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is it normal to have a cup worth of chunky beef fat in the pho? see my photo, I never saw so much clear beef fat chunks in pho or even any dish! very confused and grossed out by that. other than that- the food tasted good. I don't recommend the beef pho for reason above. my kids LOVED their kids noodle soup. environment was clean and welcoming. the staff were very rude. mixed vibes, likely won't be back
Came in before going on a shopping spree in the area and was delighted to see that we were right around the corner from PhoNatic so we had to stop in. Super easy to park, spacious restaurant, and friendly service was very noticeable when we walked in. We were there around lunch peak time and there was plenty of seating both inside and outside to choose from. I decided on getting the Pho-Nomenal Combo with a half bahn mi (grilled beef) and half portion of pho. It was the best decision as it allowed me to try the best of both worlds from their menu. My partner ended up getting the full portion of the grilled pork bahn mi and it was a handful to get through (portion was large!). We really wanted to the 'bahn mi' sliders but they ran out of sticky buns so we were unable to try that. This just means we will be back again soon to give it a shot and maybe get a few more things that are new-to-us to try. Cannot wait to come back through and try some more food! I definitely miss having our own PhoNatic in South Austin.
Meat had an odd texture - like being freezer burned. As someone else stated: very salty (you can sense ones blood pressure climb while eating). I really wanted to like this place. Two stars is being generous really. Won't be back...
Overall, I must say the food is delicious here. Customer service was excellent. I don't eat meat, so I was a little undecided about what I would eat; however, the waitress at the counter took her time with me and had no problem explaining everything to me. The ambiance is just one of a fast food restaurant, I guess I would say, although not quite like a McDonald's or Chick-fil-A type, but it was lovely.
OMG! Sooooo good! When I moved here to Texas, I did not think I could find good Pho here! Boy, was I wrong! I just ordered their Pho Ga (Chicken, noodles, Thai Basil, Bean Sprouts, Jalapenos, and cilantro with broth). It was even BETTER then some places I tried in "Little Vietnam" in Southern California! I ordered it thru Uber Eats, and it came perfectly packaged! The broth came in it's own round cylinder container. Then, the noodles (*I got extra..for a $1.25, worth it), the chicken and cilantro in a bowl. Inside the bowl, in a package was the bean sprouts, jalapenos, and Thai basil and Hoisin Sauce (*get extra...makes it soo good)! When you add all the ingredients together, let it "sit" for a few minutes. It will let the noodles soak in the broth! It was soooo delicious! I will order from them again!
Super good food AND affordable!! I feel like this is a hidden gem! Hidden behind HEB! You could prob spend between $15-$20 on lunch or dinner AND you will probably have left overs for another day. Staff is also very friendly! This might be added to my after gym dinner routine!
Good place to eat. Pho is a bit pricey for what you get but it has a good portion size. They do not take cash unfortunately so you will only have to use card.
I hate to write this Dear John letter to PhoNatic, but I feel that I must. PhoNatic, I have been coming here for years, but today I am leaving you for good. I know this may come as a surprise to you, but I feel I should take this time to explain myself and let you know why. First, over the last few months, I have come to you for food, specifically ordering my 403 from you, and you have either placed little (1) or no shrimp at all in my dish. Today, you did this to me for the last time. I had no shrimp in my dish. Aside from this, you are not keeping yourself up. Case in point, when I came to see you today, there was debris all over your floor and your floor was sticky in many areas throughout your space. Why would you do this to yourself? Today at 4:15PM you were filthy, and you had two employees working there who didn't seem to care that you looked this way. Last week when I ordered a to-go order from you, you charged me a packaging fee of 3%. What the %^&*, you never advised me your were going to start doing this. Why are you charging me that? I understand that taking food in containers costs money but why place that fee on to me? I included my receipt to this letter in case you pretend to get amnesia and claim you forgot you charged me that or play naïve as if you were unaware this was going on. Please don't respond to this letter with an excuse that all your other friends are doing this (e.g., McDonald's, Panda Express, Popeye's, etc.). If your friends jump off a bridge, would you do that too? Today you had one of your employees making my food and she wasn't wearing a hairnet. You know better than that. Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER) requires that food employees wear hair restraints that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food. Last, today when I paid via credit card (as this is the only method of payment you will take), the cashier flipped the payment screen around for me in order for me to sign my tab and she had automatically pressed the 15% tip button. Are you kidding me? I know this was done intentionally thinking I wouldn't notice and just pay the added 15% gratuity. I turned the tip button to 0% upon signing for my food and left no tip. Unfortunately, because of these occurrences, I will be moving on to another place that treats me the way I should be treated. Sincerely, Courtney B.
For pho it's a no for me. If you don't like fatty broth then this is for you. It wasn't horrible but they don't have a lot of my faves. Egg rolls were yummy and I was told their bahnmi are yummy too. I probably will go back to try it. Friendly employees and great vibe.
If you're looking for Americanized vietnamese food, this is the place for you! I was actually quite disappointed in this restaurant. The only thing they had going for them was nice employees and closeness to the mall. I was actually quite excited when the food got to our table.. it looked amazing!! Then it went downhill once we started eating.... we ordered the pho with brisket and com thit nuong. The pho broth was quite bland and was missing the traditional pho ingredients. Usually restaurants give you half a lime. They give you a quarter! You also had to go back to the counter to get Sriracha and hoisen sauce(probably covid related). The com thit was nicely cooked. I felt like it could've used a bit more flavor. The proportions of rice to everything else was quite off. It was 75% rice and 25% everything else! They served it with a tiny container of nuoc mam too. Like what??? You're going to give me that much rice and a teeny tiny portion of nuoc mam?? I was quite disappointed.
The last time I was here was about three years ago; Well before Covid. Not long after they opened I believe. I was impressed with their Pho - for Round Rock lol. Back then there were Asians in the kitchen (not that I'm biased, but for certain cuisines I AM lol) this day there were NONE in site so I was SLIGHTLY skeptical. The guy who took our order though seemed knowledgeable n was also very nice too! We ordered. Two 212 Noodle Soups - which included bone broth with rice noodles, tripe, tendon, eye round beef, brisket beef, cilantro, red and green onions. We also ordered two bahn-mi sliders, which are lil Chinese steamed buns served with BBQ pork mini bahn-mi style with jalapeño, carrot n radish, cucumber n cilantro with a spicy Sriracha aioli. ANDDDDDD TO GO we got a traditional Bahn Mi!! Now, the Pho was really good I gotta say, they really piled on the tripe n the Tendon was very tender n in Ginormously generous portions which is what I Always look for!! I wasn't AS I pressed with the sliders as I was the first time I visited. I think it was the aioli. There was just something about it that just didn't agree with me this time; Too sweet I think; I would have left it out as the flavor of the pork by itself would have been good enough for me I wanted to try the banh mi sándwich as I love them but the hubs gobbled that up when we got home that evening without sharing n didn't comment so I cannot give you any Insight on that; I'm assuming it was good as I didnt hear any complaints lol Phonatic is a cute lil place to stop in when you are looking for a quick soup stop, sammich snack run, or even noodle bowl pick up. They are pretty quick with the service and are very accommodating when it comes to customizing your order too! Make this place your next lunch break look up!
This is the first place I choose to eat after moving here, and honestly the last time I will ever eat here. The broth was very unflavored and watery, didn't even taste like it had any of the spices in the broth. It didn't even taste like pho until I started to douse it in sriracha and hoisin sauce. The meat was okay the tripe was so over cooked and dry. I had big hopes it would taste good but just feels like a waste of almost $40 for two bowls of just watery noodles. I would not recommend this place, I have to find a new pho spot. You would think if they have pho in the name, that would be the thing to get, right?
Vegetarian pho is hard to find, and I was pleasantly surprised when I happened upon phonatic. I dont have anything neg to say, it's just a 4/5 cuz this is a fast casual spot. So like the chipotle of pho. Decent portion for the price. Flavor was a little bland, but veggies were abundant, noodles comforting, and restaurant clean. read more
2 years ago
Feels like bare minimum with service , meat , ambiance ...except the prices $$$ I also don't feel like they should ask for tip when we have to order standing up and serve ourselves with utensils , drinks, and sauces read more
4 years ago
Hmm, my first experience having pho in Texas... not too impressed. I got a bowl of chicken & veggie pho with extra noodles & pork egg rolls. The first things I noticed was that they charge almost $3.00 for one egg roll, so for 2 thin and skinny rolls it comes out to $5.75 kind of a ripoff! I thought maybe it would be 3-4 pieces, my husband thought that was too much as well when he ate the other piece. I should have taken a picture of them, the lettuce to wrap around them was also skimpy :/ not big enough to wrap around even that small eggroll....but okay, next thing... I was going to put the toppings into my soup, you know the green or white onions, cilantro, hoisin sauce, jalapeño, lime, sriracha, OH WAIT... I couldn't because I didn't get any with my take out order instead it had some thick red onion in there and the other veggies like carrots, bamboo shoots, zucchini, baby corn... The flavor was okay, but obviously it was more bland because of the missing condiments that I'm accustomed to having. The amount of chicken was also lacking. I don't know, maybe I have to dine in the actual restaurant to give them another try... we'll see. read more
is it normal to have a cup worth of chunky beef fat in the pho? see my photo, I never saw so much clear beef fat chunks in pho or even any dish! very confused and grossed out by that. other than that- the food tasted good. I don't recommend the beef pho for reason above. my kids LOVED their kids noodle soup. environment was clean and welcoming. the staff were very rude. mixed vibes, likely won't be back read more
5 years ago
Came in before going on a shopping spree in the area and was delighted to see that we were right around the corner from PhoNatic so we had to stop in. Super easy to park, spacious restaurant, and friendly service was very noticeable when we walked in. We were there around lunch peak time and there was plenty of seating both inside and outside to choose from. I decided on getting the Pho-Nomenal Combo with a half bahn mi (grilled beef) and half portion of pho. It was the best decision as it allowed me to try the best of both worlds from their menu. My partner ended up getting the full portion of the grilled pork bahn mi and it was a handful to get through (portion was large!). We really wanted to the 'bahn mi' sliders but they ran out of sticky buns so we were unable to try that. This just means we will be back again soon to give it a shot and maybe get a few more things that are new-to-us to try. Cannot wait to come back through and try some more food! I definitely miss having our own PhoNatic in South Austin. read more
Meat had an odd texture - like being freezer burned. As someone else stated: very salty (you can sense ones blood pressure climb while eating). I really wanted to like this place. Two stars is being generous really. Won't be back... read more
3 years ago
Overall, I must say the food is delicious here. Customer service was excellent. I don't eat meat, so I was a little undecided about what I would eat; however, the waitress at the counter took her time with me and had no problem explaining everything to me. The ambiance is just one of a fast food restaurant, I guess I would say, although not quite like a McDonald's or Chick-fil-A type, but it was lovely. read more
6 years ago
OMG! Sooooo good! When I moved here to Texas, I did not think I could find good Pho here! Boy, was I wrong! I just ordered their Pho Ga (Chicken, noodles, Thai Basil, Bean Sprouts, Jalapenos, and cilantro with broth). It was even BETTER then some places I tried in "Little Vietnam" in Southern California! I ordered it thru Uber Eats, and it came perfectly packaged! The broth came in it's own round cylinder container. Then, the noodles (*I got extra..for a $1.25, worth it), the chicken and cilantro in a bowl. Inside the bowl, in a package was the bean sprouts, jalapenos, and Thai basil and Hoisin Sauce (*get extra...makes it soo good)! When you add all the ingredients together, let it "sit" for a few minutes. It will let the noodles soak in the broth! It was soooo delicious! I will order from them again! read more
2 years ago
4 years ago
Super good food AND affordable!! I feel like this is a hidden gem! Hidden behind HEB! You could prob spend between $15-$20 on lunch or dinner AND you will probably have left overs for another day. Staff is also very friendly! This might be added to my after gym dinner routine! read more
7 years ago
I hate to write this Dear John letter to PhoNatic, but I feel that I must. PhoNatic, I have been coming here for years, but today I am leaving you for good. I know this may come as a surprise to you, but I feel I should take this time to explain myself and let you know why. First, over the last few months, I have come to you for food, specifically ordering my 403 from you, and you have either placed little (1) or no shrimp at all in my dish. Today, you did this to me for the last time. I had no shrimp in my dish. Aside from this, you are not keeping yourself up. Case in point, when I came to see you today, there was debris all over your floor and your floor was sticky in many areas throughout your space. Why would you do this to yourself? Today at 4:15PM you were filthy, and you had two employees working there who didn't seem to care that you looked this way. Last week when I ordered a to-go order from you, you charged me a packaging fee of 3%. What the %^&*, you never advised me your were going to start doing this. Why are you charging me that? I understand that taking food in containers costs money but why place that fee on to me? I included my receipt to this letter in case you pretend to get amnesia and claim you forgot you charged me that or play naïve as if you were unaware this was going on. Please don't respond to this letter with an excuse that all your other friends are doing this (e.g., McDonald's, Panda Express, Popeye's, etc.). If your friends jump off a bridge, would you do that too? Today you had one of your employees making my food and she wasn't wearing a hairnet. You know better than that. Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER) requires that food employees wear hair restraints that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food. Last, today when I paid via credit card (as this is the only method of payment you will take), the cashier flipped the payment screen around for me in order for me to sign my tab and she had automatically pressed the 15% tip button. Are you kidding me? I know this was done intentionally thinking I wouldn't notice and just pay the added 15% gratuity. I turned the tip button to 0% upon signing for my food and left no tip. Unfortunately, because of these occurrences, I will be moving on to another place that treats me the way I should be treated. Sincerely, Courtney B. read more
3 years ago
3 years ago
For pho it's a no for me. If you don't like fatty broth then this is for you. It wasn't horrible but they don't have a lot of my faves. Egg rolls were yummy and I was told their bahnmi are yummy too. I probably will go back to try it. Friendly employees and great vibe. read more
5 years ago
If you're looking for Americanized vietnamese food, this is the place for you! I was actually quite disappointed in this restaurant. The only thing they had going for them was nice employees and closeness to the mall. I was actually quite excited when the food got to our table.. it looked amazing!! Then it went downhill once we started eating.... we ordered the pho with brisket and com thit nuong. The pho broth was quite bland and was missing the traditional pho ingredients. Usually restaurants give you half a lime. They give you a quarter! You also had to go back to the counter to get Sriracha and hoisen sauce(probably covid related). The com thit was nicely cooked. I felt like it could've used a bit more flavor. The proportions of rice to everything else was quite off. It was 75% rice and 25% everything else! They served it with a tiny container of nuoc mam too. Like what??? You're going to give me that much rice and a teeny tiny portion of nuoc mam?? I was quite disappointed. read more
5 years ago
The last time I was here was about three years ago; Well before Covid. Not long after they opened I believe. I was impressed with their Pho - for Round Rock lol. Back then there were Asians in the kitchen (not that I'm biased, but for certain cuisines I AM lol) this day there were NONE in site so I was SLIGHTLY skeptical. The guy who took our order though seemed knowledgeable n was also very nice too! We ordered. Two 212 Noodle Soups - which included bone broth with rice noodles, tripe, tendon, eye round beef, brisket beef, cilantro, red and green onions. We also ordered two bahn-mi sliders, which are lil Chinese steamed buns served with BBQ pork mini bahn-mi style with jalapeño, carrot n radish, cucumber n cilantro with a spicy Sriracha aioli. ANDDDDDD TO GO we got a traditional Bahn Mi!! Now, the Pho was really good I gotta say, they really piled on the tripe n the Tendon was very tender n in Ginormously generous portions which is what I Always look for!! I wasn't AS I pressed with the sliders as I was the first time I visited. I think it was the aioli. There was just something about it that just didn't agree with me this time; Too sweet I think; I would have left it out as the flavor of the pork by itself would have been good enough for me I wanted to try the banh mi sándwich as I love them but the hubs gobbled that up when we got home that evening without sharing n didn't comment so I cannot give you any Insight on that; I'm assuming it was good as I didnt hear any complaints lol Phonatic is a cute lil place to stop in when you are looking for a quick soup stop, sammich snack run, or even noodle bowl pick up. They are pretty quick with the service and are very accommodating when it comes to customizing your order too! Make this place your next lunch break look up! read more
2 years ago
3 years ago
This is the first place I choose to eat after moving here, and honestly the last time I will ever eat here. The broth was very unflavored and watery, didn't even taste like it had any of the spices in the broth. It didn't even taste like pho until I started to douse it in sriracha and hoisin sauce. The meat was okay the tripe was so over cooked and dry. I had big hopes it would taste good but just feels like a waste of almost $40 for two bowls of just watery noodles. I would not recommend this place, I have to find a new pho spot. You would think if they have pho in the name, that would be the thing to get, right? read more
After having so many great Vietnamese places near us when we lived in DC, I find myself craving it every once in a while. I kept seeing pictures of PhoNatic that looked amazing so I had to try. I ordered it for delivery on ubereats and these were my thoughts. I got Pat's plate and it was A LOT of food. The egg roll that came on top was flavorful but unfortunately a little soggy and cold once it got to me. The meat was also flavorful, just a tad bit dry. Once I dug in, I realized it seemed like so much food because there was SO MUCH RICE. To be fair, I think I'll need to try it again and eat in-store so I can fairly evaluate the food when it is fresh. For delivery, it was average at best and there is better in the area. read more
3 years ago
4 years ago
I can't describe just how great this place is! I'm gonna make a quick take for you. If you're interested in tasty, comfort food with noodles then you can get some of the best quality and quantity meals available. I like loved the pork egg roll and the Rara Bowl. The broth was delicious. read more
PhoNatic in Round Rock has been off and on for me on quality. The bahn mi was too wet this time, not sure if it was the mayo or pork juice but that's not usually the case. The last time I got pho, it wasn't hot enough to cook the meat. I had to microwave it. But...I do keep going back. read more
6 years ago
Pat's Plate I was impressed with this. It taste good and it will fill your belly. The place is nice and clean. read more
2 years ago
7 years ago
Not very impressive. The vermicelli bowl was just "ok". The menu clearly states that the bowl comes with mint and peanuts and so I was expecting those little bits of flavor in my dish. It was not present. When I asked the staff they said they don't put mint in that dish. I asked what dish do you put mint in? They said none of them. I mentioned that their menu a should be updated. At least they gave me the peanuts. I paid $16 for a bowl and order of egg rolls. I can get the same thing for $6 cheaper at most other pho places in Austin or Round Rock and they actually include the mint. Next time I want Pho I won't be returning to this location. Sad, it's right next to my work. read more
Save my life PhoNatic!!! I needed this Pho in my life much earlier than when I ordered it. After a long night day of work (65 hr week) and workouts I needed a boost in my metabolism and the broth does the job each time. I normally will not eat green onions but it's very fresh as if they made it special just for me! Thanks so much for the yumyum! read more
3 years ago
3 years ago
if you are going to change portion sizes to half of what it was for the sandwich you should be informing people read more
2 years ago
The food was tasty, but not PHOnomenal... I have tried a large handful of Vietnamese restaurants and PhoNatic was average when it comes to pho and vermicelli bowls. Round Rock doesn't have very many options so we decided to try this place, and it very much satisfied our cravings for a dull, rainey day. The service was quick and the restaurant was packed! For anyone who is looking to satisfy a craving for a broth soup, this place will do it; however, it did not have the exact taste of a traditional Vietnamese food. read more
9 years ago
I'm not really sure why this place has such low ratings because my friend and I had an excellent experience. It's a casual modern looking restaurant where you order at the front before sitting down, which is a little different than usual. There are some store-bought Asian drinks to the left of the counter, and also a really yummy pre-made Thai tea option that you can order at the counter. Sriracha, oyster sauce, and a chili paste are all available on the tables for your convenience. I ordered Pat's Plate and was overall very satisfied with the large portion size, the marinade of the pork shoulder, and how well the topping were all displayed on top. I actually really appreciated that this was all served in a bowl since I normally cut everything up to essentially make fried rice and mix in the "carrot sauce", which gets messy. The shredded carrots were already in the bowl and the rest of the sauce was on the side. Oh and it also comes with a long egg roll. I left with an entire take-out bowl of leftovers! My friend ordered the brisket pho and it was also a very large portion. It came with the bean sprouts, lime, and basil on the side like it traditionally does. I thought this was pretty on par with other pho places I have been to; it satisfies the craving, but isn't anything memorable. This also comes with an egg roll on the side. We ordered the banh mi sliders (2 per order) to share and these were yummy, but didn't remind me of banh mi. Something about not having the baguette bread made more of a difference than I thought it would, but the steamed buns were a creative idea. I think the meat was the same or very very similar to the pork shoulder in my rice dish, so that was upsetting. read more
3 years ago
It's chilly and I'm under the weather so why the pho not. I ordered the vegetarian pho to go and the service was friendly and fast. I love how they do the to option, you still feel like you're getting the big bowl dining experience. The vegetarian pho is extremely flavorful starting from the veggie broth... if there's a vegetable out there it's in the bowl and it's not overwhelming. The veggie to noodle ratio was perfect. If you're a vegetarian and craving pho in round rock, I absolutely recommend giving them a try read more
7 years ago
I'm not usually a fan of people's "modern take" on traditional foods, but this place is exceptional. If you love Vietnamese food, this place will definitely satisfy your cravings. Right when you enter the restaurant, the atmosphere is very "hipstery" and modern. The staff is very nice and laid back. This is a vegetarian friendly restaurant, but their meat options are good as well. I tried their tofu bah mi and it was delicious. The tofu was just right and the vegetables were fresh. There is a salad bar where you can add more veggies to your meal if you choose. I also tried their veggie egg rolls and shrimp spring rolls and I have to say it is the best in town (so far). I will be returning here to get my pho/bah mi fix! read more
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