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Pho Viet’s II

4.2 (228 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 7:45 pm
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33. Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Breast with Rice and fried egg
Amanda C.

Pho Viet is the best! Have never had a bad meal here. The orders are ready quick and employees are pleasant. It used to be that you could sit down and eat here but now they just do take out. They have a good size menu and even an app you can order direct through. My go to food from here: - crab gangoon - lemongrass chicken with rice or vermicelli - pork banh mi sandwich - any pho

Nick S.

Pho Viet 2 is a well-established Vietnamese take-out restaurant right in the heart of Newton Centre. This family-run spot has been serving the area for over 15 years and is a go-to for a wide variety of authentic Vietnamese dishes, from pho and bun (vermicelli bowls) to com (rice plates) and banh mi. We ordered the pho dac biet, their special beef noodle soup. The portion was extremely generous, packed with a good variety of meats and, truthfully, so many noodles we almost couldn't finish it. The broth was the highlight, hearty, aromatic, and with that deep, comforting flavor you expect from a good pho. While pho is their signature, their menu is quite extensive and includes other specialties like the spicy Bun Bo Hue. The food consistently offers great value for the price, making it a reliable and solid choice for a quick, satisfying meal to bring home. It's a straightforward, no-frills spot that focuses on delivering classic flavors.

Menu (1/2) as of 10/19/25
Winston L.

Was in the area yesterday and stumbled upon this gem next to the Newton Harvest Fair. The Com Suong Bi Cha plate was delicious: a great balance of flavors and textures. Also, generous with the protein portion. A satisfying and hearty meal on a perfect fall afternoon!

Definitely not a Grilled Pork Sandwich

Definitely not a pork sandwich. The biggest issue - when I called to ask what it was (to decide if I should just eat it), the woman just kept yelling "grilled pork tomorrow" at me over and over. I was then hung up on as I tried to explain my question past the language barrier.

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Lizzie Y.

Pho Viet's II, the best Vietnamese food spot in the Newton area. Currently, they're only doing takeout orders (no dine-in). Staff prepares the food SUPER quick it's incredible. Took less than 10 minutes for our entire order to be ready. We tried their spring rolls with shrimp + beef, bun bo hue, lemongrass chicken leg rice plate, & lemongrass sliced beef rice plate. Overall, everything was solid and had perfect flavor. I wish that they included slices of white/yellow onions to put in my soup but there was only green scallions. Parking: Plenty of parking (meters) right outside and across the street. Totally recommend coming here if you're in the area and looking for authentic Viet food.

29. Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Leg with Rice

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love pho viet's II. it's very tasty, and the chicken pho is great. Extremely high recommend!

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Absolutely delicious!!! Beef Banh Mi is out of this world and the Pho incredible. Reasonable prices too!

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Delicious food and my favorite sandwich and Summer rolls. I only wish they would use softer bread or fresher otherwise I'd give it a 5

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Best bahn mi I've had. Fresh baked bread, homemade mayo, great ingredient, just delicious, every time.

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Ask the Community - Pho Viet’s II

Is it take out only (June 2022)?

Yes only they never reopened after Covid , but they are small anyways ...

Is it take out only?

Yes, as of Jun 2021, it is still take out only.

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Banh Mi Cafe - Grilled Beef Vermicelli Bowl ($12.99)

Banh Mi Cafe

4.6(52 reviews)
2.5 mi

Super happy to have a banh mi spot that isn't so far into Boston!…read more Super yummy flavor in the banh mis, my boyfriend loves the grilled pork and I love the cold cuts. The grilled beef skewers are also super good. I love the thai tea here as well. Would definitely keep coming back!!!

I have friends who tell me, "You could just make those spring rolls yourself, you know..."…read more Lies. (I've tried. They tasted like sadness.) The ones from Banh Mi Cafe are enormous, sooo fresh, and exactly what I wish mine tasted like. Both the fish sauce and the peanut sauce are excellent, and when I need to bring something to a summer potluck but don't have time to cook, I just order six orders of spring rolls and suddenly everyone at the potluck is happy. Their Vietnamese iced coffee is also absolute jet fuel. It's my go-to whenever I need to work a late night. But the reason I'll always be loyal to Banh Mi Café has nothing to do with the food. ::IT'S STORYTIME:: One evening I developed an absolutely irrational craving for their avocado smoothie with boba. I spent the whole day thinking about it, finally placed an online order, and then got a phone call saying they had just run out. They apologized and offered a replacement or a refund. Instead, I asked them a weird question: "I know this is kind of crazy...but if you'll have avocado again on Saturday, could you just make this exact order then instead, and I'll come pick it up?" To my surprise, they said yes. A couple of days later, I picked up my avocado smoothie, my fresh spring rolls, and went home happy. Maybe it was more work than it was worth for the employee, maybe it wasn't; either way, they took an odd request seriously, and that's the kind of customer service that sticks with you. Beyond the spring rolls, I've also really enjoyed the nem chua, the cold cut banh mi (I wish the bread were a little softer, but the condiments and veggies are excellent), and the grilled beef wrapped in betel leaves, which I hadn't tried before and now LOVE. I still have a growing list of desserts to work through, including the flan. One thing to know before you go, regarding ambiance: this is more of a grab-and-go spot, not somewhere to settle in for lunch. There are only a few bar seats, so I almost always take my food with me, sometimes to the nearby park. There are plenty of Vietnamese restaurants around Boston, and while I'll always happily try new ones, Banh Mi Cafe has earned my loyalty, one avocado smoothie at a time.

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Banh Mi Cafe
Banh Mi Cafe - Nem chua (fermented and cured raw meat, sooooo gooood!!)

Nem chua (fermented and cured raw meat, sooooo gooood!!)

Banh Mi Cafe - Vietnamese iced coffee

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Vietnamese iced coffee

Pho O Sha

Pho O Sha

4.1(162 reviews)
2.7 mi
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Gluten-free friendly
Healthy dining

Been here several times now for a lunch date, and we continue to appreciate the tasty food and good…read morevalue, and genuinely friendly staff. We usually get one of the curry plates. Good portion size, vegetables bright and perfect tender crispness. Good vibe inside, had that feeling of a hidden affordable gem while being outrageously brightly painted on the outside hidden in plain sight!

Ordered the maki combo for takeout and it was fairly average - nothing outstanding but nothing…read moreterrible either. For $17.95, getting 3 rolls of sushi isn't a bad deal, so I'm giving this a 4/5. The combo comes with a spicy tuna roll, a california roll, and a salmon avocado roll. Spicy Tuna Roll: This was pretty disappointing. I really love spicy tuna rolls that have the minced tuna, spicy mayo, and tempura flakes all mixed together, but this was not that. This roll was a tuna cucumber roll with spicy mayo drizzled on top. With that, the spicy mayo was really overpowering and I couldn't taste the tuna at all. I'd prefer the normal tempura and mayo taste or just a tuna and cucumber, but doing it this way wasn't my favorite. California Roll: This was not bad - the imitation crab was big and plump and there was fish roe inside of the roll instead of on the outside which made it have a better texture in my opinion. The avocado was fresh and these bites were pretty enjoyable. Salmon Avocado Roll - This was the best roll of the 3 - the salmon tasted good and the avocado was fresh again. In all 3 rolls, the rice was a little dense, but at least it was a very filling 3 rolls for a good price point. 4/5!

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Pho O Sha - Vegetable Crispy Rolls

Vegetable Crispy Rolls

Pho O Sha - Sweet mango & Sticky rice

Sweet mango & Sticky rice

Pho O Sha - Thai Salad (served with peanut sauce)

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Thai Salad (served with peanut sauce)

Dumpling House

Dumpling House

3.5(185 reviews)
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Well , I was in the mood for some dumplings. I stopped in at…read morelunchtime ... place was hotter than Haiti . I assume a/c wasn't working and 99 degree day. Even the cook brought out a fan to cool his table as staff had their lunch. At least he was cooled done a bit while sweated like steer. Well , was committed ; so too late to convert to a take out meal in my Lamborghini or someone's else's. I ordered the ribs on spinach, pork egg rice, spinach and egg dumplings pan fried . The ribs were tender, actually very good in a flavorful sauce. The spinach in the sauce excellent ... I needed a lot more spinach. The egg pork rice was freshly prepared and was very good . The spinach egg dumplings were a first time for me type experience and these were excellent... pan seared perfect fresh tasting... these would be good for breakfast with a breakfast maple sauce on a waffle and bowl of fruit...or a spinach smoothie. My ice water melted from the heat . My dumplings would have steamed themselves in the heat. This visit was much improved since a prior visit months back. Ribs were beyond my expectations. Service was fast. I wanted soup and a side app included in the lunch special. I have been to their Cambridge location and that is excellent .

I was up in the area and I was hungry and I thought this place looked pretty nice from the outside…read more I did try opening the door and I almost thought it was locked. The front door was very hard to open went inside. They had a really nice clean seating area . Everything was pre-done so plates and silverware. We're already on tables done ahead of time. Not sure if that's good or bad depends on how long they sit out in the open I would've liked to have ordered something that had all a complete meal together, but I missed the luncheon Specials which made or forced me to order separately. It came out very quickly all packaged in the bag cause I was taking out and I paid and when I paid, I almost passed out with the price. I'll add the slip to the review out of the entire meal. I had the crab Rangoon when I was in my car cause I was hungry. I didn't feel like staying at the restaurant the crab Rangoon were excellent waited till I got home for the entire rest of the meal. Add a whole container of pork fried rice started to have a little bit on that one and I didn't find any pork in it, but I did have some vegetable stuff in it so that was kinda OK but it'd be nice to have pork unless it's at the bottom, I haven't gotten that far The general Gau's chicken was very rubbery and it all stuck together as one clump in my takeout not sure if it would've been any better eating in the restaurant but I've had some very good takeout from other restaurants and this just wasn't it like I said the chicken in it was very rubbery and stringy. It did have broccoli three pieces in the takeout. What I really was looking for was one single container with general gau's chicken Some pork fried rice with a couple of crab Rangoon's. I'm not local, but I do travel there due to my jobs. This is one place. I probably won't make an appearance again due to the takeout quality of the meal. So if you're looking for a really good crab Rangoon, they definitely did a great job on that And maybe it would've been better as a eat in situation rather than a takeout situation

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Dumpling House - Interior with a/c broken or not working

Interior with a/c broken or not working

Dumpling House - F3. Szechuan Dried Spicy Chicken

F3. Szechuan Dried Spicy Chicken

Dumpling House - Interior 90 degrees with no a/c ... I was ready to disrobe for a sauna spa lunch

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Interior 90 degrees with no a/c ... I was ready to disrobe for a sauna spa lunch

Pho Viet’s II - vietnamese - Updated October 2026

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