This is probably the best pho ive ever had. The broth is something different. You can tell they…read moreadd a lot more spices in the broth. The flavor does not match any other place. Place is always clean.

TLDR great local Vietnamese spot in Santee spring rolls with the Nem Nuong were solid…read more 8.1 - Soft chewy rice paper with the crispy deef fried eggroll skin in the middle along with lettuce and vermicelli noodles. Great textural contrast between the soft and chewy and the crispy eggroll skin paired very nicely with their rich nutty peanut sauce. 7.2 - The fried rice was very savory with a nice balance of sweetness from the peas however, the beef was dry. 6.8 - The shaken beef was a little disappointing because it was lacking the wok hay that I expect with shaken beef. The sauces are typical shaken beef, black pepper with a sweet soy sauce glaze along with carmelized onions. Overall, I'll definitely be back and want to try the Pho!

Came here for dinner…read more Their back lot is very small so recommend street parking. Service was fast. The inside has many tables, and the wait was not too long. Pho was delicious. Want to come back and try their other soups.

My son took my daughter and I out to eat here last night, and it was such a great experience from…read morestart to finish. The service was excellent the moment we walked in and continued all the way until we left. The entire floor staff were friendly, attentive, and incredibly hardworking--especially as the dinner rush picked up. You could really see them hustling, but they never missed a beat. The food was just as impressive as the service. We started with the shrimp and beef spring rolls with fish sauce, which are always a must for us. For our mains, we ordered a variety of rice platter dishes including grilled shrimp, BBQ pork, BBQ chicken, egg rolls, and a BBQ beef banh mi sandwich--everything was flavorful and satisfying. One thing that really stood out was our waiter, who memorized our entire order without writing anything down--very impressive! I also placed a to-go order for the #99 platter, and everything came out quickly and accurately. We were in and out in under an hour and a half, even during peak dinner time. When the service is exceptional everything else follows! Overall, a fantastic dining experience with great food and exceptional service!!!!

The food here is always consistent. It is good. I always get the pho and then I get the rolls as…read morewell. Please review fairly quickly and so you can get in and out with a lunch rush. Did they get some changes to? It doesn't feel like it's family owned anymore.

Love a good Pho! Here in Santee there are lots of options. Tried this place for the first time…read more They've been here a long time but my first visit. I had the House Special and the Egg rolls. My soup was good, it's all about the broth!! Egg-rolls were also good. They also have the robot server so that's cool. I'll be back.

I called to make an order for pick up. I ordered 2 spicy basil chicken, level 2 and 7 spicy…read more According to my husband, the level 7 wasn't spicy but his taste buds are a whole other level. Spicy to him would be fire to me. The food was yummy. We also got mango and sticky rice. That was also delicious. We haven't tried Thai in a long time because we haven't liked any place. Now we're happy to have a local Thai place that we actually like!

For years, I was an occasional diner at Sab-E-Lee Santee, which, at six miles, wasn't the closest…read moreThai restaurant to my house, but was the closest good one. In 2024, Sab-E-Lee Santee was rebranded; it's now called "Faidang Thai Restaurant". In February 2025, Faidang was closed by the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality for these infractions: Holding Temperatures - Major; Vermin - Major; Food Contact Surfaces - Minor; Equipment and Utensil Storage, Use - Out of Compliance; Floors, Walls, and Ceilings - Out of Compliance; Impoundment - Out of Compliance. Ewwww.

I think this is our third trip in the last few weeks? Mom really enjoyed a dish on our first trip…read morethat had "glass noodles". I have yet to reorder them correctly to meet her expectations. Maybe next time! She really liked them. Try his trip I ordered ramen with bone broth. She enjoys the tofu version while I order the chicken. The broth is very good - make or break it component. Enjoying it. The woman who has been serving us has been very respectful of my parents and. Considerate of wait time, offering water. It's little touches and thoughtfulness like this that make a difference. I might suggest the crispy oinion come on the side but otherwise a good meal for fast food. Price is matching the economy. Would enjoy seeing more people there!

Absolutely terrible service. From the moment I walked in, the staff member serving me barely…read moreacknowledged me. She didn't make eye contact, didn't greet me properly, and simply pointed toward a table and said, "Table 8, please." When ordering, she was cold and dismissive. I honestly thought I was interacting with a robot. I felt like I was being treated as an inconvenience rather than a customer. I didn't wait for food and just walked right out.

Phuong Trang has been a San Diego staple for decades. It first started in Linda Vista in 1988,…read moreserving traditional Vietnamese family-style meals before moving to its current home on Convoy in 1992. Today, it's one of the most well-known Vietnamese restaurants in the city, and after this visit, I can definitely see why. One of my favorite things about coming here is the location. Even though it's right in Convoy, parking has never been an issue for me. I usually avoid the area because finding a spot can be a headache, but Phuong Trang has a large parking lot that makes stopping by so much easier. I came in for a quick takeout lunch. One thing to know before you go is they don't accept Apple Pay, so make sure to bring a physical card or cash. The staff was incredibly welcoming. They greeted me when I walked in, gave me plenty of time to look over the menu, and never made me feel rushed. That kind of hospitality really stood out. I ordered the Char-Grilled Beef Vermicelli and the Shrimp, Pork & Jellyfish Salad. The salad comes with shredded green papaya, celery, cucumber, carrots, shrimp, pork, jellyfish strips, fresh mint, crushed peanuts, and shrimp chips.The salad was refreshing with plenty of shrimp and jellyfish throughout. I especially liked the crunch from the green papaya. My only complaint was that the dressing felt a little one dimensional. I wish it had a little more brightness to bring out the fresh herbs and vegetables. It was still enjoyable, though. The Char-Grilled Beef Vermicelli was my favorite of the two. It came with vermicelli noodles, fresh herbs, pickled daikon and carrots, crushed peanuts, plus five grilled beef rolls wrapped around scallions. The beef had a delicious smoky flavor from the grill. The only downside was that the inside of the rolls was a little chewy since it didn't get the same char as the outside. Even so, every bite was packed with flavor, so it wasn't enough to take away from the dish. Between the friendly service, quick turnaround for takeout, and solid food, I can see why Phuong Trang has stayed so popular for all these years. I'd happily come back and keep working my way through their menu.

This one makes me so sad to write because Phuong Trang was THE place my family ate growing up. We…read morewere here basically every weekend and anytime my parents didn't cook dinner during the week, we were here lol. We also came here for birthdays, graduations, celebrations, pretty much everything growing up. We have SO many memories here and the food was always so good. But the last couple of years, every time we've been here, it's been a miss. We recently got some food to go and the noodles had a really weird/off smell and we ended up not eating them. The squid was also not edible at all, we could barely chew or bite through it. The chicken was really overcooked and fried so much that the meat was super dry and fibrous. And it's not just this one time. We've noticed the same thing when we've eaten here in person too. The cơm tấm dishes always seem to have an off smell and the rice has been hard and cold. I honestly hate leaving a review like this because this place was such a big part of my childhood and my family has so many memories here. I really hope they can get the food back to how it used to be because I would love to be able to enjoy this place again.

We had lunch on a weekday at around 11:30. The parking was full, but we were lucky to find a street…read moreparking around the corner from the restaurant. The place was crowded with the lunch crowd but there were tables available. No reservation necessary. No waiting lines out of the door. We were seated immediately. The ambiance is of a relaxing dining room where you can actually enjoy conversations without being rushed. It's a nice place to meet with friends and family to catch up over delicious and reasonably priced food. I had well-done steak pho, and my friend had steak vermicelli. We ordered vegetable spring rolls to share one each. Everything was delicious. The well-done steak in the pho was not overcooked. The pho had so much meat, and the condiments were fresh. The soup tasted great with deep garlic tastes although it was salty so I did not really drink it. The service was prompt and attentive. They came to refill our water a few times. We need to go to the cashier and pay. It's in a small mall in Kearney Mesa, so the lunch time parking is tough, but expect that, it's an excellent place.

First time dining here and I knew it had to be good because the wait time was about 30 minutes…read more Check-in at the kiosk and get a text with your number in line. Make sure you check your unknown numbers if you didn't get a number because I didn't realize that and I checked in three times. Overall, waitstaff were really friendly. Most of the diners were young on the Saturday afternoon we went. Just a few families. Very simple decor but clean. Satisfied with food portions, quality, & price. I like that you can order 2, 3, or 4 rolls for an order and they are a good size. The pork paste rolls were the best I've had. Their dipping sauces are delicious too. Parking is hard to find in the shopping center's lot but there seemed to be on-street parking.

The pho was so good and flavorful. I also really liked the chicken banh mi. The bread was so soft…read moreand perfectly toasted. Great prices for a local pho place!

Great to have Vietnamese cuisine out here. Me and the fam stopped by on our way to lake Jennings…read more The owner was very kind and sweet. She was super helpful. We ordered the pho dac biet which is their house special and some banh mi. It was authentic, although I wish they had pâté on it. The pho broth was clean and yummy it had shrimp along with some meat. I'd recommend it since it's their house special!

We have been here several times and this place never disappoints! Any of the pho is good and their…read morespring rolls are delicious. Highly recommend!

First time trying out Saigon Star for a Sunday lunch. It's convenient that they open early at 10:30…read moreAM, but unfortunately, the air conditioning wasn't running. They had a few floor fans going, and while it wasn't overly hot outside, it's tough to really enjoy hot food in a non-A/C dining room. ​Customer service was perfectly fine and standard. We ordered the 6-piece egg rolls to share, but they were a letdown--smaller than what you typically get at other Vietnamese restaurants and pretty bland (even the kids didn't care for them). The pho was similarly underwhelming, featuring a broth that lacked depth and didn't stand out to the palate. ​The highlight of the meal was the salt and pepper calamari, which easily stood out as the best dish we tried. That said, at $15, the portion size was on the smaller side. ​The service is normal and the calamari is tasty, but with the lack of climate control and forgettable mains, I'd probably only ever return just for the calamari. It's an A-ok place overall and quite expensive for small portions.

This is my absolute favorite breakfast spot in San Diego. It's not the traditional brunch many…read morepeople expect; it's so much better. Not only is the food here excellent but the folks who work here are incredibly sweet, hard working, genuine, and honest. My last visit here I left my Invisalign on the table folded in a napkin and the staff, diligently clearing tables, threw it in the trash. I came back and two of the guys working started digging through trash to help me out. After ten minutes of digging I felt so bad so I asked them to stop and I would just deal with getting a new retainer. They were so concerned with how much a new retainer would cost me that they kept digging. They dug through two trash cans full of food and napkins before finding my retainer. I gave them $20 and they chased me trying to return my money. Truly this place deserves all the business it gets and more. I cannot recommend it enough!

Banh Cuon Thien Huong My Experience…read moreI decided to try Banh Cuon Thien Huong after seeing advertisements online mentioning the famous Banh Cuon Thien Huong in Vietnam. However, having grown up eating Banh Cuon Thien Huong in Vietnam, I can honestly say that this place tastes nothing like what I remember. The original Banh Cuon Thien Huong in Vietnam was absolutely delicious. The rice rolls were light, delicate, and not overly oily. What made them special was the texture of the rice sheets, which were soft, thin, and enjoyable to eat without making you feel heavy or overwhelmed. I really don't understand why so many restaurants use the names of famous food establishments in Vietnam when the food they serve doesn't come close to the original. We ordered two dishes: Banh Cuon with Pork Filling and Banh Uot. Unfortunately, both dishes were much too oily for my taste. The excessive oil made the food feel heavy and greasy, and I got tired of eating it pretty quickly. The prices weren't cheap either, especially compared to similar Vietnamese restaurants in the area. Atmosphere: The restaurant is fairly small, with limited space. Service: The service was okay, nothing particularly impressive, but nothing terrible either. Parking: The parking lot isn't very big, so finding a parking spot can be difficult, especially on weekends. Overall: I came here with high expectations because of the name and my childhood memories of Banh Cuon Thien Huong in Vietnam. Unfortunately, the experience didn't live up to those expectations. The food was too oily, the prices were on the higher side, and the flavors and textures were far from what I remembered. For me, using a famous restaurant's name creates certain expectations, and unfortunately, this place didn't deliver.