Pho Cafe

My wife and I frequent this place whenever a craving hits us for a nice, piping hot bowl of Pho or a Crispy Ban Mi. The restaurant itself is always clean and well kept. This place is run by a wife and husband couple, and they're extremely pleasant and genuinely nice people. Their staff are efficient and fast when it comes to making the food. I've tried about half of what's on their menu so far, but my favorite dish by far has to be their combo Ban Mi. The bread is flaky and crispy on the outside while being soft and cloud-like on the inside. The pate is so good I always ask for extra. It must be said that they really load up the sandwiches with a ton of meat, making it an even more worthwhile choice. On a cold day, nothing beats their rare beef Pho. I always get the small size and they really hook it up with a generous amount of noodles and meat. The broth is always that perfect balance of savory and sweet. Lastly, I'd recommend their Five Star Rice plate, simply because it has a little bit of every kind of protein in it: shrimp, chicken, pork, egg, and a mound of rice. Do not sleep on this place! If you like good Vietnamese food, then you gotta try Pho Cafe.

It's too bad, I really wanted to like this place. The menu is a little bit limited for pho, even though it's called Pho Cafe. There is a lot of other style soups like bbh, bun rieu, and laksa. Also lots of non-soup dishes on the menu. We got the pho bo. It did not have much meat, mostly noodle. The broth had something about it I can't put my finger on, but it's different than the pho in the area. I grew up in ESSJ and have picky pho taste buds, and there was something different (not necessarily bad) about this broth. The banh mi was great. I got the cha lua and poked out the peppercorns =PThe interior is small, but clean with some roomy booths. The service was lovely, a lot better than many pho restaurants I have been too. Another review mentioned the 3% cc charge, and that would have been nice to know about but also...I rarely carry cash so I wouldn't be able to use that option. I am interested in how the rice plates are and other soups taste, but not planning on getting pho here again

Right across from classic bowl Friendly staffs and decent food.Easy and quick to order over phone. -1 star they should disclose 3% credit card payment charge. Give your customer the option to bring cash for pick up.

Pho Cafe is a hidden gem for Vietnamese cuisine! I came here one day because I was craving Vietnamese and this was close by. Can't believe I never tried it before! The food that we had was great! Every item we got was flavorful and well presented! The restaurant is well kept. Ambiance is casual. Everything was super. Service was nice! Parking is fairly easy as it is in a plaza with a shared parking lot. I do plan on revisiting and bringing my family next time.

Solid laksa for a Vietnamese place. Pricing is fair and a small size bowl should be sufficient for most people. Service is quick and attentive. Floors very slippery when wet, but the environment is clean overall. Small nitches for more intimate tables for families.

Daly City, the peninsula, gets chilly often. And when it does, you sometimes crave noodle soup! Yum. And what's what we did on a chilly fall day, we went to get pho soup! Located inside a busy, busy strip mall with plenty of parking, Pho Cafe is a small restaurant with some unique seating arrangements and some comforting Vietnamese food. The service was nice, the vibe seemed to be a mix of club mixed with sports bar atmosphere, which was a weird combo, especially given that the color way was very red. Either way, the food was good, the egg rolls were good, just got food all around.

3.5 stars, but since we cannot give half stars, boosting to 4 because of their banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich). I have been on a search for the best banh mi nearby my house for years. Seeing that Pho Cafe serves Vietnamese sandwiches, I had been eyeing them for some time before I finally got to try them out for the first time on Friday, May 10, 2024.Located in King Plaza, the eatery is located within a shopping center with a private, but crowded and cramped parking lot. Park with caution here - even if you find a spot, it can be a challenge to get out of it because the layout of the lot jams in spaces within narrow areas. The restaurant is on the small side as well, likely with maximum occupancy of no more than 75 persons. Lacking windows, unless they turn up the lights, the venue appears a bit dim. Due to the televisions that they turn on, I assume that they keep lighting low. When I went in to pick up my order, the place appeared decently clean and tidy.Below are items that we have ordered:Vietnamese Iced Coffee w/Condensed Milk - Ok. The cups could be bigger for a more generous pour, though.Fried Egg Rolls (4 pieces) - Actually, these are only two egg rolls, cut in half, so you feel cheated by the skimpy portions. They use the wrapper that bubbles and becomes chewy instead of the other kind that delivers a nice crisp. I wish that they would switch wrappers and give truly four pieces. At least they give you some mint leaves with this.Tofu Rolls - When we ordered this, they forgot to pack the peanut sauce which was a MAJOR bummer and downer on the experience for this Appetizer.Grilled Pork Fried Egg Roll with Vermicelli - Unfortunately, Pho Cafe does not offer a vegetarian version of this dish, so DJ opted for this pork order. It was meh, according to him.Pork Loaf & Pate Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich - My search for THE best banh mi in my neighborhoud has been found here at Pho Cafe, YAY! Their version of this sando is so deliciously tasty that I have returned specifically for it at two more occasions in less than a month's time. I suspect that they make the cha lua (Pork Loaf aka Fancy Pork) in house which makes a big difference. The meat has visible peppercorns within the loaf slices which provide extra flavour. I always order this sandwich with extra pate, but learned that from here, you need to pick up and eat the sammy shortly after it is freshly made or else all of the pate almost completely melts. Even if that happens, though, the banh mi remains robust in flavour.I haven't stayed to dine in here yet, but every time I call, telephone service is very friendly. In person, when picking up take-out, they are just as amiable.Pho Cafe is not DJ's first choice for Viet food, but they are mos def my new favourite neighborhoud joint to get banh mi, which I crave quite often.

Delicious Vietnamese food! We ordered the chicken salad, grilled pork egg roll with vermicelli, and the raw beef salad.Great service, staff was really nice. Inside isn't too big it is clean and nice.Total: $45 for all 3 dishes

Clean restaurant that's not very busy so easy to get seating. Price is also relatively lower than other pho restaurants. I didn't taste mint in their spring roll so good news for non-mint fans. The peanut sauce was also simply peanut, no other flavor detected. But they provide oyster sauce on the side so you can add that in if you would like. The combination beef noodle soup had 2 pieces of pork belly which was pretty interesting. Overall very light refreshing flavors which is nice for breakfast.

Lower reviews have prevented me from going here but we decided to give it a shot out of convenience since it's very close to home. We ordered a few combination banh mi sandwiches and let's just say I've been back 2 more times within a 2 week period. We will Continue to go here if we want a quick bite. The staff is very friendly and funny also .