I don't think it deserves 3 stars but 4 seems high, especially considering how many pho places there are in San Diego. It's more of a 3.5 stars. This place was decent - somewhere I wouldn't mind going to if I was in the area but not something I would go out of my way to specifically eat at. I appreciated that they could an order with 1 grilled pork spring roll and 1 grilled chicken spring roll, no vermicelli noodles but instead the pickled daikon and carrot. They don't use msg in their meat marinades, which is a plus. They seemed to be wrapped kind of hurriedly, as there was a glob of rice paper around the seam areas. The pickled veggies were good but on the sweet side. Note that if you order a side of of pickled veggies, they are cut like those zig zag french fries, which I thought was interesting. It is also just carrots and diackon (thought there would be cabbage too but nope). We also got the grilled pork plate. I appreciated how it wasn't pretentiously plate; however, I cannot comment on the taste since I did not try it. Would give this place another shot. Price isn't bad, but note that the place is more rundown looking - inside and out. read more

Pho Lee - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

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We went in early for dinner! I wanted pho soup. What a special treat! It was made to perfection!! Just what I wanted and I even had left overs! Loaded with meat and the noodles were perfect!! My brother wanted the bahn mi sandwich and it to was better than the one we usually get at K deli!!! Full of meat and just the right amount of veggies!! The appetizer of chicken wings was delicious!! Exceptionally hot to the fingers! We had to wait a bit for them to cool off. Which we didn't mind because they were so good!!! read more

WE LOVE THIS PLACE!!!! I bring my sister and niece after school at least once a week to eat the Chicken Pho (it's amazing & always fresh) with a Thai Tea Boba. It's our favorite spot & the owners & staff are always so friendly. Dine in if you want to feel like you're eating at your mom's house, great vibes and even friendlier people. ***VERY FAIR AND AFFORDABLE PRICES!! read more

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I've eaten here a few times and haven't had anything bad yet! This place is definitely going to be put in my regular rotation of restaurants read more

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Food is great! Fried Egg rolls very good quality along with the sauce lighter dipping sauce. Not overwhelming with fish sauce. Arrived at 120pm. Warm day and not Air Conditioning probably because we were only ones here after a lunch Rush. Will come back.. read more

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By far the best Vietnamese restaurant in Escondido/ North County. And if you love pho, this broth will leave you coming back for more. Atmosphere: Located far east in Escondido on Valley Parkway, right next door to Joann's fabrics. In an old plaza that's been here for ages. This place is fairly brand new and there are plenty of comfortable seating along with 2 TV's. Nice Vietnamese decor. Modern/ casual feel. May seem small outside but a great size inside. Food: Their pho broth here is the most savory and flavorful broth you can find. NO MSG. Very clean clear broth. Most places leave you with a salty mouth but this place is very clean. The noodles were perfect and portions are generous even with a regular size. And their spring rolls are a great size as well. They look like they were rolled right before they are served. Other places usually have them sitting and brought out asap, which is nice, but the rice paper is rubbery and chewy. the fresh spring rolls are really "fresh" here and do not look like they have been sitting in the fridge all day. The peanut sauce it came with had great flavors but my concern was the watery consistency instead of creamier base. But still quality was tasty. Service: we were greeted with kindness entering in and water was always filled. very friendly and upbeat. We were asked how did we find out about this place and "yelp" was to the rescue. Overall: Even though there are a lot closer Vietnamese restaurants from where I live. Pho Lee sets the pedastal on how "Pho" should be. I would drive here just to have Pho. They have the best Pho broth by far! Will definitely come back to try other items. read more

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New pho place in the area! Definitely worth checking it out! Spacious, clean, good service, good food. I'm glad to have another decent Vietnamese restaurant amidst of up in north county! Amazing egg rolls and one order has 6 pieces, very generous. They were also generous about the fresh lettuce and herbs on the side that were very well trimmed with no wilted or yellow parts! Impressed. The pho was good, standard beef broth, nothing really stood out though. Definitely a good spot to go if pho is what you're craving if you're in the neighborhood. I was a bit disappointed they didn't haven bun bo hue and other more traditional Vietnamese dishes, but maybe they'll expand their menu in the future, who knows. If you want to order a beverage, get their coconut drink! They don't serve it in a fresh young coconut but a glass instead, and they probably (not sure) added some sweetener in there too because coconut water naturally doesn't taste that sweet, but the drink still tasted so good and refreshing with the bits of coconut meat! Come and check them out! It's located in a big open plaza with ample parking space. read more

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Legit comfort pho. Hungover heaven soup, small $6.50, large $7.50. Local eaters seem to get the Lee special broken rice with a bunch of goodies $8.95, huge portion, definitely going to try it next time. Plenty parking, and takes credit card. Who knew one could find comfort local food in San Diego? And in north San Diego. So odd, but bomb! Glad we found a place to hit up on the way home now. read more

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The food was delicious and the customer service amazing. It was hot in the restaurant but the owner turned the ac on and it was comfortable. Will return when in the area read more

This place has delicious food and excellent service. The fried tofu I order all the time. read more

Pho Lee - Combination Crepe - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

The staff are extremely nice, especially the girl that treats, everybody extremely friendly and beautiful and pleasant. Their food is quick and always taste perfect The restaurant is nice and clean and with Vietnamese decorations We eat here all the time when we want a good bowl of food, or just sit down and have a full meal read more

Best pho in town! Service is excellent! Ambiance is above average, but food is excellent

Thought I'd give this place a try, since I've passed by it many times. It was decent. A little pricier than I'd expect for the quality and portion, but not terrible. The whole restaurant was very dark and drabby though. Let's say I won't be coming back, but I don't regret having it this time. read more

Came here on a weeknight and was greeted by a friendly server. I ordered some curry chicken and spring rolls, so good! Great prices too, will be coming back. read more

Authentic pho with a clean tasty broth! Iced coffee is the old school drip which is way better than the pre made crap that most restaurants serve these days! Too bad it's far from Temecula but I'll be back when I'm headed down to SD. read more

First time ordering from here and the chicken Pho was the perfect thing for a winter cold. The herbs were fresh and the soup was warm. They separate it for you so when you get it, you can heat it up more and then add the herbs and noodles. I also tried the egg rolls which were crispy and delicious. The food was fresh and exactly what I needed. Will order again one day. read more

I'm always in search of great pho, and Pho Lee is a hidden gem. I ordered the rare steak & well done steak pho. As it should be, the broth is the highlight of the bowl. It's very savory, and not over salted like many other pho places around the area. No need to tweak it with seasoning, each spoonful is absolute perfection. The noodles are fresh and perfectly cooked and leave enough room in the bowl for a generous portion of meat. Before the main course I also had the calamari as an appetizer. The calamari is tender on the inside but has a crisp outside breading. The staff is extremely friendly and attentive. The staff works hard to make sure all your needs are met. They handle big groups well, I've come here multiple times with 15+ people, and have always been treated like family. Bottom line: The best pho restaurant I've been to in North County. If you're looking for an EXCELLENT bowl of pho served by an amazing staff, check this place out. read more

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Escondido isn't known for Good Pho, at least until it wasn't until I came here. I ordered the #2 Raw Beef Pho Bowl. The broth was the most flavorful out of any Pho place in North County, hands down. The portion overall was very generous and I couldn't even finish everything - which says a lot if you look at my figure, which resembles Friar Tuck. To top things off the Thai Tea was extremely good. Overall: Amazing experience and good prices. read more

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We came in with a group of 22 people after a camping trip in the mountains. I was a bit concerned if they would be able to serve such a large group without calling first but nope.... They worked so fast for us, kept refilling our waters/drinks and got our food out so fast. The food was so good. I should know. I'm from the land of asian food mecca, the SGV in the LA county area. Good portions, great service, awesome pricing and amazing food! read more

Pho Lee - Mmmmm soooo good. - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

Do not let the looks of the establishment fool you. We honestly have found our new Vietnamese spot and hidden gem. I wish I would have taken a photo of my food before we devoured our food.. but we didn't. We started off with the spring rolls and they were amazing. I got the grilled chicken rice plate and my boyfriend got the shrimp Pho... hands down the best yet and trust me... we have tried them all and we will be going back. Do yourself a favor and try this place out. read more

Just meh Looking for a new local pho place and this is not it. Which surprises me by all the positive reviews. The place is dark The hot sauce bottles are all nasty and need a good cleaning.. when you have old crusty left over sauce on the spout.. you have to wonder about the kitchen. The menus were dirty and sticky. Order fresh spring rolls for an appetizer got them during my main meal. They were ok and missing the herbs and other ingredients. The chicken pho was bland and had an old smell to it. I added my mix of hot sauce and it still had the weird smell. Like it was in an old Tupperware container.. a complete turn off. The curry noodle soup was good but we thought we were getting curry and rice. The owner was super nice .. however I was surprised when he washed his hands he wiped them on his jeans and not used a paper towel. I hope the fresh boiled chicken used at the alter they carried back wasn't for soup. Expensive for what we ordered. Service was super slow for only having one couple in the restaurant. read more

My go to for delicious pho! Food is always amazing and great service! Will continue to go here for as long as I can.

More good Pho options... Pho places and all kinds of Asian restaurant's are emerging all over San Diego. I for one am very pleased to see this happening! I've tried their vermicelli bowl with shrimp, pork & eggrolls. It was really good & If you haven't tried it before you should. Mix all ingredients together, throw on sauce, add hot sauce and there you go! The iced coffee is a great compliment to the meal. The service is good & food is relatively fast. The restaurant itself is in a mini strip mall, nothing too interesting there but parking is abundant. Check it out, happy eating!! read more

We really enjoy this place. The food is great, the owners are very friendly and the place is really very clean. We enjoy the pho and the bun, but the other dishes are great as well. We are glad that they finally reopened indoor dining and will be returning again. read more

Great noodles.... Really good egg rolls are huge and awesome. Very friendly and good service. read more

This is the slowest Vietnamese restaurant I have ever been to. The Vietnamese restaurants I go to in LA are known for their speed in bringing food out. We waited a really long time for our food and the place only had a few tables occupied. The cook then gave us days old fried rice and shrimp that had been thrown in the microwave to heat and charged us almost $20 for. If you want to charge that much for shrimp fried rice you cook it fresh like other places do! They then proceeded to leave the cling wrap in the fried rice to serve us. Unbelievable! Even without the piece of plastic wrap as evidence of old rice, the rice was clumpy and hard that my five year old had to spit it out. The place also had to no AC on, just fans and it was hot inside. They get one star for their pork vermicelli which was pretty good and that is pretty much it. I still cannot believe this place received such a high average rating based off over 200 reviews! This place is two stars at best. AT BEST. read more

Best pho in town & also the cleanest! Food is also fresh and served quickly. My favorite is the pho lee special on a cloudy day. read more

Had our first meal from here yesterday and it was delicious. Totally hit the spot for what we were craving. My husband got the #36 and I had #13. We also shared some egg rolls which are always a must. It was quick and fresh tasting. read more

My mom wanted to check out a new Pho restaurant that just opened so we popped in for a late lunch. It's a nice family run restaurant. The man who sat us was very kind and he did walks through the restaurant checking on all the tables every once in a while making sure everyone was being taken care of and enjoying their meals. In fact, all the associates were so nice and very attentive. You can tell they already have a lot of regulars that dine in. We started with some fresh Spring Rolls. They had great texture from the wrapper, lettuce, and noodles. The peanut sauce added a hint of sweet and savory with a little crunch of peanuts on top! The Pho broth was super beefy like it's been melding flavored for hours. Great flavor and unlike some places where the noodles are too gelatinous and stick to each other--the noodles at Pho Lee were very fresh. Washed it all down with a Thai Tea with boba. Nice and light, not overly sweet. All the staff is super friendly. There's plenty of space for families and large parties. Only thing they might add-on is a bit of ambient sound or music to bring a little more warmth to the restaurant. Other than that I really like Pho Lee and if I happen to be in Escondido I know where I can get great Pho and customer service! read more

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Okay. So the plaza looks a bit ghetto. That's why this place is a hidden gem. It's still super clean since they just opened. Parking is easy to snatch. Restrooms are squeaky clean. They got flat screens with cable TV. Egg rolls are legit. Soda Chanh (fresh lime soda) is legit. Combo Lee special rice plate is legit. Pho ga (chicken pho) is amazing. The iced water is better than any water I've had at a pho shop. This new joint had a lot of potential. There's a mix of both younger people and older people that work here. There's a cute girl that works there too. I'll be coming back again whenever I'm in San Diego to satisfy my pho cravings to cure my hangover from binge drinking the night before. read more

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Best pho EVER! The broth was so good I couldn't even add my usual Sriracha or jalapeños to it. It was so rich and flavorful and a very generous portion too. Egg rolls were great. Thanks, Alex, for being such an attentive and fun server. We will be back! read more

Pho Lee - Rare and well done beef pho. Skip the well done, just get it rare! Much more tender. - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

My fiancé and I found this spot via Yelp when we headed to North County for a wedding meeting and I'm so glad we did! Everything was delicious! The broth is so good; probably one of the best I've ever had. The ingredients are fresh and the owners (a family run business) are great as well. They are all super personable and very nice... Just great hospitality to top off a delish bowl of pho! We live in Orange County but this will definitely be a stop on our way home after trips to San Diego. read more

Pho Lee - Yummy pho! I had rare steak and the fiancé had the Pho Lee Special (rare steak, brisket, tendon and tripe) - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

After my workout tonight i was craving some veggie Pho. I picked this place because one of the reviews said they do not use MSG. When I called the lady said they did, but just a little. I decided to order the egg rolls and veggie Pho with tofu. The broth was very plain tasting and not many veggies in it, but it was decent. The egg rolls were really good though! The place is cute, and the lady who helped me was very sweet as well. I have yet to find a great place for Pho like where I go in Simi Valley. I would probably try something else next time I am in the area. read more

Pho Lee - Veggie pho and egg rolls. - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

I really only ever eat Pho when I'm sick and or feel like I'm coming down with something. I chose this place based on previous visits and also because it's close. I went with my Mom, and two daughters. One is 10 years old and the other is 7 months old. First of all, the two guys who worked there were smoking their cigarettes inches from the front door. Not really something I want to smell when first entering. Then when we got inside, it smelled like someone went number 2 and didn't turn the fan on. Like it was just lingering, my 10 year old even asked me "what's that smell?" Probably because it was hot and there were only fans running. No one else was eating and I didn't want to be rude and leave. Anyway, when our order was taken, I dont know why, but it felt like more of an inconvenience that we were there to begin with. Like as if he would rather it stay empty than have customers. They hardly checked on us to see if we were okay. My daughter wanted more lime, but the only other worker was there in the dining room with his headphones and laptop. We ordered egg rolls and the mint was still dirty as if they splashed water on it to clean it. My daughter asked for half sprite half lemonade. Not really an odd request unless if you're having to open 2 cans for one drink. My Mom also asked for more broth. Typically when you go eat somewhere, they will inform you of if it is an extra charge or not. They didn't tell her. My 7 month old was getting fussy, so I took her outside to push her in the stroller so that we wouldn't bother the other 2 tables who came in at a later time. My Mom told me the tab was there so I went to go pay. I didnt examine the check, I looked at the price and thought it was reasonable and matched the items we ordered. When I got to the register, he told me that my daughter ordered a lemonade and that he forgot to add it. My tea was $1.25 (found out later after examining the check), so you could imagine how surprised I was when the amount owed increased by $4 ($3.95 to be exact.) I had cash for a tip based on the previous amount, but felt inclined to add more due to the increase. I went from not under tipping to over tipping for unsatisfying service. The 3 stars was for the my actual soup and the nice lady who brought our food out to us. Unfortunately, we will not be returning and will look elsewhere next time. read more

Tried for first time yesterday. I had the special combination pho. It was just average pho. The trick is the broth. Thus broth was very murky and didn't have that kick. Some of the meat tasted day old and my rib eye was grissley. Thai tea was ubiquitous. When I paid I said it was good. The proprietor asked if I was coming back the next day. At that I said probably not. With that I was given a frown. Probably will not return or recommend. Happy to see they have what appeared to be a following of regulars though. read more

We've been to this place a few times. But our last visit the customer service wasn't exactly horrible but it was disappointing. Our food came out fast, ate our food, and then ordered dessert. We sat there waiting for our dessert for a good 20 minutes. The waitress passed us a few times, mind you our food plates were empty already so we were just sitting there sipping on our water waiting for our dessert. She was busy with the empty tables wiping them down and doing something with the condiments...at all the empty tables. We were the only ones in the restaurant. I thought wow, are they making the tricolor dessert from scratch? Anyways, we were over it, so I decided to just pay and leave. When I went to go pay I told the waitress "we changed our mind about the dessert, it's taking too long, is it too late to cancel?". she said "oh I forgot. did you still want it?" sorry, but how can you forget if we were the only customers in the establishment? and we were sitting there at the tables forever and she never checked on us. I guess it just depends who's working there. We've had better service at this place the other times we were here. We'll probably walk straight out the door the next time if we see that the same lady that neglected us is working. read more

Fresh location for good phó. Very well lit, clean environment, especially when compared to the other establishments in this shopping center. Have you seen Wranglers? Ew. Customer service was excellent. Food was good. Prices are comparable to the other Vietnamese places in the area. The 90s music is very uplifting and wisks you away to a time not too long ago. A carefree time, a better time. *sniff sniff* read more

Pho Lee - Phó Lee - Vietnamese Near Me - Escondido, California

Food quality and portions were both top notch! I got the banh xeo combo and it was filled with meat and came with plenty of fresh veggies. The pho and stew were tasty too. The servers were very friendly, and I appreciated that they were fine with our Labrador dog waiting next to us, assuming he was well behaved. Will def be going back! read more

Amazing service, amazing food. I tried the shrimp pho and crispy crepe with tofu. Both were delicious. Tons of fresh basil, lettuce, mint, and bean sprouts were provided for both entrees as well. I will definitely be back to try more. read more

Ordered to-go and it was delicious. They do a good job at packaging noodle soup for transporting and no spills or anything. It's never going to taste as good as when you dine in but it still tasted good which I'm sure it would've tasted even better in-person. Egg rolls, pho, and wonton noodle soup all tasted good. Seems like a family owned restaurant and they're all working really hard to deliver good tasting food and help everyone. I could see how dine-in service may be a little slow depending on the crowd there because when I went in to pick up the food there was just one person out front helping every table. Overall I'd eat here again. read more