Pho 88 Restaurant

Pho was so bland and portions were skimpy. The worst pho I've ever tried in the United States and I've tried pho all over.

Pho 88 has been our neighborhood restaurant for more than 15 years. Located in Falls Church City, we come here often for pho noodle soup and grilled meat vermicelli. If you are looking for a quick bowl of pho noodle, this place is a great option. You will be greeted by their friendly host. The longevity of the restaurant shows that it has a loyal group of customers. I recommend their pho and vermicelli dishes. Their other dishes can be hit-or-miss. I like the chicken wings but their spring rolls are not as good as other Vietnamese restaurants.

Take this review with a grain of salt because I only ordered an iced coffee, and it was terrible. Typically with Vietnamese coffee, there's a coffee bitterness, sweetness, and thicker texture from the condensed milk, none of which mine had. It was very watery and only tasted like overly burnt beans. I'd say the saving grace for this restaurant is the fantastic service. The restaurant had ample space, no complaints.

Great for take away, heated up the broth and it was perfect. Wish there were more onions but enjoyed it all. Lots of broth leftover which is an added bonus. They were also super quick with prep time.

Pho broth has 0 flavor. It tastes like watered down beef broth. They skimp on the the pho toppings. For a large pho bowl they give you one tiny 1/4 of the lime and then charge you 25 cents for every 1/4. Give you 4 thinly sliced jalapeños and same as the lime, 25 cents for any extra. Ridiculous. Theres so many pho places in the DMV area I would skip on this place unless you don't mind wasting your money to get skimped.

All good. What a nice and easy fast and delicious place to dine. We regularly visit Pho 88. Try anything. Eat well.

Went here having a taste for Pho while visiting the area. Severely disappointed. MyMouth was watering for some authentic pho, but I would have been better off with Cup-o-noodles. Broth was tasteless and watered down, very little meat, and the meat seemed to all be eye of round. This place must be for the locals as I did not see anymore remotely close to being able to know authentic vs not. That should've tipped me off right then. I know where I won't go again. Here! Try another place for real pho.

The place was clean and the person serving was so very nice. It's a great spot with parking in the back though it can be tight. I just was so disappointed at the Pho Ga (chicken). It was just so OKAY. I'm not sure what else to say!! The chicken was sparse, the broth so average or below and the additions (sprouts, lime etc) so again ... geez . I would not return here unless I hear or see improvements- cost was $11 for large.

All I can say about this place is stay away. I don't usually leave negative reviews but I felt I needed to do that for this place. First off, my friend and I got here to grab a quick lunch while waiting to go to the Patient First a couple of doors down. It was a cold day so a warm bowl of pho was in order. We should've seen the signs when we saw only two other tables with customers at noon on a Sunday. There was only one person doing the service and it took her a long time to come to our table. Then another guy came in to do a takeout order. She gave him the menu and then several minutes go by and she still has not gotten our order. Then it irritated us when she then took the other guy's order before ours when we were seated there for ten minutes before that guy even showed up. We should've left then but whatever, people make regrettable choices from time to time. We each ordered cha gio (crispy spring rolls) and two bowls of pho. The server was too busy to get us utensils so we just grabbed ones from the empty table next to us. Back to the food... The cha gio were all wrapper with hardly any filling. And it was so thin like the size of two cigarettes. Just terrible. The pho was not much better. The bean sprouts were most brown and not fresh. The pho itself had very little cilantro and green onions and worse, hardly any meat - even though my friend ordered the combination with all the meat. His bowl had less meat than mine and I got the steak and brisket. The flavor of the pho was also subpar. I tried to enhance it with the hoisin sauce but there sauce they had seemed watered down, not thick, so it lacked flavor.We hardly ate it when Patient First called and said they could see us. So we paid our meal and left quickly. Just a nightmare of a meal. I will never go back there and maybe this review can help you to avoid a similar experience.

Soup it's very bad chicken it's horrible. She charge service charge 18% I don't like this place don't spend your money here. Lemon is old she said it's extra for a little piece z