I have been in search of a good pho spot in North Carolina for a while and I think I have finally…read morefound it. This restaurant is authentic and the broth here really hit the spot for me. The also has all the side condiments you would want to go with your pho which is hard to find around here. The service was also amazing, they sat us down quickly, took our orders almost right away, and the food came out in about 10-15 minutes. The restaurant itself was well decorated, bright, and clean. I will 100% be coming back when I am in the area.

Second visit. First time, slow service but good food. We gave grace…read more This time? A reminder that aesthetic does not equal execution. The space is lively and well-designed. It photographs beautifully. Unfortunately, restaurants aren't judged on lighting. We ordered everything upfront: Banh Xeo (explicitly no shrimp due to a shellfish allergy), Cha Gio, Pho Tai, and the Chef Special. Somehow, not everything was entered correctly. The Banh Xeo arrived covered in shrimp. Allergy clearly stated. It was sent back immediately. We were told they could remake it, but it would "take a while because it takes a long time to make." Banh Xeo takes under 10 minutes in a properly run kitchen. We declined and assumed the rest of our meal would arrive promptly. It didn't. The egg rolls weren't just fried, they were fully baptized in oil. One bite and it felt like chewing on a sponge that lost a fight with the fryer. Then we watched tables seated at least 15 minutes after us receive their food before we did. When we asked about the remainder of our order, we were told it had "just been added" and would take a while. Pho taking 35+ minutes in a Vietnamese restaurant isn't high volume. It's disorganization. The Chef Special was decent. The pho, which should be the backbone of the menu, was underwhelming. Several tables around us had incorrect orders or long delays. The owner circulated, but instead of urgency or accountability, the energy felt inconvenienced. Here's the reality: great atmosphere can draw people in once. Food and leadership bring them back. If you're going because it looks trendy and buzzing, go in with eyes open. The aesthetic might be the star of the room, but the food should be.

Quaint little restaurant with very Asian feel. Service was quick as I was only patron this time…read more Food was delivered quickly and it look really good and didn't disappoint in the flavor. Flavor was top level. Chicken Pad Thai won't disappoint.

We ordered Chicken Tom Yum and Beef Noodle Soup. Both were made with a homemade stock and were…read moredelicious with a generous portion. I hear the cook's Pad Thai and Drunken Noodles are awesome, too. The owner has cooked for famous people and the decor is cute with many items from Thailand.

55 five spice chicken! I guarantee this will be the best Vietnamese dish you've ever had. You will…read morenot be disappointed. Order it now.

First time I tried this restaurant was about 10-11 months ago. I loved the vermicelli bowls with…read moreany meat and egg rolls. Beef , chicken were good. Came back this week and food was not the same. The beef was dry and hard to chew. The iced tea had a strong tap water taste that overpowered the taste of the tea and sugar.

We've been here a few times now. This is a convenient location in a strip mall. When you walk in…read morethere's plenty of seating and you're welcomed by the staff. She said to choose our table. After we sat down she brought us menus and took our drink orders. When she returned with our waters we ordered Pho Ga and Pho. After a very short wait our large bowls of Pho were delivered. As always, the broth is flavored just right and there is sufficient amounts of chicken and noodles. After the initial taste I added jalapeños and sprouts with some hot oil. What a great meal during this cold steak we're having. We enjoy coming here every once in a while. The food is always great and the restaurant is always clean. Recommend giving this place a try.

My husband and I are pho addicts. Every city we visit we find a place that serves pho. We were in…read moreJacksonville and found this place. It was amazing! My husband had the pho Thai, which is rare steak and I had pho shrimp. We also had an order of the eggrolls and hot green tea. This will be our go to place when in Jacksonville for sure delicious all the way around.

This place is absolutely amazing. I discovered pho le when my wife took me for the first time in…read more2022. Ever since then I've had nothing but good things to say. Service is always delightful, servers are always very nice and kind. Prices are very reasonable and I love their portion sizes. They do not skimp on portions. I do wish they would bring back that garlic chili sauce they used to have on the table but I'm not complaining. Staff and food is always amazing, fresh and hot. Place is always clean no matter how many people are in there and bathrooms are spotless. This place will forever stay my go to spot!

Another surprising hit. And one where the owner clearly cares that you are happy and is very proud…read moreof his restaurant as he should be. We liked everything and the portions were generous. The spring rolls and egg rolls were great (note they are not the same thing as you get in Chinese restaurants). Spring rolls in Thai or Vietnamese restaurants are fresh, bright and clean. wrapped in translucent rice skin like material, not deep fried, they are served cold with peanut dipping sauce and oh so good. We prefer Thai, Korean, Filipino and Vietnamese to most Chinese and Pho Le hit all the right notes. We also had good support staff, the host and waiter were fast and efficient. I had the combination Pho, medium size. I forgot to get a photo but I did get the shot of the fresh ingredients you add at the table. There were plenty of them and everything was fresh as it should be.

just really excellent Filipino food in an unexpected place like Jacksonville, North Carolina at…read moreslightly unreasonable value (great for the customer, but makes one question if the business can sustain it when charging so little for so much food). It was the first of three Filipino restaurants we visited on my wife's/my Carolina week long visit, and was the best out of all of them, even though by far it was the least expensive. Driving from Durham NC to Myrtle Beach, my wife and I took a longer route so we could eat at this 'Point-Point' steam table restaurant deep in the South. Steam table means everything is pre-cooked and sitting at a buffet station. The food can suffer in the same way that a buffet can: the food gets old fast and it definitely tastes different if you can get a fresh(er) batch vs one that has been sitting out for a while. We got there about 45 minutes before opening (opens at noon on a Sunday). It's in an isolated strip mall (seemingly in the middle of nowhere), with plenty of parking. As we waited in the car, we saw many prospective customers trying to get in. The doors opened promptly at 12 pm, and we were the 3rd party in line. The order taking process is intentionally slowed to allow the serving of the food to take place not long after it has been ordered and (pre)paid. This did mean that the line went out the door for our entire dine-in visit, and we got to see the make up of the regulars. Everyone was patient: it was very clear that it was mostly locals, coming not because they wanted Filipino food, but because they wanted good tasting food at a good price. It's a small dining area, but the vast majority of people were doing carry-out so there was always some seating available. They use Clover as the POS, and identify themselves as 'Filipino Cuisine'. We got the 3 choice combo plate ($16.99), served with white rice along with a can of coke ($1.99...no soda machine here) and a side of Ukoy ($2.50). There is a 4% surcharge for credit card use. Each choice was the size of a small a la carte portion, and one would have been enough for the two of us for lunch. The food was delivered to your table, and they will bus (or one can self-bus since a garbage can is available and everything is served in disposable containers). Ukoy - shrimp and vegetable fritter - really big piece and made that morning, so was still crispy. I really like vegetable fritters and this version was OK, a bit dry but that's what the accompanying vinegar dipping sauce was for. Pork Adobo - very tender meat, not too much fat, with added onions (what you would expect in a biftek). The amount of saltiness went perfectly with the white rice. Biftek - this had the sabaw of biftek, but the cut was cubed, meaning closer to caldereta. The beef cuts were just excellent (little gristle), very tender. This amount of beef would easily be $20 in a 'nice' Filipino restaurant. Pork Sinigang - really good, just the way I like it. Wasn't overly sour, with plenty of vegetables and generous amount of pork. The broth had definitely been skimmed of grease, resulting in a dish that was more homemade (where time is taken to do the skimming) than other turo-turo places I've been. Looking over the menu can tell you about the competition in the area, and it looks like Vietnamese Pho is pretty rare in Jacksonville. Turo Turo has Pho on their menu, and even modified their name to highlight it. I've found that many Filipinos like their dishes with all the extracted fat remaining, which makes much of their soup inedible for me (in that context, it's grease, not flavor-enhancing fat). But as noted, their sinigang was good, with most of the pork fat skimmed off the broth...so thinking their Pho is probably pretty good too. We've eaten at many, many Turo-Turo places (so many around where we live), and this place has to be near the top in terms of value and taste. Funny that it's in a place that we wouldn't expect, serving locals that one would expect in the area. Both of us really liked this restaurant, and the plentiful leftovers became our dinner that night with no regrets.

Simply great food! Once you get a taste for Filipino food, especially from natives you will find…read moreyourself wanting more. We like everything we have tried and were so glad to find this place since we recently moved to the area. From mild to to spicy hot they have evert range anyone could want. Portions are fair and we ended up taking some home from our lunch. Areas they could improve; I don't know if we hit them on a bad day, but it was really hot inside, since the food is also hot I tend not to want to eat if I get over heated. We were uncomfortably hot and sweating even before our food came out. Canned soda. Buy or lease a soda dispenser. You make more profits and can keep costs down. I really dislike restraints that serve only soda in cans, charge too much, then you have to ask for a cup and ice and there are no refills or larger portions.

I love the food here! The food is very flavorful and this makes this one of my top restaurants to…read morego to. In my first review, I mentioned how they were never refilling the water, no matter who I waived down. But since that review, they have really upped their A game. They always go around asking if people would love their drinks refilled, and even if they are not your server, they are very attentive to the tables. I can tell that they all work as a team here! The only complaint is that since they switched owners a while back, the pho isnt as flavorful. But it is still really good compared to other options out there in Raleigh.

PFE is worthy of 5 Stars because the food is amazing, the menu is diverse, and the service is…read morefriendly and fast. Nem Nuong Cuon are still a huge treat :0 with perfect flavors and texture. These rolls are SO GOOD! Bun Bo Hue (#57 on the menu) may be my new favorite and is a spicy option, although Pho Dac Biet (#31) is great when I don't feel like having something spicy. ____ (o . o) Soda Sua Hot Ga(#11) cream beverage is a perfect way to cool the palette, btw. There is nothing fancy about PFE but this is our GO TO place for Vietnamese cuisine. Pho Far East is worthy of 5 Stars

Varee Asian Cafe & Bakery I was just passing through Wilson,…read moreNC and stumbled upon this absolute gem! I had the crazy fried Ramen with steak and shrimp. The food was delicious, fresh, perfectly cooked, and served quickly. The menu has a great variety, so there's something for everyone. The staff was friendly, attentive, and made the whole experience even better. I had seen reviews saying this is one of the best restaurants in Wilson, and now I completely understand why. The atmosphere felt modern, refreshing, and welcoming, with mellow, chic background music that really set the vibe. I will definitely be stopping here again the next time I'm in town!

I come here often for a reason. The food is amazing. I've tried just about every entree on the menu…read moreand have not been disappointed. My favorite being the spicy duck, drunken noodles, and I recently tried a new item on their menu that is to rave about. A Chinese x Thai fusion fish. Will come here as a long as I'm alive.

Sakura Asian Express is hands‑down one of the best Asian restaurants in Greenville. This…read morefamily‑owned spot delivers the kind of authentic flavor and care you can taste in every dish. We ordered the Thai Potstickers, the Singapore Rice Noodles with Chicken, and the Sakura Soba Noodles with Steak (both at spice level 2), and everything was exceptional. The Thai Potstickers were perfectly crisp with a savory filling that tasted homemade. The Singapore Rice Noodles were light, aromatic, and full of authentic flavor without being greasy. The Sakura Soba Noodles with Steak were just as impressive -- tender steak, balanced seasoning, and a sauce that tasted like something you'd get at a true mom‑and‑pop Asian kitchen. Spice level 2 had the perfect kick. You can tell this place is run with pride -- fresh ingredients, generous portions, and consistently delicious food. If you're looking for authentic Asian cuisine in Greenville, this family‑owned restaurant should be at the top of your list. Easily one of the best in town.

This place was a nice surprise! It doesn't seem like much from the outside (and inside too for…read morethat matter) but don't let that stop you from trying some excellent food. We stopped in right at opening on a Saturday and the lady who greeted us, I'm assuming the owner, couldn't have been nicer. She was waiting on us and in the kitchen cooking. We ordered spring rolls, bi bim bap with beef and Thai basil with chicken and all were incredibly delicious. The Thai basil chicken is something my wife orders regularly and the depth of flavors in this dish made it one of the best I've ever tried. It was my first time ordering bi bim bap and also thought the flavors were incredible. The portions were huge but I almost managed to finish it because it was so good. We will definitely be back to try other options as good Chinese food is severely lacking in this area.

This is my favorite pho spot…read more Combination pho and the clear fresh rolls are a must have Fried rice is the best I have had. My son loves it. Service is always efficient and friendly. It does take time for them to prepare the food and it does not come out right away however the flavors are fresh and fantastic and worth the wait!

I drove 30 minutes to hopefully eat at the restaurant even though the hours on the door and hours…read moreon yelp and Google says they're open even the front door was open, but nobody was there. I called multiple times. I'm extremely disappointed.