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    Van's Cafe

    3.8 (77 reviews)
    ModerateVietnamese
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    a bowl of soup with meat and vegetables
    Karen B.

    The meat in the pho is so good but ive been to hundreds of pho places and the portion sizes are kinda small. I also ordered their summer rolls and was not a huge fan of their peanut sauce. I prefer my DC pho places.

    Wrong way to eat pho! Apparently you're supposed to leave the sauce on the side and dip the meat in it! I'm such a noob!
    Mike F.

    Pho is all about the broth, man. And when it comes to broth, this place totally delivers. It's a perfect sweet, beefy blend that serves as the perfect steamy bath for heaping portions of rice noodles and succulent chunks of meat. Staff is friendly enough. The matriarch who mans the register is the sweetest. But her daughter (I think?) who works as a server is kind of "out there". She doesn't really pay attention to the tables and has no sense of urgency in the fast and furious nature of dining room service. It's actually refreshing to know there are a number of Vietnamese options in town serving up their own renditions of pho and other Southeast Asian classics. The Vietnamese hoagies here were decent, but the meat seemed overly dry and tough. It was kind of a slog-fest trying to get through each bite. Good news is, if you order one with a bowl of pho, you can dip the hoagie in the broth to soften it and add some extra flavor! You will also put on about five pounds, but it's oh so worth it.

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    John S.

    Food service is extremely slow. They obviously play favorites with their service. We came in 30 minutes before another party and they got all their drinks and food before us. I don't care how good for your food is, if it takes 45 minutes to get out a bowl of pho this is not worth it.

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    1 year ago

    Me & my husband had chicken pho here. It was super delicious. I even added a side of siracha.

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    1 year ago

    Best soup and sandwiches. The broken rice is good too. They took my order immediately after I sat down.

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    2 years ago

    Food is so good and flavorful. The lady that waited on us was very kind. So cute inside, I love the flowers.

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    3 years ago

    Drunken house noodles off the chain good and the people are amazing price was not bad and had a lot food I is a great portion

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    4 years ago

    Excellent food, The owner was very sweet and the service was very quick. I had a delicious vegetable pho I would totally come back

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    6 years ago

    Not the best pho, but it does the job. It's not very authentic but the staff is friendly. The bubble tea is pretty good and my dad loved it!

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    4 years ago

    Great place to eat Vietnamese, always stop by this little place to eat when I'm in Reading, best food around the area.

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    7 years ago

    Small local restaurant. Pho was not authentic but I liked it. Parked my car in a lot across the street.

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    4 years ago

    Great food & wonderful service. Also good options for vegetarian and vegan diets. Pleasant atmosphere!

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    The service was great. The manager came over and described any dishes if we had questions…read more I had Shrimp Pho and it was delicious. I put some spicy jelly in it and it had a kick to it but not that harsh. My sister had the vermicelli with shrimp and my BIL had the 4 protein Pho. They both enjoyed their meals. We also had the chicken satay and it did not disappoint. Don't sleep on the Vietnamese Black coffee. Better than any American coffee out there. Very rich flavor. The price of the meal was very inexpensive too. Enjoyed our meal tremendously.

    We are pho snobs and this spot blew us away!…read more We were craving viet food on our trip to the poconos and found this spot close to our hotel. We came here family of 4 on Sunday around 4:30. It was empty but filled by the time we left. The inside is bigger than expected with plenty of tables. Service is excellent. There was only 1 waitress and she got very busy as more ppl came in so I hope more staff joins her for prime dinner time. We ordered pho, bahn mi, and wings. The pho and banh mi were excellent. Very authentic. Pho broth is spot on. Flavorful but not heavily seasoned or sweet. Noodles were perfectly cooked. The only thing missing is tripe! The bahn mi had perfect amount of cold cut to pate ratio and the bread was the right amount of soft/chewy. The wings were tasty too, cooked perfectly and not dry which is rare for wings in an Asian restaurant if you know what I mean. Overall such a great spot. If you're in the area I highly recommend you check pho bowl out!

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    Delicious freshly made food. Efficient, quick service…read more Ambiance is a mix between a bar and causal American dining (live guitar/vocal music first 20 minutes). Had arcade games inside. Unfortunately, when I went in the evening bubble tea was unavailable, so I couldn't try it.

    Definitely not "authentic" Vietnamese food and overpriced. We travel to Lebanon once a week and…read morewant to try out the local spots. This one caught our attention and being a fan of pho we stopped in. First the atmosphere is that of a bar. A woman told us to sit where ever and someone would be with us. The place was pretty full, 25 or so people? Tables so close together we were almost sitting on the people behind us. When I tried to sit at a more open table a waitress rushed me saying "NO YOU CANT SIT THERE! I have a party of 8 coming!" That's fine but don't tell me to sit wherever then scold me when I pick an open table. The menu is another dead give away this place wasn't going to be up to our expectations. Listed on a placemat surrounded by local ads is something I expect from a diner or pizza place. Not bad but I've never seen one at an Asian eatery. Prices are what I've seen at other Pho restaurants but the quality is lacking here so I cant justify paying that. Waitress finally stopped over after 20 minutes with water and took our orders. I got rib eye pho and summer rolls. Husband got pad thai and "cheesesteak" egg rolls. Pho and summer rolls came first and after waiting another 20 minutes pad thai and egg rolls came. Pho was fine but had a strong cilantro taste and maybe 4 thin slices of beef. No extra sides of lime, basil, mint, or bean sprouts that are usually served with the dish. Summer rolls were supposed to be pork and shrimp but there was no pork to be found. Husband's pad thai was bland and lacking flavor. Maybe had 5 shrimp in total? Cheesesteak rolls are a joke. $8 for what looked like basic small spring rolls? No thanks. All the while we ate they were setting up for karaoke night. More staff seemed to be coming in, or people who knew staff, but just talked or yelled at each other getting pretty loud and noisy. Glad we left before the karaoke started. After not seeing our waitress for a bit we went to the counter and just paid the cashier. Unfortunately due to the atmosphere, food and prices we won't be back. Seems as if you're not a local or regular they don't seem to care for your business. Also good luck figuring out when they're open. Website, Google, Menu and door all have different times so its like a lottery if you want to eat there.

    Van's Cafe - vietnamese - Updated May 2026

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