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Pho Viet Anh
Category: Restaurants Vietnamese Vietnamese [Edit]
372 Roy St(between N 4th Ave & N Nob Hill Ave)
Seattle, WA 98109
Neighborhood: Queen Anne
(206) 352-1881
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 11 am - 9 pm
Sun 12 pm - 8 pm
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
207 reviews for Pho Viet Anh
Review Highlights
"The fatty flank is by far one of the best I've had."
(in 12 reviews)
"We opted for the soft tofu (rather than fried) and it was..."
(in 4 reviews)
"Staff is very friendly and bring out your food quickly."
(in 4 reviews)
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207 reviews in English
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Review from Carmen K.
1/6/2012
Oh man, I love Pho. It's probably my favorite sodium filled food (and yeah, there are a lot). This joint gets the coveted 5-star rating and my reasons are 5-fold:
1) Cute environment - for a pho place, the dimmer lighting and attempt at ambiance wins me over
2) FATTY FLANK! So super fantastic bomb. Get the combo pho so that you can slurp this up
3) Takeout - HUGE HUGE HUGE portions. Like, made for bigfoot or some other large yeti creature. I can usually get 2-3 servings out of it. I think they charge more but trust me, unless you are famished, you will have leftovers
4) Friendly - I forgot my wallet and was totally apologetic, saying I would leave my iPhone while I went back to retrieve it. No need though! For some reason they trusted me to pay them!
5) Unlike Than brothers, they offer more than just pho. we're taking spring rolls, grilled chicken, the works.
I go here for a treat or when Than Brothers has disappointed me (like the time they jipped me of my cream puff) -
Review from Amy S.
2/9/2012 1 Check-in Here
like what was previously said.. the flatty flanky IS reallly good. Get the combo pho!!! so good.
They also make their own chili sauce, and its soooo fresh and delicious. My bf got the spicy beef steve with spicy broth which is pretty much regular with their chili sauce. AMAZING!
Also tried one of their viet sammaches, the combo. It was strange how they used bbq pork--maybe its a seattle thing but thats not the meat im used to getting in a combo order... -
Review from Brian W.
Seattle, WA
1/4/2012
My girlfriend and I were searching for a Pho place around Belltown/Queen Anne area and Yelp came to the rescue, suggesting Pho Viet Anh. We both agreed that the Pho here was some of the best we've had!
Looking forward to returning again soon. -
Review from Jane D.
Seattle, WA
2/9/2012
Love the noodle dish they have! Good pho and sandwiches. I have had pretty much everything on the menu. Everything tastes fresh and delicious! For noodles though $9.50? I dunno maybe I'm cheap but seems slightly over priced. I guess you can charge whatever you want when the food is that good :-)
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Review from Mario J.
San Diego, CA
2/3/2012 3 Check-ins Here
LOVE this place!!! My wife and I came here last week on the way home back to Bremerton. AMAZING PHO!!! I had the brisket which was super tender and added veggies. Wifey had the veggie and devoured it within seconds!
I may be a little biased since its New Years day and I'm hungover as hell, but my bowl today had to be the best ever!!! -
Review from Laura B.
Seattle, WA
2/3/2012
The pho here is some of the best in the city. Great for quick service in, or order their enormous takeout portion. They also have punch cards for frequent pho, but you have to ask for it. Parking around there isn't bad if you go in the afternoons or early evenings, as long as there's not a big event at the Key Arena. Then you're completely screwed.
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Review from The Man G.
Seattle, WA
1/26/2012
I have NEVER been one to complain about restaurants, but this place is bad. I got a Vietnamese Sandwich there last night, and by later that night, I was in severe stomach pain and having all the key signs of Food Poisoning. I will avoid this place like the plague and would recommend never getting anything with meat at this dark and depressing joint.
Let it be known, I have NEVER once claimed in my 30 years on earth to have food poisoning, but the way I feel this morning and last night, it's painfully obvious the Pork Sandwich I had last night was evil. Stay Away. -
Review from Eric A.
Forest Grove, OR
12/16/2011
This place was delicious. The interior was decorated holiday-tastic, and they were playing some cute techno. I hate techno, but whatever they were playing? Awesome. Also as an added bonus, when a particular jammy techno jam came on, the waitress girl snuck off to the back to get her buckwild dance moves on. How did we know this? We could see her amazing moves through the small window to the kitchen, and she had MOVES!
As for the food, we had bun (I think on the menu they just listed it as a vermacelli bowl), and it was bountiful and delicious. They also don't serve the normal fish sauce (though it's available on request), and instead serve the bun with some type of lemongrass sauce, which was super yumms.
This place had a bit more pizazz than your average hole in the wall Vietnamese restauraunt, and for that, and their good food, I give it my stamp of approval! -
Review from Melissa R.
Seattle, WA
12/28/2011
Great service, delicious pho!
I almost always order Chicken Pho, so I decided to try the traditional beef this time. I had the steak & meatball combo. The steak was delicious! The meatball - eh, I wouldn't include that in my order again. We also had an order of the spring rolls which were really tasty, and a great deal for only $2.00 each.
The service was great, and pricing very reasonable. I ordered a small, and my date ordered a large. He had a ton left over, and I almost finished mine.
Very good, I highly recommend Pho Viet Anh. I might just go back there for dinner again tonight... -
Review from Elizabeth V.
Seattle, WA
11/30/2011
Great place to grab lunch with co-workers. We had a nice sit down meal, but didn't take any longer than our other spots. I ordered the chicken pho with tofu. The pros? It came with A LOT of chicken meat, a fine amount of tofu and the broth was very tasty. There weren't really any cons except that it was a bit more expensive than my usual Than Bros ($7.50) and didn't come with any vegetables.
Service was great (very attentive and helpful) and the space was perfect for a cold and windy afternoon. I'll be back for sure. -
Review from Dru L.
Seattle, WA
12/17/2011
Honestly, this IS THE BEST PLACE IN SEATTLE FOR PHO.
No, seriously. I have my places around the city, but if I could choose, this would be my spot. Better than Than Bro's, better than Signature. And those places are actually really great alternatives.
But the service is great, the lighting is nice, and the pho is killer.
One last note - don't even try the other Thai and Chinese joints along Roy street. They are garbage. COnsider Pho Viet Anh a diamond in the rough. -
Review from Emily K.
Seattle, WA
12/20/2011
Pho-lovers, this is THE PLACE.
Unlike anywhere else in the city (and I've tried a lot of Seattle pho), Viet Anh offers a cute and charming atmosphere, fabulous service, low prices and SUCH GOOD PHO. And at Pho Viet Anh, you can pack your noodle bowl full of fresh and abundant vegetables! Once you go here, you won't go back to any of your old places... -
Review from Justin C.
11/14/2011
This was the first place I ate when I landed here for an assignment for work. In many aspects, it really captured my experience with Seattle -- super friendly, not super flashy but overall awesome.
It's no 5-star restaurant, but I definitely prefer this place because it was charming and the staff was friendly. I usually hold Asian restaurants to a different (lower) standard, but this place was definitely different. I usually ask for staff recommendations and I liked how the waitress didn't only suggest the higher priced items. She even suggested I not order everything I initially wanted because I wouldn't be able to finish it.
Which brings me to another point: you definitely get a good portion for the price. I guessed I got used to San Francisco, where the size can be a bit more modest. I
Overall, the food was terrific, the price was definitely worth it (even though work paid for it), and I had no problems at all with the service. If I'm back in Seattle, I'll stop again. -
Review from Serey K.
San Jose, CA
1/10/2012
Coffee? Meh. Its alright- for $3.00 I had better from where I live. Maybe its because I am a Viet coffee addict. I drink so much of it that I am picky. The sandwiches were good. Pretty basic Viet Banh mi but I was a bit disappointed because they barely put any meat in the sandwich.
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Review from Juliane W.
Seattle, WA
11/6/2011
If you like your vegetarian tofu pho with a heaping mountain of fresh vegetables you need to pay a visit to Pho Viet Anh. This spot is small, cozy and offers a nice variety of pho and rolls. If you eat meat they actually have three different broths to chose from as well as different meats.
I had a tofu spring roll to start, which was served with delicious peanut sauce and then tofu pho. When I went the joint was pretty crowded, so I wasn't expecting fast service, but the food came out in about 10-15 minutes. There were also people coming in the restaurant every five minutes for their takeout which explains the slightly slow service. The food however was so satisfying I didn't mind waiting a few extra minutes for my pho. For about $11 for a spring roll and decent sized pho I dig this place a lot. Warm and friendly staff, spicy pho and delicious peanut sauce...how can I complain? -
Review from Stefanie F.
Seattle, WA
11/16/2011
Best place for pho!
We always grab the corner table by the window when we eat there. Nothing better than a big, hot bowl of chicken pho on a cold and rainy day.Try the pho with the spicy broth - no extra hot sauce needed! I'm in love with their chicken pho in particular. They use white chicken breast meat and season the broth perfectly. Their fresh rolls and fried rolls are also amazing.
Staff is very friendly and bring out your food quickly. And if you're in a hurry, get your pho to go...they load up your to-go box with tons of fresh veggies, noodles and meat! -
Review from Winona R.
9/14/2011
All I want to eat lately is Vietnamese food--and it is all because of Pho Viet Anh. I went on a whim with a friend lately, wanting to try their pho as a cure to our nasty hangovers. It had been about 4 or 5 years since I'd been in, and I remembered the pho being super tasty. It still is! I really like their broth, and the service at this place is great. Everyone is friendly, but not obsequiously so. They have a frequent customer card, which has been stamped an embarrassing number of times in the last week, and did I mention their pho is delicious?
However, I would be remiss in not mentioning my new FAVORITE THING OF ALL TIME. Their vermicelli bowls have me craving the ease, instant gratification, and awesomeness of takeout dinner... pretty much all the time. Do yourself a favor--try the lemongrass pork & onion vermicelli bowl. It is so, so tasty.Listed in: Queen Anne
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Review from Kim Y.
10/19/2011 1 Check-in Here
Seattle seems to be overflowing with delicious asian food. (because they can see Japan from their back patio?) Roy St near our hotel had around 6 places alone. Before my cousins bachelorette drinking shenanigans the sister and I needed some take-out action so I walked down to Pho Viet Anh for some spring rolls and tofu curry to share.
The veggies were fresh tasting and the sauce was perfect! I literally wanted to save the leftover curry sauce and peanut dipping sauce for like crackers or something, but since it stunk up the hotel room, I gave up and threw it away (sigh). My only complaint was that I wish it was a touch spicier, but had I dined in I know I could have taken it up a notch with some sriracha.
Cute yet tiny atmosphere and very fast service for the take out, I'd grab a bite regularly if I lived or worked in the neighborhood for sure. -
Review from Helenas O.
San Francisco, CA
12/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
Very quaint Pho joint. Extensive menu which I think will satisfy everyone in the party. What caught my eye was their advertisement for the Banh Mi deals (super cheap)..but it's only for take out. Reasonably priced..can't go wrong with Pho, the only criteria I expect is that the place be clean: checked.
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Review from Lady W.
Seattle, WA
9/25/2011
Fail. Must say those who claims this is the best pho has never ventured out of the block.
Food definitely not bad - but extremely average. This place is not for Asians, obviously, looking for pho that they are used to. Besides chicken, they only have beef and meatball combos - that's all (no tendon, tripe, etc). Very lacking. I did have spring rolls and they were good.
Small little pleasant place but way overpriced, no doubt partly due to the location. Service was nothing to comment on, bit inattentive and unwelcoming attitude. -
Review from Hugo C.
Seattle, WA
1/13/2012
To match the equally brisk staff: nice little space inside, uneven service, great lunch special for banh mi to go orders, see you soon Pho Viet Anh!
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Review from Chira V.
Seattle, WA
9/14/2011
They have vietnamese sandwiches now, I have yet to try them though.
Their pho is good, the vegetables fresh, the broth flavorful. Sometimes the meat doesn't seem to cook very fast in the broth, not sure if its because its not hot enough... but i still eat it all anyways. -
Review from Jessie P.
Seattle, WA
11/27/2011
Short and sweet, just like Viet Anh. Cozy interior, super sweet staff, and a simple, traditional delicious pho. I will definitely be back.
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Review from hayley v.
6/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
They have yellow napkins which is really unfortunate because when they get wet they just remind me of pee and since it's a Pho place the nappies are all inevitably going to look piss soaked.
I ordered tea here and they brought me some bagged ***GASP*** Liptonesque brand. I heard a sad trombone and I think a monk died. Being served packet tea in an Asian restaurant is the spurious equivalent of ordering chocolate mousse in a French cafe and receiving a plastic Swiss Miss pudding cup.
The Pho was good- the broth tastes like it has Chinese 5 spice in it, warm and a little spicy, the steak quality was better than I anticipated and there was plenty of it + I added veggies. Grooood.
Trying the spicy broth next time and bringing loose tea so i can turn all the nappies into the punniest tipi's ever. -
Review from pretty s.
Seattle, WA
10/30/2011
Best pho in Seattle - all those fresh veggies!!! Perfectly priced. Everything I've ever eaten here has been just right. However, I've had pho in at least 10-15 different places in Seattle and this is the best for my taste buds: bar none.
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Review from Peter W.
Seattle, WA
12/4/2011
My first Pho experience so I don't have anything to compare this to. I got the spicy broth with some sort of beef and it was good. I will be going back and trying other Pho joints around town. Great food on a cold winter day.
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Review from Lisa H.
YUMMY!!! They have the best broth! I'm never disappointed when I come here. Prices are reasonable and portions are good.
Parking can be tricky but that's the same with most downtown restaurants.
If you're in the area this is the place PHO- sho!! -
Review from Maritess Z.
Seattle, WA
Updated - 10/8/2011
What happened? Did they change owners because now their Pho is not very good =(
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1/23/2010
I've tried Pho all over Seattle, in my quest to find the best, and this is the BEST pho in town. Not… Read more »
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Review from Matt R.
Updated - 7/1/2011
just tried their Banh Mi for the first time and it is legit. The combo Banh Mi has all the goodies- pate, carrots, bbq pork, ham, cukes, mayo, maggi, cilantro. Only think missing was the daikon (no biggie). The bread is excellent.
Wifey said her Tofu Banh Mi was exceptional too.
They are $3.50. I'm pretty stoked they added these to the menu. This is now the closest Banh Mi to my house- I'll be back on a regular basis.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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3/8/2009
Mighty tasty!
Had the steak and brisket Pho and it didn't disappoint. The broth is great (a little… Read more »
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Review from James B.
Bellingham, WA
11/26/2011
Excellent Pho, fast , good service. The hot and spicy broth was very good.
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Review from Teddy Spaghetti M.
Seattle, WA
Updated - 1/3/2012
the onion/lemongrass chicken vermicelli is heaven. best damn thing on the menu. i go there often, and its not enough!
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10/4/2011
omg so good. excellent curries and the pork vermicelli is great. you definitely get your money's… Read more »
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Review from Jacqueline L.
Seattle, WA
7/26/2011
Pho Chay doesn't get the care and attention it deserves. The broth is too salty, the carrots are too plenty, the tofu is too raw.
To this, Pho Viet Anh says, "OUR BROTH IS SEASONED WITH SUBTLETY! OUR BROCCOLI IS CRISP AND ABUNDANT! OUR TOFU IS FRIED TO PERFECTION!"
In addition, they have EXCELLENT banh mi, fine service and red lighting (a personal favorite). Go here. You will be pleased. -
Review from Anne R.
Seattle, WA
9/3/2011
Love, Love this place! We rarely eat at the restaurant mostly we call ahead and pick up - usually ready in 10 minutes. I always indulge on the Veggie Pho with chicken broth and my boyfriend always gets the steak. Recently he upgraded to the spicy broth which was delicious with the steak! Sometimes we treat ourselves and get a spring roll - they are good here and big! Recently they added Vietnamese sandwiches however you have to eat them there.
One tip which we learned after going a while is they have a frequent pho card. Order 12 Pho's and the 13th is free. However you have to ask for it, in my case the girl offered to my boyfriend (probably thought he was cute).
I recommend this place highly - it's our frequent spot and we don't have the desire to look for another pho place. -
Review from Ari R.
Seattle, WA
8/5/2011
Best Pho in Seattle, hands down.
I love this restaurant - it's got a fun atmosphere and everything on the menu is really delicious. The Pho is the real star here - the broth has complexity, they don't skimp on vegetables and everything is fresh and cooked just enough but not too much.
The yellow curry is great too - and again, with more vegetables than you generally get with a restaurant curry.
But again, that pho - amazing. And the portions are so generous that there is usually enough for leftovers even when you order the smallest size. Just make sure you eat the leftovers from lunch for dinner because I learned the hard way that the pho doesn't maintain its integrity overnight. -
Review from Carmen L.
Seattle, WA
8/30/2011
Food: I ordered the beef pho as it is my default at pho restaurant. It was really good a refreshing. I had two people with me and they got vermicelli noodles and it was really good. Especially refreshing for a nice summer day in Seattle. My coconut juice made my meal even more refreshing.
Service: We sat outside with no other tables around us but the waitress still came around enough times for us to ask all the questions we needed and refilled our water.
Atmosphere: The interior was really nice and captured the "asian" vibe. There is also outdoor seating. You don't have the best view out there but at least they have patio seating! -
Review from Josh A.
Clifton Park, NY
7/5/2011
Went for Pho with my Sister. Best Pho I have ever had, hands down.
Food- 5 Stars
I got a large beef Pho with Brisket and Meatballs, which are really more like meat slices. It was simply amazing, I could bathe in the broth. The Veggy, while not quite as good, was also delicious. Overall very very good Pho.
Service- 3.5 Stars
Fine, nothing really great or bad.
Value- 5 Stars
A ton of great food for the money.
Atmosphere- 4 Stars
Nice inside, appropriate atmosphere.
Drinks- Didn't really try, I had water galore to try and desalinate. -
Review from katya l.
5/25/2011 1 Check-in Here
After reading rave reviews of Pho Viet Anh and having it bookmarked for months, I finally popped in for a quick bowl when I was in the area. It was promising - the decor is nice, no fish tanks or torn booths but instead a dark red color scheme and cozy tables. I was excited about the extensive menu and the different broth choices. However, I was immediately disappointed when I realized that you can ONLY get veggie pho with veggie or chicken broth. No beef broth for the veggie-eaters? Hint - chicken isn't veggie either!
I ordered a small bowl of meatball pho with spicy beef broth. It came out quickly, steaming hot, but it was... just okay. The broth was spicy but it didn't have much other flavor, and the bowls were too small for the amount of noodles piled in them, making it hard to stir in condiments. A small bowl of pho here is nearly $8, and that's before tax and tip! Maybe I had my expectations set too high, but I found the pho here to be completely average, and the price far too steep. Not worth it. -
Review from jana h.
Jamaica, NY
4/16/2011
I'm not sure why this place has gotten such rave reviews. But then again, I'm no Seattlelite either. I'm a New Yorker, who has been a loyal diner at my local Vietnamese eatery in Flushing. I've been eating PHO before I even knew what PHO was...back when I was knee high and only knew the thin vermicelli noodles in my native Mandarin. I was eating this delicious stuff before it became en vogue to eat it. Before white folks all around the country started raving about it in their local neighborhoods. I've eaten PHO all up and down the west coast too...there's 4 Vietnamese eateries that serve these noodles on every other block in Vancouver, BC. Pho joints abound all over San Francisco and the East Bay Area where I've lived for 2 years.
BUT...PHO on the corner of Roy Street and 4th Avenue North of Seattle, WA?
Strike out.
There's just something upsetting about the flavoring of the broth. The secret's in the broth, any PHO enthusiast would tell ya...if the broth is wrong, then it's all wrong. If the noodle's wrong, the whole thing can be saved if the broth is still ok. I love my beef broth, and this place just tastes a little too sweet, too sugary on the tongue. In a word?
BLECH.
Plus, I don't see how it would be customary to charge 10.18 for take out PHO (I like to re-heat my PHO at home over the stove and add a few bok choy leaves), and then say that the take out menu was wrong when it said 8.75 for take out PHO. That's more than 10% tax!!! -
Review from Colin D.
5/19/2011
Maybe I've just gotten to be a Pho snob, but the Pho I got here wasn't really up to my expectations which is really too bad because the atmosphere was quiet and really nice. There were nice soothing colors and the whole place was made up of 2- and 4-person tables which is a stark contrast to the brightly lit Pho restaurants with significant communal seating.
The Pho came out way too hot and only after adding about a cup of Sriracha did the broth really have enough flavor. The veggies didn't appear to have been in the broth for any real amount of time so they provided an odd and somewhat jarring taste in combination with the slightly salty broth.
I wouldn't say the food was bad, but it was a bit disappointing. -
Review from Patrick W.
Seattle, WA
4/8/2011
I love their Pho. Simply put, this place is not your typical pho place. You will not find a fish tank anywhere. It's clean and the environment is less of a brightly lit cafeteria and more of an actual restaurant.
I fell in love with this place during the big snow storm of '08. The city was closed down but this pho place was open and walking distance. I have yet to get a bad meal here, one of the few Pho places I will not just get take out from. It really feels like your eating at an actual restaurant.
Their broth to me is the freshest; most flavorful I have ever had from a Pho place.
