Fantastic place to get pho! This place is underrated and I'm taking the family here again. Everyone is so nice and caring. Food came out fast and hot, perfect broth, noodles just right and the meat is great. Thanks! read more

PLEASE -- AVOID THIS PLACE. I'm pretty sure many of these reviews are not genuine. This is the second time I ordered from them. First time, they served me shrimp rolls that had gone bad. I didn't bother complaining because I thought it was a fluke and just one dish had gone bad out of 5. I didn't want to bother. However, I ordered from them again (huge mistake) because the one I usually go to was closed. I ordered vegetable noodle soup, vegetable spring rolls, and chicken rice here tonight and went in to pick it up. First of all, the place is FILTHY (first time going into the restaurant vs. delivery) -- I was appalled. The bok choy in the noodle soup was yellow and wilted, rubbery, and tasted awful (see pic next to jalapeño for color reference). The tofu in the soup had turned and gone bad, and the tofu in the spring roll has also gone bad. I called to complain and the rude owner did not care and claimed there was nothing wrong with the food and hung up on me. Restaurants with poor quality control like this is how one can get food poisoning. There are better places near by including the one across the street from them. Food is better there and owners are much friendlier. read more

Pho Sam - Vietnamese Near Me - San Ramon, California

A great Pho restaurant. I happened upon this place based on Yelp reviews and when I checked in it turned out I was here like 12 years ago. The place isn't fancy, but Pho is hot, fresh, and tasty. I made sure to bookmark them this time so I know to come back next time I'm in the area. Give them a try, you won't be disappointed. read more

This review is for the beef Pho only. 10/10 amazing. Pho is all about the broth and this place does it right. You can taste the love in every slurp. Folks this is not my first pho rodeo. When I first moved to the East Bay finding a new pho place was priority numero uno. I tried many Pho places in Oakland and the city. This place is legit. Side note: a reviewer mentioned the portion size is small. Thus I ordered the XL bowl and I could barely finish it. For reference I am 6'8" and 250 lbs. I will be back read more

Don't know how it has taken me this long to review this bomb pho stop!! Just devoured this for lunch and am feeling extremely satisfied as I write this :) Placed an order for pickup for 2 Large Rare Beef Pho Bowls (#19) which is the usual for us and I highly recommend. The guy on the phone was super quick, and said it would be ready in 5 mins!! That kind of speed is unheard of for take out! Went to pick up the food right away and the pickup process was very streamlined with covid. There is plenty of parking in this plaza so don't worry about coming early to find a spot. The food was in a big cardboard box full of all the toppings and sides ready to go! Super convenient for transporting it back in the car without having 5 different bags of soup flying all over the place. For 2 pho large bowls, which feeds 3+ people at my house as we aren't the biggest eaters, the total was about $22...can't beat it. The rare beef comes wrapped separately in nice thin slices which is super tender and fresh. It cooks right up in piping bc hot broth, so if you pick up food to go I recommend reheating the broth to make it super super hot before tossing the meat in! They also give lots of toppings pre-bagged and ready to toss in. Wish we would have asked for more cilantro, mint, onion +green onion mix -- we always run out! This stuff really soothes the soul and is my favorite pho place in town. Thanks Pho Sam for always satisfying my pho craving!! Give them some business, especially during covid when small businesses need if most! read more

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I ordered the fully cooked beef pho today and I have not been that satisfied with a meal in a very long time. I highly recommend this place! The broth is amazing! And the staff is very friendly I'll definitely be coming here frequently:) also o ordered the smallest size which was just the prefect amount for lunch! read more

Pho Sam - Beef Well Cooked Beef Noodle Soup - Pho Chin Nam - Vietnamese Near Me - San Ramon, California

My wife and I both ordered chicken and seafood pho, one size medium and one size large. Prompt service and we were impressed with the quantity and quality of our orders. Generous helping of protein in both bowls. The large was definitely worth the extra $1. read more

My friends and I hiked at Mt Diablo then hit up phosam for food afterwards. I ordered a chicken pho medium-sized (came out to ~$9/$10 after tax) and it really hit the spot. The chicken was ok; not super juicy but also not super dry. The broth was *amazing* and made the meal: flavorful, warm, and a fantastic complement to the delicious noodles in the soup. Good portion size. Fast order and serving times. Lots of indoor seating. Good pho. 10/10 worth it. read more

Pho Sam - Chicken pho - Vietnamese Near Me - San Ramon, California

Average service and food. Pho ga broth wasn't too robust, it was alright. Few pieces of chicken. No frills type of restaurant, either with the ambiance or dishes. read more

Great food, best pho in tri-valley. Their rice plates are also great! Even when they're busy the staff is hustling to get food out.

I ordered a standard vermicelli bowl with chicken and egg roll (0/10) and was very disappointed in the meal. -The chicken was a strange yellow color and tasted and had the texture of frozen, reheated meat. Weirdly dry for a typical chicken thigh. The actual flavor was also just not good, it had a really weird off putting aftertaste. -The noodles were the standard vermicelli noodles but I had some weird really dry chunks. Not uncooked dry, but dry as if parts of the noodle had been exposed to air for too long and dehydrated again. -the egg roll was also beyond mediocre, it was heavy on the mushroom which is guess some places are like that but for the most part, theyre not. I am not a mushroom person so maybe that's also just a personal bias but it had a strong mushroom texture and flavor. Also an important note is that they only give 1 roll even though the standard seems to be 2 for most restaurants but the dish is cheaper here so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (Not pictured because I tossed it to the side) -the SAUCE was also just terrible with it. Typically this dish comes with a side of standard fish sauce which is what really ties everything together since the noodles are just blanched and placed in the container below everything else. The sauce here tasted like it was diluted thai chili sauce with a splash of fish sauce and it had a really unappetizing sour flavor. 1 extra star because the service was fast and it was cheap but really not worth it since I couldn't finish past 3 bites even though I was starving. The weird sauce in combination with everything else being lackluster really killed it for me and I would not recommend this dish to anyone especially since there are other Vietnamese spots in the area with a better version of the dish. read more

Pho Sam - Vermicelli with chicken - Vietnamese Near Me - San Ramon, California

Food was yummy. Service. Terrible. I'm pregnant so we requested if we could have the green onions on the side since I'm not sure what I'll be able to take down with my food aversion. Server abruptly says "do you want it or no" "are you going to eat it or not? If you're gonna eat it we can put it in the soup and if you don't then we can't waste the food." Like that. Then I found a bug in the Thai tea and when we point it out, he rudely says it's a seed ???? Seeds don't have wings and here's a picture of the "seed". Very rude. After he saw I had a picture and it was a bug he started being nice. Seems like they care more about reviews than the customers themselves. Ps on the image it's not green onions it's cilantro but the stems of it..... read more

Pho Sam - Bug in thai tea - Vietnamese Near Me - San Ramon, California

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Good food. Service is excellent. Prices are reasonable. Ambiance is okay. It's hard to find a good Vietnamese food around so if you are looking for one, you have to try try this place. read more

I am so happy to have found this place in San Ramon. They open at 10:30am, with a very friendly waiter and their pho was delicious! I ordered the following: Beef, Tri and Tendon Pho ($8): The broth was perfect, not salty and you can taste the delicious anise star. The tendon, tripe and beef were cooked perfectly. Not too soft or too hard, just perfect. Spring rolls ($6): It was stuffed with pork, shrimp, lettuce and rice noodle. I was hesitant since it was $6 but the size of the rolls were definitely worth $6. So light and delicious. I'm looking forward to going to this place again when I'm in Northern California. read more

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Love that there is outdoor seating. I ordered the medium veggie pho. The portion was smaller than a small pho at other places but I didn't mind. The broth is indeed delicious. The noddles were chewy and decent and the onion crunch added a ton of flavor to the already amazing broth. read more

Pho Sam - Medium Veggie Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - San Ramon, California

SAVE YOURSELF THE TRIP: NOT OPEN TODAY!! I went this afternoon with a friend today in search of tasty pho (and inspired by the positive reviews from Yelp users), hoping to beat the doldrums of grey, wet weather. Imagine our disappointment upon walking up to the door, hungry & excited to add a new pho place into our rotation, when we found a printed sign saying they're closed "for the holiday" (beginning today, 12-21-24) and will reopen on 12:30-24. I recommend calling ahead to check they're really serving, if you want to eat here prior to 1/02/25. Happy holidays! read more

I really like the staff here. They are very nice and attentive. Extremely great food here and lots of variety to choose off of the menu. They are a kid friendly establishment and love seeing customers enjoy their food. I ordered a pho dac biet, banh mi, iced coffee, Thai ice tea and everything was delicious. I recommend this place! read more

Great food !! Simple hole in the wall but clean and delicious! Homemade broth and fresh ingredients You won't regret coming here !!! read more

I love this pho spot! The owner/workers are nice and friendly. I got the combo pho, I did not take a pic before I devoured it but we got two phos, one medium and one large. We took it home and reheated the food since we got takeout. The meat was plentiful and the noodles were cooked perfectly. Both were 5 stars! read more

The best family owned Vietnamese restaurant. Their broth is sooooo tasty and worthy of finishing it to the very last drop. My husband and I go there at least once a week or every other. Great service and clean. read more

Don't let the simple small setting fool you! This place has the best pho broth I've been able to find in the last couple years. Are server was was very funny and personable. It was great ver all a great experience highly recommend. read more

We wanted to try out a new pho place. We ordered a rice plate, vermicelli bowl, pho, and spring rolls to-go. Food was ready fast and it was packaged nicely for pick-up. I wasn't a fan of the vermicelli bowl. The chicken was dry and not very flavorful. Noodles and veggies were alright, didn't taste very fresh. The fish sauce couldn't even redeem any of it. Overall, not very much flavor. My dad's rice plate wasn't too much of a hit either. He said his pork was dry and also had no flavor. Salad and rice were fine. My mom said the pho was good. She got a regular sized chicken pho and it looked/smelled decent. The only thing I really liked were the spring rolls. Those were tasty. Shrimp and meat were good, veggies were crisp and fresh, rice paper was chewy, and the peanut sauce was delicious! Next time, I will try the pho and stick with the spring rolls. read more

It is ok Pho noodles soup was good but portion size was small. Even we ordered large pho, it is similar size medium as other pho place. Rare beef was kind of tough to chew. read more

Place that deserves 6 stars. Never thought that we have such a unicorn in the valley. Trust me if you are looking for Vietnamese food around, this place must be first in your list. Very friendly owners that will take care that you will get amazing food. read more

Pho Sam - Vietnamese Near Me - San Ramon, California

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Best pho around! They cook their broth the traditional way--24 hour bone broth. No MSG. The owner is super friendly and a joy to interact with. read more

Nice simple delicious affordable. With so many restaurants raising prices it's nice to still be able to get a meal like this.

Customer service is great. The flavor was lacking some, but not to the point where it wasn't edible. I recently moved to the area so I'm on a mission to find my go-to Vietnamese spot. Would I come back? Sure. read more

I've been looking for a new pho spot and I found the place! I got chicken pho and it was soooooo yummy! Hot, fresh and super clean! I also like how thinly sliced the chicken was. I'm super picky when it comes to pho, and my soup was perfect today! I'll definitely be returning! Very fairly priced, and my order was ready to go as soon as I got there! I'll definitely be back! read more

Pho Sam - Chicken pho! - Vietnamese Near Me - San Ramon, California

Went there at lunch and lucky to get a table. It's a popular place. I ordered grilled beef vermicelli and it was very tasty.

10/20/2023 Friday 1345 Food: Beef soup delicious. Spring rolls fresh & tasty. Egg rolls fresh , crispy & delightful to my taste. Service: Waiter Long is efficient, quick and anticipate our needs. He has great attitude. Ambience: Small restaurant. We sat at the outside sitting area. Place crowded and busy, Yes, I will recommend this place for the delicious food and great service. For large group a little bit tight. Thank you staff for great team work. read more

Long and his family take great pride in their product, whose Pho has some of the best tasting broth in the entire Bay Area. I never go to any of the other pho places, they are just inferior compared to this place. A+ read more

Pho Sam - Updating the review with a photo. Best broth. - Vietnamese Near Me - San Ramon, California

I've come here twice now and enjoyed both times. I usually get take out because the space is small and always crowded when I come. Theh are very fast with the orders and I usually can get my food 10 minutes after I call in. I've tried the rare steak pho which had very delicious broth, the spring rolls which always taste fresh and are perfect on a warm day, and the last time I went I tried the chicken wings which were really crunchy and had good flavor. read more

Very good. Small place and busy lunch crowd. We arrived before all the tables were taken. There were customers waiting and now I know why. I had the medium combination. After I fixed up my soup with all the toppings, hoisin, chili etc it was on! I had to ask for fish sauce though. My guest had the chicken and rice lunch. She enjoyed it. Good portions overall and filling. I was feeling really sick with a cold so as soon as my soup arrived I started eating it. No photo sorry Good value as well. Bill was $20 total for a good lunch. read more

Pho Sam - Skimpy toppings but understand for a medium you probably don't need a ton. - Vietnamese Near Me - San Ramon, California

+ Cheap prices + Quick though sparse service ~ Can be hard to find a table during the rush - Menu inaccuracies: 1. Lemonade served here is not fresh. They fully tell you before you order, but apparently this is atypical of a Vietnamese restaurant 2. "Grilled shrimp" was listed as such on the menu, described by the server to have been fried then grilled. What I saw was deep friend shrimp with the poop/intestinal track still in half of them. Overall, I know that people like their quick 'n' dirty service at a low price point. For the San Ramon/Danville area, it is certainly a divey gem that is hard to find. I would come here again but probably only stick to really traditional Vietnamese food (pho, bahn mi, grilled pork). read more

Such an underrated pho spot -- been coming here for years so I can't believe I'm only writing a review about it now. It is kind of a hole in the wall, but I think it's the best pho in San Ramon/Dublin. We usually get the combination pho, a rice plate, or a vermicelli bowl, all of which are solid. Take out during COVID has been really simple, food has been ready ~10-15 minutes after calling in and everything is packaged safely. Our items have always been put in a cardboard box which made it really easy to carry to the car. I also think the price point is fair and reasonable. Support your local businesses and order here (except on Sundays because they're closed) if you're craving some savory, hot, pho soup! read more

I come here as the food is decent. I am all about supporting small businesses and I really don't like to leave negative reviews. BUT, the guys attitude is what keeps me from NOT coming here. I decided to go there one more time to see what's up today. I am reminded how much of a prick he is. Cup of water smelled and tasted like soap. I had to get the water in my car. I grew up in Oakland and I've eaten in Oakland Chinatown, New Chinatown, East Oakland and no Viet or Asian spots offer good customer service, but this spot on the other hand is the prick of the prick! Don't believe, go there yourself. read more

Sadly they do not have Bo Kho, though what they have is pretty good! I enjoyed their pho and will be coming back.

Thank you for putting my faith back into Pho in the East Bay. There is a place that I went one time close to work and after going there, I lost faith in Bay area Vietnamese food. Especially since just moving here. However! Since another introduction to Pho Sam, I was floored how busy this place was and how good it was. It's tucked away off of San Ramon Valley with the closest cross street as Crow Canyon. Pho isn't too difficult to make but good pho is all in the tenderness of the meat and the soup. To make really good soup requires some skill. There are only like twelve tables or so, so be prepared to wait. I'll have to check with the owner but if they can do GF too, this will be awesome. Looking forward to the next time already. Nom nom. read more

Order a large #18 Combination Noodle Soup - Pho Dac Biet for lunch and wasn't disappointed. Plenty of flank, meatballs, tendon, and tripe along with noodles. It filled me up pretty good for a $10 bowl. I appreciate how the broth wasn't heavy at all and lightly flavored. Food came out quickly. read more

Pho Sam - #18 Combination Noodle Soup - Pho Dac Biet - Vietnamese Near Me - San Ramon, California

As always, the pho broth is uniquely sweet and full of flavor! The Vietnamese coffee is always made fresh, brewed on your own table. The people are always super friendly and nice, and they introduced the super hot chili oil to us this time around. As someone who is very good with heat, the oil did have a solid kick to it, and the garlic in the sauce was also very fragrant. But it changes the flavor of the pho broth quite a lot, so if you're a first timer I would recommend just enjoying the pho by itself. If you are ready for some heat and for a change of pace, ask for the chili oil! read more