Pho Bang Restaurant

I personally love this place for pho! I think that it is a great place for a good basic broth to make the tummy warm and full! I think that the service is quick!

My Pha Dac Biet was very good! Rare eye of round glistening rich broth with the perfect balance sweet and savory.

I'm from Northern Virginia close to Washington DC and up here Vietnamese food all sucks. They cook to make a dollar and everything is blend. No love given when they cook. The bun Bo hue is absolutely amazing. Broth is definitely hearty, full of flavor, bowl is definitely meaty. I don't eat much meat but you can't complain about the servings at all. No need to add shrimp paste, just s squeeze of lime and it's perfect. The staffs there are okay. They aren't friendly and they act like they don't hear you when you talk at times. So good food but not that of a great service at all.

Even though Pho Bang has multiple locations, this place slowed down over the years in direct competition with Dong Phuong and Ba Mien in the neighborhood. The good thing about this place is that it is closer to the neighborhood and has later hours than Dong Phuong. Though I have been ending up here once in a while, the food was not too bad. It helped me when I badly needed pho when everywhere else was closed and it filled me up. The food is good, but not great. New Orleans is booming with places to eat, especially with Vietnamese restaurants popping up everywhere now. Overall, a decent place to grab Vietnamese food. Do not expect service here. They will get your order, bring your food and drink out, and then you pay at the counter.

Since my usual spot is closed on Tuesday's I traveled another 2 blocks to give Pho Bang another try. I got a Large Pho (Rare Steak and Brisket) and it was loaded with meat. The flavor was about the same as the last time i was here and service was much better. I keep hearing how good they are by Vietnamese friends of mine and they love it. To me it's just ok and if I'm passing by and my usual spot is closed then as I did today I'll stop by if I'm in the mood for Pho. There's not a lot of options in this particular area of the city for Vietnamese food and the competition is really between these guys and my usual place. It just goes to show you how different some people's tastes can be on a Restaurant. Good luck.

Excellent food and service. I've gone to this restaurant two times for lunch and both times satisfied and full of delicious Vietnamese food!

The pho is amazing. Skip the spring rolls. Staff is very helpful and will even give you a tutorial.

I came here with a friend for breakfast. She had a rice dish and I had a bowl of Pho. Our total was nearly 40$ as it included drinks and one appetizer. Nothing was edible. Our egg rolls were fried in old oil and our food was obviously microwaved. There was no way my pho was fresh if my pho broth was piping hot and my noodles were clumped together (and cold) as if the noodles have been prepped the day before. The rice in my friend's entree was hard and unevenly warm and cold in different places. When we asked the server how our food was prepared, she quickly became defensive "What do you want me to do about it?" "I'm not back there when it's prepared" It wasn't until then when we mentioned that our food didn't taste fresh and it seemed like our food was microwaved. While we hadn't expected to be offered a refund (which we weren't), we did not expect to be faced with the cold, defensive remarks made by the young lady. I feel like we should have spoken up early on as we sat there for a while catching up, but 90% of our food remained untouched and no one bothered to come check up on us... not even to bring the bill.. (but that's probably because they thought we were still eating)So if you're looking for a place with a full service and good food, this place is not it. You're better off spending your money at the restaurant down the street than this outdated establishment... bc tbh, if you're gonna take your mom or dad to this nightmare, they're gonna "goi canh sat" on the restaurant and then on you for making them endure that hot mess. Recap:-food was terrible and probably from yesterday- service was bad- I have a newfound appreciation for bidets :) ... yup... that's right. We both were exploding right after.

This establishment is racist towards Black people. The food is OK but they are rude and they touch everything with their bare hands.

I really used to enjoy this place months ago but I don't know if the recipe changed or something but lately items from my to go order have been forgotten and the fatty brisket is tougher barely even brisket at all.