Came in today on a cold summer afternoon and expected great pho given the excellent reviews. Unfortunately I was disappointed with my experience as the broth was a pretty tasteless and the meat was a bit dry. I expected the broth to have a stronger flavor but it honestly tasted more like flavored water. The noodles also did not absorb the broth very well, making the bowl of pho less tasty. The food however did come out pretty quickly and the portions are decently sized as I ordered a large pho tai which was pretty filling given my big appetite, I did not order extra noodles as I usually do. Probably will not be back as it is out the way and there are much better places in Uptown. read more

LD Pho - Large pho tai - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Seriously one of the best pho broths in all if Chicagoland. Go and get a bowl with that vietnamese iced coffee. The staff is really nice too! read more

LD Pho - Oxtail Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Could this unassuming Albany Park Vietnamese get my vote for...best Pho in the city? Nay, even best Vietnamese? Man. Here's what happened. I needed to come pick up my pho (and summer rolls) late. So I pre-ordered it online, came and picked it up. It was all, well, "seamless" so to speak. But the food? SO good. They give you the beef raw, so you will need to heat the sh*t out of the soup when you get home. Which I did. And the food. Was. Amazing. Veggie pho, beef (and tripe etc.)'d up pho, and a ton of summer rolls. "Spring rolls," but not fried, w rice paper etc. Amazing, unassuming, legit, delish pho joint. Do it, do it. read more

This is the second time I am ordering takeout from LD. Their pho ga is delicious and comes with many condiments. I also really enjoy their potstickers. I highly recommend! read more

Love this place! Great neighborhood BYOB that never fails. Must try their Pho, the portions are out of control. If ever in the need for a hang over cure, give their Pho try. Yum. Yum. Yum. Yum. read more

My favorite place to order vegetarian pho. Super good and tasty! And the portions are huge!

Came here with a few friends. The waitress was very polite, she never made us feel rushed at all. I ordered #16, which has a lot of different meats. A large is $1 more than a small so it's sort of worth the large if you're really hungry. The pho was great, especially with added lime juice. It tasted very fresh and fulfilling. I'm very pleased with my time. read more

Delicious and friendly. The menu was crazy extensive. There were some thai dishes included as well. "Small" bowls of pho were huge! Not sure how large, large is! The service was friendly, efficient and helpful. Loved the atmosphere. I will definitely go back. read more

Takeout Review: A terrific value for the quality and amount of great Vietnamese food. Ordered a large #20 Pho Tai Gan (beef/tendon Pho), #69 Xa Lach Cuon Ga (Chicken Lettuce wraps) and #2 Goi Cuon Geo Nuong (Grilled pork Spring rolls). Too much for two people, but the #69 and #2 worked well next day for leftovers. Dinner and lunch the next day for $30. Friendly service and all this was ready in 15 minutes! read more

Arrive on a Thursday afternoon at 11:30AM, there are two customers sitting at a small table. There are two of us, I ask the waitress to seat us on a 4 person table instead of a 2 person table, she told me that the manager said no, because it is for 4 people only, as there are 8 empty tables. The reality is I was there for the entire 45 min, and there are only two tables being occupied .... not happy with the customer service The food is average, I had a pho, 3.5/5. Some of the meat is over cooked. read more

I ordered the Chicken Pho It was good! I feel like takeout is never as good as in house but it was pretty good. The chicken was a little dry but over all 4 stars is appropriate. The delivery was very quick, I'd definitely order again. read more

We love this place! I order perhaps the most basic of dishes here (pho tai and banh mi sandwiches) but this place is delicious! The large pho bowls are as big as your head and all of the food is fresh, made to order. If you are ordering a pho bowl to-go, be advised that you will need to boil the broth and cook the beef. This is traditional and makes the soup better, but I can see if this is a problem if you are getting take out for work. It's never a problem for us since we order it for home! We order here all of the time via GrubHub as well as dine-in. I like the no-frills vibe of this place. It seems family-run and in my opinion, that's the best place to get amazing, comforting food! read more

Yum yum!!!! The best Pho in Chicago in my opinion. Really authentic and fresh ingredients. I recommend the beef and beef tendon pho-and if you like it spicy definitely add the chili oil!!! read more

My lovely lady got me the sweet and sour chicken here, and it's easily the best I've ever had. Just the right amount of crunchy fried outside and tender meat inside, comes with broccoli, rice, and cilantro. I can't even imagine ordering anything else here, it's just so good. But for what it's worth, she got lots of other stuff and it was all miles beyond delicious! read more

LD Pho - I love everything about LD Pho. - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

LD pho is my favorite pho place in town! It's close to the train stop and BYOB. My boyfriend and I go there at least once a week. The service is always prompt and on point. I always got #19 - pho with meatball. The beef slice is always tender and meatball is delicious. The broth is the key to a successful bowl of pho and Lou did a phenomenal job on the broth. It's not too flat and not too salty. Just how I like it! read more

Oh my goodness I love this spot so much. The pho broth is just the right amount of oily and prepared so well with the spices and beef. My boyfriend really likes their vegetable egg rolls as an appetizer. This is definitely one of my top 3 Vietnamese spots in Chicago. Great customer service as well. Thank you! read more

I always order to go at lunch the pho soups. They are yummy and the order is right all the time

Came here for dinner with 2 other friends on a weeknight. Not sure how this place earned 4.5 stars, my experience was less than stellar. When we arrived the place was full for the dinner rush right at 7 but died out shortly after. I should have been wary from the beginning - there was only one other Vietnamese customer in the restaurant, but I thought to myself it is during the week, and my friends like it how bad can it be? To start, my friends ordered egg rolls as an appetizer, which cost $4 for 2 egg rolls. While the egg rolls appear to be authentic and they had a good filling to wrapper ratio, I think that price was too steep. You can have them in other restaurants for $1 or $1.50 each, and even less at carry out places. One of my friends also ordered the combination fried rice. It was homestyle, and it was $10. Too expensive for homestyle. I ordered the special combination Pho, and the serving size was average, although mostly a lot of noodles. The pho broth had a lot of seasoning and was flavorful, although on the sweet side, too much sugar in the broth. The meat in my bowl was heavy on the flank steak which was tough, chewy and not enjoyable. There was a mixture of other meats but I got (seriously) one quarter of a beef tendon meatball in the entire bowl. To top it off, afterwards my mouth felt coated in MSG and I could not stop drinking water - I didn't even drink all the broth in the bowl! Lastly, my interactions with the staff and owners left a lot to be desired. Waitress while nice was slow, easily confused by requests for extra herbs and seemed overwhelmed in the small restaurant. Additionally, one of the owners was brash with me; while I understand English is a second language, I do speak Vietnamese so the opportunity to be nice and have good rapport with the customer can't be blamed on things being lost in translation. Overall, I will be unlikely to return here again. 2 stars because the food was decent, just not worth what we paid. I'd much rather go 2 miles down the road to Argyle and eat there! read more

We ordered 2 oxtail pho's tonight. The oxtail was very tough and crunchy and the broth wasn't flavorful. Complete waste of money unfortunately :( read more

This is a great place that exemplifies the best aspects of a typical Vietnamese restaurant here in Chicago. It's run by a young immigrant family. The owner is the cook and therefore always in the place, so you can count on it being consistent and attentive. His wife helps supervise and organize, and their children are helpful, buzzing around the dining room, serving water, helping translate, taking orders too, learning the business and being cute. The manager/major domo/head waiter (whom I originally thought was the owner) is a very friendly and helpful man. He is quick to suggest dishes if need be and has a good memory for returning customers (even if it's only their second visit). He is welcoming and sets a great tone for new visitors. All of the staff are eager to please and very nice. If they appear shy, it is probably due to the fact some have a limited command of English. This restaurant's environment is very basic: colorful walls and some decorations and a large TV for watching American football or other shows (with no sound so not annoying). Most important: it's clean. Very clean. Each table is already well stocked with utensils, napkins and sauces, so it's well organized too. It has an open air kitchen so you can see everything that happens in the "back of the house" which promotes honesty, cleanliness, and cooperation among staff. They're busy, working to make our food, and you can tell that they are doing a good job. LD Pho's menu is lengthy but not exhausting. It has plenty of appetizers, multiple variations of pho, plus many other Vietnamese dishes, and a little to my surprise, it also has a few other cuisines' dishes such as pad thai and udon noodles -- both of which are excellent. Everything I've ordered from this restaurant has come out hot, fresh, and delicious. Prices are right for the type and location of restaurant. There is also a daily specials board that changes regularly. A bonus is the fact that you can order a "baby pho" (like a baby cone at an ice cream store) so that if you want pho but not as your only food (because their regular sized pho is enormous like most Pho restuarants), you can pay $5 for a smaller portion. Now, let's realize that this would be a very large bowl of soup at any other style cuisine, and you realize you're getting a bargain. I would recommend this place to both the new-to-Vietnamese-cuisine eater as well as someone looking for a neighborhood spot that serves Vietnamese food. Patrons are fortunately a mix of all ethnicities including Vietnamese, so it's evident that all are welcome and that the food is appreciated by not just the newly introduced, but also those who want and know authentic Vietnamese cooking. For example my friend who is quite knowledgeable about Vietnamese cooking mentioned that this place serves bun mam (a spicy seafood soup) not often found in our Chicago Vietnamese restaurants. read more

Disclaimer: I am very judgy when it comes to Viet food. My husband and I came here on a Wednesday night around 7:45pm. It wasn't busy at all, just another couple dining besides us, so, of course we were seated immediately. Service is fine and pretty quick. They're not overly friendly, but not rude at all and the food comes out pretty fast. Their portions are pretty big. Big enough for the both of us to take home our leftovers for lunches the next day, and I can't be mad at that! I ordered the Bun Thit Nuong and Com Suon Nuong. Again, the portions are really big, but that doesn't make up for the fact that it's a little lacking in flavors. I'm used to Vietnamese food being aggressive and flavor. The pork chop in the Com Suon Nuong was a little bit too sweet and it was missing that aggressive lemongrass that I'm accustomed to. The egg roll in the Bun Thit Nuong was over-fried and dry. I might just have to give this place one more try, just to make sure it wasn't a fluke and perhaps get a bowl of Pho. All my friends have told me to come here, and I'm a bit surprised by my experience when they all rave about it. read more

I've been so sick with a cold and needed a pick me up. I ordered pho with shredded chicken and it was just what I needed. I ordered delivery and it was just as hot and fresh. I really enjoyed how great tasting and filling the pho was. And may I add there French iced coffee is sooooooo good! I will def. order again! read more

LD Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I'm Vietnamese and grew up near San Jose, CA - viet central. I've been up and down Argyle and after about 2 years of attempting vietnamese food in Chicago I've more or less given up on finding something that'll satiate my occasional cravings. However, I heard this place is good so I decided to put my skepticism aside and try it. I ordered the bun bo hue and my friends had the pho. Hm.. I would say.. it'll do. The bun bo hue broth was good but the noodles were pretty hard and there was so much of it that I had to take out the excess and put it on a separate plate. The beef slices were okay. There was also no chunks of gelatin blood which is the norm for this dish.. My friend's pho didn't really taste very clean and their bowl seemed to be very sparse of noodles and meat... total opposite of mine! This is ideal for the broth lover but not pho lover. Maybe I'll come back if I'm ever craving broth or need to replenish my hungover body but I'll never go out of my way to come back. The owner was nice.. he asked me if I was vietnamese.. I asked him if he was too... nope, malaysian. Go figure. read more

In my opinion, this place is definitely not worth the 4.5 stars that it has. They are ridiculously overpriced for the lack of amount of food and flavor that you get. $15 for bo luc lac that came very rare.. Like, it was jiggly. I don't mind a little red on my beef, but when it is a huge chunk and seared maybe 1 minute, that's just not enough cooked. It was jiggly!!!! Ugh. The flavor was 'okay'. Not as good as I've had. The green bell pepper and onion that accompanied the beef were cut so big, just like the beef. I would recommend them not being so lazy and cutting everything to be bite sized so that each bite can be enjoyed with a little bit of rice, onion, beef, and/or pepper, altogether. $5 for a teriyaki tofu banh mi sandwich. I never seen teriyaki accompany tofu on any menu before, so I thought I'd check it out. The teriyaki on tofu just doesn't go. I would recommend them trying lemongrass marinated tofu, much better. The bread was extremely hard to eat. It cut up the inside of my mouth, which is one of my pet peeves. Fresher bread would be a better choice to avoid having to over toast stale bread. The pickled radish and carrots that tops the sandwich was nothing spectacular and tasted a little too much of vinegar. $8 for lemongrass beef with rice. There was absolutely no trace of lemongrass whatsoever, and wasn't very tasty. Can be marinated longer and add lemongrass to an extent that the flavor can be tasted. At least it was plated nicely... P read more

The most authentic pho Ive had in Chicago. on par with pho places in Little Saigon/Bolsa, CA. The taste reminds me of those street front pho stands in Vietnam. Dont go to Argyle and come here instead. Nicely cooked noodles and flavorful broth. Good service. Great price. No complaints. read more

The best Pho in the city? In my book, hell yes. They do vegan pho (which is apparently hard for other places to understand). After devouring my Pho, I always order a round of deep fried oreos. I always leave feeling completely stuffed and happy. They recently moved, which has made them even closer to my apartment. Win win win! read more

Okay, so I don't often give out five stars (although another welll deserved 5 star review for Supino's in "the D" is coming soon), unless a place truly deserves it. Considering this place is new, I would have expected some growing pains, but if this place isn't up to it's full potential, then damn! They might need 6 stars to be fair. The service is friendly and very helpful, the atmosphere is simple, but clean, the aromas from the kitchen get you salivating the moment you walk in and of course- the Pho is brilliantly executed. I am excited to come back again (and again), to try more of the menu. LD is certainly worth coming back to again and again. read more

LD Pho - This is how you do Pho in Chicago. - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I've been suffering from food fatigue for the last few months. Nothing sounds good to me, and part of that is that I've been having some bad luck with the stuff I've been ordering. Today I was craving a chili-cheese dog and onion rings, but to be honest, I was not prepared to pay over $20 to have Door Dash bring me one. So I checked out the new listings on GrubHub and found LD Pho, saw that the prices were good, and figured that I hadn't had Vietnamese food in a while, so why not give it a shot? I am SO happy I did. I ordered the vegetarian pho, vegetable spring rolls, and the French iced coffee with condensed milk, and it was absolutely the best meal I've had since our home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner. The pho was so flavorful that I forgot it was supposed to be vegetarian. They pile on the add-ins. I got a bag filled with mint and bean sprouts, two cartons filled with rice noodles, veggies, and a hoisin-sriracha (I think) mixture that was amazing! I ordered it with the egg tofu, which I think is deep-fried silken tofu, and absolutely delicious even on its own. The spring rolls were nearly as good as the ones I used to get from the late, lamented Saigon Grill, and honestly? The pho was better, at least in part because it was vegetarian. (Really, I'm not ALL about the chili-cheese dogs. Not absolutely.) The iced coffee had a wonderful richness; I wish I'd ordered two. I also wish I hadn't decided to be good and taken the deep-fried Oreos off the order because if anyone is going to do deep-fried Oreos right, it's going to be these folks. Next time for sure. And there will be a next time. For less than I'd have paid for that dog and onion rings, I got enough food for two generous meals. You can't beat that for value, and it's a nice change to want to finish my leftovers instead of staring at them until they're too old to eat and need to be thrown out. Food fatigue takes one on the chin today, thanks to LD Pho. read more

I had ordered here on grubhub before but today I was on a walk to find pho in my neighborhood and ended up here. I have to say I was impressed with the service. The energy in the restaurant is so positive and inviting. My waiter was prompt and so helpful. I ended up getting the #15 pho with an avocado smoothie. Both were so enjoyable. I'll be back very soon. There aren't many places with that many smiling faces. If you want time to slow down I suggest going here. Thank you for a moment of peace with delicious food. read more

The place reminds me of typical restaurant on Argyle in Uptown. Nothing too fancy or pretentious. I had marinated grill pork and pork egg rolls, really tasty! Waitress got the order wrong wanted the grilled pork chops, but it was still very good, didn't wanna send it back so I just ate it. I've ordered delivery and it's pretty fast and the so far the all the drivers have walked all to the third floor and delivered my food rather than call me to come down, so tip these drivers!The chicken pho is not my favorite because the chicken was pretty rubbery. Traditional pho that I've grown to eat since I was little is with thin slices of ribeye or pork meatballs, so that's my fault for ordering chicken. Overall I will either order delivery or come to the location so I don't have to travel to Uptown. BTW I've tried the beef pho and its legit. read more

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I've known Liu for almost 3 years !he's a great chef and very positive fella ! He's so passionate about his food and he likes to improvise which is great thing ! My favorite dishes are : beef lettuce wraps , salt&pepper shrimps , buttered frog legs , alligator nuggets ... PHO is the best in town , especially when you have a hangover or have a flu , helps instantly It's BYOB too . Love the place and the atmosphere read more

What an amazing dinner I just had. Food was so fresh and tasty. The server Jenny was so helpful and made us feel at home. The cook/owner came out from behind the grill and talked to people after the rush was over. The deep fried oreos were amazing and we almost ordered another order of them. .. we definitely will be back. So refreshing to be made felt at home. read more

LD Pho - Deep fried oreos - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Love their food and can't wait to order again. Laughing at the cook it yourself pho. Was interesting ! We charge you and you cook biotch. I was ok with it but funnny. read more

The shredded chicken pho tasted really weird... honestly like apple juice? What? The beef pho was alright, but just alright... Service was good though, can't complain there. I will stick with other pho! read more

You know it's good when the aroma meets you at the door. Huge menu, with pages of options. Crab Rangoon, Pork Dumplings, Diablo Udon Noodles and Pho were our choice this time and we couldn't have been more satisfied! read more

LD Pho - Perfection! - Vietnamese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I'm stuck at home with strep and needed something tasty and comforting for lunch. I read a bunch of reviews and ordered the shredded chicken pho and (maybe not so comforting), the firecracker shrimp, and French iced coffee. WOW! Everything was amazing. The pho came with everything separate from the broth which is a great touch so nothing was soggy or overcooked. The shrimp was super tasty and even after delivery, still crunchy when you bite into them. Even the coffee, iced café au lait, wasn't super sweet... just a little sweet which is awesome because I don't usually add sugar to my coffee. I ordered the large pho and it's enough for three meals, though to do that I probably would have ordered extra noodles. Maybe I'll make vermicelli noodles for the last bowl. :-) Delivery was well under an hour and they even include the pre-separated chop sticks! I'll definitely order from them again! read more

I am a big time Asian food eater. I dont think I have tasted better dishes than theirs. Best hands down ramen stir fry and pork rolls! Always tasteful and fresh! read more

Best Pho in the area! I usually went before class, it was after lunch and the place isn't too loud could come in and study. Chill place, and the staff is nice. Spring rolls were yummy and their peanut sauce is so good! Great flavor. read more

Warm, friendly, family-run Vietnamese. Great staff. Visible cooking area. Generous portions. They feature some items on the menu that are less common than at other places, which is a bonus. Everything I've ordered here has been tops. Enormous sized pho. Great pot stickers (veg, pork or chicken). Good spicing. An enjoyable dining experience. Typical Vietnamese family restaurant décor. read more

Awesome vegetarian pho here. Love the way they prepare the tofu and the sauces / broth were super flavorful. The pho only comes in one size and its very large-- definitely couldv'e split this with my dining companion and still been satisfied. Planning to come back and try some of their appetizers next time. read more