I stopped by for dinner since I was in the area and had their pho for the first time the other night. The location had ample parking and the interior was spacious and open. Service was prompt and quasi friendly. I thought the broth was good despite having an overwhelming aroma of cinnamon. I requested for pho tuoi (fresh noodles) which are slightly bigger than the standard noodles they give you. However, I regretted this choice because many of my noodles were clumped together, distracting from the overall enjoyment of the meal. Additionally, I think there's a heavy usage of MSG in their broth because I felt loopy and very thirsty for water halfway through. Needless to say, I was only able to eat half of the generous serving. For those who are a fan of pho and appreciate generous portions, this place is definitely worth a visit. Their pho bowls are substantially larger than those I've encountered elsewhere, offering a potentially satisfying experience for the more voracious diner but for me, quantity is not enough of a reason to become a regular. Note: There's a $1 uncharge for pho tuoi (fresh noodles). read more

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When you are sick and tired and the weather is cold, you know a bowl of pho would be perfect. I picked Pho Guru because I drove by and saw a pho restaurant in this area, which made me curious to try it. We dined in for lunch. At first it was just us and one other table, but not long after, more people started coming in, probably for lunch as well. The restaurant is pretty large, with both tables and booths, plus a big table for large groups. This is what we ordered: Combo Rolls This comes as a sampler with five different types of spring rolls. Regular spring rolls, nem nuong rolls (fermented grilled pork), grilled chicken, grilled pork, and shrimp only. I really liked this idea because it lets you try everything without having to order each roll separately. My favorite was the nem nuong roll. Bun Bo Hue I do not eat pork blood or pork loaf, so I substituted them with more tendon and beef meatballs. Because of that, I cannot really comment on how the pork tasted. The broth was okay but a little lacking in flavor. After I asked for shrimp paste, it tasted much better. Bo Kho (Beef Stew) This is my husband favorite dish, so he always orders it whenever a place has it. He ordered the one come with bread as dipping. He did not really like this one. It was not bad, but not great either. The flavor was missing, and the broth was more watered down than how he prefers it. Still, it is worth trying if you like beef stew. Overall, our experience was just okay. The service was fine, but the food did not leave a strong impression on us. We did not stay long since my husband had to get back to work. I would come back to try more dishes, especially pho. Since their name is Pho Guru, I feel like the pho might be better. Plus we dined in around Fall time in 2025 so I think the place would have so change with out last experience read more

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**Racist establishment ** Sat down with a coworker, ordered at the same time on one bill. Her food came out in 5 minutes--mine never came. I waited 20 minutes before approaching the server to be told they "forgot." That explanation doesn't add up. Being the only one at the table ignored like that is a bad look and raises serious concerns about how customers are treated. read more

KATY, TX 77494 / VIETNAMESE / 12-21-24 / DINNER +The beef broth soup was steaming hot just like how I like it, and it had good flavor. +The customer service was alright. -The sauces that come with the appetizers could use some improvement. -MSG overload. I was very sleepy after the meal. -Wish there were more size options and a loyalty rewards program. read more

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Love having a local pho spot so close to home! Staff was very attentive and helpful. Inside decor was clean, well-lit, and modern. Lots of real poinsettias lining the restaurant makes it lively and colorful. We ordered the baby eggrolls which come with 10 pieces. They were freshly fried and juicy inside. Then ordered 2 bowls of pho with brisket, beef flank and meatballs. The broth was clean and well seasoned. One size option but it was plenty and we left stuffed! The meat was all fresh and tasted great. All the condiments were well topped off. We will definitely be back to try more options. read more

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I had high hopes that this place would become a favorite, since it is so close to where I live and work. I consider myself a vermicelli connoisseur, and really, the vegetarian version is hard to get wrong. However, this one missed the mark. The veggies were a bit soggy, and the fried tofu was overcooked. They swapped mint for the traditional cilantro, and the fish sauce had zero spice or flavor. I did delivery on this order, so perhaps that was a contributing factor. Still, $16 felt overpriced for food that was underwhelming. read more

Pho Guru - Tofu Vermicelli - Vietnamese Near Me - Katy, Texas

I had a Grill Beef Banh Mi. A good sandwich. The bread was nice and flaky. The ingredients were fresh. It could have used a little bit of beef but a good sandwich for the price. The service was fast and attentive. read more

Pho Guru - Grill Beef Banh Mi - Vietnamese Near Me - Katy, Texas

Stopped by a little after lunch time to find it not so busy which was nice. The inside is your typical pho place, nothing special about the decor. Service was prompt and attentive. I ordered prawn spring rolls and a grilled chicken vermicelli bowl. I truly enjoyed my entire meal here. Spring rolls were fresh, peanut sauce was warm and delicious. My vermicelli bowl took a little while to come out and sure enough, my chicken was freshly cooked. I could still smell the deliciousness coming my way. Will be returning to try other items on the menu! read more

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The noodles were cooked to near perfection, just needed to be a little more al dente. The broth was piping hot and delicious, full of sticky collagen from the many hours of simmering beef bones. The soup did not overwhelm with too much spice seasonings, fragrance, but does give you dry mouth from a little too much MSG and sodium. Please change the recipe ever so slightly, so that customers aren't super sleepy or thirst post-meal. They offer pickled onions and hanh tran nuoc beo (fatty soup with green onions)! The customer service was friendly, but you could tell they're still in a soft opening phase. The booths were a bit dirty between the crevices, so we'll sit at the tables next visit. What we ordered: 2 pick-your-own (up to 3 meat cuts) pho noodle soups $12.50 each 2 kids pho (noodles + broth only) $5.00 each 1 spring roll (pork, shrimp, bean sprouts, greens) with peanut sauce $5.00 1 extra noodle $2.00 Total: $45.27 post-tax plus tip read more

So good! The pho, the vermicelli dishes, the egg rolls, the spring rolls, the fried rice, banh mis - truly, you can't go wrong with any dish here. I'm so glad their is another pho place outside of Katy Asian Town. Great prices, large portions and great service. Win win win! read more

We have ate here twice now. Service is good . Ambience is nice and open quiet ( see pics.) . Gobbled down their PHO . Added their chili above average . All their food tasted good first time and the second. But noticed the PHO broth lacked that deep Umami flavor this time around. Then afterwards- we both got a nasty MSG reaction . Other reviewer have noted such also. MSG is banned in baby food throughout EUROPE. I wonder why ? If you are NOT sensitive to MSG gobble it down. Usually the most authentic quality restaurants - there is NO NEED to use monosodium glutamate. read more

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First the Good Restaurant was clean and the service was great. My wife ordered The Vermicelli and said it was delicious. Now The not so good I ordered Pho and it was just okay. read more

We are so excited to have a good Vietnamese restaurant right near our home! We ordered the mini egg rolls as an appetizer and it came out so fresh and hot. The egg rolls were tasty and had a good crunch to it. The pho was so good! I got the brisket and beef meatballs with mine. The broth was very hot when it came out which is important to me. The flavor of the broth was very tasty and the broth itself was clean instead of foggy looking like at some other restaurants. The brisket was flavorful and tender and the meatballs were standard but good. The noodles were cooked well to where it was soft but not soggy. I will definitely be back! read more

Pho Guru - Pho with Brisket and Beef Meatball - Vietnamese Near Me - Katy, Texas

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The staff were nice and polite. The establishment as a whole was decent. However, I wanted to dine in and eat. My order came out to go. No big deal at all. They brought me a bowl so I can assemble it all together. I wasn't bothered by that because I'm pretty chill. But then the broth wasn't steaming hot so that the meat could cook properly. So I asked if they could heat it up for me. Again, it wasn't steaming like it should. So I gave it a shot and nope it wasn't good. To add the pork spring rolls had a weird taste to them. The only good thing was the can of sprite. It was cold like it should be. All in all it wasn't a pleasant visit. Will I return? Nope. $27 gone and a lunch break wasted. I should've went to Burger Grill across the way. read more

I got pork spring rolls and received the beef. Spring rolls with avocado, and the meat was completely un edible just filled with gristle couldn't even chew it or swallow it and then I gotta order the crab Rangoon's, which are the skinniest driest thing I've ever put in my mouth, but the coffee was good., I tried this restaurant as a new restaurant from DoorDash. I've been craving this food and I wasn't able to eat any of it. Please close your doors so you don't do this to anyone else that's having a bad day. Food is my safe place and this is not it. read more

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I love the spring roll combo and the roast pork banh mi- so delicious and not common to find. I love spring rolls and I love different flavors so it's great to have a spring roll order with five different flavors. Highly recommend this place. We also got the regular pho and the chicken pho. Both were good. Glad they opened this place as there's not many good Viet food places around that area. read more

Good and service here were great! I recommend the combination rolls! I had those and the banh mi sandwich. 'Twas very good!

The pho is really good. I can tell it's homemade and they don't use premade seasoning which will usually come from using a lot of pre-made seasoning. Pho is definitely personal preference but their broth is clear and lighter. The meat was really tender as well and they give a lot. The staff were really nice as well. My husband had the guru banh mi and he liked it. He said the meat was well flavored and the bread was soft and a little crispy. The only thing I wish is that they had a smaller size available because the portion was big. It would be helpful if they wrote what was in each pho/banh mi, but overall I will be a regular here! read more

Very happy with the pho, this place opened about a month ago. You can tell the food is cooked with love. Very nice inside and great service. 10/10 read more

Pho Guru - Pho with extra shrimp - Vietnamese Near Me - Katy, Texas

I placed a to go order on my way home from work one night! Amazing! I ate the entire thing!!! We ordered the pork and guru vermicilli! They said they have not been open very long. I will be back! read more

Pho Guru - Bbq Grilled Pork Vermicelli ( bn tht nng) Guru Vermicelli ( c bit ch gi- tm-g-heo nng) - Vietnamese Near Me - Katy, Texas

We moved here a little over 3 years ago. In that time we have tried as many places that serve banh mi as we could find. This has been the best banh mi we have had since moving to TX! My wife and I both got the grilled pork banh mi and my wife also got the pork spring rolls with shrimp. My wife said the spring rolls were very good and we both think the banh mi here is delicious! This will definitely be our go to for banh mi from now on! read more

We ordered door dash from Pho Guru. I was really looking for traditional cha gio with rice paper and this was the only place I could find it. Food came hot as it wasn't that far away. Loved everything we got, grilled chicken vermicelli, mini cha gio (they're MINI! Like 1in long. Super delicious, but way tiny!) they're the only ones I've found that are actually made with rice paper, the way I grew up with it, instead of lumpia wraps. Just wish they were bigger, like half eggroll size. We also ordered the charsui fried rice, only critique I'd have is leave out the corn, never seen it that way, that was weird and unnecessary. It did take me back to my childhood though, I've not had char sui in fried rice since I was young! Lastly the Pho with rare meat and brisket. Very good! Loved how the broth came separate for you to add so your noodles weren't soggy and overdone. Overall it was an A+, even delivered. Eggrolls were mostly crunchy still, a few were soft, but it is packaged with lettuce. I do wish the lettuce pieces were bigger enough to wrap the cha gio and not shredded. Definitely missed the sweet seasoned rice vinegar dip with chili flakes, which is actually more like the sauce for the vermicelli. But these are all critiques, not complaints. I would definitely order from here again. Vietnamese is one of my favorites! read more

I *love* Vietnamese, food, but I was not very impressed with this place. I got the banh mi, vermicelli and an eggroll. The vermicelli was OK but I found the banh mi to be a very small portion compared to other banh mis in the area and the bread to be very crumby, almost tasting stale. There were a couple different meat options available, I got the classic pork and was underwhelmed by the seasoning. That being said, the interior was beautiful and the service was good. However the bathroom sink was a very high pressure which splashed all over me and the soap dispenser shot out soap at a weird angle that ended up on my blazer. All in all I think they were newer and maybe this was just growing pains typical with a new business but I don't think I would return. read more

We got take out and it was ok, not great, just ok. We got the Guru Noodles, the mini egg rolls, and the Grilled pork platter. The Guru noodles had too much yellow curry powder in my opinion. The mini egg roll weren't crispy enough. My daughter liked the grilled pork platter but most Vietnamese or Thai restaurants include a steamed veggie with their platters, and this just had meat and rice and a little pickled veggie. We wouldn't hurry back. read more

Worst Banh Mi sandwich I have ever half eaten. A ton of old dried out shredded carrots. Tasteless meats. Ugh!!!! Awful. Never again!!!

Ordered the fried rice and vermicelli noodles. Generous portions, good prices and delicious. Friendly environment, Great staff.

If you haven't tried pho guru you are truly missing out. Everything my family and I have tried here has been absolutely outstanding. Great customer service, and even better food. The serving sizes are huge. My personal favorite is the guru fried rice and every time I come here I get a second order to take home because it is just that good. read more

Pho was very good and service was great. Kozy, clean, and spacious dining room. I will definitely be returning.

The chicken pho was AMAZING but everything else not so much. I wasn't a fan of the egg rolls or the rangoons but that might just be my own personal preference. I also asked for extra jalapenos with my pho and they only gave me three very small slices. The booths were incredibly uncomfortable and honestly just plain gross. The cracks were caked in old food. If you go here I would ask them for a table instead read more

We were passing by to get Vietnamese food from somewhere else, but we saw this place and decided to give it a try. DO NOT LET THE LITTLE NUMBER OF REVIEWS FOOL YOU!! They were soooo good! We all got different bahn mi's to try all of them and we also got the combo roll appetizer Everything was extremely fresh and delicious! And they were extremely attentive to our table. I think they're worth a little trip to Old Katy!! SUPPORT LOCAL! read more

Wrong orders. But most importantly just not enough flavors in the pho. Might give one more try but wasn't impressed.

Food was really good. Our second time going to this restaurant. First time was a couple months ago. Service was great, wait staff very attentive. This time service was really lacking. The girl who took our order was very nice but after bringing the food to us she never came around. The young man sat at the register and never assisted us and we were the only patrons in the restaurant the whole time we were there. They did seem to have a lot of to go orders that the young girl was busy putting together. We finally went to the register to ask for a to go box and the check. Would we go back? Yes, of course. The food was good and prices are reasonable. Surprised it wasn't busy for a Saturday evening but then I realized they close at 8:30. We were there approximately 7pm. read more

My boyfriend and I always love to try new pho places especially since I move so often, and this place definitely has one of the best broth flavors we have tried. The filet mignon pho is very tender and flavorful, each appetizer we have tried (tofu and pork spring rolls, and the shrimp rolls) are always made fresh and a good size for the price. The staff is always very sweet and you never wait long for the food. Overall a really good place to go! read more

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Food was quite tasty. The brisket in the pho was tender and tasty. The seared salmon with fried rice had a great tasted. I ordered it well done and it was not dry. Highly recommend giving it a try. read more

So excited to have good Vietnamese in my neighborhood! We are praying they succeed. Excellent fresh food, prices similar to other big Vietnamese places nearby. Very friendly, quick service! It's in a location several restaurants have tried, across from Katy high school, so we are anxious for them to do well! Check them out! read more

Food was amazing and felt healthy; nothing too greasy or heavy! I got the Guru vermicelli and Guru pho and both were amazing! Service was fast its very clean and new. Thank you for the good food! read more

Pho Guru - Guru vermicelli & guru pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Katy, Texas

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Still getting their footing but the food and service were good. Lot of food for reasonable price.

The experience overall was mediocre. The pho was ok. My daughter got the regular one, choosing three meats, of which there was very little in her bowl. My son and I got the Guru pho, which had a lot of meat, but the tendon (which I love) was so underdone I couldn't even bite through half the chunks. Like chewing a rubber ball. The noodles were just a solid clump in the bottom of the bowl. The broth was tasty, msg-flavored. My husband got the vermicelli bowl, which was the best tasting. The pork spring rolls were tasty, just still a little more noodle than we prefer. My husband was asking about the noodle dishes and if they were wheat or rice; the waitress had no idea what we were talking about and just kept repeating that they're egg noodles (which are wheat). In a day and age in which many people have dietary restrictions and concerns, it's frustrating when wait-staff is ignorant about the menu. The waitress was pleasant, but didn't come back to clean up or check up on us or tell us to pay at the front. We likely won't be returning. Bummer as it's always nice to have options in Old Katy. We'll stick with Pho Old Town. read more

Portions are big for the price! Everything was great! Service was fast and efficient!

I had an amazing experience at Pho Guru last night. The food was absolutely delicious. Our waitress was very attentive