828 Pho

Damn good phở. Super random location, and it is smack in downtown Santa Ana, so a Vietnamese place is not common, especially not one this good, but here we are.
Got the phở tai, which was soooooooo flavorful and fresh. Sometimes the basil can have brown spots, it the sprouts are limp, limes dry, etc. Not here.
Fresh and delicious, I would eat here all the time if it was closer. Also, try the chili oil, it is absolutely amazing.
The service was horrible. Actually, they were eating lunch and ignored me until they were finished, but it was worth that annoyance.
Four stars, delicious.

Everything was great!!! I can’t wait to become a regular here as my bestie already is lol

3.5 stars. Quite busy during lunch hour so plan accordingly. Waiter got my order wrong, ordered the small phở tai and out came a combo with tripe and brisket. I can eat the brisket but not the tripe. Also ordered the egg rolls but they delivered the spring rolls. They switched it but seemed indifferent about the mistake. Phở tasted good actually, the meat is higher quality than some other places in LA so not a bad place to go. Egg rolls were over cooked, and had some harder pieces of meat inside, and they only give you a smaller piece of lettuce to wrap. All in all — the place can be cleaner too. I saw bits of garbage on the floor and flies in the place — which is a bit disconcerning but hey its not a michelin restaurant we are talking about.

Terrible experience. Went to this restaurant with my family. The lady who took our order, who we later found out was the manager, served our food. She was holding 2 large bowls of Phở, one in each hand. As she was setting down the first bowl, her hand slipped and she ended up spilling the whole bowl on me. She tried to apologize and explain that this never happens to her. She insisted on preparing a new meal to-​go since we did not want to stay. However, an apology serves no use when the damage is done. I don’t understand how someone can be a «manager» when they can’t even handle being a waitress. I can only hope this does not happen to any other customers in the future.

This is the best phở place tbh and they have pad thai and shrimp and so many options the food is super good here and super affordable the service is really good too the one thing i dont like though are the chairs they’re so weird i feel like im laying back but other than that this place is super bomb

I really like the food here. My fav dish is the Chicken Phở. It’s really good. I also really like the Vermicelli. There’s a Hispanic guy there that’s always helpful and super nice.

Went to eat here yesterday and ordered their #33 vermicelli with shrimp! (The one with chicken was great as well.) Everything was really good and the shrimp was marinated in a really good sweet sauce, the only problem I had is that they only gave me six shrimp, but then again it IS shrimp. This place is one of my favorite phó places and I always come back willing to try new dishes, they never disappoint.

One of my favorite local Phở places. The staff is Awesome! I have been coming here for years. I love the chicken spring rolls, misc phở soups and their vermicelli noodle bowl that comes with chicken and egg rolls.

This is by far the best Phở I’ve had!!! Been to other ones but so far none have beat these guys. Their bbq ribs were perfectly seasoned and perfectly grilled! I know exactly the spot to take my family and friends when they are craving phở.

I always come here, my favorite phở place by far! I always compare different phở places to this one… This one knocks it way out of the park! I always order pork egg rolls and phở w/​rate beef but all their food is so bomb! I also order vermicelli plates w/​egg roll and grilled pork or chicken. The Korean bbq ribs are awesome and so is their garlic rice! I really recommend this restaurant! Great service and amazing food!

One of the many delicious places to grab authentic phở. The broth was good and genuine, and contact a good amount of cholesterol flowers that satisfied my taste buds. The portion was enough to fill my stomach.

This is the first place I ever had Phở a few years ago and frankly I don’t want to eat it anywhere else. I said this to one of the owners and she chuckled and said she gets that a lot, but she tells people to go eat it somewhere else so they appreciate hers even more LOL. I always get the Rare Beef Phở. Such flavorful broth and tender rare beef.
Clean place and super quick service even during the lunch rush.
We also get the spring rolls with tofu and I can’t leave without Thai iced tea to go. They have yummy frozen mochi as well, green tea is my fave.

I come here at least once a week — I was satisfied with their service. All servers greeted us with smile and answered kindly whenever I had some questions in regard to the menu. if you’re looking for fresh great quality phở I definitely recommend you this place they use fresh ingredients to prepare it which makes people pleased and satisfied with not eating a high percentage of preservative and unhealthy food. .The restaurant is clean and neat generally. Especially, the ladies’ restroom is very clean.

Excelent service and their soup is very tasty I think it’s the best in Santa Ana. I highly recommend this place, you can’t miss it.

Customer service is superb! If you go into this establishment more that twice they know who you are and can remember what you like and how you like it. Phở is very good always piping hot. For me the best part is their grilled pork spring rolls, I don’t eat shrimp so they make them for me the way I like.

I came here because its 5 minutes from my home. I’ve never had phở before. Also it was a rainy day. I ordered the chi tea it was super sweet idk if that’s how it’s suppose to taste but it wasn’t to bad. For appetizers I had spring rolls they come in (2) with the peanut sauce I really enjoyed that! I also ordered the rice noodles with shrimp (largebowl) big portion, I think the small bowl would of been better for me. When it got to the table it was nice and HoT. I couldn’t taste the broth so I added a lot of the chilli sauce. I give this place an okay. I’ll try another place next time

I love Vietnamese food and this place exceeded my expectations! Highly recomended! I had the thai ice tea and my bf had the coconut water, both delicious. Food is fresh and flavorful. Service is fast too! :)

Pricing, food portions, drinks, flavor, service — all is awesome
Best Vietnamese in the area!

OK Phở, broth is a little flat but if you’re around Little Mexi — — I mean Down Town Santa Ana this is your only choice for phở.
Service: Seat yourself when you walk in you will not be greeted otherwise. The dragon lady running the dining room here seems cold and unfriendly and much rather be one her phone behind the counter play candy crush or something. The Mexican guy busing tables seemed to be pretty friendly if you speak Spanish. If you’re looking for great service this is probably not your place.
Food: OK at best. The egg roll was decent but cold in the center, when you have a deep fried protein item, that is a health hazard not to be cooked all the way through. The phở was OK, not the worst but by no means the best. The broth was salty enough but not flavorful enough and the tendon, while very tender, it was bland too. After making the phở my usually cocktail of sriracha, lime juice and basil, it was pretty indistinguishable from any other phở I’ve ever had.
I found this place a little amusing. It’s the only phở place I’ve been to that has a menu in three languages (English, Vietnamese, and Spanish).The décor is a little strange but it tends to be in most phở places. I’ve had better and if you’re really jonesin’ for phở make the short drive to Llittle Saigon, it will be worth it.

My supervisor always talks about how she loves this place so I had to come check it out! It gets pretty packed during lunch hour, but their service is quick and they don’t rush you to finish up.
My friend and I ordered the chicken spring rolls to share which were really light and had a lot of flavor. I’m glad they had the chicken option because usually places just have shrimp or pork rolls.
Their rare steak phở didn’t disappoint; it had enough meat and the noodles weren’t stuck together. Both of our thai iced teas were a little too milky, but it was still okay.
I’ll be back for their rolls and phở!