Pho 99 Authentic Vietnamese

I eat here often. The service isn't top tier, but they aren't outright rude either. Just quick and very little conversation, which I'm pretty sure is mostly a language issue. Their food, however, is pretty damn good. At least what I tried personally. The lemon grass chicken over vermicelli is great. I also like the egg noodle soup with chicken. The deep-fried egg rolls are fantastic.

So I am a bit of a pho hunter, and come from Orange County where the highest population of Vietnamese people live in the US and so I've tried a huge slew of insanely good vietnamese spots. Moving up to Seattle I was worried I'd have trouble finding good pho spots but there are luckily a couple gems (miss pho + pho bac). This spot is what I would say is on the higher-end of the average pho spots.Service is good, don't expect fake smiles and constant catering, you're not likely to get that except in very americanized and extra-mile kind of spots when it comes to Viet or Chinese spots.They serve lychee water with what I assume is canned lychee (which is good since that adds syrup = flavor) that is very tasty and a neat little unique touch.The pho itself is definitely better than your average spot without getting too rich or fancy where you're going to have to spend a lot more for the cost of ingredients. This will definitely hit the pho spot and I appreciate that. Nothing to write home about though. Just remember with Viet spots...when you're done you go up to the cashier to pay. Some places will bring you your check but that's uncommon (and usually just catering to the uninformed).One of the other things to note is it's unfortunately in one of those Seattle strip malls where there's not a lot of parking and the parking is tough, so I'd recommend not parking in the area where the place is and park next door or nearby instead. Not a big deal and par for the course in Seattle.

Overall pretty good, the vermicelli was filling and fresh. Great service, pretty fast and efficient. Good place for a casual meal for some authentic Vietnamese food

It's a dark, depressing spot in a rundown strip. Hoping to find a diamond in the rough, we tried them. We noticed the steep price increase on the Crab Noodle Soup, but because of the Yelp raves, I had to try it. The soup itself was a reddish broth that seemed to be thickened with corn starch. It had some snow crab legs, egg flower, and shrimp cake. It was unique and not bad, but not worth $22. The Bun was just okay too. Not a destination restaurant.

Stopped in for a bowl of pho - the service was quick and I was in and out pretty quickly. The Pho was good and there was a good portion of meat in our bowls. I ordered broth to go as well which had good flavor. I liked that they serve lychee water as well that was different. There is no AC in this restaurant so it was pretty toasty inside. They had a fan going though.

Soup is what I love! I can't go wrong with my order of pho or BBH soup. They are two different soups but are both very delicious and filling and , very refreshing.Portions are always more than what I can handle. The best part is that I can also choose my noodles.These bowls of soups are full of flavors and do not need extra toppings if anything because they are perfect to taste. Not only I get a large of hearty bowls of soups, they also serve my water with lychees that is so refreshing. This is one of my favorite Vietnamese restaurant.Come and see for yourself. Experience the spring rolls as well. They are amazing! They also serve rice dishes.My favorite? Lemongrass stir fried beef. This place is also authentic.

One of my all time favorite pho places because of the broth. I love it when places sell authentic pho that isn't watered down! Being Vietnamese, it's too easy to judge places for this reason. My second reason is that they have lots of condiments offered that other pho places might now. Fish sauce, chili paste! The one thing about this location is, it's not the cleanest, nor the safest to dine at. If you know the Shoreline area well, you're familiar with Aurora ave, which is where this restaurant is located. The restaurant is also smaller so it's a little cold when the door opens frequently during our colder months. Pho has definitely gone up in price, which is reflected at this joint. But I definitely don't mind paying for quality soup. Super delicious.

Edit to add, they are also poorly rated by the health department. Something to think about before choosing to eat here. Health department picture posted.

Hands down some of the best Vietnamese food you can find the PNW. The Pho is incredible, that broth is addicting. I also had their short ribs and teriyaki chicken, honestly I could eat here everyday for the rest of my life. The service was amazing and everyone was so friendly. Seattle don't sleep on this place it's a true 5 star!

Vegetables tasted rotten, and the pork on the skewer was raw in the middle. Won't be ordering here again.