The best Pho (beef and chicken) in Portland and Oregon, my wife, my family members all love this Pho Saigon Xua. Its taste is very good as in Sai Gon City 40 years ago that we ate. Please try it and you will come again. Han-Han read more

Good day Yelpies!! No need to sugar coat this amazing location. Go shopping at the SF Supermarket next door to work up an appetite or eat here before you go shopping either way you will get amazing service and the food will come out hot and ready. This place has perfected a street food concept in a restaurant. It is all PHO and all GOOD. Cheers read more

Pho Saigon Xua - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Had a hankering for a hot flavorful soup. My stomach led me back to this shop. The beef/tendon (P-19) did the trick. Like the hollowed-out jalapeño slices, crunchy like bell peppers. I'm hooked! Perhaps best Pho in Portland. read more

Pho Saigon Xua - Rare Beef with Soft Tendon - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

The good. First and most importantly, the Pho. The broth is freshly made, hot, flavorful and plentiful. The sheets of beef cooked as expected in the broth, as the noodles softened. Ample amount of meat, bean sprouts, non-Thai Basel, jalapeño slices, and lime. The not as good. The broth was a little greasy. The bowl was a little light on noodles, the to-go container is a bit small and the table was light on napkins, because putting the Togo food in a container was messy. The lady at the counter was super nice, and very attentive of her customers. I thought the restaurant was decorated brightly. The place was clean and well maintained. read more

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We came here looking for Pho, and this place is perfect! This restaurant does one thing, and one thing exceptionally well and that is Pho. They have about 50 varieties of Pho meats to go into your soup, but it is truly a focus on Pho. The soup is incredibly flavorful, stuffed with meat, noodles, green onions, and sprouts. I would have like more spice, but I tend to like spicy, and this was lighter. But that can be fixed with more sriracha! The meat was tender, broth full flavored, and there was so much of the soup, I even overfilled my take home container lol. The restaurant is small, but we did not have to wait when we came in around lunch. Food came out quickly, and our service was great, she wasn't chatty, but I didn't need that. Vietnamese music videos were being played inside, the decoration was bright and verdant, and the space was clean and lovely. You do have to pay for a take home container .50 cents and if you do not eat a lot then the container cannot hold your leftovers, but is that a complaint or a statement as to how much food they give you?! Great Pho, we will be back. read more

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This restaurant only sells pho with many variations of protein added. I want to say that each menu item (noodles, soup, etc) is literally the same except for the protein. The portion size are very big and they serve a lot of noodles in each bowl. The broth is .... interesting. It's not terrible, but it definitely wasn't the best I've had. It doesn't feel as dimensional and deep as other pho soups I've had. I found it weird that they had no prices on their menu. We had to ask for it. They all cost the same, except for the special. Parking was easy. The inside looks a bit outdated and old. When we went around 5PM on the weekend, we were the only customers. I personally would not recommend, but it's fine to eat if you're looking for a quick place to fill your stomach. 3/5 read more

Pho Saigon Xua - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Been here 3 times, all this year. The first time was great, I thought I found great pho close to home. Second time was not so great (broth tasted not like pho but just like hamburger meat) but it was a holiday and only one person was working so we gave it a third chance. The third time will be our last. The meat was good but the broth was completely flavorless, again only one person working. Too bad, it's a cute, convenient place with lots of parking and nice people. Still looking for a favorite pho in SE. read more

Not your usual Vietnamese restaurant: no vermicelli bowls, rice dishes, bun bo hue--just pho. With over 50 meat combo options. I went for rare steak, meatballs, fatty brisket. Ample amount and well-textured noodles. The broth had a good fat content, a little tomato sweetness, with minimal spicing. Efficient service. The mellow jazz music with two screens showing beach scenes a little distracting. Less than a mile from home. read more

There are varieties of Phở. But only if one wants an authentic handcrafted Phở, this place is for you! Of course the broth is greasy, because only beef bone & marrow and brisket meat can make an authentic bowl of Phở. Pay for extra for noodle or meat if that's what you want for. For the current market and rising cost, what do you expect for $19.00? Food: 5 Service:5 Ambience: 5 low-key casual & quiet read more

A very pedestrian - but satisfying - bowl of chicken pho here today. I'd seen the place on my regular shopping trips to the neighboring Asian market so when a local friend and I were lunch hungry, this was a convenient choice. A small place, we were seated immediately when we came in. Menus were offered - interesting (in my small, geocentric mind) that the one I received had little information and was seemingly geared more towards a native language speaker. We both requested "small chicken" but were told that there's only one size. No worries - I'd seen one when we came in and it looked fine. A plate of sides - the standard bean sprouts, basil, etc. came quickly. And a few later we received our bowls. Immediate impression was that while this was a nice aroma, it was missing the five-spice smell that I tend to associate with a good bowl of phở. I dug in - the flavor was decent. The chicken was definitely fresh and shredded rather than breast sliced - a nice touch. But there was a light oily texture to the broth that seemed out of place. I know each Phở place is different, maybe this is just how they do their bowl. A decent meal at $33 for our two bowls. read more

First off Pho is good and delicious here just the customer service sucks bad! I come here all the time and it's one of our favorite pho spots here in Portland. The flavor is good and it's definitely a different taste compared to all the other pho spots because this one is southern pho. Every time I come here the old man doesn't acknowledge or say hi which is ok not a big deal because most Asians are like that. My problem is when my pho noodle soup is served to me NOT hot and I ask him to take it back to reheat it and he makes a comment saying it's already hot! I am the customer and I been here many times that my soup has not been served hot sometimes and they have to speak in Vietnamese and make a comment. My bf is Vietnamese so he knows what they are saying. When I came today to eat the two lady that was always customer saying that there soup wasn't hot either and I told them to say something but they didn't want to. I know if I'm paying for food I want my soup hot and I want to be happy and going home satisfied not going home feeling I ate cold soup and unhappy. To the old Vietnamese guy that always works here why don't you just do what the customer ask? It's not that hard. He is already rude and doesn't say hi or acknowledge us. They need to take a customer service class to learn how to run a restaurant business because there CUSTOMER SERVICE is really BAD. I know most an Asian owner would say just don't come here if our service is bad but have you as an owner ever thought about showing that you care and want to provide good customer service so you have regulars supporting your business? Please to the owners work on your CUSTOMER SERVICE skills and ACKNOWLEDGE your customers! SMILE for once! read more

The broth here is a lot "cleaner" than other pho restaurants, however, they use a lot of oil. There are only 3 pho places in Portland I'd actually recommend, and this is still one of them. It tasted authentic and not super heavy on artificial ingredients that some restaurants I know of use. read more

Pho Saigon Xua - Pho Tai Bo Vien - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Ohhh man, I do not like doing less than great reviews. In fact I sat on this for a while but in the end here I am, two whole stars for a place that did the absolute basic for a bowl of soup. Look, it's COVID year and restaurants are struggling. This place relocated from the west side to a new Asian shopping center in FoPo with hopes of a fresh start. Sadly, they moved into a neighborhood with some of the best pho in the city, priced themselves over the competition and failed to keep up with their would-be peers. The main thing is their broth was okay, not great, and I didn't receive the proteins I ordered. Broth was light and lacking oomph and spices. I went traditional and got eye of round and brisket. I only received the round steak sliced thin. Maybe they were out, I'll never know nothing as was said to me. Maybe i got a bigger portion of one protein or I got a half portion because they forgot. Again no clue. In the end for one hour at minimum wage to afford a bowl of soup you can do better than this place. And look up their left behind legacy using the same name on Yelp. This is one of those high rated places that won't live up to the hype. read more

Pho Saigon Xua - November 2020 menu - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Real deal Pho restaurant. By far one of the best Vietnamese restaurants I've been to in portland.

They have only pho, no vegan option, no rice, no vermicelli, no sandwich and even no appetizer. Nothing else. I dont know why this restaurant can work with only one thing. I came at the lunch time and didn't see any customers. And one more thing, their pho is overpriced ( $19.50 for Beef Pho, $18.50 for Chicken Pho and $15 for Noodle soup NO meat). With these prices I will go to another place like Pho Hung, Pho Kim or Pho Oregon ( better food and better price). read more

Good service, clean place, good amount of meat, price not bad, on their fresh hot flavorful pho soup I can taste that the bones was and boiled quite some hours for their soup base. So our pho came out pretty good, glad that we tried this pho place out, we'll recommend and be back again! read more

Excellent pho and broth! Only thing to be aware of is that they don't really have vegetarian options but service is quick and good. Would definitely come back! read more

First time eating here. The only dish in the menu was a variety of pho depending on the type of protein you want in it. Price varied upon the number of protein you wanted like raw beef, fully cooked beef , fatty brisket, tripe or beef meatballs. Service was fast but server wasn't very observant if you needed more water or what not. Broth was ok but not extraordinary. I would say this was average but not bad. read more

This is my favorite pho spot in Oregon. They used to be inside the HMart in Tigard. By far the best broth I've had. I've seen people walk out because they only serve pho but they're really missing out on how great this place is. The staff is very friendly and their service is quick. They opened this shop during COVID and I appreciate how safe they make the experience for their customers. There is also outdoor seating which I love. read more

Excellent, get the special for a sampler of meats. One of the best pho ever in my life.

Delicious brand new restaurant by SF Market of 82nd Ave. Fairly priced, and friendly, quick staff and service. read more

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My first time trying the pho broth here was so bland. No smell ,no flavor, barely any taste of pho. I had to add more fish sauce to the broth. It didn't make it any better. I wanted to give it a second try. When I arrived it say open 11am. I looked at my watch and it said 11am. The door was locked with 2 ladies inside staring at me. No response from either person. So I left and decided never to come back here again. One of my top worst restaurants. read more

I like their pho. But the cook of that place was so rude and wanted us to leave because we just gently asked it we could get our steak cooked rather than completely rare. He also wiped his nose while cooking Service is good. That women was super friendly and took good care of us. read more

$19 for a bowl of lackluster pho.... Don't recommend at all. And the owner charged us for a to go cup that we didn't even ask for. We just wanted an extra bowl read more

We were really excited to try this place, but when we walked in we saw the chef was: 1. Not wearing any sort of mask 2. Wiping his nose on his arm as he was packing to-go orders. Obviously we immediately left without ordering. read more

Probably one of the best Pho Ga in the area. Broth is tasty with the spices and the chicken is cooked perfect.

Very good pho. Cashier was nice to me.. my order came quickly.....and place was clean. read more

Pho Saigon Xua - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Amazing Pho. perfect portions (I have enough left over for lunch tomorrow!). Friendly service. SUPER DELICIOUS BROTH. Nice atmosphere while dinning in. This is our new Pho spot pho sure.. I agree with Nicole P. that rhymed read more

Rating: 3.5 rounded to 4 for Yelp We ordered one bowl each of pho tai (rare steak) and pho ga (chicken). Both bowls had oily relatively clear broth. The pho ga broth had strong pleasant chicken flavor. The pho tai did not have much of beef flavor and was slightly on the watery side, but yet still flavorful. The pho tai was missing the complex depth of flavor I associate with beef pho noodle soup that I had in Vietnam or in my family's cooking; I was hoping to taste a bit more star anise hints of flavor in the broth. I asked for my tai rare beef slices to be given to me on the side so that I could control how cooked I wanted my beef when it was in the soup. The tai slices were thicker than what I was used to from other pho joints. Thus, it took longer to cook the meat in the soup. I prefer eating thinly sliced tai beef. Notes: No use of MSG. The menu only has pho dishes. read more

Best pho in town! The broth is absolutely amazing! Fresh ingredients, clean restaurant and friendly staff. Even though I took it to go, it still tasted very good. Their pho smells and tastes just like the pho I had in Vietnam. 5 stars no doubt. read more

They need to fix their business hours. On yelp, it says 10am so we got there at 10am. We Waited and waited then was told they actually open at 11am, so we went a shopped around and came back. It's past 11am now but they're still closed. As a business, get your hours straight. read more

I was wondering whether or not that I should try it out since it is a new restaurant. Did not regret giving it a try because the soup was unique, and very flavorful. On top of that, customer service was superb! read more

Pho Saigon Xua - Phở Đặc Biệt - Vietnamese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Came here for the first time today and although I wasn't super impressed it was still decent pho. It's a little too greasy for my taste but honestly is a lot better than some other places. It's one of the top ones in the city in my opinion and I've been to a ton. The service is quick and friendly and I'd probably go here again. read more

New place I thought I'd give it a shot. First of all, extra greasy broth (some people like it), and it didn't really have the pho flavor. It tastes more like onion vegetable flavored broth. I mean it wasn't too bad... however $13.50 for the special which is one of the priciest in town. I ordered my 5 year old son just extra pho noodles and broth nothing else. They brought a bowl as big as my pho bowl with a little bit of noodles, not enough enough for him to eat, with the whole bowl filled with broth. They charged me $10 for that which was not even worth it. Then I ordered a pho to go, and their broth was in a smaller container than what we usually get at other restaurants. The broth was not enough with the to go order. read more