The duck combo was delicious and they had pretty good portion sizes. The ambiance was quiet and nondisruptive. The service, however, was not very good. They charged us an extra $10 for bamboo shoots which should have been included in the pho bowl. There were 4 waiters walking around but we still had to ask for the check 3 times before they finally brought it over. I also found it very odd that to get a free drink you have to check in on yelp AND write a review. Normally, it's just check in and the first time I went here, I only had to check in. How do I write a review before even getting my food? Fortunately, I've been here one other time, but the service has gone down by a landslide on this second visit. read more

Very good food! Great duck and soup noodles. Recommend coming here. Few places that have duck pho in SGV. read more

Love their lunch special! Bogo on their duck pho with salad. They also have a special for chicken all day 10am-7pm for just $20 half chicken salad with any noodle soup. Food comes out super hot and tasty. read more

Let me start this review off by saying that I have been thinking about this duck pho since I have left CA. I live in Nevada and do not have this type of duck pho anywhere near me so when I was in town, my family said that I had to try it. My aunt has been requesting this once a week so I knew I had to try. There was a bit of a wait so our group of 8 waited outside for about 15 minutes. When we walked in they were very accommodating (we had a baby with us and they offered us a high chair). We ordered a whole duck split onto two plates for the table and we all got the plain rice noodle soup. They have other noodle options like vermicelli, glass noodle, and porridge but we all got the plain rice noodle(pho noodles) and it was simply amazing. The duck was cooked perfectly paired with a ginger sauce sitting on top of a refreshing salad. Everything about this meal was perfect. The noodles were nice and chewy, the broth was flavorful and piping hot, just the way I like my noodle soups! I am sitting here writing this while salivating in Nevada planning my next trip to LA just so I could eat this again. Simply amazing. read more

Pho Vit 115 - Plain rice noodle soup - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

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I only came back here because I was looking for the original Vietnamese menu, but I believe the place has changed ownership. They now focus on duck pho, which I wasn't initially excited about since I'm not a fan of boiled duck but to my surprise, it was actually good and super refreshing. We also ordered the curry duck with bread, and while the curry itself was flavorful and impressive, the bread was disappointing. Everything tasted great at the moment, but after I left... I kept burping up curry, and it was not a pleasant experience. The staff was nice and the place was kind of clean spoon and bowls were not that clean but .. I always wipe my stuff before consuming.. read more

Had the chicken noodles. Was not bad. But I saw the waiters wipe down chairs and dust the door mat and then handle food with the same gloves. Won't be coming back. And I will be telling everyone. read more

Pho Vit 115 on Valley Blvd. in El Monte. I love Vietnamese food and I love duck and this is the best place for both. My highest recommendation! Super clean restaurant and service from Amy was awesome! read more

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Was really impressed with this family run shop. The food is pretty simple and straight forward, very clean and done really well. Just know this isn't your standard, familiar pho restaurant. It's a duck restaurant. It's really a duck broth restaurant that also serves the boiled duck meat and traditional Asian carbs/starch accompaniments with some additional dishes. If I haven't made it clear yet, the broth is the star of the show. It is pure, it's balanced, it's clean, it's so simple it might take you a bit to really appreciate it. But most won't just come for the broth so you can choose pho noodles (really good quality with nice chew), vermicelli, glass noodles, egg noodles, congee or rice to go with the broth as well as the boiled duck meat over a slaw salad with ginger sauce. You can also get a variation of any of the aforementioned with a duck and bamboo/menma broth that's a little earthier. For non duck eaters there's chicken curry as well as a spiced pork belly with sticky rice or banh mi. The restaurant itself is very clean, bright and staff was friendly and patient. If you aren't familiar with these type of Vietnamese/Chinese dishes it might be a bit of a leap of faith, but I highly recommend them and hope they stick around for a while even if it means it'll have to wait for a table. read more

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Ahh. A great alternative when you're tired of the classic noodle soups but still want something soothing, delicious, clean and healthy. Duck noodle soup here is great. I've had a few others around the area but here it's their specialty and it shows. For about $15 you get a generous serving of duck on a bed of shredded cabbage salad style and a bowl of clear soup and high quality rice noodles. And I want to emphasize that these noodles are excellent. Often times we don't acknowledge the noodles but the soup and the meats and that's a mistake. We highly enjoyed both the duck noodle soup and the duck noodle with bamboo shoots (the soup is actually different tasting) and both were outstanding. They also offered a free hot or cold tea which is again, very high quality tea that you can taste and has a lingering aroma in the back of the throat. Don't forget to also get the ICED COFFEE. It was one of the best ones I've had in the SGV. Rich, chocolatey beans, perfectly light sweetness. Free parking in the small lot. Service very friendly and attentive yet not overwhelmingly so. read more

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I come here whenever I go to get my haircut for a nice bowl of noodles of a refreshing salad. My usual picks are the duck salad or chicken curry with vermicelli. The food here is always fresh and never disappoints. Love the flavors of everything! Service is prompt and quick. It's a nice restaurant with ample seating, lots of families come here at peak times. read more

If you're a fan of duck, come try some duck pho. I really loved the way they make the duck here. You can decide to order a whole or half of a duck. It comes with a bowl of pho. The duck comes with a very savory and delish dipping sauce. One bite and it felt like the flavors are bursting in your mouth. Truly scrumptious! Service is mediocre, kinda like any other Asian place. Parking is limited since it's in a small plaza. read more

Pho Vit 115 - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

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Food is ok. The Star rating is for the service. The owner really needs to work on customer service . He's not friendly and have an attitude!!! He's lucky my mom likes the food because if just the customer service I would not go back. Rather spent my money elsewhere.. read more

If you're craving for all things duck then this is the place. They have various duck entrees from duck noodle soup to duck curry to duck salad. I ordered the large duck noodle soup with bamboo ($17). The entree comes with a huge bowl of noodles with bamboo and a plate of chopped duck on a bed of cabbage and herbs. They serve the salad with a yummy ginger fish sauce. So delicious!! Soup is clear and tastes very light, just what I was craving for. Husband had the duck curry which comes with noodles, bread or rice. Curry is rich in flavor and balanced with spices and just the right level of sweetness. The restaurant is not huge but it is clean and modern. Bathroom is clean, too. I would definitely come back to try other dishes that are offered. read more

Pho Vit 115 - Large Bun Mang Vit $17 - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

Tonight was spontaneous-- my father decided to take us here since he was unable to find the restaurant last time The inside of the restaurant looks nice and new. The servers are so genuine, and humble. They provided good quality of services, and I appreciated the accommodation. My father and I shared the duck promotion which includes the duck salad with a side of pho or porridge. We got one of each for the sides since my father was craving porridge and I was open to getting a warm pho of soup, with their orange sauce for for like Hainan. Additionally, my partner got the rice with pork belly and it came with a unique dipping sauce. I believe it was a peanut satay sauce. Everyone enjoyed it. I think its a lovely place; we will be back soon! read more

Pho Vit 115 - Pops took us to one of his fav spot - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

Everything we ordered was great--big portions and great value for the price. Highly recommend! read more

Pho Vit 115 - Menu - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

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Duck duck goose Located on Valley Blvd in El Monte. You can find parking either on the streets or inside their small, shared parking lot. The interior is clean and tidy. I like the fact that the table was not sticky and there were no trash on the floor. Love their sliding barn door to get to the restrooms. It wasn't that busy when we got there so we got a table right away. We placed our food and drinks and everything came out very quick. We ordered the following: Thai iced tea ($3.99) and Pennywort w/mung beans ($4.99): I was expecting the Thai iced tea to be a little sweet, but I tasted more of the tea. I was not a fan of the Pennywort w/mung beans. Duck vermicelli bamboo shoot noodle soup ($15.99): this dish came with a small plate of duck salad on the side. This dish is on point in terms of flavor, portion, and everything that came with it. Quarter duck thigh with salad ($14.99): this salad is so good. Love the ginger fish sauce. I wish the portion is a little bit bigger especially for the price I'm paying for. Duck curry with baguette ($14.99): portion is decent and it comes with one baguette. Flavor is also on point. Overall, everything was delicious and I don't mind coming back again. read more

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Originally, I gave this place 3 stars. I decided to lower it since the owner, Vincent, didn't know how to reply professionally. To you Vincent... First off, I am not sure if you read everything. I did say that I ate here about 2 months ago, so of course, the photos were about 2 months ago lol 2nd, you admitted that the food wasn't that great. It has now improved a lot... from what you stated. 3rd, yesh I will go explore other places. Why would I go back to your place to pay more for lower quality and lesser portion. No one needs to deal with your stinky attitude. BTW, you're right. A greedy owner like you doesn't need to follow other places. You do you lol just giving my advice that you could have made things better for yourself and your customers. That way, you can gain more instead of losing customers. You have a great day as well. GL! _________________________________________ I am not a fan. My mom loves rice noodle soup with bamboo shoots & ducks. When I found out about this place, I took her right away. Sadly, we didn't like it. Pls note: we ate here about 2 months ago when it just opened. The rice noodle bamboo shoots w/duck soup was pretty bland that day. What suck was for the price of $13.99, the portion was small, and salad was not included. Every restaurant that we have been to that served this ALWAYS included salad (goi). Not sure why this place decided to be stingy about it. It was not a big big deal tho if the food was good. Sadly, it wasn't. Even the sauce was not that great. Maybe it is better now? Let's hope so. As for the curry. It was watery, but the taste wasn't that bad, IMO. My mom didn't enjoy it. The bread was fresh. The drink was not filled. There was also no refill. I admit my mom did drank some prior to me taking the picture. She only took a sip tho.... I have been searching for another place. This place popped up again. I noticed they up the price to 15.99. I honestly feel that this place is pricey since they decided to count the salad as a side order or appetizer and charge for it. Should only be charged if customers would like extra. I found a new place recently opened for 14.99 that included the salad. So why would I wanna return to this place...lol Service was whatever. When my mom questioned the owner, he was like, "You should have ordered it." He also mentioned that the menu didn't say it will include the salad. Yesh, it was our fault that we didn't notice it since we thought all the restaurants that offered this noodle would include it. Since he decided to do things differently, it would be great to mention to customers that the order will not include the salad. He could have asked if we would like to order it during the ordering process. My mom would have gladly placed the order for the salad. Anyways, none of that really matters since the foods weren't that great. We will be exploring other places. read more

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Come if you like duck! I love duck and really enjoyed the lighter tasting duck here with the soft noodles and savory broth. Others in our party who do not love duck didn't really have many other choices. They had the poke belly rice and seemed to enjoy it. I also ordered the congee for my daughters and it was ok, didn't love it. But I's definitely recommend for duck lovers! read more

Pho Vit 115 - Half duck - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

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This restaurant is under new management and they have changed name from Hue Five Star to Bun Vit 115. Pro: - Clean and airy restaurant - Soft Vnamese music - Staff is helpful and happy - Goi Vit is soft and chewy - Goi Vit Sauce is made out from ginger, thick sauce , sweet and spicy - Credit card accepted - Bun Vit broth taste so good Highly recommended read more

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I love the duck pho here! Super umami and you can get jook if pho is not your thing! They also have chicken salad. read more

Pho Vit 115 - Half duck salad - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

I ordered the yellow curry chicken with vermicelli to go. The host/waiter did not know the menu by item number. He did offer me water but I noticed a sign that offered any drink free with Yelp check in/review. I checked in but the employee refused to honor the offer without a full and proper review. Obviously this was not possible before I had even tried the food. It came out bagged in 2 separate containers which I took home. Container 1 was a full cylinder of curry, chicken, carrots, and potatoes. Container 2 was a Styrofoam box with cold vermicelli, bean sprouts, radish, ground spices, green onion, and lemon wedge. I combined it all in a big bowl, but with so many cold items the end result is pretty lukewarm. Guess it's on me to reheat it if I want it that way. The chicken was dark thigh meat with a good amount of little bone fragments. The carrots were soft and some pieces were sweet and slightly fermented in flavor. Potatoes were unremarkable. The curry itself was good, but a lot more citrus flavor from the lemon and spices then the Thai variant I'm more accustomed to. Over all I'd say it was still good, but after a negative interaction with staff I'd have to seriously consider returning when there are competitive alternatives nearby. read more

Pho Vit 115 - Front counter - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

My favorite place at the moment for fresh chicken noodle pho. Very good special, half a chicken with salad and a bowl of pho or rice noodle or clear noodle with or without dry bamboo for $20.00. No one can beat that. The service was great and hot or cold tea or water is free. You could order an extra bowl of pho or rice noodle for an additional $6.99. I went by this place all the time but I didn't know they have chicken pho, because the restaurant sign mentioned duck only. The place is nice and cleaned. And they have Vietnamese ginger dipping sauce, that a wow for me. A lot of chicken pho place close by does not have ginger fish sauce. Minus one star for the pricy plain noodles add on. read more

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Duck pho! I like the broth here a lot because it tastes hearty. The duck is good but I think I still prefer other proteins when eating pho. The staff is super nice here! read more

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I like the food here and the people. Came back tonight for hot food because I was under the weather. However, closing hour is 8pm and they stop taking customers at 7:30pm because the kitchen is "closed". I literally got sit in and then invited out when the restaurant was still within opening hours and in front of other customers. If the restaurant stops making food at 7:30pm, then put the closing time at 7:30pm instead of 8pm!. Never come back no matter how good the food can be. read more

Came here on a Sunday and it was pretty packed during lunchtime but there were still some tables available. We got: 1. Duck with glass noodles: The broth was great and there was a good amount of serving size. The dish is served with some duck on the side and it came with a ginger dipping sauce. The duck itself was kind of bland but some parts of it was covered with the same dipping sauce to give it some flavor, which it definitely needed. 2. Chicken curry with baguette: The broth was very watered down but it was fragrant. There was hardly any meat, and it was basically a soup dish rather than a curry. Overall, not bad but there could be improvements made to be better. read more

Pho Vit 115 - Chicken curry with baguette - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

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Update: came back again and it's even better than last time! I love to see this restaurant thriving. The half duck salad is so, so, SO good. It pairs perfectly with the duck-based pho broth. I could seriously eat it every day. Vincent, the owner, is super friendly and as nice as can be. He even remembered my name! I love this place. Come!! If you're a duck lover and enjoy Vietnamese flavor profiles, you will not regret it! read more

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I came on a Thursday around 1ish to grab lunch togo. It was fairly empty as the business is new. The person who was in charge was on the phone arguing with his contractor of some sort and was a bit rude. I was greeted with a wait finger and was not offered any menu. I stood around looking confused for about 5 mins and then I finally had enough and decided to just walk up and pointed to him what I wanted. When it came to ordering what I ordered was #1 and #5 for me and my fiancé but the guy then intervened and said order #1 & #7. I was over it at this point and said sure. The broth is good but my duck was a bit anorexic. Not sure if I'll return. Maybe if when they are fully staffed. read more

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I was scrolling through yelp the other day and saw this new spot in the hot and new section. It stood out to me because I've never had duck pho before. I decided to give it a try I had plans in the area, so I placed a pick up order. The store was in a small plaza on valley in El monte - when I arrived around 4pm it wasn't too busy. There was a lady in front who helped me out - very quick and friendly. So, looking at the menu you can order soup noodles or duck salads. Not knowing what to do I decided to order a half duck salad (for two) and a bowl of the vermicelli noodles (soup only) So, lets start off with the Duck Salad -I got half duck the portion is for two people. First, I'll say they do give a nice portion, the two of ate it and couldn't finish it had a little left over. The duck was steamed I believed so it was very tender, it sat upon a bet of lettuce and herbs. It came with two sauces one for the duck and one for the salad. The sauces were sweet and gingery... probably to a bit too sweet for my liking. I also ordered a plain bowl of vermicelli noodles that came with the duck broth - this was pretty good the broth had a nice deep flavor - I would get this again. This was something different it kind of reminded me of eating chicken pho but with duck. It was good and definitely worth a try. Next time I'd come back to try their other dishes like the chicken curry or bahn xeos. read more

Pho Vit 115 - Bowl of the soup with glass noodle. - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

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Good quality and great service. Portion is more than expected, will definitely come again for other dishes read more

Pho Vit 115 - Very good service and food quality is great ..... portion is more than we expected, definitely will come back again to try other dishes... - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

Duck is tasty, and hot tea has pandan flavor. I recommend getting plain pho with duck on the side. read more

Pho Vit 115 - Duck blood and duck salad - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

First time and had great pho. As usual, duck had lots of bones but it was tasty and worth it. Bahn mi was great with tender pork belly. Having never had duck pho, I would recommend it for those uninitiated. It tastes pretty close to chicken but with more depth of flavor. Service was not the best which knocks it down to a 4 from 5. Waited 15 min for anyone to check on us after being seated. Could have been because it was a little busy. Good came out relatively quick. If you're used to Chinese food service, then it would meet those expectations. Restaurant had background music that wasn't overpowering from the conversation. read more

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Service is quick. Small restaurant so seating is limited. We came here for lunch and we ordered the duck noodles and side salad and duck curry. The curry is coconut base curry however the duck in the curry was just bones not actual duck meat. read more

Pho Vit 115 - 1/4 duck leg meat and salad - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

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Been coming here since they first opened. The food ia delicious, good portions half duck gets free two bowls of pho or porridge. Highly recommended!!! read more

Pho Vit 115 - Delicious duck salad! - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

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A huge fan of the duck salad (quarter thigh) and the porridge combo (small size - $5.99). The portion of the porridge was huge. A nice, light meal that I really enjoyed! There was a promo when we dined in and we were given the option of a free lemon iced tea or milk tea. Service was great. Will definitely be back! read more

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This duck pho restaurant serves rich, flavorful broth with tender, delicious duck. They also have fresh herbs and noodles as well. It's a cozy spot with great service that's perfect for duck lovers. read more

Pho Vit 115 - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

I'm a fan of duck and porridge so when I heard about this place, I'm there! We got the duck combo salad with porridge, vermicelli and pho and it all comes out so good. We also got the chicken curry and it was good also. I was so happy that the duck doesn't come out smelly (duck smell). I still see some duck hair here and there. If they can get rid of the hair that would be even better but I still give them a 5 stars because the server was extremely nice and very helpful with menu in explaining and recommendation. Will definitely come back for more! read more

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If your looking for traditional pho this place is delicious but only one flavor soo idk up to you look at the menu lol read more

Pho Vit 115 - Very tasty - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California

I am an avid fan of duck, i think it's probably my favorite meat, so when I saw this place, I HAD to stop by! I got their duck pho which came with a side of duck salad, and that salad dressing was SO GOOD. I think next time I go with a friend, we should share a duck salad and get something else too so it's family style. I literally cannot wait to get back there again. The parking lot was small, but I was able to get street parking close by. DEFINITELY come out here and try the food. The service was good, quick and friendly. read more

Very good duck salad and bamboo bun vit. Recommend this place. Will come again! Good customer service! read more

Food was amazing! Homestyle and hit the spot. The soup base was rich and the duck was tender! read more

Pho Vit 115 - Duck vermicelli noodle soup (Bn Vt) and (Whole duck salad ) Gi vt nguyn con was delicious!! will definitely be back! - Noodles Near Me - El Monte, California