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About the service. Ok at first it was it was 4/5. We order 3 orders of spring rolls. The older guy was cool. But Then as our party arrived it became a 1/5. We asked the younger looking Mexican lady for menus and no one gave us menus. So we decided not to order anything else taking our business elsewhere. The ambience was nice. Wooden tables and soft chairs.
Came here for lunch recently and everything was so good! I really enjoyed their pho, bahn mi, and steamed dumplings. Service was fast and there was plenty of seating inside. Excited to come back soon!
Pho Van is awesome! This was my first time visiting, and I went with a regular who says this place has the best prices, consistency and quickest time of all Pho places in Austin. From my first experience here, I couldn't agree more. The pho is exponentially cheaper than a lot of other pho places I've been to, and the taste was great. I got the N1 and added meatballs to mine with all of the fixins. My friend got a jackfruit milkshake which was very sweet and delicious! Almost tasted like a muted banana milkshake. Food: 10/10- delicious, no notes. Wait: virtually no wait. I was amazed with how fast the food came out. Ambiance: what you would expect for a mom & pop Service: Simple but good! Quick to greet, take order and stop by for a refill.
Went to this place today and ordered the brisket soup (#7) .....all i got was slices of fat. The waiter never came back to check on my table. Went there on the fly cause my favorite spot was so full there was a line. Thought we would give this place a chance.....not good. I wont recommend this place to anyone.
As a pho lover, this is a staple spot for me. Flavorful broth and the brisket is good! I ask for extra green onions and it comes out delicious. The staff is very kind and attentive, and the owner is so sweet. Very comfortable and cozy local restaurant where you feel at home. Food comes out quick and hot!!
Delicious pho and friendly service! I always have the veggie broth with mixed vegetables & tofu. Fresh and tasty with a squeeze of fresh lime. I add jalapeños for an extra spice kick. Been around for years and never disappoints.
My party ordered a spring roll, beef vermicelli bowl and the pork vermicelli bowl which were fine. It was good but not the best. However, the rice plate was extremely skimpy. Just a few pieces of meat with 1 cucumber and 1 tomato slide and hardly any lettuce. The picture below showed what it looked like when I mixed the meat and veggies before I took a bite. Service was poor. I had to ask to cut up my spring roll so we can share. The guy behind the counter came over with a pair of scissor with questionable cleanliness and cut it up. I asked for knife and fork but the waiter never came back.
Delicious bowl of pho! I love that the menu has so many different types of Vietnamese cuisines. All kinds of meat is available to add to your pho - beef round, meatballs, tripe, brisket, and more. I didn't know you can have so many options in just one bowl. Broth is flavorful and hot! The only feedback I would provide is that our iced Vietnamese coffees took a while. We got our drinks halfway through our lunch. Service is quick and friendly.
The service was very quick. They were eager to help as well. My phone dish was huge. Brisket and steak was delicious plus coconut water was tasty. The small pho is big. Next time I will get kids pho and appetizer.
Ordered pickup and they were quick and kind! I got an order of fresh spring rolls with shrimp. The peanut sauce was ok and a little more thin. Than I'd prefer. The pho ga (chicken) was good! I'm normally not a big soup or pho person, but this was exactly what I needed.
Always great Vietnamese food since 1992! Went with my family in my teens and now I bring my own teens to eat! My sons love the Pho Tai (lean cuts of rare steak) and the Rice with Curry Chicken, with yummy sweet potatoes and succulent chicken pieces. Love the added touch of red onion and curry has a mild spicy kick (I add additional Sirarcha!) I looove the garlic honey chicken wings and pork/shrimp salad tools, my 'go-to' for appetizers. The fried egg rolls are also yummy. If you have had grilled chicken/pork/shrimp with rice...you haven't lived (Com Dac Biet)...enough for 2! Also have grilled chicken and if you don't like rice, can opt for a bed of cold rice noodles with bean sprouts and shaved carrots/diki. (Like a chef salad) Looove the Vietnamese ice coffee (ca phe sua da) with 3 shots expresso and just right amount of condensed milk (drinking the same drink over 30 years...and same high quality expresso machine). The also make a nice Thai tea, but I'm more a coffee lover. Their halo halo (Che ba mau) has homemade sweet beans (red/white) with scoops of fresh mung bean and red/green tapioca jellies...the secret is the coconut drizzle on top, a nice light additive and not overly sweet There were 2 other desserts (ginger crème brûlée, with a torched sugar glaze and banana bread pudding, a nice banana'cake' sitting on a warm banana/tapioca compote...with hints of coconut. Been coming hrrr over 30 years, and a true 'family' restaurant!
Pho Van is located in a mostly Asian business strip mall, adjacent to the Target store on Research Blvd in north Austin. There are a couple of other noodle based restos in this mall, one Ramen, the other presumably Chinese. The large Hong Kong Supermarket is closed. Pho Van looks like it's relatively new, or remodeled. The decor is simple and clean, with modern washed faux wood flooring, a long dining room long wood bench against the right wall, below a wave pattern high wainscot cutout, subtilely topped with a lavender LED light glow. There are about 16 tables, with simple danish modern wood and black seat pads, seating Mixed 2/4, well spaced, and enough room to add another row if demand required it. The left wall is all glass, like the front, so a clean, airy feel to the room. The back wall has a 4 seat bar left, snd and a pay counter right, both accented with plastic wall greenery. There are several real indoor plants around the entry door divider. Each table has Sriracha,Hoysin and Red Chili squeeze bottles. They offer the standard Viet diner type food, with an emphasis on Pho, it's in their name after all! But also a good selection of Banh Mi sandwiches, appetizers, and other dishes. I came at an off time, around 3pm, so there were only a few diners. Nonetheless, service was prompt, and the food came out quickly. The hostess was Vietnamese, the cook too, the table servers were Latino, but all spoke decent English. I ordered the N5, small, (Pho Tai, Nam) which is thin sliced round and flank steak. ( small = $12.25) Also A2. Cha Gio, or small egg rolls (2= $5.50). The flank steak was good quality. The round typical, The Cha Gio was hot out of the fryer crispy. Good condiments. The food here is good and reasonably priced, especially compared to the Bay Area, and service was good, too. I have lost count, but this Pho review is somewhere between my 100th and 150th Yelp review on Vietnamese restaurants and/or Pho, all over North America! Check out my collections for it here on Yelp!
absolutely amazing first time trying pho and i am NOT disappointed on this place being my first pho.
By far my favorite Vietnamese restaurant in Austin. The staff are so friendly and remember my order since I come here so often. The restaurant is clean and remodeled a couple years ago. The food is always made fresh and is always hot! The vegetables are fresh and I love the chicken pho. The lemon drink with strawberries is my go to beverage. My partner gets the veggie pho and loves the selection of veggies and tofu. They take Apple Pay, credit card, and cash. They also have all menu items for takeout which is nice if you're in a rush or just feel like being at home! read more
Not my favorite pho spot but it does the job. Good value for the food. The food comes out really fast. They remodeled everything here since the last time I came. The coffee is really good. It's served in a drip so you pour it in the ice itself. Try to pour fast and not spill it... read more
24 days ago
Came for a Sunday lunch and was seated right away. The restaurant is clean and service is quick. I ordered the pho tai. I feel that the small size is rather small compared to other places. Also, the broth was fairly opaque, and the noodles were more on the softer side, which I prefer my noodles more firm. The flavors itself was okay. Normally, I don't finish because I will get full, but this time I finished my bowl and still was a little hungry. Overall a fair experience. read more
26 days ago
About the service. Ok at first it was it was 4/5. We order 3 orders of spring rolls. The older guy was cool. But Then as our party arrived it became a 1/5. We asked the younger looking Mexican lady for menus and no one gave us menus. So we decided not to order anything else taking our business elsewhere. The ambience was nice. Wooden tables and soft chairs. read more
Pho Van is awesome! This was my first time visiting, and I went with a regular who says this place has the best prices, consistency and quickest time of all Pho places in Austin. From my first experience here, I couldn't agree more. The pho is exponentially cheaper than a lot of other pho places I've been to, and the taste was great. I got the N1 and added meatballs to mine with all of the fixins. My friend got a jackfruit milkshake which was very sweet and delicious! Almost tasted like a muted banana milkshake. Food: 10/10- delicious, no notes. Wait: virtually no wait. I was amazed with how fast the food came out. Ambiance: what you would expect for a mom & pop Service: Simple but good! Quick to greet, take order and stop by for a refill. read more
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Went to this place today and ordered the brisket soup (#7) .....all i got was slices of fat. The waiter never came back to check on my table. Went there on the fly cause my favorite spot was so full there was a line. Thought we would give this place a chance.....not good. I wont recommend this place to anyone. read more
8 months ago
As a pho lover, this is a staple spot for me. Flavorful broth and the brisket is good! I ask for extra green onions and it comes out delicious. The staff is very kind and attentive, and the owner is so sweet. Very comfortable and cozy local restaurant where you feel at home. Food comes out quick and hot!! read more
10 months ago
Delicious pho and friendly service! I always have the veggie broth with mixed vegetables & tofu. Fresh and tasty with a squeeze of fresh lime. I add jalapeños for an extra spice kick. Been around for years and never disappoints. read more
5 months ago
My party ordered a spring roll, beef vermicelli bowl and the pork vermicelli bowl which were fine. It was good but not the best. However, the rice plate was extremely skimpy. Just a few pieces of meat with 1 cucumber and 1 tomato slide and hardly any lettuce. The picture below showed what it looked like when I mixed the meat and veggies before I took a bite. Service was poor. I had to ask to cut up my spring roll so we can share. The guy behind the counter came over with a pair of scissor with questionable cleanliness and cut it up. I asked for knife and fork but the waiter never came back. read more
Delicious bowl of pho! I love that the menu has so many different types of Vietnamese cuisines. All kinds of meat is available to add to your pho - beef round, meatballs, tripe, brisket, and more. I didn't know you can have so many options in just one bowl. Broth is flavorful and hot! The only feedback I would provide is that our iced Vietnamese coffees took a while. We got our drinks halfway through our lunch. Service is quick and friendly. read more
5 months ago
Ordered pickup and they were quick and kind! I got an order of fresh spring rolls with shrimp. The peanut sauce was ok and a little more thin. Than I'd prefer. The pho ga (chicken) was good! I'm normally not a big soup or pho person, but this was exactly what I needed. read more
Always great Vietnamese food since 1992! Went with my family in my teens and now I bring my own teens to eat! My sons love the Pho Tai (lean cuts of rare steak) and the Rice with Curry Chicken, with yummy sweet potatoes and succulent chicken pieces. Love the added touch of red onion and curry has a mild spicy kick (I add additional Sirarcha!) I looove the garlic honey chicken wings and pork/shrimp salad tools, my 'go-to' for appetizers. The fried egg rolls are also yummy. If you have had grilled chicken/pork/shrimp with rice...you haven't lived (Com Dac Biet)...enough for 2! Also have grilled chicken and if you don't like rice, can opt for a bed of cold rice noodles with bean sprouts and shaved carrots/diki. (Like a chef salad) Looove the Vietnamese ice coffee (ca phe sua da) with 3 shots expresso and just right amount of condensed milk (drinking the same drink over 30 years...and same high quality expresso machine). The also make a nice Thai tea, but I'm more a coffee lover. Their halo halo (Che ba mau) has homemade sweet beans (red/white) with scoops of fresh mung bean and red/green tapioca jellies...the secret is the coconut drizzle on top, a nice light additive and not overly sweet There were 2 other desserts (ginger crème brûlée, with a torched sugar glaze and banana bread pudding, a nice banana'cake' sitting on a warm banana/tapioca compote...with hints of coconut. Been coming hrrr over 30 years, and a true 'family' restaurant! read more
2 years ago
Pho Van is located in a mostly Asian business strip mall, adjacent to the Target store on Research Blvd in north Austin. There are a couple of other noodle based restos in this mall, one Ramen, the other presumably Chinese. The large Hong Kong Supermarket is closed. Pho Van looks like it's relatively new, or remodeled. The decor is simple and clean, with modern washed faux wood flooring, a long dining room long wood bench against the right wall, below a wave pattern high wainscot cutout, subtilely topped with a lavender LED light glow. There are about 16 tables, with simple danish modern wood and black seat pads, seating Mixed 2/4, well spaced, and enough room to add another row if demand required it. The left wall is all glass, like the front, so a clean, airy feel to the room. The back wall has a 4 seat bar left, snd and a pay counter right, both accented with plastic wall greenery. There are several real indoor plants around the entry door divider. Each table has Sriracha,Hoysin and Red Chili squeeze bottles. They offer the standard Viet diner type food, with an emphasis on Pho, it's in their name after all! But also a good selection of Banh Mi sandwiches, appetizers, and other dishes. I came at an off time, around 3pm, so there were only a few diners. Nonetheless, service was prompt, and the food came out quickly. The hostess was Vietnamese, the cook too, the table servers were Latino, but all spoke decent English. I ordered the N5, small, (Pho Tai, Nam) which is thin sliced round and flank steak. ( small = $12.25) Also A2. Cha Gio, or small egg rolls (2= $5.50). The flank steak was good quality. The round typical, The Cha Gio was hot out of the fryer crispy. Good condiments. The food here is good and reasonably priced, especially compared to the Bay Area, and service was good, too. I have lost count, but this Pho review is somewhere between my 100th and 150th Yelp review on Vietnamese restaurants and/or Pho, all over North America! Check out my collections for it here on Yelp! read more
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6 months ago
absolutely amazing first time trying pho and i am NOT disappointed on this place being my first pho. read more
1 year ago
The place is very spacious and clean with lots of options on the menu. The staff were nice and they had quick service. We ordered the pork fresh spring rolls, pho N8 & N9. The spring rolls had a good ratio of filling and a nice crunch from the fresh vegetables. The pork was flavorful and charred well. The peanut sauce that came with it was a bit too sweet for me. As for the pho, I feel like the broth could have been better. Although the food had good flavor, and the toppings for the pho were fresh, the amount of meat per bowl was lacking. They also only added a very small amount of tripe to my N9 (1-2 small pieces) which was a bit disappointing. Overall, it was good and I would go again to try other dishes. read more
2 years ago
Good Vietnamese food. Sometimes I go and it's super awesome and sometimes not as flavorful. Ordering to go is hit or miss. Pictured below is one of the times it was super good read more
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Our second time visiting Pho Van, and it was great. We came during dinner time on Wednesday, and it was not busy. We were quickly seated, had our orders taken, and received our food in under 10 minutes. I ordered the large N17 (Pho Tai, Nam, Gan, Sach) with extra limes and my boyfriend ordered the large N1 (Pho Tai) with extra noodles. The portion size was good. This is definitely one of the better pho places in Austin! My only complaint is that the noodles were slightly overdone even when I first got my food. Other than that, Pho Van successfully satisfied our pho craving. read more
3 years ago
I have been coming to Pho Van and getting their pho for two years, never exploring anything else on their menu. Their pho is so good, I never wanted to try anything else. My boyfriend, on the other hand, always gets a banh mi, so I finally listened to him and ordered one for myself. I got the S7 (banh mi bo nuong, aka grilled beef sandwich) which comes with cucumber, cilantro, pickled carrots, two jalapeño slices, and savory marinated grilled beef. It was so delicious, I'm already dreaming about my next one. read more
2 years ago
Went here for lunch on a Sunday and got a table super fast! The service was AMAZING!!! Everyone was so kind and friendly, my friend left his keys and a staff ran out to the parking lot to return it. We got the bun bo hue and pho and both were really good! The bun bo hue was very flavorful, one of my favs in Austin. The pho was delicious too! The newly decorated place is also beautiful. Will definitely be back :D read more
First time coming here after the remodeling and the place looks great! Very clean and minimalistic, and there was some nice music playing. This pho place is definitely one of the cheaper ones, and you can choose small or large sizes for the bowls as well, which I think is super great! We ordered the meatball pho and the bun bo hue. The meatball pho was a classic, very nice and savory soup that goes well with the bean sprouts and basil. The bun bo hue has a spicy base with thicker noodles and a good amount of pork blood and other meat. The service was speedy, and the food tastes just as good as before! read more
This is quite the hole in the wall actually. You'll be seated and choose your meal by letter and number. Ex. N1, N12 Table of 4 on a Monday night was not incredibly busy so there was no wait. The beef broth for my dish was flavorful and the meat was tender. They didn't check on us often but did not need to. Towards the end you'll need to go to the counter and let them know what your order was in order to pay. The ambiance was a bit bland. Not very picturesque but food quality was great. read more
Pho Van is my go-to for excellent no-nonsense pho and bun. The same lady had been there for a hundred years and she's always gruffly welcoming in a way that makes me feel strangely at home. Your food arrives almost before you order it and the quality is always top notch. Lunch is always busy with a wide variety of customers, which I also like. You can pay a little less--or a lot more--but when you need a reliable and wonderful bowl of steaming pho tai, you just can't beat this place. read more
Overall decent pho in a clean no frills location that serves up food fast with you paying at the counter. Food: I had the N8 - Pho Tai, Nam, Gau - eye round steak, flank, and fat brisket. It was good beefy broth but a bit heavier on star anise than I would like. The meat wasn't super tender, but decent. I'd probably put food at a 3 being ok but the location and quickness of service adds a star for me. Logistics: Close to target so good for grabbing a meal after errands. There's a parking lot out front but narrow spaces. Lots of other food options in strip. read more
Lately I've been looking for a Vietnamese restaurant with what I consider very good bahn mi sandwiches. Normally we go for the soups and the stews and the stir frys at Vietnamese restaurants but I made it my mission to find what I consider the best bahn mi in Austin. Pho Van is my second attempt and I have to admit the sandwich was pretty good but I had to drop a star because the bread, although was very similar to French bread, had more of a sub sandwich bread taste and mouth feel. There just wasn't that crunchy, crumbly, crusty, slight chewiness mouth feel when eating the sandwich. For me a good bahn mi sandwich involves a lot of crumbs all over everything. I thought the inside of the sandwich was quite tasty however the cucumber slices on my sandwich were too large and when I bit into them it almost watered down the taste of the other ingredients. I took out the cucumber on my second half of the sandwich and the flavor really came through this time. I need to give a shout out on their pork spring rolls. This is the first time I can ever remember getting spring rolls where the pork inside was actually still very warm. That had a really good mouth feel to it and made me enjoy them a little bit more. Additionally the rolls were not wrapped so tight that it feels like you're eating a mummy, they were slightly loose which made it feel like they were freshly made. read more
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