There's several places in this plaza that does Pandan waffles but this one is solid! Crisp, mochi texture mmmmmm read more

Pho Pasteur - I love him! - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

I've never enjoyed pho broth as much as I did at this place. I wouldn't say this is a little hole in the wall, but it is kind of hard to find if you've never been to the Lion plaza before. Park near lion's market, head further inside the plaza and keep walking straight until you see the food court. I got the Pho Dac Biet and my friend got the Pho Tai. I really like how they asked what noodle, thick or thin, we wanted on our pho. Very convenient. The broth was fresh and satisfying. Definitely something you'd love after a wild night out or to start your day with, or if you're sick. The meat was tender. Service was great. Be sure to tip them through their tip jar after paying for your food. It's not your traditional restaurant where you tip at the end. But tip. My new favorite pho spot back home. Will definitely be coming here often. read more

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Another great find tucked away inside the Lion Plaza - something again I would have never found. But then one day, a food angel came into my life and shared this little shop of heaven with me. It's the first shop to your left when you walk in. Surprisingly, a pretty large selection of different soup options and a few other entrees/appetizers, and even pandan waffles! I'm all about the #1 pho dac biet (which includes rare steak, flank, brisket, tendon, and tripe). One of the first pho places that I've been to that offers the option of pho noodles or the wide noodles (12) for the regular and a dollar more for the large. When you get your order, it's always topped with so much green onions - it's like a sea of green, so I hope you love green onions. All the condiments are next to the cash register, so after you pay, make sure you get your sauce your onions. If you want to give it a shot, the #8 sound pretty bomb with the beef rib, too. Otherwise, every experience so far, I hadn't had a bad time or found hair in my food. The family that runs the shop are super sweet and starts to recognize you by the face and know your order. I would say if you think about it, it seems pretty pricey for pho, but in hinesight, the food is about average price for inside the food court. I mean, I've had worse for more and this ranks pretty high up there. Not to mention that they're essentially opened 7 days a week and they're opened early! read more

Pho Pasteur - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

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Part of the food court with other great counter-style restaurants as well. Ordered the Pho dac biet (special), with thin noodles. There's an option for thin or thick noodles. The nice lady behind the counter also asked if I wanted nuoc beo, a fatty broth but I didn't get. The pho bowl is ready in less than 5 minutes, comes with all the standard pho fixins like sprouts/basil/peppers. The taste itself is one of the best I had in awhile. Broth seasoned well, noodles firm, and loaded with lots of beef cuts. The place has a lot of Viet customers, but don't be intimidated if you are non-Viet. The ladies here are super friendly! read more

Pho Pasteur - Pho dac biet, ngon qua! - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

Came here on the recommendation of a friend of a friend, and thank God about that recommendation since I would have never found this place! This place truly is a hidden gem. As other reviews mention, Pho Pasteur is tucked away in a plaza. And by tucked away, I mean even the plaza itself is hidden from street view. You would have to park in the strip mall area and then walk to even find the plaza. The menu is pretty limited as to be expected from a restaurant of this physical size, but what they do, they do well. I ordered a regular-sized Pho Tai Nam Chin (steak, flank, and brisket) with the thin noodles. Service was great -- the woman at the front was eager to help. Portion was larger than expected, and the front had all the mix-ins I needed (some hoisin sauce, Sriracha, and onions). The broth was great, very tasty and flavorful. The meat was rare upon serving and given just enough time to be lightly cooked in the broth, resulting in a really good eating texture. I'm a big fan of this place and definitely would come back! read more

Pho Pasteur - Pho Tai Nam Chin - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

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I was craving soup. I had a DoorDash credit, so the roommate and I decided to order lunch from Pho Pasteur on Sunday, March 19th. I placed the order at 12:31pm and it arrived at 1:20pm. The roommate's place is in Evergreen. 1. Pho Dac Biet: eye of round steak, well done flank, brisket, tendon, tripe, Skinny rice noodles ($10) 15. Bun Rieu Cua Dong: crab paste tomatoes soup with rice vermicelli and tofu ($10) I got the bun rieu. It was actually a good size and they provided a good amount of bean sprouts, mint, etc. I do wish they gave us more hot sauce and hoisin as the roommate needed more hoisin for his bowl. I wanted sambal, but we only had sriracha at his house, so I made due. The soup was flavorful and they provided the shrimp paste I asked for. The roommate's pho seemed small for a #1, but we were going out to dinner in about 3.5 hours, so he wasn't looking to eat much for lunch anyways. Good place for pho delivery. They aren't many options for delivery in SJ, so I'm glad I got to try Pho Pasteur through DoorDash. read more

Pho Pasteur - 1. Pho Dac Biet: eye of round steak, well done flank, brisket, tendon, tripe, Skinny rice noodles ($10) - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

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Pho pasteur is the place to be. It's a hidden gem in san jose with delicious, authentic pho. I always order the pho filet dap, gau, bo vien banh tuoi-- or tenderized filet mignon, fatty brisket, and meat ball pho with wide noodles. The quality of the meat is what elevates a pho bowl. The specific cuts and tenderized meat (aka beat with a mallet or something) makes all the difference. Highly recommend the above combo, you wont regret it! read more

I have always been a fan of supporting these smaller local businesses. I like pho here simply because it has that homemade pho taste. Added the beef bone which isn't necessary but it changes the pho eating experience . read more

Pho Pasteur - Pho Dac Biet with beef rib - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

Came here for the first time with my boss who loves this place for some pho. We both had the pho dac biet with tai dap. We also had some nuoc beo and tiet hot ga. Noodles were cooked well, meat was alright, and the soup was pretty good (albeit not very hot). The nuoc beo really helped the soup. My boss said it wasn't as beefy as it usually is today. Service was pretty friendly for a food court place. What I really liked was the tiet hot ga which is soup with congealed blood and egg yolk. Really rich and flavorful. It was a nice brunch, definitely high on the list for pho places in San Jose. read more

Pho Pasteur - pho dac biet with nuoc beo and tiet hot ga on the side - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

One of my favorite pho restaurants! I grew up eating pho bo vien, so I've become particularly picky about restaurant-made pho. My go-to order is the pho bo vien with pandan waffles! The flat noodles are chewy and delicious, and the broth is to die for. I can drink the broth itself! The bo vien is also really good; they're soft (but not too soft that it isn't chewy) and full of flavor. The pandan waffles are always made perfectly with the perfect amount of crunch and softness. During COVID, they offer delivery and they seal up all the soups and noodles very carefully! I haven't had a single order get messed up or have any spillage out of the many times I've gotten delivery. If you're looking for a pho place for your cravings or the morning after cures, I definitely recommend ordering from here. read more

The two ladies working there are always super sweet! The Mom always tries to greet us in English and she's soo cute. Love the pho here. I think we drop by after work once a week or every 2 weeks. read more

I got the bun rieu here while my husband got pho with the fatty broth. The fatty broth was really good and unlike any other pho broth I've had before! My husband liked his pho but I didn't like my bun rieu. There was hardly any crab in there. There was probably just a small spoon of it and the tomato broth had one little piece of canned tomato in there. The tomato was definitely not fresh because all you can taste is brine, as if it was sitting in a can of salted water. I would not order the bun rieu from here again but maybe I will try a pho with the fatty broth. If you want a bun rieu, try going to Hue, they give you sooooo much crab paste. read more

I have been going to this pho place since I found it on Yelp about 3 months ago. I always get the #5 but I will try others next time. The girl behind the counter now remembers me and my order which is cool. The broth, noodles and meat was excellent. So I decide to bring my visiting brother and sister-in-law (I think she grew up in Ohio) from Los Angeles. The first thing she said was that the broth tasted fresh and proceeded to finish the whole thing. Yes it is in a hole in the wall location but isn't it where one finds the best food? So try it! read more

Wonton noodle soup is terrible. The worse I ever ate. And expensive too. $17 for this wonton. Although there was few more. read more

Pho Pasteur - Wonton - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

We all have different taste buds I believe all their foods are perfect. These ladies use open flames cooking style which heats up food to perfect temperature and bring put the taste. So These beautiful people get 5 stars that the bottom line! read more

Pho Pasteur is great for a quick and casual Pho stop in a no-frills environment. They're located in the food court next to Lion Market on Tully Rd and there are plenty of parking spots available in the huge lot. The clientele on the way to the food court and in the food court is sometimes sketchy with homeless asking for money and/or drinking a beer... They do have a security guard that does a good job of monitoring the system... They also have a bus "man" that pushes a cart around to take away dirty plates and wipes down the table while wearing his gloves. Service is always friendly by the what seems to be a family-owned joint. #1 with Fresh noodles and rare steak on the side is always a safe bet! The noodles are fresh and the broth is flavorful. The meat is quite fresh too! There's a huge jar full of raw onions to complement the soup! $8.5 for lunch, tax "included" and cash only! ;) read more

Pho Pasteur - #6 - Oxtail Pho - $10 - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

** CASH ONLY ** Not sure if this place is related the Pho Pasteur(s) on Berryessa or in Union City, but this food court stall seems to have better food than either of them. I got the #6 ($8.50, oxtail + rare steak (eye-of-round)) with wide noodles, steak on the side, and no cilantro. The friendly cashier asked if I wanted some beef fat in my pho . . . don't remember ever being asked that before. There's a tray of condiments next to the register (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/pho-pasteur-san-jose?select=AOEzVXnzypdW7vh8B-XPmA#WbVhT4dE0onspHnkUJMj0g), you can't see it, but there's a jar of sliced vinegared onions which I added to my bowl when I picked it up. The garnish plate had the not so commonly provided ngò gai' (sawtooth herb) which has the same soapy flavor as cilantro for me so was wasted on me, along with sprouts, jalapeno slices, and lime wedge (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/pho-pasteur-san-jose?select=AOEzVXnzypdW7vh8B-XPmA#O3sjDi03VUuWHUihRcoFtg). The sprouts were warm and slightly blanched; I like that as they don't cool the broth as much as adding raw sprouts. The cashier also provided a mix of hoison & sriracha (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/pho-pasteur-san-jose?userid=DsHsuhUvyyW_75zFcJxkKw#dGIvJAv1A7aemdWcgNWkKg) not sure if that's just for if you get the steak on the side. As I dug in, I was pleasantly surprised by this food court pho. The bowl had no cilantro, a generous handful of green onions, and a sprinkle of black pepper (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/pho-pasteur-san-jose?select=AOEzVXnzypdW7vh8B-XPmA#-gjof1AvhH2d_L5h9mDHJw). The broth was beefy and flavorful (no MSG-cotton-tongue here). The wide noodles were a nice al dente. Oxtail was one large piece with a lot of meat (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/pho-pasteur-san-jose?select=AOEzVXnzypdW7vh8B-XPmA#6P4LE1HduJYhaTSe2Np2Bg) and a couple of small end pieces and there was a generous amount of rare steak that was nice and tender (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/pho-pasteur-san-jose?select=AOEzVXnzypdW7vh8B-XPmA#EAvkWSGU2LHaqxt551QhCg). Definitely the best oxtail pho I've had in awhile. read more

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Great customer service! Located inside a food court in the back of a shopping plaza. Ordered pho with rare steak and beef ball. The employee kept the rare steak refrigerated until I arrived to ensure that it stayed fresh for as long as possible. Super friendly. Broth flavor wasn't the best I've ever had but it was decent (4/5). read more

It's a 3.5. This place is located inside the dirty Lions food court. I found the Ox tail Pho quite standard. The portion was large, lot of noodles and the Pho was ready within few minutes. The Ox tail consisted of 3 pieces with almost no meat on it. They use fresh, non-frozen Ox tail. I find the broth not to be as flavorful as Chao Vit Thien-Huong. It's a solid pho place, don't get me wrong. It just doesn't have any special twist. Maybe it's just me having too much expectation according to the yelp review. Super friendly staff. read more

Pho Pasteur - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

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Dont order from this place. Horrible!!!! I asked for thigh meat and they gave me chicken wings. Never again!!! read more

Pho Pasteur - No meat on this!!!!! - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

My go to spot in sj because the customer service is friendly. They hook up my pho with big noodle and extra beef fat. read more

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First and last time I'm going here. I order the #1. Which is pho dac biet regular size for $14. I also added in meat ball to the soup. Well I'm very disappointed with overall meal. Very little protein was given. my extra meat balls was just one that was cut in to 4 pieces like really really. cheap with the protein and noodles. Sad read more

Just ordered from Doordash and got delivery to my door. The owner of this place does a good job during this time. I feel I have extra stuffs for everything. 2 bowls and I can eat for 1.5 day. Definitely recommend read more

Pho Pasteur - Bo kho, only 1/2 bowl, a lot of food cant finish at once - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

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The broth is getting worse, so bland with no taste. I had to add lots of hoison sauce.

I'm on a never ending quest to find the best Pho restaurant. I've tried most of the local ones, and have one conclusion: the most Spartan looking places are usually the best. They don't put too much into décor, ambiance, nor customer service, they just do Pho right. Pho Pasteur fits this category, with one exception - although you do order from the counter, the lady working it has to be the sweetest and most customer service centric person I have ever encountered at a Pho place. She gave me clear broth, with a side of fatty broth. They have fresh onions on the side. They have fresh noodles...yes, fresh noodles do make a difference. But it's all about the broth. Meat is meat, bean sprouts are all the same, but the broth has got to be in the top three I have ever tasted...and I don't recall the other two. I'll be back, let's see if she remembers my order. read more

My Vietnamese wife says that the pho here is like the pho in Vietnam. There you go. It doesn't get more authentic than that. The broth is very tasty and aromatic. I normally don't like bo vien, but I like it here. Apparently the bo vien is home made among other things. I've also tried the bot chien and it's very good. The provided sauce is nice. A hidden gem, and we'll be coming back often! read more

A small pho spot in the lion plaza food court. My go-to pho, pho bò viên (meatball pho) was only $9.50, much cheaper than other pho restaurants. The noodles, meat and broth itself was very good. However, the broth was a little too salty for me. The portion is also smaller than other places but they have options for more noodles ($1.00) and more meat ($1.00) which brings it up to the price of pho at other places. The cashier was very nice and friendly and spoke to me in both Vietnamese and English which was really sweet because she could tell my Vietnamese wasn't the best but I tried! Downside of this place is that it is in a really sketchy area. We had a homeless man come up to me and my friends (INSIDE the plaza), try to flirt with us and then asked for money. Luckily, everyone who works there is aware that this man is always asking for money in the area so they kicked him out. There was a lot of yelling but the cashier apologized to us when it wasn't even her fault :( they really care about their customers. read more

I'll be back! Meet up at the Lion Plaza food court before hitting Monterrey with the other cousins last week. Me and my brothers all got Pho Tai Filet Mignon here. Me and the middle kid got fat added to our soup (highly recommend saying yes when they ask you if you want fat added.. even if it's just a little) while the other kiddo said no fat. Soup was on point. It was so good. I haven't had good pho in San Jose for awhile now. Every place that use to be bomb as been mediocre in the game as of late.The economy has been bad.. But anyways I got thick noodles while everyone else got thin. It's not super wide. It was nice. And the lady at the counter was super happy, friendly, and warm even at that early hour. (: read more

First time ordering food from here, found a piece of hair in my to go bun rieu, right before I was about to reheat it. Sorry, won't be coming back to try anything else. read more

Pho Pasteur - Little piece of curly hair - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

My all time favorite pho place Nice girl and yummy food The sweet treat only available on weekend Love their #2 noodle read more

Pho Pasteur - Sweet treat - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

As someone who grew up eating pho, this is one of the best pho places in San Jose. I've been to other popular pho places like Pho Y, Pho Papa and Pho Kim Long and none of them compare to Pho Pasteur in terms of the quality AND quantity. Pho Pasteur gives a huge portion and the lady at the front is always very genuine and nice. I always get the pho tai filet mignon and it always hits the spot. read more

I ask the old lady if there is MSG a few times and she just seemed liked she didn't understand me. I think if you're in the pho business, even if you don't know any English, you can make out the word MSG, like "hello or bye-bye" but i could be wrong, although I'm more likely right than wrong. Pho was nothing special. I got the filet mignon with extra beef. I tasted a lot of msg. read more

Door dashed it this morning cause it was the only one open at 730am. Man I regret it. Fatty brisket slimey. Instant stomach ache. The broth is so dark think it's loaded with MSG waste 40$. Threw everything away. read more

Let's be FLANK. Beef is a integral part of pho experience. I HERD lots of people making misSTEAKS in finding bad pho places and let me tell you that's just OFFAL. Fear not my friends, this place deserves a seal of approval. For those that wasn't SUEDE about the location. It is inside of the lions food court ( all the way east of the plaza) not the supermarket. Don't be a sheeple and read Yelp carefully otherwise you're gonna be moo-ving a lot. The menu is simple. They don't SKIRT around, 5 different bowls and that's it. Please don't BUTCHER me for not taking picture of the menu, I was too hungry to care. The pho is your standard bowl. But there's something magical about it. It's the extra scope of beef fat that they give ya. Oh mai god I CALF not believe how much of a difference it makes. Who would've thought fat carb protein makes a good bowl of pho even better? Absolutely WELL DONE. Patty yourself in the in the back, I'll meat you again. For 9 dollar I ain't got BEEF with this place. read more

Pho Pasteur - Number 2. They will ask you if you want some beef fat on top Definitely say yes - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

came for the Pho, went for the Bun Rieu when i saw it was listed as a specialty. Pho Pasteur is the first eatery on the left as u entered Lions food court. eats: Bun rieu cua dong(8.5, tax included) -crab paste, tomato soup, ground pork, pork blood, pork cake, bean vermicelli, 2 kinds of fried tofu, garnish: red cabbage, bean sprouts, lemon wedge. -side sauce mostly chili sauce, not crab paste. -tasty food, not as great as others, salty broth take outs: -meticulous, courteous service. -may try filet mignon pho sometime, not oxtail (no meat) -lots of dining space in food court. -cash only read more

My bf and I are always undecisive of where to go eat, and I look for anything to help me try out new places. I got a Groupon email for Pho nearby so I thought why not. My son loves noodles so discount on a bowl, oh yaaaah! Bought it right away and said lets go, but I didn't know the place was actually located in the Lion plaza food court. My navi kept taking us in the plaza but I didn't know I had to walk in. By the time I phoned them, they were already closed. It was 7:30pm, and they close everyday at 7pm. So we came the next day to have lunch. My bf and I both got the ox tail with thick noodle soup. I must say, I really enjoyed it and so did my kids! The thick noodles are soo DELIC and fresh, the broth was really hot (just how I like it) and the food was ready within 10 mins. I agree that the soup did not taste as though it had MSG, thats always a plus. The cashier was very friendly and made sure we got all our condiments. Overall the food/service was a solid 'A' and I would def come back and try their other dishes... .....but why the 4 stars? -It's not visible from street view so it was confusing for me to find. (Until I finally logged onto Yelp and read its in Lion Plaza food court, but the address on Groupon did not state that okaaay.) -I love my noodle soup hot which Pho Pasteur delivered, but the food court itself did not have AC and it was 80 out. Eating and sweating made enjoying my dish alittle uncomfortable. -They didn't offer ice cold water, only $1 water bottles. I don't know if its cause its a food court and maybe that's why they don't serve ice water but they do have self serve hot tea. So in all honestly, I only deducted a star because of the inconveniences of the plaza/food court itself. I'm not sure if they even had high chairs or boosters for kids since we brought our own anyways. Pho Pasteur itself did a great good delivering hot, fresh, flavorful noodles, just come dressed in your short shorts and bring a portable fan. :-) read more

Pho Pasteur - My kids waiting for their pho! - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

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Going to Lion Plaza I was really craving for Pho, so I decided to try the new Pho Pasteur stall. The service was nice, and I ordered Pho tai, and my friend ordered Pho ox tail. When I food came out it smelled delicious, they also have unlimited thinly sliced onions for you to put in your soup. (my favorite garnish) Ok, now to the looks and tasting, the pho noodle itself is larger which indicates that it is Northern Vietnam style. It tasted like I was back in Vietnam. It really had a nostalgia taste, and I am glad that I went there to try it.! read more

Okay. Yay. We LOVE this place. Yes the surrounding is not the best and is more like a cafeteria-style setting, but it's soooo good here! We have tried nearly everything on the menu here and my favorite is the chicken noodle soup - the soup base is amazing! We have also tried the ox tail noodle soup, beef stew noodle soup and the shaking beef rice plate there. All tops the list! Have to give this place a shot. It is located inside the plaza. It isn't easy to find, but once you're in the area - looks like a ghetto food court - you're there! The place isn't the cleanest, but their noodle soup is totally worth it! The young man and woman are really nice people. Since we have been there more frequently (it's worth the drive), they recognize us and remember what we want. Nice folks. read more

Pho Pasteur - # 8 and # 11 are sooo good! #8- Combination with rice or egg noodle soup. #11 - Vietnamese beef stew w/ rice or egg noodle soup. - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

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I came here the sunday after the thanksgiving weekend with a slight hangover. A few of the friends told me that this new place was pretty good, and of course I had try it out. I'm pretty picky when it comes to pho, esp when i can make it at home and probably better. But, of course you can't have that high expectations when going out and eating pho. Most SJ places have super watered down broths and it's very annoying because I don't like to drown my pho with hoisin or sriracha. Rule #1 to finding out if the place is good: TASTE THE BROTH!!! If it's good broth, you can technically eat it without any sauce or trimmings, it should be enjoyable all on it's own. Don't expect it to be super thick in flavor (this isn't a stew) but it should no way taste like those flavored vitamin water drinks. It should be comparable to reduced fat milk, not too rich like whole milk, and not flavorless like fat free milk (eww). Rule #2: it should be hot, not boiling hot, not luke warm, and definitely not room temp! Rule #3: they should offer you/ be able to provide all the accessories that comes with pho. Which includes: green onions in oil/fat, vinegar onions, raw meat on the side (CAUTION, if the meat is not good you are eating at your own risk), blanched bean sprouts, etc... I walked up to the counter, ordered, waited, grabbed my tray, sat down, ate, slurped up every last drop of soup, and left the place a happy little girl. Would totally come back. Only complaint is that this place is in Lion Plaza, to which i avoid like a plague due to the crowd, crazy asian drivers/parkers, and lack of sitting space in the food court. read more

Bun rieu tasted pretty good and flavorful. The restaurant is located in a small food court inside the lion plaza. A large bowl cost $10. Service was fast and easy. It's not that clean here, but it's a good spot for a quick bite. read more

Pho Pasteur - Bun rieu - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California