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    Pho Tai

    3.7 (280 reviews)
    InexpensiveVietnamese
    Open 10:30 am - 11:00 pm

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    PHO TAI ATMOSPHERE

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

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    Khoi N.

    Pho Tai Puyallup is a place for you to have a quick lunch or casual dinner. It isn't a fancy place for you to dine in, but it's obviously the place for you to cure your hangover with. The young lady that provided me with service on that day was fine. She was fast and efficient in handling all the tables during lunch hours. I ordered fresh spring rolls and large pho bowl (steak, brisket, tendon, and stripe). While the pho broth wasn't as flavorful as the other Pho restaurants I've tried, it was still tasty when I added Hoisin sauce into it. The spring rolls were great, too.

    Number 15 and number 21
    Edenielle A.

    Food: the food is really good. I've ordered here a few times already. Anytime I want to get my pho on this is one of the places I go. The portions are big even when you order the small. Service : service is dependent on if it's busy or not. When there's more customers it's a bit slower but that's ok it's busy so it's understandable. Ambiance: I like their jams, they always play good music. It's very casual

    Number 15 (after I added toppings, hosin, and siracha). It's supposed to come with tendon, there was no tendon it either of our two bowls.
    Asiamarie V.

    The server was kind and they did the bare minimum. Take orders and bring food. Not checking in on how the food was, no asking if drinks needed refills. Extra meatballs is an absolute rip off. You get three halves of meatballs in a small bowl of brother for 3.59. You can buy a pack of pho meatballs for around that price. 1.5 meatballs for 3.59 is wild. We ordered two number 15's and one number 17 all of which are supposed to include tendon as a meat in the pho. NOT A SINGLE ONE of our bowls had tendon. If they ran out it should have been vocalized. It wasn't. Another rip off. Number 22 was great! Mother said it was a 5/5. The side of soup that she got was okay but it wasn't great. The broth was kind of lacking flavor. Cafe Sudan was a 3/5. Number 15 pho was rated 3/5 by my father. Number 15 was a 3/5 for me, broth was lacking flavor. Number 17 was 5/5 even though it didn't have the tendon per my sister. Number 25 was 2/5 per my partners. Bland. First bowl of sauce came with a hair in it. New bowl was fine (I personally really liked the sauce though!). Bathroom floors were sticky. Honestly the place is just cramped but the food isn't bad. They just could make some changes to make experiences better and food quality better. Note for restaurant: Please tell customers if you don't have something because it feels very dishonest when you just don't provide the thing and hope customers don't notice. Just from that I wouldn't come back.

    Handsome G.

    Pho Tai Puyallup has taken a plunge. First, service is SLOW Refills come when you ask BUT... they expect to be tipped?

    Large P17.
    Pearl L.

    I'm super disappointed in this last visit I had with Pho Tai. Pho Tai is basically the fast food of pho restaurants and I shouldn't have expected much, but it was Sunday night with two tables that had already been served. I came in with my boyfriend and after a few minutes, we got seated and then a server brought us drinks and asked to take our order. I got the combination order of a large #17 pho and spring roll with an iced milk coffee with light ice. I was expecting to get my drink but it never came until I went to go pay which was weird? They never asked if I wanted my drink after my food? It seemed really odd and I just figured they forgot. My food came out not too long but the pho was super sad as it had nothing inside. The noodles were short and clumped together. Broth was super salty. My spring roll looked great and tastes great until like three bites in, I noticed a small black hair. The server never came back to check on me and we had to ask the busser to let our server know. The busser told us that he could either have them remake it or take it off my tab, I opted for the latter as I had already lost my appetite. Overall, I won't be returning to this Pho Tai or others as I am moving back to Federal Way and there are plenty of late night restaurants with quality food and service.

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    Jerad J.

    Deliciousness! Go ahead and try the pork bbq spring rolls and multiples because you won't want to share. I should apologize for not taking a picture but the brisket and meatballs pho was on point as well. Great service and attention to detail. neat decoration with warm lighting.

    This is the seafood pho.
    Dixie C.

    I love this place. I always get the seafood pho. The portion sizes are large and the price is pretty low. The food itself is delicious and I love the variety of seafood they put, clams, mussels, squid, shrimp, and crab. The servers are super friendly. The atmosphere is nice as well, they play popular music and while the building is small it doesn't feel crowded.

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    You want be disappointed from good service to amazing food. Looking forward to coming again.

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    6 months ago

    Broth for my chicken pho was good. But my chicken was completely raw and not edible $20 just to eat broth.

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    8 months ago

    I love Pho Tai!! It's my favorite place to get Pho. they have really good gyoza and spring rolls too! I would definitely give it a try!

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    Really good Banh Mi sandwiches and fresh spring rolls with killer peanut sauce yum! The service was nice too.

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    We regularly eat Pho. This was our first visit here and we were unfortunately not satisfied with the quality and taste.

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    3 years ago

    Big and delicious spring rolls. Stuffed and delicious bahn mi. Highly recommend. I have ordered over the phone and pick up within 15 min.

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    4.7
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    9.2 mi
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    Locally owned & operated
    Large group friendly

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    4.7
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    OH MY YUM!! My mango smoothie was fantastic. It wasn't some icy mess either! It was smooth, creamy…read moreand flavorful. It is beautiful and clean in the inside. Super fast service and I will 100% keep coming back to get this drink.

    Stopped by Hi Bubble Tea once last month on a Monday around 5pm while I was in the area and the…read moreshop was completely empty when I came in. I don't live nearby, but I ended up grabbing a stamp card, so there's a good chance I'll come back eventually for the drinks alone. I ordered a chrysanthemum tea with boba along with a banh mi. The drink was probably the highlight of my visit since it was super refreshing, flavorful, and made pretty quickly too. Definitely quenched my thirst. The ordering process was a little awkward though. There was one guy working the front and I had a hard time hearing/understanding him at first (maybe he was speaking too quietly?), but it became easier once we switched to Vietnamese. He also didn't seem to recognize the drink I wanted even after I gave the menu number, so I had to point it out on the menu before he could ring it up correctly. I'm guessing he might've been new. The banh mi took longer than expected considering the place was empty, probably because from what I could see, there was only one lady in the back making food. Taste-wise, it was decent but nothing especially memorable for me, and the size felt smaller compared to other places I've ordered from. I think the banh mi only came in one size. Usually, I'd order a Large so maybe that's why this one seems small. There were at least a couple tables inside so I could sit and wait. I still had a good experience though and would come back mainly for the drinks because that chrysanthemum tea was genuinely really good. They have tons of options so I wanna try out their other drinks too.

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    4.4
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    9.2 mi
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