I live nearby and decided to try the Pho. I wasn't sure I would like it (I've only had it once before many years ago in LA and wasn't very impressed) but I thoroughly enjoyed my meal. The broth was delicious, the noodles plentiful, cooked perfectly and the entire experience made my body feel nurtured. The restaurant itself has a nice vibe and the service was good. I recommend! read more

Thai fusion spot with a good selection of lunch specials, though the lunch option only comes with a side salad. The salad itself was okay, and it had a unique peanut dressing. The place was nicely decorated for the holidays. I skipped the lunch specials and ordered the pho combination--which, in hindsight, was a mistake given the Thai-focused menu. It only comes in an XL size and was pricey at $22. The meatballs were good, but the other meats were tough and tendon-heavy. Broth was decent but on the lighter side, and there were a lot of noodles. Service was okay but not particularly warm. Overall, I'd stick to the Thai dishes next time if we came back. read more

After a few years, I returned hoping the restaurant's name change would signal an improved Pho recipe, but unfortunately, there was no change. I maintain my previous assessment: this is not authentic Pho. The broth tastes very basic or "out-of-the-box." I was quite disappointed. I suggest genuine Pho lovers avoid this location to prevent disappointment. read more

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Nothing here jumped out at me. I've had the beef salad, quite bland, and chicken satay-nothing exciting. Charlie had Pad See Ew and it, too, was just alright. read more

I would give the pho a 3.5/5. It's not the best pho I've had and I don't think I'd come back but it was good. Just didn't seem worth a second visit to me. I wish the broth was a bit more flavorful and the chicken wasn't shredded it was in large chunks so it was sort of difficult to eat read more

Siam Zap pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The food was ok. Similar to what other reviewers have said, the pho is bland. The service was upsetting. The server dumped an entire plate of hot, fried rice on me. She was talking to another table (they may have been her friends) while bringing our food and wasn't paying attention. I'm glad it wasn't my bowl of steaming pho. When I tried to brush the rice off of me - hot and greasy - she asked me to stop bc she didn't want to have to sweep it off the floor. Completely no concern or offer to help me clean myself off, no extra napkins. Just a perfunctory sorry. It actually felt in some ways intentional as she seemed irritated with us from the very beginning. (We weren't a large party or demanding.) I get that food service is not easy, but how she handled it wasn't ok at all. Not going back again. read more

We had not been here in a year, and were pleased that the space had a bit more atmosphere and a bigger menu. We had the chicken satay appetizer, the chicken pho, and special Boat noodles. The chicken satay was incredibly moist - excellent. The chicken pho was good, and the boat noodles were 'interesting'. I really enjoyed the hearty broth - quite a strong flavor. Everything was flavorful, but the beef brisket was much too fatty for me. I don't mind deconstructing it, but the pile of fatty bits left behind was quite large. We will be back soon! read more

I eat here more than anywhere, on average once per week. I crave the red curry, because it is is phenomenal and consistently prepared. This is a sister restaurant to Bangkok 54 near Hwy 54 and I-40 intersection. My family routinely gets the fried rice with chicken or tofu, the pad thai, and several of the seafood dishes. The potstickers are great. All of the food is consistently good. read more

My daughter and I love this place! We eat here a few times a month because it's so close to our house. Highly recommend to a Thai food lover like myself! read more

Note: Queen of Pho was renamed to Siamzap Pho on Yelp within the past couple weeks. This review describes our visit under the Queen of Pho business name. In this area, which is a pho desert, for the pho and service alone, Queen of Pho was decent. In Chapel Hill, we liked the pho at Queen of Pho better than the pho at Pho Happiness on West Franklin St: https://www.yelp.com/biz/pho-happiness-chapel-hill. The Goi Cuon (fresh spring rolls) and Bun Bo Hue (Hue-style noodle soup) left something to be desired. We appreciated our server Vicky's honesty. Honest almost to a fault (more on that below). Overall, service was top-notch from everyone including Vicky, her kids, and the kind folks in the kitchen. This is very much a humble, mom-and-pop business. The dishes came out fast, especially the pho. Here's what we got: A1. Saigon Fresh Rolls - Goi Cuon (2 for $5.99) - protein (we chose pork) wrapped in rice paper with lettuce and steamed vermicelli, served with peanut sauce P7. Pho Beef Combination - Pho Dac Biet x2 (medium bowl, $12.99 each) - beef broth, cooked 100% from beef bone (not instant), rice noodles, green and yellow onion, basil, bean sprouts, lime (seasonal); meats described below P12. Hue Style Spicy Beef Soup - Bun Bo Hue (medium bowl, $12.99) - pho noodles, beef shank, mixed beef, pork, and shrimp broth The amount of meat in the Goi Cuon was sad. Miniscule. Really thin slices of pork, not even close to any of the other Goi Cuon I've had. I do think it's nice they give you different protein options: shrimp, pork, chicken, tofu. Most Vietnamese restaurants I've been to don't offer that. And the rolls were indeed made fresh. However, the meat was close to non-existent and therefore, the rolls were more like eating vermicelli and shredded lettuce rice wraps. Whenever I order pho, I like to get the Pho Dac Biet, which is pho with everything. Here that means rare eye round steak, beef shank, fatty brisket, tripe (beef stomach), and beef tendon meatball. The broth was delicious. It tasted genuine. The meat quality was good. I think the portions could have been better, but they were fair for the price. In general, I thought the prices were reasonable. The veggie quality was good too. The only veggie that was missing was culantro, but around these parts, I'm not surprised. On the menu, I like how they say the lime is "seasonal" because pretty much every other pho restaurant I've been to that has served lemon instead of lime doesn't say why. As far as bowl sizing goes, it's relative and subjective, but I think Queen of Pho's three bowl sizes should be small, medium, and large instead of medium, large, and extra large. In other words, our "medium" bowls felt more like "small" bowls, to give you an idea of what to expect. The Bun Bo Hue was disappointing. It was too spicy. I love spicy food and it was too spicy, even for me. I did order it after reading the warning on the menu: "KINDLY BE AWARE IT'S VERY HOT SPICY!!!" Our server Vicky warned me too. So, I was okay taking the loss and ordering a second Pho Dac Biet to eat in its place. Spice aside, Queen of Pho's Bun Bo Hue was unlike any I've seen. Vicky was real with us and said the reason they serve pho noodles in their Bun Bo Hue instead of the traditional, rounder, thicker rice noodles is because of the lack of demand for Bun Bo Hue at their restaurant. In this area, that's understandable. After hearing about how spicy the Bun Bo Hue was and how they use pho noodles in it, I considered ordering one of the vermicelli (bun) dishes. Vicky told us they were out of the pickled carrots and daikon radish along with some other ingredient(s) that normally go with bun. Again, we appreciated Vicky's honesty, but I was starting to run out of options to order! We saw Vietnamese sandwiches (banh mi) on the picture menu, but during our visit, Vicky said they weren't serving banh mi either. Along with the aforementioned dishes, Queen of Pho serves stir-fried egg noodles (mi), Vietnamese crispy egg noodles (mi xao gion), and rice (com) and fried rice (com chien) dishes. They also offer Vietnamese smoothies (sinh to) with boba and Vietnamese iced coffee (ca phe sua da). If you're familiar with Vietnamese food, I'd come here with tempered expectations. I think you can only expect so much in this area. Queen of Pho opened in March 2017 in the Timberlyne Village (Food Lion) shopping center near I-40 exit 266. It replaced the old Queen of Sheba Ethiopian restaurant: https://www.yelp.com/biz/queen-of-sheba-chapel-hill. read more

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Food was fantastic, my Boat Noodles entree lived up to our waitperson's recommendation (beefy, filling, remarkably unique flavors going on). The calamari appetizer was decent, but the big dishes seem to rule here. Service was prompt and efficient. We ate appetizers at the bar and entrees to go on a busy Saturday night, the team was perfect. read more

Love me some Pho! Decided to check the place out after searching for a Pho place near my friend's house. The place is small but clean and the two women working were very polite. Yet this is 3 stars for me. The appetizers we ordered were the calamari & fried spring rolls. They were both very tasty and cooked to order! Great! The pho, it was so-so. My friend & I had better broth at other spots, so this was OKAY. They didn't have jalapeños or lime/lemon, I guess they ran out. So we put a lot of sriracha & hoisin sauce for flavor. The brisket in the pho was very chewy/tough. Not melt in your mouth good. My friend also ordered extra noodles & extra meat, but he only got 3 maybe 4 pieces of brisket in his brisket pho. He definitely didn't get extra noodles, really looked like a normal amount. I'm also not a fan of an egg in my pho. So that threw me off. As far as the service goes, for it to be a small place, the service was very slow. Multiple people had to ask for service, there were two women working but seemed only one was trying to help every table by herself. I think if we come back, we will stick to the Thai menu & try their Thai dishes. read more

Siam Zap pho - A8. Calamari & A3. Vegetarian Spring Roll - Vietnamese Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Really bad. I mean it. The fried tofu tasted like I was chewing water. Totally tasteless and visually unappealing. Service was as good as the tofu. No one came to give us our check while we sat and waited and waited and there was only one other person eating. Ten thumbs down. read more

Came on a very busy Friday night but staff got us in quickly. Service was fine, food was just ok and didn't seem very authentic Thai. Probably won't be back given other options closer to me. read more

Stopped in after craving pho and enjoyed the food. I ordered extra noodles for my pho because sometimes there is much more leftover soup without noodles. The portions are typical and I got two meals out of my one pho bowl, and the extra noodles really made it an entire second full meal. I was pleasantly surprised that the tofu was steamed since it is usually fried and it was perfectly tender. Overall pretty good. read more

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I love their pho, despite its flaws. The food comes out fast, the bean sprouts aren't super fresh and the meat isn't insanely tender. But I love this restaurant and it's pho. Their cake, on the other hand, is amazing all around. I believe it changes day to day, but it seems super fresh. No one explained to me what it was after I ordered, but it was a thick slice of the most delicate sponge cake with fresh (real) whipped cream, topped with condensed milk and coconut. All around incredible. I only managed to snag a picture after eating the vast majority of it. read more

Siam Zap pho - Homemade coconut cake - Vietnamese Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Nice and clean minimalist atmosphere. Very friendly and efficient staff. The lunch specials come a small house salad of lettuce, carrots and a few crispy noodles with a peanut sauce. The food came out quickly. It looked great but the smell and flavor had an unusual component. Probably just authentic. But was easily fixed for my palate with the hoisin and sriracha sauce on the table. read more

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Lunch with friends vegetarian, chicken and pho dishes sampled. Everyone happy nice sized lunch specials staff friendly warm atmosphere

Pho was super tasty and authentic. Moderate atmosphere. Open view of the kitchen which was cool, I got to see the giant vat where the delectable pho broth marinates for days. Menu was a bit pricy to be honest. The service was quite attentive and friendly. read more

Siam Zap pho - Pho special - Vietnamese Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Great local spot for pho, but they have lots of other options as well! I really enjoyed my tofu pho and I will definitely be back!!

Food was decent and service was great. I liked the fusion of Thai and Viet dishes. Ordered Pad Thai to be spicy, but was not spicy at all. They thankfully had a tray of extra spices for us when we asked. I also got a Tom Yum rice noodle soup and the soup flavor was delicious. The rice noodles were a bit over cooked and they kept breaking whenever I tried to grab a portion to eat. I really liked the fish cake balls that it came with but the ground pork had a weird taste. Overall was a decent experience but probably not my best Thai/Viet spot. read more

Siam Zap pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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I wish this Thai restaurant was in my neighborhood! My favorite dish is the Pad Kee Mow, I like a level 2 of 5 on the spice level so I can enjoy the flavor. When I'm in Chapel Hill this is a must stop for me, the food is perfect for my diet because it's not fried but loaded with flavor. The staff is very nice and the restaurant is super clean which is nice when you're on the road. I've stopped here once a week for the last two months, they brought out some sweet desserts which blow your mind after a wonderful spicy dinner!l read more

I'm a fan. Big portions and tasty food. The servers are friendly and the location is good. The ambiance is typical for a lunch spot in Timberlyne. Definitely worth a visit. read more

Absolutely upsetting! I have been eating queen of pho since it opened! Always really enjoyed the food and service. It's so upsetting when I do take outs. The limited broth I get. I mean come on, the whole point of pho is the broth. Just bc I ordered the medium size that doesn't mean I give 1/3 of the container filled!!! read more

Siam Zap pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

My family and I came here thinking it was a pho place and were so confused when we arrived and it also said "authentic thai food" on the logo. So, we tried both the pho and the pad kee mow. The pho was okay. The broth tasted like it already had limes squeezed in, and it was a decent portion. The noodles in the pad kee mow tasted like they weren't fully cooked. Maybe they're currently going through an identity crisis? Hoping they can land on just one thing and improve on the dishes! read more

December 23,2022 My sister and I are in town from CA to visit family and where craving some good pho. We looked all through yelp to find one with the best reviews etc. We finally picked and Queen of Pho as our #1 pick. We came in around 30 minutes before closing which they could have said no but invited us in anyways. We sat and where served within 5 minutes. The soup had such an amazing aroma and was clean, light, and flavorful. We finished our pho so fast because it was so amazing. Highly recommend and will be telling my family all about this place!! read more

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The fried rice at queen of pho is literally unbeatable. It's the perfect amount of flavor and salt, and isn't super dry or super wet like some fried rices can turn out to be. Total perfection every time!! Their pho is also really good. The large is always so much food, but their broth is so addicting when you add sriracha, lime juice and basil that I overeat every single time. Love the management here too! Will forever be one of my favorite places to get pho. read more

Siam Zap pho - Large beef tendon ball pho (P6) and tofu fried rice (F4) - Vietnamese Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Came here for the first time to try their Pho. I ordered the chicken Pho and it was flavorful! I could not find anything wrong with it. The broth was perfectly salted, the noodles well cooked, and the chicken is sliced. I also ordered their lychee bubble tea which is milk based, more like a smoothie. Very refreshing and not overbearing in sweetness. Happy to have found this place and I'll be back soon! read more

Siam Zap pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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So good I cried. Man, this place is what my soul needed. It's been 6 years since we've had really good Thai food. The kids got the chicken satay and meatball pho. My husband and I shared the green curry with chicken and a beef pad Thai (if it's your first time trying Thai food, beef pad Thai is how you ease into it). I got a Thai iced tea and mango sticky rice. Everything was devoured. The green curry had the perfect amount of spice. I wished the pad thai had a bit more - but we'll ask for some chili pepper next time. The Thai tea was perfect - not too sweet. Mango sticky rice is my all time favorite, but the kids weren't impressed. The pho was goooood. I loved the how flavorful the broth is and how tender the meat is. They give you the classic add ins on the side - bean sprouts, lime, Thai basil, and jalapeños. It was pretty empty when we walked in, but a couple others came to eat and pick up orders. The ambiance is relaxed, walls are a forest green and quiet music is playing. There's a window to the kitchen but the view was mainly packaging. Service was quick and friendly. We were told their under new management - so no more bahn mi, but I am not complaining. Highly recommend. We will be eating here again and probably regularly. read more

Very clean, attentive wait staff. We ordered the xlarge mixed beef soup. It was super good. Meat was perfectly cut and a great variety. Looking forward to going back and trying other dishes. read more

For a pho combination $21 dollars it's not delivering what a combination should be like. Too pricy for a $16 pho plate. They added eggs on the Pho pho isn't ramen. read more

Siam Zap pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

This was a take out order. The fried calamari was ok with the spicy sauce. The massaman chicken curry was tasty , but the potatoes were still hard and the gravy too thin. The green beef curry was flavorful and better consistency of the gravy . read more

Our favorite neighborhood restaurant. Whether dining in or taking out, the food is extremely fresh, delicious and cooked perfectly every time. The staff are lovely and considerate. If you haven't discovered this Timberlyne gem yet, check it out. read more

Excellent Pho..and the clove and cinnamon are noticeable. They boil the bones in here.. Summer rolls are small but very good as well (pork and shrimp). We are waiting out the hurricane in Chapel Hill and glad to find this place. An essential for a college town... read more

Excellent food, service, and cleanliness. An area favorite. Portions are large, and the quality of ingredients is superb.. Highly recommended. read more

Food is awful and basically inedible. We ordered 4 different dishes the pad see ew that was ordered as medium was about 9/10 spicy. This would be fine expect it wasn't spicy fine it was just basically chili powder and sauce. We threw it away. The green curry was borderline acceptable. The pineapple fried rice tastes day old and heated up with pineapple. The basil sauce was gross. They even screwed up white rice. it was too wet and over cooked. This is probably the worst place I have ever ordered from... read more

I ordered the tofu pho with beef broth and got this little cup (photo with hand for reference) with 4 pieces of tofu, some mushrooms, and rice noodles...nothing else :( very disappointing and not pho! Totally different than what was listed on the menu. I've had pho from here before with no issue but this made me sad :( read more

Siam Zap pho - Tofu beef broth pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

I came here on a weekend night to get some pho, and it was delicious. The pho broth is good, and the portions in the medium dac biet pho were generous. Perhaps not as generous as other pho restaurants, but certainly not stingy. And of course the complimentary sides of thai basil, bean sprouts, and jalapeno came with the pho. Certainly plenty for anyone. Most importantly, the noodles seemed to be freshly cooked. I've had pho at other places in Durham where the noodles were frozen into a clump at the bottom of the pho, and that is absolutely terrible! As for the ambience, it's actually quite nice for an Asian place. Everything is clean and neat, and the servers were very nice. Of particular important that there is nobody telling you how to eat your pho. Everything necessary to customize the pho for you is there, and you can choose what flavors you'd like. Hoisin sauce, sriracha, basil, bean sprouts, jalapenos - just add what you like and slurp away! In my opinion, this is the best pho restaurant near Durham (even though this is technically in Chapel Hill). If you're in Durham/Chapel Hill and don't fancy a drive over to Raleigh in that I-40 traffic for pho, this is your place! read more

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The place has 'pho' in the name, but they should really stick just with the Thai food and drop the pho. The tofu pho with vegetable broth has absolutely no taste. The tofu and noodles have no seasoning or anything and outside of some cilantro and green onions there are no vegetables in the pho. The bean sprouts are served on the side but don't help with adding the flavor. My husband got Tom Kha soup and basil chicken which were tasty. So, the Thai dishes are better but they either need to work a bit more on the pho or drop it. The pho is not even part of their main menu - it's on a separate, smaller menu sitting on the table, so it does feel like an afterthought. Great, welcoming and attentive staff and nice, quiet atmosphere. read more

My favorite place ever! The food is so consistent and so delicious.. it's been one of my favorite parts of relocating to the area.