Pho King Rapidos

I can't believe I'm just discovering this place! Had never been into Avanti and decided to stop in and check it out. Saw that there are several eateries and decided to try Pho King Rapidos. The fries were outstanding. I've been thinking about them ever since. They were crispy and all the toppings were perfect. We also ordered the Pho Brisket Banh Mi, the vietnamese bbq sauce was sooo good. I can't wait to come back and try more things!

:: Food :: I ordered the garlic noodles with shrimp and it was super flavorful. I would've preferred if the noodles were the teeniest bit more al dente, but it was good nonetheless.:: Service :: Great customer service from the lady at the register and the gentleman who helped me when the food was ready.

This menu has so many interesting things on it. I could have eaten my whole meal here, but I wanted to try multiple places. I ended up getting the Pho Banh Mi. The sandwich was delicious. My only criticism is that I wish it had a crispy baguette like I'd expect for a Banh Mi. It was still delicious on the soft bread though. I'll happily come back to try the rest of the menu.

This review is for the location inside Avanti food hall in Denver. I only tried one dish here so far and will certainly be coming back because we go to Avanti often. I ordered the butter noodles with brisket bits. Service was fast and friendly and food was reasonably priced (in Denver prices). I was a little underwhelmed with this particular dish and felt like it was lacking some flavor. I also felt like the noodles were on the soft side texture wise and would have preferred them maybe a bit less cooked. I don't think I'll get the same dish next time but I will definitely try a few other things from the menu to further determine how I feel.

How have I not tried this place sooner?? The chicken and rice?!? So good. Dare I say, better than the famed food cart in NYC?! They also have an awesome Thai tea. I just heard they have a taco offering now so I must make my way back there to try them. Hopefully it's not just for Asian food week . There's plenty of seating inside and outside. It does trend towards being loud since it is a food hall and most of these places seem 'hipster-y'. Or maybe I'm getting old?? Service was also pretty good too but maybe because we were sitting in the bar area? I've never been to avanti so I wasn't sure what to expect.

I tried "photine", that is, poutine with pho gravy, from their food truck and it was indulgent and totally devourable. Sadly, when I recently had two different items from their menu at Avanti, I was pretty disappointed. First I ordered the garlic noodles with shrimp. I had imagined in my mind more of a brown stir fried noodle with additional lemon and garlic flavor, but what I got seemed like a creamy Italian lemon pasta to which oyster sauce had been added after it was already cooked and seasoned. It was way salty, almost uncomfortably so, and I couldn't finish the bowl.I was still hungry so decided to give something more traditional a try - the pork belly sliders. These were better but not really good. The bun itself was a little dry and the pork was a little stringy in places. The fatty bites were yummy, but saturated fats do a lot of heavy lifting. It tasted like what you'd expect from a TGI Friday's rendition of a bao bun appetizer.Bummed to have had two such different experiences. It just really didn't seem of the best quality to me this around.

I stopped by the Avanti location and ordered the garlic noodles with pork belly. The food was prepped quickly and the noodles were flavorful, but made even better with the addition of the spicy sauce. The pork belly was fried perfectly and was super crunchy and flavorful. The bowl didn't look very big at first, but I ended up only being able to finish half of it, so I have leftovers to look forward to! I'm intrigued by the pho banh mi and would definitely come back to try it.

I have been following their Instagram and decided to try it out when I was in the area. Very quick service at the avanti food hall, only waited 10 mins for food. Tried the garlic noodles w pork belly, chicken and rice and pho bahn Mi. Everything was delicious.

Pho King Rapidos has been on my must-try list for far too long. So when my original lunch plans in LoHi fell through, I made my way to Avanti to see what all the hype was about.I'm a sucker for a banh mi, now when you make it a pho banh mi - I'm done. The pho spiced smoked brisket is packed full of flavor. It was absolutely delicious. Naturally, I asked for a side of their 24-hour beef bone broth to dip my banh mi, because in my humble opinion - everything is better dipped. This really took it to the next level. I topped off my meal with a thirst quenching Thai iced tea. Needless to say I came hungry, and left a fan. Pho King Rapidos will definitely be on my "go to" list in the LoHi area.

Atmosphere and food service is good. Food itself needs to be redone from the ground up. As a Vietnamese-American this is one of the worst brisket pho I've ever had ESPECIALLY for $18. Coming from houston TX, this is a bad bad bad place to go. Small portion (small bowl size) with very little brisket. Overall never going here again. If you come here go to the other food vendors, not this one. AVOID AT ALL COSTIf you want good viet good, go to Vietnamese communities like Saigon supermarket