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    Pho Lena Spenard

    4.1 (380 reviews)
    ModerateVietnamese, Thai, Laotian
    Closed Closed
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Pho Lena (s, $15.95)
    Sandee L.

    Pho Lena serves up some tasty Laos/Thai/Vietnamese (and Chinese) food. Based on what we ordered, their strengths are in their soups. The broths were all flavorful but not overpowering. Fresh flat noodles are available for $2 more. My fiancé got the oxtail soup with flat noodles (a sparse portion) and my mom got the Pho Lena that had a seafood and meat atop the noodles. I ordered the curry noodle soup and it and had a good spicy kick! It was delicious with the fresh shredded cabbage atop the noodles and chicken. Would definitely recommend this one! My dad got the sweet and sour chicken, which was the disappointing dish. A generous portion though! We took the leftovers to go and needed more rice. $3 for additional rice to go. In retrospect we probably should have left it. Quick, no nonsense service.

    Rare beef and meatballs pho
    Kezia B.

    I've been to this location twice now and each time has been pho-nominal. I'm so grateful my workout buddy turned me on to this place. I'm usually a ramen girl but their broth here is so delicious, especially after you add all the bean sprouts, basil leaves, pepper, oyster sauce, sriracha, and chili hot oil - so perfect for a chilly night. I tried the Chinese eggplant with tofu and, as always, it did not disappoint. Servings are generous and I love that they have three different sizes of pho bowls. Would recommend this place

    Thai tea
    Joy L.

    Always great. Always. West side Pho Lena Spenard is the most relaiable place to get a diverse selection of Vietnamese and Lao food. We are blessed in Anchorage with a LOT of great Thai, Vietnamese and Lao restaurants. And I still also love Ray's down the stree because they are also very reliable and affordable. But the selection is different and more diverse here. So its just a matter of what I'm in the mood for. I especially love what they do with saucy curries and noodles here, as well as Pho. So good!

    Greens for Pho
    Sarah M.

    Do you want enough fantastic food to have leftovers the next day? If so, pho Lena is your spot! The soup was flavorful, I was able to choose my spice level to my liking, and the ingredients were high quality. Our waitress was attentive and gave us a shrimp spring roll appetizer almost right away! Thank you pho Lena, I will be back soon!

    Mango Rice (Subject To Availability)
    Ves S.

    Grabbed mango sticky rice to go. Was a little smaller than expected but still very delicious! The made it to order so we waited a little bit for the staff to prepare the coconut milk.

    Lao Fresh Rolls
    Denise C.

    Spring rolls were a bit fishy in taste but over all not bad- served with a sweet and spicey sauce rather than peanut Yellow curry- I went mild no spicey but it was still to spicey for me- my mouth was on fire- not sure if it was just my lack of spice tolerance or they accidentally gave me a couple stars of spice. Over all friendly, small -and adorable place worth stopping by.

    #29 Pho, Meatballs and Brisket
    Tina H.

    When I speak to my coworkers about my favorite pho place, they usually beat me to the name- Pho Lena always comes up first. Best place to warm up from the inside out. Tasty and hot pho comes out quickly and the staff is pretty friendly and knowledgeable. I love the phos they have, the fresh rolls, and the sesame balls (if they have them. They sell out fast!). The super bowl comes out as massive bowl, enough to feed 3 people! Decided to try it tonight because I wanted many leftovers. This place is just darn good no matter when you go- lunch, dinner, second dinner.....I highly recommend!

    Pho Pho Seafood and Meat Combination
    Lizabeth Y.

    Coming from the lower 48, this place was average. Personally this place was basic. Walked in with a party of 6 and the place was crowded. Had a bit of a wait to be seated and to get our food. Ordered the pad Thai and Lao salad as our appetizers. The pad Thai was alright, the consistency wasn't sticky but the noodles were quite thick and stuck together. The Lao salad was like a palette cleanser, refreshing dressing but very peanuty. The broth to both pho was very clear and tasted good. I wish it was a little hotter when served. The kao piek sen was better though. Thicker broth and thicker noodle. Didn't need to add anything else, except sriracha. The crispy pork made every bite crunchy! The noodles were soft accompanied with the crispy pork belly- mashing the best combo. I'd come back to get the Lao kao piek sen again.

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    Solid Pho, good Thai. Can be loud with kids running amok. Not really the restaurants fault but it happens more often than I see elsewhere.

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