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    Pho 515

    4.1 (121 reviews)
    ModerateVietnamese
    Open • 10:00 am - 2:30 pm, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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    PHO 515 ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Christine I.

    This is still my favorite pho place in the metro! Even when I'm just shopping at C Fresh, I always take a minute to stop by to smell the food! The service isn't always fast but they do get to you and have always been friendly! And the ambiance is always bright and clean.

    P7. Pho Ga & Chicken Pho in Chicken Broth
    Barbara S.

    Delicious! Hot and quick which was just what I needed on this cold Des Moines night!

    Jan 2024 menu 1
    Paul K.

    Ha well yes we got to try this one for pho And other goodie's See the pix Just over 50 bucks for two with some apps Crab Rangoon and shrimp roles and spring rolls New menu is posted as well Service was good busy prime time just after noon Yea the large pho was enough for two! So 1/2 came home for eve snack! Short hours just open for lunch only Closed on Thursday Cards ok for payment

    A2. Spring Rolls(2) shrimp
    Rosie N.

    Located inside C-Fresh Market, it's a great place to get some yummy food before grocery shopping. It's literally what we do every time we shop. The food comes out hot and is fairly quick too! Is it a first date vibe? Probably not since it's inside a grocery store, but it is a good place for brunch! We got the shrimp spring rolls, that are always good! The shrill is tender, the noodles cooked perfectly, and the fresh herbs always makes it better. The hoisin Peanut sauce pairs well with it as well. Our other dish is the Combination Pho and the Shaken Beef. The pho was good, this time was okay, I think a different chef cooked it because the broth was on the sweeter side. So more of a Lao/Thai style instead of Viet. A Viet style is usually on the savory salty side which I grew up with. So it wasn't the best this time for me. But if you like your pho on the sweeter side you'd like it. The noodles were plentiful and cooked perfectly tender. And the meat was thinly sliced to cook in the broth was perfect. The shaken beef super tender, savory, hint of spicy and sweet. Paired with the pickled carrots and daikon was a perfect balance to cut the richness of the dish! Overall the food, service, and ambiance was great. Highly recommend.

    "Create You Own" Pho - choose 2 meats
    Alyson W.

    As a California Asian girl born and raised, I know my pho. Going to college in Iowa, pho was one of the foods I absolutely missed the most--and Pho 515 is the best I've had in all of Iowa. The broth is darker and more spice-heavy, not spicy but very fragrant. The Vietnamese iced coffees are small but strong and definitely get the caffeine job done with a rich and creamy texture from the condensed milk and strong, concentrated coffee taste. Whenever I'm in Des Moines with friends, I'll always recommend Pho 515 to scratch the Vietnamese food itch.

    Banh Xeo
    Vivian T.

    We went to eat at Pho 515 in C Fresh Market on Saturday and was happy that the food was still delicious!! Only thing lacking was The kid's pho. It was meh. The boys just picked at it and ate the meatballs. It definitely wasn't their best broth. And they are just picky and prefer my homemade pho. BUT the kids ate up the Combo fried rice, Egg rolls and Spring Rolls. The Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Sizzling Crepes filled with pork, shrimp, bean sprouts served with nuoc cham dipping sauce and veggies) was... dare I say it... as good as mine! If not better! Very flavorful and fragrant! Only difference is I load mine up with meats, cause I can! Hopefully stays that way so that whenever Hubby or mom and Dad has a hankering for it, I can just order it from there and say... "Banh Xeo is served!" lol The Pho Ap Chao was deliciously crispy and just as tasty as I remembered it! I didn't have to add anything except chili oil! For anyone who hasn't tried it, basically thinner chow fun/lad na noodles (white rice noodles) that are crispy almost deep-fried like with a stir-fry ladled on top. It's like the Vietnamese version of Lad Na. But it's not a gravy sauce. Basically Mi Xao/Mi Krob but with Crispy rice noodles.

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    Natalie N.

    3.5 stars rounded up to 4. Good prices and decent pho. I felt that the broth lacked some depth and richness and felt that my combination pho bowl was scant on the meats. The restaurant is roomy and can accommodate larger groups. The servers were really busy, but efficient.

    John and I back at one of our most favorite restaurants and grocery stores.
    Cheryl B.

    We're back! Phó for me, please! They've made some excellent dining upgrades without losing the sense of community that I felt here. It was here that I had my first Phó which was suggested to me by me "neighbors, an elderly Chinese couple. This time too, the food was excellent and the service quick and friendly!

    Amazing children wings
    Dmitriy N.

    The more I come here the more I like it. Chicken wings here are really good. Pho is good. Vietnamese crapes are really good too. Like many Vietnamese restaurants it has the common atmosphere that's not like a fancy restaurant and not fast food but like a mom and pop sit down and eat at home style. I don't know. It's fantastic for lunch and since it's inside C Fresh you can shop too.

    Banh Canh Cua Rieu (crab & shrimp tapioca udon soup)
    Ivy C.

    The Vietnamese food competition out here is tough but Pho 515 and All Pho You come out on top in my book (although I haven't been to Vietnam Cafe yet). It sits in the corner of the C fresh Asian supermarket so it's convenient to kill 2 birds with 1 stone and do some grocery shopping on your way out after eating. I like that it still feels like a standalone restaurant when you walk in rather than a mall food court. I usually start out with shrimp spring rolls which always hits the spot, although a few times I found the skin/shrimp/noodles a bit dry/stale but when you come so often (every other week-ish) you're bound to find some variation. I see them premake them in the morning which makes sense, it's fair for the price. Their pho ingredients and broth are consistently fresh and aromatic, I can't speak to the authenticity myself but my Viet friends say it's the real deal so I believe them. If you're basic like me and always get the regular pho, give the Banh Canh Cua Rieu (crab & shrimp tapioca udon soup) a try if you're a seafood lover! It's much more viscous and flavorful than the pho broth so it took me a few times to get used to it but now I'm hooked and hardly ever get pho from here anymore even though it's all I used to get.

    Chicken wings. Pretty good
    Rena H.

    3 stars because the broth was very dark in color and super salty where I was not able to taste the Anise. I ordered the following: Pho with tendon, rare beef and tripe ($7): It was salty and not enough of the proteins. Nothing to brag about. Chicken Wings ($5.50): this was good, the wings were moist and flavorful and not salty at all. If I was back in Des Moines, I would look for another Vietnamese restaurant.

    Cory R.

    Stopped in one night after hearing great things from multiple people. They were all so right! Best pho spot in town that I've already been back to. Small comfortable space inside of C Fresh Market. It's been busy both times, but we still got seated pretty quickly. Servers are on top of it. The crab rangoons and beef brisket pho are my faves there. I tried the chicken pho which was also amazing but beef brisket is to die for. They also have the best avocado boba smoothie; I've tried many avocado smoothies in different states and locally. Authentic and delicious! Make it your next pho venture!

    Tammy R.

    Best & Strongest Iced coffee I've ever had! Pigs feet are amazing too! Don't get me started on the Pho, Omg Don is very kind and welcoming! Remodeled dining area looks great too!

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    Delicious and plenty of it. I got the regular Brisket Pho and the bowl was bigger than my head. Great service too!

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    Great food, good customer service. The wait time is never long. The food comes out quickly and precise.

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    Very fresh and flavorful. Large portions. Friendly staff. Outside light/windows.

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    Never tried Pho before it was amazing. Would recommend to those that want to try something new.

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    4.3(185 reviews)
    2.2 mi
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    After a long work week in Ames and having good, but mostly American/Western food, we needed an…read moreethnic fix. Enter my comfort zone, Pho from my motherland. I knew we were in the right place when we walked I. And half of the restaurant were Vietnamese peeps. Was a warming experiencing hearing patrons throw a few traditional Lunar New Year greetings at each other and the owners. It's a small mom and pop shop, so much so, pop was the sole soldier working the entire front of the house. As such, don't expect super fast service, but good service nonetheless. We started with the fresh spring rolls, which were good, and their fried egg rolls, which I probably won't order again. The egg rolls were pretty much veggies, loosely filled, and served with a sweet and sour type dipping sauce. It was more of an Americanized Chinese style egg roll, not a Vietnamese cha gio with nouc cham. I ordered the pho dac biet and it was VERY good. The large is HUGE. Most places back home have suffered from shrink-flation and large bowls are tiny now. Not this place, I struggled to finish the bowl. My friends got the seafood pho, and another got the pho ga (chicken). I of course did not slide my chopsticks in theirs and swipe a bite, but they said they enjoyed theirs. I would definitely come back here again and maybe try some of their other dishes.

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    When walking up to this place, you're first greeted by the wafting smell of deliciousness. If you…read moreweren't hungry before, you're starving now. You walk in and it's a typical mom and pop Asian restaurant. It's crowded with almost every table full at 1pm. The front is staffed with 2 workers going as fast as they can. I was amazed at the variety of Vietnamese dishes this place served. It went far beyond your bowl of pho and grilled pork on rice. They had hot pot and family style fried fish, caramelized catfish, and sweet and sour soup to go with a bowl of rice. The server was friendly and the food came out fast once we placed our order. We started with the spring rolls which had a good amount of shrimp and pork paired with a peanut sauce. Pretty satisfied with this appetizer. We then had the banh hoi or woven vermicelli with crispy pork belly. This was swerved with a plate of mint, cilantro, lettuce, and a couple of other greens that I don't know the names of. The pork was perfect and crisp. Noodles were warm and when wrapped with the pork veggies and dipped in nuoc Cham(dipping sauce), every bite had you going back for more. I love an interactive dish that takes some assembly. Next was the rice paper salad, which wasn't on the menu, but I showed them a picture from Yelp, and he said they had it! This was my first time trying this dish and it was a plateful of so many savory flavors. Every flavor meshed so well together as well as the textures. Highly recommend this one. Finally the banh uot was a classic that I can't seem to find at most places. Like the previous dishes, it did not disappoint. The pork was seasoned and grilled to perfection lined with sides of cucumber, pickled daikon and carrots, and lettuce. Nuoc Cham was perfectly mixed as well. Overall, one of the better Vietnamese places I've tried in the US. Probably the best in the Midwest. Would come here every day if I lived in the area. I was highly satisfied.

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    4.1(68 reviews)
    2.4 mi
    •$$

    It's been about two years since i've updated my review and it says a lot about the restaurant that…read moreit's been there as long as it has. It's conveniently located in the strip mall with plenty of parking..it's the same mall off of University with Campbell's health foods, Hy-Vee pharmacy, Frederich's coffee. This restaurant still has that old time mom and pop Asian family feel it's a definite classic type vibe with Auntie snd the neices up front taking orders and the rest of the family in the back cooking and putting to go orders together. I always like to support a locally owned business. It's also about expectations, everyone is under staffed, so I always appreciate the service staff who are working. Having said that the service was fast and efficient . It's also about being realistic about the food. This is not a mall based chain restaurant or a high end bistro somewhere. The food was well prepared hot and delicious. This is a Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant. So there's lots of variety in the menu. I have had the build your own Pho, Korean style Kalbi ribs. They also have Hunan Chinese style dishes, i have tried Mongolian beef, combination fried rice and potstickers. I also have tried the pork fried egg rolls. I usually go for a late lunch early dinner. I talked to the owner and asked her how they made their soup and she said they boiled bones and added their own spices which is the traditional way to do things, I think they have a good soup base, all soup comes with sprouts and fresh Thai basil, I usually add bok choy, brisket and steak. They have plenty of other Vietnamese dishes too. I have enjoyed their pork vermicelli which is a cool salad type dish which is nice on a hot day. Some of my friends really enjoy their chicken wings. So there's still a good option with lots of choices, good staff and reasonable prices.

    Really good pho! Just what I was craving! The service was good and our food came quickly. I'll be…read moreback to try more dishes!

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