New Pho #1

Worst phở EVER! The phở was so bland and the service sucked! My table cover had tons of dirty stains on them… I would not come back…

It’s now GOGO PHO, under new owner. Staffs are friendly. Phở broth is tastety. The seafood crispy noodle is a bomb. Definitely recommended.

I absolutely love this place! I work within walking distance and I usually eat lunch here about twice a week for the past three years. I have developed favorites, but everything I’ve tried here is super yummy. In particular I love their rare steak phở, hot and sour seafood soup, and grilled pork & shrimp over vermicelli noodles. So good! Also, the family that operates the business is really sweet and they provide efficient service.

The service is slow and not a happy people, the Phở is bad and I am not sure how they got some of 4 and 5 stars review. The name sure did’t living up to the Phở. Look at my the picture of my order, really, this is Phở, this Phở hardly have anything in it. Will I try it and now I know, never again and that is that.

I like this place I live down the street and I love Vietnamese food. The food here here is very good and I am very picky when it comes to my Vietnamese food. This place is very authentic so if you don’t like authentic Vietnamese food dont come here. The service is what you would expect at any Vietnames restaurant don’t expect too much and you won’t be disappoined :)

I love coming here, the servers are friendly, the food comes out fast and the prices are spot on.
The phở hits the spot always and then I usually will get an order of the spring rolls to go, because they are amazing and large enough that they do for a mini meal on their own.
There’s also a good amount of seats so you won’t have to wait.

After our Dahn Yoga class, a group of us decided to have lunch together and we decided on New Phở #1 since it was within walking distance.
For me, I decided to try #72 Chinese Fish Fillet in Oyster Sauce with steam rice instead of Phở since it was a warm day. My dish came with beef, chicken, mushrooms, red & green bell peppers, and onions. I did not find the fish. I was famished, so I ate what was served. It tasted decent. Just not what I was expecting.
Do be aware that the place has a smell to it, they may need to circulate some air through the place.
Overall, I would eat here again since service was quick and food is decent.

I always enjoy my phở here. It is my 3^rd ‘go to’ place for phở especially on a cloudy or rainy day.

I only spent one meal here at lunch while I was waiting for my watch to be repaired at nearby Watchcare. It’s a small restaurant with very tight seating inside but the dining room was more than half full. Seems like the kitchen was small because some people at the same table got food before the others. I got the pad thai and the spring rolls… the spring rolls were very large with a somewhat lackluster peanut sauce. The pad thai was kind of sticky looking and the cilantro and bean sprouts were hard to mix in with the noodles because my pad thai noodles were still clumped together. I had to use a fork and chopsticks to separate and then mix all over again. After all that work, flavor was about average…
Although this may be a typical family run restaurant business, I may come back here during colder weather to try a bowl of their phở.

Wow … Should have looked to Unilocal before coming here.
Just like many others, I came here today because it was nearby, and because I was craving Phở.
I got here right at 12:40pm, pretty much right in the middle of lunchtime … Thought I’d have to wait, but the place was close to empty! Not a good sign.
There was a hot young server who took my order promptly, but everyone else working here was quite rude and carried looks of depression.
There was a t.v. on the wall, and it was SO LOUD, you could see people were not happy about this. Also, it was playing a show about a woman who was murdered! Geez, way to set the atmosphere!
The spring roles were pretty good, and seemed fresh (I had them take the pork out), and the Phở was decent — just decent.
Would not come back. There are many Phở places around, but this one is on the way out…

I really like the hospitality at this Phở House. The lady sees me and my spouse walk in and she immediately knows our order and what to bring us. It’s great!
Spring rolls are amazing here and I always get the #16, YUM! Service is good, and it’s great to go to during the winter. Sometimes their credit machine is down so may be a good idea to bring cash!
Everything tastes fresh and I don’t go anywhere else for my Phở!

I didn’t have soup here, but all my friends did.
I tried some of the broth and I really liked it, but I wasn’t hungry for soup and I just ended up getting spring rolls.
I liked my spring rolls, but I just thought it was really dry. That’s why I ended up drinking my friend’s broth b/​c my mouth so was dry from my rolls!
This is my friend’s favorite spot, I guess he’s been coming around here for a while. Him and the lady who works there are close or something. Service is nice though. Next time I’ll have to try their soup, but I wouldn’t recommend their spring rolls.

The Chicken Phở and Beef Phở is quality. I would recommend only the beef phở. and make sure to get the chicken curry with fried rice. Really good!

Service wasn’t very good, the only time the staff talked to us was when it was time to order & that was it.
Pearl drink was good, iced coffee with milk was way to sweet. Ordered grilled chicken rice plate and phở. The grilled chicken was good, the phở was just ok.

There were SEVERAL things wrong with my experience here. Which was about… FIVE minutes ago.
1. Walked in and seated myself. I became embarrassed when I was trying to tell a guy I was a party of ONE pointing my finger at him, only to find out he was dining there as well. (My error there!)
2. Sat down, and the lady brought me a menu. She was VERY rude. I ordered my Beef Noodle Soup (Phở Tai Nam) and she at first stood there like I was suppose to order more, and then walked away until I said, «…and a glass of water please.»
3. I waived her down a few moments later and asked her if the place took visa, and she said, «10 dollar minimum.» I had already ordered and didn’t want to be a pain, so I said, «Really? Darn, can I see the menu again?» She went and got the menu and literally tossed it on the table. NO TIP I was thinking… but I ordered the Wonton Soup TO-​GO.
4. Food came out, and as I attempted to put my mint leaves and lemon in, half the mint leaves were wilted and old, and the lemon was already USED! Did she just give me someones leftover plate? UGH! Not wanting to cause a scene, I just pushed the plate aside and started on my phở.
5. The broth tasted like chicken broth. If I wanted that, I would’ve ordered Phở Ga (Chicken Noodle Soup). So I had to add hoison sauce and hot sauce to tweek the taste. A lot actually, more than usual.
6. My Wonton Soup to-​go order came out, and she put it on the table. It was in a PRODUCE plastic bag from the grocery mart. Another re-​used item? Look, I understand it is HARD-​TIMES, but this is not OKAY!
7. Ate, walked up to the cashier and stood there for a minute or two. She was at the sink in the back, turned around and looked at me, and then turned back to the sink. (She wasn’t even washing dishes). Now I’m thinking, «What the hell did I do?! Or is she just THAT rude or miserable?!» Finally she comes to me.
8. Rings me up. $ 6.25 for the Phở. $ 4.00 for the Wonton Soup. The menu said $ 3.00, but look, I understand it’s hard times, especially since you have your «We charge 0.25 extra for to-​go orders» sign next to your register, which is STUPID. Just because it’s a to-​go order, you charge an extra .25? Anyways, she swiped my card and handed me a receipt like that concluded the transaction. I stood there staring at her. NO WAY lady. I know how you Asians work, and I refuse to come back here in a week with a copy of my bank transaction because you felt it OKAY to add in a tip for yourself which you DON’T deserve.
9. She looks at me, and finally gives me a pen. At first I wasn’t going to give her a tip. But then I decided. hmm, I should just round up my dollars. So I left an 0.80 tip. Honestly, she deserved a 0.25 cent tip! So i was GENEROUS on that!
NOT returning!

Honestly worst service EVER!!!
Everyone that I have dealt with here minus one young lady is rude.
I work close by and this is the closest phở place so I go back once in a while because the food is not bad.
Things I would order– rare steak phở, pork chop with egg and orange juice.
Like I said the food is cool/​alright but the service is terrible! Therefore one star

We first went there when they opened. This was great.
But now I feel like they are getting tired of something… I can understand that life isn’t easy for those people trying to make cheap and good food.
Now the place is fine but not the best. I still like to go there like I would go to my kitchen: to eat healthy food made of beggies and soups.
The prices are really affordable. We can easily only pay $ 27 for 2 adults and 2 children (!). Almost cheaper than chopping to cook in your own kitchen.
Note: they close early and don’t provide Alcohol…

I’m not sure if it was the Phở or the alcohol, but i definitely puked hard after a dinner here and a car ride up to SF.
The phở itself didn’t even taste that good. but i guess you can’t go in expecting the best. its tucked away in some mini strip mall, so bring a GPS if you MUST have phở here. other than that… meh

Finally, I’ve been smacked of my perfect phở streak and welcomed back to the reality of phở-​king mediocre experiences.
This is not Turtle Tower.
This is not Phở Kim Long.
This is not even Phở to Chau.
This is simply average phở. Its not MSG water… It’s a little too herb-​ie for my taste… Its got a crappy ass location. But its got the typical ish you can rely on: fast service, cheap prices, and tons of seating.
I’d say this is on par with Phở Saigon…
Not bad. Not great. A-(PH)OK.

I’m making a conscious effort in bringing my camera with me to restaurants now so that I can take pictures of the food. The Unilocal life has consumed all of my time. DAMN IT!!!
I thought San Jose had the best Phở Restaurants in California? Went to the Lexus dealership on Stevens Creek looking for a LS600HL from my sales guy and friend Howie Phan. I was a little hungry and he recommended me to this place. He said it was close by and it was «decent». I should’ve gotten the clue when he said it was «decent.» It was probably one of the worst vietnamese restaurants I have ever tasted.
Pork spring rolls were bad. I’ve had so much better. I took a picture of it so please see for yourself.
The spring rolls were like lumpias. Very disappointed. I love lumpias but not these. It was in between a vietnamese egg roll and the filipino lumpia. Again… see for yourself on the pic. I’ve been eatting and searching alot on Vietnamese food. This Vietnamese craving will end soon if I keep on bumping into these types of restaurants.
Phở duc biet was ok… didn’t even want to take a picture of this after the fried lumpia and the fresh pork spring rolls.