"Peanuts, yes you're my girl, Love you and I'll never let you go" (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons) According to my Yelp collection, this is the 138th Asian restaurant I've written about. I've had food served with peanut sauce in a lot of them. But tonight I can look you straight in the eye and tell you the very best peanut sauce I ever had was right here, in good old Vernon, CT. That spectacular peanut sauce was served as an accompaniment to our appetizer, with the appropriately joyous name of "Happy Rolls". We were plenty happy with that $8 order of two rice paper rolls stuffed with steamed shrimp (our choice over the BBQ beef), shredded lettuce, chives, and some crunch from fried eggroll wrappers. Now as with the beef or shrimp filling, you have another choice, and unless you have a peanut allergy, be damned sure you order the peanut sauce (fish sauce is the other option). At four buckaroos a roll, this was worth every penny and then some. The rolls themselves were great -I loved the differing textures, the pretty good portion size, and that crown jewel of intense peanut sauce knocked this dish out of the park. Take a while to scan the menu before you order, because there's a lot to ponder here. We saw 8 appetizers, 8 Phos, 18 rice or vermicelli noodle bowls, 4 vegetable dishes, 6 banh mi sandwiches, 2 specials, and a slew of beverages including Vietnamese coffees, teas, fruit teas, milk teas, juices, and smoothies. My wife went for the Chicken Bun, or Vermicelli Rice Noodles. For $10.50, it was a bowl of those noodles "topped with mint, lettuce, cucumbers, pickled white radish, carrots, peanuts, and fish sauce". There was a lot of chicken in there, and it looked gorgeous and tasted great. I went to the menu specials, and because I love spicy food, my eyes locked in on Hue's Spicy Beef Noodle Soup ($12.50). It was a big steaming bowl of rice noodles, thin beef slices, Vietnamese fried ham, onions, scallions, cilantro, lemongrass threads, garlic, shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, and chili flakes. I noticed a red/orange sheen to the beef broth and this should have been a warning to me that there was a lot of chili oil in there too. I wasn't totally prepared for the onslaught of fiery molten lava that came with my first sip of that blazing broth. It really hit me good, and I needed a few minutes to recover from the coughing fit that resulted. But once I caught my second wind, I absolutely loved it! The broth was terrific, and all of that good stuff described above was excellent. I really liked that Vietnamese fried ham by the way. The portion was very generous, I took a good amount of it home, and I'll have the rest in a few days. Bottom line- our dinner ran $33 before tip. My advice to you as a potential customer, is to take a good look at the menu because there is a lot of content to look at. My advice to the waitstaff is to give your customers enough time to do so, and don't do what our server did and ask for our order about 45 seconds after the menus came out. Perhaps "do you have any questions about the menu" would be more appropriate. One further piece of advice if you plan to order the Spicy Beef Noodle Soup. The dish comes with a plate of shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, and jalapeno slices to put in your soup. Skip the jalapenos, because unless your name is Clark Kent, you really won't be needing them. read more

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Pretty good food. Wait staff was friendly and the food was decently portioned and decently flavored. read more

PhoLy - Beef Roll - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

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Sadly PhoLy has changed its Vietnamese Crepe so it is no longer gluten free. I can't find a way to modify my original review. I'm so disappointed. They had a perfect dish and changed it read more

OMG. So good! I've always wanted to try this restaurant but hadn't until last night. I wish we hadn't waited so long because this place is a hidden gem. Located in a typical strip mall, it's easy to overlook. TBH, what led me here was the Yelp reviews! There's a lot of love given here, and for good reason, it's delish! To start, we ordered the Betel Leaf Rolls. So good. Nice bit of heat, but not overwhelming. My husband had the Special - Đặc Biệt. Lots of goodies in a flavorful broth. Oh, I want to mention that the soups ordered for takeout are a kind of "make your own". They supply you with various containers that you combine yourself, which is great. You can add more or less of any of the ingredients to suit your own taste. For my entree, I ordered Hue's Spicy Beef Noodle Soup - Bún Bò Huế. Yup, it had a bit of spice! Thankful for the make-your-own style because after tasting the side sauce, I opted not to put it all in at once. That was a good plan because that stuff was spicy. (I guess when you order "Spicy Beef Noodle Soup," you should expect spice. All in all a wonderful experience, and we will most certainly put it into our take-out rotation! read more

Surprisingly really good pho in Vernon! Gracious hosts with a relaxing ambiance. Super clean and accommodating for little kids. Highly recommend. read more

Delicious pho! Vegan options and everything else. Love the broth, it's very tasty. Bowls are on the smaller side but I always leave full. The broth might be on the sweeter side, but not in a bad way at all. I love their fresh spring rolls. Chili oil is not on the tables, but they do have it if you ask for it. read more

Decided to take the kids out for phở. Parking: More than enough. Going Inside: After passing through their airlock like vestibule, you come into a quaint little restaurant. It was reasonably busy, but we were seated rather quickly. My Order: I ordered a medium phở tái for myself, and kiddie-sized one for the children. No cilantro for any of us, since we all taste/smell soap in it. I got the bean sprouts steamed, and my meat on the side, so I could cook it to my chosen doneness in the soup. Added the lime and the basil. They give jalapeño slices to put in the soup, but I don't. It's phở, not Bún bò Huế. Some sa tế for dipping and nước mắm for the soup rounded out the condiments. There was hoisin already at the table for dipping the meat. My daughter likes to dip her bean spouts in sriracha, so that's her thing, and she liked the food. I also got cà phê sữa đá. They use Café du Monde instead of Trung Nguyên, but it was decent. The Food: Everything arrived, and we all tore into it. There were only four small pieces of beef on my side plate, and two in each of the kids' soups. The soup was pretty good, and the noodles were terrific. Everything was pretty good; however, the cà phê sữa đá needed some/more condensed milk. There was a decided chicory taste to the whole drink thing that was...well...odd, but acceptable. That's the coffee brand, though. The Pros: Wonderful wait staff! Truly made the experience almost worth it. Almost? The Cons: The dearth of meat for the price. Excellent food, but I paid twice what I pay at other establishments for nearly half the food. Their medium is the size of a small at most places. The value is why it gets a four rather than a five. It ranks #3 on my places for phở, though. Musings: I would like to go back and try the gỏi cuốn. It looked really fresh! Would I go here again? Yes, but probably alone, and on a day I don't mind splurging, since the price point is a bit high. Recommendation: Give it a try, since it's about the food. read more

Absolutely amazing! Food is always delicious, great service! The staff are very friendly and great atmosphere.

FYI: They are charging a 3% up charge for using credit/debit. Very disappointing! Connecticut law prohibits a business from charging a customer a surcharge for choosing one payment type (usually credit card) over another payment type (usually cash). read more

The food was fresh but it's just way too much money for way too little protein. The place is clean and service is pleasant.

My favorite pho place! They are so nice and everything we've ever ordered has been amazing! read more

PhoLy - Veggie pho with dumplings - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

When we are craving for pho, Pholy is the place we go. Love the beef broth that they use for their pho. Always hits the spot! read more

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Service declined. They have two young girls working, who barely speaks English which makes it a very challenging and unpleasant experience. Last time we dined in, one of the girls got a few things incorrect on our order and brought the wrong food, got the wrong coffee (iced instead of hot Vietnamese coffee as I ordered), also had to wait for a long time for service and food. Tonight Feb 14 we ordered by phone to pick up, the guy on the phone told me 20-30 minutes. I arrived 25 minutes later and they told me 20 more minutes until the order is ready. I waited another 30 minutes!!! That's almost 1 hour total. Unacceptable. Will not come back again until they hire more professional and accountable staff. read more

One of my favorite places locally in vernon area to get Pho, very tasty and great selection of pho and other great plates as well. In the picture I order a rare beef pho. Classic!! read more

PhoLy - Pho time!! - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

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I visited PhoLy for the first time. The servers were friendly and I was able to get a seat and dish very quickly. I liked their spring rolls, however the soup base for the pho I got was a bit too sweet. Overall it's good. The pho would taste better with less sweet soup. read more

PhoLy - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

My craving for Vietnamese food was completely satisfied but this cute restaurant in Vernon. The ambience on this place feels like home for an Asian like me. The server who attended us was so nice. Overall, the cleanliness and the wide space of the place is already an attractive feature of it. I am a big fan of pho and the rare steak pho did not disappoint me. The soup was tasty, the beef was tender, and the noodles were soft and exceptional. My friend's Brisket pho was also delicious. The Thai milk tea with boba for me is highly recommended because of the amazing taste of the Thai tea and of course the fascinating orange color of it. Plus, the boba itself adds flavor to it. The appetizers were really good. The tofusion is must-try. It is very flavorful especially if you dip it in chili sauce. Same thing with the spring roll. It's 10 across the board! read more

PhoLy - Rare Steak - Tai (Large), Brisket Pho (Large) and Thai milk tea with boba - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

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Went here for lunch and liked it so much I came back a week later. I've tried the Vietnamese pork chop and the brisket pho. Both have been delicious, although I'll try the usual rare steak pho next time. The girl that works as the server and cashier is the sweetest and most attentive. read more

PhoLy - Vietnamese pork chop with homemade fish sauce to dip it in. You wouldn't think it would go together, but it does. - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

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I love both Vietnamese spring rolls and pho, and they are both as good as I have ever had at Pho Ly. They do a brisk business and take care of customers professionally and efficiently. read more

Great service, spectacular Pho!!! The limeade is the absolute freshest and most delicious I've ever tasted. read more

PhoLy - P1 - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

I'm gonna be honest with you, I'm not a huge fan of this place because of their pricing per bowl. Especially when I KNOW that Pho 501 sells their bowls for so much cheaper (like $9 at most). But to be honest, their bowls of pho are only average - there's nothing wrong with it but there also isn't any ka-pow. Would you want to pay $12 (or I think $10 for a medium) and then extra for more meat? I wouldn't... Parking is decent to accommodate for their small space. read more

Great pho, good size portions. I enjoy their boba a lot! The inside is nice and bright if you wanna sit in and eat but you can do take out as well. The staff is friendly and food comes out quick so go in hungry :) read more

PhoLy - Rare steak pho (regular size) - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

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My fiancé and I stopped at this little pho spot on a road trip to and from New England. We were craving pho and found this restaurant on google maps right off the interstate. Being from a town with a lot of high quality pho spots, we have high expectations for any pho we try, but the soup here was much better than expected for an empty shopping mall off the highway. I always get chicken pho, which some people see as untraditional and not as good, but I found the chicken to be very tender and juicy, especially for being white meat chicken. The meat to noodle to soup ratios were on point and the broth was very traditionally seasoned and flavorful. The service was fast and attentive, which is just what we were looking for on our road trip pit stop! read more

PhoLy - Chicken Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

Stopped by PhoLy during our trip back from NYC to New Hampshire. I would honestly give 5 stars for the service and the cleanliness of this restaurant. The server that helped us that day was very friendly and informative. We ordered Pho Special ($13 with brisket, meatballs, tripe & beef tendon) and Pho with Rare Steak ($12.50). What I like was the texture of the noodle and that they gave generous portion of the veggies. The taste of the broth was not really rich and for this price I think they should add more slices of the beef. However, I think PhoLy is a pretty good spot for Vietnamese food and of course the coffee. read more

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Updated review: this used to be my favorite vietnamese restaurant when they opened. Its still clean and the service is great but they lose few stars because i've been noticing the quality of the food and the amount of food they serve you is starting to decrease. Their pho is on the expensive side to begin with and when you get a bowl of pho, the bowl comes with soup little over half way full. If you get their veggie pho, they used to use small mushrooms but now they just use white mushroom chopped up. These are just some things ive been noticing thats been slowly changing. I totally get that they've established their reputation in the neighborhood but I do feel that you cant try to 'cheat' your customers with quality and quanitity... read more

PhoLy - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

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So glad to have found this little hidden gem in a rather dead shopping complex. It is right down the street from Homegoods so if you're craving some food in the area, this is the place to be! Inside is very clean and modern and everything is nicely spaced out. Too many Vietnamese restaurants now are dark and dingy inside. We ordered the Vietnamese banh mi sandwich to share as an appetizer and it was SOO GOOD! I kind of wished they had a bigger version of it so i can eat it in place of dinner. This was exactly the way I had remembered it growing up in Brooklyn. And it's very hard to find now even in Brooklyn let alone CT. We both ended up ordering the Special Pho because how can you not. It's a classic. This special pho came LOADED ! First of all, in CT it is super hard to find authentic pho that comes with beef tripe and beef tendons but this place has it ! Add in the bean sprouts and you have the most delicious bowl of pho. Highly recommend you try this place ! read more

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I had been hearing good things about this pho place and was excited to get takeout on a Saturday afternoon for lunch. They have a pretty good sized menu and some appetizers that I don't see often at pho places. We got the chicken with egg noodles and then a beef pho. We also got the summer roll and a leaf wrapped beef and pork roll. We placed the order over the phone and it was ready in 15 minutes. Everything was really well made and had fresh ingredients. I would say this place is a little pricier than other pho places around, but it was delicious and I'd recommend a visit in. read more

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Absolutely love PhoLy! We get take out almost weekly from here and it never disappoints. There is such a great variety of offerings, and you get amazing quality and amount of food for a very reasonable price. We especially love the bahn mi sandwiches, vermicelli noodle bowls, and of course, the bubble tea. The staff is always so friendly and professional as well. If you're ever craving Vietnamese food, you must try PhoLy! read more

Thoroughly enjoy the rare beef pho from this establishment. We have tried a few different appetizers and found the beef rolls to be our favorite and a mist bave every time we come. I have not tried any dish besides the rare beef pho mainly because it is so good, but all the other dishes i have seen come from the kitchen also looked amazing. The pho mever disappoints though! From the broth to the noodlew, beef and various other add-ins, I am always happy and full when I leave. I have tried a few other pho restaurants in the area and most of them are bland, but not Pholy, highly recommend! read more

PhoLy - Rare beef pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

Good pho! Got the rare beef to go with spring rolls. The pho was great, tender meat and good broth and fresh noodles! Only thing that wasn't 5 stars was the spring rolls themselves, the peanut sauce was delicious. But the rolls were overstuffed with lettuce, and not much noodles. Still good, but didn't quite hit the spot for me. read more

A go-to for Pho. Soup prices are not outrageous compared to other places we've been. Never an issue getting a table.

Little gem not too far off 84. Friendly waitstaff and clean. I've only gotten the vegan noodle and tofu soup and each time it has been really satisfying! read more

$$$, My wife got us a meal. The spring rolls were soft( not cooked in oil) We ordered soup. Instead of being ready, my wife did not realize she was given all ingredients ( no recipe) to make pho soup. It was fresh, but the time to prepare, without instructions was unacceptable. The staff was pleasant. However, we will never go there again. Others may want to try it. They may have a different experience based on order. Still $$$. My neighbor ( Vietnamese) makes better soup & traditional quisine. Thank you-try it, just not us again read more

PhoLy is an absolute delight! A coworker and I visited during our lunch break the other day, and it was excellent beyond all expectations. The interior has been beautifully renovated, so it's welcoming as soon as you walk in. Doubly welcoming, in fact, because everyone who works here is so friendly and attentive. The menu covers all the bases that you'd expect from a Vietnamese restaurant. Since it was my first visit, I ordered a bowl of the standard beef pho and a cup of hot Thai milk tea. The tea is so savory-sweet and delicious. It was the perfect meal-opener on a grey, chilly day. And the pho! Insanely flavorful broth, a plentiful helping of rare steak, and noodles of the perfect texture. Soooo good. It was only at the end of our meal that I noticed a sign behind the front counter with a list of special teas, different from the main menu. I think that's how I'll start my order the next time I'm here... As an added bonus, PhoLy was offering a 10% off deal for all dine-in lunches (11am-3pm, Tue-Fri). I'm not sure how long that offer is running. (The blackboard said it was an October special, but it's already mid-November.) In any case, if you need an added incentive to get over to PhoLy and try it out -- beyond the insanely flavorful pho -- let that be it. read more

Pho is best in CT. We also get the vermecelli noodle bowls with BBQ chicken or steak and are always satisfied. They just recently expanded and will be back! read more

PhoLy - P1. Rare Steak - Tai (Large) - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

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I had spicy beef noodle soup and my girlfriend had egg noodle chicken soup. Both had good flavor. Spicy beef noodle soup was spicy without really being biting. I was surprised to find a good pho place in Vernon. Price was 1 dollar more than I expected. I went there in a Friday evening. The place was almost full. read more

PhoLy - Hue's style spicy beef noodle soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

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I just tried these guys out for the first time today, after lamenting that I didn't think there were any Vietnamese restaurants local to me. A quick Google search came up with this place, and awesomely enough they are right down the street from me, and the reviews seemed great. I was so excited to try them out! I can definitely say that I was not let down. The inside is quaint and cozy, has a good amount of tables, everything is neat and clean and the staff very friendly! A good start for sure. We tried a spring roll and a happy roll, respectively filled with shrimp and beef and fresh veggies and herbs. Both were flavorful and incredibly fresh. My husband had a banh mi sandwich with Vietnamese cold cuts. I tried a bite and wished I got my own! Everything about it was delicious. We also got a bowl brisket pho and rare steak pho. The broth is delicate, comforting and sooo good. The meat and noodles were plentiful and after a regular sized bowl of it I felt satisfied and my belly was happy. I'm so glad there is finally a pho spot close to home, I'm probably going to be haunting this place frequently for dine-in r take out! Thank you PhoLy for bringing delicious Vietnamese cuisine to my neighborhood! read more

PhoLy - Brisket pho (regular size) - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

I popped into Pholy for a quick lunch to nurse a bad cold - best decision ever! The ambiance is chill and laidback, the pleasant young man at the desk sat me promptly and helped me choose a dish. I had the chicken pho and spring rolls and it was delicious !!!! I finally see what the big deal about PHo is and I am here for it!!! I've been there twice since, and the wonton soup is amazing! Best lunch I've had in a long time ! read more

Some of the best Vietnamese food I've ever had! We got the spring rolls, rare steak pho, Vietnamese crepe, and passion fruit bubble tea and all of it was so delicious and fresh - even the bobas in the tea were cooked perfectly. We'll definitely be returning customers! read more

PhoLy - Vietnamese crepe - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

Absolutely delicious Vietnamese food. Staff is very friendly. Restaurant is clean and has ample parking.

Second visit just as good. Betal leaves were delicious. Staff is very nice and food is great. read more

PhoLy - Pho with chicken - Vietnamese Near Me - Vernon, Connecticut

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