Time for an updated review, as I've since started eating meat again! My sister and I popped into Pho 95 to satiate a pho craving on a crisp mid-December day, and it did not disappoint! There was just one waitstaff member that was taking care of all the folks that were dining (there were about 6-7 parties, including us) so it took a few minutes to put our order in, since he was busy taking other orders and bring out entrees to other diners. With that being said, if you're looking for a "supremely quick service" kind of spot, this might not be your go-to. After those few minutes had past, we'd put in our order for the crispy egg rolls, spring rolls, the grilled pork banh mi, and two orders of pho: the Pho 95 Special for me and the Steak & Fatty Brisket pho for my sister. We waited a handful of minutes for our apps and our pho (this was quick!) then we got to digging in. The egg rolls had a perfect CRISP exterior and a flavorful interior. The spring rolls were delightful and fresh (however, I prefer them without the thin sheets of pork), and our pho - after dressing it up with the accoutrements) was hot and delicious! Honestly, the Pho 95 Special wasn't for me, as I realized that I'm not attuned to or prefer the tendon or tripe. The rest of the meats were delicious though and I'll definitely order the Steak & Fatty Brisket Pho - since my sister loved it! I also didn't favor the pork banh mi. I just couldn't get behind the smokey flavor and didn't enjoy the seasoning. Perhaps pork just isn't my kind of protein. I will add, my sister did enjoy the banh mi, so it's certainly subjective! I'd be curious to try their other banh mi's in the future. Overall, Pho 95 was a great spot to visit and I recommend it to all locals in the area looking to satisfy their pho cravings! read more

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This place was one of my favorites pre-Covid, and I just haven't been back. This Saturday and I walked in about 12:30 as the only customer. The greeter-server was friendly and prompt. As I sat down (I was invited to choose my own seat) I surveyed the dining room. Nothing in decor stands out, but I was impressed with how spotlessly clean everything is. I always think that the front of the house reflects in the back, so I would assume they take equal care of sanitation in the kitchen. I orderrrd #16, the special pho dish. I was surprised the bowl had almost more sliced beef and other protein as noodles. After 1 o'clock other customer, 4 tables came in. They were all greeted and served as promptly as I was. My food was delicious and more than I could finish. I think Pho 95 is back on my favorites list. read more

Pho 95 - #16 Combination Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

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This used to be our go to pho spot in the area. I always got the pho tai. However in the span of 6 months, there were small dead flies in my broth twice. Very unsanitary spot now. If they can't keep their broth bug free, imagine the meat and vegetables. No wonder they're trying to sell this place (check Craigslist ads) read more

Got some Vietnamese food in St. Charles. It seems there's many pho restaurants that have been opening. Pho 95 is another of these. Best thing to get here obviously but there's also a few other items. The service can be slow but they work hard mostly. Checked it out before coming and it sounded like it was good. It's one of the many Asian places around here. The bowls are big so you're getting a lot for the price. Anyway it's not even that crazy. It's about $13 for pho. Each of us got the Pho Chay. It's made with a vegetarian broth, the only one of the phos to have it. This also has basil, bean sprouts, and jalapeños. Can be kind of plain as is. The hoisin sauce and hot sauce adds kick. Besides the pho there's also various milk teas and such beverages. The food also includes ribs and vermicelli. Of course pho is what we wanted and got. Those not wanting it can got plenty of other things. Has quite a lot of Vietnamese classics. It's closed Sundays. They have one of the pho that's okay for vegans and vegetarians. read more

Pho 95 - Pho Chay - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

Absolutely 5 stars! The Pho was outstanding- the broth was rich, clear, and deeply flavorful. The beef was tender, and noodle were perfectly cooked. Fresh herbs added the perfect touch. This is hands down one of the best bowls of Pho I've ever had. Highly recomend :)) read more

I LOVE PHO 95 and I always recommend it! It's perfect. The food perfect, the man taking my order perfect, the cleanliness perfect. The music playing in the background perfect. Perfect perfect perfect. Pho 95 forever! ...I love the soup and the sandwiches pls never change them. read more

One of my go to Vietnamese places. Love the pho 95 special and the beef stew. I rarely have to add anything extra to the broth. Kudos to the chef. Grilled pork rice dish is also great. Never been a fish sauce person until I started coming here. My wife also recommends the vermicelli if you want to try a cold noodle. Spring rolls are also very good, I'm curious to know if they make their peanut sauce in house, because it was also very good! read more

We ate at Pho 95 on Route 64/Main Street in Saint Charles, Illinois, and found it to be very good. The service was excellent, very friendly and accommodating. We had four orders of the same dish, Bun Tom Nuong Cha Glo and an order of hot tea. The dish was delicious and fresh tasting. The noodles, vegetables and fish sauce were very good. We had mixed feelings about the shrimp, however. The seasoning was very good but shrimp appeared over cooked, very dry, and lacking in texture. The egg rolls were very flaky and delicious, but had minimal filling inside. The hot tea was lukewarm and very weak in flavor. Unlike other Vietnamese restaurants that we've attended, Pho 95 has more of an American sports bar ambiance. There are three TVs in the dinning room which was highlighting current news involving updates on war and politics during our dinner hour. We found the TVs to be distracting and not contributing to our dining experience. The only indication that this was a Vietnamese restaurant was name Pho 95, the menu, and two or three pictures hanging on the wall. If you are a sports fan who loves Vietnamese food, this might be the restaurant for you. read more

Pho 95 - #44 Bun Tom Nuong Cha Glo. - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

My husband and I visit this restaurant frequently and we really enjoy the food, but somebody really needs to be able to speak some English because the last few times our order has gotten mixed up because of the language barrier. Also, the restrooms were filthy and our menus were all sticky so I suggest paying more attention to the overall cleanliness read more

After the local Vietnamese restaurant closed due to Covid, I didn't know where I would get my pho cravings. I stumbled upon this place and I'm so glad I did! The restaurant is phenomenal! I've come here several times now and my experience has always been a positive one. The staff here is very nice and the area is always kept clean. I usually get the combination pho and it's very tasty and delicious! There's a lot of people who put sriracha and/or hoisin in the broth. But I like to put that on a separate dish to dip the meat in. Definitely add in the toppings such as the bean sprouts, basil and jalapeños (if you want a bit of heat) and a squirt of lime to give it that extra fresh flavor. The broth is amazing as it without those toppings. This is now my go-to spot for pho and whenever I get the craving for it - and it's quite often - you'll see me at this place. read more

Pho 95 - Pho 95 Special - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

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I dropped by after class and had a craving for pho. The food was delicious and the broth was absolutely perfect. I highly recommend this local restaurant as it provides consistency with the food, the service, and the prices as well. read more

Pho 95 - Combination Pho Spring rolls Vietnamese Tea - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

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This pho is amazinggggg. You know it's authentic right when you walk in. The broth is tasty and has a good body to it. Not your cheap kind of pho soup base. We got the Pho 95 Special and it was perfect. The meats were good as well. If you like the meat more rare, then you should ask for it on the side because it was a bit well done when I received it. The fried eggroll is tasty as well. Super well fried and flavor was on point. I highly recommend this place. It's better than many pho places in California where I come from and that says a lot! Also, the music is killer. Highly enjoyable haha. The service is great as well. Cheers! read more

There is a man that works there is super nice and the pho soup is my personal favorite good costumer service

This place is only about 10 minutes away from my house, but this was my first time here. The restaurant is located at the end of the strip mall, tucked away in the corner. When I walked in, I was pleasantly surprised! The restaurant looked very clean and the decor reminded me of the Vietnamese restaurants in Argyle. I could instantly smell the comforting smell of Pho broth that filled the restaurant. There was a good amount of people there; more than I was expecting at 1:30 on a Saturday in St. Charles, IL. While this place is obviously named after their pho, my boyfriend and I decided to try different items on their menu. For an appetizer, my boyfriend ordered Goi Cuon (Spring Rolls), which were pleasantly light and simple. The peanut sauce that it comes with had a balanced flavor that went well with the spring rolls. You can't really go wrong with spring rolls as an appetizer! Next, my boyfriend ordered Soda Hot Ga, since it was something different and seemed interesting to him. It was an interesting flavor that grows on you the more you drink it. It is sweet and refreshing! I ordered a Banh Mi Dac Biet because I was craving one. It really hit the spot and I really enjoyed the bread they use. One thing that I noticed about some Vietnamese restaurants is that their banh mi seems lacking to me because the bread is too crusty for my liking; but the one at Pho 95 is just how I like it! My only complaint about the sandwich is that it did not have as much Cha Lua (Vietnamese ham) as I like. What the sandwich lacked in fillings, it made up with in flavor! I will definitely be coming back for a banh mi whenever I am craving one! Last, but not least, my boyfriend ordered the Bun Bo Hue. I tried the broth and it was very hearty, the kind of soup that you want to warm your stomach with on a cold winter day. It was a good mix of spicy and umami, but I personally like my Bun Bo Hue with a little more lemongrass flavor. Although it's not quite as good as my mom's (inside joke), we both still really enjoyed it and I will be back. I would definitely recommend this place! It is super authentic and the food is a great deal for what you pay for! read more

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The pho is good, not great, but the noodle bowls are excellent. Service is always good for what it is, and the food is consistently way above average. You're definitely not going to impress your date here, but I enjoy how it's not pretentious and the menu has a good range of options. read more

Literally best pho ever. So yummy. I've gone to other pho places but they're just not as good as this place. This is my comfort food. Love it so so so much!! read more

My wife and I were in St Charles and we were looking for a Chinese restaurant to stop and eat at. In our search we found a Vietnamese restaurant called Pho 95. Neither of us have ever eaten at a Vietnamese restaurant so we decided to give it a try. I'm glad we did. It was amazing! We started out with an order of Cha Gio (Egg Rolls). The egg rolls came 3 halfs to an order. They were very hot, crispy, and very tasty. For our main dish, my wife had Bun Tom Nuong Cha Gio (Vermicelli rice noodles with grilled shrimp and an egg roll). Now my wife is weird about trying new things but she really liked this dish. She even said she wouldn't mind coming back again for this meal. Now I do have to mention her dish did come with a side of fish sauce that she didn't like. But she did say the rest of the meal was wonderful. For my meal, I had the Bun Bo Hue Dac Biet (spicy hue-style noodle soup with Vietnamese ham, sliced pork, beef, and broiled blood. Now, I myself have never eaten blood but it was part of the dish so I had to try it. It was amazing! My dish came with a side plate of bean sprouts, red cabbage, and fresh basil. I added these ingredients to my soup and it made it that much better. All the different flavors. Again it was amazing! Next time we are in the area, we will definitely stop at Pho 95 again. There are so many great looking items on the menu I would love to try. The staff was awesome. Our waitress asked if we ever had Vietnamese food before? When we told her no she started to explain what some of the items on the menu were. Very nice. And the restaurant was very clean also. read more

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Located in the strip mall. Food very authentic and flavors are not overpowering. Pho broth is very tasty and "solid"-not watery . Smalts- is great and perfectly fried. Everything from crab Rangoon to wings tasted great! Furik approved! Thumbs up read more

Pho 95 - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

My First time here! I was super excited to try chicken pho, Broth is made of beef & pork, Taste was good. But fried rice wasn't that great. read more

Pho 95 - Chicken fried rice, pho chicken noodle soup & veg pho - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

Cue pho pun - Pho-Nomenal! This restaurant has been around for a year, but I am just now getting around to trying it. My friends all raved about this place and it lived up to the hype. The place is huge with tons of tables. The people working here were nice. Pho comes in 2 different sizes, medium and large. Other things on the menu includes egg rolls, chicken wings, sandwiches, egg noodle soup, vermicelli and rice dishes. I say this place comes in 2nd to Pho Ha in Glendale Heights. Medium Pho with rare steak and meatballs $8.50 - Delicious! The broth is great and the noodles were perfectly cooked. The serving size is large, I can't eat it all in one sitting. Pho 95 Banh mi $4.50 - This house special Vietnamese sandwich was fresh and tasty. It has ham, pate & pork roll, and head cheese. Ice coffee $4 - Strong and yummy! It might have kept me from falling asleep that night. ....| \ _ , , , - - , , _ , .../ , ` . - ' ` ' . _ \ - ; ; ; , _ ..| , a - ) ) _ . ; . ( ` - ` - ' - ' ' - - - ' ' ( _ / . _ ) - ' ( _ \ _ ) read more

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Wow! I'm ashamed I never came here sooner such great flavor and super affordable! The Pho are well prepared and have tons of noodles and meat. The broth is flavorful and had very unique and earthy notes. The Korean BBQ ribs were also very tender and well spiced. I LOVED the teriyaki BBQ sauce as well. The spring rolls were so good too, I regret not getting a picture of them, but they were too good to not devour on sight seen. Lunch for 2 came out to $25. Big win. I'll definitely be back soon, and encourage all to give this place a try. read more

Pho 95 - #24 Fatty Brisket & Flank Steak Pho $9.50 - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

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Check your order to make sure it's right before leaving. I ordered 2 orders of spring rolls and when I got home, it wasn't in the bag. I've been calling the restaurant to let them know but it's going straight to busy tone. I also ordered two orders of pho (16 & 19) and there was barely any meat. I really wanted to like this place because there aren't that many options for Pho in the area but I am sadly disappointed. read more

Pho 95 - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

Terrible service. The worker didn't seem to give a crap about his job. They kept bringing food to the wrong tables and would just keep asking others, did you order this. He never came around to ask if we needed anything and he tried to charge me for something I didn't receive. And when we brought it to his attention, he just laughed at us. The last time I came here, the pho had no flavor. I had to drown it with sriracha. And the Banh Mi was very dry. I figured, I'd give this place another chance. Nope never again read more

First time here. Boyfriend brought me here and he raves about their food all the time. I love avocado smoothies but I never found a place that made them the way I like. Usually it's too sweet and you lose the avocado flavor. Their avocado smoothie is thicker, which I prefer. I've had many combination vermicelli noodle salads as well and this is by far my favorite. Bo luc lac, meat was tender and juicy. Wish there was more. Take away the lecture and tomatoes, there's not much of it on the plate. Clean and spacious place. read more

Pho 95 - No luc lac and combination vermicelli noodle salad - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

Wonderful Vietnamese restaurant! Highly recommend ! Food always hot and fresh! Their PHO is to die for! Spring rolls fresh and yummy! read more

So good. Fast and good service. Clean and food seems so fresh. Hard to find a good place for Pho nearby. They have been consistently great for a long time. read more

The best Pho in the area. Also does short-ribs well. The pork chop is also good. I've tried most of the items on the menu. All were well prepared. Large oriental clientele. The food is authentic. read more

Delicious food, extremely reasonable, service was perfect, simple ambiance and pretty quiet despite the tvs.

The food is quickly brought out after ordering. It is weird to see little children in the back area at times working on homework or other things. The tvs are in awkward spots where it is difficult to view it, even for a second. read more

You know it's legit when there are a lot of Vietnamese diners. Great addition to the STC area and very happy to have something closer than Pho Ha in Glendale Heights. Food comes out quick, especially appetizers. I love the fresh shrimp spring rolls (rice paper wrapper) with peanut sauce. The kids like the fried spring rolls. For entrees, I usually get pho or the grilled pork vermicelli bowl. The vermicelli bowl is a good sized portion and I usually have leftovers. read more

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Efficient service, very quick and generous takeout portions, and delicious chicken Pho...my new comfort food.

We used to be there before and the food was wonderful! We was there this weekend with 4 people. We ordered pork chop $13.99 with rice, grill beef with rice $13.99 , and 2 pho special $15.99 each. So disappointed with the pork chop and grill beef with rice. For the pork chop with rice, there was only 1 small piece of pork chop, rice , and some veggies. This owner doesn't want us to come back. lol. So overprice and so stingy on the meat. That piece of meat is not enough for the rice. So...we got the grill beef on rice. 5 pieces thin slice and the beef was so dry and so hard to swallow. Pho was ok with way overpriced. Would not step into this place again. There are better place somewhere else. read more

Pho 95 - grill beef with rice. beef was thin slice and super dry and was so hard to swallow. - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

If you want classic authentic pho this place is good for it. Service is good and family friendly environment.

Did carry out for lunch and it was fabulous. I had a hankerin' for pho and I actually got three meals out of it. This place is tucked away by a Goodwill outlet that closed. They were doing a good lunch crowd for a snowy and gross day. The ingredients were SO fresh and the Thai basil was dynamite. I'll be back. read more

I stopped by here recently while I was in the area for work. I was craving pho for lunch and found it on Yelp. It's located in a plaza with decent amount of parking. I was seated right away and though there wasn't too many people there, there were enough for lunch time and many to go orders I noticed as I was sitting there. Surprisingly, my order came pretty quick and well prepared just how I like my pho, with the rare meat on the side so it's not overcooked in the broth. Now everyone knows you can't beat home made pho, but I really thought the broth tasted pretty close and flavorful to what I would get at home! The only thing missing and maybe something they may consider for future menu items is adding oxtail to it. I usually like to season my pho with many flavors, but the default flavors did most of the work and I didn't need much in it. Pricing was reasonable, I guess similar to most pho places, place is clean, and service was excellent. This place calls for a 5 Star rating. read more

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Pho was absolutely amazing. Broth was very flavorful, meat was perfect and noodles were plentiful. Service was very quick, restaurant was very tidy. Overall great. We will be coming back often! read more

I like to come to this place a lot and also I bring my family to this place too they also like it too, but I was there Saturday I ordered 2 bowls of pho for $15.99 and I only find few pieces of meat in the bowl. They cut down that much meat and noodles wow. My family told me I don't believe it and now I do believe it now. I won't go back anymore and also I didn't order the items and they still charged me for it and this is not the first time server do that to me read more

You would think during a pandemic you would have more reasonable and safe options or your customers... $45 extra for delivery. Insane read more

Pho 95 - Really? Never again - Vietnamese Near Me - St. Charles, Illinois

My wife and I go around and love to try out new Vietnamese restaurants. In the area near our home this one seems to be our favorite lately. The food is super delicious. I love the banh mi sandwiches and the lemon grass chicken. The restaurant is always clean and the servers do a good job. If you're in the area swing by! read more

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Great Pho every time I go, I highly recommend this place if your looking for some good Vietnamese food.