Pho -ever - Encinitas

Outstanding customer service and fresh food! Enjoying every minute of it.

Was the best Pho I've ever had. It was so flavorful. A good portion, you might be able to finish in one sitting, but they have nice plastic soup to-go containers for the more likely leftovers which is nice because it's usually hard to finish all in one sitting. We took 4 year old and almost 1 year old and I really liked that the waitress said they could essentially make any dish as a kids item, and our son wanted shrimp so they made him really good fried rice with shrimp which both kids ate (my 4 year old actually like the shrimp soup more than his mom ordered and shared it with her). Waitress and staff were very friendly, inside was clean with a couple big screens for sports. Seating is comfortable with plenty of room between tables for social distancing or if you have a baby stroller with you.

This review is purchased for my last meal (Crise Chow mein) for participation in 7/15/2022, the noodles were mold. I didn't see it until the food was brought home, spicy noodles should be torn out, not try to cook. What if it makes your customers sick? I'm skeptical to come back.

Good pho, 3.5 5. Really enjoyed the broth flavor, pretty good fresh noodles, but the meat was a bit sub par in terms of texture and fat around edges. Given the hefty price per bowl, and the name of the establishment, this should be improved upon. Bahn mi (Sandwich) w beef 4.5 5 Great smoky bbq flavored beef, hearty veggies and very good all around sandwich. No complaints here. Service was very good, 4.5 5 Ambiance was better than expected 4 5 Overall 4 5 Good, and could be great with minor tweaks to food quality pricing.

One of the vegetarian egg rolls tasted strange, so I stopped eating it. The fried tofu in my vegetarian pho was incredibly dry and spongy, I think it was significantly gone-off. Actually, I know it was, because less than an hour later on my way home I had to quickly make a stop to find a bathroom lest I ruin the driver?s seat of my brand new car. Do NOT get the fried tofu. Also there were about 8 gnats on the sriracha bottle on our table.