Pho Bytes

This cold day of January I decided to visit Phot Bytes. This was my first revisit after few years and moving out of the area. Seeing the many renovations since when it was called "Pho Today" I thought (and hoped) the food quality has improved as well. To my disappointment, the only thing growing was their prices and their greed. I have been choosing Pho over any other food for past 18 years and this place truly got it wrong. Let's address the issues one at a time. The size large was the small at Pho 75. The price was 130% more than any other place ($16 for one size). The word build your own has no meaning since you are still forced to take their choices. The only option a customer has is removing items. Adding anything to their preset items is at lease $5 (tendon was $5.90). The food came out looking ok, the amount of protein was decent and although it wasn't the best cut of meat it at least a good amount in the bowl. The soup was very sweet. Please believe me that it was as sweet as a pastry, even though I added lemon and tons of sriracha sauce. As I mentioned the dining area was clean and renovated and the music and the levels of it were great.

Placed an order at Pho Bytes for lunch and tried their Thai Iced Tea and Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Bánh Mì.The Thai Iced Tea was solid--sweet, creamy, and hit the spot. The Bánh Mì, however, was just okay. The chicken was flavorful, but the overall balance was off--the bo (sauce) was too sweet and lacked any spicy kick, which I was hoping for.That said, it's not a bad spot for a quick and casual meal. The atmosphere is decent, and the menu has enough variety to explore. I'd give it another shot, but I'd probably try a different dish next time.

What a great place! The food is incredible! Fresh and super tasty, even though it's self order the staff is awesome! Top Vietnamese place in this area hands-down, clean and cost on the inside as well. Definitely coming back and one of my new staples

We were craving pho and we wanted to try the spot near ShareTea!We started with the Grilled Shrimp Summer Rolls. I did not expect them to cut them into a smaller portion, but it does make it easier for sharing. We also got the Eye Round Steak Pho and the Grilled Chicken Pho. I prefer the meat to be slightly on the rare side for pho, so it did not stand out to me when it was served fully cooked in the broth.The interior is spacious with window and table seating. They have a self ordering kiosk as well as a worker at the counter that can take orders before being seated. Overall, the service was prompt and decent.

Fresh and light! The broth was herby and all ingredients tasted fresh. We thought everything had great flavor. We really enjoyed the grilled pork summer rolls as an appetizer. The restaurant is unique because you order at a kiosk but the service is still very attentive and quick when dining in.

I order for carry out regularly and they never disappoint! The joy rolls are so good and pho is on point.

Kiosk ordering system meant little interaction with the servers, and this suited us fine. My typical dining out experiences involve constant interruptions and questions and taking plates before they're finished. You won't have to worry about that at Pho Bytes. The vermicelli bowl gives my favorite Vietnamese restaurant a run for its money. I did not like the egg roll's interior, but the exterior was perfectly crunchy and not at all greasy. Super generous serving of pork and fish sauce. All the expected vegetables. Perfect dinner on a hot, humid summer night. The shrimp summer roll was a fresh starter, ideal for sharing. Loved the peanut sauce. Look forward to trying their pho next visit!

This place is clean, and the food is very authentic not your average pho must try this place really good

I haven't dined here in ages and a lot has changed. There are now ipads to order off of and the overall aesthetic is very modern. When we walked in, the nice women in the front told us we can either order through her or on the ipad. We ordered through the ipad because we were still unsure of what to order, and once we were done. The women working said we could sit wherever we like since we were the only ones there. The food was out in a couple of minutes from drinks, appetizers, to entree. From the looks of it, presentation was very important and the food was presented neatly. The food in itself was flavorful, and comforting. I think not even mid-way through I truly knew that this was a well established family owned business because of how warming the service and food was. The vietnamese coffee that we got was so creamy like no other. It had a rich taste of vietnamese coffee beans but the creaminess of the coffee stole the spotlight for us. We absolutely loved it! The shrimp summer rolls were very fresh and did not have any bad quality to it. I will say I prefer when there's also pork strips in the summer rolls, but nothing to complain. The vermicelli noodles with lemongrass chicken and egg rolls was cooked to perfection. The eggs rolls were crunchy with a warm pork filled inside and the lemongras chicken was so flavorful and juicy, I melted. The pho broth was so comforting and had a very home like feel to it. I wish I could have gotten more food but my stomach was too full! Overall, I am very surprised that we were the only ones there. If you are looking for a nice and modern but also warming place to go to try vietnamese cuisine. I don't understand the bad reviews for this restaurant. As long as you're open minded, I will say this place is the place to go to in Fairfax area!

Food was amazing and I'll definitely be going back. However I had a few concerns. When I was eating the vegetables I bit into something hard? Upon further investigation I found out that it was actually a dime. Yes. A piece of change. That didn't stop me though, because the food was phenomenal. However, as I kept eating, I found a piece of hair in my food. A bit unsettling, but again, will not stop me from eating there as their food is really good. I did in fact finish my meal, just thought i'd share since it's something that I can see other people having problems with. Overall, 7/10 would probably recommend.