One of our grandkids favorite places because they love pho and Ramen. Their dad is in heaven as well. Hubby and I stick to the basics, egg rolls or a chicken and vege plate. All of the food is fresh and delicious. The staff are always extremely friendly and helpful. They have a large variety of Boba teas as well as a big menu to choose from. The restaurant is clean. They do play current music so if you're not a fan then this isn't the place for you. But we love it! read more

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Guys at the counter are all smiles and ready to assist, prices seem fair ($5 bobas). But I'm neurotic about cleanliness, as well as seeing where my food is made - and this didn't tick my boxes. I especially didn't like that a random curtain hung behind the order counter to conceal the food preparation area, so I politely left. The people eating at the tables seemed happy enough. read more

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Sorry I didn't take photos- but I ordered chicken pad Thai and it literally was the most flavorless meal and smelled gross. The noodles were a blob when I got home (5 min drive) there was something in there that resembled chicken but looked like gelatin blah and smelled funky. Pictures of pad Thai on here didn't even come close to what I got. Also ordered pork and shrimp spring rolls these were ok- but I only got 2 small shrimp on each vs what folks have shown in the past. I get pricing is up but don't cut corners. I definitely won't be back. Buyers be warned. My pad Thai went straight to the trash so sad cause I was craving it! read more

I eat pho about once a week and have tried many places. Unfortunately, the broth here lacked flavor. This place used to be solid, but the quality has gone downhill. Service was decent, and the price is very reasonable. read more

I really wanted vietnamese crepe (Banh Xeo) and had seen a great review of this restaurant for their Pho, so I thought I'd give it a try. I ordered a frozen drink with mango, strawberry and pineapple and strawberry popping boba, it was super tasty and a welcome on such a hot day. The crepe came out and it looked pretty weird to me. I have probably had this dish over 100 times in at least 4 different states and this one was orange, where all the rest were yellow. The texture was also more gummy than crispy, kind of like and undercooked pancake. It had shrimp pork and bean sprouts inside, but the filling was kind of sparse. The veggies were cut very nicely, but way bigger than I am used to having. The fish sauce was very bland, but nothing a few squares of Sriracha couldn't fix. Overall the taste was good, everything was fresh, I just wish it were crispy. I will definitely be back to try their pho. The lady that waited on me was very friendly and attentive. She made sure I got exactly what I wanted in my drink too. It's a cute restaurant witg lots of seating, including counter seating. You seat yourself or can order to go from the counter. read more

Pho NOLA - Banh Xeo (Vietnamese crepe) - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

NEVER GOING BACK MADE ME SICK. Went back for the second time cause the first time it was good but nope never again. I got the crepe just like I did last time but the vinaigrette sauce tasted a little funny but I thought that was how it was but nope. I'm now stuck on the toilet stomach hurting and p**ping my brains out read more

I've been eating here since 2012, and it keeps getting better. Their NOLA Combo banh mi is my favorite mixed meat banh mi anywhere and you have to go to New Orleans East to get a chargrilled pork banh mi as good--nothing else on the metro area compares. I love the shrimp & pork fresh spring rolls with bowl-licking delicious peanut sauce, but the NOLA rolls are fun with a fried egg roll inside of a fresh spring roll, served with a light fish sauce. When I first started eating at Pho NOLA, that was it--banh mi and rolls. I'd get pho somewhere else, but over the years they've upped their game and now I rate their pho as some of the best, most flavorful bowls you can get outside of New Orleans East. Take out is lightning fast. Prices are great. Decor is nothing special, but it's always been CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN whether I'm dining in or taking out, touches of whimsy are nonchalantly fun, and I don't come here to feed my eyes. The dining area is large enough to accommodate surges without keeping patrons waiting for more than a few minutes, and, simultaneously, the staff scheduling keeps enough waiters around during peak times that service occasionally borders on TOO attentive...if there is such a thing. read more

Had a relatively large group. 5 adults. 5 kids. They were super accommodating and very nice. We got waited on quickly. Served quickly. Food was excellent and large portions for a great price. read more

Get food great service my whole family loves the place. You will have a wonderful meal Here read more

Everything here is delicious! I've never had a mad meal here except the to do I ate a whole jalapeño on my poboy that I thought was a cucumber! I love all the apps especially the bao little taco things. Yummmm! I could just eat all those. And the sandwich and a pho combo is great. read more

If you get a chance, do not pass this gem up. Nice modern bistro with really great Vietnamese food. Service is great and the local vibes were chill. Great rice specials and tasty pho. I am beyond obsessed with their Strawberry Boba read more

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Came here with high expectations but it was a total disappointment. Got their pho and it's mediocre at best. They're very skimpy with the broth which was cloudy so you know it's not from boiling clean bones for hours. Noodles had no chew, totally over cooked and were all broken in pieces where you can literally eat with just a spoon. read more

Pho NOLA - No broth ‍ its like eating dry pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Love their smoothies, always so fresh and delicious, lots of options as well! My mom and dad eat here and they love their food as well! I really only come when I need a little pick me up, I LOVE melon madness! read more

Generous portions, good menu and large bubble tea options. I've been here a few times recently. I am a vegetarian and I can find good options here. I did the tofu soup and sandwich combo which was a nice deal, the sandwich was a bit plain though. On another visit, I did the curry tofu with vermicelli noodle; it was a different combination but tasty. I will def order with rice next time though. My friend ordered the Vietnamese crepe and it looked pretty impressive; she said it was really good. The Pho NOLA bubble tea (mango with a bit of spice) is fantastic!! I also like the thai tea too. read more

Pho NOLA - Fried Tofu Bahn Mi and Tofu Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

If you are looking for good authentic Vietnamese food then look no further, pho Nola is the place to go. They have a pretty extensive menu with different rice dishes, noodle dishes, pho, and smoothies. There's something for everyone whether you're a meat lover or vegetarian. I had the banh xeo (Vietnamese crepe) and the bun Bo hue. They were both good. The bun Bo hue has a good kick to it and they were generous with their meat portions. Probably the best bun hue I've had in New Orleans so far. The banh xeo came out hot and crispy and they did not skimp on the fillings either! The inside was clean with plenty of tables. They are located in a small shopping complex with plenty of parking spaces. Overall I highly recommend and I can't wait to come back and try their rice dishes read more

Pho NOLA - Bun Bo hue good kick huge portions - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

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Excellent prices when you call in. The service was lovely. My vermicelli tasted so good. I love how generous they are with the vegetables. My char grilled pork was cooked just right- not burned. The taro bubble tea without boba was delectable. I'm looking forward to trying more from here. I got mine to-go, but the setting is really cute so I'd be happy to dine-in next time. read more

Disclaimer: review based on smoothies only. We tried the Green Tea Latte and Island Crush. They were both very good! The Island Crush was bursting with fruity flavor and the Green Tea Latte had a "clean" taste. Both smoothies had a milky background flavor, so if you are not a fan of that, beware! The smoothies are also a nice bang for your buck. The cups were a nice size for only $6 a piece. Customer service was fine. The restaurant was clean. Service was a bit slow to say there were not many customers. However, the young lady was working the smoothie machine solo dolo. read more

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Pho Nola is really great. The staff is always super friendly, the food is fantastic, and the ambiance is great. Food always comes out fast and fresh. I do wish they stayed open later than 7 pm, though. read more

Food was delicious . The service was very friendly. Pho NOLA has me as a customer.love it read more

Pho NOLA - ROASTED CORNISH HEN / CÓM GÀ ROTI - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

My go to for pho in the area. The staff is always very nice and food is out in a timely manner. My favorite is the no meat pho. The broth is so good! Overall solid choice. read more

I keep trying to find my favorite Pho place in the NOLA area, but I keep finding another good spot. That said, PhoNOLA is one of my favorites out of everywhere I've tried. Quick, attentive, great service has me in and out of here and this is one of my favorite parts about coming here. My favorite is their oxtail pho, crab rangoon, and pork belly buns. They have a great selection of drinks and boba teas as well. Their ingredients are fresh. The broth is excellent enough. Not that I need to mention I'm from California, but I've had some great pho in my life. PhoNOLA is rightfully named and can represent pho in NOLA. The parking can be hard, but it's next to the Korean market. Everything is just what I expect and crave in pho. 5 stars. read more

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The restaurant , and staff are very lovely . Food is always good . The meals are pretty fulfilling as well. And don't forget to try their boba teas read more

Pho NOLA - Rice Plate with Pork. - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Service was awesome, but the food was lacking. I was very disappointed. Pho had very little meat noodles, which were a solid clump with weak flavorless broth. read more

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There was absolutely no flavor in the fresh spring rolls. I got pork and shrimp. I do not recommend read more

Pho NOLA - Spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Was craving pho and remembered this place that was next to a nail salon I used to go to. Pho NOLA definitely fulfilled my craving and was good. As an appetizer I chose the crab rangoons, they were amazing! I also had shrimp and chicken soup (as it was listed on the menu). The broth was strongly beefy and they gave a massive amount of rice noodles, which made the meal impossible to eat in one sitting. Overall it was good, and this will likely be my go-to Vietnamese restaurant! read more

Pho NOLA - Shrimp and chicken soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

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The restaurant is located right off of Transcontinental Dr. next to an oriental market. It is around the corner from the Zuppardo's supermarket. It was a good sized restaurant with decent parking for peak lunch rush times. It has about thirty parking spaces. It is easily recognizable from the outside and has a handicap ramp leading to the entrance. The restaurant has a bar section and a general dining section with spaced out tables because of covid-19. The staff was busy but they were friendly to talk to. The staff does not go out of its way to strike up a conversation, so this is ideal for a nervous date. They do not have any paper menus. You have to get your menu through the barcode that is taped to the table. They only have tables and bar areas. Most people generally picked the table for this restaurant and I could not see if the bar area was open. You are directed to sit where you want and the restaurant is small enough so that you do not lose track of the wait staff easily. The decorations were at a minimum but it felt cozy and nicely organized. The restaurant is on a busy street but it is roughly right where Veterans Memorial Blvd. and Transcontinental Dr. intersect. The food was good and felt freshly made. You get the options to use European utensils or simply break apart your own lucky chopsticks. The restaurant keeps the same menu for all hours of the day it seems so it doesn't matter if you decent weekend over weekday or the time. I decided to take a risk and I ordered something that I had no idea about. I ordered the wonton soup and it was good. They even cooked quail eggs so that they felt good to eat. The food was fantastic and tasted great. I usually try and go out of my way when I am given the chance to use chop sticks. The chop sticks that are used feel a little more pricey than a typical asian restaurant and they had a good grip. This would be a great restaurant to experiment with how to use them at! I would recommend it. It was a good experience and the food was amazing. All the employees wore mask and they stayed just far enough away from you to make you comfortable. The location is awkward but it is easy to get into if you are going south bound on Transcontinental Dr. Food- A Location- C Convenience - B Romantic / theme setting - B read more

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Love their milk bobas/smoothies. This is a Mocha Café - I wanted to try something new. I usually get the peanut butter banana, Monkey Business. 5/5!!! read more

Pho NOLA - Milk smoothie - Mocha Café - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

I ordered the beef pho with tofu as the protein, a lychee green tea & pork dumplings to go. Everything came packaged perfectly with extra condiments. Pho was good but I've had beef broth from other places with more flavor, however I did enjoy the crisp on the tofu. Tea was delicious nice lychee chunks at the bottom. Pork dumplings were great but no more special than I've had at other places. Only thing I'd change is I wish they'd give you a soup bowl and spoon to go. Some places provide this. No big deal though I'll just buy my own. Will definitely be back. read more

Pho NOLA - Beef pho with fried tofu & dumplings - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Good place to grab some Vietnamese food. The restaurant is a casual, chill spot in a small business strip with a counter & bakery display case on one side, with the specials & drinks on a display board above that. The service is decent and quick, and the pho and banh mi were pretty good. The blended drinks, however, weren't great; the mocha-café one was too sweet and didn't taste like it had much, if any, coffee in it while the blended milk tea tasted like almost nothing. Worth noting that the last time I went, the tables had some inferior, off-brand sriracha instead of the familiar sriracha bottle most of us are accustomed to (although it's probably not their own choice as there is apparently still a widespread sriracha shortage!). read more

Pho NOLA - Pho + banh mi combo ($13 because I got the combo pho & combo bani mi) - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

I have pretty much always liked most everything I order at Pho NOLA. The pho is really good and their Vietnamese sandwiches with their special French bread are always very tasty. read more

The food is pretty awesome. Love their chicken rice place. Very tasty and I appreciate the complimentary side soup. What I don't appreciate is their ridiculously loud and obnoxious pop and club music. Very inappropriate and quite irritating while trying to enjoy a relaxing lunch. I also don't like when it feels like an ice box and I have to bring a winter coat just to keep my body at normal temperature. Last complaint, the water is not filtered. Not cool. The water tastes awful. I just don't think it's nice to serve unfiltered clean water to guests paying their hard earned money. If you don't value the health and overall experience of your loyal clients, then don't take my recommendations into consideration. read more

Heads up to only order on the phone or in person. Food is good and I want them to stay in business, but there's some weird management stuff happening. I ordered/paid directly through their website and showed up to be told they didn't have my order and that I had to pay again in cash if I wanted food. They said something about a hacker stealing their money or something, I don't know what's happening but it sounded stressful! read more

They super blast the AC in here so it feels really nice as you're eating warm, brothy foods. Service is quick and super friendly! The food, however, at least what my friends and I had, definitely did not hit the spot. Pho Ap Chao -- pan fried pho noodles with gravy and protein/veggies on top. They used the skinny pho noodles, but I'm used to the thicker pho noodles for this dish. The edges were hard to eat because they were hard and stale rather than crispy. Being from the Little Saigon area in California, I'm used to a particular delicate and savory flavor, and this gravy was just way too strong and salty. I really can't see how anyone can comfortably finish this meal. There was no other flavor besides just sodium. I couldn't take more than a few bites and had to bring it home to recook it/try to balance out the saltiness and make it more edible. Bun Bo Hue -- Spicy beef noodle soup -- The noodles had a pleasantly chewy consistency and the slices of brisket were appropriately tender. Unfortunately, the soup broth was overwhelmingly salty; I had to gulp my entire glass of water to allay the effects of the sodium. I couldn't taste the flavor due to the salt and my friend didn't even bother to finish his bowl or take it home. My other two friends had the meatball and brisket pho noodle soups, and were not completely satisfied either. The noodles were too al dente and the broth and the soup flavor was just OK. The meat was tender and well cooked, however. They also have a wide array of boba choices, though a little pricey in my opinion. TLDR; the protein itself is well cooked/tender and plentiful, but food just has WAY TOO MUCH SALT in it, masking all other flavors. read more

I have driven by this place hundreds of times in route to my baby mama's house but never stopped in. The outer appearance is underwhelming as it's in a very run down strip mall next door to an Oriental Market and crappy bar. Well this place is a real example of the old adage "You can't judge a book by it's cover" As soon as you walk in the door, you find a warm and inviting café style restaurant. There's 15-20 tables, a bar area with 5-6 stools, a few TV's that had on the NBA playoffs and pop music playing at a moderate volume. The place was relatively full and had a fun environment. Food wise, they serve all the usual Vietnamese dishes, the Boba teas, but also smoothies and a few other Asian dishes. I ordered the beef spring rolls but instead of the fish sauce, I ordered peanut sauce. The spring rolls were really good and the dipping sauce was even better. You can pay a little more and add avocado or pickled veggies for a twist. I also ordered the charbroiled pork bun. Bun is basically a noodle dish with lettuce, cilantro, pickled veggies (cucumbers and carrots usually) meat with fish sauce to add to taste. The meat flavor was great and when mixed altogether with the sauce, it was very refreshing. The only problem this place has (other than it's "cover") is the parking lot is small and usually packed. I drive a 4 door truck and it's hard to maneuver it in and out sometimes. Other than that it's great for take out or if you want to dine in. read more

Pho NOLA - Charbroiled Pork Bun - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Nola roll is always a bite of delight. What made it taste so good is the thin eggroll that they wrapped within it. Squeeze some sriracha into the peanut sauce, dip the springroll, and enjoy that crunchiness. I ordered the pho here several times before and I believe that it's one of the best in the city. The main component is the broth. It has to taste flavorful while looking clear. My friends also ordered the pho today and they said it tasted good. I, on the other hand, thought it tasted kind of bland, but not too bland. Luckily, I got the pho & banh mi combo. I really like the banh mi here. They whipped the bread with aoli butter. They then broke & shredded the meatballs and spread the cha & xa xiu evenly onto the bread. read more

Pho NOLA - Nola rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

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Rich in flavor and nice in price. The service was splendid, fast and courteous! The waitress offered fabulous recommendations that did not disappoint. read more

Service great, but food subpar. lemongrass chicken pieces weirdly shaped and thin like from frozen bag and coated with sticky sweet sauce, half of it was onions. will find another viet rest. had a gnat problem swarming table so left. read more

FOOD was delicious overall, but.... (1) Overall I enjoyed the taste of the broth but need to warn PHO enthusiasts that the broth here, well, it's actually on the SWEET side.. First time experiencing a "sweet broth"; May not be what's expected by some. Even with jalapenos added it was still SWEET. (2) Not enough beef slices compared to most other PHO places that I "visit" in Metairie. (3) The noodles were overcooked and chopped, making them more difficult to manage. Arrived 2 hours before closing and they were out of BEAN Sprouts which for me, is ESSENTIAL.. So that Brought on total disappointment and we were NOT INFORMED OF THIS until AFTER the PHO had been delivered to the table.. Ambiance was good and with the exception of not informing us timely about "no bean sprouts", service was otherwise, excellent... read more

Awesome food with passionate owners. Featured in No Passport Required hosted by Marcus Samuelson. Rich pho broth.

Best pho in Nola BY FAR! Doesn't even need the fixins. Dumplings were tender and delicious. We always order extra shrimp chips! Such a great find! read more