Chopstick and Rice

The phos were excellent, actually one of the best tasting broths we've had there in a while.The only problem is every time we order takeout online we never get utensils. It's pretty irritating that they are the only restaurant that doesn't include utensils and we never find out until we are ready to enjoy our order and have to scrounge for utensils..

I'm going to call this my "first-date" review. Do I want to see you again? This was my first time here. It's a very clean and roomy dining area. Long bar, tv's on, with a football game on one and The Avengers showing on the other. The menu was simple with one price for each item. No sizes. My Combination Pho was pretty big. You get your moneys worth. The service was attentive and efficient. My first impression was it felt a little cold but it was friendlier near the end. So, would I go back? Tough call. It's out of the way for me and there's so many food places to choose from around there! The answer is maybe: if I'm in the mood for Vietnamese. There's no reason not to go.

Whenever we are in Hawaii Kai for a Costco run, we try to eat here! Love their pho here. Lots of meat! Don't want to complain about anything, but dang, lots of meat! Haha! Broth is super good as well. I really do like the beef stew pho. It's just so much good flavor and something different. There's usually always space to sit, which I love because I'm so impatient when I'm hungry. Staff here are always friendly and we just love this place! They have "sister" restaurants in town, but I like this place the best!

Went back for a revisit a few nights ago and I had the combo pho, which comes with all their meat choices and it was pretty good. Soup base tasted the same, which is something that is key for me. The only issue with my pho was the amount of tendon that was included, I only found one piece but this time it was a nice chunk. This visit we also had the Bahn Mi sliders, and we chose grilled pork as the protein. The plate came with four individual little sandwiches/sliders and it was good. It is semi-build your own but the grilled pork was nicely charred and had great flavor. Service was good as always and I like that they don't come and check on you multiple times, once and I'm good. It is a slight bother when places check on you multiple times, it makes me feel rushed and I have a hard time enjoying the food. They have a big screen TV and they were showing the college football playoff game which was great, the sound isn't on but that's okay, there's no need. If you are in or near Hawaii Kai, stop by and check with family-owned restaurant out, you won't be disappointed.

The food is so good here, the chicken is the best fried chicken I've had on island, and the different pho are quite delicious, all high standards across the board. The service is awesome and it's a nice clean and casual feel eating there. Doesn't feel too stuffy or crowded. It's a weekly treat to come here.

First time trying. I would recommend to anyone looking for Vietnamese food in Hawaii Kai. Ordered pho combination. There's only one size. I was surprised by how much meat came in my bowl. A lot of pho places skimp on the meat but this place gave a good amount. I was very satisfied with the portion of my pho. Ordered spring rolls. Ordered option with two spring rolls. Each spring roll was cut in half making it "4" pieces but they only provided two pieces of lettuce. Luckily the lettuce was big enough to break in half. Spacious and clean. Service wasn't bad. Located in Hawaii Kai Shopping Center near city mill. Plenty of parking.

We've passed by this place a bunch of times but never went in. Well, I'm glad we finally did. Especially since Pho Time Niu Valley has closed now :( RIPI saw Pho Dip on the "specials" menu and asked about it - killed 2 birds since I love a good banh mi, but wanted to taste the pho. I'm more of the broth person, not the noodle person anyway (is that just me?). Anyway, it's funny it was written on the specials board, because it's on the regular menu. But I liked it, so that's a good thing!Flavors are ON POINT. That sandwich was so good! Made possible of course, by the tasty pho broth! You know what I hate? When a pho restaurant serves sorta-hot pho. Esp if there's rare/raw beef in the bowl. How is it gonna properly cook? Not Chopstick and Rice! Those bowls were steaming hotttttt, thank you!Others also ordered the vermicelli with spring roll and bbq pork, yum! And a side order of spring rolls because just one was not enough.Tons of free parking at HK Towne Center. Even better that it's on the opposite end from Costco, so much less crowded. The restaurant is large, I'm sure it fills up at dinner time. Nice bright and clean space. Our service was pretty quick, but I see others have reported that wasn't the case for them. Will go back for the taste alone, though! Hmm, I'm getting hungry...

Finally a moment to enjoy...I have been wanting to visit here in Hawaii Kai Towne Center home to Costco and many wonderful local biz though this location doesn't give you the beautiful water views they dishes here are just does makes you go "aahhhh!"Surprisingly the dining space here is quite spacious as I walked in I was greeted and told that I may sit anywhere, did choose a simple small table against the wall and as I gazed at the menu which I was a bit disappointed that it didn't really list what's in each particular dish though we all know basically what it consists of, a reminder at times would be nice as I do tend to forget to request taking off certain garnishes that I didn't care for. I was really thinking of Pho went with the "Vermicelli Cold Noodle" it had to be the lemongrass chicken and spring roll and gosh yes it didn't disappoint, I initially dipped my cucumber in there to sample to sauce to then there it goes pour it all over! It did come with a garnish of nuts which the server asked if I was okay with which was nice and also green onion and I assume some fried onions as well which gave it a nice crunch. The noodle pull wasn't as phenomenal at it was all broken and made it quite difficult to pick up and eat wondering if that was the intention though I really didn't care for much of that. Chicken was flavorful along with the crunchy spring roll this bowl of yumminess gave me the energy I needed to get through my day.Thank you!

We came for the bao bun. Alas, it's no longer on the menu, so we had to make do with what was.- Chicken & tofu with rice. Not bad but not great.- Good service. - No alcohol, a major drawback. - Stark ambiance, almost cafeteria-like.- It seems more of a lunch spot although it did fill up for dinner.

I drove a long way to get here. I sat down and ordered and then asked the server when the washroom was. He said it was out of service. I am kupuna and my bladder is not what it use to be. It is illegal for a business to be open if there is no bathroom. I am a paying patron. Shame on this business. My chicken salad was good but I won't be back.