Pho 79 Noodles & Grill

Definitely not the best Vietnamese I've been to in VA. The kids grilled chicken was too charred and had too much lemon grass flavor that my child and I didn't enjoy. The chicken pho my mother in law had was really dry and was only able to eat the noodles. My pho dac biet was lacking flavor in the soup. 2 stars for the friendly service.

Ordered to go and the wait was forever. I literally watched people walk in, be seated and receive their orders at the table before my order was ready. Food should've been ready in 10 mins. Literally 2 couple sat down and were served before me.

Pho is one of my favorite comfort foods and Pho 79 is always my "go-to" because of their exceptional service and amazing pho. I normally order the Pho Tai which is the noodle soup with rare round steak but I wanted to try something a little different so I ordered the Pho Tai Nam Gua which consists of the noodle soup with rare round steak, brisket and flank! I also ordered the Golden Fried Wontons as well.The wontons came out less than 10 mins after I ordered and were crispy and delicious as always! The server brought the pho out soon after and I always add the garnish of jalapeños, basil, bean sprouts and lime to my pho along with sriracha and a little hoisin sauce because it adds so much extra flavor. The steak, brisket and flank were super tender and the made the pho even more filling and appetizing. I literally ate the whole bowl lol. The service is always wonderful and the food is great. I even ordered a "to-go" order of Golden Fried Wontons because they are just that good. Definitely one of my favorite Pho restaurants in the area.

Enjoyed our soup, my son ate the most pho I've seen him ever eat! The skewers are really good and obviously the Vietnamese coffee was a necessity.

I recently dined at this pho restaurant, and I was impressed by the cozy ambiance, flavorful pho, and friendly service. The prices were reasonable, and I highly recommend trying their special pho variations. I'll definitely be returning.

Restaurant was fairly empty for Saturday night. Always know when the food is most likely good if fellow Asians are dining in! I wish there were meatballs in the combo pho (pictured). Little pricier than what I'm used to ... possibly inflation or because the space seemed more fancier than the hole in the wall joints I'm used to. Serves small, med, large bowls. Will go back to try grill dishes and bahn mi! Service was great and restaurant was clean. Overall a good place for pho. Military discounts are always a plus!

The ambiance/decor is really wonderful with a raised ceiling and paper lanterns hanging. Also had great paintings and a large bar area. Plenty of seating whether it be chairs or booths and they let us choose our table. Our server was right on the ball with taking our orders, bringing our beers and little ones ice cream right away. Our crispy rolls came out very quickly too but not worth the money for only two! The dipping sauce was very salty. Our pho ga came out soon also and just as we ordered with no onions. The chicken was moist and perfectly cooked, bean sprouts, basil and lime plate was also very fresh and broth was tasty! We ordered a small bowl each but you can get an appetizer or large size bowl also.

Delicious. We ordered for pickup last night and got the wontons and some pho. The wontons are not what we expected. We expected them to be puffy and filled with lots of goodies, but ours were flat and you couldn't taste any of the goodies. Def do not recommend those. I got the shrimp pho with beef broth and it was great. I added all my spices and things and got it to my liking. There were plenty of shrimp too. The tails are still on so watch out for that. The serving was enough for me to have two full meals. My bf got the beef one. I think it had meatballs and something else. He enjoyed it and ate the whole thing in one sitting. It was nice for a cold rainy day. We will def be back.

I've been here to get to-go vermicelli bowl and egg roll for couple times and this is my first time dining in cuz I wanted a pho and I hate soggy and soft noodles. I gotta say I definitely like the vermicelli bowls better. I only ordered the one with grilled pork (B3. Bún Heo Nướng) and I like that a lot. The ingredients and noodles are always fresh, and the lemongrass grilled pork are very flavorful and there are good amount of char on them. The fish sauce that comes with it is also flavorful but not too strong. On the pho (Phở Tái, Nạm, Gân: Noodle soup with round steak, brisket and tendon)... the soup is flavorful and has every flavor that is supposedto have in a pho, but the texture of the noodles is not my favorite. I'm not sure how to put it but I can tell from the texture(rough?solid?), the noodles are the dry ones that I can get from the stores. I personally like fresh noodles because they are more tender and the texture is just different. However, I ordered the small size and the portion of my pho is generous. The beef tendon is very soft, but the beef and brisket can but more fatty. I also had the Thai tea and egg roll. Their Thai tea does not taste like a traditional Thai tea but I actually like it. The egg roll is very good because they put wood ear in their meat, which many Vietnamese restaurants won't put in there when they're supposed to. Overall the food is pretty decent, portions are decent, service is alright, I will come back to try many other dishes!

So expensive for the quality of food, I order C1 pork cup with pork shredded The. Pork chop small and over cooked burn the sherred pork is spoiled taste and smell bad, ask the waiter instead of changing my order they removed the spoiled shredded pork and and change it with fried egg and I paid full $20. Don't go to the one near Trader Joe's Quality of food is cheap and expensive