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    Pho Song Hai

    3.1 (405 reviews)
    ModerateVietnamese, Noodles
    Closed • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    PHO SONG HAI ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Cơm Gà Hải Nam Đùi
    Katherine N.

    Phở Sông Hải's my mom's go-to spot for phở gà, and I suppose that's also the case for many, considering the large crowds of older Vietnamese people who often frequent this place. To me, this place was just okay, but I have to preface by saying I am not the biggest fan of phở gà in general. The interior is pretty small, and there aren't a lot of tables that can accommodate many occupants, so don't be surprised if you have to wait. FOOD: Phở Gà Tươi Đùi Gà (3/5) - Phở with chicken drumstick/leg. Note that it's more expensive than the other cuts of chicken. The broth tasted clean and was on the sweeter side. The chicken comes on a separate dish, and it was yummy when dipped in the chili ginger fish dipping sauce. Both the chicken and the soup were topped with white and green onions. Okay overall, but I would prefer a stronger flavor. Bánh Canh Gà Ức (3.75/5) - I preferred this dish to the phở gà because it was more flavorful with its fried shallots topping. I'm also biased because I favor the thick noodles of bánh canh. Cơm Gà Hải Nam Đùi (3/5) - My brother had this and said the rice wasn't as flavorful as he wished. The sauce carried the dish. SERVICE: Service won't blow you away, but the job gets done. It does, however, take a hot minute to receive your food sometimes, so I wouldn't suggest dining here if you're on a time crunch. TLDR// For phở gà lovers, I'm sure this small family-owned restaurant is a wonderful, authentic spot. To me, phở gà is just generally not my favorite (would recommend the bánh canh instead). Wouldn't be opposed to coming back.

    Charles N.

    It took me three tries to eat here. They were unexpectedly closed twice and today, it's opened. 10am and they already ran out of thighs. I came back at a later time and I finally was able to order the chicken thigh. It was good. I love their broth and their liver, heart, a gizzards were so good. Their signature dish is their ginger, garlic fish sauce. Wow, it's so good! I highly recommend you go to this restaurant early in the morning. It's more of breakfast or lunch place. I would go early to get all the chicken thighs and drumsticks before they run out. For Thinsulin fans, you can just order pho without the noodles. This would make it green light. I highly recommend this place. I gave this place a 5 stars for its food, not for its service or availability.

    Pho Ga Ut
    Cindy P.

    Still my all time Pho Ga spot! Go at random times to avoid the lines! Cash only!!! I like how I can order Pho Ga Tuoi Uc with no slimes & bones. This place makes it easier to eat!

    Fresh noodles w/ chicken thigh & mung bean/pennyworth drink
    Nicole V.

    I come here pretty often and support this place but today was pretty annoying. Arrived here at 12pm with my party and didn't get seated til 40 - 50 mins later and mind you they have a list where you put your name down outside by the door. What's the point of having your customers write down their name and party of number for the workers here to only skip you and call parties that came right after you? Shit makes ZERO sense to me. Sometimes it's also a hit or miss if they have thigh or not otherwise you're left with breast. I really do love coming here but it's getting to the point where it's not even worth waiting that long for chicken anymore when I could take my business elsewhere and be done with a meal. My party finally got seated as I'm typing this out. And still we have to wait 30 extra minutes for our order to come out. lmao what in the hell....... Moral of the story is, just order to go for the future that's including myself. I really love eating here but today was not it. Food is great I'm not going to knock that. Because no other spots make pho ga this good along with their nuoc mam/ginger dipping sauce that goes with it. Their dish here is goated but please be more organized with seated your customers. 2 stars for today because I don't understand what went down..

    Pho gái đưa
    Cecile W.

    I don't understand how this place is all hyped and deserves the long wait times, settling for whatever chicken pieces are left, and mediocre, I don't care for the customers attitude. I only came here because it was after a memorial mass nearby and our party of 8 came right before they opened at 9am. The service is typical nonchalance and you have to flag down your server if you are missing anything, like my drink after all the bowls were brought out. The actual setup with the ginger fish sauce is typical and the separation of chicken pieces from the actual noodles and broth is more unique because usually, they're combined. The actual flavor was nothing special IMO and waaaayyy too many noodles for the ratio of broth. I couldn't even finish half of it. The herbs were fresh and the fish sauce was flavorful. I cannot see myself waiting here for a table during prime time hours. Plenty of other dining spots.

    Banh canh ga
    Nguyen quoc hoang A.

    Very good food and fresh chicken. Rice chicken is good also. The one thing I dont like I feel like everything is not very clean. I bring my baby towel to clean the table. Service is good. But almost the time I need to wait to get the line.

    Kristine Y.

    If you do go, go early because they are popular! The restaurant is small but has plenty of tables. Although they fill very fast! The servers mostly speak no English to very broken English. This restaurant specializes in chicken. Chicken and rice, chicken and noodles... chicken. Their cuts are chicken breast, leg or wings. Note that only one person at your table can order wings. The day we went there was a half hour wait for legs. So essentially one person could order wings and the others pretty much had to order breast pieces. The broth is very yummy. The chicken is flavorless so you need sauce. Their Hainan chicken sauce is pretty yummy. I did add chili.

    Chicken to eat with chicken vermicelli soup

    Food is good. But the way the serve food is terrible. You order chicken pho, they'll bring you a chicken dish like this then 20 minutes later bring out bowl of pho / vermicelli soup. Im not so sure what the purpose of serving this dish of chicken alone is without any sauce or anything to eat with. Are they expecting us to eat this alone and the pho separately? By the time the Pho comes out, the chicken is cold. Not only that chicken is always unavailable, regardless when you come. We once came at 9:30am, and there's no chicken thigh ready, if want thigh then have to wait another 20-30 minutes.

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    I like phở gà here. They have better chicken than other places. This is the place to go for anything chicken related.

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    Food is ok service is bad waiting time for a bowl of pho to get to you is 30min average.

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    5 months ago

    Poor service. Need to treat customers with dignity and respect. The food is need to meet the customer expectations

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    Pho ga is good. One of the better ones. Good food. Chicken fresh n broth is just right.

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    They never have enough waiters/waitresses. And the wait for food after ordering is 30 minutes. Unacceptable management!

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    "I'm not sure what happened, but the broth here has become flat and lacks the herbal aroma that's expected in a proper bowl of pho."

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    Bad service-Long waiting for foods. Should have tell customers upfront how long expected to be waiting so they can order something else.

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    Ask the Community - Pho Song Hai

    What happened to pho song hai? Why they closed?

    They changed the owner. Pho Song Hai re-opening at 9033 Mc Fadden St, Westminster, CA 92683

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