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    Pho Ba Co

    3.9 (1.8k reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Vietnamese coffee
    Fortuna N.

    Their pho is 3/5 since the broth was not seasoned well and a bit bland. I ordered their side of pickled onions and it wasn't pickled enough more like raw onions, however, they do give a hefty size. BUT their Vietnamese coffee at this spot is 5/5!!!! Great pricing for $6 for its size which came in a huge large cup! The coffee was strong and sweetened perfectly with condense milk which had the right amount of crushed ice. I would come back here for their Vietnamese coffee to go.

    Fern H.

    When you can't get your ass all the way to garden grove or Westminster this is a solid spot to get your pho and Vietnamese cuisine fix. I hadn't dined in here for quite some years but thought it was really good. The staff here is really friendly, quick and and attentive. I'm also a fan for their two hot sauces / chili paste things. Overall a great restaurant serving your classic Vietnamese soups, egg noodle and rice dishes. Chúc mừng!

    Lilian W.

    Pho Ba Co is a Vietnamese restaurant located in Stonecreek Plaza. There's plenty of parking spaces in the plaza. They serve noodles, rice, and side dishes. I opted for the pho and was very satisfied. Quality was top notch. The broth was tasty. It came with a huge portion of noodles and the perfect amount meat (brisket and rare steak). They also have the plate of basil, bean sprout, lemon/lime and jalapeño on the side. Everything together tasted amazing - I was very full. Next time, I'd like to try the take out deals. It seems like those are cheaper than dine-in and is a perfect fit for a party of two. Service was friendly, efficient, and quick. The ambiance is simple with many tables and chairs - nothing particularly unique. Overall, this is a fantastic restaurant serving up delicious pho that's sure to satisfy anyone's soup noodle craving.

    Sung W.

    We were in the mood for Vietnamese food, and Pho Ba Co had some pretty good Yelp reviews, so I decided to check it out. Got there around 5pm, and it was nice and quiet since they weren't busy yet. We were hangry, so we jumped right into ordering: Grilled Value Platter Beef (4/5), Grilled Value Platter Pork Chop (4/5), and Rib & Tai Pho (3.9/5) The pho came out crazy fast, like 5 minutes, but the grilled beef and pork chop platters took about 15 minutes to arrive. The pho broth was super satisfying and flavorful, though the rib meat was a bit tough and stuck to the bone--otherwise, I might've rated it higher. The beef and pork chop platters were solid, well-cooked, and tasty, definitely earning their 4/5. The staff was awesome, always checking in to see if we needed anything, which made the meal even better. The restaurant was clean, and the restroom was spotless too. They had boba drinks on the menu, but I was too full to try them. Overall, it was a good experience, and I'd probably order another bowl of pho next time I swing by! My Personal Rating : 4.24 Food 4/5 Service 4.3/5 Price 4/5 Ambiance 4.3/5 Cleanliness 4.5/5

    Pho with Beef Rib and Rare Beef
    Kathy B.

    I have been coming to this restaurant for years and it has been a family favorite!! I usually order the Pho with rare beef, brisket, and fish ball, but today I decided to try the Pho with beef rib bone and rare beef -- it was outstanding!! The meat was tasty and as usual, the broth is delicious. There was plenty of broth and noodles. The service was good, and I didn't feel rushed. I enjoyed my lunch on the patio in front of the restaurant. The manager, Kate, was friendly and she complimented my hair which was really thoughtful. I will definitely be back!!

    Ena C.

    Pretty standard pho location. There is a long parking lot in front of the restaurants, sometimes it does get busy but I've never not found a spot. Just might have to park a bit farther. We got the spring roll and egg roll combo for our appetizer which was a good amount of food. Pretty filling overall. The pho itself was also good, a reasonable price for the amount of food.

    Emily W.

    I think for the Irvine area, this is a pretty solid Vietnamese pho spot. It has a large menu with various combinations and value sets. It's not the best I've had, but I'd come here if I don't want to drive out somewhere further like garden grove. The broth was clean and not too oily. Vegetables were fresh. Spring roll came with lettuce wraps and was really good. I also got a decent amount of large shrimps in my small bowl of pho. There's plenty of seating and service was good!

    Rib Pho
    Paul K.

    Found this spot and the the pho was delicious! Especially for a spot in Irvine, will definitely be my go to! The rib pho has SO MUCH meat! I would definitely order the larger sizes, even for smaller eaters! They do charge for sliced onions if you eat it with that! Servers are very friendly and parking is very doable!

    New go-to pho place!! The food was delicious, and the service was even better. I ordered the #21 pho and I couldn't find the meatballs in there so they offered to bring me some extra. I ended up finding it buried at the bottom of the bowl, and they still brought out the extra meatballs after I told them I did have them. We sat outside and the workers checked up on us often. Very clean place as well. Definitely recommend!

    Dining
    Marc M.

    Came here around 7pm and it wasn't overly busy so I was able to get a table right away. Pretty good pho just stopping by. Aesthetic & Ambience: 6/10 nothing overly noticeable or stands out. The ambiance is lowkey but does get busy. Service: 9/10 honestly the service was great. I sat ordered and got my food in under 10 minutes. Rare steak pho: 7.5/10 broth was good, and they gave a generous portion of veggies.

    Steak and brisket
    Dr. Amelia H.

    Ok update for in person food! Just ate here and the food is flavorful, fast service, and good food. Definitely better than the take out and all food was cooked.

    Some of the seating area (it's bigger than this)
    Yun Ping C.

    My friend and I visited this pho place for the first time since we were craving pho and needed to be in Irvine. This was the spot we decided on. I don't think I'm an expert on pho, but I thought this place was pretty good! I got the pho with meatballs and my friend got the pho with rare steak and brisket. The pho came with the plate of the usual veggies such as jalapenos, cilantro, bean sprouts,etc and lemons too. Sriracha and hoisin sauce and one more sauce was available on the table. My friend completely finished his! I feel like I probably could've, since I finished most of the noodles, but ended up taking the soup and veggies home so I could add some noodles and make a meal out of leftovers. Service was really quick and they were nice! They had a button at the table we were at we could press if we needed anything. They were quick to take our order and quickly served us water. Our pho came in I want to say in 5 mins or less. Ambiance is very casual. Reminds me of any pho restaurant. Lots of tables inside and even a few tables available outside! Overall I would definitely come again! I saw outside there was a good to go deal for 2 phos for $25 so my friend and I might try that next time!

    Pho toppings ie Basil Cilantro, jalepenos, & sprouts

    Delicious Chicken Pho, Grilled Chicken Vermicelli & Eggrolls! Very fresh ingredients here! Excellent service from Tho too! Comfortable environment for enjoying great food with friends & family. Highly recommend Pho Ba Co for amazing, very flavorful Vietnamese cuisine!

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    Food and service is good, prices are fair. Nice and clean place to eat. I will come back in the future again and again.

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    Classic Irvine spot, been going here since 2011 with my family. Food is great, prices are solid. Highly recommend the Pho Tai.

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    Food is very good and the service is excellent. I'll be coming back in the future with my family.5 stars rating.

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    Decious amazing foods and excellent service. Highly recommended. We will definitely come back.

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    Ask the Community - Pho Ba Co

    Do you guys still provide your Thai Basil Spaghetti from the Ha long location? It was a family favorite and we've missed it so much!

    We’re sorry for the delay in responding. Yes, basil spaghetti is a popular item in our menu. Thank you for your patronage!

    Do they take Apple Pay?

    Yes they take Apple Pay 🍎 🍏

    The website and Google say they open at 11, but Yelp says 10:30. Which is correct?

    We open at 10:30am!

    If there is patio seating, are we allowed to bring small dogs?

    In the patio area, guests are welcome to bring dogs. Thank you.

    Is there gluten in the pho broth?

    Our pho broth and rice noodles are all gluten free!

    Do they use MSG?

    Nope

    Do they have vegan options?

    There are vegetarian items available. Please see menu.

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    SUP Noodle Bar - Irvine - Beef Belly Dry Noodles & Wagyu Carpaccio

    SUP Noodle Bar - Irvine

    4.3(3.2k reviews)
    2.0 mi
    $$

    Really solid spot for vietnamese food! The couple of times I've been here, I've had the brisket…read morepho. The meat is tender, and the noodles are cooked to a nice al dente such that throughout the course of the eating experience, it does soften a bit to a perfect texture in the hot broth. Speaking of the broth, it is clean, light, yet so flavorful. It needs no sriracha sauce or hoisin sauce. I've also tried the pho shaken style, which added even more depth and flavor to the broth. The charred vegetables and the oil that it's cooked in adds even more complexity to the broth. Naturally, it does make the broth a little heavier, but that's not a bad thing and it's definitely worth trying at least once. The truffle fries are also great. It comes with ketchup, a green sauce, and an orange sauce. All of these sauces are great, but the orange sauce is really special to me, probably my favorite out of the three sauces. I'm excited to come back and try their other dishes, like the various garlic noodle dishes they have. Service is good and the ambiance has a nice, clean, modern look and feel to it.

    SUP Noodle Bar (Irvine), 14370 Culver Drive, Unit 2H,…read moreIrvine, CA92604. Vietnamese, Peruvian, Asian Fusion cuisine. Mother's Day treat 4.3* rating out of 3,245 reviews (at the time of writing). Now I know why this place has high rating and the long line after trying it out for the first time. The restaurant looks small from the exterior, but it's actually extended to the back and quite spacious as you enter. Service was excellent, quick, friendly and welcoming. The Pho was excellent, the broth was rich and sweet. The portion of the noodle was just nice for 1-time serving. However, you can have as much noodle (not the broth) re-fills as you like. The beef very tender and melts in your mouth. Will be back to try the Peruvian food next time.

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    SUP Noodle Bar - Irvine - Our Beef Belly Pho Lunch Special is back! Valid for dine-in only from 10AM to 4PM.

    Our Beef Belly Pho Lunch Special is back! Valid for dine-in only from 10AM to 4PM.

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    NEP Cafe - Irvine - Salted Egg Yolk Pasta with Shrimp

    NEP Cafe - Irvine

    4.5(2k reviews)
    2.1 mi
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    Absolutely unforgettable experience! After a small hiccup with one of our dishes, our server Aarwin…read moreand Justin the manager graciously took care of us for the rest of the evening. Every dish we got was delicious and the drinks were exquisite- my favorites being the pork tomahawk and the pandan old fashioned.. The atmosphere was wonderful and the staff put in a lot of effort to keep the restaurant clean and running smoothly. I plan to make this a regular stop whenever I am in OC, and would heavily consider traveling from San Diego for the service alone. Truly well done!

    Went to NEP Cafe to celebrate Mother's Day. I made dinner reservations and expected business to be…read moreslow, but the restaurant was packed! We ordered a couple of fried rice dishes and the tom kha seafood pasta. I LOVE the green aji sauce that comes with the fried rice. The pasta was another winner. Service was very attentive and friendly. It's a little noisy inside, so if you want somewhere quiet, this is not the place. Plenty of parking in the lot. I do wish their website was better as they do not post a brunch /lunch menu and a dinner menu separately. If you click on "menu," it takes you to the Toast online ordering, which will reflect whatever menu is currently available - so if it's before 5pm, you'll see the lunch menu, instead of the dinner menu. If you love Kei Concept restaurants like Vox Kitchen, you'll love NEP Cafe!

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    Siam Station - KMG Hainanese Chicken Rice

    Siam Station

    4.0(1k reviews)
    1.5 mi
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    This spot was great! We didn't have a to wait a long time and the space was very spacious :)…read more We ordered their version of hainan. And the beef rice bowl! Honestly it was good and the portion did fill me up! Servers were amazing and understanding! I can't wait to go back and try more food here :)

    Well, I guess it was bound to happen. While my food adventures in OC have largely been successful,…read moreit was inevitable that I'd end up coming across a place that so many folks like that just didn't hit the mark for me. However, I never would've thought that place was going to be Siam Station. After hearing good things about their spot in Cupertino/the Bay Area from several friends, it felt rather fortuitous when we randomly came across their original location - and with no line in sight! Inside, they've got a cozy sort of vibe and it's cool how they have some outdoor tables set-up as well. As for the menu, it didn't seem all that extensive at a glance, but it has all of the staples you'd expect to find among their appetizers, soups, salads, fried rice, stir fried noodles, noodle soups, curry dishes, entrees, and desserts. -- ZESTY WINGS - Deep Fried Chicken Wings Topped with Crispy Basil and Served with Chili Sauce Easily our favorite dish of the night. The wings were really crispy on the outside and oh so juicy on the inside. Even though there wasn't much of the sauce, which was flavorful but not that spicy, it was fine - the wings were still great without it. -- KHAO SOI with Chicken - Yellow Curry Broth with Egg Noodles and Chicken and Served with Red Onions, Lime, and Pickles Ehh...this was okay, I guess. On the plus side, the chicken was tender and I thought the broth was pretty good - not the best I've had, but better than most. That said, I didn't love the egg noodles, especially the crispy ones after they had soaked up the broth. -- PAD KEE MOW (Drunken Noodles) with Crispy Pork - Flat Rice Noodles Stir Fried with Spicy Basil Garlic Sauce, Bell Peppers, Tomato, Sweet Onion, and Thai Basil I was super excited for this, but it was disappointing. The first thing we noticed was how pale it was and, sadly, the taste matched. Whether it be their garlic sauce or some chilis, this needed more. As for the pork, it was definitely crispy, but a few pieces bordered on dry/burnt. -- MANGO STICKY RICE A little hit, a little miss. The mango was fine (decently sweet, soft), but the sticky rice left us a little wanting. Mainly, I didn't love the glob of coconut cream, was it was pretty thick and viscous, which gave the rice a weird texture/coating to it. As far as service goes, it was uneventfully good. Although there was one point where it was hard to hail someone, it was mostly because the restaurant got increasingly busy and one of the servers was trying to help a group sort something out with their order. Otherwise, our food came out relatively quick and the workers were rather efficient with everything. Despite how we left feeling bummed out by our experience, it had more to do with being underwhelmed than the food actually being "bad". Admittedly, we came in with high hopes/expectations from all of the hype we had heard and it probably didn't help that we had gone to Manaao the night before, which is one of my favorite Thai restaurants anywhere. What's more, I wonder if we just didn't get the best that Siam Station has to offer. I certainly wouldn't be opposed to coming back to find out (and potentially writing an update), but perhaps I'll just try my luck at their spot in Cupertino that my friends like so much.

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    Little Sister - Seafood black rice

    Little Sister

    3.7(1.7k reviews)
    4.3 mi
    $$

    This place has such a cool vibe from the moment you walk in. The decor is trendy and modern and…read moredefinitely of the prettier restaurant spaces in Irvine. The location at Spectrum is super convenient and parking can be little challenging depending on the time but there's plenty of spots as well as the parking structure. There's a good mix of indoor and outdoor seating, and the bar area really stands out. Food wise, everything felt flavorful and unique with a nice fusion. They have a decent amount of vegeterian friendly options which I appreciated. The drinks were equally good, creative cocktails that paired really well with the food. Service was friendly, attentive, and helpful with recommendations. Overall, a really fun spot for dinner, drinks, or even just hanging out at the bar with friends.

    I had a great experience with my friend. We ordered the pan fried eggplant without pork and the…read morecrispy tofu salad w papaya salad. Both entrees were INCREDIBLE so tasty and delicious. The crispy tofu is protected crisped and spongy the best tofu I've ever had and when you dip it in both sauces it's out of this world. The chef brought us some milky bun to try and we were blown away. Perfect crisp and soooooo soft. The butter and honey on it. Wow. We couldn't believe how amazing it was. My friend ordered the bee sting, it was kinda spicy and very refreshing so good. I ordered the Kennedy, I asked for no egg whites and the server shared that it wasn't egg white anymore it was something else and whatever it was was SO good. The butterfly jelly was a super cute touch and was yummy too. I really loved this drink. I really enjoyed my experience and I would come again to make the same exact order

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    Pho Ba Co - vietnamese - Updated May 2026

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