Le Bambou

★★★★☆ 4.1 (325) • $$

"Wonderful, more upscale Vietnamese restaurant, in other words, wait staff dressed in formal black, linens on the table, and wine list available.Menu items were pretty diverse with rice and noodle options and stir fry's. I selected the house special claypot rice, which has a bit of everything - chicken, shrimp, veggies. Surprisingly, the typical "takes about 20-25 minutes" was not noted for this item on the menu, as is typically the case for claypot dishes at other restaurants. My husband ordered the shaking beef entree.Both dishes came out at the same time. The shaking beef was so flavorful and tender! I loved the claypot as well, great texture from the rice that's stuck to the pot and the tender chicken, some different flavors from the medley of veggies, it was very comforting. Best of all, service was very friendly and attentive."

Pho Fusion

★★★★☆ 4.3 (731) • $

"I found this to be a surprise and find in a strip mall on a busy street. My family and I were craving for pho noodles and Vietnamese egg rolls. Once again, yelp came with some great recommendations nearby. This place was clean and the service was great as we were seated right away and got our food in a timely manner. The eggrolls are a must get appetizer. The chicken pho was a surprise, because the broth was stronger than other places I have tried. On a rainy, cloudy day, this really hit the spot.My kids got the slushy drink for five dollars and they were kind enough to put it in two cups. I think we found a new place to go for noodles and eggrolls."

Pho Kha

★★★★★ 4.8 (195) • $$

"Will travel for good Pho!!I love Pho, and Pho Kha did not disappoint. Customer Service was excellent from start to finish.I ordered my go to which is rare steak pho and a order of spring rolls with fish sauce. The pho broth was very flavorful, a tad bit sweet but good bone taste. My only complaint was they do not serve a lot of veggies compared to other pho places. My server was very nice to bring me more sprouts, Thai basil etc.The spring rolls I would pass on. I didn't really like how rubbery the rice paper was when biting into it, and the fish sauce wasn't it for me. It needed more tang or something. I love the added touch of the water carafe and metal cups.If I'm in the area again I would try Pho Kha again and try some other dishes."

Ly Heng

★★★★☆ 4.2 (341)

"I met up with a friend here and he waited for me to come inside since the area is a bit ghetto. I ordered the Hainanese chicken dish and he got the Phnom Penh noodle dish with a side of bone broth. The dishes were yummy and meal was inexpensive. We were satisfied with everything! It's a great little spot to get some good Cambodian food!"

The Pho Shop

★★★★☆ 4.1 (543) • $$

"We were pleasantly surprised by this place. The pho was really good, better than the place we usually go in the Los Angeles area, and the portions were generous. Our server was very friendly and helpful. Location was very convenient to our hotel. Would come again if we are in the area!"

Pho Time

★★★★☆ 4 (646) • $$

"We arrived in San Diego and we wanted to get some pho close by to our hotel and there was free parking and a fish tank to entertain our grandson so we came here and pho was flavorful and hot. Garlic noodles with shaken beef was delish. Service was good despite the fact there was only one server"

Pho Van

★★★★★ 4.6 (283) • $$

"This is one of the best Vietnamese place in Santee. First of all, one of the greatest customer service in the restaurant I have been. All of the staffs are so nice, polite and professional.The place is clean and nice.Food is great. There are a lot of options to choose and there are also a whole page for the vegetarian food to choose as well. I love that they have the shrimp spring roll option since I usually eat my spring roll without pork."

Pho-Ever

★★★★☆ 3.8 (634) • $$

"I stopped coming here a few years ago, when they raised their prices and a new Pho place opened closer to home. I was in the area, so I decided to drop in again. The menu is different now, the prices are even higher, but WOW! That was a great bowl of Pho! The place is clean, the service is great (which rarely is the case in my other place), and even the music was enjoyable. I'll definitely be back..."

TP Banh Bao 3

★★★★☆ 4.2 (226) • $

"Their prices are just great. Just compare the baos at Golden Island and you'll see . I've been coming here for over a year and bought a variety of items to try . You can buy each bao individually or buy them in a box of 9. I get their original which is the pork , egg, sausage . They ask if you want a fresh batch or cold batch . If you order fresh and they're warm you have to wait for them to cool before you put them in fridge . There's also instructions on how to heat them when you get home .I usually wrap the one bao with a wet piece of paper towel and put in microwave for 30 seconds . The buns come out warm and fluffy . Their original bun has such a delicious umami taste to it . It's porky and savory . You can taste how homemade their products are . Staff has always been helpful and welcoming."

Pho King

★★★★☆ 3.5 (392)

"This is one of my Favorite PHO restaurants called " PHO KING " . I don't come here often during summer, but I dine here a lot during the winter season. Also, I come mostly at night here 'coz the parking here is so crazy in the day, especially since there's a water store close to it and a lot of people is stoping to get water here and they are double parking, it's so crazy! So night Time is always my Best shot to get a good parking here when the water store is closed.When we come here, we never try anything else here, but we get the same order every time:*PAN FRIED NOODLES With SEAFOOD. - Pan Fried Noodles, I really love this one, the Pan Friend Noodles are so CRUNCHY on the outside, but very soft on the inside, you can put your sauce and veggies and its all good together! * PHO SOUP - i don't know what it is called , my husband always orders this for himself , all i know its lots of meats ! * PORK NOODLE - This one is a DRY CLEAR PORK rice NOODLE with shrimp, fishball, squid, bbq pork, ground pork, and more. This is MY FAVORITE in this restaurant ! The Place is Clean, the Food is Flavorful, and the service is excellent, especially the old funny, friendly, spiky-haired old guy who works here, he is one of the Original servers here, but I keep forgetting his name, he is cool, you will know it's him when u visit the restaurant, he talks to the customers a lot :)"

Vinh Long Food To Go

★★★★☆ 4.3 (59) • $

"What a delicious hidden gem in City Heights! Seriously! If you don't know where it is, you are missing out! One of my friends told me about this place and I had to try! But you have to get there early, because they do run out of things. I love their noodles! Great flavor with vegetable and tofu! I'm trying to eat healthy. They also have some sweets like sesame balls with black bean paste. The man working behind the counter is really nice! He knows what I want when I walk in...and some mornings, if I get there around 10, he shakes his head, and I have to get something else.Cash only. I REPEAT CASH ONLY!"

Pho Vinh Vietnamese Noodle House

★★★★☆ 3.8 (179)

"My favorite and go to pho restaurant in San Diego! I am very picky about pho restaurants because of course my favorite is my mom's homemade!My boyfriend and I always get the number 17, one small and one large. Each time we come here they do not disappoint! They never skimp you on the meat in your pho.They also serve your food super quick and there is barely ever a long wait! Definitely recommend stopping by here to get some pho!"

Pho Viet Noodle

★★★★★ 4.5 (149) • $$

"We were in the area, so i Stopped by to grab some food to go. It's a small restaurant , but clean and the lady working up front was friendly. I ordered at the counter and waited about 10-15 mins. Bahn mi (chicken)- the baguette was toasted, a decent amount of marinated grilled chicken, pickled veggies, and mayo. Chicken spring rolls- same grilled chicken as the sandwich, with vermicelli noodles, bean sprouts, mint, and lettuce. Tasted fresh and made to order. The peanut sauce adds the extra flavor spring rolls need. Eggrolls- were okay. The filling was a lil soft. A solid option for a meal."

Pho Bo

★★★★★ 4.5 (317) • $$

"Tried this Pho Bo place three times already and I found it when we were at Gaslamp , but I had a sudden change in my craving again. From Pasta, my craving had changed to Soup. I searched on Yelp for the nearest Soup place that I had not been to yet and this PHO BO place showed up in my Search. We have been here three times already and we always order the same thing, the food that we liked from the first time we were here. These are the foods we keep ordering that we like so far.*PHO BO (RIBS & SHANKS) *GOI CUON (SPRING ROLLS) *COMBINATION FRIED RICE *VERMICELLI RICE NOODLES with GRILLED PORK & EGG ROLL We started with their Springs rolls. They were decent sizes, they were fresh, and they were delicious, and the Peanut dipping sauce was perfect. I always like to add Sriracha to my Peanut dipping sauce for my Spring rolls and it's just so good. Their Combination fried rice was also good, they weren't soggy or overcooked. I love Vermicelli Rice Noodles, everything in my Bowl was flavorful, the grilled Pork and egg roll were delicious with all those noodles, sauces, and veggies.The main reason I came back here 3 more times already was because of their PHO BO (RIBS & SHANK) SOUP! This is so good, I really like the BROTH here on the RIBS & SHANK, the Rib's size was good, but I wish that they could make it so that the Meat of the Ribs is easy to pull apart from the bone. But the meat is still tender when it's already separated from the Bone, it's still soft to eat, it's not hard or chewy at all and the meat is also very tasty. All in all, I love their RIBS soup here. The service was good, Bao (our server) was quick and attentive to what we might need. Parking was easy, there's parking available on their side streets."

Pho Mai Cali & Grill

★★★★☆ 4.2 (501) • $$

"I have not personally ate here my self, however I have ordered from Pho Mai Cali through Uber eats plenty of times and it has always been delicious each and everytime!I always order their special Dac Biet Pho and bbq chicken or pork banh mi and omg sooo good!! They're definitely one of the best, if not only, pho options on Uber eats hands down. The broth is always steaming hot and is always perfectly seasoned where I don't even have to add anything to it! They give a lot of meat too! Banh mi Sandwiches are always packed and loaded and I love how they pack the pickled veggies on the side. It even comes with a lil side of pho broth with sliced up meat balls for you to dip your banh mi in, like a pho dip! I've also tried their egg rolls, Goi cuon shrimp and pork spring rolls, and seafood and veggie stir fry which have all been good as well!"

Pho 46

★★★★☆ 4.2 (249)

"Solid 3 star for Pho 46. The Pho was not bad at all, just not up to par with my other "go to" Pho places. Ordered my rare steak pho and it came out with very few pieces of meat.. and I mean few. I didn't taste the flavors of cinnamon,star anise, cardamom etc. we really had to add condiments to flavor it up. They provided lemons , not limes and also had some off brand sriracha sauce that was not the best. Overall not a bad pho place, there was no line and service was eh. I Really liked the bowls they served it in, it add a nice touch and different from places."

Teriyaki Grill

★★★★☆ 4.3 (564)

"Consistency is the key!!!This place practices it in a daily! Check them out, Your Welcome in advance!!!"

JJ Sushi & Pho

★★★★☆ 4.4 (152) • $$

"I'm glad I found this place! Looked up for some sushi in the area and found them! It's a small family run business and the family is very kind! Their sushi tastes delicious and I even enjoy the buttery salmon sashimi. I second the yellowtail as well! I recommend their pho too! The broth is rich and they give a good amount of vegetables alongside it. So far I really like the salmon lemon roll except I substitute mine with crab meat. I have to vouch for the garlic edamame. It is the best edamame in town! They cook it to perfectionPlease give this place a try if you're reading the reviews wondering if you should give it a shot."

Mignon Pho + Grill

★★★★☆ 3.6 (676)

"I'm not really a fan of Pho in general, but a friend wanted Pho so I suggested this place because I think its a modern take on pho. So its not your traditional pho but has more modern options that a normal pho place.We started with an order of egg rolls, they were crispy and delicious. I normally don't like the dipping sauce at traditional Vietnamese places because its very fish sauce heavy, but since I didn't get a strong fish sauce smell I gave it a small dip; Not bad no strong fish sauce taste! Thats a huge plus for me! I just ate my egg rolls with sriracha though.For my entree, I was trying to decide between the short rib pho, ox tail pho and ox tail bun bo hue. I asked the waiter his opinion he suggested the short rib pho. When it came out, I was so surprised! I can see why he suggested it, it was a whole beef rib! The rib meat had been braised and was very tender and meaty. Yes the prices are a bit higher than your traditional pho place but they have more updated modern offerings. So don't go there and get the regular pho that you would at your normal pho shop, that's not why you come here.I forget what my friend ordered, some more traditional type of pho, he said it was very clean and tasty. It's in the same parking lot as Nijiya, Okan and Karami ramen so theres a large parking lot but some of the spaces are really tight, so if you can find one with adequate space take it, or park on the street for more stress free parking. Service was good, the waiter gave a great suggestion and refilled waters in a timely manner. There were only 1 or 2 servers but it wasn't too crowded.I recommend this place if you want to try Pho 2.0"

Nhu Y Restaurant

★★★★☆ 3.8 (171) • $

"Someone had recommended this place to me and I just had to try it out.It was funny being the only Caucasian in this place, they thought I was there to pick up some deliveries for DoorDash. LOLAfter being seated it felt like the whole restaurant customer base was staring at me. :-) Really enjoyed the food! And was pleasantly surprised how well the bun rieu and the bun bo hue were. Also ordered the Nem Nuong Cuon (grilled pork) that were packed with vibrant flavors, fresh herbs, and went well with the garlic fish sauce.Ended the meal with a freshly made sugarcane drink with kumquat.For sure will return when in this part of the valley!"

Pho Hut & Grill

★★★★☆ 4 (493) • $$

"They renovated the inside lately so there is more open space and lighting! I've always enjoyed eating here. The service is great and the food comes out fast. The servers are always so attentive and always ask if we need anything else."

Pho Tam & Grill

★★★★☆ 4.4 (214)

Sipz - Clairemont

★★★★☆ 4.1 (1710) • $$

"This is our go-to place for office lunch with my friend/coworker who is a vegetarian/occasional pescatarian. We usually get our order to go, since that helps with cutting down on time when you have a short lunchbreak. It also helps with your leftovers, since they do a great job of packaging things separately. My usual seems to be Nuts About Veggies, since I love peanut sauce (and peanut butter in general, lol). I usually choose fried tofu as a protein, since it's a little more interesting than the steamed stuff. The large mass of steamed veggies made 3 small meals, since I added a little extra as side dishes. I also added more chopped peanuts when I reheated it, to give it more crunch.I have also had the eggrolls before, and they're really good. My coworker reads to order drunken noodles, and seems to like those. It's a little pricey (3 entrees cost us almost $50), but it's high quality. And if you're paying cash, you can get a peach iced tea for free.It located right next to the 805, so you have to make a u-turn to access the shopping center if you're heading West on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. The center has several other restaurants like STP, and Ma's House."

Pho Lucky

★★★★☆ 3.9 (319) • $$

"I was struggling to find a pho place close to home without having to trek to Convoy. I would say this is a very decent bowl of pho! My husband and I both enjoyed the broth. The brisket was a bit dry, but that may have just been a fluke.I also tried the broken rice. The special comes with pork chop, egg meat loaf, shrimp, fried shrimp cake, and shredded pork. Super filling and enough for 2-3 meals. Lastly, the egg rolls are a good size. They give a small bowl of broth with all the entrees."

Mom's Pho & Grill

★★★★★ 4.7 (229) • $$

"A group of 6 of us went to Mom's Pho & Grill Vietnamese Restaurant on Tierrasanta Blvd by accident because a restaurant in the same plaza we wanted to try was closed today. The restaurant was nice and clean and it wasn't too busy when we got there. You can see in the video .I'm giving the restaurant a 3.5/5 stars not because the food was bad. I'm giving the restaurant that rating because the waitress never came back to refill our waters and never brought the ice coffee drinks and soda we ordered with our meals until the very end when we had finished eating. I ordered a can of diet Coke it shouldn't have been difficult to bring straight out of the fridge and just as we were getting ready to ask for our checks, she came out with our drinks. I rejected the soda, but my friends took the iced coffees. It would've been nice if the restaurant at least comped our drinks for making us wait but they didn't. I recommend restaurants to start serving pitchers of water for large groups if not going to take the time to refill their drinks.I paid $30 for meal A11: Salt & Pepper chicken wings and the P5: Pho soup with slice rare steak, fatty brisket, tendon, tripe. The food was 4/5 stars. There were no apologies for the delay with our drinks. I don't think I'll be returning to this restaurant anytime soon, but hope others will have a better experience than we did. Happy Yelping!"

Cali Baguette Express

★★★★☆ 3.5 (434) • $

"I've been going here for years and realized I never made a review for it! I have to applaud them for cleaning up the interior and organizing it. There's many seating now. The shelves, the refrigerator, and freezers are stacked nicely. No frost build up in the freezers. And the hallway to the left of the freezer has been sorted through and cleaned. (Workers area I'm guessing). They have other Vietnamese goodies available at the counter. Like Banh Gio, Pandan Honeycomb Cake, Banana pastry, Pate Chaud sometimes, etc. I love the pandan honey comb cake because it's so springy and the texture is smooth and vanilla like. It's really good! The banh gio has a meat and woodear mushroom mixture that tastes incredible when you heat it up and eat it with nuoc mam (fish sauce mixture). You can also buy a fresh baguette, we do this all the time (even today!) It comes home nice and soft, with a good crispy exterior. In the refrigerators they have different Vietnamese desserts aka Che, Shredded green papaya and beef jerky (sold separately), pickled veggies, shredded chicken floss, and more. They have bottled drinks as well: like Mogu Mogu or soda. They also sell Lee's Coffee Concentrate in the freezer which is nice! This can make multiple cups of Vietnamese coffee. I remember I bought one and brought it to the zoo with me, since it was frozen it melted throughout the day and was nice to sip on like a slushy! I love banh mi #2: pate cha lua. This is pate spread with a Vietnamese meat loaf. Pickled veggies and cucumber slices. Comes with cilantro and I ordered without jalapeño. Very filling sandwich. Flavorful and delicious, I like to eat half and save half for the next day. My mom decided to try a new one of theirs, a crispy pork belly Banh Mi! We had this when we went to Hoi An, Vietnam. Cali Baguette cut the crispy pork belly in sizable chunks. Ample amount of fat and meat. Melt in your MOUTH! The crispy pork belly wasn't too crispy that you'd feel like you'd break a tooth. I think some spice would take this banh mi to the next level. I recommend this spot for cold sandwiches (banh mi)! So good and I feel like they give you a well balanced amount of pate, meat, and veggies to baguette ratio. They have hot sandwiches as well, but I haven't tried it yet. They also have smoothies and iced Vietnamese coffee."

Pho Ca Dao Vietnamese Kitchen

★★★☆☆ 3.1 (541) • $$

"The food got about 3 stars from me on taste, as I am familiar with their menu items from their original location on El Cajon Blvd, but for everything else here from display, decorations, spaces, parking, service, ambience were just better than their main location.I literally passing by this restaurant countless time when I shopped at Costco in the same plaza. They have a bigger space, modern décor, the robots brought food to us along with the server, their food got a very nice demonstration for your eyes especially if you test them with your phone camera, the bar and the large patio accommodated large groups and meetings, the thai tea with bobas can use a little more time to cook the bobas, as they were sticky and lumpy. Overall a great place to hang out for the weekends with big parties."

Pho & Sushi - Asian Fusion

★★★★★ 4.7 (112) • $$

"I am pretty picky about pho and I've always gone to the same places. I saw Mai's Kitchen on Yelp and came on a chilly night for some noodle soups. Tbh, the sushi part intrigued me but I feel as if I needed to be craving either one or the other. Nem Nuong Spring Rolls (3.5/5): A good size, but the peanut sauce is a little too sweet for me! The grilled pork was a bit thin but they had lots of fresh spring veggies.#11). Rare steak, flank, brisket, tripe, tendon (4/5): I thought the broth was much on the lighter side but it was great. I got the perfect amount of meats and they were thinly sliced. I was able to finish a large bowl and I think it's worth it for only a dollar more.Bun Bo Hue (3/5): I was curious to try this as I've only been limited to few bun bo hue places in sd. They used cubed ham which I thought was questionable. Other than that, the soup was great! The broth and noodles are the best part!I like Mai's Kitchen and they seemed to have a lot of regulars coming here as well as those working in the Navy I believe. They definitely have options past pho and sushi (look at their chef's specials). I have yet to try their sushi but I can vouch for the pho!"

Da Nang Restaurant and Coffee

★★★★☆ 4 (49) • $

"Stopped Cafe Dore for some lunch and ordered the Bún with chicken and Vietnamese egg rolls for $8.99 if I remember correctly. I was a good size bowl of Bún which came with three crispy egg rolls but a modest amount of chicken. The chicken was tender but it was a little lacking in flavor, especially that charbroil smoky flavor that is common with this bowl of Bún. The egg rolls were quite good and came with a mix of ground pork, glass noodles, and vegetables. The were tasty and had a good crispiness about them. The vermicelli was nice and so were the salad greens, mint, and bean sprouts. I liked the abundance to crushed peanuts in the bowl. They always add nice texture and flavor. Service was alright or should I say, friendly enough, but one thing that really bothered my about this place, is they let or there just happen to be, a gathering of older gents siting right out side the door were heavily smoking while the door was wide open. I did not enjoy sharing my meal with second had smoke. They need to put a stop to that."

Mien Trung Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.3 (522)

"*CASH ONLY*My friend was taking me to the airport and since we had time to kill, we decided to grab dinner right before my flight. I found this restaurant for us to try as they had a variety of rice vermicelli noodle (bún) soups! It's locatedI got a small Bun Rieu, and loved it! It was quite good but unlike the other ones I've tried, it didn't have much of a "deep" crab and pork flavor. Regardless, the taste was really good! For a small, it doesn't look that big (peep pic) but it was super filling. I loved how it had a TON of toppings, including pig's blood, which I don't usually see on bun rieu dishes. My friend got their small Bun Bo Hue. I tried the broth, and it had a very earthy, herby which I didn't like and care much of. I do want to come back next time to try their Banh Beo and Banh Khot! We haven't found a place in San Diego that has banh beo besides here. My friend and I couldn't try it this time around but will definitely be back for them!"

Pho La Jolla

★★★☆☆ 3.1 (1119) • $$

"It's a tradition with me when it rains, find myself a pho restaurant to eats at...sure enough wonders by here. When I walked in, the place was pretty empty with only one table were seat with a party of four.Within 10 minutes, the restaurant become filled with patrons. I don't blame it because when I walked in and was greeted by its sweet aroma of pho broth. While I ponder on the menu on what shall I have with the pho dish. This place is promoting these pepper chicken for $19.90. I figured why not give that a try. Well, I think it's Vietnamese style of pepper chicken wings they covered it with oyster sauce!! Ugh, not the pepper chicken wings that I'm used to. But they are quite juicy and tender. It's more on the sweeter side for this dish. I'm used to pepper chicken on the salty and peppery ...To each our own."

Pho Point Loma & Grill Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4 (1276)

"Great Vietnamese lunch spot with reasonably priced food. The banh mi is under 8$! You can order a single spring roll for dine in too. One of my go-to places when I want pho."

Thien Huong

★★★★☆ 4.4 (234) • $$

"I've been here 3 times already. First time was take out only. I ordered the rice rolls with pork (comes with the bean sprouts and greens fixings) + meatloaf for $60? It fed a party of 10+. very much worth it in my opinion. 2nd time we went to dine in just party of 2. Got a combo and a rice roll dish (my personal fave). Simple and hits the spot every time. My hubby wanted to try the combo, very interesting! It was a sweet, slightly tangy dippable sauce. I love pate so this alone is full thumbs up! Service is QUICK! They bring out food so fast and it's always fresh and hot. The tables are always clean too. They always bring you water to start. Napkins on the table. 3rd time brought family to try it and they also liked it!"

Streets Pho & Grill

★★★★★ 4.8 (116) • $$

"Another new Pho place located in Santee and a welcome addition as there are only 3 other places that I am aware of that serve Pho in that city.Great customer service, and it was good to hear that they have 3 owners that all do their part. The one lady knew all of the people from the legendary Pho Hoa on 4717 El Cajon Blvd. That is my most favorite Pho place on this planet but can't always go there.This place was clean, well organized, loved the decor and can't say a single negative thing about this place. Pho was amazing, ample pieces of meat, their egg rolls had a ton of meat in the middle and were super crispy, the way I love them.One of the owners talked to me about Phu Quoc which looks like a such a beautiful island near Cambodia. For sure will be back!"

Pho Hiep & Grill

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (184) • $

"This place is seriously so cheap and good. The pho flavor is like every other solid pho joint but it's just way cheaper. I ordered a rice dish too with egg rolls and grilled beef and it was delicious. Service was quick and they were nice"