Pho Oi

Hmmm, came here because the other pho restaurant in town doesn't accept AMEX. I was the only one in the restaurant. That should've been a sign, but I craved a vermicelli bowl. So long story short, craving satisfied, but it could've been better. Bowl was a little skimpy on the meat side. I also had the fresh spring roll which was good, but the peanut sauce was a bit tangy (I'm hoping it wasn't old). Sadly, I will have to remember this experience and I will probably not be back when in town.

Vietnamese food is my absolute favorite, and I eat it every chance I get. So I was pretty excited to find a few here in Laredo while I was in town for the weekend. I may be a little tougher on this place for that reason. This place is fairly quiet and quaint. Although the server wasn't very personable, I will say that he did a good job. He may have just been having a bad day, who knows. I hate to say it, but these are the only positives I can give. The rice paper on the spring rolls were "rubbery" and the peanut sauce was runny. The stuff inside was actually good though. The egg rolls had no lettuce in order to wrap up the rolls with the carrot shavings. However, the rolls themselves were served hot, and the taste was decent. (They didn't seem like homemade though).The Phô would not even be in my top 100... the bean sprouts were not crisp AT ALL, there was very little meat, and the fatty brisket was crunchy?! I will not say anything more. Like any place, you really need to try it for yourself. I have read one star reviews and still gone, and thought it was one of the best places I has ever been.

This place is Laredo's best Pho. I've noticed a lot of reviews complain about the serving size, but I felt the servings are decent for the price you are paying. I do feel border town plates tend to be on the bigger side and people get used to that. The spring rolls were pretty good, basic standard spring rolls of really good size. The peanut size was a little watery, but tasted fine. The Jasmin tea was pretty standard. The pho was solid. Good clean broth with good noodle texture and a decent amount of protein. The noodle dish was super good, with a great garlic taste. The fried rice was decent as well. Don't expect anything super fancy or out of this world. Service is fast and friendly. Giving this place a 4, simply because it's the best in Laredo.

Wow, when you order Togo I guess this is the size of Pho condiments you get. Seriously? It is the cheapest cost of your entire product. Will not order from you again.

I ordered the bbq pork and beef banh mis. They tasted bad as they tasted very sour or vinegary; it didn't taste like they pickled the vegetables properly. The staff also didn't wear their masks most of the time. They were talking and preparing food with masks off.

The pho is really good as well as the vermicelli noodles. My kids don't like to eat here and apparently or their kids don't like it either. Just pick up some pho and saw a box of pizza ce restaurant next door on a table.

Definitely the best (and cheapest) asian restaurant in Laredo, and a welcome break from all of the delicious tacos.They serve crawfish, which is spicy and delicious. Also, their sugar cane is really refreshing, and I think they're the only restaurant in Laredo to serve these two things. BUT I would really recommend their garlic shrimp fried rice. Shrimp is juicy and buttery. Their eggs rolls are filled with meat, which is different from other restaurants that just fill theirs with veggies. Really yummy.

Wonderful hidden gem! Their Vietnamese coffee is delicious! I strongly recommend their Vietnamese sandwiches! What a treat for Laredo to have this restaurant-- I hope it stays with us for a long time!

I'm just very confused how nobody has fixed any of the problems here after so long. I ate here 5 years ago and decided to try it again this week, both times they had no music playing at all... so this place is extremely quiet and uncomfortable, and i could head another tables full conversation, plus an employee on his break loudly slurping some soup from a few tables over. I'm surprised none of the other reviews on here have mentioned the lack of music because it seems to be such an obvious negative, totally KILLS the vibe and made me want to eat quickly and leave. Spotted two bugs crawling on the walls, front desk. Pho ingredients were mediocre at best, I'll be honest, even compared to Laredo's few other options for Vietnamese food. I hope whoever's making decisions for this business gets a wake up call soon, because I honestly don't know how this place is still open/how they're able to afford rent and ingredients. Probably because the food is overpriced and the (small) staff is underpaid. They don't seem to care about training wait staff to be more personable either, probably because they don't think much of high schoolers who just need a day job at a slow restaurant. So that just results in teenagers kinda mumbling while taking your order and awkwardly bringing your food without saying anything. Again, I wouldn't settle on eating here until something changes, or until the business goes down and is replaced by something else, which is probably much more likely.

Great Food. Terrible service. I ordered the house fried rice and it was excellent. However, after walking in the door, my party was left standing, wondering if we were to seat ourselves. After finally gaining the attention of the sole server, we received a single nod. Food came out in a timely manner, but we did not receive any additional service.