Pho Ever More

What an absolute delight. Went on a random Wednesday night with low-ish expectations and had the BEST surprise date night. This place is too good to be on Route 8, haha. Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious, the service was impeccable AND they give you hot towels when you arrive...the luxury! What we ordered: (didn't get photos of everything) - Spring Rolls - Short Ribs - Kimchi (regular & radish) - Beef Bulgogi - Vietnamese coffee Can't wait to go back to try the pho... we were too full to give it a go!

I'm really sad to only be giving this place 3 stars. I had some high hopes especially given the other great reviews. Actually tried to go a couple weeks ago and it was packed (another really positive sign). So pushed it off till now. All that is to say, I plan on coming back for another try. Because there's a lot to like about Pho Ever More. The service is awesome. Super friendly and attentive. The setting is clean, and wonderfully decorated. The tables attractive, no table cloths needed. Place settings include linen napkins, and a hot towel is brought to you when you're seated. So again, if just based on service and ambiance, this is five stars. Where it fell short was the food itself. And again, I plan on coming back because I wonder if my expectations were just too high. The pancake was like a cornmeal texture vs a traditional Korean kimchi pancake. I later found out it was a mungbean batter. But even with that, there was almost no kimchi in the actual kimchi pancake.Side note, the menu is probably 75% Korean rather than classic Pho / Vietnamese. A strange but pleasant surprise. As for the pho, the broth wasn't bad. But it lacked the richness of a bone broth that had been cooking for hours and hours. And then add to that, the noodles were cut! I have to say this really threw me. Cut noodles especially in Asian soups feels like such a faux pas. And it makes it really hard to eat. I want to pull the long noodles from the broth and rest them into my spoon. You just can't when they're cut. On the upside there was a ton of beef in the pho and everything else was as expected. So again, I really wanted to love this place. And I'll hopefully get a chance to update the review on another trip, given how much everyone else seems to like it.

When you walk in, this place is NICE. I was a little concerned because I've never had pho in a place this well appointed. The best pho is usually what some would consider a "hole-in-the-wall", but I stand corrected and I'll get to that. When I got to the menu I was concerned again, there are only 5 types of pho: tofu, lobster ball, chicken, beef, seafood or crawfish. I've never been to a pho spot without a couple pages of options including things like tripe. I usually order mine with rare beef. What the heck though, I'm here so I ordered the "Prime Beef Pho" with eye round steak and brisket. I immediately tasted the piping hot broth and OH MY GOSH. It was incredible! While I love pho, my husband loves vermicelli bowls with a good helping of fish sauce. He's always gotten a combination vermicelli bowl, but again - this was not an option so he tried the pork. His remarks on food usually span from "it was okay" to "let's come back". He took a bite of his food and he said, "this might be the best vermicelli bowl I've ever had, I might have dreams about this."They've been open for 3 weeks and are dealing with understaffing issues, but the staff that's there is extremely respectful and kind. Food was slower than you'd probably hope for, which also increased anticipation and fear that it wouldn't be good, but it was by far not a bad wait and BOY WAS IT WORTH IT! I think speed of food coming out is only going to get better and truthfully, it could've been way worse. We also tried the Korean Spicy Fried Chicken and Chicken Kebabs (for our two young kids). Both were incredible. The spicy fried chicken is literally an order of wings drenched in this amazing spicy sauce. PHO ETIQUETTE: I'm by far not the politest pho eater as I often bite my noodles. I'm also not an expert, but was taught by my friend Triep whom grew up in Vietnam. Here's the just of it:Spoon in non-dominant hand, chopsticks (or fork) in dominant hand. Taste your broth before adding to it, as broth is the true test of a good pho (theirs is PERFECT). Add the fixings you'd like to your broth. I give a good squirt of hoisin, a touch of sriracha, squeeze the lime in (don't put the lime in the bowl, just squeeze it), tear up the basil on top. Use the spoon for the broth and the chopsticks for the meat and noodles. Keep your head near the bowl and it's common to slurp your noodles quietly. Don't leave your chopsticks in your bowl when you're not using them. There's more and varying etiquette, but this will get you by if you've never had pho. Now go enjoy some delicious pho here so that they can stay put because this is a FANTASTIC addition to our community!!

Excellent food and service! Would highly recommend for anyone that loves good Pho, the spring rolls were also amazing. Being attached to the Boba Tea Cafe also made it the full experience.

My husband and I had dinner here tonight. We had the Pho soup. The last time I had Pho was when I was a student NYC and this brings back memories of those times of going out and getting soup with friends. We can't wait to come back

This along with the Kanlaya Thai Kitchen, is now our families go to favorite place to go in the Butler Valley area. We are happy to have it nearby. Pho to keep us warm all winter!