes out piping hot in a matter of minutes. For the price, you just can't beat it. Don't bother with anything that's not a soup-based noodle dish, though. You'll only be disappointed.
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Review from Halorin T.
Brookline, MA
11/30/2011
Worst Vietnamese food I've ever had. And like all Asian places on the east coast, they use MSG. Never going back.
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Review from Jeff M.
11/9/2011 1 Check-in Here
Pho Pasteur serves some of the better pho ga I've had in the area. Instead of waiting in line for up to an hour, and likely over an hour, at other spots in China Town you can get in and out fairly quickly at Pho Pasteur. This place is no thrills and you'll be seated right next to some people who've never met before. They serve Vietnamese beer for like $3.50; can't beat that. I'll be back.
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Review from Heraldo P.
Dracut, MA
9/2/2011
Voted best Pho in Boston by the Phantom Gourmet!
I first came here late at night from a day at the mall in Boston, wanting to see if this placed lived up to it's hype.
Atmosphere was pretty cramped, and service was slow, but other than that, everything was great!
Ordered one of my favorite dishes: Pork Chop Rice Plate w/ shredded pork skin, steamed ground pork cake, and a variety of veggies consisting of tomatoes, lettuce, and crunchy cucumbers, with Nuoc Cham (special fish sauce) on the side. Now you've probably heard me rave about this dish all the time, but it's that good! Try it sometime.
The dish was just as great as the one they serve in Lowell. A smokey, grilled pork chop with sliced pork skin, steamed pork cake, and veggies on a bed of rice. Couldn't get better than that.
Although I never got to see of this placed lived up to it's hype, the Pork Chop dish was fantastic and as great as ever, although I still wished I tried the Pho.
Stop by! -
Review from kevin w.
Edmond, OK
11/15/2011 1 Check-in Here
Great. The rare beef was actually rare, which is great because it normally comes well done regardless of what the menu says. Plenty of typical pho condiments, no holding back here and the soup flavor was rich. However the soup could be a bit hotter, it was luke warm -- pho needs to be piping hot. I ordered the #20 with no tendon or tripe. Don't expect a quiet dinner here, it's very popular and loud. The busy atmosphere ends up hurting the customer service a bit and the guy forgot my drink order twice. The price was average for pho, $7 for a large bowl.
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Review from Sarah d.
6/9/2011 1 Check-in Here
They make a decent bowl of pho. The broth isn't as rich as I'd prefer, but it's tasty nonetheless. If you order it with tendon, you will get a lot of tendon! Just saying. They are not quite as generous with the beef and can be plain stingy with tripe. No matter; it'll fill your belly.
Noodle dishes are okay I guess but nothing special as far as I can tell. Vegetarian spring rolls are a bit plain compared to some places', but their peanut sauce is actually pretty good. I do like the fried quails. So tiny. I feel like a giant when I eat them. I'm always looking for ways to feel huger, so this is a plus.
It's pretty spacious inside, so seating is usually not a problem. Service, as people have stated, can be terrible. Not unfriendly, just slow and inefficient. Obviously it's pretty cheap.
Pretty good, but not my favorite pho in the area by any means.
