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    Pho 45

    4.8 (158 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    PHO 45 ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    #1 Pho with sliced onion
    Juliana L.

    It was my first time trying this restaurant since it took over from the previous business, and I was pleasantly surprised! The two servers at the front were welcoming and friendly. They checked in throughout the meal. The food was absolutely delicious. Every cut of meat was tender and full of flavor, and the noodles had the perfect chewy texture. The Thai tea was also amazing--refreshing and creamy. Overall, fantastic first experience, and we'll definitely be back to try more from the menu!

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    Brian L.

    For dinner, we were looking for noodles...and chose Pho. Saw this place had good reviews and was locally owned (always love supporting family business). We went for dinner around 8:30pm, and the brightly lit inside along with the large green sign make this place hard to miss. It's located down Whittier Blvd, in the large parking lot with other businesses like Superior Grocers, Burlington Coat Factory, and In & Out (if you need landmark reference). They also had a Grand Opening banner out but that was in Jan of this year. At the time we went there were only a few other diners so it was pretty empty. You seat yourself where ever there is open seating. There are also 2 gender neutral restrooms in the back. The menu is pretty standard for Pho places, with your traditional soup pho, vermicelli, stir-fried, and rice dishes. We ordered a 4-piece spring roll and the #1 combo pho (rare steak, well-done flank, brisket, tendon, and tripe). Previous reviews saying the portions are generous, is accurate. The spring rolls were large and cut in half, we could have easily been satisfied with just the 2-piece as I'm used to them being smaller. Now the Pho...at most other places this size would have been considered a large portion. Broth was flavorful, salty with the slight sweetness. Plenty of noodles (I almost didn't finish) and large cuts of the proteins. My bf and I ended up taking our broths home as well as the spring rolls. Everything was delicious as was definitely worth the price for the amount of food served. Service was quick and all the servers were attentive to each of the tables and kind. One of them had thanked us for coming in that evening. I feel like this place has made a name for itself, as literally the last hour to 45 minutes people started just flowing in. It went from empty to busy in the span of our time dining, which I love to see in a restaurant. If you're in the area looking for a good Pho spot, with better than average portion sizes stop by Pho 45!

    Evan K.

    This pho spot was really solid! After an engagement party, my girlfriend and I came here before closing. Staff was really on it and was checking up on us a bunch. The inside felt really new and modern too. We sat at a booth and enjoyed a bowl of pho each and springs rolls. Spring rolls were really big and the peanut sauce was great. Had a good amount of sweetness to it. The pho was also good, the broth was solid but I didn't like the meat too much. I got the pho tai (rare steak) and it had a lot of yellow fat flaking off of it. I'm not used to that and haven't been to any pho spots that had so much yellow on it. I looked it up and its normal but I've been to plenty of authentic spots without that. Not for me but good pho overall and would come back if I was looking for pho.

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    Kiera D.

    Finally got to try this spot and it was super yummy! The service was quick and attentive and the vibe was very peaceful. Will definitely come back

    Brian C.

    After church brunch My wife has been a little under the weather so Pho' soup sound good. I got #9 and my wife got #5. Soup is good as always enough protein noodles mix well. Got our egg rolls as well Music in the air more calmer then the last time we came. Place is clean and wait staff very attentive. Love how you walk in and they yell "welcome" ! Young lead wait staff I like him always welcoming. They have hand held POS system for ordering a little modern touch. I still and will continue to recommend this establishment, see my past reviews for more info

    Jasmine A.

    The food is amazing! Great taste ! Great service! My friend recommended me this place so now I will recommend everyone.

    Pho 45

    This spot is sooo good!! My new go to pho spot. I got the brisket pho and Thai tea and I can say that it was bussin Y'all need to come here fr fr

    Christina F.

    Omg omg omg omg. This is the 3rd location now for Pho 45! Service: You will see Ann herself here at the Pico Rivera as well as La Mirada. She was so cute. She remembered me from the other location. She was checking in very often. Thank you Ann! Food: I got the tendon and brisket pho as well as the spring rolls. Let me tell you they do not skimp on the meat at all. It was so filling. I loved it. The broth is nice simple and smooth. I like to dip my meat in the sriracha and hoisin sauce. The spring rolls were actually massive ! lol. It was tough to finish but I did take it to go. So worth it!

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    alex r.

    A couple of buddies at work were raving about a new pho spot near our job, so who am I to say no to a good recommendation? Right when you walk in, the place is super clean and surprisingly pretty busy for a Wednesday, which is always a good sign. The staff was great--everyone was greeted like a regular the moment they walked in. Annie, our server, was extremely attentive and made several solid recommendations that did not disappoint. The food was amazing. The broth was spot on, the noodles were fresh, and the meat was perfectly tender. My wife ordered the #27, and it was packed with flavor with incredibly tender meat. I'll definitely be coming back. Glad to see they've found a home here in Pico Rivera. Highly recommend!

    #6
    Jd L.

    This was my 3rd visit to pho 45. And I won't be coming back anymore. The soup got super salty and now there putting to much fish sauce. The customer service is great but the food not anymore. I'll go to your la mirada, it's better there. Thanks

    Jon R.

    Came In and were instantly greeted by multiple people. They opened this year I guess in this location they are #3. Staff were very friendly and helped us with questions we had on the menu. We chose the #5 rare steak and well done brisket. We also ordered egg rolls. Food came out extremely fast and the broth before adding anything tasted pretty good. The restaurant was colorful and bright, had a good mixture of tables and booths. Would definitely come back there again. We didn't experience anything sub par during our experience.

    Yahaira N.

    This was amazing! Highly recommend it! The grilled pork is a MUST! I had it on everything and it was perfectly cooked. Soft and super flavorful! The spring roll was nice and fresh paired well with penut sauce! The soup was good! The portions were huge! The restaurant is super cute! The service was amazing! Everyone was so nice!

    Ricky V.

    This place is so good that I had to come back a second time. The service is incredibly fast, always clean, the food is amazing, and the shrimp/ pork spring rolls are a must-try. Honestly, everything you order here is good. Highly recommend -- don't miss out on this hidden gem. I ordered the rare steak, brisket, and tendon pho, and it was delicious, especially with the side order of onions and their sauces. Their iced coffee was also really good and paired perfectly with the meal.

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    Really disappointed with this store. Went in at 9:30pm to do take out and denied me. They told me it was closed yet closing time is at 10pm.

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    Amazing food, great service, everyone is very welcoming and friendly. Highly recommend this place !!

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    7 months ago

    Food and service were great. Will return soon. Had spring rolls and pho. Staff was very attentive.

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    21 days ago

    amazing pho spot! very tasty and great portions. the staff are very attentive and friendly. the vibe is really relaxing and enjoyable.

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    Awesome people , great great food will come back again.. big portion , customer service was excellent

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    found this spot on yelp. they just opened and it's so good. The rare steak pho was great and the portion is big!

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    Staff was very helpful and friendly - food was great - definitely recommend and will be back

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    Service was amazing and so was the food, really good prices and hospitality. Would definitely recommend!!!!

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    So happy they opened up in Pico Rivera, the food was delicious and the service GREAT! our favorite pho place

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    Pho Shack

    Pho Shack

    4.6
    (77 reviews)
    0.0 mi
    $$

    Checking in at my favorite go to place !…read more Love the service customer service is here. Now saying that as customers we must be understanding to our proprietors. This is a mom and pop establishment. Servers do there best so patience is key on the customers part. So we can enjoy. Do my wife and I our enjoying our Sunday mini brunch I am sticking to my my stream chicken phơ and my wife G1 combo she also gets a side of shrimp skewer I get my side of egg rolls. Place is always clean and the decor always comfortable. Stepping from the hustle outside to comfortable music and good food. I welcome you to come in the establishment. Come enjoy with a open mind and heart

    If you're in the Pico Rivera area and craving for pho, Pho Shack is worth checking out. It's…read morelocated in a big strip mall in between Superior Market and Burlington. Plenty of Parking and plenty of booth and table seating. The restaurant is very nice and clean inside and the service was very good. They give you a pitcher of ice cold water. The menu offer a wide range of food from pho, banh mi, lomo saltado, to seafood boil. The price is pretty reasonable for the amount of food you get. - Egg Roll (2 pcs only) for $5.99 - Freshly fried (let it cool for a bit), comes with lettuce, radish, and fish sauce. It's very flavorful. - Pho rare steak (P12) $13.99- Love it that my broth is hot, very flavorful, lots of noodle, meat was so-so. (comes with a plate of bean sprouts, lemon, basil, and jalapenos) -Chicken tender with fries $13.99 - Tender was good, fries were so-so. - Grilled All-in (Beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, eggroll) $15.99 (G01) - You can pick either rice or vermicelli. I ordered this to-go and it was a very decent portion. Overall plate was really good except the chicken. The chicken was very dry and grainy. I'm going to have to come back and try their lomo saltado and seafood boil.

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    We got the Plain pho no meat for our toddler, 2 filet mingon with brisket and shrimp  FIREEEEE and combo #1

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    We got the Plain pho no meat for our toddler, 2 filet mingon with brisket and shrimp FIREEEEE and combo #1
    Golden Delight #1

    Golden Delight #1

    4.2
    (720 reviews)
    4.4 mi
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    Food - very good. we got the fish maw soup, shaking beef/ cubed filet mignon, pea sprout and a Thai…read moreiced tea. I feel like something is missing but can't recall. Thai tea is really good here** Service- great! got all the things we asked for and didn't have to wait. Ambiance - nice, bright, clean. They could maintain the fish tank in the front a bit better. a couple of the fishies looked like there were about to go belly up. the pipes had lots of calcium buildup on the outside & algae galore. For both feng shui and esthetic, i think they should get it cleaned up a bit Fish tank isn't a deal breaker so overall still a 5 to me.

    Great flavors, big menu and a great manager…read more After reading the reviews, I decided to give this place a try on my only night in the Rosemead area. They had a Chinese menu and a Vietnamese menu. Honestly, it was a tough choice. I ordered the shrimp spring rolls , and the bun Bo nuong cha gio. The dishes were prepared with quality and patience. Lots of regulars in the restaurant it seemed. On this night , there were short staffed and I had to remind my server about my order a few times. The manager came out to apologize. She was a very good manager and handled things well. She offered me a discount, but I refused. Instead, she gave me a refreshing watermelon drink on the house. I will come back, next time I'm in town.

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    Catering Available for the Holidays Season. Please call for information or to place an order.
    Catering Available for the Holidays Season. Please call for information or to place an order.
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    Beef Short Ribs Pho
    Soup Shop

    Soup Shop

    4.1
    (251 reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    Kitchen open late
    Vegetarian friendly

    Stopped by The Soup Shop and had a great experience! I ordered the pho and the cauliflower, and…read moreboth were absolutely delicious. The pho had a rich, flavorful broth, and the cauliflower was perfectly cooked and seasoned. The restaurant was busy when I visited, but everything moved quickly and the staff did a great job keeping things organized. The space had a lively, welcoming atmosphere that made it feel like a popular neighborhood spot without feeling overwhelming. It was clean, comfortable, and a great place to enjoy a meal. Overall, the food, service, and ambiance made for a wonderful visit. I'll definitely be back to try more from the menu!

    We were craving pho and needed a spot that was still open after 10 p.m. This location fit the bill…read moreperfectly. Since there are multiple locations, we debated between the South Gate and Whittier spots because they're both about the same distance from us in Montebello. For our first visit, I'm really glad we chose this location. The shopping center is huge, so finding parking was easy, even though the area was busy. When we walked in, the restaurant was pretty crowded. All of the booths were occupied, and only a few tables were available, so we waited about five minutes while a staff member cleaned a booth for us. Once seated, we looked over the menu and ordered the egg rolls and garlic truffle fries to start. For our entrées, we chose the ribeye pho and chicken pho. The server was kind enough to offer me a sample of the salted coffee. I had already had coffee earlier in the day, so I didn't order one, but I'm glad I tried it because I'll definitely be getting one next time. Instead, I ordered the cucumber limonade. Overall, we had a great experience. The staff was friendly, attentive, and checked on us throughout our meal. The food was delicious, and we'll definitely be back the next time we're looking for a good late-night pho spot.

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    Shrimp Garlic Noodle, Cucumber Limeade
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    Pho 45

    Pho 45

    4.4
    (1.4k reviews)
    7.1 mi
    $$

    I usually get either the #9 Pho Tai Nam or the #25 pork chop with rice. I also like the #41…read morevermicelli with pork and egg roll. #27 shaken beef is a good portion size, but I've had better. Pho portions are very good--lots of meat. Service is fast and friendly. It is a busy restaurant but I've never had to wait more than 15-20 minutes. They are very efficient at turning over tables. My only negative experience here was eating at the table by the door to the restrooms. At times, especially when people pass back and forth, you can smell the restrooms which isn't ideal.

    this is my first time eating here and it's really good! food is 10/10…read more but, as i was eating the basket ( napkins, chopsticks, etc) they drop off in the beginning of my meal had ants all over it. i then told one of the workers about it said dont worry its not a huge deal but i wanted to inform u about this. instead of taking it away from my table he left it. idk i just thought it wasn't professional. i work in the restaurant industry and at a coffee shop. if there's anything to do with bugs u should take it away immediately from the customer. idk this just rubbed me the wrong way but doesn't mean i won't return. the videos i posted don't do it justice because i didn't want to be obvious around other customers lol. the manager i spoke to was very nice. it's just awkward, i wanted a new spot to eat at in the plaza i work in.

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    Spring rolls (4) - way bigger than expected
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    Pots n' Woks

    Pots n' Woks

    4.0
    (897 reviews)
    1.9 mi
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    Heard of this place on NextDoor a while back, but finally went after my friend wanted to go,…read morebecause he is a big fan of their vegan options. He said it was hard to get good vegan options in the area. I'm not vegan, so I ordered the chow mein, orange chicken, and cha siu, and I was very pleased with my food. The portions are very generous. The price is very reasonable for the economy and also for a small business. Meat was a little crispy and perfectly tender. I enjoyed it so much that I went back the following day. Good food, good service, my new go-to for fast casual Chinese food.

    This review is for the last couple of visits here. It was great the first time. We've only…read morediscovered this place only two weeks ago and we've already been back 3 times. We always make the drive out here almost an hour every time as we're not from the area. Last week, there was long hair in our chowmein. We didn't see this until we ate it at home and it was buried underneath everything. Disgusting. Today, we ordered their vegan popcorn chicken and it was EXTREMELY SALTY. As in very, very salty. Like the chef went crazy and doused the entire batch with MSG. It was SO SALTY that it was inedible. Only ate a few pieces. We tried to like it but couldn't eat it. It raised my blood pressure immediately and had to stop eating. We returned it for them to remake it not salty. They were nice enough to do so. Had to wait an additional time for them to remake it. However, the second batch wasn't as bad as the first one, but was still on the salty side. The first two times we've been here it wasn't salty at all. I'm not sure who was cooking today, but they went crazy with the salt. The second batch was still bad, we didn't want to wait another 20 minutes for a redo so we left. Needless to say it ruined the appetite and barely ate anything. Also, the vegan popcorn chicken wasn't consistent the last two times we ate here. Last time the texture was different and it looked different. It was either cooked differently or was a different brand that they used. This time, it was EXTREMELY SALTY. Cooked twice and was still salty. We've been coming here to support the small business, but not sure if we'll be coming back anymore because of this. It's been inconsistent every single time. Not to mention the hair we found in our food that we forgot to mention to them today 8/1/26.

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    Combo #3, half fried rice & chow mein with BBQ pork, orange chicken, & Mongolian beef
    Combo #3, half fried rice & chow mein with BBQ pork, orange chicken, & Mongolian beef
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