I love love love pho! This place is always clean and prices are really reasonable.. I can split a large pho with my husband and no the leave very full and happy read more

Excellent Tofu phó, plenty of great ingredients and I got mine to go so it was jam packed with soup and veggies and tofu, I couldn't finish it in one go and enjoyed it for dinner too. The ingredients were fresh and seemed good quality. They were timely and affordable. The place was clean and cozy and cute. The service was friendly and offered me water while I waited. I would definitely go there again and would definitely recommend this place. read more

This place is amazing! I have ate at a lot of pho places in my life and their pho is by far the best I've had. Also their grilled spring pork rolls are to die for. The service is good and the people that own it are very nice. I would highly recommend going here. If you ever have a cold go here and get their pho. read more

Lovely place. Owner served us. Nice guy. Food was yummy. Might have been nicer with more basil and mint. Portions plenty big. Comfy interior. Just an FYI, yelp directions tried to send us across the street. read more

Absolute favorite pho in town. Spring rolls and filet mignon pho is the perfect cure for a stressful day. Eat here at least once a week if not more. The service is superb and the owner is friendly and attentive. Grab a tai tea or coffee, you won't be disappointed read more

There sure are a lot of Pho places popping up all over the place in the Albq/Rio Rancho area and Pho Bar is one of the new ones that has popped up. I came here because I had a hang over and needed a cure and nothings better than some Pho when your feeling crappy after a night of drinking. The Pho here was was lacking the broth was pretty bland and wasn't to impressed it was just overall pretty average although the pork egg rolls were excellent that still didn't make up for the pho. Would I come back here? Probably not since Saigon 2 is up the road and makes a killer bowl of Pho. read more

The Pho bar is a new incarnation of the same folks that own the Banh mi Coda bakery on Central at Louisiana in Albuquerque. I'm very happy that the same folks who own the bakery decided to take their creations up to Rio Rancho. This easily saves me a 30+ mile commute whenever I've got a Banh pang (Yes, I know, poor Vietnamese food pun). The food at the Albuquerque spot was out of this world! Check my 5 * rating for this spot under my profile on yelp. Now for the bad news.... I came here with my brother and my Mom on a busy lunch hour. We thought that the servers appear to be totally disinterested in helping staff because they are playing with their phones. It turns out that the restaurant ordering system is based in iPods and iPads. In either case, the amount of time the server spends focusing on the handheld is more than they spend monitoring table conditions. I don't know if this is a result of poor staff training or that the software is difficult to use. In either case the servers seem to really struggle with this system and I wonder if a pencil and paper would work better? On the food front: things aren't much better. My family ordered 2 shrimp roll appetizers that we didn't receive yet were still charged for. I ordered a Banh Mi Chiao Tom, which is a shrimp sausage patty with spicy mayonnaise on a french bread. This is what I usually get at the Albuquerque spot. My food was awesome. My family, however, received two very oily, greasy, yet under-cooked Vietnamese dishes. Because I was on lunch, I didn't have time to Settle out my bill and address the poor service. I can't believe I paid nearly $50 for the food I got. The sandwiches are only $8 including chips and a drink in ABQ. I really feel ripped off and didn't get what what I paid for. If you do choose to eat here, this is what I would suggest: - Get a curry, appetizer, pho, or a sandwich. Don't bother with anything else. - Get your food to go. The service is slow and incompetent. - Get a water in addition to anything you are drinking. You aren't going to get refills anytime soon. To the management: - What were you thinking? Why did you merge and sandwich/deli concept with a pho bar concept in the same storefront? You had two separate stores in Albuquerque. Why combine them into one in Rio Rancho? Some of your star attractions are your sandwiches yet nearly zero effort was placed on marketing them in the new store front. - Please, invest in server training and/or get more staff. It's obvious 2 servers, even if experienced, cannot handle the 19 tables they were serving. (Yes, I counted). - I think you owe me $40 for the crap service and food I received today. - Put up a dividing wall between the Pho dining area and what used to be the alcohol bar at the black olive. Convert the bar into a sandwich deli and continue to market the two as two separate restaurants. If they happen to share the same kitchen, great. You're really missing out marketing an innovative food item by burying them in a sit-down menu. - Where is your rewards dining program with stamps for frequent sandwich buyers at both locations? - I want to see your storefront succeed. I know you have something awesome going in ABQ but the Rio Rancho side of things is awful. I will revise and improve this review upon implementing changes and I will make good on trying this again. Hines dot Brad at gmail dot com. read more

I'm so excited they have a Rio Rancho location!!! I love their food! Delicious!! Everything on the menu is so flavorful- you can't go wrong! The establishment is very spacious which is nice - your not bumping chairs w the table next to you. read more

This place is definitely the best for Pho in Rio Rancho! Tons of options, don't have to do just meatball. The lemongrass soup is delicious too. Janet salad...excellent! Spring rolls with mint are a must. Staff is always great! The guy with the glasses is my favorite! Never stingy on the extras (I always get extra jalapeños). Prices are great and everything is always consistently delicious. read more

This is my favorite restaurant in town!! The food is amazing and the owner is local and he and his family run the place. Try a Janet salad or #62 pork noodle bowl. Also #12 & #17 are amazing appetizers read more

We love the Pho here! It is so good we have trouble passing it up and trying other dishes but we should because all their food looks delicious! Never a disappointment except the night we went there and it was closed due to a power outage. The service is always friendly and efficient. If you haven't tried Pho Bar in Rio Rancho, you really should! read more

This is one of my favorite places to go to get Pho, if you're looking for some place to just eat and relax I suggest coming here. The prices are also pretty fair. read more

I hope to be your mixologist when I come home next month. I know the food here is great at heart. Quality, portion size and all. Much love from way over here. I had a friend come visit your shop with his family, and they said everything was great. Thanks for giving them great service. read more

Excellent Pho and the owners are wonderful. Being from Seattle and now live in NM I was craving some real Pho for the cold winter days. Well, I can say I found my heart in Pho Bar. Yummy is food and the prices are excellent with generous servings. The Pho is very flavorful and the veggies fresh. As a side note the women's bathroom was spotless and that says much about a great restaurant . If your craving Pho check it out . Love it! See you there. read more

The five stars is for the food alone. I feel like it can be hard to find good, traditional Vietnamese food, and this place hits it right on the spot. Definitely a neighborhood gem. Will indeed be back! read more

Hey! I was looking for a place to grab a fairly quick bite to eat with my family before a show at Santa Ana. I was so pleasantly surprised by this. I remember when it used to be Black Olive. I was sad to see Black Olive gone, but glad to see it's replaced by something so tasty! We started with some fried pork rolls and several versions of spring rolls--which we all enjoyed. We ordered 3 different versions of the Bun (Vermicelli bowls), one person ordered fried rice, one person ordered stir fried veggies/chicken with fat rice noodles, and I ordered the chicken broth version of the Pho with tofu and veggies. All 6 of us were happy with our food--what a miracle (especially with my SUPER picky step-dad in tow). I'll definitely have to add this to my list of places to visit when I find myself in Rio Rancho again. read more

My wife and I are from the Denver metro area. If you're not familiar with it, there is a Phõ restaurant every 1/2 block. Work brought us to New Mexico about 16 months ago. It wasn't long after we were craving Phõ. We then found the Phõ Bar and instantly became hooked. The service is top notch, the Phõ is some of the best we have ever had, and the menu delivers options. Our #1 restaurant to frequent in the Rio Rancho or Albuquerque area! read more

Ive been coming to Pho Bar since they owned Cafe Trang (sold to new ownership and I tried it once and never been back). Their pho is once of my favorites, and the broth is full of flavor and aroma that makes pho...pho. They use REAL filet mignon in their pho, which is tenderized to melt in your mouth. Other pho restaurants will sell "filet mignon," but serve flank steak. I would come to Pho Bar more-often, but I live in ABQ, so whenever I'm in the area and hungry, this is my go-to stop. read more

This is by far my favorite pho. The family that runs it are truly remarkable people. I know the owner makes the pho every day and man can you tell. It's always fresh and delicious. read more

First, their Spring Rolls & dip were to die for & I seriously mean that. Second, I had the large l bowl of Pho' I would have called it excellent but the noodles were a bit mushy. The flavor was incredible tho! Oh let me add, do not order the large bowl of Pho' unless you're starving or want leftovers. The only tip I'd offer is put out more fresh herbs & veggies for the Pho' & make sure they're fresh. On my visit they weren't very fresh & few. Other than that, it's a great, clean atmosphere, the prices are fair & the staff is attentive. I would STRONGLY recommend this restaurant. read more

Delicious and decently priced! It's hard to find good restaurants in Rio Rancho but this one was great!

As a half-Viet, I am always on the lookout for good Vietnamese food. Having just left the the Rio Rancho/ABQ area after a year and a half of living there, I was sad that I hadn't discovered this place until right before moving, and so have only eaten here three times. The goi cuon (spring rolls) were ok, though rolled by either a child, or someone not used to rolling rice paper (I found this happens a lot in New Mexico) and served with the usual peanut sauce that restaurants serve, but that never tastes like the sauce served in homes. Think less peanut butter, more hoi sin with roasted peanuts or something. If peanut butter flavor is what you're used to, you should like it. Why I am writing is that thier cha gio (fried egg rolls) were the best I'd had in my time in New Mexico. They weren't over-stuffed with carrots, like I'd had a lot of there, and served with the proper garnishes of rice vermicelli, lettuce, mint, fish sauce based dipping sauce, pickled daikon/carrot, etc. I make my own cha gio at home, but as it's an all-day affair, it's not done often, and so I approve of theirs. The fresh veggies/herbs are important! I was also so excited that I could order what at home is called goi ga, I forget what it's called on this menu. The chicken and cabbage salad. I love this dish, but never make it as the signature herb (rau rum I think it's called) isn't reliably found in good condition. Sadly this was reflected in the salad, it was completely absent. The chicken was grilled, which added a bit more flavor and made up a little for the lack of the proper herb flavor. The caphe sua da (Vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk) was decent, as was the service I received the few times I went there. I recommend this place over the others on the west side, and am giving it four stars, but only based on its competitors, as I found ABQ area asian food to be very disappointing in general. (Explains why in another state, one of my mother's Viet friends, who had lived in ABQ, was always so impressed with my Vietnamese restaurant choices when I brought her take out: I'm only half-Viet and nowhere near as picky as anyone from Vietnam I'd ever met!) This restaurant deserves more business, it's a shame that it's so easy to miss while driving. Oh and the pho: I won't eat restaurant pho (I make it, it's easy) but my husband liked it. As a disclaimer he has never had a bowl of pho he didn't like! read more

The food is fantastic! The service leaves something to be desired. This is the second time I have placed a to-go order, and both times my order never made it to the kitchen. Very frustrating when hungry. read more

I love this place! The chicken spring rolls are a must try and the pho is amazing.. everyone is always super friendly and attentive

My wife and I sort of stumbled on this place while wandering around Rio Rancho, and boy are we glad we did. Terrific food, very reasonably priced, attractive setting inside the restaurant, very good service...what's not to like? There is an (almost) overwhelming menu, but a real highlight for us were the spring rolls. They are HUGE, very tasty, and come with great dipping sauce. The rest of the meal was equally impressive. It's a bit of a hike from ABQ but well worth the trip - we will definitely be back! read more

Very good - checked this place out about 3 weeks ago with a friend who is a proclaimed foodie and said she and her hubby love this place. We split some items including vietnamese sandwich, pho, and spring rolls and the Jane salad. Jane salad calamari strips which I normally do not care for were extremely good - their spice mix for the breading was very flavorful without being overly salty. Same goes for the spring rolls which we cut up and mixed into our pho. Very, very good. Excellent flavor. The pho was just right to share. I wasn't impressed with the sandwich, but I'm not a big sandwich eater to begin with. Good service, great price, nice location (in the corner of a quiet strip mall). read more

I come here often for the Pho and Sandwich lunch special. Their portions are large and the sandwiches are fantastic. I usually order the Korean Beef sandwich with a beef meatball and rare beef pho, but occasionally switch up with the crab and shrimp pho. The service here is always good and I am always greeted with friendly service from the family that runs the restaurant. It is a local favorite for Vietnamese and pho lovers in Rio Rancho and is usually well attended during the lunch hour. You'll catch me here almost once a week! read more

Have been craving Pho lately and was working just down the road today....lucky me! And even better, had not yet had a Banh mi and have been wanting to try it. Ordered Rare Steak Pho and a Vietnamese Meatball Banh mi. Both were OUTSTANDING. The Bahn mi was not only very reasonably price, but had a nice spicy bite to it. Pickled veggies and all ingredients were fresh and light. Can't even describe the melange of flavors that flooded my taste buds. The bread was perfect, too. The Pho broth was richly layered and plenty of basil, cilantro, jalapenos, and both hot and sweet sauces to season to my heart's content. And plenty of leftovers for dinner tonight. Bonus! Definitely a return trip! read more

Went here earlier this week, the servers were really nice and helpful. The food was good but not as good as I expected it. The prices were reasonable. Would recommend for a quiet place to eat. read more

Excellent pho, great flavor served with bean sprouts, thai basil, limes and jalapeños. The fresh pork spring rolls were the best, wonderful flavor served with peanut sauce. The service is awesome, these guys are very attentive and friendly. read more

Very pleased with our experience here. The service was fantastic. The pho was delicious. The shrimp and pork spring rolls were tasty and not too dry. The bun (vermicelli noodle bowl) was fantastic! Will definitely eat here again if we're ever back in town. The only thing that disappointed was that I could not try their avocado smoothie because the avocados weren't ripe enough yet. read more

Wonderful Vietnamese food. The pho is good, and the spicy hue version is better. All of the spring rolls and egg rolls I have tried are spot on. The Korean bbq sandwich is divine. The portions are huge and the prices are fair and more than reasonable. I've never had one bad thing here, and I eat here at least once a week. It is my favorite place to eat in Albuquerque. Do yourself a favor and eat here. Now. read more

My bf & I just moved here from Culver City/Los Angeles in Ca where there are excellent pho restaurants everywhere- I was so excited to find the Pho Bar here in Rio Rancho. Def some of the best pho Ive had! The broth is flavorable & fresh/ authentic made, i love that i can add fresh steamed veggies & order egg noodles instead of rice noodles. We also have ordered Bahn Mi sandwiches which are so yummy & loaded with pickled veggies & jalapeño! Another favorite of mine is the Avocado shake- I was a very happy girl when I saw that on the menu!!! This place is a definite must go to!!! read more

Food is done properly here. The prolific menu has something for everyone. The wait staff are friendly. I recommend the Pho of course, but try the sandwiches too. The sandwiches are cheap, but delicious. Watch out for the Jalapeño though. Make sure to get Ube (purple sweet potato) ice cream for dessert! read more

My first experience with Pho!! What an amazing grouping of flavors!! Had the fried calamari strips... which were just ok. But the combination Pho was WONDERFUL!! Will definitely return!! read more

What's to not like? This place is spot on! Their food is wonderful and service is excellent. Get on board this Pho train!!!

First time here and at a Vietnamese restaurant. Server was very helpful with the menu and great suggestions. Tried the Pho with brisket, the grilled pork rice bowl and some shrimp sausage spring rolls with peanut sauce. All were good, service was great and price is right - $25 for two without any adult beverages read more

This is one of our neighborhood favorites! The sauces are delicious, the pho is yummy, and there is a great selection. I love to go for lunch and get one of their sandwiches and an avocado shake! Their spring rolls are always a great table pleaser as well! And ice never had bad service even if we are there right at closing. read more

This place isn't the best for pho but it has something no other pho restaurant in town has. And that is Filet Mignon Pho!! This alone makes it worth going to as Saigon 2 is the best place to go on the Westside now. Besides filet mignon pho, the banh mi sandwiches here are better than Coda Bakery. Why is this when it is the same owner don't ask. But I am relieved I don't have to drive all the way down there for a sandwich when I in the mood. read more

Really delicious Bahn Mi! Very simple yet also fresh ingredients. Nice little treasure in the rough of the Rio Rancho community