My husband and I have been hooked on this place ever since we were craving pho one night and ordered takeout from here. Now we always end up ordering the same favorites every time, the chicken spring rolls, banh mi tacos, and the filet mignon pho. Everything we've tried has been so good. The service is always quick and on point, and we love the casual atmosphere with music playing in the background. Definitely one of our go-to spots whenever we're craving pho. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I really don't like giving bad reviews but for this restaurant I have to. I ordered two phos on doordash. And the soup had absolutely no flavor. It literally tasted like saltwater. There were no remnants of beef, or star anise, or pepper, or cinnamon, or anything! I genuinely was so shocked. I had to use chicken bouillon to flavor the soup. read more

So, this old man (me) was touring LA in a Waymo (thrill riding) and found this place as a source for Vietnamese Coffee. So I "added stop" to make the robotaxi divert, then proceeded to order and pay for my drink online. Got dropped by the Waymo, picked up the drink, but found it oddly "not creamy" and "not sweet" so I went back inside. Yikes, I had inadvertently ordered just an "iced coffee" My man made it right, no additional charge, which touched my heart. He earned an additional tip. See, places like this, they are about caring and compassion. PLUS they show VHS movies in the small dining room! I be back... for food next time! read more

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The pho was bland and lacked seasoning. The bean sprouts were brown, which was already disappointing, but the most concerning part was the chili oil. It looked brown and clumpy, while the chili oil at other tables looked much more vibrant. I'm not sure if ours was old or left sitting out too long, but it definitely didn't look appetizing enough to add to the pho. When ordering the beef pho, the beef came cooked on the side instead of being added into the soup, which was unexpected. The service was alright and I don't really have complaints there. But if the service is only okay and the pho itself is bland, then there's really not much to look forward to when coming to this restaurant. read more

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Good food, good service, laid back vibes. Stopped in for happy hour. Enjoyed the hip hop music and VHS playing/check in a casette case (nice touch). read more

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Great experience eating here! Came for dinner on a Tuesday night at 5pm and we were seated right away. There were a few dining when I arrived but it quickly got filled up a few minutes later. Ordered some flossy fries to take advantage of their happy hour. Those were gone within 5 mins. I had the Phofax Special. The broth was delicious. Well seasoned and they were not shy with the protein! Great spot overall and definitely recommend if you are craving some pho. read more

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As a Vietnamese person, I was genuinely shocked by how much I disliked this place. This was the first Vietnamese restaurant I tried after moving to LA, and seeing "pho" in the name came with certain expectations, especially after reading all the great Google reviews. Unfortunately, it was a big letdown. The broth was extremely bland, and the meatballs tasted cheap and off. It quickly became clear that this place isn't meant for someone who's used to authentic Vietnamese food or grew up eating and making it. I've never had pho like this before, and not in a good way. I even tried to fix it by adding fish sauce, but they brought out the sauce meant for spring rolls instead, which didn't help. Even after adding a lot of sriracha and hoisin, the broth still tasted like nothing. The meatballs were the biggest issue for me. They honestly tasted artificial, almost plastic-like, and felt like the lowest-quality version possible. I also ordered chicken wings with fish sauce, and they were unbearably salty. I had to send them back because it was too much to eat without extra rice or something to balance it out. I won't be coming back. I'd rather drive all the way to Orange County for Vietnamese food than eat here again. That said, the service was nice, and the food came out quickly. If you're new to Vietnamese food, you might find this place okay, but if you're looking for authentic, well-balanced pho, this is not it. read more

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This was very good !!! And they have fantastic lunch specials for a fair price ! For around $20 you can go half Banh-mi sandwich and half pho (with high-grade filet Mignon. The bahn-mi sandwich had a refreshing taste from the citrus aspect, and à crunchiness to the bread . Even with a half-portion it was still satisfying. The pho was excellent , and the broth had a lovely and pleasing salty flavor: that's important ! The filet mignon beef was tender and juicy. Even half bowl , you theoretically should be leaving full. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Half sandwich /pho lunch specials. Fantastic - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Had dinner with a few friends on a Friday night. This was my first time here. We were graciously greeted upon entering and the staff quickly put together tables for twelve. A friend and I each ordered the Garlic Noodles with Filet Mignon. We both enjoyed our meal that had the right amount of garlic. The noodles and veggies were good, but the filet, which was cut up in multiple pieces, was a bit chewy. For the added price it was acceptable. Overall, the dish was good and we would order it again. A friend next to us just had the Fresh Spring Rolls with Pork appetizer. He loved it. The spring rolls were large and arrived at the table sizzling hot. He enjoyed the rolls by wrapping them in a lettuce leaf. Another friend had the Pho Tai Filet Mignon Noodle Soup. A large bowl arrived piping hot with a lot of noodles and good amount of filet. He said the soup was excellent. Other friends near me had the Basil Stir Fry with Tofu, and a Street Fried Rice with Shrimp. They both liked their meals, however, the shrimp in the fried rice were small. Overall everyone enjoyed their meals, and I heard no major complaints. There is a limited choice of beer, wine, cocktails, and sake. Several options of non-alcoholic beverages are offered. The service was very friendly and excellent. Big shout out to our waitress, McKenna. She was great and took good care of us without being annoying. The whole staff was friendly. And McKenna was able to process separate checks for us which was much appreciated. Beware: They don't accept cash so you have to use Debit or a Credit Card. They have a 3% service fee for using any card. Shady AF! There are a few tables in their dining room and a couple of outdoor tables on the sidewalk. Street parking is usually available. Beware that the neighborhood near the restaurant is a Permit Parking District. Read the signs before parking. read more

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Okay these garlic noodles might be the best I've ever had in LA. The filet was cooked to perfection, and there was just so much garlic in the noodles I was in heaven! Our server was super sweet and talked me into this green tea that basically had a sea salt foam on top - also great! This place had a very 90s vibe as they have a little tv where they played VHS movies! The Lion King was on while we were there. I also loved that the check came out in a little cassette case. I want to check out the happy hour next time it sounded great! read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Garlic Noodles with filet mignon - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I just got the banh mi tacos, which are soft tacos with a choice of beef, chicken, pork, or tofu, and filled with the seasoning and pickled red onions and cilantro you'd find in a banh mi. This fusion paired well and compliments well with hoisin sauce. The restaurant also has several pho and rice options. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Good service here, the staff is welcoming, helpful and courteous. The ambiance is very cozy and clean. The food is alright, I wasn't a fan of the beef since it seemed to taste more like sweetened, reconstituted beef jerky, but the vegetables were fresh and the fish sauce was good. I was excited to find this place but we were a bit disappointed (we were craving it for a while!), but the meat gave us both a bellyache (and the dish didn't come with any mint after being told it did). If dining here I'd stick with ordering a vegetable dish other than meat. Regardless great service! read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Lemongrass Chili Stir-Fry - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Spring rolls were good. We got shrimp and pork. We got two rice plates with supposedly filet mignon beef, in both plates the beef didn't taste like filet cut. All the beef pieces were verrry tough. Because of that we wouldn't come back. read more

This place was so good! I LOVED the spring rolls the grilled pork in it was so flavorful and I got it with the fish sauce and it was delicious. The pho was also bomb. I love the amount of meat and noodle in it I love the chunky pieces of tendon in there it's my favorite. I do wish the broth had a bit more flavor to it but still very good! The service was great and the seating was nice I love the little corner nook I was in it felt cozy. Will for sure come back. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Grilled pork spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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How does this place not have 5 stars? This was the best beef vermicelli bowl I've ever had. The beef was fire grilled and not fatty or grizzly. It was perfect. I will definitely add this to my rotation. read more

This place is walking distance from LACMA, the place seemed quite busy for a Tuesday. We dined in and immediately loved the. VCR movies playing! The staff were nice and gave us speedy service, the food was delightful! Will definitely make a stop here again, maybe aim for their happy hour! read more

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Food was delicious. Vibe 80s and 90s, an old VCR playing kids movies to entertain the three families, the bill came in a cassette tape. Not newly renovated but certainly clean and cared for. Funny T-Shirts and bags, music great. Servers very kind and patient. I went early. How is place not packed all day long? They are running a wicked busy take out service. I'll be back. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Bill arrived inside an old cassette tape. - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Great place! Super friendly staff very quick service. But, pretty white washed... The food was ok. Me and my friend both got the filet mignon pho, it was very tender. It was nice that we got the spoonful of bone marrow in the soup, it made the Roth a lot richer and was included since we dined in. But, the broth wasn't anything special. We also made it in time for the happy hour and got the flossy fries. It wasn't anything special and lacked bold flavors. l liked how the whole restaurant was decorated. It was very colorful and they have an old TV and VCR playing old movies. We got to watch Toy story 2. But the restaurant seemed a bit cramped. They also have a lot of merch including various shirts and bags for sale. Overall, the experience was ok. The service was nice, but I wouldn't call it authentic. Another issue is you have to find street parking, so keep that in mind if you are meeting people there. read more

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Banh-mi is excellent, and the service is wonderful. The spring rolls are to die for. The staff and servers are great, very attentive. The prices are reasonable, too. While I have only done take-out, the restaurant has a pleasant ambiance. read more

Fantastic restaurant! I called in an order for brisket and tendon pho and it was ready within 10 minutes. Packed beautifully. Got it home and dug right in and ate the whole thing. Great tasting broth, perfect textured noodles... Everything just right. They also had a very comfy looking dining room. I'll probably eat in next time! read more

This was my first time ordering delivery from this restaurant. Everything was delicious! The NUOC MAM CHICKEN WINGS were so tasty and scrumptious. I also enjoyed the FRESH SHRIMP SPRING ROLLS! I felt like they were made here in my home! This might have been my first time ordering but it definitely won't be last. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Nuoc Mam Chicken Wings - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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FOOD solid! i thought everything was yummy hehe SERVICE v busyy so it can get hectic at times but i think they try their best to seat everyone It's not a big waiting area AMBIANCE sooo cute Im obsessed with EVERYTHING!! the mural is so beautiful + all the merch around the store suuuper cool Good amt of tables read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Nuoc Mam Chicken Wings - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I love this place. The ambiance is great, especially with the outside terrace. It can be a little noisy as it's facing Fairfax Ave, but it's not too noisy to where you can't hear your conversation. The staff are very friendly and attentive and the pho is fresh, light and well prepared. I'd definitely recommend this place. read more

Had a pho craving and we ended up at Pho Saigon Pearl and it didn't disappoint!! Fried Egg rolls and spring rolls were amazing! My pho was delicious and the meat was very tender. Great service and awesome 80's vibes inside. VCR with VHS tapes playing movies and your check comes inside cassette tape cases! Totally awesome! read more

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Meh. Food and service was good, BUT, let's talk about that 3% service charge. They don't take cash, yet you have to pay the service charge. Signage outside says no cash--which is fine--but says nothing about a service charge. The woman who took our order when we were seated was great in communicating a lot of things such as no cash, not use the QR code on the receipt because the site wasn't working, and about the Dine LA menu, but neglected to tell us about the service charge. When I explained to the guy checking us out I was using a debit card and not a credit card, he apologized and said it still applies. If I was told upfront there was a service charge we would have gone elsewhere. There are just too many other options within walking distance that don't charge additional fees. Things are expensive enough. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Garlic Noodles - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Oxtail pho!! It's yummy, comforting, and the oxtail is HUGE which is so nice. The flavor can be better but it's really nice and somewhere I might come back to many times. The service is really friendly too - the hosts were kind when I was waiting for my Togo order read more

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Food was delishhhh! The filet pho meat was great. The broth was great, also loved the bone marrow! Service was amazing, mekenna (sorry if I butchered your name) was so lovely and informative and made our experience awesome! She was super nice!! Ambiance was very nice not too loud and very cool energy! I love how they give the receipts in a cassette super cool! Loved this pho restaurant will definitely come back again read more

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A few of us got Pho from Pho Saigon Pearl delivered to work for lunch and it was exactly what we needed. The food arrived super quickly. It came with a bunch of toppings and the noodles were separated from the broth to ensure freshness. We all doctored ours up the way we like and it was so delicious. This was the most comforting and warming meal we could have gotten. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I was expecting an authentic pho but this place disappointed me so bad. They're under staff and running around, the meat balls tasted like a cheap plastic. A pho can be this bad too, now I know. read more

Cute little vietnames spot by in fairfax. This is so close to Lacma! U gotta pay for meter street parking. Food is mediocre, nothing special but the garlic noodles is good. Food was fast. read more

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food: + price: $$ review: Located near the La Brea Tar Pits, this Pho spot was a convenient choice when meeting family friends for dinner. Their happy hour appetizers were a decent serving size, but nothing too memorable. I liked ordering their custom pho since I could choose my own proteins. There were enough noodles in the pho, which I appreciated and like the most. The brisket was thinly sliced and didn't carry that much flavor. They do include bone marrow in the broth as a free add-on and pointed out the benefit of collagen. The waitress was a yapper and our table was always being monitored. Overall, this Pho was pretty standard, but expectedly higher priced due to their location. read more

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Bless these servers - they were funny, kind AND put up with our ridiculous table mix of vegetarians, meat eaters, a seafood eater and a seafood allergy. It's rare to find somewhere all five members of my family can easily find something to order AND THEN enjoy it - but we did just that here. The fun 90's vibes (the VCR/TV combo playing Power Rangers and tape casette covers as bill holders) added to the vibe. It's SUPER close to the Grove/Farmers Market area, and a great price point for a TON of food. read more

Always a great place to grab some proper Vietnamese pho and noodle dishes. Tofu is made in-house. Stop! I love to sit outside. One of the few places that don't forget about their customers sitting out front. It's so cute in here, the 80s/90s nostalgic decor and nice touch of the bill slip sitting in a tape cassette case. Service is GREAT! I've never had an order messed up. Every employee is super nice, and good with recommendations. Plenty of on street metered parking or in the neighborhood. Just be mindful of the parking signs. I feel like the menus prices are fair, I do like the option of giving the kitchen a $10 round of beers. They are cashless. You can pay via QR code on bill receipt or with server. They also take Venmo. Note, there is a 3% surcharge on credit card, but on debit cards. And don't get me started on this playlist. Y'all got it on Spotify? THE FOOD: Vegetarian Pho (in beef bone broth) - hella good! Packed with fresh veggies and fried tofu that is still SOFT not all fried hard. The beef bone broth is so flavorful, there's no need to add the hoisin sauce. Chili if you want some spice. Ugh, the in- house made chili oil is good too! Fried Egg Rolls, vegetarian - these the best I have had in LA. No lie. They not super greasy, there's veggies still have some firmness to them, not that mushy BS. Come plated with lettuce, basil, pickled red onion to wrap the egg roll in. Properly! Lemongrass Chili Stir Fry - ugh. So good! Next time, over rice add fried egg. Please and thank you! Daaaaamn Gina cocktail - Refreshing, but on the sweet side ( I don't like sweetened drinks) but if I did I'd get this again and again. Strawberry Mint Limeade, sparkling - So nice. Not overly sweet like traditional lemonade. Appreciate that you can order this flat or sparkling. Thai Iced Tea - very nice. And sold by half gallon. A plus. read more

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The food was cool. It was hot and fresh and the chicken was delicious. The. Service was laid back but efficient. The restaurant was clean and looked cool. very simple. Street parking. Prices were competitive especially during happy hour. read more

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The location definitely seems smaller than the Pho Saigon Pearl I've been to out in Irvine. Then again, it's been years since I went to that location. One note is that you can smell the aromas of their delicious grill just driving by. It's bound to attract hungry passerbys. They have pretty good sea salt jasmine tea, which is something I enjoy ordering on the side to enhance my dining experiences. To start, we had the egg rolls, which had a unique texture different from the usual. I've had these kind of egg rolls before and I think I prefer it over the usual. We ordered the filet mignon pho, which had good flavors. I think I like the pho that comes with a variety of meat much more than this. The pork chop with rice was probably my fave here this meal. You can't go wrong with the pickled veggies and delicious grilled pork that's been marinated perfectly. Overall, I think we had a decent meal here and the food is good. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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My absolute favorite Vietnamese spot! The Saigon combo noodle bowl is amazing!!!! And, we greatly appreciate everything being labeled for gluten and dairy! read more

so I stopped by 30min before closing to grab a Pho Soup I was told they are not seating people as kitchen is going to be closing soon so I can have a take out only at this time. Place was still very busy with 3/4 seats taken by people that were dining in. I was ok with taking it to go as I was gonna eat it right away in the car. Got my order ready within 5-10 minutes wait and decided to eat it right away in my car so it stays fresh and hot. To my disbelief the broth was lukewarm and when I added noodles and meat it was cold. I expected hot soup yet I paid 30 dollars for a cold Pho. The raw meat they gave me stayed red and raw cuz it didn't even cook in this cold/semi warm broth. Would not recommend! read more

Cool retro ambiance. Really good garlic noodles. The service is hit and miss. First time we went, the woman was very nice and attentive. Second time, we got a younger girl with zero personality who seemed irritated by our very presence. Cash not allowed, mandatory 3% "service charge" with your forced credit card payment. Nobody likes to be nickel and dimed. read more

Meh. I've had tastier broth. The beef broth I had was very salty. Normally one packet or squirt of Hoisin adds nice flavor, but not here. I used two packets and it still not break through the sodium. The menu offered "tofu" as an option, but it did not mention that it was "Fried Tofu" which I definitely would not have ordered. The portion was rather small for the price, and while this was a pick-up order, I would assume it was the same size had I dined in. I'm afraid I would not go back. read more

Pho Saigon Pearl - Beef broth with flank, brisket and tofu (which was 'fried' although not on the menu as such). - Vietnamese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

It took a while to get a waitress and order but they were immediately apologetic about the wait. The service didn't get better but it wasn't terrible. I was torn between the phofairfax and the garlic noodles with shrimp. The manager encouraged me to go for the noodles because the pho is similar to other spots. I also wanted a Vietnamese beer but they were sold out so I ordered their last Sapporo instead. I should have declined because it was a bit tepid. Probably my least favorite garlic noodles but not bad. read more