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    PhoNatic - Round Rock

    3.1 (238 reviews)
    ModerateVietnamese

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    PHONATIC - ROUND ROCK ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    $21.23 for the 2 egg rolls and chicken veggie pho.
    Marianne F.

    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.

    Pho-nomenal Combo with half portion of pho and half portion of grilled beef bahn mi. Also fried spring rolls shown here too.
    Melissa G.

    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.

    Sara Bowl
    Steve H.

    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...

    Lakisha M.

    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.

    Mildred A.

    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!

    Pho Ga (neatly packed for delivery)
    Christina F.

    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!

    David J.

    Pho served cold. Taste is awful. I came here a few years ago, forgot how bad the food is.

    Pho with Beef Pho Soup  Pho Bo
    Noah C.

    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.

    Round steak and tendons pho
    Lani L.

    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.

    Banh mi slider opened
    Courtney B.

    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.

    Michelle N.

    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.

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    Natalia S.

    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?

    212 beef noodle soup
    Kekentia G.

    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!

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    Their sliders are , the pho is good. I like the restaurant itself, plenty of seating!

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    Great food, Pho is very flavorful. They had Oxtail Pho when I went. And the portions were very plentiful.

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    Vermicelli Bowl- food is really good and consistent. Add a fried egg for something difficult..

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