Pho Bowl

My family & I have been coming to this restaurant for years. Not only is the food incredible, but the service (Wha, the owner especially) is especially kind. Best phở in northern Virginia.

Great food and service!

This was by far the most clean Phở restaurant that I ate at. The other Phở’s I ate at are located in Cali, San Antonio, New Jersey, etc. Besides eating at a clean Phở restaurant, the food was good, but they’re kinda of pricey. I only had a small bowl of Phở Dac Biet and an order of spring rolls, but the price came out to about $ 15. I didn’t even purchase a drink and it was already that expensive. So, the Phở was great, but the price was not! 3 stars for price, 4 stars for food, so overall 3.5 stars!

I will give 2 stars because they did my take out during «2:30−4:30» closing hour when I called in. But in general everything was horrible.
1) I ordered A1– crispy spring rolls and one of them was completely burnt on the bottom and nothing to eat. (Picture uploaded.)
2) when I opened the container for my noodles and meat, literally there were 3 – 4 pieces of meat and whole bunch of noodles. I’ve never had un proportioned phở take out before than this place.
Never ever will I make the drive to do a takeout from this place ever again. By bundling stuff to go and putting burnt food in there like I will never find out is unprofessional and unfair treatment to their customer.

It was a cold, rainy night… and we were just looking for that warm, savory bite — and this place hit the spot. We ordered 2 Phở bowls. The smaller portion was the perfect size. I loved it. The broth was tasty and the ingredients were fresh. The prices were fair.
We got our food in a good time and the staff was very pleasant. Solid Phở spot!

You know when you are craving something salty and warm and you have that taste in your mouth from the last time you experienced it? Hmmm… maybe I should have worded that better.
Anyways, you know when you are expecting to food to taste a certain way, and when it doesnt, it is disappointing? That is how I felt about this place.
Phở, like any other type of food, can be prepared in various different ways and, just like BBQ, if you grew up in North Vietnam vs. South Vietnam, you learned to cook it differently. With that being said, I was not prepared for this particular bowl of Phở. The broth just seemed a little off to me, or maybe to what I was used to. Not saying it was bad, but it just wasnt satisfying… for me at least.
I think if I come back, ill try some of their rice dishes, or maybe ill try the phở when they are not so busy. I usually find that when Phở taste off, its usually on high volume days.
Take it for what its worth. This particular experience was not a 5 star experience.

The best in Alexandria so far. The soap is very good. It very comfortable for the price. The service very nice. Family friendly. It clean.

First off, I’m not a Vietnamese fan overall; however, I love the broth. This is a simple diner like restaurant where service is quick and the portions are huge. If you are ordering the broth, go with the small.

If you love Phở then this place is for you. Good for small group, take out and no issue with parking. They also give stamp card for every 10 meal and get one free.

Great friendly service every time. I come here for lunch and dinner and it’s always consistent. I live for the D3.

Ok phở for the price and the amount of meat they give you. I got the Dac Biet and there was plenty of meat. They do use dry phở noodles instead of the fresh, so the broth is super watered down after you get through a few spool fulls. I also grab a thai tea to go and it was also very good. Good price, good service, ok phở.

Excellent customer service. Clean environment. Speedy service. The owner was actively involved.
The food tasted great.

Our family Monday lunch for a table of 6 was great. 1 high chair and 1 booster for our party wasn’t a problem. They had enough to go around. The men’s room had a console table that. could’ve worked as a changing table if I had needed it.
All of our portions were more than enough. Hoa, the owner, came by to talk with us and play with the kids while taking our orders. The food came out quickly and was delicious. This was my first time there but my family had been going there for years. I will be back.

I’ve been giving this place a solid 4 stars but today a few things put me off. Don’t get me wrong… I’m not knocking the broth. It is a SOLID 4 stars. They are NOT messing this up.
Today was the 2^nd visit in a row where I ordered the B16 lunch special with a summer roll and iced tea. So… this was the second visit where there was no tendon or tripe in my bowl… had to flag someone down and say hey: There is no tendon or tripe in this bowl… again! They took my bowl and thew in 2 pieces of each and returned my bowl to me.
Next ‘fresh sliced steak’ aka Tai… it should not be served well done. It should be served rare floating on top of the other cuts and noodles. Well cooked Tai is not good, not good at all.
And lastly, the summer rolls… so seriously small they should be selling them for 50 cents as $ 2 each is HIGHWAY robbery, They are SMALL with nothing more they a couple of half shrimp, rice noodles, and lettuce. The sauce is GREAT… but where is the bean spouts, mint, thai basil leaves. cilantro, radish, carrot, or cucumber? SOMETHING more than just 3 things in them.
Normally the owner asks me how things are. She didn’t today… maybe she know I once again was missing my tripe and tendon. I was so wishing she would. I would have said… Do you want me to be honest? I would have mentioned the above… Cause I know I’ll be back since it’s the only place close to my work. Saddened.

For the immediate Springfield/​Kingstowne area and its lack of decent Phở options, this place is very good, 4 star worthy. But compared to some of the other places not too far away, like Eden Center, or Baileys Crossroads, this place is just «acceptable». I dock it two stars for a few reasons.
1) They charge $ 0.50 for takeout. I’ve never experienced a restaurant doing this before Phở Bowl. A person taking food out actually makes a restaurant’s job easier, it frees up the servers to cater to in-​store patrons. Charging for take-​out goes against logic. I get that eat-​in allows for tips, but what if someone chooses not to leave a tip? What if I choose to eat-​in, then suddenly need to take the food to go. Would I get charged $ 0.50 for leaving? Nuts.
2) The amount of meat is definitely not as much as you get in Eden Center, and the cost is the exact same ($ 9 for a large bowl). Very disappointed here.
3) The meat is not given to you raw. As a person eating-​in, you would never know as you are served the soup in its completed form. But, in the form of take-​out, phở is given to you as a quart of broth, and all other ingredients (noodles, meat, veggies, etc.) in a separate box to be added in. The meat here is given to you fully cooked, instead of raw, to allow the BROTH TO COOK the meat.
4) The brown sauce is not given to you by itself. Instead, they give it to you as a mix with sriracha sauce. I don’t eat my phở with sriracha, too hot for me. Never experienced this before. Not appropriate.
Don’t think I will be a return customer any time soon. On a positive note, they have no credit card minimum.

They were ok. I wished the refills were free and the waiters didn’t ring up a different price after brining the receipt to u. 1.5 stars from me

I love Phở. I would eat it every day of the week if I could. I thought the Phở I ordered was tasty with a generous amount of meat, tendon and trip.
I ordered a small serving and the only complaint I have is that the bowl was filled to the rim so it was hard to eat at first without making a mess.
The owner was also very nice and came around and asked how everything was and checked on all the customers.

It was so cold today and I was craving phở, so we stopped by during 1ish and the place was packed. Parking was a pain, luckily we found a spot. I ordered the lunch special combo which consisted of a bowl of phở of any kind except for their special phở which was too awesome because typically at other phở joints they only allow you to pick either chicken, beef, or veggies, what a selection right? so I’m so happy that you can get almost any kind of phở except their special and one other.
The combo also comes with a soda and a side of either a spring roll or summer roll. I opted for the spring roll and that was ok. It didn’t have much that was stuffed in the roll, the nuoc mam didn’t taste that great and the garnish that came with it was eh. and it didn’t come out pipping hot like I liked it to be.
The phở however was fantastic. You couldn’t smell the aroma of phở but the taste was there. It didn’t taste like flavored cubes, but anyhow… the size that they give you is a perfect size for lunch, and they don’t go skimpy on the meat either. Typically at another phở places that consisted of a lunch combo, they go skimpy on everything, not this place.
I also noticed the owner likes to socialize with her customers so that’s a plus to see. This is definitely a new favorite spot of mine for phở in the springfield/​alexandria area. The only thing I would change would be the amount of garnish for the phở, there were 3 of us and it wasn’t enough. Also they should come out with a punch card, buy 9 bowls get the 10^th free or something. Lure more customers in! Lunch combos are $ 10ish.

Solid phở. Was feeling sick and wanted phở-​to-​go. Not sure how they would package it but when I came home I was pleasantly surprised. The broth was in a container and the meat, veggies and noodles were in a to-​go-​box. When I got home the broth was still pretty hot so I just mixed everything into a bowl. And to my surprise they even packaged me some sauce for my soup!
All in all, my to-​go order was pretty solid. I am sure my phở would have been even better if I’d dined in.
And by the way… the price is right. I paid $ 10 for a great lunch.

Today is New Year’s Eve. It was more crowded than usual. I guess I’m not the only one who wanted to eat some Phở. A few people had to wait for the table. I saw one person leave without ordering. Ah~ How unfortunate to leave Phở Bowl without some spring rolls, soup, and their coffee in his belly. I wanted to tell him to stay. Why? This place is fabulous!
The restaurant is spotless, broth tastes clean and rich, and the portion is generous. The couple who owns the restaurant comes out of the kitchen to check on the customers. The quality of the food is constant and the service is quick. We showed up really hungry after a biking trip and they gave us extra noodles. Once, we showed up 30 minutes before their closing time. But our phở and the service were perfect!
This is a restaurant you can go during cold winter days and the summer, too, because the air-​conditioning will be blasting. One Valentine’s weekend, we laughed at the couples waiting to get into a restaurant next door. (That restaurant closed down. I guess it wasn’t good.) Our family of four had warm and beautiful evening. Phở Bowl is great for anytime of the year. This is the only Phở restaurant I’ve been for 10 years.