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    Van's Cafe

    3.8 (81 reviews)
    ModerateVietnamese
    Open • 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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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.

    I still have no food.
    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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    Pho Bar & Grill - Special pho, beef skewers, papaya salad, pad thai, egg rolls

    Pho Bar & Grill

    4.2(40 reviews)
    30.0 mi

    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.

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