Papaya Island

We recently ordered takeout from Papaya Island, and I gotta say we were really impressed! I tried the chicken pho, and the fresh noodles were perfection. I much prefer these type of noodles compared to the traditional noodles most places serve because of the softness and chewiness of the noodles, much more satisfying. They included plenty of chicken and it was cooked perfectly for this bowl of pho. The broth was satisfying and tasty. The trick for takeout pho orders is to heat up the broth when you get home. Even though it was still hot, having it extra hot elevates the bowl as close to getting it in the restaurant. Bonus points for including extra hoisin and spicy sauce packets. We also got an order of their fresh shrimp spring rolls, and they were delightful. The peanut sauce for dipping was creamy and was a must dip with every bite. Definitely a spot we'd go to again when we are craving pho!

It took no less than 5-7 minutes from when we ordered to the bowls of soup hitting our table.The stock for the pho nam gau is phenomenal, it's feels like such an honest bowl of noodle soup. Normally I feel heavy when I eat pho from other places, but here I have never felt that feeling. The brisket was sliced thin and flavored so well.Phong's bun bo hue used skinny rice noodles, and was my favorite of the two. Great amount of spice and the flavor of the meat and broth were fantastic.It's honest and really REALLY good food.Would come back again!

"Pho ga" was disgusting. Taste like they made a soup base off Costco's rotisserie chicken Absolutely disgusting

I ordered through Uber eats to be picked up on a Tuesday. It was estimated to be ready by 12:17pm and when I arrived at 12:20pm, I was told to wait 2 minutes. The restaurant was 90% full. I did not get my food until about 20 minutes after. I stood there watching as they were catering to the diners first. I ordered the roast duck pho - $18 and the pork vermicelli bowl with imperial roll - $16. The duck itself was good. Though I'm not sure if it was made in house. The broth, seemed out of place. I'm not sure what bones they used for the broth. It looks like chicken and it did not go well with the duck. There was no pho seasoning flavor whatsoever.The star of the meal was the pork vermicelli with imperial roll. It's a large portion with generous amount of grilled pork. The imperial roll was crispy and had lots of filling too. I would definitely order this again.

Nice to have this location filled. The katsu was very crispy and paired well with the curry. My guest enjoyed their wonton soup.Portions were much larger than I expected. Making the higher prices seem more reasonable.Sugar cane juice was a nice hit in the nostalgia. Has been a long time since I've had it.I think they are still working out service kinks. We didn't have any issues, but saw a handful of people around us with different mix ups or general confusion. One guest was trying to explain that he had ordered something else but just gave up and ate what they made for him.

It was a department lunch outing, we were craving for Vietnamese cuisine. This restaurant was walking distance- PERFECT! The restaurant was spacious, servers were friendly. We ordered a Papaya Salad, Imperial Roll, two bowls of Pho (of course!!) and a plate of Curry Chicken with Rice. The Papaya Salad was refreshing and loving the crispy and chewy Imperial Rolls (thumbs up!!). The bowls of Pho, it was flavorful and rich... taste the hard work pull into it. As for the Curry Chicken (you get an option of using breast or thighs, which is such an accommodating gesture!!) with rice was aromatic and light at the same time, it was a tidbit on the sweet end for one of us.. Definitely give this restaurant a try when you're in the area. The Bryant Flower Market is right across the street- stop to shop, stop to EAT!

Soft opening. First day of opening on Tuesday 1/2/24.Only maybe less than 8 people in the whole restaurant around 12 in the afternoon. Looks more clean and bright than when it was Turtle Tower. Service: 1st day and really needs improvement. Servers were very slow and didn't know the menu or rather I ordered the Beef brisket or the curry. My friend ordered the curry w/ chicken and I ordered the brisket. We ordered 2 thai ice teas and needed straws. Had to literally ask 3 different servers before someone brought us straws. By that time, I had already used a chopstick to mix the Thai ice tea.Food: $15.50 for one order of curry or brisket, $5 for thai tea, $10.50 for salt and pepper wings. Salt and Pepper wings- full of flavor and nice and not, 6 wings given.The curry chicken was hot and had right amount of red curry but very little shredded chicken.The brisket w/ tomato sauce had right amount and balance of beef and vegetables w/ sauce. Beef was chewy but not overcooked. A item I would definitely order again.This was my first time and I will be back again to try other items. Hopefully the service will get better.

Wow!!! Really really great pho. This neighborhood has been missing great pho and I'm really glad we have a new restaurant. The fresh pressed sugar cane juice is super delicious and really great. Rare to find outside of San Jose. Service was excellent!!! Highly recommended. Great for a date night

Pluses & minuses.Bun bo hue+ Rich broth with some viscosity from the oxtail. Most the flavor went to the broth and the meat was flavorless and overcooked.-poorly cooked meat. Brisket falling apart / disintegrating.-oxtail was hard (one piece), other piece was too soft.-poorly trimmed meat: oxtail had all the fat on the exterior not one bit of trim attemptedPho gaAbsolutely PATHETIC. the worst pho ga on the continent. chewy breast, tasteless broth. Bring back turtle tower with their free range broth and dark meat. Pho Way too salty. Does nobody taste food here?

This is no longer turtle tower! Had chicken pho today the noodle was not fully cooked chicken was super dry ..my friend order the duck pho .. duck is obvious from the day before as well dry!!! .... will not come again ... they kept it the over price imperil roll tho $10.50 for 2!