Pho Banh Mi

Came in for lunch with a friend. We shared the Lemongrass Beef Banh Mi, which was really good, and I also had Chicken Pho, which was comforting and yummy. Service was good and friendly, and overall, it was a nice experience.

This review is not for food, I'm sure it would've been great if the restaurant adhered to their announced opening schedule. The hours posted on their Yelp page is wrong. Regardless I waited about 15 minutes for them to open at the later opening time and still was closed. Employee was walking back and forth inside and could've easily mentioned they need more time to open instead of ignoring us.

My pho craving was fulfilled! One of the best foods to have after a night of drinking and going to a concert. The broth was delicious and hot! It doesn't need any additional sauces, just the herbs and lemon was good enough. There weren't any sauce dishes to put hoisin sauce and sriracha on the side, so I just used the same plate with the herbs. The veggie spring rolls were nice. It came with fish sauce, but I think it would be better with the peanut sauce. $16 for pho and $11-12 for the spring rolls. A little steep, however it is a big serving and they weren't skimpy on the meat. It was nice that they have lemon water.I was here on a Sunday during lunch, and I'm glad it wasn't super busy. I was seated quickly, having the option to choose the table. Service was exceptional!

I've come here a couple times and overall, my favorite item here is the vermicelli bowl with lemongrass pork. I've also tried the pho but the broth is a bit too watery for my preference and combo banh mi was also not as savoury or flavourful as I'm used to. I will probably stick to the vermicelli bowl if I return. Competition for this place is a bit tough though given the recent pho place that opened down the street.

We had an unplanned pitstop at this place for our pho cravings. The location is so cute! Service was good too.About the food -- we ordered vegetarian pho and vegan Banh Mi. Both were better than average. I'd point out how the baguette did not have the authentic texture, but tofu in Banh Mi is not authentic either. So who am I to complain!? The bread was nice and soft and it made a big hearty sandwich. We weren't disappointed about stopping here. It's out of the way for us so we may not come back, but definitely recommend this place if you are around.

===== Holy crap, how is this place only rated 3.8??? =====My little place to get some work done while waiting for kid practices. +++ I used to order only egg rolls, but took a chance on the pork banh mi today. RIDICULOUSLY good. Pork is flavorful, tender, savory. Vegetables are fresh and crunchy. And the bread, holy smokes... toasted, warm, pillowy on the inside but with some chew. I literally cannot work because I cannot stop taking bites of this!+ Egg rolls continue to be good. It's not that different from other egg rolls but there are so many ways to go wrong with deep fried egg rolls. The rolls here don't suffer from the over-frying or one-dimensionality that other places do. I'm an egg roll snob (thanks mom!) and this place cuts the mustard. Plus the daikon/carrots/greens on the side are super fresh and great with the spring rolls. (Crap, I WAS supposed to eat that, right?)+ Soooo cute on their presentation. The eggroll wasn't quite as cute as the last time I came (last time, it was like they were plating an entree, not a $7 egg roll!) but the bahn mi comes in this cute little straw basket (see photos!)+++ Service was amazing. Vietnamese guy with a black baseball cap. Very friendly, took my order quickly, even apologized for the tip screen and said, "You can skip that." What? They bring it out to you. Water. Checked back in on me.+ It's right by Springer Street so it's a little busy but it's actually quite pleasant outside. Shaded, nice tables, they keep them clean.+ My son and I have hung out here. He concurs on the eggrolls (though his egg roll standards aren't as high -- I'm not as good an eggroll parent as my mom) but loves their drinks. Decent value -- less than $6 and a good size.Seriously, this is a hidden gem.Love this place.

Simple Vietnamese place -- a bit pricey for Vietnamese, and not that special. There aren't many food options in this shopping center. You order at the front and then they'll bring your food. The bathroom here is blocked off, but you can use the one next door at Green Bakery & Cafe. I had the combination spring rolls with shrimp and chicken. I didn't like how they chopped off the ends, as that made the rolls harder to eat. Rolls had nice presentation though. The house sauce is rather sweet. The staff is friendly.

Some delicious Vietnamese food! The restaurant is very spacious inside and there are quite a few different types of seating. Their menu is also quite large and has a wide variety of different dishes from the classic pho to rice plates to banh mi and noodle salads. They also have quite an extensive drink menu with different milk teas, smoothies, etc.We got the special combination banh mi with tofu and the grilled pork vermicelli bowl. The banh mi came with seasoned tofu, egg, pickled veggies, and the most delicious pate. The bread was perfectly crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside and enveloped the fillings so deliciously. I was also so immensely impressed with the vermicelli bowl! There was an extremely generous portion of grilled pork that was seasoned so well and was probably some of the most delicious pork that I've had. I also loved how there were bountiful amounts of crispy shallots and scallions on top for extra flavor. The noodles tasted fresh and the fish sauce was great as well.We also got to try the oolong peach milk tea and peach tea, both of which were delicious! I'm quite picky about boba and theses were definitely good quality. Overall, I would highly recommend checking this spot out for some great Vietnamese food!

We came to try this place because of the good reviews, but we were disappointed. We walk in and there is no one to greet or seat you. There is an area that looks like a boba tea counter with someone working there and after waiting a bit, we ask the boba guy if we seat ourselves. He says yes. We get our own menus and seat ourselves. Turns out the boba tea worker is also the restaurant waiter. The waiter takes our order and brings our food. The food we ordered tasted good, but nothing to write home about and it was pricey for what you get. It is Los Altos, I guess. The waiter doesn't check on us the entire time we dine there. At the end, we don't know if the waiter gives us our check or if we pay up front. We find out that you are suppose to pay up front. That's all fine. The same waiter is working the payment machine. My husband inserts his credit card and this is usually when the worker turns the machine around, so you can enter the tip. Well, the waiter doesn't do that. Instead, he just taps the 25% tip button really quickly and then finishes the transaction and gives my husband the receipt. It happened so fast that my husband wasn't sure what happened until after we left. My husband needed to get to an appointment, but he was able to figure out afterwards that he was charged a 25% tip for barely any service. My husband said it looked like the guy probably did this all the time because he was so quick and smooth about it. What the waiter did was wrong. The customers choose the amount to tip based on the service they get. Customers, pay attention when you are paying at this place and remember, you can always dispute charges on your credit card.

Food was fantastic. It looked equally as appetizing as it was beautiful. I wish I had my phone on me at the time to take a picture. It was the most amazing bowl of veggie pho I've ever had. Praise God!